"Duke Gao Yuan, I'm afraid it's too early to talk about war now. The current situation has not deteriorated to that point." Ed assured Gao Yuan, but he had no idea about this in his heart. He could only pray secretly that this was the case, "Lao

Bo would not like to see a war break out among the Seven Kingdoms, and he is now wary of the Targaryen brothers and sisters across the strait."

"You, Duke Gaoyuan, should also know that Viserys married his sister Daenerys to the Dothraki Horse King Drogo in exchange for the support of a hundred thousand Dothraki troops." Ed emphasized to him that the real status of the Seven Kingdoms is now

The enemy is the Targaryen brother and sister who are ready to move across the strait.

"Robert has always been worried that the surviving Targaryen Beggar King will lead a hundred thousand Dothraki troops across the strait to counterattack Westeros, so he will never allow seven

A war breaks out in the country."

Although he said so, Ed Stark had to admit that the Seven Kingdoms were now on the brink of war. Especially after Caitlin kidnapped the little devil of the Lannister family, even if he is now

There is no guarantee that war will not break out.

"It doesn't matter who the target of the war is! No matter who our enemy is in the end, the Lannister family in Casterly Rock, or the two Targaryen brothers and sisters across the strait, this still cannot change that the war is about to break out.

fact."

Seeing that Ed still had hopes for this, Gao Yuan had no choice but to wake him up with the cold facts: "When war is inevitable, prepare in advance for the coming war. This is what King Robert and the Prime Minister should do."

responsibility.”

"Lord Ed, the situation in the Seven Kingdoms is serious now, please don't have hope for it anymore." Gao Yuan warned him, "The Lannister family has always been merciless to the weak, and Aerys Targaryen is the most

A good lesson. King Robert only saw the threats across the strait, but ignored the threats lurking around him, but this does not mean that you are the same."

"You just said that the Lannister family is now weak and cannot be our opponent. However, unless they have the entire country's military power as a backing, they will never dare to invade the north. And now in the riverlands and valleys

Together with the North, they never dream of such a day."

The hot weather in King's Landing made Ed Stark, who had lived in the North all year round, extremely uncomfortable. He had just washed his face, and now he was sweating profusely. He picked up the handkerchief beside him.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead: "Now is not the time to alert the enemy. Since I have participated in this fool's masquerade game, I must pretend to be nonchalant."

"Do you still remember the purpose of my coming here to serve as Hand, Lord Goyuan? I want to find evidence that the Lannisters murdered Jon Arryn..."

"If you really find it, what are you going to do next, Mr. Ed?" Gao Yuan asked with a frown.

The most dangerous part comes after he has the Lannister evidence, and Eddard knows this very well. At that time, he can only pray that Robert still retains the wisdom he expected, instead of the stupidity he fears: "King Robert

He is the maker and arbiter of the king's laws. When I find out the truth, I will present to him the criminal evidence of the Lannister family's murder of Jon Arryn."

Good words can't persuade the devil to die, and mercy can't save people.

When Gao Yuan saw that Ed Stark was so stubborn, he no longer wanted to do too much persuasion. This was the limitation of the characters in the plot. Not everyone was like him and knew the plot that was about to happen in the future. Ed

·At this moment, Stark still has blind trust in his old friend, believing that King Robert will stand up for justice after learning the truth.

Little did he know that the enemy he was facing now was the unscrupulous Queen Cersei. He certainly did not expect that this vicious woman, Cersei, would overturn the entire chessboard and conspire with others to kill him after being forced into a desperate situation.

Husband Robert Baratheon and seizes the throne.

"Speaking of the truth about Jon Arryn's death, since Lord Ed you don't want to alert the enemy, then leave this investigation to me in secret." Gao Yuan didn't want to be involved with Ed Stark over this matter.

As the argument continued, he began to change the topic, "Did you find any useful clues about Jon Arryn's death?"

The weather in the King's Landing is indeed very hot. Gao Yuan, who is not afraid of flames, is actually sweating now. You can imagine how hot it is in King's Landing now. The humid and sultry air is almost suffocating.

It's like covering a person's mouth and nose with a woolen handkerchief soaked in hot water.

The poor people of Winterfell fled their suffocating residences one after another. They all wanted to grab a good spot to cool down and catch their breath at Blackwater Bay or the beach of the Blackwater River, because only there could the little bits of water drift in from the sea.

As a result, the beach is now crowded with people who come to enjoy the cool breeze.

"Sigh... Duke Arryn's death is a heavy blow to the entire King's Landing, especially to the King's Council. The entire King's Landing has been messed up by several important ministers of the King's Council. When I took up the position of Prime Minister,

After that, they pushed all the problems that were squeezed after Jon's death to be solved." Eddard Stark drank the refilled wine glass in one gulp, then sighed heavily and said

Complained to Gao Yuan.

"I'm sorry to ask you, Duke Gaoyuan, to come and listen to my complaint. It's just that I have felt unprecedented pressure recently and I am extremely busy every day." Ed Stark said apologetically.

Unlike Eddard Stark, who worked hard and endured silently, Gao Yuan believed that several important ministers of the Royal Council passed all the responsibilities of governing the Seven Kingdoms to him, which was obviously intentional. These old foxes just wanted to see Eddard Stark.

De was so busy that he had no time to investigate the cause of Jon Arryn's death.

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This guy just wants to stir up a dispute between the wolf family and the lion family.

"I have already talked with Grand Master Pycelle and Finance Minister Petyr Baelish." Eddard Stark finally got to the point this time.

"What did Grand Master Pycelle and Petyr say?"

"Like everyone else, Grand Master Pycelle has never suspected that Jon died of poison from others." Eddard spread his hands and said, "He believed that Jon Arryn died of an infection caused by overwork.

Bad disease."

"According to him, the former prime minister was often restless before that. The responsibilities that the King's Hands need to bear are far heavier than others imagine. Even a strong person like me can't bear such heavy pressure.

, not to mention the elderly Jon Arryn. In addition, he has been worried about the frail health of his son Robert Arryn. It is not surprising that he contracted a serious illness due to physical and mental exhaustion.

.”

"Do you believe what Grand Master Pycelle said?" Gao Yuan asked, "Although Jon Arryn was old when he died, many people said that he had always been strong. A person with a very strong body would not

He died in a hurry because of a sudden illness."

Eddard Stark shook his head thoughtfully: "Before talking to Grand Master Pycelle and Littlefinger, I did have some doubts about this, but now I dare not make any judgments."

"I once made innuendoes to Grand Master Pycelle, and even asked him bluntly whether Jon Arryn might have died due to someone else's poisoning. But Grand Master Pycelle seemed to be very secretive about this at first.

We strongly deny this statement."

"But then he started to hint to me, pointing the person who might poison Jon Arryn to the intelligence chief of the Royal Council, Varys, nicknamed the Eight-clawed Spider." Ed's face was full of doubts at the moment, "

He also warned me never to trust Varys."

"Your conversation with Grand Master Pycelle has obviously cast another layer of mystery over the death of Jon Arryn." Gao Yuan commented that these so-called clues mentioned by Ed were just laid by the conspirators.

It's just a smoke bomb.

"The conversation with Grand Maester Pycelle was not fruitless." Eddard Stark pointed to the big book in front of Gao Yuan, "At least we now know that Jon Arryn may have been there before he died.

Investigate something. Before contracting the disease or being poisoned, he borrowed this book from Grand Master Pycelle."

"There is also such a book in the Gates of the Moon in the Vale of Arryn. According to Ser Nestor Royce, that book was brought back to the castle by Lord Jon Arryn when he returned to his territory for the last time.

"." Gao Yuan pretended to look through the book "The Genealogy and History of the Main Nobles of the Seven Kingdoms" in his hand, and then continued, "I just checked this book carefully, and it is similar to the one collected in the Gate of the Moon.

The difference is that there are many missing parts describing the appearance and characteristics of nobles and their children."

"There must be something fishy in this!" Eddard Stark took the book ecstatically, "Maybe there is something hidden in it, and the Lannister brothers did not hesitate to poison Jon Arryn.

It’s a secret that needs to be buried forever, and this secret may very well make the Lannister family unable to stand up for ever.”

"The question is what secret is hidden in this?" Eddard Stark murmured to himself thoughtfully.

"No one in King's Landing will take the initiative to tell us the truth, even if they all know what is going on." If Gao Yuan's words indicate something, "I am afraid we can only investigate the truth ourselves. We must not

Thinking someone else would help us."

"Lord Eddard, you just said that in addition to having a conversation with Grand Master Pycelle, you also had a conversation with Petyr Baelish, the Chancellor of the Treasury of the Royal Council. Can you tell me what the specific conversation between you two was?

"?" Gao Yuan asked with great interest, "I am quite interested in this Chancellor of Finance, who is called Littlefinger. Many of the events I learned about have his involvement."

Ed Stark frowned and looked at Gao Yuan: "Duke Gao Yuan, what do you mean? Are you suspecting that he was also involved in the murder of Lord Jon Arryn?"

"Just to be cautious! We can't let go of any clues related to this incident." Gao Yuan shook his head, "The reason why I am interested in Littlefinger is just because the name Petyr Baelish has appeared recently.

The frequency is a little too high for my ears."

Ed Stark smiled with relief after hearing this: "Although I don't like Littlefinger very much because of his cleverness and cunning, he can still be regarded as one of the few people I can trust in King's Landing.

People."

"Littlefinger Petyr was my wife's childhood friend at Riverrun, and it was through information we received from him that we learned about the Valyrian steel keel-handled dagger used to murder Bran at Winterfell.

Who is the master?" Ed Stark filled the wine glasses in front of himself and Gao Yuan, "Besides, he has now made a promise to Caitlin that he will definitely help me find the murderer of Jon Arryn."

Hearing that Littlefinger once promised Caitlin that he would help Ed find the real murderer of Jon Arryn, Gao Yuan just sneered secretly, how could anyone believe Littlefinger's promise so easily.

Yes, Littlefinger did fulfill his "promise" to Caitlin later and helped Ed Stark find the "real culprit" who killed Jon Arryn in King's Landing. But then he

He turned around and betrayed Ed Stark, who had finally gained trust in him.

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"Mr. Ed, do you know that Littlefinger has always admired your wife?" Gao Yuan suppressed his smile, but his eyes had already bent into two crescent moons, "He once fought for your brother.

Lady Catelyn fought a duel with Brandon Stark at Riverrun, although he ultimately tasted the consequences of defeat and was expelled from Riverrun by Lord Hoster."

"Duke Gao Yuan, that's all in the past!" Ed had to solemnly remind him not to doubt Caitlin's loyalty to him. "I'm not the kind of jealous husband of a lord."

, I don’t see anyone of the opposite sex having any contact with my wife. Not only do I not doubt the relationship between Littlefinger and Caitlin, I don’t trust my wife very much, and it is absolutely impossible for her to do anything sorry to me!”

Indeed, if this kind of thing happened to any other men, they would be more or less concerned about it. But Ed was the only one who didn’t have much feelings about it, because he knew clearly that his wife and his wife were inseparable.

There is no possibility between his fingers. On the one hand, he believes that Caitlin will not be that kind of woman, and on the other hand, he knows that Caitlin is deeply in love with him now. Ed still has this kind of confidence in a man.

of.

But I'm afraid Ed might have misunderstood what Gao Yuan meant. In fact, his real purpose was to remind Ed that Littlefinger would probably humiliate him because of Brandon Stark's ruthless attack on his love back then.
To be continued...