Chapter 95 “Adding insult to injury”

Several judges of the plenipotentiary court immediately stepped aside, and the high court judge, Count Vadier, stepped forward, cautiously read the verdict just now, signed his name and sealed it.

Because the plenipotentiary court does not have the power to judge, Wadiye still has to go through the legal process. At this point, Vezinier was truly convicted.

Someone in the crowd of onlookers immediately made a dissatisfied protest:

"The power to judge! The all-powerful court must have the power to judge!"

"We cannot let those shameless judges judge ourselves!"

"High Court guys just cover for each other!"

"Yes! They have no qualifications! Let them be tried by a full court!"

After a few people took the lead, it soon turned into thousands of people shouting, and the word "Judgement" resounded in the sky.

In fact, it was Joseph's arrangement to have the royal plenipotentiary court come forward, and the people who took the lead in calling for trial power today had also been prepared for it.

Joseph spent a lot of effort this time and finally opened a hole in the High Court. Naturally, he wanted to add insult to injury... Ah, no, he wanted to pursue the victory and completely tear this monster raised by the aristocratic group into pieces!

It was not until Vezinier was carried away and the judge of the Plenipotentiary Court promised to everyone that he would convey the matter of judicial power to His Majesty the King that the citizens gradually became quiet.

That afternoon, the entire High Court was enveloped in an atmosphere of gloom and loss, but everyone was very busy. Because there are so many cases that Vezinier has presided over, the workload of all retrials is huge. At present, almost all the energy of the entire court is devoted to this matter.

In the conference room on the third floor, five judges serving as key members were voting on the new tax bill.

"I support registration." DiBoer raised his hand first.

Vadier raised his hand even faster than Judge Gretel of the DuBoer line: "I agree too."

The shocking scars on Vezinier's body still lingered in his mind. Now he just hopes that all this will end as soon as possible and that he can return to his former peace.

This time without Vezinier's repression, all four judges quickly agreed to register the bill.

Only Luo, from the old aristocracy, abstained from voting with a dark face.

A ray of sunlight streamed in from the window of the conference hall and fell on the text of the bill on the table.

DuBoer looked around at the judges, then opened the document, blocked the sun with his left hand, and wrote "Approved to register" with a pen in his right hand, and then stamped it with the seal of the Paris High Court.

The tax bill, which had been delayed for a year and rejected several times, leading to the removal of a finance minister and used by the aristocratic group as a tool to suppress the royal family, was finally passed at this moment!

After Joseph's careful planning, the situation of expansion of aristocratic power and retreat of royal power was completely reversed.

Palace of Versailles.

In the comfortable and elegant concert hall, Queen Mary heard that the tax bill that had tortured her for nearly a year was finally passed. She was so excited that she almost danced on the spot and immediately praised Brian. Don't hesitate to express your praises.

Subsequently, the judges of the Plenipotentiary Tribunal reported to her the protestors' request to be granted jurisdiction.

How could the queen, who had been disgusted by the High Court for too long, miss this good opportunity to vent her anger? She immediately signed the edict without hesitation, granting the plenipotentiary court the power to hear all cases involving Vezinier.

Although the nobles who learned about this wanted to object very much, no one dared to show it.

Now, things were abuzz with Vezinier. Anyone who says "no" at this time will definitely be regarded as an accomplice of the corrupt judge, waiting to be reviled by all Parisians.

The control of public opinion is not in their hands now, and it is simply impossible to confuse them.

However, the queen is also very worried about the situation where thousands of protesters have been rioting in the High Court for more than a month - it is impossible for any ruler not to feel nervous about large-scale street demonstrations.

So she ordered Brian to disperse the protestors as soon as possible and restore peace to Paris.

After Joseph learned about the promulgation of Vezinier's edict, he suddenly felt relieved, which would make subsequent operations much easier.

He originally thought that given the Queen's nagging and undecided character, he might have to persuade Brianna himself, but he didn't expect that she would act so neatly this time.

Perhaps it was because the tax bill was passed that she subconsciously felt more confident.

Next, as long as the judges of the plenipotentiary court exert more force, the High Court should collapse.

In the Crown Prince's drawing room, three judges of the plenipotentiary court sat respectfully on the sofa, all looking attentive and listening.

They learned from the few words revealed by Archbishop Brian that the reason why they were able to show up in the High Court was because of the opportunity given by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Joseph looked at the three of them with a smile and asked, "I wonder what the three of you think about the future of the Plenipotentiary Tribunal?"

The judges looked at each other. What else could the plenipotentiary court think of besides serving as a legal adviser to the nobles of the Palace of Versailles?

Joseph continued to follow the temptation: "If the Vezinier case is heard well this time, it may become a practice. In the future, trials involving judges, prosecutors, etc. will be handled by a full-power court."

The three people's eyes suddenly lit up.

The oldest judge keenly grasped the key point of the Crown Prince's words and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, how can a trial be considered outstanding?"

Joseph solemnly said: "Severely punish Vezinier and return justice to those who have been unfairly tried."

"You mean, the retrial of the cases he handled?"

Joseph nodded: "The case must be closed as soon as possible and the sentence must be harsh."

Several judges briefly looked at the files of those cases, and some people immediately asked: "Your Highness, many of those cases were from many years ago, and there is also a large amount of missing evidence..."

Joseph smiled coldly: "Did Vezinier care about the evidence when he judged those cases?"

The oldest judge reacted immediately, nodded and said: "Your Highness, we know what to do."

Joseph comforted several people and said: "Vezinier is now a symbol of sin. Everyone hopes that he will die immediately. No one will care about anything unreasonable in the trial process."

The next day, the public trial of Vezinier continued in the square in front of the High Court.

Victims of the unjust cases caused by Vezinier came to the scene, many of whom were picked up by Marat.

When the trial began, the thousands of citizens watching immediately fell silent.

To everyone's expectation, in less than half an hour, the sentence of a case from three years ago was changed. The murderer who was acquitted at the time was to be recaptured. And Vezinier was charged with accepting bribes, harboring criminals, and tampering with confessions.

The crowd immediately burst into lasting cheers. The family members of the deceased in that case were already kneeling on the ground, crying and making the famous cross on their chests.

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