Search Results: 'Wei Siqian'

Related Cases (1)

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)

A Bargain with Ghosts

Words: 3289 · Source Novel:: The Sogdian's Reckoning

Through dead fathers' channels, Shi Yan arranges a midnight meeting with Wei Siqian in the ruins of Qinglong Temple. Among broken Buddhas, he places the bloody evidence at the censor's feet.

The Censor's Maze

Words: 3187 · Source Novel:: The Sogdian's Reckoning

Disguised, Shi Yan observes Wei Siqian's residence. The censor is isolated, his every move mirrored by watchers. Shi Yan realizes even a righteous official is a prisoner of the system.

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.