Digestion wasn't quick, and in the end, Rong Yu managed to tuck in her stomach.
Yin Chengjue felt that although Donghuang Qingyan's eyes were looking at the camera, black energy seemed to be emanating from his body, forming sharp knives that swiftly stabbed at the blue cloth bag he was carrying—the bag contained an empty lunchbox.
However, this camera angle could capture Rong Yu's face, so Yin Chengjue pretended not to feel any resentment and remained unmoved.
Others, however, kept their distance, fearing they might be innocently implicated.
Only Xi Bei stayed close to Dong Huang Qing Yan, stroking his head to comfort him: "Alright, alright, don't be angry. Next time Mr. Yin comes to visit the set, we'll just confiscate his lunchbox."
Yin Chengjue began to consider how to mix meat and vegetables in next time to give Rong Yu an extra meal.
It wasn't until Xi Bei ruffled Donghuang Qingyan's hair into a tangled mess that Donghuang Qingyan seemed to calm down and stopped releasing his resentment over a large scale.
Those around him looked on with a look of utter dismay as Donghuang Qingyan, with his messy hair, instructed the actors.
Once a superstar, the pinnacle of the industry, he now casually ties up his long, snow-white hair, puts on glasses, and sits on a small stool directing and explaining scenes, not even bothering to comb his hair when it's messed up... Even so, he's still undeniably handsome.
She really just takes advantage of her good looks to do whatever she wants!
However, perhaps because most good-looking people have high standards for the appearance of others, the actors that Donghuang Qingyan personally auditioned and passed were all handsome men and beautiful women, and they were not the kind of handsome men who were all cut from the same mold. They all had their own characteristics. Even the actors who played court officials were handsome middle-aged men. No wonder there was such a high level of discussion on Weibo after the costume photos were released.
Some dramas deliberately choose less attractive supporting actors to highlight the good looks of the male and female leads, so as not to overshadow the main characters and fail to show the relationship between the main characters and supporting characters. However, dramas that are intended to promote the male and female leads should avoid this.
However, this serious drama is a bit different. Although the focus is mainly on the puppet emperor and the young general, it also involves the intrigue in the palace, the power struggles in the court, the power shifts in the capital, and the impact of the wars on the northern and southern borders. Moreover, the obvious and hidden plots are intricate and cannot be understood from just one perspective.
Among them, the perspective of the Imperial Advisor is the most unique and distinctive.
As the national advisor of Yuan Kingdom, he was skilled in divination, knowledgeable of celestial phenomena, and understood the workings of the celestial chart. He was a figure who was both subservient to the imperial power and detached from it.
While others see intrigue and power struggles, he sees historical trends; while others see gains and losses of power, he sees the changing of the times.
If the young emperor represents imperial power, then the imperial advisor is the messenger of divine authority.
In the Kingdom of Yuan, divine authority is subordinate to imperial authority, serves imperial authority, and exists to consolidate imperial authority.
Therefore, no matter how unique the Grand Preceptor's perspective may be, the protagonist here is still the young emperor.
As for the role of the young emperor, it also requires a lot of acting skills. In the script of "Da Yuan Dynasty", Heng Mingshi is a puppet emperor who pretends to be crazy.
Or rather, it was precisely because of his foolishness that he was completely disregarded by the other princes during the struggle for the throne. Even as the crown prince, none of them respected him, knowing that he would never become emperor and that the throne could be relinquished at any time.
So the princes fought amongst themselves, scheming and plotting against each other. In the end, the mother of the then young crown prince, Hengming Shi, seized the opportunity to eliminate the last few princes who remained in the palace intrigue. She successfully helped her foolish son ascend the throne and then ruled from behind the curtain, becoming the powerful Empress Dowager An.
All in all, the young emperor, who was feigning madness, obtained the throne without even lifting a finger.
Later, Empress Dowager An's influence grew, and she interfered more and more, promoting her own maternal relatives and completely stripping the emperor of his power in the court, turning the young emperor into a mere puppet.
The young emperor is now almost an adult.
The young emperor, who was about to come of age, finally decided to stop pretending. So, taking advantage of his "madness," he extended olive branches to several officials he had his eye on at a banquet, under the pretext of gifting them wooden swords.
While everyone else thought the little emperor was being silly again by giving them a wooden sword toy, the little emperor had already achieved his goal.
The young Feng Qi originally harbored resentment towards the fact that he was loyal to a foolish emperor, but he unexpectedly discovered that the young emperor was just pretending to be foolish. In addition, during this recruitment of swords, both of Feng's sons received the young emperor's wooden sword with hidden secrets. Thus, Feng Qi became interested in the young emperor's superb acting skills.
Meanwhile, Empress Dowager An began to suppress the Feng clan. When the Feng clan's sons returned victorious from the southern frontier, Empress Dowager An did not offer them any promotions, but simply rewarded them with some cloth and grain to send them away. She also wanted to arrange for members of her maternal clan to replace the two generals and undermine their power.
However, withdrawing two fierce generals at once, especially those who had won battles, will surely demoralize the soldiers. If everyone who leads troops to victory receives the same treatment in the future, who will be willing to risk their lives?
In the end, Feng Qi's elder brother, Feng Shou, led the army to the frontier, while Feng Qi was left behind and arranged by Empress Dowager An to serve as a guard by the young emperor's side.
So, Empress Dowager An had ulterior motives? If it were any other position, Feng Qi could have refused, but being the emperor's bodyguard was something he really couldn't refuse.
He was clearly stripped of his real power and sent to serve under a hopeless, foolish emperor, but what could he do when the fool was the emperor?
To refuse the position of a bodyguard to the emperor would be incredibly audacious, a death wish.
Thus, the young emperor Hengmingshi and General Feng Qi came together.
However, Empress Dowager An's plan was well-thought-out, but she never expected that the knife she was trying so hard to get rid of was the very knife that the seemingly crazy young emperor wanted most.
Thus, their collaboration came about naturally.
As mentioned before, the scene of the Imperial Preceptor's sacrificial ceremony filmed this afternoon is very important, not only because it is an important event in the drama, but also because an assassin appears in the middle of the ceremony, intending to assassinate the young emperor.
The young emperor was actually highly skilled in martial arts, proficient in riding and archery, able to hit a target from a hundred paces away, and also adept at using hidden weapons.
However, his grand plan was not yet complete, and he could not reveal himself. So even though he could kill the assassin by simply flicking the hidden weapon from his sleeve, he could not.
Because it was a sacrificial ceremony, there were too many people! Many eyes were watching him!
Fortunately, Feng Qi intervened at this moment, blocking the attack for Heng Mingshi. He then scooped Heng Mingshi up with one hand, fighting against more than a dozen assassins while protecting Heng Mingshi.
"...Leng Fanqing recites his lines and prays to the heavens on the sacrificial altar. When he kneels and kowtows, the assassins can move. The camera should zoom in to capture the small movements of the assassins' hands," said Donghuang Qingyan.
OK!
Donghuang Qingyan continued, "Then the camera switched to Heng Mingshi and Feng Qi. Feng Qi, can you lift Heng Mingshi up with one hand?"
Gao Zichuan, who plays Feng Qi: "...Um, Dong-ge, is this really a necessary move? I've tried it so many times these past few days. I can manage to lift him with both hands, but lifting him with one hand is a bit..."
Deng Xiao scratched his head sheepishly, "Actually, I'm quite heavy."
Donghuang Qingyan: "If you don't carry it with one hand, you won't be able to use the other hand to fight off the assassin with your sword. Try again and let's see how long you can last. If you can't hold on, we'll use a wire to suspend him."
Gao Zichuan tried several more times, but it didn't work; Deng Xiao's feet couldn't leave the ground.
Donghuang Qingyan stroked his chin and looked at him for a while, then said, "You're holding him the wrong way. You're pressing on his stomach, and he'll struggle instinctively if he's uncomfortable. You should hold him like this..." After saying that, Donghuang Qingyan picked up Xi Bei, who was sitting next to him engrossed in reading, and put his arm around him!
Xi Bei, whose feet suddenly left the ground: ? ? ?
Snap!
With the book cover in hand, the book fell to the ground, and the pages flipped open with a rustling sound, revealing a full-color comic book... stories about people and animals, the kind with minimal clothing.
Xibei: "..."
Donghuang Qingyan silently put Xi Bei back in his original position, picked up the book and stuffed it back into his hand, and continued with a serious expression: "After the general fought off several assassins while holding the little emperor, the national advisor also flew down from the altar."
Donghuang Qingyan looked at Rong Yu and said, "The Imperial Preceptor has never shown his martial arts before. Everyone thought that the Imperial Preceptor was just a beautiful vase and didn't know martial arts. But this time, seeing that the young emperor was in danger, the Imperial Preceptor took action."
Donghuang Qingyan: "Note that the Grand Preceptor's movements must be graceful. Even when you are chopping someone, you must do so elegantly and beautifully, without getting blood on your blade. This is completely opposite to the General's brutal fighting style. The two of you are standing in the middle of the young emperor, and the way you fight must be very different."
Gao Zichuan: "Um... Dong-ge, how should we use a brutal fighting style?"
Donghuang Qingyan: "For example, both involve slitting the throat, but the general slits the throat directly, while the Grand Preceptor first performs a sword flourish."
As Xi Bei rewrapped the book cover, he said quietly, "To put it simply, when a general slits his throat, the camera can zoom in to show the blade and the blood splattering on his neck in close contact. But when the Grand Tutor slits his throat, the camera only shows him twirling his sword and showing off his skills, and then the assassin vomits blood and falls down, the blood splattering far away, not on the Grand Tutor."
Donghuang Qingyan said, "Before we begin, let the martial arts instructor teach us the fighting techniques."
Rong Yu drew a prop sword, casually twirled it beautifully, and then quickly made a few more movements, saying, "Is that so?"
Martial arts instructor: "...Looks like I don't need to teach you anymore."
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