The big crow said indifferently, "Today is the day of judgment. I won't hide Stark's crimes, and I'm prepared to take responsibility.
We'll take the punishment that belongs to us, but we won't take the blame for anything that doesn't belong to us. Sorry, we won't take any of it. "
"My grandfather was ambitious, but who doesn't have ambition in the game of power? It's not wrong to be ambitious, it's only wrong that he did something wrong.
If there are a hundred crimes in the War of the Usurpers, Stark will only take five, and the rest will belong to the other families. "
"Isn't five too little?" Tyrion shouted.
"I said, it's only wrong that he did something wrong. What did my grandfather do wrong? He only facilitated the marriage between Stark, Tully, and Theon, and then? Did he kill anyone unjustly? "
"That's because he died early," a noble shouted.
Bran nodded. "I admit that. If he didn't die early, he would have committed more crimes. But you can't use things that didn't happen as evidence to convict.
"In the game of power, dying early is also a kind of luck. Dying early means making fewer mistakes." He sighed.
The dwarf's expression twisted.
He wanted to refute loudly, but Bran's words made sense!
Rickard was the one who started the War of the Usurpers, but he and his unlucky son had been killed by the Mad King long ago. Betraying the monarch and dying at the hands of the monarch was already considered atonement.
Moreover, because the father and son had died so miserably, it added a lot of sympathy for Stark. It could almost be considered a kind of accumulation of good karma.
Then what about his father, Tywin?
It seemed that dying early meant fewer mistakes. If he was still alive today, who knew how many sins his father would have committed. Moreover, his death was also very miserable. It seemed that he was accumulating good karma for Lannister?
The dwarf was a little confused.
Danny muttered to herself for a moment and said, "Rickard violated the principles of a monarch and was one of the instigators of the turmoil. He committed a heinous crime.
But my father's actions towards him and his son were also heinous. Let them cancel each other out. Duke of the Northern Territory, what do you think? "
Jon thought for a while with an awkward expression, then confirmed with Bran, "Grandfather really wants the Iron Throne?"
"You should be asking if Grandfather really did those things," Bran said lightly. "I can tell you that he really did it.
You should understand that since there are more than one radical scholar involved, I can't lie to you. Because the City of Knowledge was still there, the scholars were still alive.
In fact, there are at least 20 doctors who know this secret. "
After a moment of hesitation, Bran decided not to tell him about Professor Xu Cheng murdering Professor Wargrave.
Now, Dr. Wargrave's debt was on Faceless One's head, and he was hated by the people of the world. He was happy to do so, and Dragon Queen was happy to do so. Let the School of Black and White continue to take the blame.
"Seven Gods! What was the scholar doing? First, it was the 'real world', and now it was Targaryen who wanted to subvert the 'mad genes'.
If there was no Rebellion of the Four Princes, if Joffrey was still on the throne, would the City of Knowledge still be purging the 'mad second generation' Lannister?
Do they still remember the scholar's oath they once swore? "Bronze Jon cried out unbearably, and the surrounding nobles also had ugly expressions.
There were also a few scholars who were in charge of recording the trial. At this moment, they wished they could find a hole to hide in.
At the very least, take off the scholar's necklace and the gray robe that represented the scholar.
Jaime's cheek muscles twitched a few times as he argued, "In our thousands of years of Lannister history, there has never been a mad king."
Bronze Jon said, "Can you deny the madness of Joffrey and Cersei? Aren't they both Lannister? "
"It's not the bloodline that drives people crazy, it's the Iron Throne!" Jaime said in a deep voice.
"Before Targaryen became the king of the Seven Kingdoms, there were also thousands of years of history, and there has never been a 'Targaryen exclusive' mad blood awakened," Tyrion said strangely.
The nobles in the hall were stunned for a moment before they started whispering.
"Don't stray from the topic. Today's topic is not the Iron Throne," the Dragon Queen reminded them.
Then she asked impatiently, "Jon Stark, do you agree with my verdict just now?"
"I agree," Jon sighed and said solemnly, "Stark admits that his ancestors violated the oath of loyalty and is willing to reach a settlement with Targaryen. Both sides are even."
Rickard and Blinden died so miserably. They died in vain.
Danny nodded and looked at the remaining Stark. "What about the rest of you?"
"I agree," Sansa said.
"I agree with Jon's decision," Arya said woodenly.
Bran asked, "My grandfather's crime is canceled out with Aerys'. What about my father and uncle? They did participate in the campaign to overthrow the Targaryen dynasty. "
"Your father did not commit any crime. I've said this before. Your uncle should not have hidden the truth of Lyanna's elopement. But he later put on the black robe, so any crime is canceled out, "Danny said.
At this point, she turned to the two Lannister. "If Duke Tywin was still alive, I would take revenge on him. But since he died at the hands of Tyrion, the grudge is more or less settled. What do you think?"
"I completely agree," the dwarf said almost impatiently. "Me shooting Tywin's father is not considered kinslaying, but resolving the blood feud between the Lannister and Targaryen. This is fate's arrangement!"
"Shameless!" The surrounding nobles muttered softly, looking at the dwarf with disdain.
The dwarf, however, straightened his back and looked happy.
Jaime nodded at the Dragon Queen and accepted the result.
Danny concluded, "Now everyone knows the secret of the War of the Usurpers. Basically, it can be defined as a game of power.
In the game of power, there are no boundaries between right and wrong, between good and evil.
Aerys, who was thought to be completely crazy, was actually just defending his royal power. Stark, who was thought to be the victim, was actually the initiator of the game of power.
But the Mad King was indeed crazy and committed a crime that deserved to be cursed by the gods. He deserved to die.
Similarly, even if Rickard was guilty, he deserved a fair and just trial, not a blasphemous torture.
In this matter, it is difficult for us to determine who is more guilty and who is more wronged. But there is no doubt that they are all guilty and deserve to die. "
Although the Dragon Queen was right, everyone in the hall still felt strange. The Mad King was your father. Isn't Saint Danny too selfless to say that your father deserved to die?
The selfless Dragon Queen sighed and said, "Those who are innocent may not necessarily have a smooth life, but those who violate the teachings of the gods will definitely be punished by fate.
Aerys, Rickard, Tully, Ayrin, Lannister, Theon Bella, whether they were the winners or losers of the game of power back then, none of them escaped the final judgment.
I hope that today's trial can serve as a warning to those in power in the future. You can play politics today, but you will be played by fate tomorrow. "
"If those in power don't play games of power, what do you want them to do?" the dwarf asked.
Dragon Queen said sternly, "Be a model for the people in terms of virtue, and seek peace for the people in terms of behavior.
After doing these two things, if you still have the energy and time to play games of power, the Seven Gods won't object. "
Then, her expression became cold, and she said indifferently, "But if as a lord, you can't protect the peace of the land, can't ensure that the people have a place to live, have a place to farm, have a reward for labor, have support for the young, have support for the old, and still waste the people's money and start wars for your own selfish desires.
Then, I promise, even if the king doesn't punish you, even if the laws of the Seven Kingdoms don't punish you, when you go to hell, Stranger will teach you to repent for a million years. "
"A million years!" The nobles' faces paled. They didn't seem to be qualified "noble lords".
Did they have to repent for a million years in hell?
They subconsciously touched their chests.
Feeling the shape of the pouches containing the atonement scrolls behind their clothes, they quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Merciful Holy Mother, long live the True Dragon, King of the Seven Kingdoms – Danny Rize!" The nobles were anxious, and the commoners, merchants, craftsmen, and bards in the outer circle were collectively in high spirits.
In the Westeros where "fart, cattle, and horses were all the property of the nobles", the Dragon Queen's way of judging the nobles by the people's livelihood was very novel and also very exciting.
She didn't wear a crown, but they sincerely hoped that she was their queen, and they hoped that she could transform the Seven Kingdoms into a kingdom that was "like heaven".
Danny waved her hand, and the excited cheers stopped, and the hall returned to silence.
"Now, the trial of the participants of the War of the Usurpers is over, and we should return to the original case."
She glanced at Arya, "But since the Three-Eyed Crow volunteered to answer everyone's questions, why don't we go back to the original case?
Then, why don't we follow the timeline and put an end to the terrible things that happened in the Westeros in the past few years? In the end, we can judge Arya Stark.
After all, everyone knows that the tragedy in Casterly Rock wasn't a single event, but a small end to a series of events. "
"What do you think?" She asked.
"Only by resolving the hatred can we unite and fight against the Deviant Ghosts," Barristan said loudly.
"I've been tired of the chaos in the Seven Kingdoms for a long time, and I can't ask for more if the queen can clean up the filth and return the Seven Kingdoms to a better place," Bronze Jon said with emotion.
The Onion Knight beside him smiled bitterly. The Seven Kingdoms were broken, and they needed a new trial to reestablish the glorious knight's faith, but it would be great if his king could do it!
Just as he thought about it, the nobles of the Western Region and River Bend shouted, "In the past few years, the king and the great nobles have betrayed their oaths and trampled on their honor. Only a great and glorious knight queen like Her Majesty has the right to hold a public trial for everyone in the Seven Kingdoms."
"We are all convinced." The other nobles and the commoners in the outer circle shouted in agreement.
Sansa had a complicated look in her eyes. There was envy and jealousy, but deep in her heart, she didn't think there was anything wrong with their words.
Except for the Dragon Queen, no one had the right to hold a public trial. .
"The queen is so popular everywhere she goes." The fat eunuch Beworth muttered and took out a piece of dried squid from his coat pocket. He tilted his head and quietly put it into his mouth to chew.
Danny glanced at him and clapped her hands, saying, "Since everyone agrees, let's begin.
Starting from the War of the Usurpers, any question of morality and honor can be brought up for trial. Who will go first? "
"Me!" Old Bart raised his hand and looked at the big crow with a complicated expression, "Did Robert really laugh when he saw the bodies of Princess Reyneth and Prince Aegon?"
Danny facepalmed.
"He laughed and kicked Princess Reyneth's head because her eyes were wide open, as if she was looking at him."
"Ah —"
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