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I had trouble recognizing some of the guys, too. I gave up eventually.

I haven't seen a Minister of War in the court. Only Grand Tutor Li and Prime Minister Wei. Who is in control of the armies?

The male cast should line up on a stage. Everyone is good looking, even the old guys. Li Dian Zun (... Mr. Jin/Jin Yuan Bao) would look handsome out of costume. He's 30 years of age.

Qi Min is megalomaniacal and narcissistic to the bone. Qian Qian didn't even comment. She is acting like the battered subservient wife, but it looks annoying.

Emperor has been suffering with paranoia and high anxiety. He needs some anti-anxiety medication. I feel sorry for Head Eunuch who has to serve Emperor 24/7. He lost his ear unjustly.

Song Yan should have been demoted to that job. 🤣🤣

😬 I grimaced. 🤣

Very good assessment! The writers had a field day creating the Sui princes, and the two actors showed their wide acting range, and they are in their 20s.

When they met again, Marquis Wu-An towered over Song Yan. The haughty Marquis looked 7' tall, and the ninth ranked official Song looked 4' tall. Song Yan got kicked to the curb. LOL

Karma came knocking on his door. LOL I did not see when he was fired. Was it an actual scene or the voiceover summation?

The town crier would also do it the Capital. Director and Writer might have forgotten to add a scene.

Song Yan had to make an reappearance. I hope he does not have any future screen time. How did he lose his job? Emperor is spineless. He knows his days are numbered. General Fan put him in his place. She would make a good Empress or Emperor. Marquis Qu An looked dignified, riding into the Capital in his dress uniform.

I was also bored with the politics. The battlefield had more excitement.

His PR staff must have arranged the flashmob. There were busloads of fans mobbing Deng Kai.

That might have been his motivation to overthrow the crown. The emperor stole his woman! First, he got rid of the Crown Prince, Chengde. I am curious how and when the old emperor died.

I finally saw the Yan Ki Kuan, who I remember, in episode 34, today. Before, Prime Minister Wei Yan was just flitting in and out of the plot. He was commanding the room today. He and Xie Zheng look like father and son. Even the son! Lot of handsome men in the drama! Who is the woman that he loves?

Did Emperor spend the last seventeen years afraid of his own shadow? He was bouncing off the walls in episode 34.

Is that, Grand Tutor Li's masterplan? He's copying Prime Minister Wei's playbook.

Earlier in the drama, PM Wei was holding a two parts of a tiger tally, that did not match. In the next scene. Qi Min was holding half a tiger tally. I guessed it was the other half of the real tiger tally. Did Qi Min give it to Yuan Qing? At the time, I wasn't paying attention.

Me, too! I was surprised that the writer brought the two characters into the plot. They must have something important to contribute to the plot, or it is just to rile up the angst between Grand Tutor Li and Prime Minister Wei. The director and writer wanted to add more eye candy (... fresh meat, flower boys) for the viewers.