Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 262: The Love-Hate Story of the Eastern Expedition

"Elena, calm down." Ringol patiently calmed Elena's emotions. "No matter what name Daena gives the child, he will not threaten Rhaena's position. The child will not be a Targaryen, but a 'Water'."

He paused: "Even though his parents are royals."

"But," Elena's voice trembled slightly, "I'm still worried."

How could the princess be at ease? No one could guarantee what would happen in the future, and Aegon's attitude towards Rhaena made it impossible for the princess to be at ease.

"Diana has ruined her own future." Lingol looked at the frightened Princess Elena and sighed to comfort her. "As a daughter of the royal family, she has her responsibilities. Let me think about it, who did the king choose as a husband for his sister?"

"Rhaeg Velaryon, the heir to Driftmark." Elona replied somewhat decadently, "His grandfather is Uncle Joffrey. Among the many candidates, only he and Prince Lucerys Martell are the most favored because they both have dragon blood flowing in their bodies. I don't understand what's wrong with Prince Lucerys and Rhaeg. Rhaeg is young, and Lucerys is not much worse than that bastard Aegon."

"Who else?"

"Ser Robb Arryn, heir to Lord Shuf Arryn, Ser Talys Lannister, heir to Lord Lorien Lannister, Ser Leo Tyrell, heir to Lord Loras Tyrell, and Ser Arthur Dayne, heir to Prince Quinlan." Elena couldn't help but sigh. The group of husbands chosen by her brother for Diana was quite luxurious, except for them.

Dalton Greyjoy, the "Red Monster", also sent his son, the young Dagon Greyjoy, and Lord Cregan Stark also sent his son of the right age, Basilon Stark.

However, the people of the Iron Islanders and the Northerners have always been excluded from the core of the power circle, and their offspring will naturally not be the first choice of the princesses. Even though Dagon is strong, Basilone is also the kind of person with outstanding appearance.

Unfortunately, even though there were many good-looking and talented young men in the husband's group, Diana didn't like any of them and climbed into Aegon's bed eagerly.

Ringol didn't know what to say. Wasn't Diana's action a slap in the face of the great nobles in the country?

It's incomprehensible stupidity.

"The king gave the "Chronicles of the Eastern Crusades" to little Daeron, which means that no matter what happens, he will recognize the legitimacy of little Daeron, and he will always be a true Targaryen."

Ringol explained: "The Chronicles of the Eastern Crusades is a summary of the king's achievements, and his promise represents the continuation of his achievements for the Targaryen family."

Although he said so, Ringol deduced another situation in his mind. If a bastard was born between royal members, people would not believe it even if he was said to have nothing to do with Targaryen. On the contrary, the child's bloodline would become white bread soaked in butter and spices in the eyes of some people.

Especially the succession rights after King Daeron. There is a high probability that something will go wrong.

"So, don't worry, no matter how Aegon treats Rhaena and Daeron, Princess Rhaena is his unquestionable legal wife, and Daeron is his only legal heir."

"I feel a lot more relieved with your words." Elena nodded in agreement. These words from Ringo were what she needed.

As long as Ringol acknowledged that King Daeron's act of giving away "The Story of the Eastern Crusades" was related to little Daeron's inheritance rights and legal status, it meant that the Varese family only recognized this legitimate child with Varese bloodline.

Things are much simpler.

"Go and rest." Ringol nodded. "You can go see Princess Rhaena and the children tomorrow."

Elena nodded and left Ringol's hall somewhat tiredly.

Only Lingol was left in the darkness, his expression becoming increasingly solemn.

The heir and real power holder of the Varese family began to think. King's Landing, the Red Keep, Maegor's Holdfast, King Daeron's study.

King Daeron, with dark circles under his eyes, finally raised his head tiredly from the thick manuscript.

A smile finally appeared on his face, which had not smiled for a long time.

The first draft of this book "Records of the Eastern Expedition" is almost completed.

Darren happily turned to the beginning of the manuscript, examining sentence by sentence the "excellent" work he had painstakingly written over the years.

Darren didn't know how future historians and scholars would evaluate this book.

But he himself really enjoyed it.

No one knows what the first draft of "Records of the Eastern Expedition" was like, because after the work was officially copied and published, the version people saw was very likely to be quite different from the original version.

Because no one believed that the "Dragonheart King", who was a man of great talent, conquered the disputed lands twice, and was unforgettable to the bards and singers of Westeros, would write about himself in this way.

In this book, Daeron personally persuaded the great lords from all over the country, and even under his emotional and logical persuasion, Prince Longzel generously agreed to send the dragon knights of the Vareses family to fight for the king.

Under his personal planning, food and ships were quickly collected, and the army set out for the wild and disputed land.

After learning that the royal army was approaching, the defenders of Rika Lakron not only did not surrender, but instead hung up the flags of pirates and warlords, vowing to make the royal army that had crossed the sea pay a heavy price.

It was Daeron who decisively ordered the dragons to attack, crushing Rikka Lakron's resistance, and sent out dragon riders to explore the terrain and look for opportunities to fight.

After Daeron commanded a small number of troops to defeat the army of the anti-Iron Throne alliance, the royal army encountered obstacles on the shores of Lake Myr. After going through untold hardships, King Daeron finally found a way to break the deadlock.

The giant dragon and the elite infantry destroyed the impregnable fortress, forcing the evil-minded guys to surrender. Unfortunately, they did not appreciate the king's kindness, but instead launched a rebellion.

So they met their end.

Death and Dragonfire.

After referring to contemporary records, later scholars helplessly discovered that the version of "The Eastern Expedition" circulating on the market had significant differences from the actual historical facts - in short, it strengthened the role of King Daeron.

Of course, no one would believe that the great Dragon Heart King would write about his own achievements in this way. But the Eastern Expedition Records is an important historical document written by the person involved.
This makes it impossible for scholars who study this period of history not to love and hate it.
Dragon Nest City, Silver Blood Tower.

Longzel raised his head and looked at Ringol, who walked in quietly, afraid to disturb the children.

"I received the report." Longzel said softly: "Irena is here?"

Ringol nodded and said with some worry.

"Father, I have a bad feeling."

(End of this chapter)