Chapter 133 The Age of Law
Author: Kel'Thuzad's Cat
"No," Rhaenyra shook her head and refused without thinking.
"I forgive you. Every great noble will feel that the dignity of the royal family can be offended, and everyone in the Seven Kingdoms can be disobedient."
"If you want to blame, blame your mother too much!"
In fact, it was Keira Lannister who failed to understand the situation and still believed that the princess was just the little girl she used to be and that she needed the support of Viserys to gain a foothold in front of the nobles.
Allison's eagerness to flatter her made her get carried away again, and she wanted to show off the power of a great noble... but of course she overturned.
Tyran had already heard about this from the banquet, and had been struggling with it for a long time. Then he saw with his own eyes how his brother Jason angered the king - did Targaryen need his power?
Targaryens can ride dragons, but Lannister can't ride lions.
If his father, Tymund, Duke of Westland, was discussing this matter at a banquet, the king would show off a little face and say a few words, creating a harmonious atmosphere, just like the most tolerant lord and the most loyal minister.
But his brother Jason never knew how to look at others.
There was no problem with Rhaenyra's handling. Tyran knew the consequences of being too tolerant to his vassals. The nobles would secretly laugh at them and secretly take away their authority.
So when the Duke of the West fell ill and was recuperating at home, and Jason was overwhelmed with the heavy responsibility, Tailan could only stand up on her own and try to move around.
"Your Highness, I am not a useless person.
Keeping me in the royal council is a check and balance step taken by His Majesty Viserys. If there is only one voice in the council, then what are the ministers doing?"
Tailan did not plead in a low voice, but stated her interests clearly.
"I know that the new Sea Lord must be Corlys Velaryon. Princess, you want to bridge the gap between King's Landing and Tidehead Island.
However, the Sea Serpent is already powerful enough and has the most spectacular and powerful fleet in the Seven Kingdoms.
Velaryon will definitely be richer after winning the naval battle on the Stepstone Islands!
Isn't the princess afraid that Velaryon has some small thoughts?
Even if it doesn’t happen now, it might happen then!”
"Ser Tyran, people often say that you are a famous young man in the Seven Kingdoms. It seems to be true." Rhaenyra commented on Tyran's eloquent tongue.
"I don't completely trust Velaryon, but I know his power can be of help to me.
A king is destined to be lonely, how can there be any perfect vassal?"
If Velaryon is a lone wolf, then Lannister is a lion, and neither can be relied on.
But a lone wolf will become an immature dog, and a lion will never take the shape of a dog.
"Yes, Your Highness is smart." Tailan could only say dryly, and at the same time he sighed in his heart: He is not the only smart person. Rhaenyra is either someone who listens to the wind or rain, and will alienate those close to her after listening to nonsense.
of Targaryen.
"You said that Corless is not good, then what is your role in the royal meeting?" Rhaenyra chuckled and glanced at the twins in black hoods. Tyran was more like a transparent person in the meeting.
Good at protecting oneself wisely.
"I already have ministers to help with the kingdom's decrees. They are responsible for admonishing. Neither Lord Leonor nor Lord Bisbury is my mouthpiece. Their talents are twice as powerful as those of ordinary people.
If I give a stupid order, the ministers of the princess party, the bachelors in the Red Castle, and the ascetics of the Great Temple will all come to dissuade me.
But in fact, every decision I make is correct and supported by the people."
After hearing this, Tailan could not refute.
"Although I voted against the jurisdiction of the Grand Court and the dispute over the Stepstones,
But Your Highness, you did the right thing."
Although Tyran is the Lord of the Sea, he has little involvement in his job. Lannister Port faces the Sunset Sea! The fleet will not conflict with the Trade Federation.
Therefore, the Western Territory is only prepared to stand aside and watch the war in the Narrow Sea. This is the opinion of the family.
As for Tyran, she voted against the Great Tribunal on the grounds that Rhaenyra paid too much attention to the rights of civilian women and would cause unnecessary fights.
In this regard, Rhaenyra's explanation was, "I do not follow Alexa Targaryen in opening the women's court. I just affirm that both peasants and peasant women are qualified to come to the Grand Tribunal to make representations."
Women are also an important source of family income. They are never idle, but weave, grow or sell some handicrafts at home.
It is basically impossible for them to stay at home without leaving the front door, unless they are too sick to walk.
The burdens of life are equal to all, and the only ones who have nothing to do are ladies.
There is no protection for civilian women, and the widows, disabled, and elderly among them...cannot get justice. King's Landing is still a nest of snakes and rats, and the atmosphere is full of smoke.
Rhaenyra didn't want to go out and see a peasant woman who had been robbed of food to survive, a widow who was teased and falsely accused of having an affair, and an old woman who had been abandoned by her parents and children.
This is just the most basic right as a person.
Rhaenyra ensured justice in King's Landing and the Crown Lands.
In fact, the establishment of this kind of order has eliminated many disputes, rather than causing fights as Tailan said.
The law protects good people, not bad guys with evil intentions.
During this period, the Grand Court also handled many cases, so that the people of King's Landing became familiar with the Chancellor's mantra: Under the law, all people are equal.
The dragoon general Leon expressed his gratitude to Rhaenyra for her kindness more than once, "My mother was the reason why after my father died,
One person was responsible for raising our brothers, but he was falsely accused of stealing and starved to death. If there had been a big court at that time, my mother would not have been in infamy before she died."
Leon has become a new noble, and Carter of Loire Village no longer has to be a tenant of the knight!
Now Carter has obtained some money from loans through the approval of the Princess Palace, and plans to lease some land around the royal forest to plant herbs and raise native chickens.
That's right, Rhaenyra wants to use the Braavos Iron Bank case to get into finance!
But this is just a grass platform for the use of members of the Princess Party.
Rhaenyra's success was obvious, but it made Tyran sigh. He didn't really think that opening the courts would cause fighting.
It was the nature of the Grand Tribunal that frightened him!
He knew clearly what kind of order Rhaenyra wanted to establish: from the rule of men to the rule of law.
Disputes between the kingdoms of Westeros are mediated by the king, and vassals make judgments within the fiefdom.
Stark, the Lord of the North, used his clan sword Ice to cut off the heads of all the fleeing Night's Watchmen.
The king of each kingdom is the order itself, and justice is only a means and an auxiliary.
Although this also has some weaknesses: the lord is weak, the vassals are strong, and the judicial status is in vain.
But in Rhaenyra's great court, the law is the mainstay, and the nobility is the supplementary one.
Nobles are only participants in judicial justice, not the core.
To be honest, any old aristocrat who understands the truth will be terrified!
If there is a Grand Court in the Westerlands...the hearts and minds of the people who have gathered in the Lannister since the Age of Heroes will definitely flow to Rhaenyra!
Who made her the founder of the Age of Law?
Shaking his head, Tailan swallowed the saliva in his mouth and hid the fear deep in his heart.
"Her Royal Highness the Princess removes my seat, I have no objection to this.
Although it is a blow to me, it will also have an impact on your plans."
"The Seven Kingdoms are more than just kingdoms and valleys!"
This is also a point that Rhaenyra feels bad about. If Lannister is absent, the royal council will be filled with local ministers actually controlled by the Princess Party.
The nobles in other parts of the Seven Kingdoms had no intention of participating in state affairs and closed their doors to live their own lives.
But Rhaenyra still said, "Haha, I don't know what you Lannister are thinking?"
Chapter completed!