The Strange Case of the Bench

During the Northern Song Dynasty, the fourth son of the Huyan family, an illustrious general of two dynasties and three generations, had a premature baby that was less than a month old. It slipped directly onto the square chair when the pregnant mother got up. Since his birth, Wen's mother-in-law sighed more than once and hinted to his grandfather, Lao Huyan, that "this son may not live long." Lao Huyan had four sons, all of whom were strong and strong. They followed him on the battlefield when they were still young. The four sons and eleven grandchildren were as strong as calves. However, the twelve little ones were so weak that it made people feel distressed. Lao Huyan named this "stool" Yanlue, raised him in his house, and took good care of him with his old wife. The extremely intelligent Hu Yanlue's talent for perceiving details was revealed at the age of seven. He later served as the magistrate of Xianping County. He was always able to unravel the details of the case. The loyal dog cases, melon cases, nun cases and other cases he handled were surprising...