Davers waited for a moment, but there was silence in his ears.

He raised his head and stared at Kunogorata, whose eyes were closed and motionless, and his heart fluttered.

He knew that this old man, who had worked so hard for the establishment and growth of Dionia, was gone......

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“…… Teacher Lysias defended that 'the Sikers are our allies of Dionia, and that the elders of the kingdom have private dealings with the emissaries of the League, and are not forbidden by law. On the contrary, it had become customary for the allied and foreign emissaries who came to Turii each year to make contact with a well-known senator to learn about the state of the kingdom and to ask him to speak for his city-state before formally meeting King Davos and the Senate. Why is it that in the other senators, these are normal associations, but in the case of Laodisien, he has become a sinner who betrays the interests of the kingdom?! ’

Judge Fraucleon immediately retorted, saying, 'Laordecien received foreign envoys in private, received large sums of gold and silver, and spoke in the Senate meetings, not in the interests of the kingdom, but in every case for the interests of the Taniğan tribes, which made the repeated banditry of the Taniğan tribes annexing neighboring tribes unnoticed by the Senate, and now its power is strong enough to threaten the security of our fertile Catanian plains!'" If this is not treason, then what is treason! With that, he also produced a lot of evidence that Raodisian had accepted bribes, as well as an excerpt from the transcript of his speech to the Tanican tribe in the Senate......

"Now that the evidence is conclusive, how did your teacher defend it?" Cynthia asked curiously.

"Teacher Lysias said unhurriedly, 'The law of the kingdom does not prohibit the senators from accepting gifts from visitors, although this is no longer so obvious after the case of Polyxis, but it is by no means uncommon, especially in the case of the senator who is the chief executive of the city, who does not go alone when he takes office, and returns with two or three carts full when he leaves office! It was not uncommon for the senators to have a favorable opinion of the giver and to speak well of him in the Senate, and if the Senate had made the minutes of its meetings known, I am sure that the people would have found many such cases, and therefore Raodisian's actions were not considered illegal. As for causing the Taniyan tribe to threaten the security of the territory, I am afraid that the blame should not be given entirely to Raodisian. It's one thing to make a proposal, but in the end, the proposal is adopted, and it needs to be decided by all the senators after deliberation, why are all the senators unaware of Tanijan's conspiracy? ……’”

"Powerful defense!" Christoya exclaimed and asked curiously, "What does Lysias explain about Laodisien's possession of land from the Sikers?" ”

"He said that there was no conclusive evidence for this incident, and it is also possible that the slaves saw the fall of their masters and exaggerated the facts for the sake of meritorious service, which could not be used as evidence in the verdict." Krotto Kataks replied.

"That's a bit of a quibble." Christoya frowned slightly and said, "The fields are all from the West Kells, and it is impossible to go in and collect evidence." ”

"The teacher also has no choice, in the face of so much evidence, and the entire audience of the court is angrily calling Raodisian a 'traitor', he can only do everything to turn the situation around."

Just as Crotocatactus was defending Lysias, the door to the backyard was pushed open, and Davers, who had been listening quietly at the door for a while, entered the garden.

"Father!" Klotocatax and Cynthia shouted in unison.

"How's Kunogorata-sama doing?" Christoya asked with concern, remembering that in the morning Davers had hurried out after hearing the news that "Kunogorata had become more ill and had fallen into a coma".

"He went to the Elysée......" Davers said lightly.

The three people who were talking about sex just now fell silent for a while.

After a moment, Christoya asked, "When is the funeral?" ”

"In a few days, his family will need to prepare, after all, it will be a huge funeral. When the time comes, we will go, and the patriarchs will go too. Kunogorata has made a great contribution to Dionia, and he will be settled in the Panthéon! Davers said in a deep voice, his words could be regarded as the final conclusion for the coffin of Kunogora Tower.

Christoya immediately understood her husband's intentions: "Sister Agnes and I have been preparing well with the children these days. ”

Davers nodded, looked at his son who was standing aside, and asked, "Did you go to watch the trial today?" ”

"Yes, father."

"The result?"

"The jury finally found that the senators such as Laodisien and Lesipellatus were not guilty of treason, but were guilty of dereliction of duty. Judge Trito Demos sentenced Raodishen and Lesipellatus to three years' imprisonment, one year or two years for the others, confiscated the proceeds of their bribes, and imposed a substantial fine. However, in the end, it is up to you, father, to make the final decision (this is a duty given to the king after the Dionian League became a kingdom). ”

"Do you think I'm going to push back the verdict and ask for a retrial? Or agree with this verdict? Davers asked, looking at his son.

Knowing that this was his father's examination of him, Krotockataks immediately gathered his thoughts, thought for a while, and replied seriously: "I think we should agree with this verdict!" ”

"Oh?"

"Because in this trial, no one gave perjury, no one showed favoritism, the trial was conducted in a fair and impartial environment, and even before the start of the trial, the audience shouted that the traitor should be punished severely, which affected the jury's judgment, but in the end, even the audience stopped clamoring and agreed with the verdict handed down by the court. Father, I don't know if this verdict is in line with your expectations, but it is the final verdict of the jury in accordance with the provisions of the Dionian law, in accordance with the procedures laid down in the Ionian law, and to accept this verdict is to respect the sacred Ionian law, which has been made by you for more than ten years—"

"Croto, how can you speak to your father in such a tone!" Christoya, who was on the side, immediately rebuked softly.

Davers smiled with satisfaction: "I'm glad you have such insight!" As a king, you can't mess around at will, you must also abide by the law, you must know how to fear the law, only if the king does a good job, the citizens will not mess around, and the order of the country will be guaranteed! ”

"Yes, father." Krotockatus replied respectfully.

Christoya looked at her husband with a smile, and then at her son, how could she not know that her husband was educating his son as a future king.

Cynthia was also happy for her brother, although her own brother was Davers's oldest son, she never thought that Davers would pass the throne to Adoris, after all, he was only an adopted son, and Croto had true Hades blood.

"Do you know why I have the final say?" Davers asked again.

This sentence stopped Krotockatax, and he thought for a moment, and then stopped.

Davers understood what he was thinking, and asked, "Son, do you think I'm coveting this right to adjudicate?" ”

Crotokatax's face changed, and he shook his head hurriedly.

Dafus smiled slightly: "The law is dead, the human heart is alive, and the judge of the criminal is a human being, how can it be completely fair and just?!" Moreover, although the law is sacred, it does not fully conform to the morality that the people agree with. ”

"Exactly in line with the morality that the people agree with?"

Seeing that his son didn't seem to understand, Davers explained: "For example, this time the sentence of these Sicilian senators is in accordance with the laws of Dionia, but the harm and damage they have caused to the kingdom far exceeds the imprisonment of these years, there is about to be a war in Sicily, if the measures are not taken properly, there will be a lot of war there, do you think that only two or three years of imprisonment is too easy for them?" Another example is Paphogres, the son of Laodisian, who will be tried tomorrow, the demon who once killed five or six young girls in a row! ”

When Davers said this, Christoya and Cynthia on the side were all angry.

"If Lycias were to defend him, with his ability, it would probably be possible to save this murderer from the death penalty, because the laws of Dionya did not explicitly stipulate that the death penalty must be imposed for the killing of slaves and freemen, but it was in accordance with our conscience? Is it in line with Hades' oracle?! ”

"Father, this man is a heinous crime, and the people want him to go to hell and be judged by the three judges!" Cynthia, who has always been gentle, also interjected angrily at this time.

"Teacher Lysias doesn't seem to have accepted the man's plea." Klotokattaxx said hurriedly.

"If that's the case, Lysias is still wise and calm, otherwise even if he succeeds in his defense, his reputation will be stinky." Davers said to his son with a serious expression: "You see, there are still flaws in the "Dionian Law", on the one hand, we must improve the law, on the other hand, we must have the final decision, and when we find that the judgment is obviously wrong, we must re-request the trial, so that the final result is in line with the moral ...... agreed by the vast majority of the people."

After listening to this, Krotockataks thought seriously for a while, then hesitated and asked, "Father...... You just said that 'the human heart is alive,' but you have the final say...... And how to guarantee yourself...... What about selflessness? ”

Davers was stunned.

Christoya shouted again: "Croto! ”

Davers waved his hand to stop his wife's scolding, and said patiently and proudly: "Child, you have the courage to think, dare to question, and don't blindly follow, I'm very happy, which shows that your study in the school park is not in vain!" I tell you, I am the least selfish of all compared to the people of the kingdom, because I am the king and the whole kingdom is my home, and how can I allow those lawbreakers to destroy my house and steal my wealth! If I have a selfish heart, it's to protect the prosperity and stability of the kingdom, and—"

Looking at his young son, he said in a deep voice, "Maintain the rule of the Davers family in the kingdom!" Therefore, we can transcend the interests of ordinary people in trials and treat all kinds of judgments fairly and justly. And the more we can maintain fairness and justice, the more we will be supported by the people of the Kingdom. ”