Under the prosperous age of Qianlong, light and darkness coexisted in the court.
Ji Xiaolan, an upright official, uses his talent and learning as a sword and his words as a sword, specializing in exposing cases of corruption; the powerful minister He Shen, who uses tact to win favor and uses wealth and power to weave a web, is firmly at the top of the list of officials.
One is loyal and the other is traitorous, one is innocent and the other is greedy, one is literary and one is martial, one is wise and the other is cunning.
From the banter of "wolf or dog" in the court, to the life and death debate of "whether the victims are human beings" in Yancheng Prison; from the heart-breaking words of the Five Elements Couplet, to the sharing of weal and woe in exile on the desert island; from the serial trap of millions of meals, to the shocking homophony of "The depth of the sand river = kill Heshen"...
The two of them fought and cherished each other all their lives. What they fought for was money, official position, face, and more importantly, the common people in the world, the way of being an official, and the emperor's mind.
Qianlong stood in the middle with a cold eye, and the iron triangle supported the entire officialdom of the Qing Dynasty.
This is not a simple fight between good and evil, but the top game of human hearts in the prosperous age.
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During the prosperous period of Qianlong, civil society was at its peak, and undercurrents gradually emerged under the court.
Ji Xiaolan impresses the capital with his astonishing talent and academic reputation. He has a pipe and a sharp mouth and maintains his innocence; He Shen, with his exquisite scheming and scheming, has become a new rich man with long sleeves, good dancing and financial power.
One is pure and the other is turbid, and they clash when they first meet.
From Yuku's verbal test of poetry, to the confession of "wolf or dog" in the court; from the contrast between the Manchu and Han banquets and the scraps of food, to the life and death debate of "whether the victims are human beings" in the Yancheng Prison; to the five-element curse, the deep shock of the sand river, the prisoners on the desert island, and the dependence on each other in the pit...
The two went from being enemies who didn't like each other to becoming evenly matched opponents, and then became the people who understood each other best in desperate situations.
There are no grievances and grievances in half a lifetime, only the beginning of the edge.
The most classic pair of rivals between monarch and minister in the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty has officially appeared since then.
During the prosperous period of Qianlong, civil society was at its peak, and undercurrents gradually emerged under the court. Ji Xiaolan impresses the capital with his astonishing talent and academic reputation. He has a pipe and a sharp mouth and maintains his innocence; He Shen, with his exquisite scheming and scheming, has become a new rich man with long sleeves, good dancing and financial power. One is pure and the other is turbid, and they clash when they first meet. From Yuku's verbal test of poetry, to the confession of "wolf or dog" in the court; from the contrast between the Manchu and Han banquets and the scraps of food, to the life and death debate of "whether the victims are human beings" in the Yancheng Prison; to the five-element curse, the deep shock of the sand river, the prisoners on the desert island, and the dependence on each other in the pit... The two went from being enemies who didn't like each other to becoming evenly matched opponents, and then became the people who understood each other best in desperate situations. There are no grievances and grievances in half a lifetime, only the beginning of the edge. The most classic pair of rivals between monarch and minister in the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty has officially appeared since then.