A Song of Ice and Fire: The Magic Empire of the Plane Where the Song Begins

Edge stated the ultimate goal of the meeting:

"I'm going to ask you to apply before the king to let Jon get your surname and make him a Stark."

Edge's proposal is feasible. The status of illegitimate children in Westeros is very low, and even the surname can only be used by the place of birth. Born in the north is Snow (Snow), and born in the South Dorne region is used Sand.

Jon was actually born in the South, so in the TV series, after Bran saw the birth of Jon Snow with his green vision, he immediately thought that Jon should change his surname to Sand, but only later did he know that Rhaegar stopped his wife and remarried, It belongs to a legal marriage, so Jon is not an illegitimate child, and the surname should be Targaryen.

As I mentioned just now, although the status of illegitimate children in Westeros is very low, some great nobles can make requests to the king of King's Landing when their illegitimate children have high merits, or they are recognized by themselves, or they have no legitimate heirs. Give your surname to an illegitimate child.

But there are generally very few people who do this, because it will cause a lot of problems within the family. First, it is an insult to the wife of the first wife. Second, although the illegitimate child who has obtained the surname has more inheritance rights than the heir, the illegitimate child who has no inheritance rights is not inherited. It has become a competitor that threatens the direct son, which may cause disputes within the family. Moreover, even if there is no direct son, then the nobleman's younger brother could have inherited the family, but was snatched away by an illegitimate son, which could easily trigger conflicts. ; The last point, the king will not necessarily agree, and generally the king will charge a lot of fees. Therefore, few nobles will apply for surnames for illegitimate children.

Historically, the Targaryen family once gave the king's illegitimate sons the surnames of Targaryen for a period of time, but later the illegitimate sons rebelled and initiated a great turmoil in the Targaryen family. Reduced, began the decline of the Targaryen family, and since then, the surnames given to illegitimate children have become less and less.

In the original book, only Roose Bolton of the North, after his mutiny and became the new Duke of the North, applied to the king when he had no heir and his illegitimate son Ramsay Snow had contributed a lot in the rebellion. It gave Ramsay the surname of Bolton, the hated "little thin skin".

Of course, the result of that time was not good either. After old Ruth Bolton's newly married wife gave birth to a son, Ramsay's inheritance rights fell behind. Impatient Ramsay immediately killed old Bolton and his own son. Brother, hurry up and inherit the position of Duke of the North. It can be seen that there is a certain risk in giving illegitimate children a noble surname.

So Eddard Stark was taken aback when he heard Aiqi's plan, he hadn't thought about it at all before. On the one hand, I tried my best to keep Jon out of King Robert's sight. On the other hand, my wife had always had a thorn in her heart because of the illegitimate child. Possibly, so Ed subconsciously wanted to refuse.

At this time, Aiqi persuaded:

"Actually, you don't have to worry, it's very feasible.

First of all, you have just taken office as Prime Minister, and Robert himself trusts you very much, and this little thing will follow you.

Secondly, your reasons are very good. Generally speaking, there is no reason not to give illegitimate children a surname, but your reason is ready-made, because Jon happens to be in the Night's Watch, no matter how rotten the Night's Watch is now, on the bright side and in legal terms, At least it is a symbol of glory like the Royal Forest Army.

And basically every generation of the Stark family will send an uninherited heir to the night watch. Generally, the eldest son inherits the family business, the second son assists, and acts as the second heir in the event of an accident of the heir, while the third son will often be Send it out and reduce the threat of inheritance.

Just like your younger brother Bunyan, it was the third son who joined the Night's Watch (Ed was the second child, the eldest was killed by the Mad King, and the typical second son's spare tire came in handy).

Look at your next generation, Rob is your heir, the original second son Bran is now paralyzed from the lower body, it is difficult to travel the duties of the second heir, so the third son Rickon can not easily leave, join the night watch Or the school city.

In this way, Jon Snow is the heir of this generation who can legitimately represent the Stark family in the Night's Watch, and you can use this reason to apply to the king to give Jon the surname Stark.

And because Jon has already started to serve on the Great Wall of Beijing and can't leave his post, he can't come to the capital now, so he doesn't have to enter the king's line of sight, and all ceremonies can be performed on the Great Wall of Desperation.

You also don't have to worry about the inheritance rights. The illegitimate sons who get their surnames are of lower status than the first-born sons. In addition, Jon joined the Night's Watch and gave up all inheritance rights when he took the oath, so there is no problem.

As for Mrs. Caitlin, I guess you still won't tell her the truth, but it doesn't matter, you can say that I asked you for it. For the sake of my treatment of Bran, Catherine should be able to tell her the truth.

This is your chance to make up for your nephew. Jon lost his own surname, was treated as an illegitimate child, had been stared at for more than ten years, and could not know his true identity.

Although it's all doomed that he can't live as a Targaryen, let him live as a Stark. Do you have the patience for your nephew to carry the surname 'Snow' for life? Do you feel worthy of the dead Lyanna Stark? "

Ed had to admit that what Edge said was very reasonable, and the reasons and feasibility analysis were well-founded. Finally, he mentioned his sister Lyanna, which reminded Ed of the time when the brother and sister were together. If he really ignored Jon, he wouldn't have the face to see his sister after he died.

And the eldest son Rob has always had a good relationship with Jon. If Jon was given the name of Stark, Rob would not object.

Recalling that his younger brother, Bunyan, also got the position of the Ranger Leader in the Night's Watch with his support, do you want Jon to be helpless after giving up everything?

Ed was unable to speak for a long time, thinking over and over again in his heart.

In the end, I felt that I would be really sorry for Lyanna and Jon if I didn't do anything. As for my wife... She must understand her, and now the two are equivalent to being separated. There is something that Caitlin can't express. Now, Ed thinks the plan is feasible.

So, Ed and Aiqi discussed some specific details, Aiqi meant everything as soon as possible (because you will be beheaded for treason in a few months...), the ceremony was held at the Great Wall of Despair, everything Keep it simple.

Then the two separated satisfactorily. When I left, Aiki was very ashamed, after all, he wanted to let Jon use Stark's name to inherit the status of the king of the north after the fall of the Stark family.

Jon's Night's Watch will protect him when House Stark is liquidated, just as the old maester escaped the purge of Targaryen; when it's time for someone to carry the Stark banner , UU reading www.uukanshu.com everyone's first choice will not be the three fools who married twice or Bran who became the three-eyed crow, but the heroic Jon.

In the original book, what Jon can do in the name of "Snow" is definitely better now in the name of "Stark".

Ai Qi is having fun with people here, but in fact he is thinking about the interests of the other party after his death, which is a bit sinister, but this is the true meaning of the game of thrones, there are no permanent friends or enemies, only permanent interests, like Ed. The honest man is always the loser in such a struggle.

The story is that Eddard applied to the king the next day to let his illegitimate son inherit his surname Stark.

King Robert was very surprised, but Ed's reason was very good, and Robert always knew that Ed was in love with the mother of this illegitimate child (nonsense, that was his sister and your fiancee back then), and Robert didn't care about this little thing, Even the handling fee was saved, and the etiquette officer was immediately sent to the Great Wall of Desperation to preside over Jon's surname ceremony.

As for Caitlyn's reaction after hearing it, Edge didn't care.

The emcee of ceremonies rushed to the north after more than a month. At this time, Jon had begun to have a certain prestige among the night watchmen. The new people regarded him as a good brother. For various reasons, most of the upper-level people were very optimistic. Jon.

On this day, news came suddenly that Jon was given the surname Stark by the king. Everyone sighed that Jon's life was good, and they were more optimistic about Jon's future. Jon was stunned by this sudden surprise, and in Ai When De's letter learned that Aiki was the one who made all this happen, Jon was even more impressed with Aiki, and vowed to repay this kindness. But that's all for later.

At this time, Edge had just separated from Eddard, opened the portal, and returned to Westeros.