Hongwu Era: I Became the Ming Dynasty's Top Official Through Forensic Examinations

Name: Hongwu Era: I Became the Ming Dynasty's Top Official Through Forensic Examinations
Author: Sometimes Adrift

洪武年，我靠验尸成了大明第一官

by Sometimes Adrift (有时飘零)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 795k Words
Genre: Mystery
Subgenre: Mystery & Supernatural
Updated: 1d ago
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440Reads

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[The rating is here!!] [Hardcore forensic medicine + Ming dynasty under the Hongwu Emperor + mystery and crime-solving + steady rise to power + a clash of eras] In the eighteenth year of Hongwu, the Guo Huan corruption case rocked the court, and countless heads rolled. Shen Yan, a top modern forensic examiner, opened his eyes to find himself a condemned petty official awaiting execution. He was about to be taken to the Meridian Gate to be skinned alive! Faced with certain death, Shen Yan wielded his scalpel and performed an autopsy right there in front of everyone at the execution ground! A fatal wound the coroner couldn't spot? He used body temperature to calculate the time of death! A culprit the Embroidered Guard couldn't track down? He used diatom testing and the luminol reaction to pin down conclusive evidence! The living can collude on their stories, but the dead never lie. He tore through one corruption scandal after another and trampled the civil official faction, using modern forensic science to challenge the laws of the Ming dynasty! The commander of the Embroidered Guard was at a loss. “The way Shen Yan cuts open a corpse is more vicious than the torture in the imperial prison!” The Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang, slammed the table and sprang to his feet. “Has our Ming dynasty really produced a living King of Hell who can even interrogate ghosts and gods?!” From condemned prisoner at the Meridian Gate to the Ming dynasty's foremost judicial investigator, Shen Yan single-handedly gave the dynasty's forensic profession a backbone. If Heaven is unjust, then I'll use my scalpel to cut open a clear and righteous world! [Note: The cases at the heart of this book are based on authentic Ming dynasty historical records. Some details have been adjusted to serve the story. This is a hardcore, technique-focused novel, so enjoy with confidence.]

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As a medical enthusiast, the autopsy plot is quite rigorous. I saw some comments saying that Lao Zhu was not decisive enough in killing. I want to say that I have read chapter 97 so far. The Lao Zhu in this book is obviously a scheming emperor. If you want to see the decisive killing, you have to read the official history. I have finished reading 180 chapters so far, and I feel that the author's logical ability is really online, so I won't let you nitpick. In online novels, it is not easy to be able to recycle various foreshadowings even after dozens or hundreds of chapters. Like it
8 likes5mo ago
It's getting better and better. I want to know the next plot. I'm scratching my head and rolling all over the floor. I beg for more, more, more, more, more.
3 likes5mo ago
Even Zhu Zhanji would be able to accept the change of emperor, and as a spy chief, Zhu Yuanzhang would consider concealing this and that for the protagonist. Isn't Zhu Yuanzhang sad? Excluding these two points that have nothing to do with the content but are more dramatic, the logic is really good
3 likes5mo ago
Smooth, engaging and worth reading
3 likes5mo ago
It feels like watching The Punisher of the Song Dynasty. It's very old and very good. The writing is excellent, the logic is rigorous, and it has the potential to become a god. It feels like a good novel that I haven't read for a long time in the past few years.
2 likes4mo ago
It's a pretty good book, keep reading the follow-up!
1 like4mo ago
It's better to make history
1 like4mo ago
After reading it, I was thinking about how to get rid of time travel and turn this book into a TV series about Ming Dynasty detectives. It felt very suitable.
2mo ago
That's awesome. The rhythm is too tight. I'll go for it, but the protagonist is no different from Superman. But are there really good people in this Ming Dynasty? I feel like everyone is evil, I can't hold myself back any longer [covers face]
2mo ago
Beautiful, watch it in one go
3mo ago

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