"Lord Varys, thank you for standing up and speaking for me at the imperial meeting just now!"

Coming out of the meeting hall of the Royal Council, the first thing Gao Yuan did, holding the king's transfer order, was to express his gratitude to Varys. If Varys hadn't helped him persuade King Robert at the meeting just now, he would have had to get this transfer order.

It would cost more words, and I'm afraid the number of ships would be greatly reduced.

"You're welcome, Lord Gao Yuan!" Wallis put his hands in his wide sleeves, "After all, no one wants to see war ignite again in the Seven Kingdoms. Whether they are kings or lords, they all need to be responsible for their people!

"

"I appreciate your speech at the Imperial Council just now, Lord Gao Yuan!"

Gao Yuan looked at the other party with some confusion: "I just made many speeches in the Imperial Council, and I don't know which one Lord Wallis was referring to?"

"That's what you said when we were discussing the princess."

"If just sacrificing one Daenerys can save thousands of civilians and innocent people in the Seven Kingdoms, I would rather sacrifice my own honor and rights..." Wallis told Gao Yuan politely. "I believe it.

I, this is the greatest speech I have ever heard since I came to this continent from Essos."

"That's just what I said from the bottom of my heart." Gao Yuan looked a little flattered, "Thank you for your praise, Lord Wallis!"

"Lord Gao Yuan, do you know?" Wallis said to him frankly, "At first I was doubtful about your true purpose..."

Gao Yuan was confused by the eunuch's words: "Why do you doubt me?"

"Please understand the particularity of my job and position, which makes me always subconsciously suspicious of anyone who appears in my field of vision." Wallis told Gao Yuan bluntly, "Since you brought the bronze

Ever since Jon and the others came to King's Landing, I have been doubting and guessing about your purpose."

"Guess why you chose to come to King's Landing at this time; suspect your true purpose of helping Lord Stark and investigate the death of the former Prime Minister; guess the real reason why you chose to be the enemy of the Lannister family..."

"Why did you choose to tell me this now?" Gao Yuan asked in a deep voice, "Since Mr. Wallis, you have always doubted me..."

"Because Lord Gao Yuan, your performance today has let me know that you are a trustworthy person! Whether it was at the previous trial of Baelish or at the Royal Council just now, your performance made me shine.

." Varys said, "There are not many people who pay attention to honor in King's Landing nowadays... You are one. Although it sounds a little strange, I think I am one... and Lord Stark too.

Count one..."

"It's not enough to just pay attention to honor, otherwise you will become a fool like Lord Stark who only pays attention to honor..."

"A fool who only cares about honor... is not what I want." Varys's tone was full of contempt and disdain, "The partner I need must be a smart man who cares about honor. At the same time, he

He must also be a good person who loves the people and is considerate of their sentiments.”

"Now that I have passed your test, what about you, Lord Wallis?" Gao Yuan asked pointedly, "Why do you think you can gain my trust? What is your real purpose?"

"Lord Varys, I know all about your little moves in secret..." Gao Yuan told him, "I also have some spies and channels of my own in King's Landing. Unfortunately, it's one of my children who...

I just happened to catch you having a thorough exchange with a mysterious visitor from a foreign land."

"Of course, Mr. Wallis, it's normal for you to have some friends across the strait...after all, that's where you came from." A smile appeared on Gao Yuan's face, "Let me guess who your friend is.

Yinlirio Mopatis? The wealthy merchant governor of the Free Trade City of Pentos?"

"It seems he is right!" The shocked look on Wallis's face at this moment had betrayed him, which made Gao Yuan even more certain of the identity of the mysterious man.

"Now I have probably guessed your purpose, Lord Wallis!" A strange smile appeared on Gao Yuan's face, "But you can rest assured that in return for Lord Wallis speaking for me in the Imperial Council today, I am

You will not tell His Majesty Robert about your attempt to help the princess regain her kingdom. After all, we are already friends, right, Lord Varys?"

Gao Yuan suppressed the smile on his face: "But don't think that I will join you in supporting the princess."

Wallis's face was uglier than a pig's liver at this moment, and he warned: "Now the war is coming, my friend!"

"The lion will soon fight with the wolf." Varys said seriously, "But there is no clear master among the Seven Kingdoms. There are many people who are qualified to compete for this throne, but none of them

A true enlightened master.”

"What if I told you that I have the ability to overturn the entire chess game and end this upcoming war at the fastest speed and cost?" Gao Yuan asked, "I'm very curious, Mr. Wallis, what exactly do you want to do?

What choice will you make?”

"Do you choose to continue to place your hopes on the exiled Targaryen princess? Or do you choose to stand on my side and help me quickly quell this war that may sweep the entire Seven Kingdoms."

Varys shook his head when he heard this: "Lord Gao Yuan, with the power of the Eastern Territory alone, you cannot defeat the powerful Lannister family alone. You can't imagine how powerful the Lannister family is today. His Majesty Robert is dead.

In the future, their power will continue to expand until they become an unstoppable behemoth in the Seven Kingdoms."

"Not to mention that your opponents are Stannis and Renly. Even if you really defeat the Lannister family, they will never watch you ascend to the Iron Throne."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "What if I have the support of the Stark family in the north and the Tully family in the riverlands?"

"That's impossible. They would rather support His Majesty Robert's two younger brothers than agree to support you on the Iron Throne." Varys analyzed, "Trout, crowned stag, falcon and direwolf

During the Reaver War, the time for uniting to rebel against the Iron Throne has passed."

"Then, what's the use of starting a war now for the princess you support?" Gao Yuan retorted, "Neither you nor the princess are ready yet. By the time the princess is ready, the war will have been over long ago.

Yes. I believe you all know what kind of virtue the Dothraki are. Before Daenerys's child is born, Khal Drogo will definitely not send troops."

"Lord Gao Yuan, that little friend of yours is really powerful!" Wallis couldn't help but sigh after hearing the conversation between himself and Yinlilio Mopatis, which came out of Gao Yuan's mouth word by word.

"In that case, Lord Wallis, why don't you choose to give it a go and support me, the contender for the throne that you least expect?" Gao Yuan's face was filled with a confident smile at this time, "If the war really breaks out,

Personally, I am confident that I can seize the Iron Throne, but Lord Varys, you just don’t want to believe me."

"Believe and support me, Lord Wallis!" Gao Yuan decided to persuade the other party one last time, "You can still choose to bet on both ends, support me to win in the new war, and wait for the princess you are optimistic about to do.

Be prepared, you have nothing to lose!"

At the same time, on the other side of the Red Keep, after Eddard Stark left the meeting hall of the Royal Council angrily, he walked straight through the outer courtyard of the castle and returned to his Prime Minister's Tower.

The sky at the top of the Prime Minister's Tower was gloomy and depressing, which seemed to represent Ed's mood at the moment. He could feel the humidity in the air. He would be very happy if it really rained. Maybe a rain would make him happy.

I feel a little less dirty.

After dragging heavy steps into his study, he summoned Wei Yang Poole. The steward of the Stark family rushed to his study in a short while: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, what do you want from me?"

?”

"I am no longer the Hand of the Queen!" Eddard Stark announced a big news to him. "I just had a quarrel with King Robert, and now we are preparing to pack up and return to Winterfell."

"Okay, sir!" Poole nodded somewhat unexpectedly, "Sir, we need two weeks to prepare for the journey back to the north."

"I'm afraid we don't have two weeks. I'm not even sure we have one day." Eddard Stark said sadly, "The king said he would hang my head on a gun!"

Eddard believed that the king would not really want to hurt him, at least not Robert. He was angry when he said this, but when Eddard left his sight, his anger would dissipate, as he had always done before.

so.

It had been like this every time before, but would Robert still be like this now? He used to be convinced of this, but now he found uncomfortably that he was not sure anymore. Catelyn had warned him before he set off to King's Landing.

The Robert you knew was the old Robert. Now that Robert has become king, he has become a stranger to you.

This reminded him of Rhaegar Targaryen, who was killed by Robert. He had been dead for fifteen years, but Robert still hated him as much as before.

These thoughts really upset him... He was facing more troubles than this at the moment, the first of which was the disputes between Caitlin and the dwarf devil that Gao Yuan warned him about last night.

He didn't need to think too much. It had been so long since the incident happened, and the news would soon spread in King's Landing. King Robert was now very angry with himself... Robert might not care about Tilly.

Ang Lannister's life and death, but this matter touched his pride.

Robert would definitely not come forward to mediate this dispute for him, or provide himself with protection. Let alone what actions the queen would take.

Thinking of this, he became even more uneasy. He told his butler Poole: "It seems that it will be safer if we leave early. I will take my daughter and a few guards to leave King's Landing first. The rest of you will wait until you are ready."

Follow me again.”

"Inform Jory of the news, but don't let anyone else know. Don't make any moves until my daughter and I leave King's Landing! The castle is full of spies watching us, and I don't want my plan to be leaked.

.”

"Master, I will do as you command!" Ed Stark's instructions gradually made Weyanne Poole begin to feel uneasy. For safety reasons, he decided to let his daughter Jenny Poole also

They followed Lord Stark and left together, "My lord...when you leave King's Landing...can you take my daughter Jenny with you?"

After Ed Stark thought for a moment after hearing this, he finally agreed to the request of his family manager. After all, these people staying in the city are still in danger at any time. If the vicious woman of the queen cannot find him, who knows what she will do.

Will he vent his anger on the people he left behind in King's Landing?

The dangers faced by the people following him were brought to them by Eddard Stark, so leaving with Wei Yang's daughter could be regarded as compensation for him.

After Poole, the steward of the Stark family, left, Eddard Stark walked to the window, sat down and began to think. It was Robert who gave him no choice. In fact, he should be grateful to Robert for being able to drive him away today.

Returning to Winterfell is actually not a bad thing for Eddard.

If it weren't for Catelyn's strong persuasion at that time, he would actually have been unwilling to leave his Winterfell in the first place.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! His sons are waiting for him in Winterfell. After returning, he might have another son with Catelyn. The couple are only in their thirties now.

, they all still have the ability and capital to have children.

In recent days, he often dreamed of the heavy snow in the north and the depth and silence of the wolf forest at night.

But when he thought about his upcoming departure, another thing made him angry.

The question of what the secrets that former Prime Minister Jon Arryn was investigating during his lifetime has always troubled him. With the help of Duke Gaoyuan, he did find some clues, but these investigations have now been put on hold.

Ed Stark remembered that at the royal meeting today, Gao Yuan had sided with the king, the side that agreed to assassinate Daenerys. He suddenly had the idea of ​​driving Gao Yuan away. But then he thought about it. When he left the meeting hall angrily, Duke Gaoyuan spoke for him again in front of Robert, but he softened his mind and gave up his idea.

"Qiao Li, please invite Duke Gao Yuan to come in!"

I saw Gao Yuan walking into the study with the paper order in his hand as if nothing had happened. He looked at Ed Stark's packed luggage on the bed, as if what happened in the morning had not happened, and asked with pretended surprise on his face: "Lord Stark, are you planning to leave King's Landing now?"
To be continued...