I don't actually know the answer to your question, but I think I can point you to some sources that might. If you're really hardcore, you could read the Zizhi Tongjian, which, in Chinese, consists of 294 volumes. The first eight of these, helpfully covering the Zhou and Qin dynasties, have been translated into English. If you want to have fun, you might check out Robert van Gulik's Judge Dee series, which is itself based (loosely) on an 18th century Chinese novel, which is itself based (likely quite loosely) on volumes 202-206 of the Zizhi Tongjian, which contain, among other things, the story of noted Tang dynasty magistrate Di (Dee, in van Gulik) Renjie.