Chapter One Hundred and Four

This is the ninth Imperial Council since Ned entered King's Landing. Today they are going to discuss a big thing. That is, King Robert was going to hold a jousting convention.

To be honest, Ned completely disagrees with this move. The treasury doesn't have a penny, and you still play such a large party. From the preparation to the prize money, everything requires huge expenses. But Robert is the king, and in this world, the king does not need to be consulted or refuted to do anything. At least Robert won't accept a rebuttal. So Ned had to take the job.

At the meeting, it was still a cliché, but this time Ned didn't frown, but kept thinking about something. Until the intelligence chief, Varys, reminded him.

"Lord Ned, we just mentioned that the entire tournament will require a total of about 50,000 gold from preparation to prize money. The prize money needs to be 40,000 gold long, and the rest is used for the preparation of expenses. ”

"No, this tournament needs to change." Ned's opening immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Of course, please." Varys was always in that unhurried tone.

"First of all, the martial arts tournaments of the past dynasties have used the riding gun as the final duel. But we all know that the skill of a knight is much more than just riding a spear. There are also different skills such as swordsmanship, bows and arrows, etc. So this time, I plan to divide the tournament into three different modes. Compare riding spears, swordsmanship, and bows and arrows.

The prize money for the three fights is 10,000 gold long. In addition, we need 10,000 gold for the preparation of the expenses. Lord Baelishi is in charge of this. ”

Hearing this, there was a clear pain on Berry's face. But in the end, I had no choice but to respond. Over the course of ten or so days, Ned has adapted to King's Landing's game mode very quickly. From the initial sad face all day long to turn the tide, he quickly changed his angle.

In his words, I am the former prime minister, so I am only responsible for conveying the king's orders, and giving my orders. You, on the other hand, need to do your duty. The state needs money, of course, to the Minister of Finance. If there is a crime problem in the country, the Minister of Justice, Lan Li, will be held responsible. If I wanted to know something, I naturally asked the intelligence chief. As for the issue of taxation and disaster relief, whose territory is in whose territory and who will solve it. If it can't be resolved, the Imperial Council will directly hold the lord accountable.

To put it simply, Ned quickly broke away from the idea of saving the country alone. Begin to use the power in your hands as much as possible, as well as all the conditions at your disposal, to fulfill Robert's various demands. This rapid change of roles caught everyone in the Imperial Council off guard. For a while, they all felt that they seemed to have underestimated this 'upright, rigid, and dull' Duke Ned.

Berishi took on the task without resistance, and then it was Lan Li's turn.

"During the tournament, there will be a large number of outsiders in King's Landing. An already crowded city will become even more chaotic. So I ask all the golden robes in the city to cancel their vacations. Have them work in groups and patrol the entire King's Landing day and night. Throughout the tournament, King's Landing was heavily punished for all criminal activity. If you encounter anyone who dares to resist by force, you will be killed on the spot. I don't want any chaos to disturb the event. Lord Lanli, do you understand what I mean? ”

"Of course, Lan Li solemnly accepted this task." Relatively speaking, Lan Li has a good relationship with Ned. He was also the first person Ned to show favor after entering the Imperial Council. After all, as a Baratheon, he was faintly ostracized at the Imperial Council. However, in front of everyone, the two still maintained this serious relationship, without showing the slightest intimacy.

This time the Imperial Council lasted a whole day. Ned was meticulous about all the details of the entire tournament, and put forward various detailed plans one by one. This made several ministers who had already experienced more than one jousting conference feel that the jousting tournament they had held before was purely a puddle of shi.

Everyone was shocked by Ned's super political ability, and at the same time complained endlessly. After all, Ned has a lot of work for everyone. From various angles, to ensure the perfect conduct of the entire martial arts competition. As for the prize money, with the change in the format of the tournament, Ned said he would convince the king.

This was too simple for Ned. Robert was originally a boisterous guy, otherwise he wouldn't have held four jousting tournaments a year. But compared to what Ned said, he suddenly felt that he had played too rough before. Therefore, without hesitation, I agreed to the various rules of the tournament to improve.

After another busy day, Ned returned to his lodgings tired. At this time, Su Yuan and Arya were already waiting for him. After Arya begged Su Yuan to help her father that day. Su Yuan gave him a suggestion.

'You are the Prime Minister of the Imperial Palace, and you are the greatest in the Imperial Council. So, you don't need to solve any problems, you just need to give orders for someone else to solve the problem. ’

This was Su Yuan's exact words, and Ned didn't think so at first, but soon discovered a problem. That is, the people of the Imperial Council are obviously united to reject him. Except for Lan Li, the others were obviously waiting to see his liveliness.

At this time, Ned remembered what Su Yuan had said. With the mindset of giving it a try, he gave it a try. Then a problem was discovered. The status of the former Prime Minister is a great convenience. As Su Yuan said, he is the biggest. Then any request he makes, others have no reason to refuse at all.

He's not just the Prime Minister, he's also the Lord of the North. The background is deep, and few of the people in the imperial meeting dare to turn their faces against him. In the end, they reluctantly did as he asked. This made Ned realize a problem, not only in terms of political affairs, but also in the presence of Mr. Scots.

After that, Ned began to try to ask Su Yuan's opinion on certain issues. After all, the people he brought were all rough men, and there were no strategist-type characters. And Su Yuan is obviously far superior to others.

Su Yuan also wants to have a good game in this game of power. So with the various concepts of his later life, he gave Ned some suggestions. For large-scale events such as martial arts competitions. Later generations have seen a lot, and they will naturally be able to say some truths. Although it is not systematic, Ned is not a pure fool, as a top nobleman, he can still draw inferences. Soon a perfect plan was formulated, and then there was a scene at the imperial meeting to subdue everyone.

"Mr. Grant, my plan has been passed. Now, it's time to discuss what's next. ”