The Road to Glory

- Empress FL, Soldier/bodyguard/general ML
-Both leads are ambitious, cunning, protective towards their other half
-In the starting of the story both ML & FL were in utterly disheveled state, but with their intelligence they rose and fought together for their ambitions
- ML's were very protective, emotionally supporting, supported FL's every decision and been their backbone from beginning to end
-Both FL had been married to another man

If you like Pursuit of Jade, then you might like The Road to Glory. Both are historical romance costume dramas starring Zhang Linghe as well as the same screenwriter, Zhou Yue. Both center on a love between high ranking nobility and a commoner, seeking truth and revenge in the midst of war, battles, and palace court intrigue. In The Road to Glory, the male lead rises from the ranks to become powerful while the female lead experiences a fall from grace and goes on a mission for revenge. Their love and alliance is put to the test.

- Both stories tells about an ambitious fallen princess FL and their capable protector ML
-Both Fl's have lofty ambitions for throne and ultimate power and ML's are equally capable and ambitious
- In both stories beginning both fl's were in a wretched state, but after that they only have growth and power in their hand
- Rich FL, ambitious FL, smart, cunning calculating leads, protective and equally cunning ML
-Both dramas are starred by ZLH