Game of Thrones: The Strongest Guoguang

Chapter 26 Mystery of the Alchemist Guild ([-])

So that's how it is.

The Royal Guard, Harwin Strong, was standing in front of a girl, reporting to her a recent hot event in King's Landing.

The girl is holding a quill in her hand, as if sorting out something,
On the other side is holding a delicate dragon egg.

Not long ago, Rhaenyra made an opinion to the Minister of Justice that a large court should be set up in King's Landing to clarify the customs of the king. Any difficult and miscellaneous cases must be tried by the court, and the citizens are allowed to attend.

The law and order and safety issues in King's Landing, a city with a very fast population flow, have always been a hidden danger. Since Rhaenyla has initially mastered the golden robes not long ago and clarified their duties: use them to guard the city and arrest criminals, the judicial process will naturally It must also be established. The previous set of governance methods that favored the nobility must definitely need to be readjusted.

Of course, if you want to conduct a trial by combat, it is also allowed. This is a long-standing custom in Westeros. Although Rhaenyla feels that this is detrimental to the fairness of justice, she still admits it with a pinch of her nose.

And so the new Great Court of King's Landing was erected...on a flat spot under the Rhaenys Hill, and the prisoners and workmen built a new house of cement and stone.

There are no dead prostitutes, mercenaries, and refugees allowed in the city of King's Landing... This is Rhaenyla's point of view.

Now, an abnormal death case is before the court, and this matter has become one of the topics of conversation among the citizens of King's Landing after dinner.

"What does the judge think?"

Rhaenila asked Harwin, currently the Great Court has undergone adjustments, and the Minister of Justice and Rhaenila will select Red Castle officials who are proficient in the law to serve. Of course, through the supervision of the citizens, if there is a problem of dereliction of duty, they will be thrown away. Officials, in severe cases, they will be exiled to the Great Wall or sentenced to be hanged.

"The judge thinks that there may be something hidden about this matter, but the judge noticed that many people in King's Landing think that Tom Thorne is guilty and that he killed someone, so the current situation of the case is confusing."

"Why does the judge feel that Tom the Tailor is innocent?"

Rhaenyla seemed to want to break the casserole and ask the end, and Harwin Strong was not annoyed when he saw this. The princess would pay attention to every major event in King's Landing, instead of being indifferent like before. This has become the norm, and she is asking a real Harwin continued to explain patiently: "First of all, the judge felt that Tom Sosin had no enmity with the murdered Majesh. This is one of them."

"Secondly, although Tom and Majesh had a dispute, the two have no contact other than that, and it seems to be just an ordinary encounter."

"The third is..." Harwin looked at Rhaenyla's face and paused

"The suspect does not seem to have any intention of a fair duel. The judge believes that... this may indicate that he is innocent, because the duel of life and death is the last effort he can make. If he is not hysterical, it means that he may be really innocent. I believe someone can Give him back his innocence..."

Two days ago, Rhaenila convened a group of ministers in the Princess Mansion for a discussion on the Grand Court. She expressed her dislike for the judicial method of dueling. However, her court teacher and one of her capable ministers Brother Ramos, who was one of the first, refuted her and convinced her with factual evidence.

What Rhaenyla read about the fair trial in the book was how this thing could be fair.

However, Ramos explained that dueling is not only popular in Westeros, but also in other regions.

The motivation for judicial duels is not personal vendetta but legal proceedings, the purpose of which is to discover the truth and to achieve justice.Duels were fought between individuals, which helped to prevent group fights and larger military operations, reducing bloodshed, compared to nobles and lords with more complicated backgrounds.

When the powerful and the weak duel, the former's social status is no longer an important factor affecting the outcome of the lawsuit, so the latter has a fairer chance of winning the lawsuit.

Even "Maegor the Cruel" had a fair duel with the knights of the church. Although the church turned its face and refused to recognize anyone after Maegor defeated the church, the mechanism of trial is still widely recognized by the people of Westeros. of.

Rhaenila took the legal system of King's Landing from a modern perspective, so she felt that this method was too ignorant and too random, such as the duel between the Magic Mountain and the Red Viper, when she saw it, she seemed to hold her breath.

The holy duel is not only a judicial procedure, but also one of the teachings of the church that embodies the justice of the seven gods. If this thing is abolished, it is estimated that the church will raise monsters like the Inquisition again. This is also traceable.

In Westeros, people's confidence in judicial duels is amazing. Every time someone duels, the church in King's Landing is full of people.

Rhaenila nodded and thought about it later. Compared with naked atrocities—don’t have any confidence in soldiers, nobles, etc. of this era. Apart from the establishment of the King’s Landing Court, judicial duels are still a relatively civilized legal means of resolving disputes. up.

"However, not having a duel may be because he felt that the Seven Gods would not forgive him after committing the crime." The faint female voice pulled back Harwin Strong's divergent thoughts, "This cannot be the basis for his innocence. Psychology, there are always pros and cons.”

Of course, if he thought that someone could restore his innocence, then the significance of Rhaenyla setting up the Grand Court was right, and the citizens of King's Landing began to have confidence in the judicial process.

Thinking of this, Rhaenyla couldn't help smiling.

"Who is investigating this matter?"

"It's Gordon McCuller in the original gold robe, and he's surveying the scene now."

"Oh, it turned out to be him, so let's see what's wrong with this case. The city of King's Landing is always not peaceful!" Rhaenyla shook her head, still stroking the emerald green dragon in her hand Egg.

Gordon McCuller is an ordinary soldier in the golden robe. He was born in a family of knights. His father was a marginal bachelor who was studying in the management of the Academy City, so he grew up in books since he was a child. .

After leaving his family in the Reach, he chose to travel and became a knight, and was later favored by Daemon Targaryen as a scribe in the gold cloak.

Everything until now, Rhaenyla told the officials and soldiers in charge of legal affairs in King's Landing that when selecting personnel for the Grand Court, Gordon decisively chose to accept the test.

Ranila personally met with these officials, and made an investigation. A total of [-] people were selected to form a court investigation committee to be responsible for the investigation of the case. The suspect can choose to pay for the investigation by hiring professionals, or have When appointed by the court, civilians often choose the latter.

Gordon McCuller is one of the seeds she thinks has performed well. Recently, he is also considered a little popular in King's Landing. He is called "Hell Detective"!
However, Gordon was quite nervous when he was told to take over the case!
In the past, I was responsible for some stealthy, public disputes, and there were not many touching and hurting people. I didn't expect the first case to be this kind of murder case!
But Ranila once told them that experience needs to be accumulated step by step. If there is not enough manpower, transfer people, and if the information is unclear, investigate clearly. King's Landing has 100% trust and support to the officials of the Grand Court.

Thinking of this, Gordon became firmer in his heart, he must find the person who killed Majesh!

Tom Saul, who was silently praying to the Seven Gods in the dark cell, knelt down on the ground at this time, and was also silently chanting: May "Hell Detective" return his innocence.

(End of this chapter)