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The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan (Chinese: 铁齿铜牙纪晓岚; pinyin: Tie chī tóng yá jì xiǎolán) is a Chinese historical comedy television series chronicling fictitious events in the life of Qing official Ji Xiaolan in the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. It stars Zhang Guoli as Ji Xiaolan, Wang Gang as Manchu official Heshen and Zhang Tielin as the Qianlong Emperor.
The series first aired in mainland China on January 8, 2001 and concluded on July 17, 2009, with 173 episodes broadcast over four seasons. It was a critical success in China and was nominated in 2003 for three Feitian Awards for Outstanding Actor (Zhang and Wang) and Outstanding Historical Television Series, the latter of which it won.




Premise


Scholar Ji Xiaolan is a close official to the Qianlong Emper alongside Heshen, the emperor's favorite albeit extremely corrupt official with whom Ji is locked in a political rivalry. While Ji considers the welfare of the common populace when discussing matters at court, he is frustrated constantly by Heshen who undermines him by appealing to the emperor's ego for his own means. Throughout his time in court, Ji finds himself involved in numerous facets of political affairs that are often complicated by personal ones of the emperor, from which he is challenged to not only ensure justice for the empire's commonfolk, but also to use his counsel as a moral compass for the Son of Heaven to ensure the prosperity of his reign.




Cast






= Main

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Zhang Guoli as Ji Xiaolan, a prominent official for the imperial Qing court and patron of the arts, poetry, and other intellectual pursuits.
Wang Gang as Heshen, the Emperor's favorite who often leverages his favoritism to his political and financial advantage, and is responsible for several instances of corruption in the court.
Zhang Tielin as the Qianlong Emperor, the sixth monarch of the Qing Empire.
Yuan Li as Du Xiaoyue, a fictional Peking Opera singer and martial artist who helps lead a peasant revolt when the corruption of officials results in famine and the deaths of several civilians. She later becomes a main assistant of Ji.




= Supporting

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Cynthia Khan (season 1) as Mo Chou, Du Xiaoyue's oath elder sister. After her fiance the peasant revolt leader was murdered when attempting to bring the corruption of the Qing to court, she succeeds his leadership and seeks justice for him. She later becomes a main assistant of Ji. She would not appear in later seasons after taken as an imperial consort.
Zhao Minfen (seasons 1 and 2), Wang Liyuan (season 3), and Yan Minqiu (season 4) as Empress Xiaoshengxian, the mother of the Qianlong Emperor.
Xiang Neng (season 1) as Fuk'anggan, a Manchu general and staunch supporter of Heshen.
Pan Xiaoli as Si Guniang (season 1), a swordswoman seeking revenge on the emperor as her father was executed for a slanderous poem / Zhao Qing (season 2), the daughter of a censor.
Yang Xiyan (season 2), Zhang Lei (season 3), and Liu Kaifei (season 4) as Xing'er, a servant in Ji's estate.
Zhang Chunnian as Liu Quan, the main steward of Heshen's.
Zhang Ting (season 3) as Lu Linlang, a love-interest of the Qianlong Emperor who becomes the target of assassination by a jealous Step Empress. She later becomes a main assistant of Ji in place of Du.




= Others

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Season 1

Cong Peixin as Censor Hong
Wu Zhen as Hong Xia
Shu Yaoxuan as Shang Rong
Liu Weihua as Yunti, Prince Xun of the Second Rank
Huo Siyan as Xiangcao
Zeng Jing as Lu Chang'an
Han Fuyi as Huang Bingtang
Zhang Jing as Tao Xiangyun
Li Xiaolei as Chen Weiyuan
Li Qingxiang as Businessman Jin
Ruan Danning as Su Qinglian
Yan Huaili as Chen Huizu
Jia Dazhong as Wang Shanwang
Yang Junyong as Wang Tingzan
Liu Yuanyuan as Chuntao



Season 2

Liu Yanjun as Zhao Xinjin
Ma Zijun as Zhang Wanjie
Hong Zongyi as Zuo Shankui
Bai Qiulin as Zhao Wenlong
Zou Hewei as Min De
Song Dong as Wu Shengqin
Wang Shenshen as Liao Fan
Ma Weifu as Xu Qingyu
Xu Meiling as The procuress
Wei Wei as Xiao Hongyan
Ma Yili as Yan Ruyu
Sun Yan as Dai Zhan
Gao Yuqing as Hong Zhongyu
Pan Guangju as Yan Ji
Lu Hualei as Lao Cai
Zhang Yuchun as Wu Shaofu
Lu Donglai as Ye Tingbin
Cui Jian as Qi Sutu
Zhong Yuan as Gu Dali
Fu Di as Li Chunmei
Wang Bing as Li Xiaochun
Zhang Jingyu as Hong San
Lu Xiaoyi as Qi An
Dang Yongde as Li San
Ma Jie as Hai Sheng
Ma Lun as Gui Ning
Hao Zi as Mian En
Wang Jingming as Wu Shenglan
Li Geng as Jia San
Guo Lihong as Xiaofang
Yuan Hongqi as Ren Gang
Lin Yongjian as Lu Chao
Jiang Xinyan as Yao Qin



Season 3

Huang Xiaolei as Changsi
Xu Xiaodan as Hoifa-Nara, the Step Empress
Li Yixiao as Honglian
Li Lihong as Yue Jinzhi
He Jinlong as Guo Min
Liu Naiyi as Ma Rufeng
Hao Subei as Yu Tiexin
Song Dong as Gu Yezhi
Chen Dacheng as A Gui
Zhang Yue as Mingyue
Wang Jianing as Chu Ming
Zhang Mo as Yuan Hong
Li Shijiang as Hua Jianmeng
He Shengwei as Liu Shunmin
Xia Lixin as Sai Huahong
Wu Xiaodong as Hong Hai



Season 4

Yan Ni as Ge Song'er
Hu Guangzi as He Wenjin
Gao Xinde as Chunhong
Han Yuqin as Mei Yingxue
Du Jun as Yi'ertai
Zhao Hongfei as Cui Yuyan
Miriam Yeung as Qianqian
Shi Lin as Lizhi
He Yongsheng as Ren Caomu
Li Heng as Tao Dabao
Liu Yong as Fugui




Historical inaccuracies


The Qianlong Emperor and Ji Xiaolan were 39 and 26 years Heshen's seniors respectively, but in the series the three are depicted as peers.
Heshen did not have 13 concubines, while the Emperor did not have 18 daughters.
When Prince Yunti died, Heshen and Fuk'anggan were only 5 and 1 respectively, but in Season 1 the three were described as peers.
Qing emperors were never prohibited from taking Han women as imperial consorts as Seasons 1 and 3 suggested.
The event of deposing the Empress in Season 3 happened in 1765, while the event of marrying a princess to Fengšeninde in Season 1 happened in 1789, 12 years after the death of the Empress Dowager. Historically the Empress was deprived of her rights as empress but never formally demoted to a consort.
Fuk'anggan was not a bastard of the Qianlong Emperor as implied in Season 4.




Reception






= Critical reception

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The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan received consistently high viewership in mainland China during its broadcast. On Chinese database Douban, the first season has an audience score of 8.4 out of 10, the second 8.1, third 7.5, and fourth 7.7. For their performances, lead actors Zhang Guoli, Wang Gang, and Zhang Tielin became collectively known in Chinese media as 'the Iron Triangle'.




= Awards and nominations

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References






External links


The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan 4 at Sina
Tie Chi Tong Ya Ji Xiaolan at IMDb

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