Xiao Xi looked at the snacks on the table, picked a bag of original potato chips, opened them, ate them, and continued watching the show.
Princess Nihuang pacified southern Xinjiang, and the emperor celebrated the peace of the world: ["The curfew in the capital will be lifted from now on, and the 128 squares of Kyoto will not be closed at night, allowing vendors and people to move freely, and celebrate with the people!"]
As the narration in the broadcasting voice spoke, seeing the bustling nightlife scene in Kyoto, Xiao Xi, as an audience member, felt the prosperity of ancient times for the first time.
"What a big scene, so beautiful." She sighed in her heart.
In the past, ancient dramas did not have such grand scenes.
A large scene means increasing the number of extras and filming funds.
It’s rare for a developer to spend a lot of money on a scene and pursue the quality of the work. This is one of the reasons why many netizens say the show is well-produced.
Most viewers can feel whether the investment in a film and television production is spent wisely.
The camera moves from above to give the bustling Kyoto a high-altitude bird's-eye view, which is enough for the audience to deeply feel the prosperity and excitement of the ancient capital.
The screen switches to a boat on a riverside.
The famous actresses on the deck played the harp and moonlight, sang and danced, and the literati and gentry smiled at the beauty, and they all cheered and applauded.
The camera focused on the famous actress in the center. The beauty in a white dress seemed like white moonlight, instantly attracting Xiao Xi's attention.
"It's so beautiful. There are so many beauties in this drama." Xiao Xi admired it.
After seeing the subtitle introduction, I learned that this beautiful woman is called Gong Yu. She was born in the Jiabo Division and is the most beautiful woman in Kyoto.
Xiao Xi has some impression of this actress, she is the actress who played Shi Feixuan in "The Legend of Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty".
As the camera moves, by the windows on several floors of the ship building, there are also more noble people leaning against the windows to watch and have a drink under the moonlight.
In one of the private rooms, there were two people drinking together.
"Princess Nihuang has come to Kyoto, and the court may be in turmoil." The speaker was Teacher Wang Qingxiang, who played the role of Zhuo Yanqing, the Minister of Household Affairs.
Ten years ago, there was a heresy in the Red Flame army. This major event, which was more serious than a mutiny, made the entire court tremble with fear.
Zhuo Yanqing, the Minister of Household Affairs who was in charge of the world's granary, was implicated and was demoted to the position of Minister of Household Affairs.
Xiao Xi saw the subtitle introduction. Mu Nihuang and other protagonists were just about to investigate the food and grass, and now a minister of household affairs appeared in charge of the food and grass. Could it be that the old actor in front of him was the mastermind behind the scenes?
"If you don't come early, you won't come late. You come with great achievements and have a premeditated plan." The speaker is teacher Wang Jinsong, who plays the role of Qing Yanque of Dali Temple. In reality, he is equivalent to the president of the country's Supreme Procuratorate and Supreme Court.
He was granted the title of Marquis by the emperor, and therefore he was called Yanhou by the world.
When Xiao Xi saw the subtitle introduction, she mentally exclaimed "yo ho".
The Minister of Dali Temple specializes in handling cases? Was this the same person who handled the Meiling case back then?
One is the person who probably handled the Mei Ling case, and the other is the person related to the Red Flame Army’s food and grass issue. Couldn’t these two be villains?
Listening to their conversation, Xiao Xi felt more confident.
At that time, Emperor Liang acted in accordance with the late emperor's edict and ordered Mu Nihuang to take charge of the Yunnan Army. Although it was the late emperor's edict, it was always against tradition to put a woman in command.
What tradition? The tradition that men are superior to women.
At that time, there was a group of people in the imperial court who firmly opposed it. The leader of the opposition was Qing Yanque of Dali Temple.
Xiao Xi was very unhappy. This Yan Hou seemed to look down on women. His obvious feudal ideas made her think that this Yan Hou was a bad guy.
Especially when she saw Yan Hou rejecting Mu Nihuang's request, Xiao Xi became more and more convinced that Yan Hou had a big problem!
"Marquis Yan, Dali Temple handled the Meiling case back then. I wonder if I can take a look at the files?"
"The princess thinks the Meiling case was judged inappropriately?"
"I don't dare, I just want to see a truth that will completely stop me from thinking about it."
"Is it the truth that the princess approves of, or the truth that the princess doesn't approve of?"
"The truth recognized by the world."
The scene between Liu Yifei and Wang Jinsong, a teacher-student pair, made Xiao Xi extremely nervous.
The conflict between their eyes and temperaments seemed to be about to explode at any moment.
Thinking about Teacher Wang Jinsong's calm and composed appearance, his aura is off the charts.
But Liu Yifei didn't lose even a bit, and there was a strong and heroic figure hidden in the calm and gentle scenery.
"Princess." Wang Jinsong offered Liu Yifei a cup of tea: "The truth that everyone agrees with can only be found by walking through the corpses of those who disagree, but the final result may not satisfy everyone.
Now the world is at peace and the people live and work in peace and contentment, how wonderful it is."
Xiao Xi watched attentively. In her understanding, Yanhou's words could be interpreted as: If you want to investigate the truth, many people will die. Now that the world is peaceful, why bother to make people panic.
Wang Jinsong pushed the tea to Liu Yifei. Liu Yifei lowered her eyebrows but did not drink it.
In Xiao Xi's understanding, if Mu Nihuang drinks this cup of tea, it means that he has accepted Yanhou's concept, but Mu Nihuang did not drink it, which obviously shows that Mu Nihuang is very determined to investigate the Meiling case.
In Xiao Xi's opinion, this Yan Hou was trying to persuade Mu Nihuang not to investigate, and he was like an old fox who couldn't see his true face.
The Cangsong played by Wang Jinsong in "Zhu Xian" is also a villain, which impressed many people. So much so that when the audience saw Wang Jinsong's role as Dali Temple Qing in the drama, the trend of online reviews tended to be more villains.
However, the truth has not yet been revealed at the current plot broadcast progress. Whether this character, including Zhuo Yanqing, is a villain can only be determined in the follow-up.
As the plot progressed, Xiao Xi discovered that there were many characters like this who didn't know whether they were good or bad, just like the woman in the picture in front of her.
In front of a grave on the hillside, there was a woman wearing a black robe, holding a knife in her left hand and a basket in her right hand.
Looking at the subtitles, this woman is Xia Dong, Supervisor of Xuanjing, played by Yu Nan.
What department is the Xuanjing Division? Xiao Xi doesn’t know yet.
Although this woman is not the word beauty, her deep aura gives people a very sassy feeling.
Unlike Mu Nihuang, who has a marshal's heroic demeanor, this Xia Dong has a very cold and cool demeanor.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! There are words on the tombstone in front of the grave: Tomb of husband Nie Feng.
Yu Nan said nothing and looked quietly with lowered eyebrows.
Just this look made Xiao Xi feel that strangers should not approach her. Xia Dong looked a bit scary.
It wasn't until Liu Yifei appeared and a smile appeared on Yu Nan's lips that her cold aura relaxed.
After hearing their conversation, Xiaoxi also understood a lot of things.
The Xuanjing Division has the power to supervise hundreds of officials and even the whole country. It has great power.
Xia Dong is the supervisor of the Xuanjing Department and the third in command of the Xuanjing Department. Above him are the Xuanjing Secretary Cheng and the Xuanjing Secretary Qing.
"Supervisor is equivalent to the Party committee of the Discipline Inspection Commission; Cheng is equivalent to the deputy minister; Qing is equivalent to the top minister." Xiao Xi muttered in her heart.
This is what she thought of in a comment. Some netizens specifically studied the corresponding status of official positions in this drama.
She also learned from the conversation that Mu Nihuang and Xia Dong used to be good friends.
She also knew that the man named Nie Feng on the tombstone was actually the vanguard general of the Red Flame Army, and Mu Nihuang's husband Lin Shu was the young marshal of the Red Flame Army.
With this relationship, no wonder Mu Nihuang and Xia Dong were best friends.
But the past was just the past. After twelve years of not seeing each other, things have changed.
"Prince Jing devoted himself to investigating the Meiling case, which was once handled by Yanhou."
"You went to Prince Jing's Mansion the day before yesterday, and you went to Yan's Mansion yesterday. Once this news gets out, some people in the court may not be able to sit still. Are you doing this deliberately just to make people in the dark mess around?"
"I am the supervisor of the Xuanjing Department. The Xuanjing Department is the most unpopular yamen in the entire court. It is not a good thing to get close to people from the Xuanjing Department."
"You came here specifically to look for me today because you caught on to this. No one knew you would come to me, and I am the real helper you want to find in investigating the Meiling case."
"Yeah?"
Xiao Xi was a little shocked when she heard Xia Dong's words.
There is a new understanding of the wisdom of Mu Nihuang at a higher level.
It is understandable that Prince Jing did it on purpose, after all, Prince Jing secretly reminded him.
But it was also intentional to go to see Yanhou? Does this mean that Mu Nihuang had long known that he would not get the answers he wanted from Yanhou, and he went to see Yanhou openly just to show it to some people in the court.
As the saying goes, you have to do everything in a show. As Lin Shu's wife, in order to investigate the truth of the Chiyan tragedy, it was normal to go to see Prince Jing, who was determined to investigate the case and was a good friend, and then to meet the Dali Temple Qing Yanhou who was handling the case.
More normal.
If you don't go to see Yanhou, it will make people think that Mu Nihuang and Prince Jing are conspiring, which might be detrimental to Prince Jing.
To be continued...