The Fourteenth Year Of The Chenghua Era

Upon entering the officialdom, Tang Fan, a magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture, encountered a case involving the unexpected death of the eldest son of the Marquis of Wuan. Initially, the Marquis intended to hastily conclude the case by blaming a maidservant for the incident. However, Tang Fan discovered inconsistencies on the corpse and stubbornly pursued the investigation, ultimately unraveling the intricate family disputes within the Marquis of Wuan's household, while also exonerating the innocent maidservant.

During the investigation, Tang Fan became acquainted with Sui Zhou, the deputy commander of the Jinyiwei. The two worked in perfect harmony, collaboratively resolving a series of complex and bizarre cases, including the Eastern Palace case, the kidnapping case in the capital, the Weining Haizi case, and the true and false crown prince case, bringing a breath of fresh air to the officialdom during the Chenghua period

The sudden death of the crown prince's companion raises the question: was the favored Consort Wan truly the mastermind behind it

In the dead of night, continuous cries echoed from the tomb of the Song Dynasty emperor, leaving the villagers of the tomb-guarding village with only incomplete corpses. What exactly is causing this disturbance

The border conflict is intensifying, and three groups of Ming troops have mysteriously disappeared while pursuing the Tatars. Do the legendary ghostly soldiers truly exist

A candidate for the imperial examination hanged himself, and before dying, wrote the eight bloody characters "A rare injustice, unable to close my eyes" on the wall of his room. Was this a case of collective cheating or is there another grievance?

The sudden absence of a scar on the Crown Prince's hand raises the question: does it imply that the one residing in the Eastern Palace is merely a substitute? Given the significance of the position of heir apparent, can one truly doubt the authenticity of the Crown Prince based solely on the word of a princess?