Rebirth of the Viking King

Chapter 588 9.10 Trial by the Holy See (5)

Chapter 588 10 Trial of the Holy See (5)

The biggest difference between the "Inquisition" of the Western Continent and the court of the Eastern Continent is that the Inquisition is essentially an "outsourced organization".

Rather than being appointed by the king, it is more like a fragile balance reached by various forces when no one can intervene.

Therefore, every time the judge opens a court, a jury must be present.

At the same time, they must follow a set of strict procedures to maintain the fragile balance of "religious law enforcement".

Before being convicted by the judge, Gu Huaian has the right to defend himself.

This right is sacred and inviolable.

Seeing that the hat of "murderer" is about to be firmly put on his head, he knows that he must respond.

Gu Huaian's voice is not loud, but once it comes out, there is silence all around.

An Ruhai suddenly appeared and accused him of his crimes. Gu Huaian did not defend himself, nor did he deny it. In fact, except for a brief moment of surprise, he did not show any extra expression.

This kind of self-restraint alone is better than 90% of the criminals that Chief Justice Ivo has seen.

He directly said the words "alibi", which shows that this person has a very deep understanding of the operation rules of the Inquisition.

As a judge, I must agree to this request.

Nodding gently, the door of the court opened again.

The Inquisition strictly follows the traditional architecture of ancient Greece. The huge frame of nearly 20 meters high creates a feeling of lifelong insignificance. There is a circular skylight on the top, and the flare cast by the sun will flow in the room with the change of time.

At this time, it just shines on the door.

The dazzling sunlight near noon reflects a slightly thin figure, but as he slowly walked into the court, the buzzing conversation stopped.

Because everyone present saw the iconic red robe, the golden crown and the Holy Cross scepter tightly in my hand.

The person who came was a cardinal!

"Lord Euseubi" When Ivo saw the face of the person who came clearly, he couldn't believe his eyes.

He had never expected that the "alibi" mentioned by Gu Changqing would actually bring out such a god.

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Cardinals are also called "Cardinals".

Each of them has divine power, because the Roman Catholic Church stipulates that the candidate for the "Pope" can only be selected from the "Cardinals". Cardinals are like provincial dukes in the kingdom, and each is the highest official of an entire diocese.

And this cardinal, known as the "Saint" Euseubi, has jurisdiction over the land under everyone's feet - Constantinople!

To put it bluntly, the iconic building "Hagia Sophia" in Constantinople is his private property, but because the Pope lives here, he wants to transfer his church.

If he wants to take back his own land, starting tomorrow, Pope Gregory III will have to find another place to live.

"My Lord Bishop"

Seeing this figure, Grand Justice Ivo subconsciously stood up from his seat, completely forgetting the power given to him by the Pope.

Not only him, but all the nobles in the jury stood up and drew the Holy Cross emblem on their chests.

"Under the Holy Light, I swear that every word I say is true."

"May the Holy Lord Christ grant us a fair trial!"

Eusiubi opened his hands, and the rich holy light descended from his head, condensing into the image of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit behind him. Seeing this scene, everyone in the court immediately felt a warmth from the bottom of their hearts.

The mortal nobles who were a little further away even left their seats and knelt down immediately. After all, for mortals, there are not many opportunities to see the cardinal in a sound.

"I can testify for the two East Continent envoys that they did not participate in the murder of the Gannix brothers."

"Because they were at my house after leaving the councilor's family dinner last night. We drank fine wine and shared the experiences of the two diplomats in the East Continent in recent years."

"I have to say that I had a fulfilling night."

Chief Justice Ivo blinked his eyes gently.

Others don't know where the "Saint" Euseubi lives, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know it either.

After giving up the election for the Pope and handing over the "Hagia Sophia", the successful cardinal returned to his seaside villa on the Aegean Sea, living a secluded life alone.

Let's not talk about whether the two legal mentors will go to the bishop's house for a "midnight snack" after eating a bowl of rice. Even if they have this interest, it will take at least a day and a night to reach the village where Euseubi lives after riding a horse out of Constantinople.

What "drinking fine wine" and "sharing experiences" must be the cardinal's nonsense.

But does Ivo dare to question him?

Of course not.

The church was able to take the power of trial away from the Mikhail family because a considerable number of parliamentarians believed that monks and politicians are different.

Politicians can easily sell their souls in order to gain power and benefits.

But monks need to abide by the teachings of the Holy Bishop.

If he questioned a cardinal in court, it would undermine the church's own credibility.

This stupid behavior is no different from self-harm.

Chief Justice Ivo knew that Eusius's sudden appearance was just an opportunity to express his attitude to him.

I will protect these two people.

As a disciple, he must obey.

Dongdong!

Raising the gavel in his hand and knocking twice again, Chief Justice Ivo said to the jury nobles in a deep voice: "Everyone stand up!"

"In the name of the Holy Light, I declare the two East Land envoys not guilty!"

"Tomorrow afternoon, the public trial commissioner will clarify your guilt in front of the St. Sophie Cathedral. We apologize for wasting your time."

"As for the two deceased, Councillor Gannix and Xu Lanying, the city security officer will continue to search for evidence."

"I swear here that this court will give a fair explanation to the two deceased and all their relatives."

"In the name of the Holy Light, may justice last forever!"

These words were said by Chief Justice Ivo in a tone that was almost like reciting. It is conceivable that this has almost become the iconic ending of the Seventh Court of the "Inquisition".

Even as a Catholic, in the big dye vat of power, Ivo is still used to putting on a holy face every day, looking into the eyes of Roman citizens, and lying calmly.

If justice really exists, he should expose the cardinal's lies as soon as possible and raise the flaming sword to pierce his chest.

But he dare not do such a thing anyway.

The appearance of "Saint" Euseubi made him see the situation clearly in an instant. Even if half of the territory was lost, the Eastern Tang Dynasty was still a behemoth dominating the Eastern Continent.

The two diplomatic officials were only from the third rank.

There were at least 800 such officials in the Tang Dynasty.

But they still had such a huge power in Constantinople.

It was really not easy to be defeated by slander and frame-up.

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