Chapter 0219: Robert Left a Will and Ed's Quiet Room
"I lost, never won. The King's chubby face was still smiling, but Eddard Stark could see his pain.
Eddard Stark shook the King's hand, and the King's hand was shaking, "We won the war, but Rhaegar won Lyanna. He's won, he's got, he's always had Lyanna, all the time. Ed, you know what? I lost, you lost, we both lost Lyanna......"
Eddard Stark was speechless with mixed feelings.
It wasn't long before he and Robert's wife, Cersei, were in the thick of the clouds, and Robert sowed seeds in all the Seven Kingdoms, which was not an honorable thing. Cersei has long been dishonored, no matter who she marries, her chastity has long been dedicated to Jaime.
Eddard Stark looked at Robert, who was not impaled in the belly by the boar's fangs, or fell off his horse for some other reason, or an arrow in the woods that lost its head, in short, it was a dead knot.
At the king's side, surrounded by Lannister, from food to clothing, to spending and drinking, it was all Lannisters who surrounded him, and he, unaware of any danger, always thought that his throne was solid.
Even if Joffrey, Tomman, and Messira are so obvious that everyone except the Lannisters turns a blind eye to them, including the stupid Blue Rite. Immediately after Jon Arryn's death, Stannis left King's Landing and returned to Dragonstone, where the power of lions was deeply ingrained.
Stannis's iron-like man, strong and stubborn, also smelled danger and fled back to Dragonstone and refused to return. As for Lan Li, it is a very beautiful stone, gorgeous and dazzling, but of little real use.
Robert Baratheon's dynasty is overdrawn by himself day by day.
A king who never went to court to deal with government affairs.
"Ed, I have two younger brothers, a Stannis and a Lanli, but I'll be honest with you, I don't love them. I love you, Eddard, you know what?"
"I know, Your Majesty. ”
"I have done a lot of wrong things in my life, and the only thing I don't regret is that you are my most trusted brother. ”
"Your Majesty, you need to rest. ”
Eddard Stark saw that Robert was in great pain, and that it took strength to speak.
"No, there's no time, I'm in pain, Ed. Ed, I've killed hundreds of wild boars, but one boar got his revenge. Haha, hahaha, this will be a joke of the Seven Kingdoms. But it doesn't matter, I will do the most right thing that will be remembered by our people, and that will be praised by the world, and that is that I will give you the kingdom, and you will be the regent of Prince Joffrey, the guardian of the realm, until Joffrey comes of age. Go, Ed, pick up the pen and paper, and write whatever Lao Tzu says. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty!" said Eddard Stark deferentially. He didn't feel any sadness in his heart, and he didn't know how sad Eddard Stark would be in the face of such a miserable state of his best brother.
The royal palace, the highest power center of the Seven Kingdoms, is magnificent, but it is also a place full of sharp blades and dark arrows.
"Sign me. Robert moved his fingers.
Eddard Stark handed the written will to Robert, Robert didn't read the contents, he never doubted Eddard Stark, signed it, and rolled it up.
"Tell Lan Li and Pai Xi'er to come in, Gai Guoxi needs someone to witness. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty. ”
In the presence of his younger brother Lan Li and Paischer, Robert took the seal and put it on the hot yellow wax clay that Ned had dripped on the paper.
"One last thing, Ed, if time is still there, tell Varys to withdraw the birds. Damn, you're right again this time, we shouldn't have killed women and children, it's not our knightly style, only the Mad King would kill women and children, Daenerys and her children, let them go. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty. ”
"You can get out of here, Paischer, give me a cup of poison, I want to die sooner. ”
Eddard Stark took a deep look at Robert's face full of pain, and turned to walk out. This guy is unlucky, but he is also lucky, a lot of those dirty things, it is better not to know than to know, at least, the mood can be peaceful when he leaves.
"Stop, Eddard. Robert exclaimed again.
Ed stood still, turned back.
"I'm going to die soon, but I don't like the bitter face you put up, so smile at me at the end, Eddard. ”
Ed smiled.
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Ed came out, followed by the emaciated Duke Ranley Baratheon.
Guards at the door are white-robed: Barristan Selmi, captain of the Kingsguard, handsome Alex Oakhet, ugly and timid Beros Braun, and diminutive Preston Greenfell.
The white robe is followed by important ministers: Varys, the head of intelligence, Littlefinger, the chancellor, Tyrion, the little devil, the assistant to the prime minister, Lancer, the king's sommelier, and Cersei, the queen of the king.
A little farther away, stood with a red cloak and a slight bow on its back, like a cat hiding its paws. He was wearing a team of red cloaks, all heavily armed, and he was eyeing them. In the procession, Eddard saw the archer Angay, who had not left King's Landing with the ship. It can be seen that the little devil's means of keeping people are very clever.
On the opposite side of the red cloak is a team of golden robes, the capital garrison. Although Eddard Stark appointed Berry Dondelion as the commander-in-chief of the capital garrison, the senior and mid-ranking officers below were almost all Lannisters.
"Prime Minister, take a step to speak. Duke Lan Li said.
His eyes fell on the parchment scroll in Eddard Stark's hand, which was sealed with wax, which everyone knew was the king's will. The king was dying, but he did not ask to see Queen Cersei. After his death, he refused to say a word to the queen, and he was not in the mood to see him at the last moment.
Eddard Stark said lightly, "Lord Lanli, I don't want to talk right now, I'm sorry. ”
"Your Excellency, you have to brace yourself. The king is very badly injured......"
"He may soon return to the arms of the gods, or he may survive, but we have no way of fathoming God's will, and we have no other way but to pray. But let me be quiet for a moment. ”
Despair rose in Lan Li's heart, he could only muster a hundred fighting forces, and if Eddard Stark was stupid enough not to cooperate, then he couldn't compete with the Lannisters at all. As for the assassination of the stranger, it is already too late. Assassination can only be directed at the lion's minions, not the lion itself.
"Well, well. Let's all be quiet. Lan Li glanced at the red cloak and golden robe and strode away.
"Lord Eddard, I would like to know the condition of His Majesty's injuries? You know, I was very worried about him, but he refused to see me. Queen Cersei said softly, "May I go with you?" ”
"Okay! I'm going to sit in the Silence Room. ”
Varys's eyes flickered, and he chuckled softly, "Lord Ed seems to be very tired, he must have just run from the Prime Minister's Tower." ”
Littlefinger smiled narrowly, and looked at the little demon Tyrion, "Lord Varys, Lord Tyrion, what do you think?"
"There's only one thing I find a little strange. Tyrion said.
"What's the matter?" Varys and Littlefinger said in unison, both smiling their trademark faces.
"Why is your tongue so good all the time?" said Tyrion coldly, "The gods can't be napping all the time, and when they open their eyes, that's when you lose your tongue." ”