For the first time since the Palaiologos took over imperial power, the Supreme Court admitted all citizens to attend cases. This bloody conflict, which originated between the two classes of the new Senate, is coming to an end. And the scale of the Supreme Court this time is also unprecedentedly large.

Although the Supreme Court has always been the plaything of the imperial power, the atmosphere this time is clearly different. Even, Constantine XI invited the master of law of the Roman Empire, Geoffrey, who had long since faded out of the core political arena and now only worked beside John.

His prestige in Rome was almost as famous as the bad influence he had caused, and the fact that Constantine XI was able to reinstate Jeffrey was also a sign of the royal family's attitude that the revolt would be quelled by the most just means possible.

"On the left is the mayor of Thebes, Capeasi, and on the right is Alendin of the Silk Union." The person in the second seat, sitting next to John Palaioho. Looks like a shriveled and inconspicuous old man in his fifties and sixties. But his name was louder than anyone present.

Theodoro Theodore Agripalos.

Constantine XI was the chief minister of the empire before his great expansion, and John did not take over the power of co-emperor before the real one man was above ten thousand.

It's just that Theodoro faded out of the center of power a few years ago, and he has indeed been cultivating in Morea because of his physical condition, so even John has not seen Theodoro at the Imperial Council. The chief prime minister of the empire has also been alternating between Agrippa and Kinchi. And Theodoro's return to Constantinople at least means that he will once again enter the power network of the empire, although it is not known whether he will serve John or Constantine in the end, which is a good thing for the empire.

Regardless of Theodoro's ability to govern and his reputation in the Empire, a foreign treasurer and a foreign minister who was absent all day long could not have been more powerful than Theodoro, who had been with Constantine XI and Joannis VIII for decades.

With Theodoro in the second seat, Constantine could be more assured. At this time, he was still conveying the specifics of the conflict to John.

"Mr. Theodoro, may I ask you a question first?"

For some reason, although this sturdy old man had almost no contact with John, as soon as they met, John couldn't help but be in awe of him. Perhaps with him in the Supreme Court today, neither the new aristocracy nor the people of the professional union would dare to be too presumptuous. Because Theodoro represents a third party that seems to have disappeared under John's suppression, in addition to the two that caused the conflict, the old aristocracy. Constantine XI's meritocracy could not change the dilemma of the family affiliation behind Theodoro. However, Theodoro's purpose is quite simple, he has already dedicated half his life to the empire, and the interests of the family are actually not that important in his eyes. It is this layer of identity that increases the fairness of today's trial.

"Your Majesty, you can be blunt. As the co-emperor of the empire, you should establish your own majesty. Theodoro's tone was calm and gentle, but also quite contagious. There was no transgression in John's presence. Although John usually doesn't pay much attention to etiquette, Theodoro's words and deeds do make him feel like a spring breeze.

"Will you reconsider dedicating your strength to the Empire?"

"Hahaha, Your Majesty, you don't have to worry, when my illness is cured, of course I will return to the royal family." Theodoro breathed a sigh of relief, "It's just not the time yet. There are still some diseases that are not completely healed. This time, I came here because things were too big. Your Majesty, since you insist on reform, I hope you will hold out to the end. Defeat or termination is a devastating blow to the Empire. ”

"You can rest assured...... By the way, my father never told me, what kind of disease do you have? If needed, I can go further afield, even the empire in the Far East, to find a doctor for you. The doctors in the Catholic world, don't mention it. ”

"Heart disease, you can get better with more cultivation at Prince Thomas."

Regardless of John's confusion, Theodoro gave Jeffrey a look. Jeffrey understood that this trial, which was not a trial, officially began.

Speaking of which, Theodoro and Jeffrey are still former colleagues, and have also made indelible contributions to the empire, but the inevitable weakening of the old aristocracy has put these two highly decorated old fellows in an embarrassing situation. For the first time, John hoped to find a compromise to deal with the old aristocracy who would still contribute greatly to the empire.

At the beginning of the trial, it was just a few painless inquiries. This process has been compared many times in the Purple Palace. After all, there is a violent and bloody conflict, and there is always an explanation, and no matter what the Supreme Court gives the penalty scale, it will not be the highlight of today.

It's nothing more than some inconsequential people who go to scapegoat the big class and go to prison for a few days, and everyone knows it. The next highlight was the multi-day planning of the reform plan for the entire Imperial Council.

"Your Majesty Constantine Palaiologo, citizens and elders of the Empire, and the master of our Sacred Palace, believes that the peculiarities of this event are enough to awaken the royal family, and the existing imperial system is in dire need of change. And the empire has now drawn up a plan. Even though he had lost a leg, Jeffrey stood up firmly and solemnly declared.

The audience fell silent, and John closed his eyes.

This is only the beginning, but the attitude of all people determines the difficulty of carrying out the reform.

"Our great emperor believed that the cause of everything was the fact that the land, still entirely in the hands of the aristocracy, had become extremely backward in the face of the constant changes in the empire today. Therefore, the Empire decided, by the Imperial Family, to reclaim ownership of all the lands present in the Empire......"

The moment Jeffrey said this, the audience was in an uproar.

Just listening to this sentence is definitely enough to set off a noble rebellion in any country. It was only after the guards forcibly took control of order that Jeffrey was able to go ahead and announce the reforms.

"And the nobility, acting as the royal family, administers these lands......"

The protests of the new aristocracy did not diminish much because of this sentence, and the shouts of the citizen class became even more angry—

"In the end, all the land use rights were given to the civilians. On the premise that the benefits generated are not lower than the relative standard and are not affected by natural disasters, the nobility shall not interfere in any form with the use of the land by the individuals or unions concerned! Only disputes arising from land issues can be dealt with. ”

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