The Treacherous Official

Childhood sweethearts + younger gong

Gong [Wei Heng]: 19 years old, courtesy name Chang'an. A spirited young general, ruthless, unscrupulous, and shameless.

Shou [Mei Jie]: 25 years old, courtesy name Ruobai. A peerlessly handsome and refined scholar, learned and well-informed, famous throughout the realm.

Wei Heng, the youngest son of the Marquis of Ningbei, is defeated and returns to the capital accompanying his father's coffin. Emperor Yan accuses him of treason on trumped-up charges and throws him into prison.

Mei Jie pleads for his release.

To humiliate Wei Heng and suppress the Mei family, which has served as imperial tutors for three generations, Emperor Yan announces a marriage before the court, betrothing Wei Heng to Mei Jie as his wife.

If they accept the decree, Wei Heng will be pardoned.

Mei Jie hesitates.

Reborn, Wei Heng tugs at Mei Jie's sleeve, barely clinging to life. "Brother, accept the decree."

In his previous life, he refused to endure the humiliation. Emperor Yan had him hung at the Meridian Gate and exposed to the sun for three days, leaving him permanently disabled.

To save his life, Mei Jie had no choice but to accept the imperial decree of marriage.

Wei Heng resented him for it. After the wedding, he fled the capital alone, leaving Mei Jie behind.

Emperor Yan forcibly took Mei Jie into the palace. In the imperial hall, Mei Jie recited thirty of the emperor's crimes before taking poison and dying.

When Wei Heng learned of Mei Jie's death, it felt as if ten thousand ants were gnawing at his heart. From then on, he could not sleep peacefully at night.

Again and again, he wondered in his dreams: What would have happened if he had not run away back then?

Mei Jie only wants to wait for the commotion to die down, then find Wei Heng a beautiful wife to carry on the Wei family line.

But from the very beginning, things have gone wildly out of control, like a runaway horse.

Wei Heng gives him the biggest headache. His Chang'an is wholly devoted to having "one person for a lifetime."

On their wedding night,

Wei Heng drugs himself and frames Emperor Yan.

Guard: "My lord, you're a real piece of work!"

Wei Heng: "Get out! What do you know? This is the only way to make Brother worry about me."

Guard: "..."

One night,

Wei Heng practices sword dancing in the snow.

Mei Jie tosses him a mandarin as a reward.

Just then, a female supporting character visits and scolds Mei Jie for disrespecting Wei Heng.

Wei Heng immediately drives her away.

Wei Heng: "This is a private bit of fun between me and Brother. If you don't get it, keep your mouth shut!"

Wei Heng is willing to become the greatest traitor in the Yan dynasty for his Ruobai, wielding power over the entire court!

If Ruobai wants to "enlighten the people," then he'll make sure the "granaries are full."

Everyone says: "The treacherous Wei is cruel and tyrannical, deceiving the emperor and abusing his power. Chancellor Mei is a man of noble character, sacrificing himself for the common people by surrendering to the villain."

Theme: Love is the greatest salvation in the world