Chapter 126 The Funeral of a True Dragon

The dragon left.

After Longzel took Jakaris's ashes into the sky, Womax did not stay there. The young dragon did not return to its birthplace, but flew to the south, where it built a dragon cave. Perhaps in Womax's eyes, the dragon cave in Dragon's Nest City is its hometown.

The ascetic monk looked at the dragon going away and suddenly stood up: "Brothers and sisters, our king was summoned by the stranger for us. We want to send his majesty on his last journey!" The ascetic monk raised his rosary and shouted loudly to the people present: "Let's follow the prince's dragon!"

"Brother, do you want to let your majesty down?" An obviously older monk stood up with the help of several young people. "In order to prevent you from escorting the coffin to King's Landing, his majesty decided to cremate it on the spot without the help of the Silent Sisters. Do you want to let his majesty's efforts go to waste just because his majesty has just passed away?"

Other people understood the old monk's explanation and began to support the old monk. The ascetic monk quickly realized what the old monk meant. Yes, the epidemic in King's Landing has just subsided. No one can guarantee whether the epidemic will recur after the crowds flock to King's Landing, and no one can guarantee whether there are still patients in King's Landing. Once an accident happens, everything that Jacaerys has worked hard to improve will be in vain.

"I understand, brother, it's my problem." The ascetic monk knelt sincerely in front of the old monk and confessed to him: "May the old woman forgive my stupidity, and may her light guide your majesty back to the kingdom of the Father."

The people slowly dispersed under the leadership of the monks, but they wanted to go home quickly, pray for their deceased king, and pray that the next king would also be a wise king like Jacaerys.

Lord Rosby released a raven to announce that two months after the war, they had lost another king. For this reason, when Grand Maester Mukun later wrote the True History, he hesitated for a long time on whether to call 129 A.C. the Year of Two Kings, Three Kings, Four Kings, or even Five Kings. After all, strictly speaking, there were four monarchs on the Iron Throne in this year, and the crown was worn on the heads of five monarchs. In the end, Grand Maester Mukun still excluded Aegon, who succeeded to the throne, and Viserys, who passed away. Considering the people's love for Jacaerys, and the deification of Jacaerys by bards, ordinary people, and priests during Aegon's reign, Grand Maester Mukun finally decided to open a chapter for Jacaerys alone, rather than listing him with his mother and uncle.

Of course, in the eyes of later scholars, the Year of the Two Kings described by Grand Maester Mukun can refer to Queen Rhaenyra and Aegon the Usurper who competed for the Iron Throne, or Queen Rhaenyra and Jacaerys I. It depends on where the scholar stands.

King's Landing, Red Keep.

This time the ravens flew much faster than the dragons. Grand Maester Orwell, who was released from the Black Prison by Daemon, looked tremblingly at the assistant holding a letter. The environment of the Black Prison severely damaged the Grand Maester's body. His legs were almost unable to move and his eyes were almost blind, but his skills and knowledge were still there, so the Grand Maester was doing the epidemic prevention work during this period. He became weaker and weaker because of this.

The assistant of the "Grand Maester" opened the letter, just glanced at it, and his voice trembled a little.

"What's wrong?" Grand Maester Orwell heard the sadness and disbelief in the assistant's voice. "Don't be impatient, talk slowly." The assistant struggled to hold back his tears. His hometown was in the riverlands. Jacaerys passed by his village when he rode a dragon to uphold justice. Although he had studied in the Citadel, he did not graduate successfully in the end, so there was no need to cut off all contact with his family. The assistant had received a letter from home before, knowing that the king had solved the problem for their village and sent relief.

The assistant was very grateful to the young king, and slapped himself several times in the middle of the night because he had insulted Jacaerys when the usurper Aegon ruled King's Landing.

"Your Majesty. Your Majesty was summoned by the Stranger on his way to inspect the king's territory because of dragon pox." The assistant finally couldn't hold back his tears and said with sobs. Grand Maester Orwell was stunned for a while, and it took a long time for him to relax from the stiffness. The old man took the letter tremblingly. "The Targaryen family has lost another wise king." Grand Maester Orwell sighed and made this evaluation. With the help of the assistant, he slowly walked towards the meeting room, where Daemon was presiding over the meeting.

"Impossible, you're lying to me!" Joffrey rushed to the Grand Maester like crazy and grabbed his necklace, but Joffrey was too small to lift him up. "You're lying to me, aren't you, Orwell, you bastard with a heart eaten by the devil! My elder brother kindly released you and reappointed you as the Grand Maester, but you cursed him, me, me, me." Joffrey shouted incoherently. He was just talking excitedly to Corliss about his plan to develop Tidehead Island, but he was interrupted by the shocking news brought by Orwell before he finished speaking. The boy couldn't believe what he heard.

"Joffrey, calm down." Daemon was the first to come back to his senses. The old prince pulled the 11-year-old boy up from the Grand Maester and asked seriously, "Grand Maester, can you guarantee the accuracy of the news? Joffrey, calm down and let the Grand Maester finish his words." On the other side, Collis hugged his granddaughter, and Benilla looked at Grand Maester Orwell in disbelief, hoping to hear from him that the news just now was false.

But unfortunately, Benilla's hope was ultimately dashed. "It's true, Your Majesty." Grand Maester Orwell was also full of grief. Among the kings of the Targaryen family, only Jacaerys was the most like the recognized wise king Jaehaerys with his own efforts. However, the Seven Gods did not give him more time, which made the Grand Maester very helpless. He even complained about the cruelty of the gods on the way here.

"According to the letter from Earl Rosby, Prince Longzel is probably about to fly to King's Landing." Grand Maester Orwell sighed, "The letter mentioned that His Majesty the King reaffirmed Prince Joffrey's inheritance rights to Tidehead Island and appointed Prince Aegon as his heir. The prince continued to serve as regent and handle the political affairs of King's Landing for the new king. Prince Longzel was responsible for educating Prince Aegon in Dragon's Nest until he was fourteen years old."

Sea Snake Corliss's face changed and he wanted to say something, but the children's reaction was even more intense.

Joffrey burst into tears. Benilla wanted to stand up and say something, but she fell into her grandfather's arms. Grand Maester Orwell heard the sound and hurriedly asked his assistant to take him to check on the queen.

Daemon was also a little stunned. He felt something blocking his chest, making him a little breathless. The old prince was experienced and immediately grabbed a chair beside him and sat down slowly. Scenes gradually flashed through his eyes, including the shy little Jacaerys and his brothers calling him dad, the scene where Jacaerys resolutely proposed to serve as a servant for Longzel, the scene where he taught Jacaerys how to ride dragons and martial arts, and the letters Jacaerys wrote to him after his coronation.

Daemon saw the shadows of his grandfather, uncle, and brother in him. At that time, he almost thought he was going to witness the birth of another wise king. Prince Daemon's ears were left with Joffrey's crying and cursing, as well as countless chaotic sounds, which eventually turned into a sharp cry.

Daemon fainted. Fortunately, Grand Maester Orwell was checking on Bernila who also fainted. The poor Grand Maester dragged his almost crippled legs, looked left and right, and finally woke up the father and daughter.

At this moment, a distant dragon roar came from the sky above King's Landing. Wormisol flew back. The bronze dragon roared over the sky above King's Landing and landed steadily in the huge main courtyard of the Red Castle. The only remaining Kingsguards, Sir Stephen Darklin and Sir Erik Cargall, came to greet them. The two Kingsguards now had vicissitudes of life on their faces. In just four months, they have experienced too much. The brothers who once wore white robes together have died or disappeared. Now only two scarred white knights are left to stick to their posts.

"I'm taking Xiaojie home." Longzel also climbed down from the dragon with a tired face. In order to save his partner some energy, Wormisol deliberately lowered his head as low as possible so that Longzel could get off the dragon saddle smoothly. On his chest hung the urn of Jacaerys, which was made by a carpenter on the spot by splitting a coffin brought by a noble.

Corliss Velaryon was already waiting for Longzel at the door. The old sea snake looked at the box in Longzel's arms with a sad face, but Longzel saw the vigilance flashing in the sea snake's eyes. He couldn't help but secretly admire the old guy's sharpness in his heart.

Has he finally realized that his power is too great? Longzel said in his heart, maybe Daemon also realized it, but his mood now is probably not on this issue. But sea snake, sea snake, the current Velaryon and Targaryen families may only rely on the legacy left by Jacaerys.

Longzel nodded to the sea snake with sadness in his eyes, and then slowly walked into the Red Castle. Led by the servants and nuns with red eyes, he came to the chapel of the Red Castle.

This is also the place where the ashes of kings and royal family members of all generations are laid to rest before being buried. The ashes of Viserys, Rhaenyra, and Rhaenys are now stored here.

Yes, Viserys' ashes are also here. The Green Party only cared about cremating him, but not burying him. They were forced to give up King's Landing by the Black Party, and Rhaenyra, who was focused on making money, also forgot her father - maybe she thought the usurper had buried Viserys.

Daemon hugged Joffrey, who was crying and Benella, who was crying silently, and stood quietly beside the altar where three urns were already placed, watching Longzel put Jacaerys' ashes next to his mother.

The Silent Sisters and the monks came over. They were going to organize the pre-burial ceremony. An important family member was needed to recite eulogies for the deceased and summarize their lives.

Longzier glanced at Daemon, and the old prince sighed and nodded, indicating that Longzier could read the eulogy for the deceased family members.

"Viserys I of the Targaryen family," Longzier looked at the first urn: "During his reign, the kingdom continued the peace of the Age of Centenarians and successfully recovered Dorne. People are grateful for the peace and tranquility when he was there, but he is also responsible for the chaos after his death." Longzier looked into Daemon's eyes, and Daemon nodded. He admitted that his brother brought people peace for a generation, but brewed his own war.

"Princess Rhaenys of the Targaryen family, she was born in blood and fire, and died in blood and fire. She is a true dragon rider, a true warrior, and an uncrowned queen. She laid the foundation for our victory." Longzier looked at Rhaenys's urn and whispered. The sea snake looked at Longzier quietly without speaking.

"Rhaenyra I of House Targaryen, the light of the realm and the scourge of the realm. You won, but you nearly lost everything we won. You have your children to thank for winning back for you." Without the glory of the crown, from now on, only the name of Queen Rhaenyra I will be spread in the history books, and your brother will always be known as the usurper." Longzell said to Renee unceremoniously. Ra's ashes handed down the verdict. Although Damon was still immersed in grief, he still couldn't help but laugh. After all, what he said was the truth. Even Joffrey couldn't say anything. After all, he had complained about his mother countless times. .

"Finally, my Xiaojie, my attendant, and my student." Long Zell did not tell his brother in the end, even though the three brothers will always have two children living with them, and now they also have Xiao Jie. Aegon and Viserys were treated like their own brothers and children. "Jakaerys I of House Targaryen, you have proved with your actions that you are worthy of all crowns. You are a true Targaryen and a true king."

Ronzel finally stood in front of Jakaris's urn, unwilling to move for a long time.

The bells echoed throughout King's Landing again, and this time they were greeted by the cries and prayers of the people of King's Landing who were grateful for Jakaris's efforts.

After the Silent Sisters took away the urn, Long Zell turned back and looked at the people in the chapel.

"Next, it's Little Aegon's turn."

The first update was after I had a bad stomach, and I just recovered. Don’t worry, it won’t be interrupted. The second update is at 11:30, and there will be three updates on the 15th and 16th.