Search Results: 'Bao Xun'

Related Cases (1)

Case of Bao Xun
Jurisdiction: State of Wei, Three Kingdoms China (c. 226 AD)
Original Case: 鲍勋案
VictimsBao XunDefendantsCao PiPlaintiffsLiu YaoJudgesCao PiInstitutionsCourt of the State of Wei Ministry of Justice
Case Tags: Judicial Injustice;Cao Pi;Three Kingdoms Legal System;Historical Wrongful Convictions

Related Novels (1)

The Golden Turban
Author: Raymond Pendleton
Case Prototype: Case of Bao Xun
Story Tags: Historical Mystery;Religious Conspiracy;Three Kingdoms Fiction;Faith and Redemption

Related Chapters (2)

The Alms of Judas

Words: 2487 · Source Novel:: The Golden Turban

As Zheng Ping rises within the Gilded Way, he observes its intricate money flows: believers' offerings are systematically used to bribe legal officials. He discovers a former clerk of the Ministry of Justice among the acolytes, and a cryptic ledger entry linking the cult's gold to the informant who framed Bao Xun. His faith begins to curdle into suspicion.

The Beheading of a Straight Pine

Words: 2347 · Source Novel:: The Golden Turban

Zheng Ping, a former clerk to Minister Bao Xun, witnesses his upright master's execution on Emperor Cao Pi's personal order. Broken and disillusioned with the court's justice, he is approached in a tavern by an enigmatic preacher who speaks of the Gilded Way—a hidden faith where gold is the true mandate of heaven. Desperate for meaning, Zheng Ping is inducted into the cult.