Detective Tai Siyi: The Four Great Positions

After the battle at the thatched cottage, Taishi Yi was convinced that Wuming was still alive. He searched high and low, but months passed without a trace. At last, he returned home in dejection, assumed a new name, and withdrew from the world.

Meanwhile, Prince of Yan Zhu Di raised an army in the name of “upholding Heaven and quelling the rebellion,” his sights set on the Jianwen Emperor. In the fourth year of Jianwen (1402), Zhu Di’s forces captured Nanjing, and he officially ascended the throne, ushering in the Yongle era.

To consolidate his imperial power, Zhu Di not only reinstated the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but also created four special posts to strengthen his control. Before long, however, a strange string of murders sent panic through the capital. Determined to uncover the truth, Zhu Di set out in person with his personal guard Zhu Zhen to visit Taishi Yi at the secluded thatched cottage, imploring this reclusive master to come out of retirement and help unravel the mystery.

The third novel in the Divine Detective Taishi Yi series!