There was a buzz in the hall, and after the Imperial Doctor seriously studied with the Dali Temple and the new Criminal Department Shangshu, he waved his hand and said: "Quasi! The remains of the convict Yao Shuang were presented in court. ”

At the sound of an order, the little official rushed away. Yan Luo glanced at Xie Yao silently, and saw that his neck swallowed gently.

But in a moment, the little official escorted a young servant to the court. The man was hunched over his waist and held a clay plate covered with a white cloth in both hands.

The criminal department Shangshu said: "Present the bones to Wenshan Chang." ”

The young man paused, and solemnly held the plate in front of Wen Yan.

Everyone in the hall held their breath, listened to the banquet and watched silently for a while, and slowly bowed to the white cloth covering in front of them. When he got up, he lifted his hand and lifted the white cloth.

A one-and-a-half-foot-long tibia lay quietly on top of the clay plate.

This shin bone is slender and graceful, giving a glimpse of its owner's figure. However, the gray and yellow withering color indicates that this graceful man has been in the past.

In the silence, Feng Chen gently closed his eyes, Yan Luo took a breath, and Xie Yao's eyes were already slightly red.

Wen Yan's gaze swept from the left end of the tibia to the end, and he said while looking at it: "This bone is the tibia, which is the main bone on the inner side of the calf, and the bone is uniform and the size is moderate. ”

The old man said: "Exactly, this bone is sparse and just right, and we have taken this bone as the first choice for 'dropping bones to recognize relatives' for hundreds of years." ”

Wen Yan nodded, and the people in the hall all held their breath, their eyes focused on this pottery plate.

Wen Yan raised his eyelids and asked, "Is the end of this blood-stained end drenched in the blood of the people in the hall?" ”

Although he was the one who handled it, the tone of Wen Yan's questioning still made him subconsciously stretch his neck, and he glanced at it again before saying, "Exactly." ”

Wen Yan said: "Your Excellency thinks that the blood is soaked into the bones, so the two are related?" ”

He hesitated for a moment when asked, but then said: "Exactly, this is the method recorded in the monograph "Collection of Records of Grievances" by Wang Zhen, the official of the previous dynasty, which has been used for hundreds of years for future generations. ”

"Hit everything?" Wen Yan sneered lightly, as if he was talking to himself: "Is it right that there are many people who are effective?" ”

The old and the young were all asked suspiciously, especially the old man, and his face seemed to be a little gloomy because of this.

"Fetch the sword!" Wen Yan stretched out his hand, and the wide sleeves of his shirt wandered and fell.

Doctor Yu Shi glanced at a small official with a knife in the hall, and the little official stepped forward and handed the long sword he was wearing to Wen Yan's palm.

Feng Chen looked at him unhurriedly and unblinking, as if waiting to see his next performance.

With a "boring", the long sword was pulled out by Wen Yan, and he immediately turned the blade and gently wiped it in the palm of his hand, and then clenched his hand into a fist and hung it on the gray and yellow shins.

Suddenly, a thin stream of blood flowed from his palm, trickling above the bones.

Everyone standing let out a low cry in unison, and the previously businesslike eyes turned into curiosity in an instant.

Wen Yan made a slight movement above Yao Shuang's tibia to spread the blood evenly on his tibia. His face didn't change the whole time, like it wasn't his blood at all.

In a few moments, the blood began to drip from strands to drip, and gradually disappeared. Wen Yan calmly took out a black square handkerchief from his arms, opened the corner of it, covered the wound in his hand, and slowly and unhurriedly wrapped it around it.

Feng Chen looked at him, the corners of his eyes relaxed, and he knew that he was prepared.

Wen Yan folded the handkerchief in his hand, and said to the old and young servants: "How about the two of you?" ”

Hearing him say this, the old man came forward in two steps, and when he saw it, his eyes were as big as brass bells. The young man who was holding the pottery plate also saw it before him, and he was stunned for a long time, and then he woke up, glanced at the old man at a loss, and cried out miserably: "What's the matter?" Why did all his blood get into it? ”

There was a burst of surprise in the audience like a wind, and when the Lord Yushi heard this, he immediately stood up in his seat, and hurriedly beckoned to the servant of the tray: "Hurry up, show it to the official!" ”

The young man was holding the pottery plate like the wind, and he didn't care about any rules and presented the pottery plate directly on the horizontal case of the Imperial History Tower.

Dali Temple Cheng and the Criminal Department Shangshu also stood up, and together they approached the imperial historian to see the pottery plate.

Shangshu of the Criminal Department said: "Wen Shanchang's blood has also seeped into Yao Shuang's bones!" “

Dali Temple Cheng innocently said: "What the hell is going on? Could it be that Wen Shanchang also has some relationship with this criminal? “

"Never!" Wen Yan said, he cherishes words like gold, he doesn't need to expose his ancestors for three generations, just the word "never" convinces people that he definitely has nothing to do with Yao Shuang.

Doctor Yu Shi was puzzled: "Then, how to explain this?" ”

Feng Chen and Wen Yan smiled almost at the same time, only to hear Wen Yan say: "The explanation is that this method of 'recognizing relatives by dropping bones' is not advisable, and it cannot be determined whether people are related by blood!" ”

Wen Yan spoke magnificently, and his tone was full of authority.

The whole room looked at each other, and at this moment, the case that had been decided suddenly became confusing again.

In the middle of everyone, Pei Jie's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he stared at Wen Yan with angry eyes.

"What's going on!" Doctor Yu Shi pointed to the neck bone in front of his case and asked impatiently.

Wen Yan said: "The thing is very simple, after death, people are buried in the ground, and their muscles rot and white bones remain. As the bones decay over a long period of time, they will gradually become very loose, and there will be many small pores on them. At this time, if it is dripped with blood, no matter what human blood it is, or even human blood, there is a chance that it will be absorbed. As for how much it absorbs, it depends on how corrupt the bones are. But all in all, in order to verify the kinship between descendants and ancestors, the method of 'dropping bones and recognizing relatives' is absolutely undesirable. ”

The criminal department Shangshu said: "Can ...... This method is the only method that can confirm the relationship between the deceased and the afterlife!

Wen Yan turned his head to look at him: "So in the past few hundred years, I don't know how many people have been wronged!" Lord of the Criminal Department, I can't hide it, if you have the heart to keep the blood of your descendants from penetrating the bones of your ancestors, you can do it. ”

"How?"

Wen Yan smiled and said, "It's very simple, just take a piece of corrupted bones." As long as there are muscle adhesions in the bones, even the blood of his own son will not seep in. ”

Shangshu of the Criminal Department said weakly: "In this way, this Xie Yao in the hall can clear his suspicion?" ”

The hall was full of words, and there was silence for a moment.

"Definitely!"

A Shu Yue's voice sounded, and the officials followed the sound to see that the person who spoke was none other than Feng Chen, who had been standing in the hall for a long time, but had never said a word.