Chapter 391 Yes, Ido.
Raven did not go to see Anthony.
The moment he stood in the accusation seat, he had completely stood opposite to Lei Wen.
The key to this trial lies in the Chief Justice of the Empire, His Excellency Dunlup, in the center.
History is inertia.
Before the Third Keynesian Dynasty, the empire had nearly 400 years of history of aristocratic co-governance, known in history as the "Keynesian Republic".
Even though the royal power has been back for more than 120 years, some things are still soaked in the bone marrow of the empire.
This includes the particularity of the Chief Justice of the Empire.
Not enthroned by the king, but is elected by the aristocratic council. Once he takes office, he will not step down for his life, he will not have any titles or any other position.
In the empire, the highest achievement that a civilian could achieve in his life was the Supreme Court of the Imperial Court.
His right to interpret the law has now been divided by the royal power, but his right to judge the case is still firmly in his hands.
In other words, as long as Raven can refute Anthony's crimes on him, he can cleanse his crimes.
"The accusation requires evidence." Justice Dunlup said: "Marteur Anthony, do you accused Baron Raven of these five crimes, and there is evidence?"
"Of course!" Anthony said loudly, "I am the first witness."
There was a little noisy in the court for a while.
Anthony's five accusations just now were louder, and the first two were more eye-catching.
Everyone wants to know why Raven was "abuse", but Anthony wants to be the first to testify!
Amid the noise, Anthony walked to the witness stand, cleared his throat and said: "First of all, I want to ask the judge and the gentlemen and ladies present to forgive me. I did not accuse Lei Wen of the charges in the order of previous charges."
"Because when I came, I saw a scene that could not be tolerated by any upright!"
"Outside Samur Palace, there were people waving flags and shouting for Lei Wen, calling for grievances and grievances."
"It is enough to show how defamatory this person is!"
"And the starting point of all this is the so-called 'war achievements'."
"I stood here to break his lies, reveal his true face, and let everyone realize what kind of inferior noble he is!"
Lei Wen, who was originally sitting in the dock, straightened up.
If you want to completely defeat a person, you must defeat his foundation.
Military achievements are the foundation of Lei Wen's establishment and the confidence he has refused Pei Dinan to win over.
Anthony is really prepared!
"First of all, it is important to be clear that the attacks Raven launched on the Principal of Aivol have not been subject to any express, implied or direct permission from me."
Anthony took out a document: "This document is an order I issued during the locust plague in the Nord Province. At that time, Raven was indeed asked to command the military power of the five northwest counties in the Nord Province, but that was just an emergency strategy."
"And Raven actually relied on my trust in him and used this expired document to forcibly control the military power of the five northwest counties!"
"This shows how bold this person is!"
On the bench, Dunrupp looked carefully at the order issued during the locust plague and turned his attention to Raven: "Baron Lei Wen, do you admit this?"
Leven said: "I admit that there is indeed this fact, but..."
"You just need to say yes or no, now is not the time for you to speak." Justice Dunlup interrupted Raven coldly.
As a free man, he naturally dislikes all nobles; he claims to be an elite, and he also contempts most of the people who are used to blind obedience.
Anthony's accusation grasped these two points and successfully made him feel disgusted with Lei Wen.
But the Supreme Court would not handle the case entirely based on his own prejudice: "Marteur Anthony, this court has already known that Baron Raven is suspected of disobeying the order, and this move is indeed like treason."
"However, from the result, Baron Raven defeated Aivol, in fact, and gained diplomatic initiative for the empire. It would be too harsh to attack it with this point."
Anthony said: "This is exactly what I will say next."
"Leven's attack on the Principal of Aivol this time was not to relieve the empire's worries, but instead put the empire in a greater passive position."
"The compensation of 10.77 million gold coins made the treasury empty; only 7% tariffs made us have to face the dumping of goods from the Insa Empire."
"It seems that the truce is still left on the empire's body, causing the empire to continue to bleed!"
"The compensation of 10.77 million gold coins has made the treasury empty; only 7% tariffs make us have to face the dumping of goods from the Insa Empire."
"It seems that the truce is still left with a dagger on the empire's body, causing the empire to continue to bleed!"
"Next, please allow me to submit my second certificate!"
It was a thick stack of documents with black cover.
The document was sent to the judge's bench, and another document was sent to Lei Wen under the instructions of the judge.
"This certificate is enough to show that the Empire was ready to annihilate Insa's troops long before Levin took action without authorization."
"It was because Levin attacked Evor without authorization that Insa's vigilance and put this originally perfect plan into vain!"
Amid Anthony's accusation, Raven opened the document to watch, his brows first frowned, and then sneered.
It describes in detail the changes in the situation of the empire on the front battlefield before the armistice, and explains a tactic that was allegedly predicted by the "at that time" of Insa's movements.
The core of this tactic is to mobilize the core troops of the four provinces around Brad Province, mostly facing Insa, and then send troops to carry out an encirclement counterattack by Yan Naigar City.
A detailed sand table deduction diagram is also included, which describes various possibilities, and the conclusion is that the empire will definitely win.
But Lei Wen can see many of the loopholes at a glance.
The most prominent point is how to complete this so-called encirclement.
Insa is a full cavalry and does not lack air force. If a small group of troops hide in the forest and lie out at night, it may be hidden from their eyes and ears, but more than 100,000 troops in the four provinces will not be able to have any suddenness.
And how to coordinate and organize and dispatch such a large-scale encirclement and suppression is an insurmountable obstacle.
Do you dare to do this, just wait for each one to be defeated!
But Lei Wen can see it, but it doesn't mean that everyone can see it.
This document is rigorous enough, and it is obviously a master of experts. Aristocrats who can only talk about war on paper are easily fooled, let alone laymen who have never been on the battlefield.
For example, Justice Dunlup.
After reading the documents, he discussed with Prime Minister Hamilton and Cardinal Morrenzo next to him, his eyes looking at Raven became colder.
"This court has fully understood this accusation." Dunlup said: "Marquis Anthony, do you have anything else to add?"
"Yes, this involves Raven's next crime." Anthony continued: "That is, the unforgivable and brutal crime he committed against the Principal of Aivol, among our friendly neighbors and the city-states of Fedon." "I have the honor to invite His Excellency Quentin, the Grand Marshal of the Principal of Aivol, and ask the judge to allow him to testify in court!" Dunlup nodded in agreement, the door opened, and Quentin appeared in the court.
He looked a little frightened.
Growing in Aivol, he believed that the most prosperous city on the continent is Blue Castle, and the Posa Palace is the most magnificent building on the continent.
But after arriving at the city of Naigar, he realized how ridiculous his knowledge was and truly realized the power and terror of the Keynesian Empire.
He had been there for a month and had already adapted. However, after coming to Samur Palace and entering the courtroom, he still felt a little nervous.
Soon, the tension and fear disappeared.
Because he could see that the man who broke through the Principal of Aivol and completely shattered the dignity of the entire Principality has now become a prisoner.
This is simply a pleasure never had.
You have today too! "His Excellency Quentin, please make a true and credible testimony against Baron Raven's crimes." Justice Dunlup said in a deep voice.
Qentin nodded vigorously, stood in the witness stand with his head held high, and suddenly felt a sense of dominance that held Raven's life in his hand.
He was ready to push Lei Wen down the abyss with his own hands.
"I feel very complicated when standing here today."
"I want to thank the Keynes Empire, thank you for your fairness and justice, which gives me the opportunity to stand here and fight for a little fairness for my motherland."
"Barrevan, I have done so many terrible things to our land."
"I can understand that war should be like this."
"But, it shouldn't be true, and Raven shouldn't have done those cruel evil deeds!"
Qentin was just memorizing the manuscript.
But as he spoke, Quentin recalled the humiliation of Blue Castle being broken, recalled the clown-like performance of Ever VIII, and recalled his past as defeated as a wild dog in front of Raven.
Complex emotions surged into his heart, making him cry:
"After defeating our army, he would cut off the heads of the dead, pile them into a pile of spires, let their bodies be exposed to the air, and be bitten by crows, wild dogs, and insects and ants!"
"And Lei Wen even gave it a name, "Jingguan"!"
"Our men are still young men, but because they refused to surrender to him and refused to serve under his command, they would be chopped off their thumbs, and their thumbs were piled up into mountains!"
"There is a family behind each of them!"
"Not only that, Raven also burned and killed and looted soldiers in Aivor, demolished our houses, killed our civilians, and insulted our women. These one by one, each one has records, and every one has evidence!"
The emotion of this speech is so sincere, Quentin has prepared to accept the sympathy of the audience's attendees.
However, after stopping, the scene was as quiet as a library.
Judge Dunlup's expression was not fluctuating at all.
Anthony saw it and scolded Quentin for being stupid.
Originally, there was no issue of cutting off the fingers of prisoners, nor was there any section on burning, killing, and looting.
The real focus is Lei Wenduilui's "Jingguan".
We should emphasize how unprecedented Lei Wen did this, how cold-blooded and ruthless, how cruel and unkind, and how conflicted with the universal values of the human race.
It's better now. Not only did Quentin not expand the content of Jingguan, he also put it first, and the focus was completely biased.
This is the Cairns Empire, not the Principality of Ever.
How miserable the Avor people were to the nobles of the empire? What does it have to do with them?
What's more, it is already a very kind thing to cut off the fingers of the prisoners in the war; and the burning, killing, looting and looting of the occupied land is also part of the war, so it would be strange if anyone else did this.
Didn't you even feel anything about this without seeing the Supreme Court?
Anthony kept winking at Quentin.
It's useful to say something!
Qentin was wrong. He thought that the reason why his words did not resonate was that the Supreme Court did not understand Aivol's state, so he emphasized:
"Of course, I want to point out that Raven only achieved victory after victory after victory when the Principality was not prepared. In fact, Raven played quite hard in Aivol!"
"It was precisely because of the tenacious resistance of our Principality that Raven was angry and committed one evil deed after another!"
As soon as this was said, it immediately attracted a burst of laughter in the court, and even the Supreme Court smiled.
The fight was difficult?
A dignified principality was pushed and occupied by the capital in less than a year. Is this called difficulty?
Many people have a child, which is more troublesome than this!
Lai Wen didn't laugh.
Because only he truly knew that the process of attacking Aivor was far less smooth than the outside world thought.
Seeing that things went against their wishes, Anthony cursed in his heart and quickly spoke: "This accusation has ended here. I want to invite the next witness to appear!"
"He will reveal to us what evil true face is hidden under Lei Wen's seemingly polite face!"
Qentin came out and left the stage in disgrace.
He didn't quite understand until he left. He should have been so powerful that he turned into a clown?
Is I not as good as Lei Wen on the battlefield, and I can’t even do it in court?
But no one noticed Quentin's condition, everyone was looking forward to the next witness.
But as the door opened, the nobles did not see anyone walking in.
Until a short figure stepped on the chair and stood on the witness stand.
Lei Wen's pupils shrank.
Piler!
How could he be here?
Subconsciously looking at the throne where Cairns XVI was, Raven swallowed, feeling a little chilling in his limbs.
Piler can only appear here from the king's instructions.
The real driving force of this trial is the king! ?
No wonder.
No wonder Pei Dinnan and the others gave up their persuasion and stopped the battle; no wonder Anthony dared to accuse him.
It's not that Lei Wen is stupid, but that he didn't think in this direction at all - because doing so would not be of any benefit to the king.
And there is another reason, that is, if all this is really the king's instruction and promotion, then no matter how Raven struggles, the result will not be different.
Keynes XVI may not directly affect the direction of the entire trial.
But with the power of the lord of the empire, what kind of framing can't be done?
The seeds of fear took root in Lei Wen's heart.
Today, he is afraid he will not be able to get out of Samur Palace. "Witness." Justice Dunlupp looked at Pier, with a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes: "If I remember correctly, are you going to accuse Baron Raven of 'abuse'?"
Pier seemed to have plucked up great courage, took a deep breath, and said: "Yes, Lord Judge."
Dunlup said: "So, please tell me in detail."
Piler's hand was placed on the stage, clenched into fists, ten fingers twisted together like twists, his head lowered, his body trembled slightly, and he bit his lips, as if he was trapped in some difficult memory:
"Baron Raven... raped me."
Boom!
It was like a fireball exploded in the court, and all the bystanders were in a blast at this moment!
Even for the nobles in the royal capital, this is really too perverted.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Pier is a man or a dwarf.
How could Lei Wen do it?
Even Justice Dunlup felt a little unbelievable: "Witness, you have to be clear that this is the court, and anything you say will be recorded. Lies here, but you will have to bear major consequences!"
"I understand, Lord Judge." Pier did not look up, but his voice trembled:
"I know what I'm doing."
"This is definitely not a pleasant memory for me, but I must say it out and reveal Raven's true face... Let more people realize what kind of human skin he is."
Dunlup said in a deep voice: "... Then please say it."
"Hu..." Pierre took a deep breath, stood up straight, raised his head, and could see tears that had not been wiped out at the corners of his eyes:
"Originally, Baron Raven was a very upright person in my heart. He would not discriminate against me because of my height and race like many people, but got along very well with me."
"It can be said that after Baron Reven entered the city of Sinagal, we became friends in a short time."
"Until December 3 last year, Baron Reven invited me to his residence in the Emerald Hall for a banquet."
"Now in retrospect, everything that day was abnormal... Without anyone else to accompany him, Baron Reven kept advising me to drink."
"You know, as a dwarf, it is difficult to make friends, and I cherish this friendship with Baron Reven."
"So I drank a lot."
"You know, as a dwarf, it is difficult to make friends, and I cherish this friendship with Baron Reven."
"So I drank a lot."
"I didn't expect that when I woke up, I saw and saw..."
Piler's voice trembled more and more, and tears came out of the corners of his eyes again, but he did not wipe it. He continued:
"Barrel Levin was leaning under me. I was completely stripped naked at that time. I don't know if he added something to the wine, so that I couldn't move."
"But... I could clearly feel that he spread my cheeks-I mean my buttocks, and then began to suck and smell."
"I wanted to resist, but I had no strength at all; I begged, but he turned a deaf ear."
"Then, he took out an oily wooden cone from somewhere and stabbed into my body..."
"It's okay, the witness, this court has already made it clear." Dunlup's face was gloomy, his eyes were full of sympathy for Pier: "No need to continue hurting himself."
Pier's body began to tremble uncontrollably, as if he was fighting a certain instinct, and his face turned pale:
"No, I must continue!"
"I was begging at the time, but he seemed to be getting more and more excited, and just... defiled me."
"I don't know how many times I begged that night, and my body and soul were all torn apart."
"The reason I told the truth was not to make the judge and everyone here sympathize with me, but just to remind everyone."
"Will his skillful technique really only attack me?"
"...I heard that Baron Leiwen is keen on adopting orphans."
The eyes like a razor fell sharply and densely on Leiwen, and the noisy discussion burst out uncontrollably.
"Oh my God, Baron Leiwen looks handsome, but he didn't expect to do such a thing!"
"This... is this slander?"
"How could it be slander? If you were Pierre, would you say this kind of panic?"
"Yes, Pierre is going to take out his heart... Raven is such a scum!"
"A gangster, a rural gangster, barely got into a noble status. Is it strange to do such a thing?"
Dongdongdongdongdongdong.
The Justice knocked the wooden hammer three times to calm the scene down.
He looked at Pier: "Witness, your experience is indeed sympathetic, but the court is the place to emphasize evidence. Do you have evidence?"
"Of course!" Pier wiped away his tears: "I heard it with my own ears. Lei Wen said that he would leave the wooden cone as a collection, and it was in Lei Wen's space ring!"
After a guard stepped down, brought Lei Wen's ring up, and placed it on a magic tray.
The light surged on the tray and the ring showed a unique magical brilliance.
"This kind of glory means that its owner still has a mysterious connection with this ring." The guard introduced: "That is to say, this ring has never been opened by anyone or in any way since its seal."
Dunlup said: "This court recognizes it. Now, please check whether there are any evidence mentioned by witnesses."
The guard took out another magic prop in the shape of a disk and placed the ring on it. As the surging magic power washed away, the mark that originally belonged to Raven disappeared completely.
The next moment, a wooden cone covered with bright yellow and red and black dry blood appeared on the tray.
For a moment, even Lei Wen was a little dazed.
If he hadn't confirmed that his memory was not wrong, he would have thought that this was really done by himself.
But it is meaningless, because everyone present has believed that this is what Lei Wen did.
Including Justice Dunlup, he looked at Raven as if he was looking at a piece of garbage.
In fact, Pierre's own experience is second, and his last sentence is too vicious.
Lei Wen adopted many orphans.
This is just an irrelevant thing in normal times, and it can even be said to be a good thing.
But in the current context, it makes people think a lot.
Lei Wen's "sin" was magnified a hundred times or a thousand times in this instant!
This is completely different from what Raven did in Aivol. After all, it is a foreign country. Even if Raven massacres the city, it has nothing to do with the nobles and the justices here.
However, they all have children.
Lei Wen sat on the chair and suddenly felt bitter.
Piler retreated, and the next witness to appear was Judela.
He walked all the way to the witness stand and didn't even dare to look at Lei Wen in front of his eyes. "Witness, please speak." Dunlup beat the wooden hammer.
"Oh, sorry." Judela came to his senses. His eyes were covered in blood. He wanted to look at Raven several times, but he held back and finally said: "Judge, I will testify here that Raven murdered his uncle Baron Donald in order to obtain the inheritance of the title, and he also wanted to occupy his uncle, Mrs. Denise several times."
What this came was of course another round of abuse of Raven.
After drinking stopped the trouble of the court observers, Dunlup asked again: "Where is the evidence?"
"Baron Donald's body is proof." Judela said.
Anthony immediately submitted an autopsy report to the judge.
The report states that Baron Donald died of a sword injury.
Levin also received a copy, but did not open it to see it, because Donald's body had long been burned to ashes.
His Majesty the King has ordered, what kind of corpse cannot be made?
The charge was convicted and Judela retreated.
Next is the charge of “blasphemy”, the witness is a priest from the diocese of Evor.
No doubt, it is "full facts and solid evidence".
At this point, the fierce discussions of the nobles present were already difficult to suppress.
Everyone of them were filled with righteous indignation, wishing they could rush up and tear Lei Wen immediately.
Some people are even clamoring that there is no need to continue the trial, just execute Lei Wen on the spot!
Dunlupu knocked the mallet four or five times in a row to make the scene completely quiet: "Barley Raven, next is your defense time." "However, I don't recommend that you do too much...explanation. If you directly plead guilty, the court will give you the most lenient treatment at your discretion."
Raiven stood up and stared at Dunlupu: "What does lenient treatment mean?"
Dunlup said: "For your crime, you should have stolen the fiefs and titles, and beheaded as a civilian."
"But if you can confess, then considering the long history of the Griffith family, our court can consider depriving you of your identity and title, not stolen the fiefs of the Griffith family, and allowing you to perform hangs like a noble."
Levin sneered: "Ha, after all, you are going to die?"
"Levin, pay attention to your attitude!" Dunlup knocked the wooden hammer:
"Do you admit it?"Levin only felt depressed in his chest. He lifted his hand wrapped around the chain and unbuttoned the collar, but still felt it was difficult to breathe.
A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and Lei Wen's lips twitched slightly: "Ha... confess?"
"I should confess."
"My biggest sin is to attack the Principal of Aivol and relieve the crisis of the empire."
"Let you guys live to this day, and you can still sit here to accuse me and judge me!"
The scene suddenly became boiling.
Raven refused to stop and shouted: "Anthony, what is the Nord Province governed by you? Don't you know?"
"If I hadn't captured Aivor, with your political achievements in Nord, you should be the one standing in this dock now!"
"And, Duke Pei Dinnan! Why didn't I see you today?"
"You have the ability to do this seemingly meticulous war plan, don't have the ability to come out to face me!"
"And, Duke Pei Dinnan! Why didn't I see you today?"
"You have the ability to do this seemingly meticulous war plan, don't have the ability to come out to face me!"
"What is war? You know better than everyone. Can war win? If so, how could it be beaten to the edge of the province directly under the jurisdiction!"
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"Silent, quiet!" Justice Dunlup almost broke the gavel:
"Baron Raven, since you don't want to confess, then start from the beginning, explain your point of view in turn, and ask the witness again, instead of talking nonsense here."
"This is the sacred court!"
In Dunlup's opinion, this condition was already generous enough, but Raven was not grateful: "The most damn thing is you, Your Excellency the Supreme Justice." "You asked me to explain your point of view, what should I explain?" "I can certainly point out every loophole in physical evidence and point out the flaw in every witness's discourse, but what's the use!" "No matter what I say, it is impossible for you, who have decided that I am guilty from the beginning, to reverse your ideas."
"The 'holy' court is well said, but why can't I see where it is sacred?"
"You hate nobles, you want me to be guilty and to let me die; and these nobles with nobility wished to kneel down and lick my feet when I was in power, and now they regard me as a shame because of my lowly background."
"You work together to put the dirtiest crime on me, and don't care about the truth at all."
"This is not a judgment, this is a murder!!"
Silence became the mainstream of the scene. No one expected that Lei Wen would vent his dissatisfaction in this way.
The nobles present seemed to have been stripped off and stepped into the ground hard. They were both ashamed and angry, but they didn't dare to anger Lei Wen, for fear that he would say anything embarrassing.
Justice Dunlup, who was originally quiet, had a little trembling wrist and breathing blew his beard:
"...Defendant, do you have anything else to say?"
Raven raised his wrist and raised his middle finger at Dunlup:
"Get fuck you!"
Bang!
The gavel fell with unprecedented force, and Dunlup looked around the audience: "Then, since the defendant has nothing to say, this court will enter the final stage."
"Next, please ask three juries to express their opinions."
"According to the convention, let the Prime Minister start first."
Anthony in the accusation table lowered his head.
Lei Wen was crazy. He said so, just begging for death.
For a moment, Anthony even regretted it.
Although Raven caused him a lot of trouble when he was at Nord, Raven was right, his ability to manage the place was indeed very poor.
If Raven hadn't captured Aivor and had he contributed a lot of credit, he would have been rejected by His Majesty the King sooner or later.
However, it has never been a multiple-choice question between Raven and His Majesty the King.
"Prime Minister, please express your opinion." Dunrup said again. "Well, I just thought about it."
The only thumb and tail fingers left in Duke Hamilton's left hand were mopping each other.
To be fair, he didn't want to see Lei Wen die.
As the Duke of the Empire, he knew how great Lei Wen was and how powerful Lei Wen was. He could also see the many flaws in the trial of witnesses and evidence.
This war between the Empire and Insa will never end, but will be the starting point of a series of wars.
The empire also needs military talents like Lei Wen.
However, the promoter of this case was His Majesty the King after all.
His name of Gustav's "second family" has long aroused dissatisfaction with His Majesty the King. Now he has come forward to plead for a military noble, either to win over or to win over. He can't help but not to be suspicious.
What a pity.
"Although Baron Revin conquered the Principality of Evor, the crimes he committed cannot be denied and argued, and his attitude of confessing guilt is also bad."
"So, I agree with the judge, and the most severe punishment should be imposed on Revin."
Dunlup said: "The Prime Minister summed it up very accurately."
"Next, let us invite His Majesty the King to express his opinion."
In the court, warm and solemn applause rang out.
When the applause stopped, Keynes XVI's voice sounded: "Actually, I have a little different view on this case."
"Just say, the first Anthony accused Raven of the point that Raven did not send troops without authorization, but in fact it was not the case."
"Because, Raven personally ordered him to carry out this action."
After a brief silence, the tsunami-like discussion filled the entire court.
No one could have expected that His Majesty the King would stand by Lei Wen at this time!
Judge Dunlup was so shocked that he even forgot to knock the gavel.
Dunlup said until the discussion was a little rested, "If so, why didn't Baron Raven tell the truth?"
"This is a secret order, and of course the secret order cannot be known." Keynes XVI said slowly, "If Baron Raven doesn't say it, this shows his loyalty even more."
"But..." Dunrup still couldn't believe it: "Where is the evidence?"
"Dare you accusing me of lying?" asked Keynes XVI. "This..." Dunrup was in a dilemma for a moment.
Keynes XVI slowed down again: "Haha, just ask casually, don't be nervous."
"Of course there is evidence, Pier, give it to the Supreme Justice."
Pier, who had already left the scene, came out of the corner and placed a document in front of Dunlup.
The light steps didn't look like they were psychologically traumatized at all.
Dunlup's face changed a few times, and he finally said, "...but even so, it cannot be said that the other four charges are not valid!"
"They are not valid in themselves." Keynes XVI emphasized his tone: "What does the tragic situation of the Principal of Aivol have to do with our country? Without the war I instructed Raven to launch, I don't know when the victory or defeat will be decided on the front battlefield, and the empire will be dragged into the quagmire."
"Do you know how much the Empire has to pay for every year? At least 60 million gold coins, 10 million gold coins per year are relatively nothing."
"Levin's murder of Donald is even more nonsense. The autopsy document can only show that Donald died in an accident. How can it be proved that Levin took action?"
"Blasphemy accusation - On the battlefield, there are already surprises. Since the priests of the Church of Light choose to join the war, they must be prepared to die in battle.
I have not yet protested to the Church of Light!"
"Ah..." Keynes XVI relaxed and changed into a slightly more comfortable position: "As for Pier's accusation against Levin, I want to apologize here."
"This is just a drama that Pierre's new rehearsal, and I ordered him to test the results."
Pierre stretched out his arms, bowed deeply to everyone, with a funny smile on his face:
"Thank you for your appreciation."
"No, if this is fake, what's going on in the evidence in Raven's ring?" Dunlup asked.
"Oh, this is just a little trick of mine." Pier reached out and knocked on the table in front of Dunlup: "Look, what's in the table?"
Dunlup reached into the table and took out something. After seeing what it was, he screamed and threw it on the ground with a strange cry.
Everyone looked at it and it was the blood-stained wood cone that had appeared before!
Laughtering!
Dunlup couldn't laugh.
He only felt extremely angry and humiliated.
This is the Supreme Court, and as the Supreme Justice, he has devoted his life to the law.
Now, this nationally striking trial has become a farce!
What is he? Is he a clown for people to have fun! ?
Dunlup knew why Keynes XVI did.
The young and powerful king cares about loyalty the most.
Keynes XVI will use this trial to tie the new star Raven firmly to his chariot.
It is also an opportunity to see clearly the attitudes of the high-level nobles of the empire. Who is loyal and who will go against him.
Within His Majesty the King, there is no good result, but at this moment he only had one thought in his mind -
This is the Supreme Court, and the dignity of the law cannot be desecrated!
Dong!
The wooden hammer rang, and Dunlup straightened the silver crown on his head: "Next, please ask the Cardinal, Duke of the Empire, and Lord Morrenzo to express his opinions on this trial."
"Dunlup, am I not clear enough?" Keynes XVI said in a frivolous tone:
"Rayvin is innocent, and now he can be declared acquitted."
Dunlup said with a hard neck: "The trial is not over yet."
Keynes XVI already had anger in his tone: "You are going to disobey my orders?"
"Don't dare, the entire Keynesian Empire belongs to Your Majesty, how can I disobey your order?" Dunlup said word by word:
"But to rule an empire, you must not only have strength, but also have laws. If everyone ignores legal procedures, how can you get the status?"
"Since the trial has begun, then you should complete it seriously. This is how I can loyal to the empire and His Majesty."
The scene was silent, and even Hamilton looked at Dunlup with a little shocked and suspicious expression.
Dunlup, how dare he contradict His Majesty like this!
"...His Supreme Justice, what he said is reasonable." Keynes XVI said in a cold tone: "Since that's the case, then continue to hear the trial."
Long time when Dunrup was stinging his neck and Keynes XVI was on the top, Raven realized that the trial was not over yet.
The trial continues now, which makes Lei Wen's heart rise again.
If it is in normal times, Lei Wen respects such people who maintain the dignity of the law.
But now, he wishes that the world is full of corrupt officials, filthy officials and slanderous officials.
Cardinal Morrenzo, who had always been observing silently, cleared his throat and finally spoke: "His Majesty the King had made a strong rebuttal for Baron Reven."
"But this does not mean that Baron Reven was accused of is really not valid."
"Originally, I thought of being a noble who has been on the way from the First Dynasty to the present, and hoped to leave some decency for Baron Reven, but now, in order to maintain the justice of the court, I have to tell the truth."
The sound was calm and gentle, and it sounded in Lei Wen's ears, but it seemed like his nails scratched the glass.
Raven stared at Morenzo coldly.
Where did I offend you? I still want to try to kill me?
Morenzo smiled softly at Reven.
He actually didn't care whether Lei Wen died or not.
What he cares about is the future development of the Church of Light.
Keynes XVI now plays the high-level nobles of the empire in the hands of the hands of the ambitious people, which is a great shock to those with ambition.
But at the same time, it will inevitably make people who are loyal to the empire feel disappointed.
If Lei Wen survives, then it’s all you and I, everyone will be exposed. Except for Lei Wen lost some free time, no one will lose.
But if Lei Wen died, it would be completely different.
Perhaps His Majesty the King is magnanimous enough to not care about Hamilton's completely opposite attitude to him; perhaps Prime Minister Hamilton knew that this was His Majesty the King's trick and would not complain.
But they represent not themselves, but a large force.
There will always be someone taking advantage of this excuse to cause trouble until an irreconcilable crack was created between Keynes XVI and Hamilton.
So, Raven must die.
Morenzo was also very grateful that he was well prepared.
"His Excellency Bishop, then please condescend to the witness stand to speak." Dunlup said. "I'm not here to testify, but I brought witnesses today." Morrenzo said: "She is the apprentice of Crouch, the next saint of our sect and the 7th-level master of the great magician of Crouch. Now the deacon of the 'Saint Sisters' Association'
His Highness Lux."
The gate opened, as if the sun was leaping out of the mountain, and Lux, dressed in white, walked into the court.
It instantly took away everyone's gaze.
Including Raven.
Her clothes are still simple.
The long golden hair is spread out over the shoulders and gently flutters with the pace.
7 years.
The two have not seen each other for 7 years, but she is still as young as when Raven first met her.
On the beautiful cheeks, a pair of sapphire-like eyes were as calm as a deep lake.
Lei Wen looked around, but couldn't find what he was looking for.
It was a pair of bracelets. The birthday gift that Lei Wen gave her was once inseparable from Lark, but now she is nowhere to be seen.
And her eyes never floated over.
Lei Wen's eyes became complicated, and his heart was filled with mixed feelings.
The Cardinal has no foolishness. Since he will let Lux come forward, it means he is fully confident.
See you in 7 years, maybe it will be a farewell. "May I ask, Your Highness Lux, what crime do you want to accuse Baron Raven?" Dunlup asked. "I'll say it." Morrenzo said: "His Highness Lux, who once served in the Eagle Church, witnessed Baron Raven's various actions."
"Although she was blinded by Raven's lies because of her youth and ignorance, she can now see through Raven's lies and shamelessness back then."
"So, today, His Highness Lux will prove how Raven killed Count Donald; how he used horse thieves to intimidate the people; and how he colluded with the Death Hand Clan to control the Bone Dragon, and earned himself the first wave of reputation, territory and wealth."
Colluded with the Death Hand Clan.
This accusation is more serious than all the accusations that Lei Wen faced before.
Once it is confirmed, not only the empire's laws cannot spare Lei Wen, but there will be no place for Lei Wen to live in the entire continent.
Keynes XVI no longer had any excuses or reasons to protect Raven.
Keynes XVI on the throne clenched his fists secretly. He did not expect that the stage he carefully arranged would finally let the Church of Light sing the protagonist.
We will settle this account sooner or later!
Dunlupp looked at Lux and asked softly, "His Highness Lux, are you willing to testify on the accusations of Your Excellency Morenzo?"
"In the name of the Lord of Light, yes." Lux said quietly.
Prime Minister Hamilton's face looked extremely ugly. The feeling of being led by someone was very uncomfortable. As Prime Minister, he didn't want to watch the empire increase the internal tear, but he couldn't think of a way to stop it.
I could only look at the exquisite and pure Lux as an angel: "As Lord Morenzo said, I once served in the Eagle Church, witnessed the end of Baron Donald's rule and the beginning of Baron Reven's rule."
"At that time, I helped Baron Reven conceal some facts and helped him complete some policies. To be honest, I really couldn't fully understand at that time, and I couldn't see the deep meaning of many things."
"Now, seven years have passed, and I can finally get an objective and true evaluation of Baron Reven from the perspective of a bystander."
She looked directly at Dunlup, her teeth gently opened and closed: "Baron Raven is a wise, kind, heroic, decisive and responsible noble!" Dunlup immediately widened his eyes!
The clouds dissipated from Hamilton's face.
Keynes XVI smiled playfully.
Lei Wen was completely stunned.
"His Highness Lux!" Morrenzo leaned forward and pressed on the judgement table:
"Do you know what you are talking about??"
Give up Raven and use Raven as bargaining chips to increase the internal rifts within the Keynesian Empire were not Morenzo's decision alone, but the consensus of the top leaders of the entire church, and it was also approved by Pope Saint Uban.
Otherwise, Morrenzo would not have ignored Crouch's opinion and transferred Lux to testify.
It has been made clear in advance that if Lux does not speak according to the church's instructions, she will not only have no chance of getting the title of saint, but will also be expelled from the Church of Light!
The price you have to bear is more than that.
Behind Lux is Crouch, and Crouch himself represents a considerable force within the church.
Once Lux is expelled from the church, it will be a major blow to Crouch's reputation and will also shake his entire faction!
Lux stared at Morenzo quietly:
"Mr. Morrenzo, I know very well what I am saying and am willing to bear all the consequences for it."
"Good...good!" Morrenzo almost bit his lip and bleed.
Dunlup was still unwilling to give up: "His Highness, not only Lord Morenzo accused Raven of murdering Baron Donald for the sake of his title, but Baron Judela also made the same testimony. Can you guarantee that Raven did not do this?"
"I can." Larks turned his gaze and continued: "In fact, I personally witnessed Baron Donald's death."
"The Griffith family has a curse of blood. Once they reach the age of 40, they will pass away. Baron Donald was 39 years old when he died."
Dunlup asked, "Then, Baron Donald was cursed to die?"
"Not that." Lux recalled, "In fact, Baron Donald, in order to continue his life, did not hesitate to ask for help from the Black Magic, and even tricked me to Eagle Castle at that time, and wanted to use my life to extend his life for him."
"At that time, he was almost successful. Baron Levin fought back and killed Baron Donald, who had already been demonized, and saved me."
"This is the truth I helped Baron Levin conceal it."
"But I believe that as the Chief Justice, you can understand Baron Levin's intention."
"I don't think that a mortal, in order to defend his or her life, resisted and killed the demonized second-level powerful man, can be regarded as a murder."
Dunlup felt his brain was in chaos, which was completely different from the news he had received before.
The nobles present also began to talk softly.
The story of hero saving beauty is old-fashioned, but it is a scene that every young noble man and woman have ever imagined.
But if such a thing really happens among the nobles, most of the ending will be a disaster.
For a moment, men wanted to be Raven, and women wanted to be Lux.
"His Justice." Before Dunlup asked, Lux took the initiative: "The other allegations of Baron Levine by Lord Morenzo are also false."
"Baron Levine has never used horse thieves. In fact, three months after he ascended the throne, he relied on the castle to fight a bloody battle with the invading horse thieves, defending the weak defense of the Eagle Town and protecting the residents there."
"And collusion with the Death Hand Cult is even more vain - at that time, in the Nord Province, the Death Hand Cult was in chaos. Baron Levine had only 30 cavalry under his command, but he dared to take huge risks and go deep into the battlefield to kill dozens of herders in the Death Hand Cult, and one necromancer."
"The reason why there is no damage is purely due to his keen sense of battlefield and the high combat power of the Eagle Army."
The previous five crimes have been overthrown by Keynes XVI; now Morenzo's new accusation has been completely rejected by Lux, and even turned in a completely different direction.
For a moment, Dunrup couldn't help but start to doubt himself.
Did I really have my preconceived ideas before?
Are there good people among the nobles?
Questions surged to his lips: "His Highness Lux, why do you understand these so clearly?"
"Because these are all witnesses." Lux said: "I personally bandaged the soldiers who were injured and killed by horse thieves and prayed for them personally. I touched the blood on their bodies."
"And I personally participated in and witnessed the battle with the Death Hand Cult. "Dunlup had nothing to say for a moment.
"The facts are quite clear, and Baron Raven is completely innocent." Keynes XVI's voice sounded:
"Now, can the final verdict be made?"
Dunlup held the hammer tightly, looked up at the dazed Raven, and his eyes fell on Lux again.
The lips were stuttering, and Dunlup asked loudly with a hint of reluctance and the last hope: "His Highness Lux, this is the sacred court. Every word you say must be true and without any concealment. This is the order of the court and the teachings of the Lord of Light."
"Now, I want to ask you the last sentence."
"Are you willing to swear to the Lord of Light with your honor, soul, and purity that what you said before is completely sincere and without any falsehood?"
For a moment, the audience's eyes fell on Lux.
Weston and others had hope in their eyes.
Prince Hamilton held his breath.
Keynes XVI held the throne handrail tightly.
Morrenzo's eyes were like sharp knives - now he changed his words, there is still a chance!
But Lux, who had never looked at Raven, turned his gaze on Raven for the first time.
Lucks' heart trembled at the vicissitudes of life and thin face and said softly: "Yes"
"Ido."
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(This chapter ends)