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Don't look for clarity in this unravelling Chinese historical tapestry
Final view yes this was very enjoyable action drama if you do not try to work out intricacies of plot、 politics and so on and just appreciate the action and characters・
maybe there was some very deep coordinated plan to bring together all the pieces of the puzzle in the finale.............if so it eluded this viewer・
the political plot supposedly behind everything had no resolution at all 〜like the emperor hidden behind the veil、it vanished into thin air・
I liked most of the characters very much even with their defects [except maybe the real Li Dongfang] and this kept me watching、 though if the resolution of their complex relationships in the final few episodes followed a carefully worked out plan again it rather eluded me how they overcame so many negative disjunctions to find themselves where they finally were
（ I do understand why Li Wu deliberately alienated Lu Zheng over the ”killing two fathers" matter and his hope or expectation Lu Zheng would despite the overwhelming provocation keep to the trust of their "one horse ridden by both" oath）・
good therefore but、 for me this started very promisingly but the script spun so many threads that it gradually unravelled and I could only enjoy it by following the flow and using imagination to fill iin the gaps、it really did not manage very well the resolution of all the themes and sub plots it started and I can see why many viewers felt confused・
this goes especially for the final resolution of the relations between the main characters and the romantic interludes in the middle of the drama were not very convincing if you consider what the characters involved were supposed to be！
Spoiler alert by incurable romantic : Li Wu and Lu Zheng a censorship free happy ending
conclusion about the final relationship between Li Wu and Lu Zheng [as Shu Tang sails conveniently into the distance] is that the jealous Lu Zheng finally got ........his man❤️🌈
maybe there was some very deep coordinated plan to bring together all the pieces of the puzzle in the finale.............if so it eluded this viewer・
the political plot supposedly behind everything had no resolution at all 〜like the emperor hidden behind the veil、it vanished into thin air・
I liked most of the characters very much even with their defects [except maybe the real Li Dongfang] and this kept me watching、 though if the resolution of their complex relationships in the final few episodes followed a carefully worked out plan again it rather eluded me how they overcame so many negative disjunctions to find themselves where they finally were
（ I do understand why Li Wu deliberately alienated Lu Zheng over the ”killing two fathers" matter and his hope or expectation Lu Zheng would despite the overwhelming provocation keep to the trust of their "one horse ridden by both" oath）・
good therefore but、 for me this started very promisingly but the script spun so many threads that it gradually unravelled and I could only enjoy it by following the flow and using imagination to fill iin the gaps、it really did not manage very well the resolution of all the themes and sub plots it started and I can see why many viewers felt confused・
this goes especially for the final resolution of the relations between the main characters and the romantic interludes in the middle of the drama were not very convincing if you consider what the characters involved were supposed to be！
Spoiler alert by incurable romantic : Li Wu and Lu Zheng a censorship free happy ending
conclusion about the final relationship between Li Wu and Lu Zheng [as Shu Tang sails conveniently into the distance] is that the jealous Lu Zheng finally got ........his man❤️🌈
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