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For me, I see it as ZWY wanting to hone his skills , so far he has not done a cute and clinging lover in any of his earlier dramas . (I support anyone wanting to go out of their comfort zone. ) He has played 2 different characters at the same time ; in earlier episodes, he was the weak and genteel scholar type but in front of his family and subordinates he was the strong and decisve leader. In Beizhou, in front of the general ,he was the cunning and scheming Emperor's man and the lovelorn lover in private.

You are right.

For people like Spring , they were unwavering in fighting the Japanese and willing to die for their country. Their blind faith in KMT as the true party made them killed the communists. Its unfair to be labelled as traitors for they did died for the country.( I glimpsed some mainlanders views from this drama on unitification with Taiwan.Its the best solution as the situation stands. Near yet far away) Its was just that their top echelon s were realists like ZZF, power and money were top priority at the expense of being thought of as traitors/collaborators by the general population..

XRT was the first love and childhood sweetheart of GYZ yet she didn't understand and knew him well. In his darkest hour ,she wavered and pulled a gun to his head. She forgotten that he lobbied hard to be included in that mission and she was the one who persuaded her brother. Hence he can't a traitor to put in himself in that killing range. On the otherhand, Haimo was smarter and got that figured even though she only knew him for a short time. She supported,cared and believed in him from the very beginning. Glad that he realized that in the end ..Behind every sucessful man/spy stands a woman.

Thanks to this drama, I confirmed some facts for the drama portrayed KMT like love, wavering or unwavering faith.

Thanks for that info. as was wondering why so many dramas like OE as its used here (Malaysia) to look down on anyone who cannot or do not complete a project or just any work.( My mother would used this idiom often if any chores are ½ done and not completely finished!!!)

I don't know Chinese but when I looked up the script-writer and saw he was from Fukian where my immigrant ancestors came from more that a century ago ,was very happy for I knew the drama will not have OE. Do China still has this saying “ got head ,no tail ?” Also Cantonese is mixed in my blood and I don't speak it well, but I know if main leads are Cantonese they wouldn't like to do cliffhanger endings or OE.

Thanks for sharing. Look it up and saw that script-writer and main leads are all from the southern part of China as that war hero. Glad to think that they still remembered and proud of him.

I think it focus more on traitors/collaborators and the veterans played them superbly. Also since they knew that part of history it was not interesting to them but to people like me , I got my curiosity confirmed on why KMT didn't fight the Japanese when they first invaded Manchuria. Moreover the communists were portrayed as not that infallible.

You can feel like they unconsciously fell in love at 1st sight?!!People who lost their memories don't instincely and spontaneously called out to a stranger “husband”,,right?!! Something must has resonate within her likewise the ML as interogator/police don't response immediatelyand acknowledge without forethought as wife a bandit's concubine!! Most started out as “who are you?””Where am I? “etc

Right. Previous epi. had shown that he report to him as immediate superior.

Most commented that the ML dilly dally on telling the truth.For me to enjoy a drama I get the theme to understand and like the ML and FL. The theme is pretense.Characters created different image to get something.The ML viewed women based on his family background.His father's concubines and his cousin married for money,power and prestige. His mother was arranged/forced into marrige. He regarded LMT as being forced to be bandit's concubine after being kidnapped hence he wanted to sent her to temple, back to family home or married to a kind husband. However, FL was a forward thinking modern type who can live alone independently  without being married for she career minded. ML can't get that and drama felt like ancient thinking ML handling a modern thinking FL!!.Moreover he wanted the 2 most important women in his life not to see him like his father, a player. He can't confessed to be Lord Huaying for he was supposed to be in love with his childhood sweetheart and cousin and eventually married her. What was abhorrence to him was to be like his player father hence his self control and self discipline and till now not even a kiss!!
His parents played an important part in his mindset.Most people choose spouse to be somewhat similar to mother/father while in ML case, not to be like his mother.His mother has said he had a hard life. He grew up fast to be the little man of the house to protect his mother from bullying from concubines, his older step siblings ,maternal and paternal aunts and uncles and most probably never have a happy,carefree childhood.. The FL protected and gave unconditional love to him even as everybody thought he was a useless and spineless dandy.For once in his life he was living free and easy while being protected and given free rein from burdens of work,family pressure, household and financial wotrries- a useless gentleman of leisure!!

Thanks for your views. Novel writer sure not really explicit !Sciptwriter not expert enough to make it cohesive!

Thanks for your reply. Also the emperor killed Prince Su because he distrusted his concubine and finally realised LC don't care for maternal family but only his mother and sister?

To novel readers, who kill SRQ in the first life and what became of Princess Hua Le and her fake brother? Thanks in advance.

So she committed suicide if she knew this law? I don't expect this from a strong woman like her; maimed his private parts so that he cannot perform such acts on others!

LOL! I'm meant he should asked directly what SRQ told her to made her upset by taking her in her arms and made her talk to him.She the one who said he should tell her everything and that should work both ways.

Its times like this that I wished PWX got back into his jealous husband mode and asked what made her so upset that she can lashed out to SY? Being too understanding is also bad ??!!LOL!!

I don't read the novel but from comments ,know many are dissapointed with the “whitewash” of SQR. I dont't see it as that for me one of the theme is anti-corruption, on how power corrupt people even so called scholarly smart type like SQR.I know it will have a HE for corupted people like SQR cannot have good ending.

@Saydoo ,Yes, some people don't ponder and reflect why they have a 2nd chance and hence don't learn from their mistakes. 1 of the many things I enjoy from this drama. @Crabavocado S,Y can see both side of things but not SQR even though he was suppose to be smarter than his elder brother.

What his family went thru. in the past -you mean the elimination of his whole clan? Wasn't that his fault?He tried to put Concubine Rou's son on the throne and LC eliminated them as rebels and castrated him so that the whole line was extinguished,right?
His way to preserving the aristocracy was contrary to ML and FL who favoured meritocracy. I think the system of government is something like England.The crown,, the House of Lords(aristocracts) and the House of Commons( meritocracy).