166. Vassals
Everyone knows the road conditions in King's Landing, and Jaime is on the ground, and this expensive leather suit has been ruined.
But several of the people here have been on the battlefield, and on the battlefield, the stomach and intestines have been cut, and the dung from the people and horses has mixed with the blood on the field.
People who have seen the battlefield, although they are still disgusted by these things, will no longer feel physiological nausea.
"Monarch Killer, you are truly a disgrace to the White Sword Tower."
Barristan gritted his teeth and said disappointedly.
The White Sword Tower is the residence of the guards in the Red Keep, and it can be said to be a symbol of the chivalry of the Seven Kingdoms.
And Jaime Lannister committed adultery and incest with the wife of the man he swore allegiance to. This made the old man Barristan feel like the world had become ridiculous.
The main backbone was captured, and the Lannister soldiers were quickly disarmed.
Rann and Eddard had thought that Robert would take action at Jaime to vent his anger. But this time, the king didn't even look at him, and directly let people take him down.
Capturing the most actionable, powerful, and highest-ranking Lannister in King's Landing, Robert simply walked around the Red Keep and gave the order to put Cersei and the Crown Prince under house arrest.
Until she was placed under house arrest, Cersei didn't even react to what was happening.
is still scolding the king for disregarding the stability of the kingdom for the sake of his good brother and trampling on the dignity of the Lannisters.
She thought the main reason for this was Tyrion's kidnapping.
When the blonde beauty was dragged to the top of the tower and imprisoned, Lan En's eyes were calm and unwavering.
In political struggle, people who do not have wisdom, insight and intelligence do not even know how they have failed.
Cersei is the queen, but now, any maid in the Red Keep knows better than she what happened.
It wasn't until the Lannisters in the city were captured that Ed and Lane saw a tired, but also excited, Robert on the Iron Throne.
"I've always had a dream, brother."
Sitting on a monstrous throne forged by thousands of swords, Robert Baratheon's words sounded like a dream.
"I always dreamed of giving up the throne, riding a horse with a war hammer, taking a boat to a free trade city-state to be a mercenary king, fighting and adventuring, singing and dancing, that is called life. But the thought that Joffrey was going to succeed to the throne, with Cersei and all sorts of Lannisters circling him, made me dismiss it. ”
"That little brute, when he was a child, used to cut open the belly of a pregnant female cat alive, just to see what the kitten's embryo looked like."
"To be honest, knowing that he is not my species, my heart is even a little lighter. At least." Robert laughed to himself. "Hey, at least he's not the gods' punishment for starting a war on me."
The empty throne hall was empty, and no one answered.
Ed is not good at comforting others, and Lane is not on the same page.
"Well, let's not talk about that much." Robert on the throne stood up, moving his shoulders.
"The war is about to start, and I am terrified before it comes. But now, I'm starting to look forward to it. Tell me about it, Eddard. What is the decision of the Imperial Council? ”
When it came to business, Ed spoke freely.
"We tend to get the Lannisters to account for their assassination of my youngest son, Brandon Stark, and then have Jaime Lannister, and Joffrey, put on black and be sent to the Great Wall of the North to be the Men in Black."
"And the rest of Toman and Mycella, they are still young, and iniquity should not be inflicted on them. They will be sent to the Lannister family as illegitimate children as a continuation of the family. I hope that the old lion can look at this and put an end to the war. And Cersei."
"Cersei, on the other hand, will be hanged by me." Robert calmly interrupted Eddard. "This is the biggest concession I can make to avoid war. There was only one dead, only one. ”
"If Tywin's old lion isn't willing, then there's nothing to say, go to war."
Ed opened his mouth, but didn't say a word of admonition. After turning his head to look at Lanen, he sighed and half-knelt on the ground.
"Yes, I will return to the North and mobilize forces loyal to House Stark."
After a brief debriefing, Lane and Ed walked out of the throne hall together.
Walking through the murderous court, Ed shook his head.
"It's hard to imagine that Robert wouldn't let Cersei go before I did."
"I don't know Robert better than you do, you're his good brother." Lan said calmly.
"But it's because I don't know him as well as you that I don't have unrealistic expectations of him, and people with a burst of temper will do bursting things. I don't think I can be persuaded to come back, so I think along the line of 'can't be persuaded to come back'. ”
"Well, at least you're right." Ed pursed his lips and nodded. "Then the letters I sent out in advance to the families in the north with the ravens are not in vain."
Before going to the throne hall, Lan suggested that Eddard release the ravens in advance and gather the vassals of the North.
Although this reaction was only three or four hours faster than normal, after what had just happened, Ed's awareness of the urgency of the intelligence had improved a lot.
Their ravens had only arrived less than an hour earlier than the Lannisters, giving them the advantage they have now.
If the Lannisters had received the ravens before they did, they would have been the ones who had broken through the gates.
"Lanne, with your abilities. I don't think war is a good thing, but you can definitely get a knighthood in this war, and even a territory and a castle. I want you to come to the North, the Starks have never failed their vassals. ”
Ed paused and spoke to Lan En sincerely.
King's Landing really educated him hard, not to mention Lan En's own strength, just this vision and wisdom, the Duke of the North is very eager to get this help.
But Lan En was rightly interested in it.
"I'll return to the north with you, but the vassals are left alone. In fact, I think the life that King Robert just talked about is also what I want. ”
If it was someone else, it would be time to stalk. After all, it is a great thing for the family to have a smart person who can fight under his subordinates.
But Ed is the kind of 'pedantic' person, and if others don't want to, then he won't force it anymore.
Maybe it's because of this 'pedantic' that Lan En doesn't hate him very much.
"If that's the life you want, so be it. We will bring you all the animal and plant materials you want, as well as keels, as well as keels. ”
Lann bowed his head to Eddard.
"Thanks for the help."
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