The next day, Ed did not rush to the venue of the tournament. Instead, after handling matters at the royal meeting early in the morning, he left the Wang family bachelor behind at the end.
Westeros has a sense of separation between the imperial bureaucracy and the public service system.
The nobles as leaders rule the fiefs, but the bachelors who graduated from the academy are responsible for making suggestions, consulting, and implementing many specific management matters beside the lords and nobles.
This resulted in even some famous nobles in the history of Westeros being unable to even read and write basicly.
Because it is so easy to appoint bachelors.
Because of this tradition, the Wang family bachelors enjoy a seat in the Imperial Council.
The current Bachelor of the Wang family is an old guy who can't even straighten his waist when walking. At least Ed has never seen him straighten up.
"Grand Maester Pycelle." Ed's tone was serious and upright, which fit well with everyone's impression of him.
"I heard that the former prime minister had talked to you several times before he died."
If it had been before, then the old man would probably have said that he was deaf when faced with this question, and let Ai De kept asking until nothing came up.
But today, it seems that everyone already knows that the Prime Minister is no longer so obsessed with the death of the former Prime Minister.
So Grand Maester Pycelle heard clearly.
"Ah, I still remember what you said. Please follow me. Lord Jon Arryn once borrowed a book from me. I will take it out for you."
So the Grand Maester led the Hand of the King to his office.
A terrifying-looking tome was revealed from the bookshelf behind the seat.
The genealogy and history of the main nobles of the Seven Kingdoms.
"Read this book, Lord Arryn"
Ed also knows his adoptive father well. He is indeed a capable and hard-working man.
But he would not do such a thing as torturing himself by reading a tome that had no practical value at first glance.
"Yes." The bachelor sat down on the chair with difficulty.
"This book mainly talks about the in-law relationships between the major nobles, as well as descendants and so on. It is indeed a bit boring, but the former prime minister came to me just for this."
Ed pursed his lips and nodded. "Thank you for your help. I borrowed this book."
"Ah, please do it."
Afterwards, Ed put the book on the He put it on the desk in his Prime Minister's Tower and hurriedly took Lan En and the escort to the venue of the martial arts tournament.
In today’s competition schedule, the knight competition has ended, leaving only the group competition, which is a group of people having a mess, and whoever stands at the end wins.
There is also the archery competition that no one cares about.
Yesterday’s bloodshed has been completely forgotten by people today. Only Ed wanted to prevent his daughters from being frightened., instead of bringing them over.
Based on his experience of participating in many martial arts competitions, the most tragic scenes have to be group competitions. Most of the soldiers and mercenaries who come here for bonuses are guys who can see blood.
What's more, although the prize money for group competitions is far less than that of knights, the champion also gets 10,000 gold dragons, which is a bonus that even the nobles of the fiefdom are jealous of.
It is not difficult to imagine that for With this money, what will the scene of the group competition look like?
Lan En signed up for this project through his status as the Prime Minister's bodyguard.
No matter how big the amount of money is, or how much Robert spent for a tournament, why not earn 10,000 gold dragons anyway?
Bring it to the magical world, Although the coins have different shapes, they still contain a lot of gold.
When Ed heard Lan En sign up, he asked him if he needed a helmet for him.
After all, in a group melee, the most feared thing is the black move coming from behind. As for this kind of black move, it goes without saying that it will also be used in unprotected places.
But Lan En refused nonchalantly.
Ed sighed.
He knew that most capable people were arrogant, but he really valued Lan En's brain. Without Lan's help, Ed felt that he might soon be played to death by the chess players in King's Landing.
In addition to Lan En's willfulness, the Prime Minister is even more troubled by the fact that his brother the king is not silent either.
As soon as Ed Stark walked outside the big tent where the king rested last night, Robert's loud and explosive voice could be heard.
"Tie it tight, I tell you, tie it damn tight. My armor is leaking from my flanks. Do you want me to be cut open in the fighting arena?"
< p>Then there was the frightened voice of the attendant, and the sound of the leather straps on the armor being tightened."Robert, you are too fat to wear it now."
As Edd raised the curtain and walked in, he spoke to his brother.
"Too Fatty said I was too fat, right?"
Robert roared angrily, as if he couldn't wait to smash someone's head. But then, he laughed first.
"Is this how you speak to your king? Damn it, Ned, why are you always right?"
Ed's rigid and serious face A rare smile appeared on his face. He would only show such a relaxed smile in front of his relatives and sworn brothers.
But then, Ed saw the thin figure with an elegant smile in the tent. Petyr Baelish.
Ed suppressed his smile, but did not care too much.
In his opinion, it would be abnormal if the finance minister did not go to the king to cry about his poverty every day with such a huge prize amount in the tournament.
Turning his head, Ed knew clearly that the purpose of his coming here was to persuade his sworn brother..
"I heard that if you want to go to jousts, don't do it, Robert. You are now"
"I am the king now. I should not have lowered myself, I shouldn't have made trouble unreasonably, I shouldn't have put myself in danger, blah blah blah, damn it, my ears are about to get calloused"
Robert slapped the squire hard. Hand, let him continue to pierce his armor while complaining loudly.
"Pycelle and Baelish said this. But you still have to say this after you come"
"You want to hear how Cersei used her vicious words to stop me You ask this guy if he dares to repeat it again."
Robert pointed at Petyr Baelish, and the finance minister quickly waved his hand to Eddard as if he didn't dare to interfere.
"Who do you think she is? What do I want to do and I need her permission to be the king?"
Robert's big, plump face spat out droplets, and he was so angry. flushed.
Ed just watched silently as his sworn brother roared and got angry, until he stopped panting.
"So now you can't even breathe when you curse, and you still expect to be able to swing that warhammer"
"Fuck, fuck" the king cursed in a low voice, calmed down his breathing, and recovered He calmed down and sat on the chair.
His fat face looked at Ed, as if he was remembering something.
After a long time, he slowly spoke.
"I swear to you, when I earned this throne I felt so alive, and now that I have it, I feel so numb."
Some people are born to fight. Just like swords, if you hang them up, they will just wait to rust.
Eddard knew very well that Robert was such a person.
But he still had to persuade him, because this was Robert's country and it was his responsibility, and he couldn't do anything wrong.
"No one in the Seven Kingdoms dares to risk your anger, Robert. Even if you play, you will not get the happiness you want, only a fake match."< /p>
"Yes." The king patted his abdomen, which could not fit into the armor, with a low tone. "The truth is here. I'm just not willing to give in."
"I am the best warrior in the world."
Ed knows that this is Dissuaded.
Although the brother is in a bad mood, at least his safety and the stability of the kingdom will not be affected.
And just when Ed was about to pick up the wine glass on the table and pour a glass of comfort for himself and his adopted brother. Baelish's voice sounded obviously echoing.
"The Prime Minister is right, Your Majesty, why do you have to hang out with those warriors and lose your grace?"
Ed's hand stretched out to the wine glass froze in mid-air. He looked back at Baelish who was smiling elegantly with a dull face.
Robert is a docile donkey, and is different from most nobles who hold their own status. Robert admired his abilities as a warriorI am extremely proud of my strength and achievements
Originally I was persuaded to stop this matter, but as soon as Baelish said these words
"Soldiers are fooling around with mud legs, hahaha"< /p>
Robert's voice no longer crackled, nor was it loud.
But this makes people shudder. Because Robert had this tone when he actually went into battle in the War of the Reavers
Eddie clenched his back teeth and glared at Baelish, who was also panicking.
Now the King must be on the field
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