史立 / Shi Li (Western Han)

Overview

史立 / Shi Li enters the wiki through Hanji 576 as the investigator who turns 张尤’s false report against 冯媛 into a coercive treason case. The episode presents him as responsive to 傅太后’s desired outcome and eager to turn investigation into promotion.

Current Profile

Hanji 576 places Shi Li after Ding Xuan fails to produce evidence against Feng Yuan. Fu Taihou replaces the inquiry channel, and Shi Li examines Feng Yuan’s sister Feng Xi and sister-in-law Junzhi with harsh torture. He then reports that Feng Yuan cursed Aidi and sought to kill the emperor so Liu Jizi could be enthroned.

His interrogation of Feng Yuan reveals the political source of the case. When he taunts her by recalling the bear-rescue story, Feng Yuan realizes that the old palace memory must have come from someone with a grudge inside the palace. Shi Li therefore becomes the operational bridge between Fu Taihou’s resentment and legal violence: he gives the accusation form, expands it through torture, and is rewarded after the deaths.

Key Characteristics

• Western Han investigator assigned after Ding Xuan finds no result in the Feng Yuan accusation.
• Uses torture against Feng-family women and helps expand the case.
• Frames the accusation as treason: cursing Aidi and planning to enthrone Liu Jizi.
• Accidentally exposes palace sponsorship by invoking Feng Yuan’s old bear-rescue act.
• Receives promotion despite the source treating his case as wrongful.

Evidence

• Replacement investigator: Hanji 576 says Fu Taihou turns from Ding Xuan to Shi Li after no result appears.
• Torture and deaths: Hanji 576 says Shi Li’s investigation uses harsh interrogation and causes many deaths.
• Treason framing: Hanji 576 says Shi Li reports Feng Yuan’s alleged plan to curse Aidi and enthrone the Zhongshan king.
• Palace-clue taunt: Hanji 576 says Shi Li’s mention of the bear incident leads Feng Yuan to infer palace-directed revenge.
• Reward: Hanji 576 says Shi Li is promoted after the case.

Qualifications

The source does not provide Shi Li’s full biography, exact office career, complete interrogation record, or full list of victims. His private motive is presented through the episode’s interpretation of career incentive and Fu Taihou’s desired outcome.

What Changed

• Created Shi Li as the coercive investigator in the Feng Yuan false-accusation case.

Relationships

• 傅太后 - patron-like pressure source whose desired outcome Shi Li serves.
• 冯媛 / 冯太后 - central target of Shi Li’s interrogation and treason framing.
• 张尤 - initial false reporter whose accusation Shi Li operationalizes.
• 汉哀帝 - ruler named as the alleged curse target and receiver of Shi Li’s treason report.
• 刑讯攀引扩大 - adjacent failure mode because torture and loyalty signaling expand accusation into deaths.
• 宫廷指控核验 - procedural contrast because Shi Li’s case represents verification failure.