Summary of the contents of "Chang'an Secret Bureau":
On the day that the down-and-out prodigy Li Huanzhi failed in the imperial examination, he was accidentally involved in the largest unsolved case in the capital. A talented young man who was once famous in Chang'an fell into ruin due to his father's embezzlement case. However, he encountered a bold invitation from the mysterious singing girl Li Shishi outside the Gongyuan. Just when he was swayed by the beauty in red makeup, the humiliation and provocation of the prince's accompaniment Lu Shaoyou revealed the tip of the iceberg of the imperial examination fraud case three years ago.
On the seventh floor of the Ci'en Temple Tower at night, Li Huanzhi discovered a blood-stained imperial examination secret document, but was chased by a mysterious assassin. In times of crisis, Li Shishi's guqin hid mysteries, and the song "Ambush from Flying Daggers" drove away powerful enemies. The true identity of this famous courtesan is actually the daughter of the young minister of Dali Temple who has been missing for many years. During their escape, the two discovered that all the clues pointed to Zhou Huaijin, the executed Imperial College Secretary, and the half of the bronze tiger talisman left by Li Huanzhi's mother.
When Li Huanzhi saw his father's handwriting in Zhou Huaijin's secret room, the biggest conspiracy in Chang'an City came to light - the corruption case that shocked the government and the public was just a cover-up used by powerful ministers to cover up the imperial examination business. The overt and covert struggle between the princelings and the Qingliu Party pushed Li Huanzhi to the forefront. While trying to decipher the code of the Xuanji Pictures left by his mother, he also had to face Lu Shaoyou's pressing step by step, and he had to choose between Li Shishi's gentle trap and the cold blade of the Dali temple girl's head catcher.
As the late emperor's blood edict suddenly appeared on the top of the Ci'en Temple tower, Li Huanzhi finally understood that he was the key to solving the twenty-year-old case. And the mysterious luthier who always plays "Yangguan Sandie" on moonlit nights turns out to be...
Concept: The concept of "Chang'an Secret Bureau":
1.? The dilemma of the times of the imperial examination system
Taking the imperial examination fraud case as an incision, it shows the alienation and distortion of human nature caused by the feudal imperial examination system. Through Li Huanzhi's fall from a child prodigy to a "waste", it reveals how the powerful class alienated the selection system into a tool for exchange of interests. It not only criticizes the decadent nature of the monopoly of powerful families, but also presents the survival dilemma of poor people in the cracks of the system.
2.? The spectrum of human nature in the game of power
Through the overt and covert struggles between the princelings and the Qingliu Party, the complex choices of characters from different classes in the whirlpool of power are depicted. Lu Shaoyou's arrogance and paranoia, Li Shishi's humiliation and humiliation, and Zhou Huaijin's desperate measures constitute a vivid ukiyo-e of power, showing the struggle of human nature between desire and morality.
3.? Self-salvation in the pursuit of truth
Intertwining personal revenge with family secrets and the fate of the country creates a triple redemption dimension. In the process of solving the unsolved case, Li Huanzhi not only had to clear his father's grievances, but also faced the mental dilemma he fell into due to cowardly escape, and finally completed the transformation from "victim" to "awakened person" when the truth was revealed.
4.? Historical metaphor under suspense narrative
Taking the city of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty as the stage, we use ancient metaphors to explore the eternal proposition of fairness and justice. The symbolic systems such as the Blood Edict and the Xuanji Diagram Code on the top of the Ci'en Temple not only enhance the fun of puzzle solving, but also imply that historical truth is often wrapped up in layers of power discourse, and only by peeling off the cocoon can we get a glimpse of the whole picture.
5.? The collision of classical aesthetics and modern values
Modern female consciousness is injected into traditional elements such as music, chess, calligraphy and painting (such as Li Shishi's identity as an agent, and the professionalism of the Dali Temple female head catcher), and the conflicting fusion of old and new values is shown through character interaction, making historical stories full of contemporary vitality.