[Serious] The Story

[John 6IX Breezy]

This wasn't an uncommon way to narrate politics at the time or in the culture of origin.

Aside from the fact that you're putting the cart before the horse when you say at the time. In order to avoid base rate neglect, you not only have to show that it was common to write in such a style, but also that it was uncommon to write in a regular, more direct manner.

ps. As to forgery, every reference to Daniel in the second century and thereafter is treating him like a real person that underwent real events. Unless the conspiracy runs much deeper and everyone that references Daniel is playing along, you are committed to the fraud narrative. Because it doesn't sound like anyone knew he was a fictional character created to narrate the politics of the time.