Chapter 273: Northern Wolf Anger Persuaded Again
The news of Duke Eddard's assassination on the street alarmed King Robert, who was busy drinking and playing with women.
His Majesty, who was still cursing Ed for death in the morning, was still worried about the old brotherhood, and hurriedly rushed to the Prime Minister's Tower with Queen Cersei to visit.
Li Nan, who was standing guard outside the bedroom, heard the sound of Queen Cersei and Eddard arguing in the room, and King Robert trying to calm the matter.
Now that the treasury has nothing to offer, and only a debt of six million gold dragon coins, Robert is not stupid, he knows that he is a king who cannot do without the rich Lannisters.
With friendship on one side and his own queen and creditors on the other, Robert just wants to settle the matter as soon as possible and let them sit down and shake hands.
King Robert shouted, "Ed, I command you to reconcile with Jaime at once, write to your wife, and put that damned little devil back, and that's it!" ”
Before Eddard could refuse the king's order, Queen Cersei shouted dissatisfiedly, "The Stark family first captured my brother Tyrion, and attacked my other brother Jaime, and we Lannisters have debts to pay......"
"Smack!" A loud slap interrupted Queen Cersei's words.
Covering her swollen and sore cheeks, Queen Cersei looked at her husband, who she didn't like, and said with a sneer, "I will take this as a medal of honor." ”
"Get out!" King Robert roared angrily: "You dead woman, if you don't want a few more medals, then get out of here!" ”
Li Nan, who was guarding the door, saw the queen with hatred in her eyes hurriedly running out, and hurriedly flashed to the side, he didn't want to offend this woman.
There was silence in the room for a moment, and King Robert pleaded in a low tone: "I owe the Lannister family three million gold dragon coins, and now the money to maintain the country comes from their family, if your wolf family and the lion family really want to fight, then the seven kingdoms will be completely chaotic." Ed, for my sake, forget about this matter, don't fight any more. ”
Hearing that his good brother did not intend to uphold justice, Duke Ed said disappointedly: "You are the king, I will obey your orders, I will return to Winterfell and release the little demon back." ”
"You are not allowed to go back, as long as I am the king, then you are still my king's hand."
King Robert exhaled a long breath and threw the gold badge representing the King's Hand onto the bed: "I'm going to leave this troubled place and go hunting in the royal forest to relax, and you can help me manage the government for the time being." ”
As the Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, Robert left King's Landing with his hands on the cards, and Duke Eddard, who had been badly wounded in the leg, had to leave his bed and take the king's place to deal with the affairs of the country.
Li Nan felt that although the current King's Landing City seemed to be calm, there seemed to be a volcano that could erupt at any time, and according to his understanding of Duke Eddard's stubborn character, this matter would definitely not be good, so he quickly gathered all his followers.
"King's Landing is too dangerous now, Ashur, Shiranui Dance, Raven and An Yuyun, the four of you will leave here by boat with most of the gold coins right away."
"Master, where are you going to let us go?" Ashur asked.
"Although many places in this world are not as good as the Great Song, I have found many things and technologies that we don't have there."
Li Nan pointed to the tall red fort outside the window and said, "To build such a tall building with stone, you must use cement. It is said that on the other side of the Narrow Sea, on the continent of Essos, there are many cities with taller buildings than here, so I don't care what method you use to get your hands on these skills or talents. ”
Cement is a very useful thing, and Ashur nodded, "I see, master, is there anything else I need to get?" ”
Picking up the glass on the table, Li Nan said: "The manufacturing method of glass and mirrors, the seeds of various crops that are not yet available in the Great Song Dynasty, and even the shoemakers, tailors, etc., the more things, the better." It's better to get me some Valyrian steel, maybe this thing will have a big role in the world in the future. ”
After Ashur and the others received the order, they began to pack their bags, and they didn't know that Huo Wu came to Li Nan's side, and said in a coquettish voice: "Brother Nan, I don't want to leave, I have the ability to protect myself, I can stay and help you." ”
Gently kissed Shiranui Wu, Li Nan looked at her choppy chest and said: "Let you go not because of your low combat power, but because your figure and appearance are too conspicuous, after you leave, I have less worries, so that I can fight better." ”
Raven, the demon girl who came out of the room with a package, also came over and said, "Then let me stay, no one can see through my abilities." ”
"There are no absolutes in this world, your abilities are indeed ever-changing, but if someone sees through it, it will be dangerous. You'd better help me gather the technology and stuff, it's important to me as well. ”
finally persuaded the two girls who were close to him, and Li Nan personally led them to the sea ship bound for Braavos.
Looking at the big ship that disappeared into the sea, Li Nan said to Lin Chong, Docott and Hattori Hanzo hiding in the shadows beside him: "Now there are only a few of us left here, I don't want to lose anyone, so everyone must always be on guard." ”
Li Nan's opinion of Duke Ed is not wrong, even if he has a leg injury and still has to manage the affairs of the Seven Kingdoms, he is still obsessed with tracking down the cause of the death of his father-in-law, Duke Jon.
I don't know if he opened the door or someone was on the side, but the duke finally found out about the scandal of the royal family.
Since the death of Jory and most of the guards from the North, Li Nan has become Duke Eddard's most trusted subordinate.
After calling Li Nan to the study, Duke Eddard, who was sitting in the chair, said with a complicated expression: "Leo, I have found out everything, Queen Cersei is having an affair with her brother Jaime. ”
Li Nan, who had known about this for a long time, pretended to be surprised and asked, "Since the adults know about this, what are you going to do?" ”
"My stepfather was poisoned because he found out about Queen Cersei's scandal. When I was out hunting with the king in Winterfell that day, the dog man and woman were seen doing ugly things in the watchtower, and they pushed my poor boy down. Later, the little demon Tyrion sent assassins to kill Bran, and a few days ago Jaime also killed Jory and others. ”
After Duke Ed said this, he staggered to his feet and said angrily: "I want to let the people of the Seven Kingdoms know that whoever provokes the Stark family must meet the bitter winter!" ”
Duke Ed, who has always been like a watchdog, finally showed the pride of the northern wolf, and Li Nan said happily: "My lord, you are right to think so, let's return to the north immediately, and when the time comes to attack the Lannister family, I am willing to take on the position of the striker!" ”
"Your loyalty is commendable, and I have no doubt about your bravery."
After praising Li Nan for two sentences, Duke Ed changed his words and said: "I am now the Prime Minister of the Seven Kingdoms, so I don't plan to return to the north, and when Robert returns, I will tell him all the things, and he will handle this matter at that time." ”
Hearing this, Li Nan was shocked and said: "My lord, this matter must not be allowed, now that the king is surrounded by people from the Lannister family, if you tell me bluntly, I am afraid that you will harm yourself and His Majesty the king!" ”
Duke Ed waved his hand and said confidently: "No, as long as Sir Barristan leads the Kingsguard to protect the king, and King's Landing obeys the king's garrison, the Lannisters will not dare to act rashly." ”
"My lord, listen to me, let's go back to the north immediately, you can't fight the Lannisters in King's Landing!"
Li Nan's kind words and persuasion hurt Duke Eddard's self-esteem, and he frowned and said, "The Stark family will never run away, and I will definitely not lose." Don't say any more, I've already decided on this matter, you step down! ”
"Lord Duke......"
"Sir Leo, I order you to stand down!"
Li Nan was kicked out of the study by the displeased Duke Ed, and standing outside the door, he finally realized the sad and indignant feeling of those loyal ministers in history who died and were abandoned by the emperor.
Now that Duke Ed is bent on relying on King Robert to sanction the Lannisters, and seeing that he is on the path to death and unable to do anything about it, it is time to study the way out.
After urgently calling Docott, Lin Chong and the others to his room, after talking about the current nervous form, Li Nan took out all the remaining gold coins.
"Dorcott, you are familiar with the market, you should go and buy some horses and boats as soon as possible to keep outside the city, and there is enough food to keep around."
"Second Brother Lin, you take the rest of the money to the flea nest to hire swordsmen and assassins, in case it is really like I think, these people can help us create chaos and fight for everyone a chance to escape."
After knowing that the matter was urgent, Docott and Lin Chong responded, and the two left in a hurry.
Standing at the window looking at the night view of King's Landing outside, Li Nan didn't know what Duke Ed would do tomorrow, and could only hope that things would not be too bad......