Chapter 103: Ned with a Pain in the Egg
Chapter 103
Robert has long since lost his ambition to rebel. He just wanted to find someone he could trust, help him hold the empire, and then continue to spend time drinking himself. Su Yuan thought about a lot of people who could follow, but never including Robert, how could people who were drunk and booed all day be reliable.
Along the way, there were no accidents. After all, this team represents a combination of the King, the North, and the West. No other force on the continent has dared to fight their idea. All the cities that passed by were respectful, but for Su Yuan, he knew that all this was just the calm before the storm. As soon as Jon Arryn died, Ned entered King's Landing, and it all began. The game of thrones has actually begun.
It is worth mentioning that in the original book, Ned only seems to have brought more than 20 cronies to escort him. As a result of this maneuver, as soon as Cersei made a move, Ned barely had the slightest power to fight back.
However, because of Su Yuan's chaotic incursion, this time Ned brought about 100 people. It's a lot more than in the original book. But let's be honest, in King's Landing, a hundred is not much different from twenty. After all, King's Landing alone has two thousand golden robes. In the original work, the Minister of Justice has more than 200 direct subordinates. The little people Ned brought with him are really ...... The only difference is that this time Ned has the presence of Su Yuan on his side.
There are different opinions about Ned Stark's death, both readers and audiences. Some sympathized with him and were outraged by his death. Some gloated and ridiculed his stupidity.
Su Yuan is not on either side, and as he gets older, he can look at this problem more and more rationally. Judging from the situation at that time, Ned lost for sure. But there are some things that should not be dead. In any way, a great nobleman of his level should not theoretically die in this kind of conspiracy game.
In this regard, Su Yuan can only say that the nobles of Westeros are too rough to play Game of Thrones. This is also the reason why countless Chinese readers complain that the power plot of Game of Thrones is too mentally retarded. In fact, it's not that those people are mentally retarded, it's that they play too much. The struggle for power is essentially in the service of politics and interests. The wins and losses of these games should extend to the actual benefits.
Look at what Joffrey did through the ages. Cut Ned with a knife, and then what did he get? The northern army has just been frontal. There were countless casualties in the western border, and countless military and food expenses were spent. Tywin Lannister's hair has fallen out in countless ways.
Although in the end, Tywin turned the tide and killed Rob Stark, the wolf god of war, in a mission: Impossible plan (until the death of the Scarlet Wedding, Rob was never defeated in the entire war). But the lost money and soldiers will never be returned. To put it simply, the western frontier of this war did not get either land (it was impossible for them to run to occupy the northern border) and did not get the market (the idea was not at all to the level of grabbing the market). The only gain is the hatred of a few children of fate.
Eventually, the Boltons took possession of Winterfell and surrendered to the West. However, the surrender of the Bolton family is the same concept as the surrender of the Stark family.
After a fight, except for an undying blood feud, neither side has made a good profit. This kind of Game of Thrones is the reason why it has been complained about by countless audiences.
Now Su Yuan has come to this world. Despite being a dead house born as a dick, he has no experience with Game of Thrones at all. But he's a traverser. For the open-minded traverser, fighting IQ with the natives proves that IQ is really problematic. He doesn't need to know how to play this kind of game to kill at will. Because he opened the whole picture hanging.
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After a long two-month trek, the team finally reached King's Landing. During the whole process, Su Yuan was still very leisurely, and there was nothing to provoke without a long eye, except for Arya's unrelenting desire to spy on his secrets, there were basically no waves.
For King's Landing, Su Yuan didn't have any expectations. It has been mentioned in film and television dramas that King's Landing has a harsh environment. He could even imagine the sewage everywhere in King's Landing, where E. coli could be found everywhere. So he prepared a mask for himself in advance. Seeing this, Arya also pretended to put a scarf around her face. The little girl was staring at Su Yuan in every move now, which made Su Yuan feel a little helpless, but at the same time a little funny.
The forging method practiced by Arya is essentially to absorb the free energy in the air and improve her physique. There is magic in this world, and Su Yuan sometimes wonders, if Arya continues to practice like this, will she show the potential of a wizard?
Arriving in King's Landing, it took another three days to arrange Ned and his party. After that, Ned officially became the Imperial Prime Minister. Robert himself ate, drank, prostituted and gambled, and handed over the mess to his good friends to clean up. After Ned took over the affairs of the Empire, he learned that not only did the Empire's treasury not have a penny, but it also owed the Iron Treasury and millions of Lannisters.
Hearing the news, Ned nearly fainted on the spot. When he came to his senses, he wanted to rush into the palace and drag Robert out and beat him violently, but the other party was the king after all, and Ned finally held back. I have to meditate on my own.
At this time, Ned finally discovered a problem. That is, being a lord and being a former prime minister are completely different concepts. The Stark family has been inherited for more than 8,000 years, and the rules of the North have long been established. Ned doesn't have to do anything. Except for leading soldiers during wars, other times it is basically a mascot. There was nothing he needed to do.
But the former Prime Minister is different. All the government affairs of the entire Seven Kingdoms have been gathered together with him. Whether it is a troublesome place somewhere, or a grain harvest in a certain place needs to adjust taxes, or a variety of natural disasters need relief. Mediation of various contradictions between the seven countries. The savages invaded in a big way, and the desperate Great Wall called for help.
Ned only felt like a myriad of things were piled up in front of him. He couldn't imagine how Jon Erin had handled this vast amount of official business before. What's even more nonsense is that there is not a penny in the treasury, and no matter what you do, you can't do it at all. The work of the former prime minister, after a day of work, Ned almost collapsed.
The next day, Arya came running to find Su Yuan.
"Teacher, can you do me a favor?"
"Tell me, what the hell do you have in mind?" In the past few days, Arya has changed her methods to test whether Su Yuan can do magic, which makes Su Yuan vigilant.
"Ah, this time seriously. My father came back late last night. He looked sad and seemed troubled. I heard him talking to Uncle Rodric. It seems that the matter of government affairs cannot be handled. ”
"In matters of government affairs, he should go to the Imperial Council to discuss. What is it to look for me? I'm just your sword teacher. ”
"But you'll be able to help, teacher. I know, you're so good. ”
"I'm just good at swordsmanship, but I've never been a prime minister."
"But I think you'll be able to help. Didn't you say that intuition is very important in battle? Now I have this instinct, and you can definitely help. Arya is unrelenting, and simply treats Su Yuan as an all-purpose baby. And Su Yuan thought about it for a while, and felt that people like Ed could still try it.
"Alright then, you wait for him to come back tonight and tell him some of my opinions. You just say......"