Search Results: 'Chu Suiliang'

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The Case of Chancellor Chu Suiliang's Coercive Purchase of Interpreter Shi Hedan's Residence

The Case of Chancellor Chu Suiliang's Coercive Purchase of Interpreter Shi Hedan's Residence
Jurisdiction: Tang Empire (China) (650 AD (Yonghui Era))
Original Case: 中书令褚遂良抑买中书译语人史诃耽宅案
VictimsShi HedanDefendantsChu SuiliangPlaintiffsWei SiqianInvestigatorsWei SiqianProsecutorsWei SiqianJudgesEmperor Gaozong of TangInstitutionsCensorate Court of Judicial Review
Case Tags: Tang Dynasty Law;Official Corruption;Coercive Property Transaction;Wei Siqian Impeachment

Related Novels (1)

The Sogdian's Reckoning
Author: Harriet Kensington
Case Prototype: The Case of Chancellor Chu Suiliang's Coercive Purchase of Interpreter Shi Hedan's Residence
Story Tags: Tang Dynasty Noir;John le Carré Historical Fiction;Legal Conspiracy Story;Survival Against Bureaucracy

Related Chapters (3)

The Emperor's Gavel

Words: 3162 · Source Novel:: The Sogdian's Reckoning

To assert his power, Emperor Gaozong decrees: Chu Suiliang is demoted, corrupt judges exiled, Wei Siqian promoted. Shi Yan's testimony was useful, but his crimes remain—sentence commuted to exile.

The Closed Gates of Justice

Words: 3256 · Source Novel:: The Sogdian's Reckoning

Shi Yan learns his father is jailed for "false accusation." In a damp cell, the dying Shi Hedan hands him a secret note in Chu Suiliang's own hand and whispers a name: Censor Wei Siqian.

The Sogdian Quarter

Words: 2847 · Source Novel:: The Sogdian's Reckoning

Shi Yan, the Sogdian son, returns from the Silk Road to find his father Shi Hedan's household tense. He overhears that Chancellor Chu Suiliang covets their residence and is applying silent pressure.