The Shu Road is treacherous, but the human heart is even more so; the post road stretches far, and the web of intrigue stretches farther.
In the turbulent final years of the Tang dynasty, corruption runs rampant in the Shu Road postal relay system, and tribute goods are repeatedly delayed. Pei Yuanzhi, a rising star in the Ministry of Justice, receives a secret imperial order to investigate in Shu. But at Baocheng Post Station, he encounters a bizarre murder. A mysterious map woven into Shu brocade clutched by the victim, and indigo threads beneath the victim’s fingernails, reveal a conspiracy years in the making.
One Shu Road, half a brocade letter. Are you ready to unravel the mystery?
