Is it a loss of vigilance or a loss of sense of responsibility when the prime minister's office is broken into without warning, and the guards do not stop the visitors?

Ed didn't have time to be confused or angry about this, and as soon as he looked up, he was so shocked that he got up from his chair: "Your Majesty, you ...... Why are you back? I heard in the morning that you won't be there until tomorrow at the earliest. ”

"Don't mention it, a day on horse. There's such a going on at home, where do I have the mind to wander around on King's Road, hunting pickles while rushing?" Robert walked across from the Prime Minister's desk, pulled out a chair and sat down with a calm face: "In order to get back quickly, I didn't even deal with Lysa's crazy, and just drove her back to Riverrun and hit the road." ”

"Your Majesty, Lysa is about Jon Arryn's death after all, so ...... Isn't that too hasty?"

"Alright, Barristan has annoyed me to death, can you stop the meeting!" Robert slapped the table in annoyance: "Forget about the others, but after all, it's your sister-in-law, what do you want me to do? hang her, or cut off her head and stick it on the tip of the gun outside the Red Keep......? Why don't you even have a bottle of wine?"

"I drink water when I'm thirsty, and alcohol dulls my brain. Ed sighed, took out the kettle from under the table, poured a glass and handed it to Robert, before sitting back in the chair: "It's not that Lysa has to be punished in any way, the key is that the attitude must be there, and she will be sent back to her parents......' house without any treatment?"

"O Seven Gods...... I haven't drunk white water for more than ten years!" Robert took the cup and drank it all, his throat still couldn't quench his thirst, but his mouth didn't want to drink any more tasteless liquid, so he had to put down the cup: "The three children with my surname are about to become someone else's family, do you think it's appropriate for me to have the heart to fight with you about how to deal with Lyza now! Stop talking nonsense, tell me quickly, what is the rumor that is spreading in the city?"

"The rumors were spread by a few pimps and janitors of the brothel owned by Littlefinger, and the instigator was none other than the brothel's owner, Petyr Berish, the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, who had defected......"

"Don't talk about what has already been reported in the letter, I want the results of the investigation!"

"The results of the investigation?" Eddard Stark looked up and stared deeply at the king in front of him, whom he had known for nearly thirty years, and leaned back in his chair with his hands on his chest. "Robert, what kind of findings do you want?"

"What kind of findings do I want?" Robert stared at Ed for a moment, his face flushed, "I want to know how true the rumors are, whether Cersei has ever Jaime with a jerk, and whether Joffrey, Messira, and Tomman are my children!"

"Clear enough, unfortunately, my answer is, not clear. Ed also had a calm face: "I hate kingkillers, and I never hide it, you know this." I advised you to send him to the Great Wall, but even so, I would not tell a lie with a clear conscience. I can only ...... right now What do you think of the situation that will tell you what is going on and what to do next?"

Robert pursed his lips, his chest rose and fell violently, as a man, how many things can be more humiliating than letting others investigate his cuckold and happy father's situation? But as a king, he must be cautious in this matter, this is an internal scandal in the royal family, but he can't throw all the burden on the shoulders of the prime minister.

Resisting the urge to attack, Robert spoke: "You say, I'll listen." ”

Ed looked up at his old friend and saw that Robert was in a very conscious and sane state...... That's not bad, if he could keep doing this, the Seven Kingdoms wouldn't be in chaos at all today.

"The rumor-mongers were indeed caught, and in case this was the top pot thrown by the two accused parties who used their power and wealth, I conducted a detailed investigation of the entire process from the time they committed the crime to the time they were caught. In the end, it was found that these people were not framed, but just ...... Their arrest was actually due to the intervention of Tyrion Lannister. Eddard took out a pamphlet from the drawer and flipped to one of the pages to prevent his own words from being overlooked: "Of course, it doesn't mean anything, and it makes perfect sense to say that Tyrion was afraid that something would happen to his brother and sister and then enthusiastically participate in the investigation of rumors." I will not speculate on any kind, but only on the facts, and the specific circumstances will be left to His Majesty's own judgment. ”

"Well, go on. ”

"Speaking of which, I must confess to Your Majesty that while you were traveling north to Winterfell to invite me south to take up the post of Prime Minister, Catelyn and I received a secret letter from Lyza claiming that Jon Arryn had been murdered by the Lannisters. Now that I think about it, most of this was also done at the instigation of Little Finger...... From this point of view, Petyr has been quietly carrying out various actions against the Lannisters. Ed said: "In this case, it makes sense that he told the people below to spread the note before he defected on this trip - all things considered, my judgment is that although the purpose is unknown, this rumor is indeed fabricated and spread by Little Finger, and there is no doubt about this one." ”

This is good news, Robert nodded, his face looked better: "However, finding the spreader of the rumor does not mean that the rumor is completely fictional, there is no cause and effect here." I want the facts, to prove it true or false!"

How long has it been since I've heard such coherent and logical words from Robert?Ed couldn't remember, until this kind of endangering event happened and the aftermath of the incident, he didn't start to use his brain, and he didn't know if he should feel sad, Ed shook his head and shook these thoughts out of his head, and continued: "I thought so too, so- I conducted an investigation next, and this investigation, I found a problem. ”

Robert's eyes widened suddenly: "What's the problem?"

"There are too many Lannisters in King's Landing. Eddard shook his head and said, "If you don't count the capital garrison, the Lannisters have more guards than Stark and Baratheon combined. ”

"The capital garrison is also the army of House Baratheon, Ned. Robert frowned: "It's just that the allegiance of those who are not wearing a golden robe is the Baratheon family of Storm's End, and the allegiance of the Baratheon family who is wearing a gold robe is loyal to King's Landing, since it has been divided, it will gradually become two, but at least for now, it is still a family." ”

"Yes, I doubt it, the commander of the garrison, Genos Slint, as far as I know, is a man who can do anything for the sake of the golden dragon......"

"I know better than you what kind of man he is, Ned. Robert interrupted Eddard with a shake of his head, "This is a bastard, but absolutely loyal to me, I gave him everything, and as long as I'm not dead, he can't fall to the Lannisters, trust me." That's right, I drink every day and women, but in this kind of life-related matter, my mind is very clear!"

"Good. Eddard raised his hand to stop the conversation, "We don't continue this conversation, we assume that in the worst-case scenario, if something happens in King's Landing, we can control the situation by force. Okay, now let's start chasing the truth, the question arises again, how to pursue the truth?"

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