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LibraryofCongresscatalogcardnumber:
62-7918
PREFACE
TheChineseLakeMurdersdescribeshowJudgeDeesolvedthreedifficultcasesin
A.D.666,shortlyafterhehadbeenappointedmagistrateofHan-yuan.
Han-yuanwasasmalloldtown,onlysixtymilesnorthwestoftheimperialcapital;
buthiddenamonghighmountains,ithadalwaysremainedanisolatedplaceandfewpeoplefromoutsidehadsettledthere.Itlayontheshoreofamountainlake,themysteriouslakeofHan-yuan,aboutwhichsinceoldentimespeopletoldstrangestories.Thebodiesofpersonsdrownedtherewereneverfound,buttheirghostsweresaidtohavebeenseenwalkingamongtheliving.Atthesametime,however,thelakewasfamousforits"
flowerboats,"
floatinghousesofassignationwheretheguestscouldfeastwithbeautifulcourtesansandstayovernightonthewater.
InthisstrangeoldtownJudgeDeeisconfrontedwithacruelmurder.Justwhenhisinvestigationofthatcrimeisgettingunderway,heisfacedwithtwonewbafflingpuzzles,andsoonhefindshimselfinamazeofpoliticalintrigue,sordidgreedanddark,forbiddenpassion.
AtthebeginningofthisvolumethereaderwillfindaviewofHan-yuan,andattheendapictureoftheflowerboat.Thelatterplate,andalsotheplanofthatboatreproducedonpage35,werekindlydrawnformebymyfriendHilaryWaddington,formerSuperintendentofMonumentsoftheArchaeologicalService,NewDelhi,India.
ThePostscriptgivesabriefdescriptionoftheancientChinesejudicialsystem,afewremarksaboutspecialsubjectsoccurringinthepresentnovel,andreferencestoChinesesources.
ROBERTVANGULIK
CONTENTS
FirstChapter:
ANAILINGOFFICIALCOMPLETESAWEIRDRECORD;
JUDGEDEEATTENDSABANQUETONAFLOWERBOAT
SecondChapter:
THEJUDGEWATCHESTHEDANCEOFTHECLOUDFAIRY;
HEISSUDDENLYSTARTLEDBYAGRUESOMEDISCOVERY
ThirdChapter:
THETRIBUNALISSETUPINUNUSUALSURROUNDINGS;
AMAIDSERVANTDESCRIBESALOATHSOMEAPPARITION
FourthChapter:
THEJUDGEHOLDSAVIGILFORADEADWOMAN;
HESTUDIESPOEMSANDPASSIONATELETTERS
FifthChapter:
MAJOONGTELLSOFTHESECRETOFADANCER;
APROFESSORISACCUSEDOFAHEINOUSCRIME
SixthChapter:
JUDGEDEEEXAMINESTHELIBRARYOFASTUDENT;
ANAUTOPSYISCONDUCTEDINADESERTEDTEMPLE
SeventhChapter:
AGRISLYDISCOVERYCREATESNEWCOMPLICATIONS;
THEJUDGEGOESTOVISITTWOEMINENTPERSONS
EighthChapter:
JUDGEDEECONVERSESWITHABIRDANDFISHES;
HESUMSUPHISTHEORIESFORHISASSISTANTS
NinthChapter:
THEJUDGEENJOYSTHEMOONONTHEMARBLETERRACE;
HEHEARSASTRANGESTORYDURINGANIGHTLYVISIT
TenthChapter:
ACHARMINGGUIDESHOWSSOMERELICSOFTHEPAST;
ACONFIDENTIALCONVERSATIONUNDERBUDDHA'
SEYES
EleventhChapter:
MAJOONGHASSOMEDISAPPOINTINGEXPERIENCES;
JUDGEDEELEAVESTOWNTOINSPECTHISDISTRICT
TwelfthChapter:
MAJOONGANDCHIAOTAIDISPERSEANUNRULYCROWD;
ASWINDLEREXPLAINSTHESECRETWAYSOFKIDNAPERS
ThirteenthChapter:
SERGEANTHOONGISSUSPECTEDOFIMPROPERINTENTIONS;
AFALSEPRIESTISCAUGHTTOGETHERWITHHISACOLYTE
FourteenthChapter:
AYOUNGSCHOLARTELLSAMOSTAMAZINGSTORY;
JUDGEDEEQUESTIONSTHEOWNEROFABROTHEL
FifteenthChapter:
THESERGEANTANDTAOGANVISITANIMPORTANTPERSON;
ABUSINESSPROMOTERCONCLUDESHISVERYLASTDEAL
SixteenthChapter:
TwoVAGABONDSHARASSTHEDISTRICTCHIANG-PEI;
ADASTARDLYATTACKONAPEACEFULRIVERBOAT
SeventeenthChapter:
ANEYEWITNESSREPORTSONTHEMURDERINTHETEMPLE;
JUDGEDEEFINDSTHESOLUTIONOFANANCIENTRIDDLE
EighteenthChapter:
ACURIOUSACCIDENTDESTROYSPARTOFAMANSION;
THEJUDGEDISCOVERSATLASTALONG-SOUGHTROOM
NineteenthChapter:
JUDGEDEEISVISITEDBYADREADEDPERSON;
ADANGEROUSCRIMINALISFINALLYEXPOSED
TwentiethChapter:
THEJUDGEGOESOUTFISHINGWITHHISASSISTANTS;
HEREVEALSTHEMYSTERYOFTHELAKEOFHAN-YUAN
POSTSCRIPT
DRAMATISPERSONAE
ItshouldbenotedthatinChinesethesurname—hereprintedincapitals—precedesthepersonalname.
Maincharacters
DEEJen-djieh,MagistrateofHan-yuan,asmallmountaindistrictsixtymileswestofthecapital.Referredtoas"
JudgeDee,"
or"
thejudge."
HOONGLiang,JudgeDee'
strustedadviserandsergeantofthetribunal.Referredtoas"
SergeantHoong,"
thesergeant."
MAJoong,firstlieutenantofJudgeDee.CHIAOTai,secondlieutenantofJudgeDee.
TAOGan,thirdlieutenantofJudgeDee,entersinChapterTwelve.
Personsconnectedwith"
TheCaseoftheDrownedCourtesan"
HANYung-han,wealthylandowner,leadingcitizenofHan-yuan.WillowDown,hisdaughter.
*AlmondBlossom
*Anemone
*PeachBlossom
(*courtesansoftheWillowQuarterinHan-yuan.)WANG,masteroftheGoldsmiths'
Guild.
PENG,masteroftheSilversmiths'
Guild.SOO,masteroftheJadeworkers'
KANGPo,awealthysilkmerchant.KANGChoong,hisyoungerbrother.
TheCaseoftheVanishedBride"
DJANGWen-djang,aDoctorofLiterature.
DJANGHoo-piao,hisson,aCandidateofLiterature.LIUFei-po,awealthymerchantfromthecapital.
MoonFairy,hisdaughter.
KOONG,ateamerchant,neighborofDr.Djang.MAOYuan,acarpenter.
MAOLoo,hiscousin.
TheCaseoftheSpendthriftCouncilor"
LIANGMeng-kwang,ImperialCouncilor,livingretiredinHan-yuan.LIANGFen,hisnephewwhoactsashissecretary.
WANI-fan,apromoter.
Others
MENGKee,GrandInquisitor.
FirstChapter
ANAILINGOFFICIALCOMPLETESAWEIRDRECORD;
OnlyHeaventhatwrotethescrollofhumanlifeKnowswhereitsbeginningis,andwhereitsend—Ifendtherebe.Wemortalscannotreaditswrit,
Weeven\nownotwhetherthetextrunsdownorup.
YetwhenajudgeisseatedbehindhisscarletbenchHisisthepowerofHeaven,overlifeanddeath—
ButnotHeaven'
sknowledge.Lethim—andus!
—bewareLestpassingjudgmentonothers,weourselvesbejudged.
NoONE,ITRUST,WILLCALLTWENTYYEARSOFSERVINGOUR
ILLUSTRIOUSMingEmperorapoorrecord.Mylatefather,itistrue,servedfiftyyears,andwhenhediedaCouncilorofState,hehadjustcelebratedhisseventiethbirthday.Ishallbeforty,threedayshence—butmayHeavengrantthatIshan'
tbethenstillalive.
Intheeverrarermomentsthatmytorturedbrainisclear,Iletmythoughtsgobacktotheyearsthathavepassed,theonlyescapenowleft.FouryearsagoIwaspromotedtoInvestigatoroftheMetropolitanCourt,asignalhonorforanofficialofonlythirty-five.Peoplepredictedagreatfutureforme.HowproudIwasofthislargemansionassignedtome,andhowIlovedtowalkinthebeautifulgarden,handinhandwithmydaughter!
Howsmallshewasthen,onlyachild,butsheknewalreadytheliterarynamesofeveryflowerIpointedat.Fouryears—buthowlongagothatseemsnow.Likememoriesfromapreviousexistence.
Nowyou,threateningshadow,againpressclosetome;
shrinkinginterror,Imustobeyyou.Doyougrudgemeeventhisbriefrespite?
Didn'
tIdoallyouorderedmetodo?
Didn'
tIlastmonth,aftermyreturnfromthatfeyoldcityofHan-yuanbyitssinisterlake,chooseatonceanauspiciousdateformydaughter'
swedding;
andwasn'
tshemarriedlastweek?
Whatdoyousaynow?
Mysensesarenumbedbytheunbearablepain;
Ican'
thearyouwell.Yousaythat...thatmydaughtermustlearnthetruth?
AlmightyHeaven,haveyounopity?
Thatknowledgeshallbreakherheart,destroyher.No,don'
thurtme,
please.Ishalldoasyousay,onlydon'
thurtme. Yes,Ishallwrite.
Write,aseverysleeplessnightIwrite,withyou,inexorableexecutioner,standingoverme.Theotherscan'
tseeyou,yousay.Butisn'
tittruethatwhenamanhasbeentouchedbydeath,otherscanseeitsmarkonhim?
EverytimeIcomeupononeofmywivesorconcubinesinthenowdesertedcorridors,shequicklyavertsherface.WhenIlookupfrommypapersintheoffice,Ioftencatchmyclerksstaringatme.Astheyhurriedlybendagainovertheirdocuments,Iknowthattheycovertlyclasptheamuletstheyhavetakentowearingoflate.TheymustfeelthatafterIhadcomebackfrommyvisittoHan-yuanIwasnotmerelyveryill.Asickmanispitied;
amanpossessedisshunned.
Theydonotunderstand.Theyneedonlypityme.Asonepitiesamancondemnedtotheinhumanpunishmentofinflictingonhimselfwithhisownhandthelingeringdeath:
beingforcedbytheexecutionertocutawayhisownflesh,piecebypiece.EveryletterIwrote,everycodedmessageIsentouttheselastdayscutawayasliceofmylivingflesh.ThusthethreadsoftheingeniouswebIhadbeenweavingpatientlyove
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