Give it a Go, good story. Good acting. AN ACTUALLY BRIGHT FL

So not ever having watched bai jing ting or song yi before I started watching it just for the sake of watching it. But it was much better than expected. It's GOOD. Its WONDERFUL. The fl is much better than cliche period drama fls who end up harming the ml a lot. ( I mean they hurt him emotionally and sometimes act foolish and put him in danger ). The couple chemistry is very good. They started off in a classical cdrama fashion but nahh their relationship isn't anything I expected it to be. There are no misunderstandings. No toxicity. The fl is wise and benevolent. My women started businesses from scratch 3 times! She protects and supports the ml - politically, financially. Here, men are not the only breadwinners and protectors. It's an equal relationship in true sense.

The supporting characters like zhou ye, shen ming and Ye shi'an are all good actors and support the main couple very much in their pursuits. The commissioner Fan Xuan was a benevolent leader. (I am so happy he didn't disappoint me).

Well what started off from the snow of Jiangnan, through the dry winds of north it ended up in Dongdu. The fl who started as a timid, oppressed-in-her-own-family girl grew up to be a business tycoon having wealth which rivaled the kingdom. And the ml who was a playboy not listening to his parents in the starting eventually became a minister in the court and not any minister the left councillor (basically the one on highest post). What started off as a misunderstanding, eventually became a beautiful relationship standing strong in times of war, separation and tragedies. They parted with their loved ones, their wealth. Gu jiusi, Indeed used his body to protect yuru's body from wind and rain and her clothes from dust and indeed yuru accompanied him in his travels of a thousand miles.

Generous, wealthy and considerate. They built relationships with people wherever they went. They both helped each other navigate through all hard times. Indeed, it was a God sent marriage.

On a side note - the ost is good and I really like the song 'it's you'

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Perfect story for a rainy day

Re-watch worthy definitely. I have lost count of how many times I have rewatched it. When I watch some traumatic historical dramas, I come back for a laugh. I just binge watch it in a day since I remember the story well.

It's funny and meng fei is clever - definitely watch it for my girl! The sisterhood of Fang Hua Gong's Four sisters - is a rare sight in a historical drama when all concubines are just selfish and ready to stab others in the back.

Other characters of the palace are as humorous as they can be. It's indeed a drama of peaceful times which is hard to come by.

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Typical story but for the sake of the execution - worth a watch

Typical historical drama story not much creativity there but the chemistry and acting of the leads is, I would say excellent. The title seemed misleading to me considering it is focused on wars not love. I like how the story is about something bigger than the lead couple's love.

The ending seemed a little rushed, sometimes the intervals in the wars (I mean the time line) felt a little inconsistent and a bit stretched. Sometimes, there were instances when it felt like the writer wanted something to desperately happen so he wrote that while it was according the plot quite unlikely. I am disappointed by the lack of suspense, it was kind of predicatable, so not that fun that it could have been.

Reading further, shall definitely spoil the drama for you. So, hold your horses if you are yet to watch. It's like I am summarising it.

Half of drama is suppressing the rebellion- A young lad from Laolan Pass marches with his army to suppress the rebellion, kill all rebels and recover his family's empire. Along the way to capital he faces a lot of things - love, betrayals and bereavement. Together with his army his love - who is a tough general's daughter - clever, wise and resourceful he wins cities, re-established his empire but still life was hard. But then be it.

Even after doing this much, our man only wanted to settle things in capital and go back to borders to live his simple life away from the palace.

But the responsibility of being born in a royal family is indeed a great responsibility. Our carefree lad becomes the lord of the land ruling along side his brave Empress.

But he, at last comes back to Laolan Guan with his loved one to have his happily ever after.

Our main lead is a gentleman in million, genius of a generation - strategic and wise. Cares for the people. A good crown prince, a good emperor above all - a good husband. Our female lead even though something fusses about things, is a match worthy of our man.

What can I say about the troops of west-pacifying army - with unwavering loyalty, they were brave souls who sacrificed their lives for the bond of friendship.

Now about some characters who might not be talked about -

The previous crown prince consort is a sensible woman, knows her duty. Sacrificed so much and risked her life to fulfill her duty to her empire. No matter how I praise her, it will be less. And it pains me to think that their definitely must have been such women in history whose stories never made to books of history and they were renounced for what their deeds seemed on surface.

Sun Jing even though is villain is a man commendable - a good general, didn't desert his army when he could. Man of high spirits. A pity a pity that his rebellion failed. Indeed, only a failed rebellion is a rebellion.

And at last, that Gu Wan'niang, every time I saw her, she got on my nerves. Indeed she was smart but she was a shell - acted virtuous but at last her baseless expectations from life drove her crazy (literally)

What more do i say?
I just completed the drama and my thoughts are raw and messes up. If you read it, thank you for bearing with me.
I shall add more it I remember though

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Messy but anyways I am going to complete it

Well I am on ep 10, having watched all first ten episodes in a day -
Firstly the story didn't keep it a secret at first like the Princess is fake and rong zi is a spy (it's all there in the summary) I would have liked if audience could just not know this before the story tells then itself! Even though it seems a mess and complex story, it still is drawing me in creating much little suspense.

Secondly the FL, who wrote her? I mean she gets on my nerves. With the first impression of Zhu Que, I expected her to be a fierce, clever assassin but she is just too naive! She fails to cover up herself and shows her compassion when she is pretending to be someone who is cruel and vicious - this just don't make sense I mean! She even tries to change that emperor by love and kindness? Bro? She should have at least tried to cover up her kindness with a little bit viciousness. She makes it so obvious that she is not the real princess.

And about the chemistry between the fl and ml - it's terrible. The ml is actually ruining the fl's plans. And she doesn't know and even trusts him, takes advice from him and was even ready to die with him. Seriously? like she knows he is dangerous and suspicious but she stills doesn't make a distance from him and makes herself so obvious. Ml too cares for her a little but there chemistry is no chemistry until now feels like political science.

The actor who plays the emperor acts good enough to make my blood boil.
I haven't been able to figure out who the second ml is bit it seems to be huang yuan! And Fen Dai, that girl sacrificed her life but I think she clearly knew that she doesn't stand a chance killing the emperor in his own chamber. I liked her - her friendship with the fl and with her crush Mo xiang. Her death was clearly a loss for the drama.

I thought it to be a female centered drama with a perfect ml but it is not. The fl makes me cringe most of the time. Rong zhi (ml) would have been the perfect fl of my dream historical drama.. He is clever and foresighted but doesn't have much chemistry with the fl but I would love to see his character as a women in a female centered drama.

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Still watching but I already like it

So here is what I can from my experience of 5 episodes - a story of friendship, betrayal, passion, beliefs, comradeship.
A strategic battle. A heart touching story. Of an expert who has been derived off but he refuses to give up. Of rebuilding dreams. Of restarting from start, that's what it's hard. But there is still more - ye qiu is still underground, still building his new teams, cultivating comradeship.

But the story isn't all about it - there is humour as well. I am really liking that little stupid, smelly boy part of ye qiu as the network manager of Guo Guo. I am liking support characters - like president of lanxi Pavillion, xiao tang etc

Well, the e-sport part isn't still completely understood yet. But let's hope for the best.

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