When Lan Li walked into the solemn council hall of the Red Fort, his face hung up the mask of elegance and calmness again.
At the conference table, King Robert Baratheon's huge body was stuffed into a chair, and his face was particularly gloomy.
Grand Scholar Pasil was drowsy.
Maritime Minister Mace Tyrell dozed with his head down.
The chief of intelligence, Varys, looked calm and looked at the intelligence documents on the table in silence.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Petyr Berisi secretly swept across everyone's faces with a faint smile.
The new king's hand, Duke Eddard Stark, sat on Robert's right, his waist straight, his face was calm, and his gray-blue eyes were filled with lingering fatigue and worry.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Robert slammed the table, shaking the cups and plates, and his drunken voice was full of violence: "Varys brings news that the two remnants of Targaryen are still roaming on the other side of the Narrow Sea, and they must be eliminated."
Send assassins! I want to see their heads!" Immediately! Right away! "
Ed Stark's heart sank suddenly.
He remembered the terrified silver-haired girl he had seen in Telosi and the arrogant but equally vulnerable teenager.
A sense of honor surged in his chest.
He raised his head and retorted clearly and firmly: "Your Majesty, with all due respect, this will anger that Oriental, it will incur senseless and terrible revenge on the Seven Kingdoms, and it is not honorable to kill all the two children." "
"Honor?!"
Robert's anger was completely ignited, and he blushed, glared at Ed like an angry buck, and roared, "Ned! You talk to me about honor?" Have you forgotten how Rhaegar treated Lyana? Have you forgotten what the Targaryens did to our family? They are dragons, descendants of madmen, as long as there is still a Targaryen alive, someone will rebel under their banner! It must be eradicated! This is for the stability of the kingdom, do you understand?! "
The atmosphere in the conference hall instantly dropped to freezing point.
At this moment of tension, Lanli Baratheon moved.
He gracefully lowered the glass in his hand and looked directly at Ed:
"Lord Ed, you are so vehemently opposed to His Majesty's decision, and even did not hesitate to use "honor" to persuade me, and everyone here, I have to have some associations, reminding me that when you were in Telossi, you refused the order of the Imperial Council and let go of those two children, Lord Petyr, I am right, here you and the Prime Minister have been sent on a mission to Telossi"
His gaze turned to his little finger.
Littlefinger understood, and the expression of "forced to say" immediately appeared on his face.
He sighed softly and said aggrievedly: "Alas, at that time, the Imperial Council decided to deal with the remnants of Targaryen once and for all, and when the Seven Kingdoms Mission stayed in Telossi, let us hire killers or poison them to kill those two children, but."
His eyes fell on Ed, and he said with a hint of regret: "Lord Ed vetoed this order, and I and several other lords have strongly advised Lord Edward to seize that once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and never have future troubles.
However, Lord Ed, your attitude at that time was very resolute, and you could even say that you refused extremely strongly, insisting that it was 'dishonorable' and 'butcher's behavior' to attack two children, and in the end we missed a good opportunity. "
After Littlefinger finished speaking, he spread his hands helplessly.
Lan Li immediately answered: "Look, what does this mean, our prime minister is clearly protecting those two children." "
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of Grand Scholar Pasil, Varys, and the Duke of Metz were focused on the two of them.
Ed sighed heavily when he heard this.
This matter had already been explained to everyone as early as when he was sent on a mission to Tylosi and returned to the king.
But in exchange for Robert's scolding.
Therefore, in a fit of anger, he returned to the north the next day.
Now, Ed has returned to King's Landing as Prime Minister, but the Imperial Council is revisiting the old matters.
Moreover, Lan Li also accused him of protecting the Targaryen siblings, clearly embarrassing him.
He looked at the smiling Lan Li, and his heart became more and more disgusted and hateful of her, at this time, Robert said with an ugly face: "Ned, the last time the argument about this matter was inconclusive, you slipped back to the north, this time you can't run, you must give me an explanation." "
Ed tried to explain: "Your Majesty, my lords, this is not what Lord Langley said, in Telossi, I am against the despicable assassination of a child who is unable to resist, it has nothing to do with protecting the Targaryens, it is a basic code of honor and humanity"
When Robert heard this, he interrupted angrily: "Do you know what you are talking about?!" It is precisely because of your insistence on going your own way last time that we missed the opportunity, and this time, I will not let them go again. "
He stood up, stretched out his finger at Edd and said, "Master Stark, don't have a second time, you are now my imperial prime minister, you either do what I say, or I will ask for another master!" "
Lan Li watched Robert easily expose the matter, and wanted to provoke again.
But he saw Ed untie the carved silver hand badge that buckled the cloak and symbolize the king's hand, and placed it on the table in front of the king:
Then I wish him a happy job. "
He then bowed to Robert and left the hall without saying a word.
There was a dead silence in the conference hall.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Ed's departing figure, full of shock.
Robert's face turned purple and he screamed, "You damn fellow, I've had enough of you!" You'd better get out of Winterfell and don't let me see you again, or I swear I'll throw you into the dungeon of the Red Keep, cut off your head and hang it on a gun!" "
Lan Li and Duke Metz looked at each other.
He didn't expect Ed Stark to resign so simply, causing the attack he had prepared to lose its landing point.
Lan Li immediately smiled and said, "Lord Stark is willing to return to the bitter cold north, and he is not willing to accept your favor, my good brother Wang, I think it's time for you to find a former prime minister who respects you more to manage this country for you." "
After saying that, he couldn't help but laugh again.
Robert turned his head and glared at Lan Li with his furious eyes.
He had already discovered that today, his younger brother looked like he wasn't a big deal, desperately trying to keep Ed from coming down.
Robert rushed to Sir Barristan, who was standing behind him with white hair, and said, "Sir Barristan, please escort my brother out so that he doesn't laugh out of breath." "
Lan Li immediately stopped laughing: "Good Brother Wang, you think so thoughtfully, I can find my way myself." "
He got up gracefully and strode out of the chamber of the Imperial Meeting.