#zhong xin ling

[smittenskitten]

The power of human heart is very strong. OH NO! HERE COMES TROUBLE l 不良執念清除師 (2023) dir.- LIN KUAN HUI

[shookethdev]

a o e i i er ai ei ao ou an en ang eng ong i ia iao ie iu ian in iang ing iong u ua uo uai ui uan un uang ueng ü üe üan ün a o e er ai ao ou an en ang eng yi ya yao ye you yan yin yang ying yong wu wa wo wai wei wan wen wang weng yu yue yuan yun b ba bo bai bei bao ban ben bang beng bi biao bie bian bin bing bu p pa po pai pei pao pou pan pen pang peng pi piao pie pian pin ping pu m ma mo me mai mei mao mou man men mang meng mi miao mie miu mian min ming mu f fa fo fei fou fan fen fang feng fu d da de dai dei dao dou dan den dang deng dong di diao die diu dian ding du duo dui duan dun t ta te tai tei tao tou tan tang teng tong ti tiao tie tian ting tu tuo tui tuan tun n na ne nai nei nao nou nan nen nang neng nong ni niao nie niu nian nin niang ning nu nuo nuan nü nüe l la le lai lei lao lou lan lang leng long li lia liao lie liu lian lin liang ling lu luo luan lun lü lüe g ga ge gai gei gao gou gan gen gang geng gong gu gua guo guai gui guan gun guang k ka ke kai kei kao kou kan ken kang keng kong ku kua kuo kuai kui kuan kun kuang h ha he hai hei hao hou han hen hang heng hong hu hua huo huai hui huan hun huang z za ze zi zai zei zao zou zan zen zang zeng zong zu zuo zui zuan zun c ca ce ci cai cao cou can cen cang ceng cong cu cuo cui cuan cun s sa se si sai sao sou san sen sang seng song su suo sui suan sun zh zha zhe zhi zhai zhei zhao zhou zhan zhen zhang zheng zhong zhu zhua zhuo zhuai zhui zhuan zhun zhuang ch cha che chi chai chao chou chan chen chang cheng chong chu chua chuo chuai chui chuan chun chuang sh sha she shi shai shei shao shou shan shen shang sheng shu shua shuo shuai shui shuan shun shuang r re ri rao rou ran ren rang reng rong ru rua ruo rui ruan run j ji jia jiao jie jiu jian jin jiang jing jiong ju jue juan jun q qi qia qiao qie qiu qian qin qiang qing qiong qu que quan qun x xi xia xiao xie xiu xian xin xiang xing xiong xu xue xuan xun

NAKU 🫵

[eyenaku]

Ji ji fu ji ji

a o e i i er ai ei ao ou an en ang eng ong i ia iao ie iu ian in iang ing iong u ua uo uai ui uan un uang ueng ü üe üan ün a o e er ai ao ou an en ang eng yi ya yao ye you yan yin yang ying yong wu wa wo wai wei wan wen wang weng yu yue yuan yun b ba bo bai bei bao ban ben bang beng bi biao bie bian bin bing bu p pa po pai pei pao pou pan pen pang peng pi piao pie pian pin ping pu m ma mo me mai mei mao mou man men mang meng mi miao mie miu mian min ming mu f fa fo fei fou fan fen fang feng fu d da de dai dei dao dou dan den dang deng dong di diao die diu dian ding du duo dui duan dun t ta te tai tei tao tou tan tang teng tong ti tiao tie tian ting tu tuo tui tuan tun n na ne nai nei nao nou nan nen nang neng nong ni niao nie niu nian nin niang ning nu nuo nuan nü nüe l la le lai lei lao lou lan lang leng long li lia liao lie liu lian lin liang ling lu luo luan lun lü lüe g ga ge gai gei gao gou gan gen gang geng gong gu gua guo guai gui guan gun guang k ka ke kai kei kao kou kan ken kang keng kong ku kua kuo kuai kui kuan kun kuang h ha he hai hei hao hou han hen hang heng hong hu hua huo huai hui huan hun huang z za ze zi zai zei zao zou zan zen zang zeng zong zu zuo zui zuan zun c ca ce ci cai cao cou can cen cang ceng cong cu cuo cui cuan cun s sa se si sai sao sou san sen sang seng song su suo sui suan sun zh zha zhe zhi zhai zhei zhao zhou zhan zhen zhang zheng zhong zhu zhua zhuo zhuai zhui zhuan zhun zhuang ch cha che chi chai chao chou chan chen chang cheng chong chu chua chuo chuai chui chuan chun chuang sh sha she shi shai shei shao shou shan shen shang sheng shu shua shuo shuai shui shuan shun shuang r re ri rao rou ran ren rang reng rong ru rua ruo rui ruan run j ji jia jiao jie jiu jian jin jiang jing jiong ju jue juan jun q qi qia qiao qie qiu qian qin qiang qing qiong qu que quan qun x xi xia xiao xie xiu xian xin xiang xing xiong xu xue xuan xun

[doramalovers]

Please Feel At Ease Mr. Ling (Sinta-se em Casa Sr. Ling)

Please Feel At Ease Mr. Ling (Sinta-se em Casa Sr. Ling)

#cdrama #dorama #serie

Oi Dorameiros, Tudo bem com vocês? Hoje trago uma indicação de C-Drama maravilhoso. Para quem gosta de romances bem clichês com o CEO.

Estou falando do C- Drama Please Feel At Ease Mr. Ling (Sinta-se em Casa Sr. Ling)

Que foi lançado em 2021, e contém 24 episódios.

Na descrição do vídeo você vai encontrar como assistir a esse c-drama. Mas assista ao vídeo até o final.

Mas antes de começar a falar desse dorama, já deixa seu joinha e se inscreva no canal!

Vamos lá...

 Gu An Xin (Zhao Lu Si) é uma jovem que dá duro para realizar seus sonhos, mas nunca esperou viver nada além de uma vida ordinária. Ela trabalha fazendo entregas, correndo de um lado para o outro pela cidade, e sequer suspeita que sua vida está prestes a sofrer uma reviravolta incomum. E a reviravolta veio no dia que ela esbarrou com — ou melhor dizendo, atropelou — um homem chamado Ling Yue (Liu Te).

   Herdeiro de uma grande corporação, Ling Yue estava se preparando para assumir os negócios da família, antes de sofrer um acidente que quase tirou sua vida. Severamente ferido e deixado para morrer, as coisas não tinham como piorar para Ling Yue. Bom, isso era o que ele achava. Quando Ling Yue se arrastava pela rua, à procura de ajuda, An Xin passa por ele, ou melhor, passa por cima dele. Aterrorizada com o que acabou de acontecer, ela o leva correndo para o hospital. Após os exames, o médico diz que Ling Yue está com amnésia. Incapaz de deixar o rapaz desmemoriado por conta própria, An Xin o convida para sua casa, prometendo que vai fazer o que puder para ajudá-lo a se recuperar.

   Com personalidades totalmente opostas, a convivência entre An Xing e Ling Yue não é das melhores; mas o tempo e a paciência operam uma mudança inesperada. Os dois se aproximam cada vez mais, e logo percebem para onde seus sentimentos estão levando-os, ao menos antes de Ling Yue recuperar suas memórias. Será que Ling Yue e An Xin conseguirão viver felizes para sempre quando ele se lembrar de quem é de verdade?

   Adaptado da web novel "I Accidentally Picked Up a President", escrita por Chung Feng Yi Du, "Sinta-se em Casa, Sr. Ling" é uma comédia romântica dirigida por Zhong Qing.

Obrigada por ter chegado até o fim do vídeo e espero que tenham gostado das novidades! E não se esqueçam de curtir e se inscrever no canal.

 Até a próxima!!

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 #dorama #coreia #short #shorts #shortvideo #shortsvideos #korea #larkon #cdrama #kdrama

[binging-asian-dramas]

On Children. 8-9

Story: 9

Acting: 10

Chemistry: ?

Comparable to: Black Mirror (uk)

This is basically a anthology series containing 5 episodes very similar to the show Black Mirror. (Each episode is a new story) It’s very well done and can get extremely creepy. It centers around a lot on how parents can control the lives of there kids in a fictional world.

[acquiremarketresearch]

Weighing machine Industry: Market Trends, Share, Size and 2019-2024 Report Global Weighing machine Market Report 2019 is a compact examination that intensely explains each critical aspect of the Global Weighing machine industry.

[delevixvii]

liyue character name meanings

xiangling - fragrant bell; xiang means fragrant, ling means bell, as in the cute little bells she has on her outfit

zhongli* - bell of departure/hour of departure; zhong means bell (in the clock sense), li means departure

xiao* - demon/spirit; 'xiao' is a type of minor demon, like the species name. zhongli is not a good namer

ningguang - frozen light; ning means cold, frozen, icy, etc but it can also mean focused, guang means light, so her name is probably meant to illustrate that she is a very pragmatic leader

keqing - engrave clearly; ke means to engrave, either physically or mentally, and qing means clear, so her name is probably something along the lines of "she who makes an indelible mark"

chongyun - returning cloud; chong means returning. notably the usual reading of this character is zhong, which means heavy/serious, but when its read as chong it means repeat/again. yun is cloud

ganyu - sweet rain/willing rain; gan can mean either sweet or willing, depending on the character its paired with. yu means rain. given her personality sweet rain fits just fine, but i like to read it as the latter due to her history of devotion

beidou - big dipper

qiqi - seven seven; this is short for qiqi sishijiu, 7x7 = 49, referring to a chinese religious belief that it takes 49 days for a dead person to be reborn. this also refers to the associated mourning rites EDIT: i just looked this up apparently this originated from buddhism and made its way into chinese folk religion, so ig i should say this is a buddhist belief

xingqiu - good autumn; qiu means autumn, but xing is a character with a Lot of meanings such as capable, walking, etc etc. there might be some literary reference here because i vaguely recall a poem that had some sort of focus on these characters, but i can’t say for sure

xinyan - spicy flame. xin means spicy, yan means flame. it's pretty straightforward, but both of these also have religious meanings which makes it a bit [doubletake] *zhongli and xiao have a lot of other names and epithets that i’ll cover at another time.

[potahun]

Favorite “Wo Men De Ge” Performances, all groups and match-ups included.

No ranking. Just faves.

“Yan Hua Yi Leng | Fireworks Cool Easily”, by Liu Yuning x Xiao Gui (Wang Linkai) 

“The rain drizzles softly. In my hometown, the trees and grass grow deep” -- completely overlooked this performance at first. it starts off kind of plain and then gets weirdly intense in the last 1min and now it won’t get out of my head. hmm 

“Tian Xia You Qing Ren | Lovers In The World”, by Qin Shen Shen (Li Keqin x Zhou Shen) 

“Love is one cycle after another, one reincarnation after another, no matter whether in the southeast or the northwest; love is part after part, thread after thread of rights and wrongs, rendering lovers forever unable to say ‘see you again’.”  

legit shouldn’t even have tried to translate this literally but you know what this shit is about. You’ve seen it. It fucks things up.

“Carmen”, by Mei Nan Zi (Fei Yuqing x Li Keqin x Zhou Shen x Xu Weizhou) 

“Men are but a pastime, nothing impressive.” ----- Four “handsome men” sing about love and men being pastimes and dance dorkily to music with a cabaret feel. what’s not to love?? also 2 of them didn’t get the memo that it’s not a performance in duos and cant stop showing off their duo’s chemistry. just kidding. unless

“Xin Yuan Yang Hu Die Meng + Shi Ren De Lü Tu | New Butterfly Dream + A Poet’s Journey“, by Yun Dan Feng Qing (Fei Yuqing x Ayanga)

“Should we understand at once, or should we pretend not to? Knowing a lot or knowing little, what is difficult is to know when to be satisfied.”

I had to listen to this again to remember why I liked it and mmm. fuck. mhm. yeah. good. Also, I cannot translate this. Sorry. I tried. 

“Meng Xing Shi Fen | Dream to Awakening”, by Ren Xianqi x Xiao Gui (Wang Linkai) 

“You’ve known from the start that sadness would be hard to avoid; why fall so deeply? Because love is always hard to give up, hard to part with... Why still care about that little bit of warmth? You have to know that sadness is always hard to avoid, in that moment from dream to awakening. There are some things you don’t have to ask now, and people you never have to wait for.” 

Aside from it being super funny in context, this performance is also close to my heart because it’s one of my all. time. favorite. songs. 

“Na Pian Hai + Ting Hai | That Sea + Listen to the Sea”, by Qin Shen Shen (Li Keqin x Zhou Shen)

“Let us forget that sea, let us start over again in the next life. Let us, time after time, life after life, never separate again”  

This one gets the prize of the most seamless mixing of two songs into one.

“Xin Tai Ruan | Too Soft-Hearted”, by Jie Tou Pai Dang (Ren Xianqi x Liu Yuning)

“Falling in love is always easy, but getting along is too difficult. If it’s not yours, don’t force it anymore” -- hnnnnnnggg in the category “songs with amazing lyrics that are always relevant at some point and timelessly too good”.

“Xin Ru Dao Ge | Like A Knife To The Heart”, by Qin Shen Shen (Li Keqin x Zhou Shen)

“I’ve really loved for you, you’ve really left with him. All I could give, I gave it. I can take everything, except letting you know... that I feel like my heart has been pierced with a knife” 

-- HAHA this is the worst translation I’m sry. Anyways, the musical arrangement is hard because there are no beats for almost the whole song and when you’re harmonising without some beats or rhythm it’s hell and yet. yet. this is the harmonising kings duo, baby. oh yeah.

“Ai Jiang Shan Geng Ai Mei Ren | Loving the Beauty More Than Power”, by Jie Tou Pai Dang (Ren Xianqi x Liu Yuning)

“Red flowers go with green leaves, of course. But who will stay beside me in this lifetime? Elusively, we come and go. The feelings from the past resurface; the lotus breaks but its threads last. I sigh quietly. The world’s happenings bears many changes”

-- this song is literally impossible to translate properly, sorry, but it is one of my all-time favorites. Despite the simplicity of the stage and the changes in the song’s arrangement, as far as I'm concerned, these two truly captured its spirit of the song *chef’s kiss

“Ling Yi Zhong Xiang Chou | Another Kind of Homesickness”, by Fei Yuqing x Li Keqin x Zhou Shen

“Those clouds and trees; do not block the road to that hometown” - or as I like to call it: the harmonising trinity of death. 

that gesture FYQ does at the end, when he drops his hand? my soul went down with it

“Qiu Niao | Prisoner Bird”, by Yun Dan Feng Qing (Fei Yuqing x Ayanga)

“I am but a shadow that you can do without as you please, coldly watching the way you look when you lie” - I didn’t initially count this in my faves. But the more I listen to it, the more I love it and now I LOVE it. 

“Piao Yang Guo Hai Lai Kan Ni | Crossing the Sea to See You”, by Zhou Hua Jian x Ayanga

“For you I spent half a year of savings, crossing the sea to see you”. hnnnnnngggggg best. version. of. this. song. I've heard.

“Ni De Rou Qing Wo Yong Yuan Bu Dong | I Will Never Understand Your Tenderness”, by Luo Qi x Liu Yuning

“I do not want to make love too blurry. If you love, then love clearly.” -- hhhhhhhhnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggggggg.

“Wo Ai Ta | I Love Him”, by Zhou Shen x Xu Weizhou

“We once leaned on each others’ shoulders. Now, we’re each drifting away in the sea of people”. -- 1) Very good. 2) Screamo? 3) Some kind of Nightwish-like opera singing that sounds very good.

“Qi Shi Bu Xiang Zou | In Truth, I Don’t Want To Leave”, by Yi Jian Qing Xin (Zhou Hua Jian x Jiang Yi Qiao)

- “The truth is, I don’t want to leave, the truth is, I want to stay. Stay and accompany you every spring, summer, autumn and winter...” -- this song can never go bad. Zhou Shen clapping with that slightly emotional look on his face, like he’s this close to crying? That’s me.

“Qian Li Zhi Wai | Beyond A Thousand Miles”, by Yun Dan Feng Qing (Fei Yuqing x Ayanga)

I send you beyond a thousand miles away, you’re soundless in black and white...” 

This is not even part of the competition, but...you know. 

“Tian Ya | The End of the Earth”, by Jie Tou Pai Dang (Ren Xianqi x Liu Yuning)

....I’m not going to translate it. I’m not even sure I fully get it. But boy, it’s so good. 

One of the reasons I watched the whole show, actually. damn. dammmn. 

“Ye Lang Disco”, by Qin Shen Shen (Li Keqin x Zhou Shen)

“On your left, draw a dragon with me, on your right, draw a rainbow.” ASKALKSLKDJSLKDA. Joy. In its purest, silliest form. 

^bonus unsolicited qin shen shen pic, which illustrates how I feel about some of these performances. yup.

[shijiegongzi]

All the Chinese Dramas/Movies I’ve Watched or Started (85 Listed Here)

Painted Skin 1 (Hua Pi 1) (movie)

Painted Skin 2 (Hua Pi 2) (movie)

She Diao Ying Xiong Zhuan 2008 (Legend of the Condor Heroes)

Shen Diao Xia Lv 2006 (Return of the Condor Heroes)

Xiao Ao Jiang Hu 2013 (The Smiling, Proud Wanderer)

Tai Zi Fei Sheng Zhi Ji (Go Princess Go)

Huan Cheng (Ice Fantasy)

Hua Qian Gu (Journey of the Flower)

San Sheng San Shi Shi Li Tao Hua (Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms)

Chu Qiao Zhuan (Princess Agents)

Shuang Shi Chong Fei (The Eternal Love)

Legend of Fu Yao

Yan Xi Gong Lve (Yanxi Palace)

Ruyi Zhuan (Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace)

Zhen Hun (Guardian)

Zhifou Zhifou Yin Shi Lv Fei Hong Shou (Story of Minglan)

Xu Ni Fu Sheng Ruo Meng (Granting You a Dreamlike Life)

Bian Cheng Lang Zi (Border Town Prodigal)

Xia Zhi Mo Zhi (Rush to the Dead Summer)

Shuang Shi Chong Fei 2 (The Eternal Love 2)

She Diao Ying Xiong Zhuan 2017 (Legend of the Condor Heroes)

Xiang Mi Chen Chen Jin Ru Shuang (Ashes of Love)

Dong Gong (Goodbye My Princess)

Mei Zhe Wu Jiang (Bloody Romance)

Legend of Yunxi

Dugu Tianxia (Legend of Dugu)

Xiao Nv Hua Bu  Qi (I Will Never Let You Go)

Qin Shi Li Ren Ming Yue Xin (King’s Woman)

Huan Le Song (Ode to Joy)

Huan Le Song 2 (Ode to Joy 2)

Qin Ai De, Re Ai De (Go Go Squid)

Ying Xiong 2002 (Hero) (movie)

Shi Mian Mai Fu (House of Flying Daggers) (movie)

Zhi Wo Men Dan Chun De Xiao Mei Hao (A Love So Beautiful)

Bai Fa (Princess Silver)

Zhen Huan Zhuan (Empresses in the Palace)

Bubu Jing Xin (Scarlet Heart, Chinese version)

Zhi Wo Men Nuan Nuan de Xiao Shi Guang (Put Your Head on my Shoulder)

Bai She: Yuan Qi (White Snake) (animated movie)

Chen Qing Ling (The Untamed, live action)

Mo Dao Zu Shi (Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, donghua)

Jing Ying Lv Shi (The Best Partner)

Qing Yun Zhi (Noble Aspirations aka Legend of Chusen)

Qing Yu Nian (Joy of Life)

Meng Hui Da Qing (Dreaming Back to the Qing Dynasty)

Legend of Hao Lan

Jiang Ye (Ever Night)

Fa Yi Qin Ming (Medical Examiner Dr. Qin) (2016 version with Zhang Ruoyun)

Wu Xin Fa Shi (Wu Xin: The Monster Killer)

Gu Hua (Talking Bones)

Xin Ling Fa Shi (The Listener)

Jiu Zhou Tian Kong Cheng 2016 (Novoland Castle in the Sky)

Wu Dong Qian Kun (Martial Universe)

Wo Zhi Dao Ni De Mi Mi (I Know Your Secret)

Da Song Bei Dou Si (Plough Department of Song Dynasty)

Ai Qing Jin Hua Lun 2018 (Evolution of Our Love)

Da Wang Bu Rong Yi (King is Not Easy)

Qing Ping Yue/Gu Cheng Bi (Serenade of Peaceful Joy/Held in the Lonely Castle)

Lang Ya Bang (Nirvana in Fire)

Xia Tan Jian Buzhi (Ancient Detective)

Gu Jin Da Zhan Qin Yong Qing (Fight and Love with a Terracotta Warrior)(movie)

Shen Tan (Detective L)

Min Guo Qi Tan (My Roommate is a Detective)

He Shen (Tientsin Mystic)

Zui Ye Wu Jian (Evil Nights)

Jue Ji Lin Jie Tian Xia (LORD Critical World)

Xiong An Xian Cheng (The Truth)

Wei Zhuang Zhe (The Disguiser)

Chuan Shuo Zhong de Chen Qianqian (Romance of Tiger and Rose)

Ru GUo Wo Niu You Ai Qing (When a Snail Falls in Love)

Xi You Ji 2019 (Tian Zhen Pai version) (Journey to the West)

Dian Xia Gong Lue (To Get Her)

Hong Lou Meng (Xiao Xi Gu version) (Dream of the Red Chamber)

Ming Xing Da Zhen Tan (Who’s the Murderer)

Hong Lou Meng 1987 (Dream of the Red Chamber)

Xiao Huan Xi (Little Reunion)

Fei Ren Zai (Non-human) (animated series)

Da Song Shao Nian Zhi (Young Blood)

Lang Ya Bang 2 (Nirvana in Fire 2)

Hei An Zhe (Death Notify: The Darker)

Hen Ji (Trace)

Jin Yi Zhi Xia (Under the Power)

Wai Ke Feng Yun (Surgeons)

Shao Nu Da Ren (Maiden Holmes)

Ren Zha Fan Pai Zi Jiu Xi Tong (Scum Villain Self-saving System)

[bookofjin]

Tongdian: Grand Tutor太傅

[From Tongdian 20. Small text sections moved to the end as lettered end notes]

Grand Tutor太傅

The Grand Tutor is an ancient office[a]. In the time of King Cheng of Zhou, the Noble of Bi was Grand Tutor.

Han’s 1st Year of Empress Gao [187 BC], they began to set up the Grand Tutor, with golden seal and purple ribbon. In the beginning they employed Wang Ling, later it was rationalized. 8th Year [180 BC] they again set it up. Later it was rationalized. Emperor Ai’s 2nd Year of Yuanshou [1 BC], again set it up, its rank was above that of the Three Nobles. Emperor Ping used Kong Guang as it.

Later Han had the Grand Tutor as the High Noble, 1 person, in charge of the Way of Good, it was an irregular posting. Guangwu used Zhuo Mao as it. When he passed away, it was rationalized. Emperor Ming again used Deng Yu as it[b]. After that, each time an Emperor first was enthroned, they immediately set up a Grand Tutor, Recording the Affairs of the Highest Writers錄尚書事, when [the Grand Tutor] passed away, it was rationalized[c].

When Emperor Huan trod upon the throne, since he had already put on the prime clothes, he did not again set up a Tutor, but only ordered the Grand Commandant太尉, Hu Guang, and the Minister of Foot司徒, Zhao Jie, to Record the Affairs of the Highest Writers. Arriving at Emperor Ling, he again used Chen Fan as Grand Tutor, he and Guang took part in Recording the Affairs of the Highest Writers[d].

At the beginning of Wei, they set up a Grand Tutor, and used Zhong Yao as it[e].

During Jin and Song [the Grand Tutor had] gold insignia and purple ribbon, Thrice Rafted Cap of Advancing the Worthy, plated headwrap 介幘, scarlet court dress, and belt pendants of “mountain dark山玄[?]” jade.

Liang, Later Wei, Northern Qin, Later Zhou and Great Tang all had it.

[a]The Tutor傅 was to tutor them virtue and righteousness.

[b]Deng Yu, courtesy name Zhonghua, for is prime merit was designated Grand Tutor, when advancing he was to look eastward. Also Zhang Yu, coutesy name Boda, moved to Grand Tutor, and resided within in the Palace, when the great officials advanced to eat, after five days they as one returned to their offices. At court he saw special support, he and the Three Nobles had separate mats. Emperor Zhang, since Zhao Xi for three generations had been among the ranked, and he was the prime elder of state, therefore used hima s Grand Tutor. When Emperor He was enthroned, he was young and immature, and since Deng Biao had exalted fame, and Within the Seas had return to humaneness, he summoned him to be Grand Tutor. The hundred officials managed themselves by listening to him, in the extraordinariness of the grace and favour shown, nobody were comparable to him.

[c]For that reason the Broad Commentary says: “Similar to the righteousness of the ancient Supreme Steward managing themselves.”

[d]Chen Fan's aspiration and desire was to weed and hoe the eunuch upstarts, and so cleanse the foundational court. In the chaos of his generation, slander was victorious, and hence brought down his person. Hu Guang replaced him, he folded his hands in silence, and that was all.

[e]Zhong Yao, courtesy name Yuanchang, when he moved to Grand Tutor, he was ill. At the time Hua Xin was also ill due to his exalted age. At court audiences, both were made to drive their carriages to the upper hall to approach and sit. After that, when someone among the Three Nobles was ill, they thereupon considered it as the old precedent.

[japaneseadventures]

Prince of Tennis (2019) Characters

This list was made based on the Chinese and Japanese Wikipedia entries for Prince of Tennis (2019), and the Dramawiki for the names of most of the actors. Please let me know if you spot any mistakes/ have any more to add!

Legend: [CHN Character name] [Name in Chinese characters] (Actor): Original JPN Name Names with readings I'm not sure of are in italics

Yu Qing 育青 / Seishun Academy

Lu Xia 路夏 (Peng Yu Chang): Echizen Ryoma

Mu Siyang 穆司陽 (Xie Bin Bin): Tezuka Kunimitsu

Qiao Chen 喬晨 (Dong Li): Momoshiro Takeshi

Chi Dayong 池大勇 (Zhu Zhi Ling): Oishi Shuichiro

Zhuo Zhi 卓治 (Zhang Yi Jie): Fuji Syusuke

Tang Jiale 唐佳樂 (Xu Ke): Kikumaru Eiji

Yan Zhiming 嚴智明 (Li He): Inui Sadaharu

He Xinglong 賀興隆 (Fan Lin Feng): Kawamura Takashi

Zhang Baiyang 張百揚 (Wu Xu Dong): Kaidoh Kaoru

Qi Ying 齐瑛 (Song Yi Ren): Ryuzaki Sakuno

Peng Shang 彭湘 (Lu Jia): Osakada Tomoka

Huang Jing 黃靖 (Yu Kai Ning): Combination of Arai, Sasabe, etal

Ma Xiuwen 馬修文 (Zhang Ke Yuan)

A Mu 阿穆 (Li Jun Zheng)

Qi Na 齐娜 (He Jia Yi): Ryuzaki Sumire

Lu Xiangqian 路向前 (Wu Qi Jiang): Echizen Nanjiroh

Hao Dahe 郝大河 (Jin Yu Bo):  Yamato Yudai

Yu Hang 育航 / Gyokurin

Bu Zhongchuan 钟歩川 (Jin Hao Chen): Fukawa Kimiyoshi

Wu Quan 吴泉 (Zhang Hang [YOUNG-G]): Izumi Tomoya

Yu Feng 玉峰 / Fudoumine:

Xu Ziping 徐子平 (Chen Shang Ze): Tachibana Kippei

Yan Jiang 燕江 (Wang Yong Feng): Sakurai Masaya

Shi Tienan 旋铁男 (Yang Chen Yi): Ishida Tetsu

Sima Yiwu 司马亦武 (Kong Chui Nan): Ibu Shinji

Shen Weiming 申伟明 (Liu Cheng Lin): Kamio Akira

Chen Desen 陈德森 (Gu Yu): Mori Tatsunori

Wei Kefei 韦克飞 (Ming Peng): Uchimura Kyosuke

Xu Xingzi 徐杏子 (Sun Jia Yu): Tachibana An

Xing Yao 星耀 / Hyotei Academy

Ji Jingwu 纪景梧 (Ren Yan Kai): Atobe Keigo

Hua Chonghong 华崇宏 (Yu An): Kabaji Munehiro

Hu Liangliang 胡亮亮 (Yang Ze): Shishido Ryo

Song Ci 宋慈 (Shi Zi Xun): Akutagawa Jiroh

You Shixing 游世星 (Fan Xiao Dong): Oshitari Yuushi

Yue Yang 岳阳 (Gao Xin): Mukahi Gakuto

Ji Nuo 吉诺 (Jiang Xin Qi): Hiyoshi Wakashi

Feng Zhiyuan 冯志远 (Jin Zhong Xi): Ootori Choutaro

Coach Fu 付教錬 (Tian Jia Da): Sakaki Tarou

No. 3 (Shisan) High School 市三 / Yamabuki

Ya Jiuxin 亚久辛 (Wang Yan Yang): Akutsu Jin

Shen Qianshi 沈千石 (Lou Ming): Sengoku Kiyosumi

Nan Jianzhi 南建知 (Liu Yu Feng): Minami Kentarou

Tan Yitai 谭一泰 (Huang Xing Yuan): Dan Taichi

Fang Yadong 方亚东 (Peng Gang): Higashikata Masami

Ma Lintao 马林涛 (Zhang Yuan Kun): Muramachi Tohji

Coach Tian 田教練 (Hong Wei): Banda Mikiya

Chen Huijing 陳慧敬 (Yang Cai Ying): Akutsu Sayuri

Guo Zi 國子 / St. Rudolph

Zhuo Yu 卓宇 (Zhao Zi Qi): Fuji Yuuta

Guan Yue 关岳 (Lan Bo): Mizuki Hajime

Qiao Ze 乔泽 (Liu Ming Kai): Akazawa Yoshiro

Ling Tian 梁田 (Jerry Chang): Kaneda Ichiro

Liu Zecheng 刘泽成 (Tang Xiang En): Yanagisawa Shinya

Qin Yifei 秦一婓 (Deng Zhi Yuan): Kisarazu Atsushi

No. 6 (Di Liu) 第六 / Rokkaku

Kui Jian 奎建 (Lei Ming): Aoi Kentaro

Yu Zifeng 余子风 (Fu Yan Zhang): Kurobane Harukaze

Lin Xiyan 林希彦 (Yao Jun Zhe): Itsuki Marehiko

Tian Ye 田野 (Wang Hao Yu): Amane Hikaru

Zuo Xiaohu 左小虎 (Li Zheng Jun): Saeki Kojiro

Mu Jinliang 穆金亮 (Zhai Xu): Kisarazu Ryo

Liu Muyun/Mr. Six 劉牧雲/六爷 (Hou Tong Jiang): Oji

Hai Guang 海广 / Rikkaidai

Bai Shiting 白市廷 (Ren Yun Jie): Yukimura Seiichi

Tian Zilong 田子龙 (Xiang Yun Long): Sanada Genichiro

Ke Jie 柯杰 (Tan Xu): Jackal Kuwahara

Liu Lian 柳濂 (Wang Yi Bo): Yanagi Renji

Jin Wentai 金文太 (Cao Jun Xiang): Marui Bunta

Yuan Chi 袁驰 (Shen Qi): Kirihara Akaya

Wang Yaren 王雅人 (Xu Rui Lin): Nioh Masaharu

Lu Sheng 吕胜 (Li Shu Ren): Yagyuu Hiroshi

Ying Cai 英才 / Ginka

Xiang Jingtian 向静天 (Chen Peng Wan Li): Fukushi Michiru

Chen Dahai 陈大海 (Ma Wenchao)

Lin Ye 林叶 (An Zi Yang)

Other Characters

Sha Sha 沙莎 (Liu Yong Xi): Shiba Saori

Li Na 李娜 (Li Na) [Bookstore owner]

Jiang 姜 (Jiang Shang): Tatsugoro [Racquet repair man]

*(2020.03.11) Fixed typo on Bai Shiting's actor name. Thanks to @tsunaminh for pointing it out!

*(2020.03.16) Fixed Ji Nuo's name! Thanks to @rlkkai for pointing it out!

*(2020.04.08) Fixed typo in Lu Xiangqian's name

[zhongji-universe]

Hlo i m here again with a question in ko one 6 zhong wan jun will be there or not?

And after watching ko one react I understood that some questions were not given by them like what happened to wan jun. Is he alive or dead? Where is yan yan? Where is ling long.?

Many mysterious question they left in the ending.

Hi, I apologize for replying late. First of-I can't place my finger if Sam would return for KO One 6. We knew he wouldn't come ever again even during the shooting of Recall but boom! there he was in it! Since he retired from Spx & Comics, it seems unlikely once again but who knows🤷🏼‍♀️ As to what had happened to Wan Jun, you can a similar answer here.

KO One React had some plot holes like yhe Fake Tian Xin, and that bearded guy at the end. Yan Yan was discussed in KO One Remember but I forgot😃 I think... she left Zhan & Zhige to pursue smthng ( ･᷄ὢ･᷅ )

[binging-asian-dramas]

Womanizer / P.S Man. 7

Story: 7

Acting: 8

Chemistry: 10

Is this drama anywhere near perfect, no way far from it. It’s a cute cheesy, rather very predictable romcom that was made in 2010. Yes, I did cringe in a lot of places and thought the series should of been edited down (there’s 34 episodes) since it created a lot of unnecessary back and forth-ness, especially making the female lead’s character annoying. It eventually then turned on the heavy melodramatic plot towards the end which was not needed, but being an older drama I’ll let it slide. Nonetheless the drama still had its own unique charm which I appreciated. The kindergarten kids are adorable and the main leads have great chemistry together. I think if you’re a huge fan of romcoms you might not mind some of its faults and enjoy it more.

[sifeng]

2019′s Guzhuang Dramas

Looking for a guzhuang to watch? Here’s a full compilation of the most popular ones! They will be ranked by the douban ratings (a Chinese rating site), and the MDL ratings will be in brackets. In a case of a tie, I chose the drama with a higher percentage of 5 star ratings on douban. In addition, the time period, main stars, plot and episode number will be provided:

Format: Name (Chinese Name) - Douban rating [MDL rating]

1. Love and Destiny (宸汐缘) - 8.3 [8.7]

Time Period: Xianxia

Starring: Zhang Zhen (张震), Ni Ni (倪妮)

Episode Number: 60

Plot: A love story between the God of War and a young maiden whose very existence can bring harm to the world.

Related Shows: Eternal Love (三生三世十里桃花), Ashes of Love (香蜜沉沉烬如霜), The Journey of Flower (花千骨)

2. The Untamed (陈情令) - 8.3 [9.4]

Time Period: Wuxia

Starring: Xiao Zhan (肖战), Wang Yibo (王一博)

Episode Number: 50

Plot: Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji are two completely different people from two different worlds. Lan Wangji was born in the prominent Sect of the Gusu Lan. Due to his great achievements and reputation, he was seen as a hero, the role model of everyone in the cultivation world and is known to appear wherever chaos is. While Wei Wuxian, the Yiling Patriarch,was a name that was feared by everyone. He has done many heroic things in his life, but also really cruel ones. In the end, Wei Wuxian was "killed" by his best friend and only survivor of the Yunmeng Jiang Sect, Jiang Cheng, who was once like a brother to him, after he became too evil for the world to exist. At least that is what the legend says. Sixteen years after his so-called “death”, Wei Wuxian suddenly reappeared again at the Mo Village. 

3. The Longest Day in Chang An (长安十二时辰) - 8.3 [8.9]

Time Period: Tang Dynasty

Starring: Lei Jiayin (雷佳音), Jackson Yee (易烊千玺)

Episode Number: 48

Plot: 744 A.D, Chang’an. The remnants of a vanquished Central Asian kingdom have infiltrated the world’s largest city for a planned attack during the Lantern Festival. Meanwhile, the court is fraught with infighting. The aging Emperor is expected to announce the regency of the Right Chancellor during the festival and retreat to the mountains with his young lover. If the Right Chancellor becomes the regent, the reformist Crown Prince risks being deposed—or worse. Intelligence chief Li Bi, a young Taoist priest, and ally of the Crown Prince has only 24 hours to prevent both the attack and the regency. After a botched attempt to capture the infiltrators, Li Bi and his team call in the services of death row prisoner Zhang Xiao Jing — a war veteran, beloved police chief, and murderer of his last direct superior.

4. Young Blood (大宋少年志) - 8.2 [8.3]

Time Period: Song Dynasty

Starring: Zhang Xincheng (张新成), Zhou Yutong (周雨彤)

Episode Number: 42

Plot: During the Qingli Era, troubling affairs brew underneath the prosperity and stability of the Northern Song Dynasty. To avoid war and protect the peace between its people, the Northern Song uses the name of "Mi Ge" (Secret Cabinet) to train young spies. For a variety of reasons and whether willing or unwilling, these six become the Seventh Room of Mi Ge after strict selection and examination: Yuan Zhong Xin, Zhao Jian, Xiao Jing, Wang Kuan, Xue Ying, Wei Ya Nei. Upon first entering the school, each acts out of their own self-interest, making a mess of their surroundings and causing headaches for their teachers. After going through a series of life-and-death missions, the previously ignorant boys and girls gradually mature and form bonds with one another, devoting their determination and loyalty to defending the peace. Burying their names, they become unknown legends within the river of history. 

5. Goodbye My Princess (东宫) - 7.6 [8.4]

Time Period: Fictional

Starring: Chen Xingxu (陈星旭), Peng Xiaoran (彭小苒)

Episode Number: 55

Plot: A love story revolves around the 9th Princess of Western Liang as she journeys to the Central Plains to fulfill a marriage alliance with the Crown Prince. Two parallel lines begin to intersect in a place fraught with danger and deadly power play and buried somewhere deep inside are memories that have yet to resurface.

6. The Birth of the Drama King (少年江湖物语) - 7.5 [7.7]

Time Period: Wuxia

Starring: Zhou Yanchen (周彦辰), Luo Mingjie (骆明劼)

Episode Number: 24

Plot: A hilarious comedy about two long lost brothers who meet again as enemies in the pugilistic world with the "righteous" hero infiltrating the "evil" dark lord's sect as an undercover agent. Hijinks ensue when the introverted hero tries to befriend the temperamental dark lord by following his master's self-help book on "how to make a friend in ten days." 

7. Hot Blooded Youth (热血少年) - 7.2 [7.9]

Time Period: Chinese Republic

Starring: Huang Zitao (黄子韬), Zhang Xueying (张雪迎)

Episode Number: 58

Plot: A legendary story about a young man who overcomes many hardships to become a formidable force in the Shanghai Bund. Xiong Tian grew up in the streets. With nothing to his name, he works a thankless job just to make a living. Nonetheless, he is quick-witted, talented and exceptionally gifted in steam-powered machinery. By chance, he gets pulled into a complicated fight and works his way to become a champion.

8. Once Upon A Time in Lingjian Mountain (从前有座灵剑山) - 7.2 [8.5]

Time Period: Wuxia

Starring: Xu Kai (许凯), Zhang Rongrong (张榕容)

Episode Number: 37

Plot: A story that follows Wang Lu, a young genius, who enters the Spirit Blade Sect and embarks on an unconventional journey towards immortal cultivation.

9. Candle in the Tomb (怒晴湘西) - 7.1 [8.2]

Time Period: Chinese Republic

Starring: Pan Yueming (潘粤明), Gao Weiguang (高伟光)

Episode Number: 21

Plot: The third season of the Candle in the Tomb series is set in the Republican era during a time when the warlords fight for power and bring disaster upon the people. Tomb raider and head of the Xieling Clan Chen Yu Lou joins hands with warlord Luo Lao Wai and heads to Xiangxi to explore tombs of the Yuan dynasty. On his journey he meets Zhe Gu Shao who is not interested in any treasures but wants to find a magical bead that can put an end to the curse on his clan. Yu Lou and Gu Shao eventually form an alliance to tread the untrodden path to the Yuan tombs.

10. Lovely Swords Girl (恋恋江湖) - 6.9 [7.7]

Time Period: Fictional

Starring: Jiang Zhenyu (姜贞羽), Wang Shize (王仕泽)

Episode Number: 24

Plot: Set in a fictional history rife with conflict and chaos, the story revolves around a sappy young woman who doesn't forget to laugh and chases after true love even as she gets caught in a love triangle. Through her journey, she grows into a loving person and thwarts an evil scheme in the pugilistic world.

11. Arsenal Military Academy (烈火军校) - 6.7 [8.7]

Time Period: Chinese Republic

Starring: Bai Lu (白鹿), Xu Kai (许凯)

Episode Number: 48

Plot: Xie Xiang joins the army in her brother's stead by pretending to be a man. She becomes classmates with the wealthy Gu Yan Zhen and the calm Shen Jun Shan. Through their rigorous training, the three form a bond to become comrades, all while Xie Xiang tries to keep her cover. After many incidents, Xie Xiang earns the respect of her peers and superiors. She also becomes the object of affections of the two men in her lives. The Japanese military stations more forces in the Northeast region causing the young heroes to engage in battle as they uncover a big conspiracy.

12. Detective L (绅探) - 6.5 [8.5]

Time Period: Chinese Republic

Starring: Bai Yu (白宇), You Jingru (尤靖茹)

Episode Number: 24

Plot: Shanghai in the 30s: An intriguing crime case emerges amidst the bustling city. A beautiful new graduate of the police academy, Qin Xiao Man, joins the investigation unit. The famous detective Luo Fei becomes her colleague and neighbour.

13. The Love by Hypnotic (明月照我心) - 6.4 [8.3]

Time Period: Fictional

Starring: Fang Yilun (方逸伦), Ling Meishi (凌美仕)

Episode Number: 36

Plot: A princess and a prince who can't see eye to eye find themselves stuck in an arranged marriage. Yet they start opening up to each other because of hypnosis.

Related Shows: The Eternal Love (双世宠妃)

14. Love Better Than Immortality (天雷一部之春花秋日） - 6.3 [8.2]

Time Period: Fictional

Starring: Li Hongyi (李宏毅), Zhao Lusi (赵露思)

Episode Number: 40

Plot: A woman from the future arrives at a fantasy-like universe to experience love for the first time. She goes by the name Chun Hua and falls into a complicated romance with two young men who are opposites like black and white.

15. The Legends (招摇) - 6.2 [8.5]

Time Period: Wuxia

Starring: Bai Lu (白鹿), Xu Kai (许凯)

Episode Number: 56

Plot: While attempting to take her predecessor’s Wanjun Sword, Lu Zhao Yao is ambushed by the ten immortal sects and dies. She mistakenly believes Li Chen Lan, who is her best ally, is related to the incident after he is revealed to be the demon king’s son. Five years later, Li Chen Lan has taken over the position of the Wanlu sect leader, and Zhao Yao decides to exact revenge. She who is now a spirit, possesses the body of Qin Zhi Yan, a female disciple of the Immortal Sect, and with the help of the newly gained body, she becomes the direct disciple of Mo Qing aka Li Chen Lan with the aim of killing him. But things don’t go as she planned, when she slowly starts to fall in love with him instead.

16. Novoland: Eagle Flag (九州缥缈录) - 6.1 [8.0]

Time Period: Fictional

Starring: Liu Haoran (刘昊然), Song Zu’er (宋祖儿)

Episode Number: 56

Plot: Lu Gui Chen is the heir of the nomadic Qingyang tribe, and is sent to the Eastern Land as hostage. He meets Ji Ye, an unfavoured illegitimate son who is training to become a warrior, and Yu Ran, the princess of the Winged tribe. At the same time, powerful warlord Ying Wu Yi has been maintaining a firm control over the Emperor, giving him unprecedented power over the nobles. Lu Gui Chen, Ji Ye, and Yu Ran decide to join the decisive battle against Ying Wu Yi at Shangyang Pass, but unbeknownst to them, an even darker conspiracy is yet to unfold.

17. Princess Silver (白发) - 6.0 [8.1]

Time Period: Fictional

Starring: Zhang Xueying (张雪迎), Li Zhiting (李治廷)

Episode Number: 58

Plot: A story that follows a princess with amnesia who meets a prince that did not want to marry her and how they find a place for themselves despite the complications of the time.

18. Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber (倚天屠龙记) - 5.8 [8.3]

Time Period: Wuxia

Starring: Zeng Shunxi (曾舜曦), Chen Yuqi (陈钰琪)

Episode Number: 50

Plot: Legend said that whoever obtains the Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Saber can rule the world. Zhang Wuji was orphaned at a young age by schemes to discover secrets of these two weapons. Despite his preference to live a non-violent life, Wuji found himself embroiled in the struggles for power and must fight to save himself and others he loves...

Related Shows: The Legend of the Condor Heroes (射雕英雄传), The Return of the Condor Heroes (神雕侠侣), Demi Gods and Semi Devils (天龙八部), The Smiling Wanderer (笑傲江湖)

19. I Will Never Let You Go (小女花不弃) - 5.6 [7.8]

Time Period: Fictional

Starring: Lin Yichen (林依晨), Zhang Binbin (张彬彬)

Episode Number: 51

Plot: The story revolves around a young wanderer with an extraordinary business sense and the masked hero who saves her which ultimately results in them falling in love. When the wanderer is revealed to be the Divine Maiden who will obtain a legendary treasure, various enemies hunt her down. She then lives life on the run and meets her savior who turns out to be the ambitious prince that wants to take the throne.

20. The Plough Department of the Song Dynasty (大宋北斗司) - 5.3 [8.0]

Time Period: Song Dynasty

Starring: Xu Ke (徐可), Dai Luwa (代露娃)

Episode Number: 36

Plot: The Plough (Big Dipper) Department is a special investigation institution that works for the emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty. Tai Sui and his partners work together to break odd cases and punish the evils. Through a series of cases, Tai Sui found out there was a hidden conspiracy behind these cases, and it was related to his unknown past.

21. Please Give Me a Pair of Wings (请赐我一双翅膀) - 5.0 [8.1]

Time Period: Chinese Republic

Starring: Ju Jingyi (鞠婧祎), Yan Yalun (炎亚纶)

Episode Number: 60

Plot: It tells the story of Lin Jiu Ge, the daughter of Shanggu's Police Commissioner who was framed and unjustly imprisoned. She will have the help of young police detective Long Tian Yu to hopefully find the real murderer. Will Lin Jiu Ge be able to get her revenge?

22. Legend of Haolan (皓镧传) - 4.8 [7.8]

Time Period: Warring States Period

Starring: Wu Jinyan (吴谨言), Nie Yuan (聂远)

Episode Number: 62

Plot: During the Warring States Period, Li Hao Lan (Wu Jin Yan) is forced out of her own home and sold as a slave despite being the daughter of the Public Censor of Zhao. Purchased by Lu Bu Wei (Nie Yuan), she is gifted to Ying Yi Ren (Mao Zi Jun) a Qin Royal who is serving as a hostage to guarantee the armistice between the Qin and Zhao states. A dangerous battle begins in result of their arrival and they must rely on their wits to survive.

23. The Great Craftsman (筑梦情缘) - 4.6 [8.0]

Time Period: Chinese Republic

Starring: Hua Jianhua (霍建华), Yang Mi (杨幂)

Episode Number: 60

Plot: Military conflicts in the Warlord era has resulted in unbearable conditions. Amidst the chaos, Shen Qinan's family experiences a terrible misfortune. The four brothers and sisters overcome many hurdles to flee to Shanghai but they are forced to separate. Many years later, they will reunite again. Shen Qinan manages to climb from the depths of despair to make a name for himself as a famous architect in the Shanghai Bund. He meets Fu Hanjun, a gifted architect who puts the people's needs and traditional Chinese architecture at the heart of her designs. During Shanghai's development, Shen Qinan works hard to build affordable homes for the people. When the Second Sino-Japanese War erupted, Shen Qinan uncovers a conspiracy and plays his part to prevents many deaths.

24. Legend of the Phoenix (凤弈) - 4.6 [7.7]

Time Period: Fictional

Starring: He Hongshan (何泓姗), Xu Zhengxi (徐正溪)

Episode Number: 41

Plot: Set in the fictional Eastern Liang dynasty, circus performer Ye Ningzhi’s (He Hongshan) troupe enters the palace and stages a performance to celebrate the empress dowager’s birthday. The ambitious grand princess (emperor’s sister) decides to cause mischief by framing her for treason, though the heroine is saved by strategist Wei Guang (Xu Zhengxi), and falls in love at first sight with him. When Ye Ningzhi enters the palace two years later as the empress’ maid, she stands up for her fellow servants, and refuses to sacrifice her conscience in the face of power. Ye Ningzhi also works together with Wei Guang to crush the grand princess’ plan to usurp the throne, and catches the eye of the emperor in the process.

25. The New Legend of the White Snake (新白娘子传奇) - 4.4 [7.4]

Time Period: Fictional

Starring: Ju Jingyi (鞠婧祎), Yu Menglong (于朦胧)

Episode Number: 36

Plot: The story is set in Hangzhou, then the capital of the Southern Song court, and is about a 1,000-year-old snake spirit that's transformed into a beautiful woman and falls in love with a young man. However, a Buddhist monk intervenes.

26. Listening Snow Tower (听雪楼) - 4.3 [7.9]

Time Period: Wuxia

Starring: Qin Junjie (秦俊杰), Yuan Bingyan (袁冰妍)

Episode Number: 56

Plot: A story that follows the master of Listening Snow Tower and the woman that he loves. He is a martial arts expert known to be a dragon among men and she is known as the blood demon's daughter. 

27. Queen Dugu (独孤皇后) - 3.9 [7.4]

Time Period: Sui Dynasty

Starring: Chen Qiao’en (陈乔恩), Chen Xiao (陈晓)

Episode Number: 50

Plot: After their family was wrongfully persecuted due to the machinations of a corrupt official, Dugu Jia Luo held strict expectations for herself to be independent and strong even at a young age. Her husband Yang Jian is a man of great spirit. He is a warrior, skilled in battle, who rises up the ranks to become the Emperor. With Dugu Jia Luo by his side, they succeed in uniting the country under the Sui Dynasty. The husband and wife stay in a monogamous relationship despite their imperial status and come to be revered by people as the two saints due to their extraordinary contributions to a new golden age.

28. Investiture of the Gods (封神演义) - 3.3 [7.2]

Time Period: Shang/Zhou Dynasty

Starring: Luo Jin (罗晋), Wang Likun (王丽坤)

Episode Number: 56

Plot: In the time of King Zhou of Shang, the Gods are mostly gone and the demons trouble the human world. The Primeval Lord of Heaven decides to use the war between the Zhou and Shang dynasties to choose a new generation of Gods to ascend the celestial realm. His sends his apprentices forth in search of righteous candidates: Jiang Zi Ya assists Ji Fa in governing his new empire Zhou dynasty, Shen Gong Bao infiltrates the Shang dynasty with Su Da Ji seducing the king to rack havoc on the world, and Yu Ding Zhen Ren helps Yang Jian, a human with a third eye, to achieve his potential. The outcome of selection lies in the fates of humans.

Ongoing Dramas:

Joy of Life (庆余年) - 8.0 (ending 2/12/20)

Royal Nirvana (鹤唳华亭) - 7.5 (ending ??)

Sword Dynasty (剑王朝) - 6.8 (ending 1/11/20)

The Romance of Hua Rong (一夜新娘) - 6.8 (ending 12/31/19)

Blossom In Heart (海棠经雨胭脂透) - 6.6 (ending 12/19/19)

To Get Her (惹不起殿下大人) - N/A (ending 12/30/19)

The Mysterious World (天机十二宫) - N/A (ending ??)

Upcoming Dramas:

Dreaming Back to Qing Dynasty (梦回) - N/A (starting 12/14/19)

Disclaimer: Obviously these rankings are just based off of others’ opinions. I really liked “Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre” even though inseams the majority of people didn’t. Whatever show seems interesting to you, watch it! The majority of guzhuang dramas are made with delicacy and attention to detail. I’ve seen reviews complimenting some dramas with relatively lower ratings, so of course every drama has its fans. I would obviously suggest you all go and watch the top 5 if they sound interesting to you.

[ganbarimaster]

The Campaign of Liu Ji Part 2

A continuation from this post! While this playthrough using Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV hasn’t been the most thrilling in terms of twists and turns, it has been interesting to try and weave something of a narrative through the events. The AI isn’t particularly adventurous and the variety of events which can take place when you’re playing an alternative history are quite limited. Nonetheless, the story progresses and we’re now at the point where it’s basically only me and Cao Cao left (the perennial Gongsun in the corner notwithstanding) and I have a rather tenuous grasp on Hanzhong. If you’d like to know how we got here, then the bullet point story follows below! It’s quite long.

Liu Biao died (suspiciously soon after the attempt on Liu Ji’s life) and Liu Cong is announced as his successor instead of Liu Qi—a machination of the Cai family to gain power over the region. Liu Qi flees to the southlands and encourages Ji to retake Jing from the Cai family. Liu Ji promises to return Jing to Liu Qi who protests that he has no designs on the region, only that it should go to someone worthy with the capability of restoring the Han and thwarting the villain Cao Cao.

In the meantime, Cao Cao had been having some success in his campaign against Ma Teng, having retaken Chang’an and pushed further into Liang Province. There were a number of stumbling blocks to Cao Cao’s success as it seemed as though Ma Teng had some agents within Cao Cao’s army, but the tides were finally turning. An important turning point in the conflict involved Han Sui defecting to Cao Cao. It seemed that Ma Teng’s forces would fall before long. It is said that Zhang Fei was seen in the vanguard of Cao Cao’s forces. 

In the northeast, the forces of Gongsun Zan, who had co-existed with Cao Cao’s forces until now, were encouraged to submit. Although Gongsun Zan was unwilling to capitulate, one of Zan’s prefects allowed Cao Cao to enter and occupy one of the few cities within Zan’s possession. A brief conflict ensued afterwards in which the meager force of Gongsun Zan was forced to submit to Cao Cao. It is said that Guan Yu was spotted in the frontlines of this conflict.

While Cao Cao rushed to finish his conflicts on two sides, Liu Ji made a move on Jing. Before they even began the conflict, the advisors of Liu Ji penned countless copies of a letter originally written by Liu Qi, explaining that the province has been usurped by the Cai family, and that they were responsible for the death of Liu Biao. These letters were sent down the rivers of Jing province and seen by countless eyes. The forces of Liu Ji approached from four fronts: in the north, Huang Gai and Han Dang approached Xin Ye, Taishi Ci approached Jiangxia. In the east and south, Ling Cao and Ling Tong approached Changsha, and Guiyang was met with a force commanded by Zhu Huan. A large contingent of forces under Liu Cong deserted and joined with Liu Ji’s forces—including Yi Ji, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan. In some cases, the gates to cities were opened by those inside and one-by-one the commanderies of the region fell to Liu Ji with limited bloodshed. The extended Cai family did not survive, and both Liu Cong and Liu Qi agreed to hand over Jing to Liu Ji in a very public ceremony. Liu Ji asked that Liu Qi continue to rule over Jing as his father had.

Having witnessed the fate of Jing, Shi Xie sent an envoy to Liu Ji’s forces to discuss vassalization, upon the understanding that they would still be permitted to govern Jiaozhi Province. Fearing that Cao Cao would set his sights on them at any moment, Liu Ji quickly agrees, on the condition that Shi Xie’s eldest son remains in the southlands as a guarantee of their submission. This is agreed upon, and Jiaozhi falls under the control of Liu Ji.

Nearby, Zhang Lu (who had been in conflict with Liu Zhang to little success) was being targeted by Cao Cao. Liu Ji sends Yi Ji and Huang Zhong to negotiate joining forces/vassalization while Cao Cao is yet preoccupied. Lu’s brother Zhang Wei tries to convince him to keep fighting. Yi Ji suggests that if Zhang Wei can defeat the elderly Huang Zhong in a duel in under thirty bouts then by all means they should keep fighting. But if Huang Zhong is victorious, they should consider submitting to Liu Ji. The stipulations are agreed upon and a document is written and signed. Huang Zhong defeats Zhang Wei in five rounds, who capitulates. Zhang Lu’s forces join Liu Ji. 

At the same time, in response to Cao Cao’s proclamation that he was seeking talent throughout the land, both Lu Su and Xu Shu concocted a plan to locate and recruit both the Sleeping Dragon Zhuge Liang, and the Fledging Phoenix Pang Tong before Cao Cao could do so. Although it was a great loss to lose such capable advisors for a time, if it were possible to secure those remarkable talents, it could greatly tip the scales in their inevitable conflict with Cao Cao. After a period of over three months had passed, Lu Su returned to Liu Ji’s forces with Pang Tong after touring the riverlands together, and Xu Shu returned with Zhuge Liang. Of Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu, neither would reveal the details of the circumstances which led to Kongming agreeing to serve Liu Ji—but it is said that the two were closer than brothers. It is also believed that Kongming convinced Xu Shu to ignore a letter from Cao Cao which claimed that Xu Shu’s mother had been taken captive in Xuchang—thus enabling him to continue to serve Liu Ji.

Soon after, an advisor of Liu Zhang named Fa Zheng requested an audience with Liu Ji in order to establish an alliance against the forces of Cao Cao. He was greeted with great respect and admiration by Liu Ji, in the hopes of ingratiating himself with this new potential ally. Fa Zheng was appropriately impressed by this welcome, and he confessed that many secretly desired for Liu Ji to become the commander of their forces (but there was also a considerable contingent who sought to capitulate to Cao Cao). In order to accomplish this goal, Fa Zheng later explained to his lord Liu Zhang that it would be necessary for the forces of Liu Ji to station their forces in Chengdu in order to mount an offensive from there, as part of a three-pronged assault on Cao Cao’s force. Reluctantly, and under pressure, Liu Zhang agreed.

Pang Tong was largely responsible for the ploy which would enable the swift capture of Yi Province. In the intervening months, he, along with Lu Su, had been convincing the other lords of Yi Province of the great virtue of Lord Liu Ji, and how they would better serve the Han Empire supporting him. With the vast forces of Liu Ji now being led to Chengdu, the ministers of Liu Zhang (including his own son Liu Xun) strongly suggested that he surrender the province to Liu Ji for the safety and prosperity of the realm. Reluctant to do so, Liu Zhang took his own life rather than submit. His son then took command of his father’s forces, and submitted to Liu Ji, but there were yet a number of belligerent forces throughout the riverlands which had been loyal to Liu Zhang and had hoped for the support of Cao Cao instead.

A particularly troublesome pocket of resistance was led by Ma Chao, who had sought refuge under Liu Zhang after fleeing Cao Cao’s forces in Liang. But when he struggled to overcome the forces of Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, he agreed to meet with Liu Ji. Upon evaluating the character of Liu Ji, bearing witness to the forces at his command in Chengdu, and recognizing the opportunity to get back at Cao Cao, Ma Chao agreed to support Liu Ji in his campaign.

Although taking the riverlands had been in his mind for some time, Liu Ji was deeply affected by the suicide of his fellow imperial ancestor, Liu Zhang. He mourned his passing for some time and would often return to Chengdu when possible to pay respects. Having largely accomplished the goal of unifying the Yi, Jing, Jiaozhi, and Yang Provinces, many petitioned the imperial court to have Liu Ji recognized as the King of Yang—and there were also some who suggested that he should declare himself Emperor.

Cao Cao believed (or had convinced himself) that enabling Liu Ji’s forces to unify the Riverlands, the Southlands, and Jing Province was to make it easier for himself to conquer all three regions in one fell swoop, thereby unifying the realm. And so was only happy to infer upon him the rank of the King of Yang. After applying pressure on Liu Ji’s forces, they would attempt to enforce a fateful meeting between Liu Ji and the Emperor at Xuchang, in recognition of this title, which would bring an end to the conflict. As Liu Ji had been unable to father any children, if it were possible to capture of even kill Liu Ji, his forces would be confused without a clear successor, and would easily come under Cao Cao’s control. But Liu Ji’s advisors were vehemently opposed to the idea of sending Liu Ji into tiger’s den for any reason, fully cognizant of Cao Cao’s cunning.

I think we’re now on 216/217AD? Thereabouts.

[the-archlich]

You are put in charge of a koei warriors game that takes place from the years 190 to 220 what factions would you put in it and which characters would you put in each faction? (Max 20 characters for each faction)

I put too much time into this.

Within these parameters, its actually a lot easier than you might think. Since it’s a Han game instead of 3K it means I don’t have to think about characters who were mostly important later, or who had a lot of longevity. Instead I can focus on telling a pretty comprehensive story about Han’s collapse and not really worry about what comes after.

I’ve gone with a Wei, Wu, Shu, and Other structure because I think that works. 20 characters for each. A lot of people who didn’t make the cut only did so because characters who serve multiple factions are better for the narrative overall:

WEI

Cao Cao

Cao Ren

Xiahou Dun

Lady Bian

Xiahou Yuan

Xun Yu

Zhong Yao

Xu Huang

Yu Jin

Xu Chu

Zhang Xiu

Jia Xu

Zhang Liao

Lady Zhen

Zhang He

Wang Lang

Hua Xin

Pang De

Zang Ba

Chen Deng

WU

Sun Jian

Sun Ce

Sun Quan

Lady Wu

Sun Ben

Bu Lianshi

Zhang Zhao

Zhou Yu

Lu Fan

Lu Su

Lu Meng

Yu Fan

Cheng Pu

Huang Gai

Zhu Zhi

Jiang Qin

Zhou Tai

Gan Ning

Ling Tong

Taishi Ci

SHU

Liu Bei

Zhang Fei

Guan Yu

Jian Yong

Zhao Yun

Lady Gan

Mi Fang

Zhuge Liang

Ma Liang

Fa Zheng

Chen Dao

Ma Su

Yang Yi

Liu Feng

Wei Yan

Huo Jun

Pang Tong

Huang Zhong

Ma Chao

Ma Dai

OTHER

Yuan Shao

Lady Liu

Qu Yi

Tian Feng

Yuan Tan

Tadun

Shen Pei

Liu Biao

Huang Zu

Dong Zhuo

Xu Rong

Lu Bu

Gongsun Zan

Guan Jing

Zhang Yan

Yuan Shu

Yang Hong

Tao Qian

Liu Yao

Han Sui

A lot of these OTHERs are thickened out by characters who will later end up in other factions (mostly Wei).

Yuan Shao has his circle (Lady Liu, Qu Yi, Tian Feng, Yuan Tan, Tadun, and Shen Pei) as well as Zhang He and Lady Zhen, giving him a sizable chunk of characters. Enough to tell a story with.

Liu Biao has Huang Zu, but also a lot of guys who will later wind up in Shu: Ma Liang, Ma Su, Yang Yi, Huo Jun, Pang Tong, Huang Zhong; arguably Zhuge Liang and Wei Yan as well. And at times you can even give him Gan Ning, Zhang Xiu, and Jia Xu. That’s a pretty big chunk of officers.

Dong Zhuo has Xu Rong, of course, And Lu Bu was a significant factor in the early Jian’an years. Of course Dong Zhuo’s group also has Jia Xu, Zhang Xiu, and Zhang Liao - and Xu Huang during the years of Li Jue’s regime.

Gongsun Zan and Guan Jing form the core of his faction, along with his ally Zhang Yan. They also have Liu Bei, Jian Yong, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun to thicken it out.

Yuan Shu and Yang Hong also have many of the Wu characters under them until the whole Zhong Dynasty thing. This includes Sun Jian, Sun Ce, Lady Wu, Sun Ben, Zhang Zhao, Zhou Yu, Lu Fan, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Zhu Zhi. This gives him a significant group to play with.

Tao Qian would have his native officers like Zang Ba, Chen Deng, and Mi Fang; and at the most important part would be joined by Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Jian Yong, Zhao Yun, Lady Gan, and Chen Dao. Those guys can really flesh a story out when you put them where they’re supposed to be.

Liu Yao’s group is small but includes people who will be important later: Taishi Ci, Yu Fan, Wang Lang, and Hua Xin.

Han Sui represents the Liang Warlords - enemies to Sun Jian, Dong Zhuo, and Cao Cao. He’s got Ma Chao, Ma Dai, and Pang De. I’d love to give him more but had to call it off somewhere.

All of this should allow for a pretty comprehensive story. Most major warlords are represented, with a handful of loyalists and officers who later served larger groups. The only major gap is Liu Zhang, but he mostly just sat on his hands until Liu Bei showed up. He wasn’t much of a factor in anyone else’s tale so we can gloss over him.