Chapter Seventy-Three: Escape
Is it finally this day, when Eddard is captured alive today, there will be a large number of Lannister soldiers rushing into the Prime Minister's Tower to kill wantonly, killing all the people of the Prime Minister Tanstark family except Arya and Sansa, and also cutting off their heads one by one and hanging them on the iron rod, and Ma Shen's current task is to prevent this from happening, even if he wants to hang his head, it will be the Lannister's head.
Ever since he heard the news of King Robert's serious injury yesterday evening, Ma Shen began to make arrangements, such as gathering his hired men to assemble outside, or barely finding a way to evacuate on a shoddy map.
Everything is arranged, everything that should be prepared has been prepared, and he has already sent the crying little Nasha to the cargo ship to the free trade city-state in advance, accompanied by the one-handed Luo O, the butler, and the 2 Winterfell guards and 4 innocent mercenaries with both parents borrowed from Eddard, these people are enough to protect the safety of little Nasha.
So today Ma Shen got up early in the morning, carefully cleaned up the armor and sword, although he didn't receive any major damage in the previous battles, but there were already some traces on the armor, not to mention the blade, there were a few big gaps.
But the armor was still strong, the sword was still sharp, Ma Shen pulled out the sword, and a cold light was imprinted on his face.
"Lord Eddard" turned everything he had to do today, and Ma Shen walked quickly to the Prime Minister's study and knocked lightly on the door.
"Please come in. Ed's tired voice came from inside.
Ma Shen called the door and met Eddard, who was much older than before, "I want all the Stark family members to leave King's Landing, they are not suitable to stay here at this time. ”
In fact, Ma Shen wanted to let people leave earlier, but at that time, the king had been hunting outside, and Ed didn't know that a very normal hunt would seriously injure King Robert, so at that time, Ma Shen proposed to take the Starks in the Red Keep out of King's Landing, and Ed would probably refuse, but now it is different.
"It's the Red Fort and it's safe. Ed emphasized.
"Yes, it's safe, but there are too few people from the North who owe allegiance to you, there are less than 40 people at the moment, and it's too dangerous for Arya and them to stay here. "Don't you understand that no one else is as merciful as you, less guilty than your wife and children?
Ed pinched the bridge of his nose with a heavy face, what Ma Shen said was very reasonable, although he didn't know what would happen, but he also had a bad premonition.
As he thought, he successfully restrained Cersei and Joffrey, and waited for King Robert's eldest brother, the tough Stannis Baratheon, to come to King's Landing.
Or his own actions failed, although according to his own estimate, he has a good chance of success, but there is still a certain risk, and it is indeed a little inappropriate for Arya and them to continue to stay in the Red Fort.
"Sir, could you please bring my family back to Winterfell safely. After thinking for a while, Ed suddenly looked up and said to Ma Shen.
"I promise you, my lord" Ma Shen glanced at Ed deeply, he couldn't save Ed, if Ed was willing to listen to himself, then he would definitely survive, but unfortunately Ed didn't listen to himself, and he couldn't save Ed surrounded by heavy troops, at most remind Ed to guard against the capital garrison.
The more than 300 mercenaries who were recruited by themselves have all been prepared, and the time is too short, otherwise more can be recruited.
I'm afraid that everyone will think that these mercenaries recruited are just a rabble, but I will definitely let them know what it means to have brave men under heavy rewards, and what it means to be greedy outlaws.
Now he must take advantage of the time between now and Eddard's capture to bring all the men out of King's Landing, and take them from the Lannisters.
It's really a big Yali Mountain, Ma Shen walked outside the door, sighed, and then grabbed a guard passing by: "Sir?"
"Lord Eddard has an order, let everyone tidy up their belongings, don't bring any extra things, and then gather at the gate, you go and inform it immediately. ”
"Okay, sir" The guard also recognized the seriousness of the matter from Ma Shen's hurried tone, nodded hurriedly, and quickly went to call someone.
It didn't take long for everyone except the guards who had protected Ed to gather in front of the gate of the Prime Minister's Tower.
Seeing that the people were almost assembled, Ma Shen took the black rabbit by the hand and said to everyone, "I have taken you out of King's Landing on the orders of Lord Eddard, and now you will set off with me immediately." “
"We haven't taken a lot of things yet, Sir," asked a butler.
Oh, my uncle, what are you caring about now, don't you see my anxious look, it's important to escape.
"You don't have to bring anything you don't have to bring with you, and if you put things here, they won't run away, so you can pick them up later. Ma Shen said loudly, not only for the housekeeper, but also for everyone.
The housekeeper thinks about it, no one dares to come to the Prime Minister's Tower to steal something, and it is okay to take it later.
At this time, Sister Mordan, who was next to her, also stepped forward: "Do you need me to have someone prepare some food?"
"No, we can buy it on the road. Ma Shen explained, feeling that the time was almost up, and shouted to everyone, "Gentlemen, ladies, we need to set off as soon as possible, and the ladies will get into the carriage, and those who can ride horses will ride horses, and those who can't ride horses will go faster." ”
Sister Mordan also knew that it was not the time to be entangled in other things, so she nodded and helped organize the evacuation of the Stark family.
Luckily, the Stark family didn't have many people, just over 30 people in total, plus the remaining dozen soldiers, there were less than 50 people in total, so it didn't take long for them to go.
"Who are you?" asked a guard at the gate of the Red Fort, looking at the group of men and horses.
The coat of arms of the Lannister family, Ma Shen saw the lion tattooed on the armor of the guards, and even the gate of the Red Keep was replaced by a soldier of the Lannister family.
"We are the Prime Minister's family and are going to hunt outside the city. Ma Shen casually found an explanation.
"Why are there so many people hunting?" the Lannister soldier looked at the slightly large team behind Ma Shen in confusion.
"What do you care about so much, why don't you need so many people for hunting, get out of the way, don't get in the way, or I'll let Prime Minister Ed hang your head on the city wall." Ma Shen said viciously, and then regardless of the Lannister soldier, he led everyone towards the door, without the queen's order, the Lannister soldiers did not dare to stop Prime Minister Ed's family at will, they could only watch Ma Shen and them leave.