Chapter 108 The Trial of the Seven Sons (32)

"Who allowed you to make a decision without consent!?"

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In the meeting room of the sept, a circle of people sat on both sides of the meeting table and stared at the blond knight at the door. Everyone looked unhappy and the overall atmosphere was very tense.

It was a familiar scene, but unlike the last time when rumors were a minor matter, this time the incident was much more serious.

The time when Raymond, the Kingsguard, initiated the Trial of the Seven Sons was in the afternoon, and he had one night to prepare the manpower. The next day, that is, tomorrow, the Trial by Combat would officially begin.

So Renly was facing a "difficulty" right now.

The one who initiated the questioning was Nancy Tarbeck, the leader of the Sons of Warriors. He was originally very annoyed because he was slightly embarrassed by drinking, and now someone in the Knights actually rashly intervened in the "internal fight" of the Targaryen royal family without consent. How could he not be angry?

You know, they are hostile to all Targaryens, not just one of them.

"It's the gods in heaven." Renly's words were shocking as soon as he opened his mouth, without any of the responses that people imagined, but this did not affect the anger of some people.

"The gods in heaven believe that families with incest are monsters, and the gods have never allowed us to stand on the side of monsters." A bald monk answered expressionlessly.

Renly thought, why don't you talk to the archbishop who crowned the Conqueror, but now saying this is purely a matter of arguing, and it will make the other party angry, so he followed this topic to refute.

"But the gods require us to uphold justice."

He had prepared for this before he was summoned, so the topic was endless.

"Maegor I's succession order was lower than his nephew Aegon, and now he hastily crowned himself, which is not in accordance with the rules. In addition, his mother Visenya used poison and despicable means to kill the previous king Aenys. Such a blatant rebellion against justice, shouldn't they be tried?"

The latter he mentioned was a rumor that gradually spread in the city. There was no evidence, but it was enough to constitute one of the reasons for the trial and accusation.

After hearing this, another red-haired knight said, "Of course we need to participate in the trial, but we don't need to join the Targaryen side. Standing on the side of the monster to resist another monster? Whoever wins or loses is contrary to our goal, but you rashly got involved."

"Yes, we can start a second game after this trial." Another knight said, "The second game between the church and the Targaryens."

"Does this mean that you are ready to ignore the judgment of the gods?"

Renly said, "As we all know, the trial by combat is the result of the gods, and the trial of seven sons is more sacred. The reason for the challenge by the Kingsguard is bigamy and inheritance. If Maegor wins, should we recognize bigamy and Maegor's inheritance rights as legal?"

Before these people spoke, Renly said, "Or are some of the things we have been promoting for thousands of years just talk, and in fact it depends on whether it is in line with the interests of the church before it will be recognized?"

This is a bit explicit, and the bald monk subconsciously refuted it after hearing this.

"We are servants of the gods, and we only protect the glory of the gods."

"So in the gods' admonitions, did Maegor's actions damage their glory?"

Renly asked quickly: "If so, what's wrong with me joining in?"

"Some situations are very special, Lemon."

Sir Murray, who was sitting quietly on the side, said: "We certainly need to protect the glory of the gods in heaven, but we can't rush into it, and you rashly joining in is really too reckless."

"I don't understand what is so-called recklessness. I only know that Maegor is evil and has no right to sit on the Iron Throne, so I want to fight him!" Renly's voice sounded righteous. On the surface, he looked like a church knight who really defended justice, or a fool who didn't know what was good for him.

Sir Murray was a little angry because of this.

"How can you guarantee that you can defeat Maegor after you go up?"

"If the gods really uphold justice, then I will definitely win." Renly said without hesitation: "Because victory only belongs to the side of justice!"

"The gods may not look at you, you may still die on the spot, you-"

"Then let me die in the trial. A true knight should not fear life and death, but should have the faith he must uphold, and that is obviously not compromise!"

After that, he said directly without waiting for the people at the table to speak again: "My lords, if you think my actions will cause trouble to the church, then I will participate in the trial in the name of Lemon, the illegitimate son of the Osgrey family, instead of the son of a warrior."

As he said this, he bowed slightly and saluted, then turned around and left without hesitation. Leaving a group of church leaders looking at each other in bewilderment.

Finally, the red-haired knight said angrily: "Look, everyone, this guy is so disregarding the overall situation, and he has no sense of shame? I suggest that he be expelled from the Warrior's Son directly, so that we will not be dragged down by him!"

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The words behind him could be heard faintly. At this time, a knight guarding the door looked at Renly with a complicated look after he walked out, admiring, surprised, and annoyed...

This represents the views of many people on the blond knight.

Renly ignored this. When he walked away, his face was expressionless, but he was actually thinking about it in his heart.

In the end, the church was unlikely to allow the trial to happen, or it was impossible to allow the trial to be beyond their control.

The reason is very simple. After countless years of propaganda, the trial by combat basically represents the judgment of the gods. This kind of trial can even ignore secular laws. The one with the bigger fist has the right. Many evil people have used this to wash away their crimes, and it has been tried and tested.

And the Trial of the Seven Sons is more "sacred" than a simple trial by combat.

So just as Renly said in the room, if the church really allows this trial to happen, then after the result comes out, will they admit it or deny it?

The biggest possibility is that the church will end, or be forced to end, and they can't let Maegor win in public.

Renly thinks there will be no surprises on this point. He has been thinking about this since he put drugs in the wine of the leader of the Warrior Sons.

And he is not worried about being expelled from the church, or he is not worried about being expelled before this trial.

He announced his participation in the trial in the name of the Warrior Sons in public, even in front of the enemy, so the fact that he joined the trial is basically unchangeable. Then, expelling him from the church at this juncture is useless, but will cause criticism.

Being called here now is just because the church is too angry. They are angry that the Kingsguard took the lead, that Renly acted without considering the overall situation, and that he was led by the nose.

Knowing this, Renly naturally doesn't need to be polite, because as long as his attitude is a little soft, a series of questions and reprimands will obviously come, so it's better to be tough and then talk nonsense.

Anyway, he doesn't need the identity of the son of a warrior after the trial.

Of course, all this is risky. Although the plan is well thought out, there is a great possibility that the church will not play by the rules. Before things really happen, no one dares to guarantee what the specific development will be like.

So it may be a mistake to lose everything.

Renly is mentally prepared for this.

If the church really does not choose to join this trial, it may directly expel him from the church.

Then the question is, is the name of the son of a warrior equivalent to the identity of the son of a warrior?

If others think he is the son of a warrior, then did he participate in the trial in the name of the son of a warrior?

In other words, he did ask to join the trial in the name of the son of a warrior, which many onlookers knew at the time, and the news must have spread quickly.

So if he was not a warrior in the middle of the process, did it meet the requirements?

If it met the requirements, it would be good, but if he failed, he could also gain something, because it would allow him to understand some mission rules.

Of course, it would be better not to fail, after all, it would be too uneconomical to spend so much time preparing for this mission and simply understand the rules.

However, the premise of all this is to win, but Renly did not dare to guarantee this. His initial idea was to keep honing his skills, and then see what level he could reach in the end and then formulate a battle plan based on this.

Unfortunately, plans cannot keep up with changes. His skills related to knights are obviously not comparable to those of senior masters, and now he can only rely on the lance rack and some non-knight-related things...

Thinking of this, he has stepped into the residential area, and at this moment, a thin white figure suddenly rushed over from the shadow of the corner.

Renly had a headache when he saw this.