Finally, the day of the Dali Temple trial arrived.
Su Lijin, a lawyer, changed into men's clothes and secretly left the palace through a secret passage.
She arrived at the Dali Temple as promised, but found that many people who came to watch the fun had already surrounded the yamen.
It seems that Minister Guo is concerned about the country and the people, and has done so many good things for the people. He must be very concerned about the retrial of the corruption case.
Not long after, Guo Tang was also brought up. He was still wearing shackles and handcuffs, but he looked neither arrogant nor humble, as if the high-spirited Lord Guo in court robes was standing in front of him.
"Master Guo."
Su Lijin leaned over and saluted Guo Tang who was standing beside her.
Guo Tang didn't say anything. He looked at Su Lijin deeply, nodded, and then stood beside her.
"Well, now that the people are here, let's try them earlier."
The adult sitting at the top looked at Guo Tang seriously.
"Guo Tang, let me ask you, are you wronged in the corruption case?"
"Of course." Guo Tang raised his head slightly, his eyes flashing with coldness.
"What evidence?"
Su Lijin spoke up, immediately seizing the opportunity to speak. "Sir, there is evidence. Putting aside other matters, when Lord Guo was an official, he always worked diligently for the people and never acted like an lord."
As a lawyer, she now has to demonstrate her abilities.
"As long as the people need help, Lord Guo is always willing to help. How could such a person be willing to embezzle and exploit the people for the sake of a few silver coins?"
Su Lijin first directly presented Guo Tang's prestige and daily style in front of the people, hoping to make everyone change their prejudice.
But, after all, when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.
Now that Guo Tang has become a prisoner, naturally no one will take the initiative to speak to him.
Therefore, none of the people watching outside spoke a word. Occasionally, a few wanted to speak, but they were held down by their relatives. They shook their heads and could only wait silently for Su Lijin's next words.
With a slightly cold look in her eyes, Su Lijin felt somewhat chilled as she looked at the people who refused to speak.
"That was all in the past. How can you guarantee that Guo Tang wouldn't have other ideas for the sake of money? Besides, there was already solid evidence at the time. I think..."
The adult sitting in the hall was about to say something.
But Su Lijin did not give him this opportunity.
"Conclusive evidence? Sir, I have found the key evidence in the corruption case."
As she spoke, she took out the burnt account book from her sleeve.
"Although it has been burned, I can still make out the accounts clearly. Every single item is recorded clearly, which fully proves that Lord Guo did not embezzle any money when he was an official."
The bailiff handed the evidence in Su Lijin's hand to the adult.
After carefully looking at the accounts, it can be proved that he did not embezzle any money.
"But the evidence proving Guo Tang's embezzlement is clearly laid out before everyone. How do you explain this?"
Yes.
The reason why Guo Tang was forced to go to jail was because a large amount of silver appeared in his mansion.
The evidence was irrefutable and he had no way of making excuses.
But now, Su Lijin has made sufficient preparations and naturally will not miss this opportunity.
"As far as I know, the Emperor did send a batch of silver for disaster relief, but it was stolen by robbers during transportation. The stolen silver had the same mark as the silver found in Lord Guo's house."
After hearing this, the presiding judge immediately asked someone to check. The person who checked randomly took out a few pieces of silver and then took out the records of the silver distributed by the emperor for disaster relief at that time, and compared them with the silver found in Guo Tang's home.
The imprint is indeed the same.
Originally, the judge who was hearing the case was planning to say something.
"Sir, is there really corruption in this matter, or is it someone who is framing behind the scenes? I think I don't need to say more, right?" Su Lijin said slowly after seeing that someone had checked the evidence.
With the evidence before him, Guo Tang could prove his innocence without even saying a word.
The judge reluctantly announced that Guo Tang was not guilty and released him. Thinking that such a major case had been turned around in his hands, his political achievements this year were likely to be greatly reduced.
Su Lijin held the arm of Guo Tang, whose eyes were red and a little excited.
"Master Guo, from now on you are innocent again."
Guo Tang nodded and looked up at the sky outside the door.
I haven't seen such a blue sky for a long time.
Su Lijin couldn't stay outside the palace for too long, so after arranging Guo Tang's whereabouts, she hurried back to the palace.
She was in a hurry to change her clothes, but she didn't notice that the remarks she had just made in the Dali Temple had been seen by the spies hidden among the people.
In the imperial study.
The man's hand that was playing with the white porcelain cup paused slightly, and the smile on the corner of his mouth unconsciously deepened a little.
"Oh? Are you saying that the person who helped Guo Tang clear his name and was so eloquent was the Queen?"
"Your Majesty, I am not mistaken. I did see the Empress return to the palace through the secret passage."
The spy leaned forward, clasped his hands together, and spoke very respectfully.
Xiao Shengxing chuckled softly, but a strange emotion surged in his eyes.
That's interesting.
In the past, Jin'er seemed unwilling to cause trouble and was law-abiding, but in recent times, her words and actions have been very different. She even seemed to become enlightened after encountering problems and had no regrets.
Thinking of this, he actually felt a little regretful that he didn't see Su Lijin's performance with his own eyes.
"Go down."
With a slight wave of his hand, the spy standing in front of him turned and left, his figure instantly disappearing into the darkness.
Xiao Shengxing lowered his eyes and slowly pressed his left hand.
Last time at Guo’s house, if I hadn’t struggled to break free, my identity would have been exposed.
And now, Su Lijin has become Guo Tang's lawyer. I don't know if the last incident has anything to do with her.
The next day, Su Lijin changed into men's clothes and couldn't wait to leave the palace to find Guo Tang.
She came to the inn where she had agreed to meet Guo Tang, and when she arrived at the door of the room, she was about to knock.
But he heard the voices of Guo Tang and another man talking inside. Who was it? Guo Tang had just been rehabilitated and he came to see him. Su Lijin approached the door, ready to listen to what they were talking about.
The original sound became even quieter as Su Lijin approached, and I couldn't hear it clearly.
Guo Tang's cold voice came from the room: "Who?"
The door in front of her was opened instantly. Before Su Lijin could dodge, she was pulled into the house by her arm.
Then the door was slammed shut.
"So it's you."
After seeing that it was Su Lijin, the murderous intent on Guo Tang's face diminished a bit.
Su Lijin felt strange at first, until she looked forward following Guo Tang's gaze.
The person who just spoke to him was actually Xiao Shengxing?!
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