"Not guilty!"
"Not guilty!"
"Not guilty!"
Outside Meridian Gate, a sea of people shouted at the top of their lungs.
The Great Jun Imperial Court had stood for ten thousand years. In the bureaucracy, beneath the shadows, there were no shortage of places where filth and corruption festered.
Lu Yang knew well that clear water bred no fish. No dynasty could be one hundred percent just.
Shang Yunluo's case was exactly like that.
Though there were few martial artists who had mastered the True Meaning of Principle, it was not as if there were none available to investigate Shang Yunluo's case properly.
But for those in high positions with great power, all it took was a little maneuvering to convict someone on the spot and bypass that step.
Shang Yunluo was nothing more than a scapegoat. It was obvious that someone had deliberately framed him.
Up on the high platform, the emperor's expression turned somewhat grim.
He had clearly already guessed what had happened.
"Your Majesty, might I—" The Minister of Justice, Yu Gan, was about to say something when the emperor waved him into silence.
"No need. Convey my decree: Shang Yunluo is pardoned and restored to his former post. Recall all members of the Shang Family who were exiled, and prepare to return to the palace!"
"Long live the emperor!"
"Long live the emperor!"
A thunderous cheer rose from the crowd.
An official who was reasonably fair and incorruptible, and who spoke up for the people, would always be revered and loved by ordinary folk a hundred, even a thousand, times over.
After this joint trial by the Three Judicial Offices, Shang Yunluo's reputation spread overnight from one city and prefecture to all of Great Jun!
In the crowd, Lu Yang, his appearance changed, smiled faintly.
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