
Both dramas have a historical setting where mysteries and political intrigue flourish.
TSOMD has 3 main protagonists - an imperial guard, a minister and a detective while Luoyang also has 3 protagonists - an imperial guard, a minister and a mortician.
And most importantly in both dramas the protagonists love food!?
TSOMD has 3 main protagonists - an imperial guard, a minister and a detective while Luoyang also has 3 protagonists - an imperial guard, a minister and a mortician.
And most importantly in both dramas the protagonists love food!?





Es una serie basada en un libro BL.
Aunque no haya romance, los tres protagonistas se profesan un gran Amor, evidentemente camuflado con compañerismo, son capaces de dar la vida los unos por los otros.
Los casos detectivescos son interesantes, los personajes principales te atrapan junto con los secundarios , todos forman una familia alrededor de la comida, un ingrediente importantísimo en esta serie, si la ven lo entenderán.
La música es muy buena.
Aunque no haya romance, los tres protagonistas se profesan un gran Amor, evidentemente camuflado con compañerismo, son capaces de dar la vida los unos por los otros.
Los casos detectivescos son interesantes, los personajes principales te atrapan junto con los secundarios , todos forman una familia alrededor de la comida, un ingrediente importantísimo en esta serie, si la ven lo entenderán.
La música es muy buena.


Both shows are focused on solving mysterious and strange cases in a historical setting. The main leads are male with jobs in the ministry of crime/punishments. There are multiple detective stories all tied up by a larger overarching story which is solved in the finale. There is little to no romance in both shows.

The detectives in both dramas are happy-go-lucky sort of fellows that get serious when a mystery catches their fancy and cannot suffer injustice silently.
TSOMD is a Chinese historical detective series with no romance but is quite similar to SRI&Joy in the sense that the story creates a relaxed atmosphere rampant with mysteries and a subtle undercurrent of court intrigue.
TSOMD is a Chinese historical detective series with no romance but is quite similar to SRI&Joy in the sense that the story creates a relaxed atmosphere rampant with mysteries and a subtle undercurrent of court intrigue.



If you want more bromance dramas in ancient china times, then this is worth checking out.
I love the special relationship between the three different main characters, a powerful eunuch, a low ranked official, and an imperial guard. They are so different but work together so well, worth checking out.
I love the special relationship between the three different main characters, a powerful eunuch, a low ranked official, and an imperial guard. They are so different but work together so well, worth checking out.

Both have strong chemistry between the two male leads / Bromance
Both are detective based; The sleuth of Ming Dynasty is more investigation and crime solving heavy
Both are adapted from BL novels but without explicit BL
The sleuth of Ming Dynasty is a historical based drama while Guardian is fantasy based
Both are detective based; The sleuth of Ming Dynasty is more investigation and crime solving heavy
Both are adapted from BL novels but without explicit BL
The sleuth of Ming Dynasty is a historical based drama while Guardian is fantasy based