Chapter 498： public trial (1/2)
Lu’an City, on the square in front of the church area, is crowded with people.
It’s been two days since the unprecedented battle, but the whole city is still shrouded in a strange hot atmosphere. For the citizens of Lu’an City, this is the first time they have used their own hands to fight for their second day. The power to go down, for the people from all over the South, the brave, this is the first time they are not separated, regardless of status, not gathered by the lord's whip and sword, and for a great goal Acting today is the day when all their actions bear fruit.
People gathered in the square, each with a high-spirited and eager look on their faces. Their eyes fell on the front of the square, because the high platform was already there, and the high platform was tied to the high and the high. God officials.
The judge has become the abomination of all justice and morality, and the matter itself is enough to stimulate the excitement of many people.
This is a trial, but it is different from the countless heresy trials that Luan City has ever conducted. Its process and form may be very novel and incomprehensible to the locals. It is not a high-ranking priest who is responsible for the crime. It is a three-person trial court composed of a white knight, a judge of Cecil, and an arbitration adviser. In addition to the tri-trial tribunal, there are many jurors sitting next to the high platform:
Some of those people wore robes of the priests, and some recognized them as priests in the chapel of Luan City. These priests were punished with the civilians in the square of the heresy, and they also served as ally when they attacked the cathedral. Roles, so although they are priests, they still have a lot of friendly eyes; the other part is ordinary civilians who are dressed in clean and decent clothes. They are the highly respected people selected in Luan City. Many people know theirs. The face; the last part is the clerk from Cecil.
These people are called "juries", they are witnesses and supervisors of this trial, and they are also representatives of the various levels of the incident.
This wonderful and complicated form of trial has never been seen by Lu’an people, but it undoubtedly reveals a fair and reliable atmosphere. Judges cannot be arbitrary. All laws and decrees are interpreted in court, and people from all walks of life As a witness, to supervise the whole process of the trial, for the Luan people who only know the "hereous trial" for a lifetime, this new "rule" from Cecil even made them feel a little shocked.
For the priests who are tied to the high platform and are awaiting trial, I feel that I am not so good.
These sacred officials who survived to this day almost watched the square below with fear. They looked at the people who could only lie in the dirt in the past. They felt that the people’s eyes even had substantial heat. I burned alive on this high platform.
They were not stoned to death by the violent crowd two days ago, and were not killed by the white knights and the volunteers on the spot. Now they finally realize that they are not lucky because they live, but because they "have another purpose." .
The Cecils let them live to this day, just to let them die today.
"The quiet public trial is now starting."
The "judge" next to the high platform opened. This is a middle-aged administrative officer from the Cecil region. He was a small scholar in the Kant region, but now he is going to trial in the name of Gao Wenda and the people of the South. The fact that the Church of the Light in the South speaks to the people, this fact makes him nervous, trying to hide all the tension and mood swings under the solemn face.
After introducing the trial parties, the members of the trial court, and the jurors in accordance with the Cecil Law, the judge looked at the white knight leader sitting beside him. Because this is a trial involving the church, Wright acts as a Protestant The representative personally came to the trial court and noticed the judge's gesture. The tall and savage "big priest" wearing a white knight was slowly standing up.
There was a slight commotion in the square immediately. Many people saw the white knight in the "Dawn Battle" two days ago. The height of nearly two meters, the mighty white Knight armor, was full of enthusiasm. The sacred light, these distinctive features made Wright impressed in the minds of Lu’an citizens.
Wright sang the square and then looked at the priests in the center of Gaotai. He noticed the fear and tension in the eyes of the latter, but his expression did not change.
He pressed his hand to his chest and solemnly swears: "I am the great shepherd of the Holy Light Protestant. I am here to swear in the name of the Holy Light, which will guarantee the justice and truth of this trial and ensure that it conforms to the sacredness of Cecil. The law, the people will supervise all my words and deeds here."
This "public trial", which will surely be recorded in the annals of history, begins.
At the beginning, many people thought that this trial would be a "prison performance" with an eye for an eye, and that those Luan priests would soon be tied to the firearms and then burned clean by a fire, just like them. It has been done for many innocent people, but in fact, this trial strictly complied with Cecil’s law.
Cecier’s judges and other members of the Trial Chamber clearly and clearly pointed out that a guilty sin of Lu’an priests invaded the people’s property, ruined innocent lives, deceived the people, sacred light... and then one after another familiar or unfamiliar The civilians were brought to the stage by the Cecil soldiers. They went to face to face the priests and confirmed the guilts. The trial court presented the accounts, files and clergy from the cathedral on the spot, especially from the letters of the priests. The "other here settlement order" of the Northern Church to confirm the authenticity of all crimes...
People are paying attention to this trial with a strange emotion. They couldn’t wait to see those Luan priests burned to death immediately. This is a simple and straightforward revenge mentality, but with the trial entering the “in court testimony” "Links, they feel a more powerful emotion than pure revenge.
They want to watch those Luan priests convicted, and after being confirmed all the crimes, they will always be nailed to the shame column.
They want to hear the judges declare that those who have been burned to death are innocent. They want to hear those friends and relatives who have been whipped, be smashed, and sinned.
They don't just want to vent, they don't just want revenge, they want justice.
This is the hardest thing for civilians in this world.
A woman with a foot on the **** was taken to the high platform by the soldier. The woman’s leg was interrupted by the Knights of the Holy See. She asked people to look at her deformed leg and accused the ferocious Chapel Knights just because she accidentally stepped on the pastor. The robe of the robes is the poisonous hand.
An old woman came to the stage with her own son. Her son could not speak because the priest ordered the tongue of the young man to be cut off. The crime was "the sacred words in the original light of the light"...
This trial is destined to last a whole day.
On the edge of the square, on the high wall of the church area, Gao Wen and Amber watched the trial.
"What kind of punishment will those priests be sentenced to?" Amber looked curiously. "I feel that the guilt and evidence are extraordinarily complicated..."
Gao Wen replied casually: "All hanged, there will be no forgiveness."
"...all hanged?" Amber looked at Gao Wen in surprise. "So I said it was set at the beginning?"
"According to Cecil's law, the lightest of their crimes must also be hanged twice, and for the promotion of Protestantism, in order to completely remove the influence of the old church, these dead loyalists can not stay."
Amber reveals its thoughtful appearance: "...you let them live to this day, just for this trial?"
"Yes, it is for this trial," Gao Wen nodded slightly. "And not only must there be this trial, but its process must be strict and fair. Even if every sin of the priest is enough for them to die, they must also be at trial. Only after the end can die."
Amber soon wanted to understand the intention of Gao Wen: "Is it to establish 'order'?"
“It’s true,” Gao Wen said with a slight sigh of relief. “It’s probably the easiest and most venting treatment to directly let those priests be killed by the people and the white knights, or give them a fire directly at the trial. If you do that, it will be no different from the 'heretical trial'. This great battle will also become a savage atrocity. In any case, we must put some of Cecil in the order of the reconstruction of Lu’an City. The idea is passed on to everyone, letting them know that we and the Holy Light Church are different heretical trials that must be completely abandoned."
A voice came from behind Gao Wen and Amber: "So those priests and priests are dead, and they must die after a fair trial. This is the rule you made, is it?"
Amber turned his head and glanced at him. He raised his hand and said hello: "Hey, **** officer."