Although Sun Shaozong had done a lot of 'noisy things' in the past few days, he naturally didn't dare to delay the imperial order.
Through the investigation of the past case files, as well as the retained evidence and testimonies, some new evidences that are not absolute, but can be regarded as meaningful.
At this time, listening to Emperor Guangde's questioning, he calmly asked for the writing, and he swiped on the short table in the corner to draw a topographic map of the iron net mountain crime scene.
After thinking about it, I filled in the graphics of some physical evidence in the blank space below the side. Finally, I used a cinnabar pen to mark all the key points. Then I asked Qiu Shian, the eunuch of the palace, to hold it and forward it to the emperor's table. forward.
"His Majesty."
Sun Shaozong returned to the original place, bowed and said: "I have sorted out the previous case files and found that most of the officials handling this case are manslaughter or murder. There is an endless debate, so I think this is the first thing to check."
"This minister carefully checked all the testimony and evidence, and finally found some clues."
"That Wei Ruolan loves hunting, and the family has no shortage of property, so he naturally buys a good horse and a good saddle—even the bows and arrows he uses when hunting are divided into several styles."
"And that day, because he went hunting in the mountains and forests, what Wei Ruolan was carrying was a special three-edged arrow with long feathers, wooden poles, and heavy clusters. It was famous for being 'steady, accurate, and ruthless', but its range was inferior to the average. bow and arrow."
"This is naturally due to the dense forests in the mountains, and it is difficult to achieve an effect no matter how far the shooting range is. Instead, it is better to pursue precision and stability. When the ministers attacked the Wuxi barbarians, the same is true for the bows and arrows they used."
"At the time of the incident, the arrow came out of the forest and hit Niu Gongzi who was more than twenty steps away."
"I have ordered people to investigate. The trees on both sides of the mountain road are relatively sparse. Even if you go more than a dozen steps away, you can still clearly see pedestrians on the road."
"It's not until you go 20 or even 30 feet deep into the forest, your line of sight may be blocked by the trees, and you can't see what's going on on the road."
"If it is said to be shot by mistake in the forest, the distance must be at least fifty paces away."
"In addition, Niu Gongzi was going down the mountain at the time, and the angle from which the arrow missed the shot was from bottom to top, which made it even more difficult."
"According to the results of the experiment sent by the ministers, Wei Ruolan can only hit Niu Gongzi fifty or sixty paces away if he shoots with maximum bow force."
"It's clearly unreasonable!"
This analysis is well-founded, and it is much smarter than the 'motivation theory' that was speculated out of thin air during the previous three-division joint trial.
Although among them, it is inevitable that the previous officials did not know what to do, so they deliberately slack off.
But Sun Shaozong's simple inference was praised and affirmed by Emperor Guangde.
"in this case."
Immediately, he asked: "So Wei Ruolan deliberately shot Niu's father's son?"
"Not necessarily."
Sun Shaozong shook his head and said, "After completing these tests, Wei Chen also did some other verifications."
"Although he doesn't pay attention to the range, the strength of the short bow used by Wei Ruolan is far superior to that of a general hunting bow - and the special long-feathered arrow is also much stronger than a normal arrow."
"If you use pork as the target within 30 steps, use Wei Ruolan's hunting bow to pull the full shot, and the meat should be four to five inches in. If it is blocked by the ribs, it will drop to about two inches."
"Converted to Niu Gongzi's thinner body, if he is basically not blocked by his ribs, every arrow can go out through his body."
"According to the three autopsy records, Niu Gongzi's arrow penetrated about two inches and four minutes into the flesh, pierced the heart and caused death, and did not damage the ribs."
"And to reduce the damage to this level, the strength of the hunting bow needs to be reduced to 60-70%."
"So another doubt arises: If he planned to shoot Niu Gongzi, why didn't he fully stretch the bowstring, but only used six or seven points of strength?"
Because of what Sun Shaozong said was vivid and vivid, Emperor Guangde couldn't help but feel a little bit into the play when he looked at the topographic map.
After listening to him, he nodded involuntarily, and whispered in his mouth: "If you are afraid of losing your head, it is still possible to use only eight or nine points of strength. These six or seven points of strength are indeed unreasonable."
"Your Majesty Shengming."
Sun Shaozong flattered and continued: "After I found this suspicious point, I ordered someone to find the short bow used by Wei Rong, the servant of the Wei family, and after a simple repair, I tested it as before."
"The result is similar to Niu Gongzi's injury. The full bow is about two inches to two inches and five minutes!"
"in this case… "
When the emperor heard this, he couldn't help but blurt out: "As Wei Ruolan said, that arrow actually came from Wei Rong?"
"His Majesty."
Sun Shaozong said helplessly: "After all, the inference is just an inference, and there is no iron proof that it can't be finalized. Besides, after two years, there may be some factors in it, and it is unknown that Wei Chen has not been able to deduce it."
When Emperor Guangde heard this, a smile finally appeared on his face, stroked the beard on his chin, nodded and said, "This is the attitude you should have as the chief official of Dali Temple - Aiqing just asks carefully. , no matter who comes to your door again, you don't need to pay any attention!"
This naturally refers to the Niu family, but how did the emperor know that Sun Shaozong actually accepted the 'bribe' from the Wei family
The monarch and minister responded with a few more sentences, and Emperor Guangde waved his pen on the memorial, and Qiu Shian transferred it to Sun Shaozong.
This is the meaning of the emperor's 'seeing off'.
Therefore, Sun Shaozong put away the memorial, bowed his body knowingly, took a few steps backwards, and turned around in front of the door to exit the warm pavilion.
Originally, according to the rules, it was necessary to follow the eunuch who led the way and leave the palace directly from the Donghua Gate.
It's just that Sun Shaozong just said 'you have a job', then the eunuch who led the way laughed and said: "Eunuch Li just explained, let the young lead you to talk, this is about to wait for a child, the adults hurry up with me. !"
As he said that, he led Sun Shaozong to the promenade.
There is the side entrance of Jingren Palace, which is more convenient than the main entrance, but because the warm pavilion is built near the main entrance, it is the main entrance just now.
Sun Shaozong had been here before, and he knew that there were no taboos along the way, so he didn't think much about it, and followed the eunuch into the corridor.
Seeing that they were walking all the way, it was not far from the side door, and suddenly a sneaky little eunuch came across the face. Seeing the two of Sun Shaozong, he turned his head and left in a panic.
Who knows what's so tricky in this inner courtyard of the palace
Sun Shaozong naturally kept his eyes fixed, as if he hadn't seen it.
However, when the tree wanted to be quiet, the eunuch who led the way saw this, but he opened his mouth and shouted: "Where is the monkey kid going? Come back to me!"
The little eunuch was also guilty of being a thief, so he hurriedly left as if he didn't hear it, or stopped to make a few words, and the matter passed.
But he stopped walking, turned back stiffly, but subconsciously covered his abdomen with his hands - and this protection, a small burden immediately appeared under the robe.