A League of Nobleman 张公案 [2023]

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Chinese title: 张公案 / Zhang Gong An
English title: A League of Nobleman

Genre: Historical, mystery, detective

Episodes: 29

Director: Yang Fan, Jia Xiao Xiong, Wan Li Yang

Broadcast Period: Jan. 30th, 2023

 

Cast:

Song Wei Long as Zhang Ping
Jing Bo Ran as Lan Jue
Wang Duo as Gu Qingzhang
Bi Wen Jun
Guo Cheng as Chen Chou
Zhang Shu Lun as Emperor
Hong Yao as Wang Yan
Chen Chuang as Er Pi Jiang
Hou Tong Jiang as Shi Fu (Teacher)
Li Tai Yan as Lan Lin
Jampa Tseten as Xu Dong
Ren Luo Min as Wang Qin
Shi Yue Ling as Empress Dowager
Wang Jian Guo as Ying Xi
Yang Yun Zhuo as Xuan Ji
Yang Meng as Liu Xian
Zong Xiao Jun as Boss Jia
Zhang Zhi Zhong as Gong Shang Shu (Minister Gong)
Zhang Shao Rong as Tao Zhoufeng

 

Synopsis:

Zhang Ping is a poor scholar who wanders on the streets, who makes use of his skills in pulling noodles to make a living. Despite being unremarkable in looks, he has a meddlesome nature and likes to involve himself in the cases of the government. Using his sharp observational skills and out of the box thinking, he is able to grasp the unique points of each case. However due to his solitary nature he isn't well liked by others. Lan Jue, the Minister of Rites, is constantly embroiled in the political strife of the court. Possessing a gentle and elegant appearance, he appears to lead a smooth-sailing life, but actually hides a growth history that is unknown to many.

One day as Zhang Ping travels to the capital to take the National Examinations, he accidentally gets embroiled in the Lan Jue's secret operation. Using his genius reasoning, he managed to solve the case, but also disrupts Lan Jue's plan, while also discovering Lan Jue's secret and saving his life. From then on, the two people with a disparity in status and contradictory ideals became close friends, facing tough cases straight on and going through life and death situations together. Under Lan Jue's recommendation, Zhang Ping slowly transforms from a poor scholar to a minister in the Dali Temple, solving cases and handling affairs in the court; making a name for himself as a genius detective.

 

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[NiteWalker]

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[NiteWalker]

@Tofu BL theme

[Tofu]

Jing Bo Ran was in Love O2O, the movie? It looks interesting, I'm glad it's only 24 episodes long. Haha!

[NiteWalker]

On 1/4/2021 at 3:01 AM, Tofu said:

Jing Bo Ran was in Love O2O, the movie? It looks interesting, I'm glad it's only 24 episodes long. Haha!

 

yes he was in Love O2O movie version with Angelababy....acting wise i really like the movie version and of course plots wise the drama is better well cover and not as rush

[Tofu]

These photos came out back in December 2020...

Spoiler

 

 

Also, if anyone is wanting to read the novel this drama is based off, it seems like they are starting to translate the novel into English here: https://phoenixwalktranslations.com/the-mystery-of-zhang-gong/

[Tofu]

I guess the drama received it's license to broadcast this week, so it's probably expecting to air within this quarter. 

 

[Tofu]

This drama dropped out of nowhere today. 

 

 

[40somethingahjumma]

Ahhhh... Jing Boran... what a great character. And that voice. 

 

Very clever meticulous police procedural.

[Tofu]

@40somethingahjumma Is it good? I plan on watching after I finish Meet Yourself. 

[40somethingahjumma]

24 minutes ago, Tofu said:

@40somethingahjumma Is it good? I plan on watching after I finish Meet Yourself. 

 

It's very good (and clever) if you like police procedurals as well as cat and mouse games. 

 

Honestly, I just love Jing Boran's character. He's such a good actor.

[Chocolate]

On 2/2/2023 at 10:10 AM, Tofu said:

@40somethingahjumma Is it good? I plan on watching after I finish Meet Yourself. 

 

On 2/2/2023 at 10:35 AM, 40somethingahjumma said:

 

It's very good (and clever) if you like police procedurals as well as cat and mouse games. 

 

Honestly, I just love Jing Boran's character. He's such a good actor.

 

I like this very much too! Am at ep 13 now. The pacing is good, and it is intelligent!

 

Although Zhang Ping irritated me at the beginning. He was like a kid, once fixated on something, barelled forward without considering the consequences to others. But that is the journey for this character so it gets better, whew.

 

@mademoiselle Try this!

 

Edited March 6, 2023 by Chocolate

[mademoiselle]

@Chocolate Ok, you guys finish this first then let me know worth watching or not. If good I'll drag my dad with me to watch this 😁

[OsmanthusTea]

1 hour ago, mademoiselle said:

@Chocolate Ok, you guys finish this first then let me know worth watching or not. If good I'll drag my dad with me to watch this 😁

 

I'm done last month, it's a great drama.....

[40somethingahjumma]

20 hours ago, mademoiselle said:

@Chocolate Ok, you guys finish this first then let me know worth watching or not. If good I'll drag my dad with me to watch this 😁

 

Finished this a couple of weeks ago. It's really good if you like police procedurals and detective dramas. Worth watching for Jing Boran and a meticulously plotted storyline.

 

Song Weilong's character takes a bit of time to get used to but I warmed up to him by Episode 6.

21 hours ago, Chocolate said:

 

I like this very much too! Am at ep 13 now. The pacing is good, and it is intelligent!

 

 

Sometimes I'm thankful to the censors. Thanks to them, the pacing is great for a C drama. Very smart script although the ending is a bit controversial.

[Chocolate]

I'm done!

 

Everything ties nicely at the end. They could easily do a sequel with another set of mysteries!

 

[40somethingahjumma]

7 hours ago, Chocolate said:

I'm done!

 

Everything ties nicely at the end. They could easily do a sequel with another set of mysteries!

 

I wouldn't mind it either. It was a good combination of characters and skill sets. I also liked the emperor and I suspect that his rule could come under threat.

[Chocolate]

1 hour ago, 40somethingahjumma said:

I also liked the emperor and I suspect that his rule could come under threat.

 

Oooh that would be a good continuation of the story! Because there was a ? at the end.

 

Edited March 10, 2023 by Chocolate

[40somethingahjumma]

22 hours ago, Chocolate said:

 

Oooh that would be a good continuation of the story! Because there was a ? at the end.

 

 

Spoiler

The thing is that the emperor's paternity and lineage can be fuel for another serialized plot. That's been left in limbo. It's true that he's a decent man but there are always people who are sticklers for tradition so it can easily become a bone of contention. The threat of exposure and the legitimacy of his rule can become a starting point. There doesn't necessarily have to be a plots against him per se but it could become the backdrop of new mysteries.

 

[UnniSara]

On 3/9/2023 at 7:21 PM, Chocolate said:

I'm done!

 

Everything ties nicely at the end. They could easily do a sequel with another set of mysteries!

 

Thanks for this info. Will give this drama a try. 

[UnniSara]

On 3/7/2023 at 2:11 AM, 40somethingahjumma said:

 

Finished this a couple of weeks ago. It's really good if you like police procedurals and detective dramas. Worth watching for Jing Boran and a meticulously plotted storyline.

Jing Boran is so hot and I am loving him in this drama. I am sticking to it for him. 

[UnniSara]

On 3/7/2023 at 2:11 AM, 40somethingahjumma said:

Song Weilong's character takes a bit of time to get used to but I warmed up to him by Episode 6.

 Thanks for this info, I am not liking him at all. 

[mademoiselle]

OMG! How could the show killed Zhang Ping's master! 😭

[Alice Wonderland]

On 1/3/2021 at 12:33 PM, NiteWalker said:

@Tofu BL theme

I was quite happy to know both guys are in one project then I saw its trailer and read your comments, no women and romance involved in it I think. So yea, kinda like one. So I'll pass on this!

[mademoiselle]

On 4/26/2023 at 5:31 AM, Alice Wonderland said:

I was quite happy to know both guys are in one project then I saw its trailer and read your comments, no women and romance involved in it I think. So yea, kinda like one. So I'll pass on this!

No BL theme in the drama.

 

@Chocolate @40somethingahjumma I finished this! Not bad. Just when I had trouble getting into the kdramas, I could get into this one so I binged it whenever I can. A few episodes just before the end I did find it a bit draggy. I also thought some plot was easy to guess, like Lan Que's bestie is the villain. It was also easy to guess that he was the real prince. All in all, I enjoyed it. Thanks for the tagging!