Chapter 319

Amen said frankly, “whether it’s a God or a priest, I’m here to sue Antonio. I’ll go to court first.”

“The Olympus Gods may come directly to the world and appear in the Delphi priesthood court,” medanzo added

Amun sneered: “it’s strange that they don’t come! I’ve done so many things. I just want to turn my face off? But there is a God who can’t come! ”

Amun said that a God who could not come naturally meant Apollo. He had an agreement with Apollo that no matter where he came, Apollo would retreat. Ironically, this year’s Delphi oracle was issued by Apollo temple, and the trial place of Delphi priestly court is in the hall of Apollo temple.

Delphi is a holy land composed of temples. Unlike ordinary city-state courts, their courts are composed of the chief priests of each temple. They mainly adjudicate major theocracy affairs, and usually ignore the civil disputes of the city states. However, Amun’s accusations are related to the authenticity of Delphi’s Oracle, and the civil city-state court can’t rule, so he came here.

Delphi’s terrain is dangerous, but since ancient times, the pilgrims have built a road in the mountains that can accommodate two carriages to cross each other. The scenery is extremely beautiful, and the beautiful scenery also has an indescribable holy breath. It is worthy of being the holy land of the hitton peninsula. Amun saw the temples scattered on the hillside from a distance. When they entered the boundary of Delphi, there were a group of priests waiting at the intersection.

Is there anyone in front of danzou asked, “are you a monk?”

Amun did not salute like the people who came here all over the hitton peninsula. He just nodded in the carriage and said, “yes, we are Amun and medanzo. Is the Delphi priestly court ready?”

A priest with a scepter said, “you are ready to wait for the court session. According to Delphi’s etiquette, non Temple priests are not allowed to ride in chariots and horses. From here on, you need to walk.”

Amun jumped out of the car and waved to medanzo: “get off the horse, go!”

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In the hall of the Apollo temple in Delphi, the court of the priests of each temple is ready. There are no seats in this court. The jurors stand on both sides. The judge in the middle is a priestess from the temple of Themis, who had received the gold sacrifice of Aesop.

But today, the priestess covered her eyes with a black cloth, holding a small balance in her hand, and a sharp sword at her feet. When Amun saw her, he recognized that she was the Olympian goddess of justice and justice. She was only in the appearance of the priestess.

In this trial, Amun nominally accused Antonio, Delphi’s emissary, but actually aimed at Apollo and other Olympus Gods. Apart from this goddess, I’m afraid no one else is more suitable to act as the judge. Amon noticed that the scales of themina had been made by him!

It was originally a artifact made by Osiris, the nine link God of the underworld. It was the center of Osiris’ underworld. Later, Amun and Artemis captured Osiris’ underworld, and Osiris left. However, this object was refined by Amun and named as the trial balance. The balance of judgment was taken away by Artemis as “booty”. It was said that it was to be transferred to a goddess related to Amun among the Olympian gods. It turned out that she had given it to Themis.

It was not until he saw Themis, the goddess of justice and justice, that Amun understood the relationship between the goddess and himself. According to the interpretation of the immortal Jumang, Themis once re entered the samsara with his own Dharma, and came to the world to become the flower of dreams and thoughts. Later, he became the lover of his disciple John and also the disciple of Amun. Unfortunately, both of them died in battle.

At the moment, Themis not only closed her eyes, but also specially covered her eyes with a black cloth, which showed her attitude and ignored the identities of both sides. Since Themis appeared here, the other gods of Olympus would not mix in the court to watch, and Amun did not pay attention to it.

When Amun and medanzo walked into the hall, the chief judge said, “my name is Portia. I am the chief judge of the Delphi special court.”

Portia is the name of the priestess in the temple of Delphinium. In fact, the appearance of her blindfolded and holding the trial balance shows that she is the goddess of justice and justice. But since she appears here as Portia, she calls herself Portia instead of a goddess. Just like what Amun did in the city court of miduli, everyone guessed that he was the God of Amun, but Amun did not pretend to be a God.

The opening remarks of Themis were simple and clear, without any unnecessary nonsense. Thus the trial began, and Antonio had arrived and stood with Amun on both sides of the hall. Amen saluted the chief judge and the judges, and Themis opened the door and said, “Amun, do you want to accuse Antonio of pretending to be the oracle? But people here can prove that there is such a content in this year’s Delphi oracle that Antonio did not lie

Amun nodded his head and said, “I have also heard the content of Delphi’s Oracle. I just want to know why Antonio believes that the man mentioned in the Oracle is Aesop? If he doesn’t have solid evidence, it’s murder! If the man mentioned in the Oracle is Aesop, then I would like to ask the God who descended the Oracle, why does he think so? “Antonio replied, “I made this judgment based on Aesop’s behavior. All the messengers of the city-state gave their gifts to the temples, and only Aesop brought the gold back to mituli. I went to mituli after this clue. I happened to find that he was scolded by people. I investigated his previous conduct and found that he was indeed a blasphemer and an offender

Amun said in a tit for tat: “I have also investigated Aesop’s previous conduct and even made clear what he has done in his life. He does not believe in the Olympus Gods, and has never offered sacrifices to the city-state temple. This is a fact. However, he did not deny the belief of the people of the city-state. Although he had refused the threat and temptation of the gods, it could not be regarded as blasphemy and offense, which is also a fact

Antonio asked, “Amun, the man mentioned in Delphi’s Oracle is an emissary of a city-state. Who else can you say is Aesop? You don’t think it’s blasphemous or offensive, but the gods here may not think so. ”

At this time, the court clerk said, “I remind both the prosecution and the defense that you are arguing about an issue that the court cannot decide. Who is the man mentioned in Delphi’s Oracle this year can only be known by the God who issued the oracle. For a more just ruling, I suggest that the plaintiff pray to the gods here and ask the oracle to answer. ”

Today’s court is really lively. The clerk is also a priest here. But as soon as he opened his mouth, Amun recognized that this man was in fact attired by Artemis. Amun turned to the clerk and said, “how should I pray to the gods?”

The clerk replied, “like all those who come to the temple to pray for the Oracle, you should bow down to the statue, stick your hands, chest and forehead to the ground, and kiss the bricks and stones in the temple.”

Amun asked the chief judge again, “must we do this?”

“This is what Delphi is supposed to do when you ask for the Oracle,” the chief judge replied without expression

The eyebrow of mendanzo behind Amun was about to get angry, but he was stopped by Amun in his soul. The Lord of heaven said, “well, I’ll ask the oracle to explain. If the gods can’t answer, I’ll ask the court to make a ruling Your honor, please step aside. ”

The chief judge flashed aside, and Amun went to the center of the hall and knelt down to the statue of Apollo on the altar in the distance. As soon as his knees touched the ground, he heard a click, and the legs of the statue of Apollo split. Amun ignored this amazing change, and still bowed to the ground, touching his hands, forehead and chest, and kissing the bricks and stones of the ground toward the statue of Apollo.

Amun bowed down, and the statues on the altar fell face-to-face, falling into pieces on the ground. It seemed that they were paying homage to Amun. Such a thing happened in the temple. It would be fried in the ordinary times, but at the moment, it only caused a slight disturbance, and then the peace was restored. As expected, most of the priests in the temple were the envoys guided by the gods. Among them, some gods mingled with each other and stopped people’s panic in time.

Where Amun went, Apollo had to retreat. This was the agreement between the two gods. Since Amun came to the Apollo temple in Delphi, Apollo could not have delivered the oracle. Amun bowed down to the statue of Apollo. This worship brought down the statue of Apollo. Although it was unexpected, the gods should understand what was going on.

Since the Delphic oracle provoked Amun, Amun did not need to save Apollos face. He stood up and patted his robe after the salute. He calmly went back to his original position, pointed to the statue of the fallen altar and said, “Lord judge, it is obvious that the God who issued the Delphi Oracle has refused to answer. This Mr. Antonio, I’m afraid, will have to give proof of Aesop’s affront and blasphemy, no matter what means he uses. ”

Antonio’s face was very ugly. He was the God under the guidance of Apollo. At the moment, the statue of Apollo fell into the temple. It was the God who threw him out to face Amun’s question. He had to reply: “as an emissary of the city of miduli, Aesop did not give all the gold to the temples, but took it back.”

“Everyone knows that Aesop did not believe in the Olympian gods, which is not the reason for his death,” Amun said. Aesop came to Delphi because of the oracle of Hermes. Hermes asked him to give gold to a temple that was willing to offer and worth offering. After ten days in Delphi, he only saw a priest worthy of offering. He did not violate the Oracle or his own beliefs. ”

“But he angered all the priests of Delphi,” Antonio cried

Amun nodded his head with a gloomy face: “yes, this is the fact and the key to the problem. You are the emissary of Delphi, who took his life out of anger. And as Aesop’s master, I come to ask you to pay for what I have lost. ”

“Amun, you’re just a stranger and you don’t have the right to change the court’s verdict,” the chief judge warned

Amun replied, “but I have the right to claim the compensation I deserve. Antonio accused Aesop, but there is no reason for the accusation. Even the gods refuse to answer. It was the Lord Antonio who declared in the court of mituli, “in the name of the gods, I have deprived Aesop of his life and taken away this evil soul. The Oracle has given guidance. He is the one who blasphemes and offends the gods. He is here today to be punished. ” Now, then, he needs to pay for his words and deeds. “The clerk asked, “Amun, what price do you want Antonio to pay? You can’t ask him more than your loss. And it’s clear to everyone in the court that Antonio did not take Aesop’s soul

Amon added, “Aesop is my slave, and I have released him. This is not only my kindness, but also his due reward. But Antonio has taken his life, and I need him to pay for me instead of Aesop. ”

Then another priest said, “it’s not a problem. We have slaves here. You have lost one slave, and we can compensate you for two or even ten slaves of Delphi, the whole holy land. You can choose whatever you like. ”

Amun shook his head and said, “thank you for your generosity, but the value of people in the world is not the same. After a slave like Aesop exerts his power, he can build a city-state state on the plain of Duke, which has nothing. All the slaves of Delphi are not comparable to him in my eyes. I don’t need this kind of compensation.”

Antonio asked, “Amon, what do you want me to compensate you for?”

Amun: “ten sacred stones and a finger. The ten sacred stones are the price I bought Aesop from Theo at the beginning, not for Aesop himself. But I don’t want to embarrass or blackmail you. As for that finger, it is a symbol of Aesop’s talent and creation, which he owes me. You can’t refuse this request

Antonio: whose finger are you going to cut off

Amun: “it’s your finger, of course. It’s not someone else who takes Aesop’s life in the name of the gods, but you.”

The chief judge said, “Amen, why don’t you show your kindness? You can make more moderate demands to satisfy everyone. Maybe you can ask for all the gold that mituli offered as compensation to you, and I think this court can agree with this ruling

Amun shook his head and said, “the gold is of no use to me, only to the priests of Delphi, so let them keep it. I only want ten stones and one finger of Antonio

“The court is very clear about your identity,” the chief judge reminded. You should also know that Aesop’s life is coming to an end. Whether he is executed by the court in miduli or not, Aesop will not live until next year

Amun shook his head again and said, “it has nothing to do with whether he should be executed. Even if he drinks the poisoned wine in the last second of his life, Antonio is also the murderer.”

Chief judge: “this is not good for you.”

Amun: “the lawsuit itself is not good for me. I didn’t come for the benefit.”

Chief judge: “Why are you so cold? Isn’t it better to accept more than a useless finger? ”

Amun asked, “has Antonio ever been kind to Aesop in the courtroom of miduli? Your honor, would you like to be bitten twice by a poisonous snake? Have you heard the story of the farmer and the snake? This story is told by Aesop. I have no forgiveness for those who should not be indulged. ”

“You don’t have any compassion for Antonio now. How can you expect the gods to be merciful to you in the future?” the chief judge reminded

Amen replied, “your honor, this has nothing to do with you! Antonio had no compassion for Aesop. How could he expect me to be merciful to him now? He is one of the sheep for sin. He should have thought of this result for a long time. Why don’t you blame the shepherd? ”

The clerk suddenly said, “Amun, over the main peak of Delphi, there is a Pythagorean manor at the foot of another mountain. Pythagoras, the master there, once said that the soul can be reincarnated. Although the rebirth does not know its origin, the soul has the imprint of reincarnation. Were you a fierce jackal in your previous life, and came here to show your fangs? ”

The chief judge also sighed: “cruel man, what else in the world is harder than your heart? No matter what kind of weapon, it’s not as sharp as your hatred. Can’t any kind of plea move you? ”

Amun: Aesop once said the story of the wolf coming. In this court, no matter how tactful the words are, they can’t move me. Your honor, can you make a ruling? I give ten sacred stones to this temple, but I must cut off that finger! ”

The chief judge looked at Antonio and said, “this court will make a ruling. Do you have anything else to say?”

Antonio replied, “I believe that the court’s ruling must be fair, and I ask the gods for their blessing.”

There are more than one deity standing in this hall. If they all secretly bless Antonio, it is not easy for Amun to cut off one of his fingers. But the chief judge said without expression: “I have made a ruling that Antonio really has no evidence to prove that Aesop is the person mentioned in the oracle. His accusation against Aesop has caused Mr. Amun’s loss and should be compensated.”

“Themis! Dear Lord judge, you are the Themis who symbolizes fairness and justice

This sentence is not to expose the identity of Themis in public, but the highest praise of the judge from the people of the hitton Peninsula, but it is somewhat funny to say it on this occasion. But Themis, whose pseudonym is Portia, said coldly: “Amun, I would like to remind you that Antonio only owes you a finger, you can’t ask for more!”**(to be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to start（ qidian.com ）Your support is my biggest motivation to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. )

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