Why did the county commandant try the "yellow dog" after a girl was killed in Wen 'an in Tang Dynasty?

In Wen 'an County of the Tang Dynasty, a little man broke into someone's house in the middle of the night. There is only one little girl in that family, and the villain wants to commit crimes and do bad things. Who knows that the girl would rather die than surrender, fiercely resisted and shouted for help. The villain immediately relented, grabbed the scissors and stabbed him in the chest, then ran away. When the villain ran away, he knocked down the eldest sister-in-law who came home, and then walked away.

At that time, Wang Zhihuan, the county commandant in charge of criminal cases in Wen 'an County, was a poet who wrote "The mountains cover the day, and the ocean drains the golden river". After receiving the eldest sister-in-law's report, Wang Xianwei immediately inquired about the eldest sister-in-law in detail.

It turns out that only the eldest brother and the eldest sister live together in that family. On the day of the incident, my sister-in-law went out to grind the stone mill, and my sister-in-law sewed clothes at home. When I got home, I suddenly heard my sister-in-law shouting, and her sister-in-law hurried home. All the people who ran this time were villains, but I couldn't see what that person looked like at all in the dark. Knowing that this man didn't do anything good when he came out of his home, the eldest sister-in-law went up and fought with the villain. Unfortunately, a weak woman still failed to defeat the tall villain and let him escape.

When the eldest sister-in-law came into the room to check, she found that the eldest sister-in-law was dead, leaving only a mess.

Wang Xianwei inquired about the scene carefully again. He was very worried when he learned that there was a yellow dog in her house. He immediately asked, "Did your rhubarb dog call?"

Sister-in-law sobbed and said, "I didn't scream. I often feed it on weekdays, but this dog is useless at critical moments. "

Wang Xianwei thought for a moment and pretended to be angry: "There seems to be something wrong with that yellow dog. I want to have a good trial tomorrow! "

The news that the county commandant wanted to judge the yellow dog was immediately known to everyone. People around you felt very strange when they heard about it, and even many people laughed at the county commandant: "This official is afraid of being stupid. If the yellow dog can talk and stand trial, I'm afraid he will become an immortal! "

On that day, Wang Xianwei was not anxious or annoyed. After all the onlookers crowded into the county government, he immediately asked the chief executive to close the door. In the eyes of ridicule, yellow dog honestly lying in the hall of the county government, looking around warily. Seeing that everything was arranged properly, Wang Xianwei gave a new order.

He asked all the strong young men and tall men present to stand up and show their shirts. Wang Xianwei personally looked at everyone's bodies. I found several scratches on his back, so I pulled him out and interrogated him alone.

The man is a neighbor of the victim's house. When he was dragged to the yellow dog, the yellow dog not only didn't pay attention, but also shook his tail. Wang Xianwei immediately asked the man sternly. The man could not deny the scratches on his body and the reaction of the yellow dog, and finally confessed to the law.

It turns out that Wang Xianwei took advantage of the fact that the yellow dog doesn't bark, thinking that the villain who committed the crime must be an acquaintance and often saw the yellow dog. I found clues from the wounds of the fight and finally locked the target. In ancient times, although there may be confused officials and corrupt officials, most of them can try to find the real murderer through clues.

However, due to the limitations of ancient means and techniques of solving crimes, unjust, false and misjudged cases will still occur. Just like Bao Longxing, played by Stephen Chow in the movie "Jiupin Sesame Officer", it is not easy to "cheat" the truth of the case by taking bribes and being framed on the streets. And the phrase "I saw Chang Wei playing lucky as soon as I entered the door" has also been pushed into a classic teasing discourse by many netizens.

But things are much better now. Not only the detection of cases is more formal, but also the technical means of solving cases are more advanced and the trial skills are more diverse. We should fully look for clues to the real murderer from all aspects, and those murderers who commit evil will never escape the punishment of the law.