Can someone who knows Chinese history explain what is the difference between the roles and functions of Left and…
I found this on the internet: --- At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the Duke of Qi set up one left and one right prime minister each. During the Warring States Period, King Wu of Qin began to set up one left and one right prime minister each. Because of this, the Qin Dynasty was abolished in later generations. Because in ancient China, whether it was "left" or "right" was not immutable. There were different regulations in different periods and eras. In the Southern Song Dynasty, the right phase was large, the left phase in the Northern Song Dynasty was large, the right phase was large in the Qin Dynasty, the right phase was large in the Han Dynasty, the left phase was large in the early Ming Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty also respected the left. For example, the left governor was larger than the right governor. --- Usually, but not always, the Left Prime Minister has the higher rank. The fact that there are two prime ministers reflects the emperor's desire for checks and balances, much like in many historicals the princes are competing against each other for the position of the Crown Prince.
I'm on the 3rd episode, but I wish she would end up with Luo Ming Shi, until now I didn't like the Crown Prince.…
Yeah, he comes across as a bit bland in the early episodes. It's due to the scriptwriting that doesn't let him share any of his plans and inner struggle. Novel readers assure us that there is more to his character than meets the eye...
please spoil me what the angst is about. I haven't started this yet
To summarise in a few words: daughter of powerful general was promised in mariage to the crown prince. The empress dowager thinks the general is too powerful and to protect her son, the emperor, has him (and his clan) set up as traitors so the whole clan gets killed. Crown Prince protects his fiancé and she gets banished, switches identity and after 10 years comes back to execute her revenge/seek justice (depending on pow). They fall in love but there's a blood feud between them. It's a bit slow after the first two episodes, but really picks up after ep. 20. Editing and writing isn't the best, but the acting is very good also in the supporting roles (emperor, empress dowager, etc.)
Here's the upcoming scene on I found on 小红书, where Han Ye beheads the Left Chancellor! https://www.xiaohongshu.com/explore/64c5f1a3000000000a018332?app_platform=ios&app_version=7.97.2&share_from_user_hidden=true&type=video&xhsshare=CopyLink&appuid=64a8f8d4000000000a0229c2&apptime=1690695213
Haha, channelling his inner Wen Kexing. We had to wait so long for this!!!!
I agree with youWe can't choose our parents and we shouldn't be blamed for their wrongdoings.Luo is too much for…
I think part of his motivation for treating HY like this is not his over-protectiveness of DZY but his jealousy toward a love-rival. If he drives a wedge between the two, the chances of him keeping DZY to himself for the rest of his (limited) days will be much higher than if they manage to reconcile.
Episode 25 was excellent! The layered revelations maintained the suspense throughout the episode and the acting by all the main figures was absolutely on point. Especially the emperor gave a very impressive performance! The Empress Dowager was wonderful in her stubborn denial of any wrongdoing. She certainly isn't a nice person, but I always enjoy her scenes because she is so intense.
The way episode 26 deals with the aftermath of the revelations, showing how DZY is torn between celebrating her achievement and feeling empty because of the loss of purpose (and using the people she care about). I though it was nicely done. The meeting between the Empress Dowager and DST finally manage to add a bit of context to the bits and pieces that had been revealed about the past relationship between the Di and the Han clan. The undercover prince lurking around princess Anning is now firmly in scumbag territory. I really hope she gets to kill him herself (once she wakes up...) The only totally unnecessary scene was seeing the Fake again wallowing in self-pity and blaming the rest of the world for "stealing her future". She came from nothing and probably would've died by now if she had continued living as a beggar on the street - yet nobody seems to have the guts to tell her. The scene between her and the dumb bodyguard was utterly pointless and contributed absolutely nothing to the story. Did the writers seriously expect anyone to feel sorry for her??
I had the same problem with Di Shengtian and when I asked the question somewhere further down, someone explained…
The introduction of her character was probably one of the bits that got edited out (and replaced by a bathing scene). Bad editing would be one explanation why some things suddenly appear out of thin air, whereas others are mentioned ad nausatum.
The drama gave all the characters wrong depictions…DZY is a determined goal oriented person with precision and…
i'm sure they could've squeezed everything into the 39 episodes and kept the essence of the characters, if they had dropped some of the totally pointless (bathing) scenes and trivial dialogue. A few brief flashbacks could have helped to provide more context (instead of relying on novel readers to explain things). It's again the Chinese obsession with whitewashing the main leads that ruins much of this drama. To quote a famous French comedian: when you wash whiter than white, it becomes transparent. For me, this is one of the reasons why the HY character comes across as so bland, especially when compared to LMX.
Ep 28...Gotta say Reba and Gong Jun looked gorgeous. I mean they always do but in this episode, the way they stared…
Yeah, the Anning character is disappointing, very one-dimensional by now. When she first appeared, sparring with Anle was such a firework! I had high hopes for a drama filled with strong female figures, but I guess I was expecting too much 🥲
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At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the Duke of Qi set up one left and one right prime minister each. During the Warring States Period, King Wu of Qin began to set up one left and one right prime minister each. Because of this, the Qin Dynasty was abolished in later generations.
Because in ancient China, whether it was "left" or "right" was not immutable. There were different regulations in different periods and eras.
In the Southern Song Dynasty, the right phase was large, the left phase in the Northern Song Dynasty was large, the right phase was large in the Qin Dynasty, the right phase was large in the Han Dynasty, the left phase was large in the early Ming Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty also respected the left. For example, the left governor was larger than the right governor.
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Usually, but not always, the Left Prime Minister has the higher rank.
The fact that there are two prime ministers reflects the emperor's desire for checks and balances, much like in many historicals the princes are competing against each other for the position of the Crown Prince.
It's a bit slow after the first two episodes, but really picks up after ep. 20. Editing and writing isn't the best, but the acting is very good also in the supporting roles (emperor, empress dowager, etc.)
The way episode 26 deals with the aftermath of the revelations, showing how DZY is torn between celebrating her achievement and feeling empty because of the loss of purpose (and using the people she care about). I though it was nicely done. The meeting between the Empress Dowager and DST finally manage to add a bit of context to the bits and pieces that had been revealed about the past relationship between the Di and the Han clan.
The undercover prince lurking around princess Anning is now firmly in scumbag territory. I really hope she gets to kill him herself (once she wakes up...)
The only totally unnecessary scene was seeing the Fake again wallowing in self-pity and blaming the rest of the world for "stealing her future". She came from nothing and probably would've died by now if she had continued living as a beggar on the street - yet nobody seems to have the guts to tell her. The scene between her and the dumb bodyguard was utterly pointless and contributed absolutely nothing to the story. Did the writers seriously expect anyone to feel sorry for her??
Bad editing would be one explanation why some things suddenly appear out of thin air, whereas others are mentioned ad nausatum.
It's again the Chinese obsession with whitewashing the main leads that ruins much of this drama. To quote a famous French comedian: when you wash whiter than white, it becomes transparent. For me, this is one of the reasons why the HY character comes across as so bland, especially when compared to LMX.
When she first appeared, sparring with Anle was such a firework! I had high hopes for a drama filled with strong female figures, but I guess I was expecting too much 🥲