Chapter 117
Over the past year, things have changed for Westeros.
When Dany was a guest in Qarth, Usurper Robert's good friend, Duke of Winterfell Eddard Stark, followed in the footsteps of his father and the Old Brother, and was killed by "Mad King II" in the most humiliating way. "Joffrey chopped off his head.
There is no doubt that North's Stark family are the absolute protagonists in "Game of Thrones", and their tragic experience has always been deeply sympathized by the audience - Dany often brings them into the show when watching the show. character of.
But from an objective point of view, it is not too wrong for their family to have this experience.
First, let's talk about Eddard's death.
It's not so much that Eddard died at the hands of Joffrey because of Robert, but rather that his wife and daughter partnered to kill him.
It is said that Eddard Stark has low emotional intelligence and no political savvy. In fact, he is very self-aware and understands that oneself is not suitable for King's Landing. When Robert personally went to North to find him as the prime minister of oneself, he planned to refuse.
"Robert is my good buddy. If I reject him, he will be furious and yell at me, but a few days later, we will be reconciled again."
At that time, This is what Eddard said to her after a pleasant handshake with his wife.
Eddard and Robert grew up in Vale of Arryn. They are both the adopted sons of Duke Arryn, and they have rebelled together. They can be called the best friends of Song of Ice and Fire World.
Eddard's judgment is not wrong.
But his wife is one of the most orthodox aristocratic women, and the consideration is very realistic.
When she was young, Catelyn Tully could face childhood sweethearts - Littlefinger's love with the most rational emotion, and now she has become the mother of five children, and she can also handle King Robert's invitation with the most rational attitude.
She urged her husband to agree to King's appointment for two reasons: first, you were good friends in the past, but now he has become a king and you are a minister, Heavenly Might is unpredictable; second, child Big, it's time to talk about marriage, King's Landing is the capital of the Seven Kingdoms, a place where the rich and powerful, and has more opportunities than the barren North.
eldest son Robb, as the heir, must stay at home when his father is away. Rickon, the third son, is too young, only three years old, to leave his mother - Catelyn himself will not go to King's Landing.
There were three children who planned to go with Eddard to King's Landing at that time, eldest daughter Sansa, second daughter Arya, and second son Bran.
The two daughters are looking for their in-laws (Catelyn and his wife despise Theon and never thought of letting him marry Sansa), and Bran has no inheritance rights as the second son, and the future is worrying - this is not unfounded, Eddard's My younger brother Benjen, because he didn't have the right to inherit, ended up going to Wall to be Night's Watch.
If you go to King's Landing, with the blessing of the prime minister's father and King's uncle, Bran can at least mix a real brand of Knight, good luck points, it is impossible to become a Kingsguard.
There is no doubt that Catelyn Tully made the choice of a good wife and mother.
Unfortunately, she is too politically minded to ignore the reality that King's Landing is facing a big storm, and her husband has no ability to avoid the storm at all.
Instigating her husband to go to King's Landing, she was barely able to clean up, but kidnapping Tyrion was too brainless.
Well, there is also the reason that Littlefinger is too smart, he made her feel that "a man who loves me deeply will not hurt me, even if I get married, he will definitely continue to be a licking dog for me" ( ps) super Mary Sue psychology, easily fooled Catelyn into believing that Lynn murdered Bran was Tyrion.
Here I have to sigh with emotion, Littlefinger is really a role model in the dog licking world, licking the cheating couple family broken and people lost...
Let's get down to business, Tyrion Although he is a dwarf, he is not seen by the father, but he is a Lannister after all. When Catelyn tied him up, he officially declared war on Lannister on behalf of "Stark + Tully".
This made King's Landing's Eddard and the Queen's family immediately form an unfavorable situation of life and death. Although his good friend is King, Lannister is too powerful - Robert borrowed Duke Tywin's 3 million Golden Dragon, The maintenance of the Imperial Court almost depends on Lannister.
After talking about how his wife cheated on her husband, let's talk about how Sansa Stark cheated on her father...
Eddard found out that the three children of Robert and the queen were not at all After King gave birth, he didn't tell Robert immediately.
He had a heart of pedantic integrity and worried that Robert would kill Cersei's three children the same way Tywin killed Prince Rhaegar's.
So he found Cersei secretly and told her: I know all the shit you did, but I haven't told my poor but cruel good friend yet, give you three days, bring your child Let's leave, and then the two of us will fight each other on the battlefield!
Cersei killed Robert ahead of time when he knew he knew.
Because in King's Landing, Eddard's rights all come from King.
After killing Robert, Cersei should immediately take down the Eddards, or at least keep him under control.
But Cersei doesn't.
"Game of Thrones" 1st Stage debut of the power struggle drama - "Eddard vs Cersei", the two protagonists are power struggle novice, and Tywin, Varys, Littlefinger, Prince Martell, Highgarden Old Rose Compared, these two people can be called chickens pecking each other.
Cersei's Gongdou skills are full, but Chaodou skills are very trendy.
Eddard, after all, has experienced the "Battle of Usurper" that overthrew the Targaryen Dynasty, and has some knowledge and a certain political sense.
Seeing the tragic death of a good friend on the second day when oneself gave Cersei the last notice, I immediately understood that oneself killed my friend.
Under grief and remorse, he decided to use his life to maintain the "Baratheon Dynasty" of his friends.
Eddard was mortal by then, but he didn't want his two daughters to die with him.
So he couldn't bear it, and planned to steal his two daughters to the fast ship that had been prepared for a long time. When they left King's Landing, he would fight with Lannister alone, either the fish dies or the net splits.
Not to mention, the Early-Stage where King was killed, Eddard really has the capital to work hard.
Because Renly, Varys and the others were planning to support him, even Littlefinger, who had secretly pitted him with blood, didn't want him to fall right away.
Those people do not support Eddard's justice, but for the consideration of political balance. Once Eddard falls, the next Hand of the King must be full of military, financial, power fighting, palace fighting and other skills. Point of Duke Tywin.
It's a pity that Eddard justly rejected the advice of all those who rely on oneself, King's third brother Duke Renly had to run away, Varys never dared to see him again, Littlefinger simply took refuge Cersei.
At this time, Eddard is still a sure-fire ending, but he has already come to his senses: all my friends are in Hell, am I still afraid of death?
It has to be said that Eddard's ability to hide secrets is still very strong if he wants to.
Just as he hid Jon Snow's background from everyone, including wily old fox's Varys and Littlefinger, he also hid almost everyone in King's Landing about his plans to sneak his two daughters away .
Then his eldest daughter Sansa came out to cheat, and the night before she left, she secretly ran to see Cersei and told her all about oneself leaving - Sansa of Early-Stage is typical The aristocratic nympho Maiden, she loves the handsome little brother, and Joffrey is very handsome, she is reluctant to leave...
Cersei woke up suddenly, took Eddard on the second day, and put him in the dungeon.
Eddard's men were all killed, the Tower of the Hand was bloodbathed, only Sansa and her maid Jeyne survived, and Arya was on the streets.
Eddard is already dead, and is not afraid of being thrown into a dungeon, but with two daughters in the hands of Cersei, he has to give up his honor for the second time in his life.
For the sake of her daughter, confessed to the people of King's Landing at the Great Sept of Baelor: oneself committed treason and Joffrey is a legitimate King.
——According to the agreement with Cersei, when he surrenders and admits defeat, Joffrey will let him put on a black robe and go to the Wall to be Night's Watch, but Joffrey is too crazy, temporarily regrets it, and cuts in front of Sansa up her father's head.
Sansa not only pitted her father, but she also had to bear a large part of the responsibility for a series of tragedies in the Wolf Family.
How many stupid things did Catelyn do to save her?
Okay, after Eddard's death, let's talk about other major events.
After Eddard was imprisoned, four Kings rose up at once:
King in the North Robb, who wanted to avenge his father, owned North and Riverlands, wolves and trout;
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Joffrey, King Robert's cheap son, Crownlands and Westerlands, Lion;
Robert's Second Brother, Duke of Dragonstone Stannis, Dragonstone and nearby islands, Lord of Light's red heart + stag ;
Robert's Third Brother Renly, Storm's End Duke, Stormland and Reach, Golden Rose and Crowned Stag;
Seven Kingdoms only Dorneland and Vale of Arryn are not involved, But Dorne House Martell and Lannister have a blood feud, Rhaegar's wife Elia is Princess Dorne, she and her two children died tragically in the hands of Tywin.
Although Vale of Arryn is controlled by Catelyn's biological younger sister Lysa, and theoretically belongs to Robb's side, Lysa only listens to Littlefinger's words.
Among the four forces, Robb's paper force was the strongest, and the huge network of "'wolf + fish + eagle (Vale)' + deer" established during the battle of Usurper was not completely broken - in the naive Robb and Catelyn seem so.
But the turmoil itself was caused by Lysa's madness - Lysa killed oneself's husband, but told the elder sister that Lannister killed him - "Eagle" has already left the alliance first.
Mentioning Lysa, I have to complain, Eddard Stark's marriage is like this: I married my sister-in-law, my Adoptive Father married my sister-in-law, and I became brother-in-law with my most respected Adoptive Father , I am very happy to kiss and kiss, but my sister-in-law is my wife's licking dog.
"Third Stag" Renly would be happy to continue with the previous league, but "Second Stag" Stannis is a loner and can't guess what's on his mind.
Second Stag said "I don't want to be king, I don't want to be Child of Prophecy, why are you forcing me" while gnashing teeth younger brother.
Well, as I said before, Lord of Light R'hllor is one with two sides, both the Fire God and the devil who controls the shadows. His Priest has the Blood Sorcery who controls the shadows to kill.
Red Woman's shadow devil seems to be more perverted than Shikamaru Family's shadow magic -- when the shadow cuts Renly's throat, he is equipped with a full set of throat armor, steel essence throat armor that can't be cut by an axe , the shadow tore through the thick steel plate like slitting thin paper.
Third Stag finished apprenticeship
The "Crowned Stag +Golden Rose" alliance under his command was disbanded, the "Bucks" returned to Second Stag, and Golden Rose became a wild state.
Second Stag, after becoming the "Bucks" leader, not only rejected Robb's major league, but also ordered Red Woman to curse Robb with Blood Sorcery - not sure if Robb's death had anything to do with it, but cursed by the Red Woman Joffrey, Robb, Balon, all violent death.