Qian Wang of Wu and Yue

This film (drama)Also known as吴越钱王，is aMainland ChinaProducerbeauty live，At2006Released in year 。The dialogue language isMandarin Chinese，Current Douban rating6.9(For reference only)。

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, chaos was rampant. A young man named Qian Paliu from Lin'an smuggled salt in the Tianmu Mountains. One day, he rescued his companion Zhen Lǎoguì, who was about to be killed by salt inspectors, and carried him home. Little did he know that Lǎoguì's daughter, the stunning mountain maiden Zhen Zhufeng, was the one he had long dreamed of. Their love erupted like a volcano. Wu Qiaoniang, the daughter of an official, secretly loved Paliu. She learned from her father that the authorities planned to capture him in the mountains and risked her life to inform him. However, she found him entwined with Zhufeng. Paliu escaped capture and joined the army under Dong Chang, changing his name to Qian Liu. Liu was brave and skilled in surprise attacks, disregarding military tactics. Unexpectedly, he defeated several rebel forces, echoing his name throughout Hangzhou. Meanwhile, Liu Hanhong, a warlord in Yuezhou, defied the court and marched his army to threaten Hangzhou. Crafty Dong Chang first forged a brotherhood with Qian Liu before inciting him to resist. Liu led a suicide squad across the Qiantang River for a decisive battle, crushing Hanhong's army and returning triumphantly. Dong Chang rewarded Liu, and the new wife he toasted was the woman Liu loved deeply, Zhufeng. They once swore allegiance to each other! Enraged, Liu confronted Zhufeng, who revealed a reason beyond her control. Following orders, Liu married Qiaoniang, driven by the weight of national affairs. He attacked Yuezhou, personally executing the rebel leader Liu Hanhong. Dong Chang, who sought credit for Liu's victory, became the military governor of bustling Yuezhou while leaving the small town of Hangzhou for Liu. With grand ambitions to benefit his hometown, Liu began constructing city walls in Hangzhou to ensure peace for the people. However, Dong Chang, dissatisfied with his position, gradually stepped towards disaster and eventually declared himself emperor. Liu rode alone to Yuezhou, pleading with Dong Chang to abandon the imperial title and confess to the court. Dong Chang was stubborn and designed to imprison Liu in the Baihua Platform, intending to set fire to kill him. By coincidence, Zhufeng heard the news and bravely infiltrated the platform at midnight, freeing Liu. Soon, the court issued orders to quell the rebellion, and Liu led the army to break through Yuezhou. Dong Chang committed suicide. Qiaoniang, knowing her husband's heart was set on Zhufeng, sincerely advised her to marry Liu, willing to relinquish her position as the main wife, but Zhufeng refused to marry Liu. Qiaoniang then found a singer, Han Yue, resembling Zhufeng to serve Liu. Initially rejecting her, Liu eventually accepted and planted the seeds of disaster. To honor Liu's achievements in maintaining the unity of the Tang Dynasty and suppressing rebellion, the court appointed him as the military governor of two armies and bestowed a gold document and iron certificate. Liu couldn't resist his rising status, boasting about returning home in splendor. However, just as he was feeling proud in Lin'an, he faced the blow of his father Qian Kuan's "avoiding disaster and not meeting him," which jolted Liu into recognizing the need to prioritize the people, ensure safety, and affirm his goodwill towards the Central Plains. Not long after, Liu's mother passed away. Devastated, Liu lost his composure and forced the respected scholar Wu Renbi to write an epitaph. Wu, displeased with Liu's disrespectful behavior towards scholars, stubbornly refused and rebuked Liu. In a fit of rage, Liu killed Wu Renbi, committing a grave error that shook the hearts of the people of Wu and Yue. Wu Renbi's dear friend, the great poet Luo Yin, openly condemned Liu. Realizing his mistake, Liu not only did not retaliate but humbly accepted his rebuke and appointed Luo Yin as the magistrate of Qiantang. At that time, Han Yue's father, Zheng Beishan, abused his power to amass wealth and had killed Qian Heping, committing a capital crime. Liu was alarmed and, disregarding Han Yue's pleas, ordered Luo Yin to enforce the law and execute Zheng Beishan, divorcing Han Yue in public while punishing himself for the crime of "misusing personnel" by imprisoning himself in Qiantang County. This made Wu Renbi's daughter, Wu Ziye, who had tried to assassinate Liu for vengeance, unable to act against him. Liu deeply regretted his mistakes in not valuing talent and earnestly begged Ziye to emerge from seclusion to aid him. Ziye, an exceptionally smart and chivalrous woman, found that her desire for revenge had been transformed into admiration for Liu's sincerity towards the people of Wu and Yue, as well as his willingness to correct his mistakes, and after painful internal struggles, she agreed to assist Liu. Liu was appointed King of Yue by the court, commanding an army across thirteen provinces, with the defector Xu Wan gaining Liu's trust through obedience. However, due to a misstep while constructing Liu's mother's grave, Xu Wan was harshly reprimanded by Liu. Knowing that his prospects for advancement were dim, Xu Wan took advantage of Liu's absence and the emptiness of Hangzhou to rebel suddenly, capturing the inner and outer cities. Zhufeng risked her life to inform Liu, who stealthily returned to defend the city. In a critical moment, he followed Ziye's plan to use Qiang, one of his sons, as a hostage to seek aid from his enemy, King Yang Xingmi of Wu. In front of Yang's tent, Qian Chuanqian faced danger without fear and eloquently explained the situation, winning Yang's admiration. He even gained the love of Princess Yuping, Yang's beloved daughter. In a desperate bid, she threatened to die unless Yang consented to marry her to Chuanqian. Ultimately yielding, Yang agreed to withdraw his troops supporting Xu Wan. Liu coordinated with the reinforcements from various regions and swiftly suppressed Xu Wan's rebellion. At this moment, the Tang Dynasty fell, and Liang established itself. The Emperor of Liang sent envoys to Hangzhou to confer titles, urging the generals to resist the conferred titles and oppose Liang. Ziye advocated for the interests of the people, suggesting that they should respect the central authority of the Liang Dynasty, although they were outnumbered. Luo Yin, now on the brink of death, wrote a fervent letter in blood, urging Liu to reject the Liang title, march north to the Central Plains, and declare himself king. Always heeding Luo Yin’s advice, Liu painfully rejected his mentor’s dying wish. He presented a grand argument to the generals and his descendants, emphasizing the righteousness of honoring the Central Plains, publicly swearing an oath with the generals to maintain respect for the Central Plains for generations and preserve the unity of China without practicing division. On his deathbed, Liu handed down soil from the ancestral graves in the Central Plains to his successor Chuanqian and his grandson Qian Chu. During Qian Chu's reign as King of Wu and Yue, he submitted to the Song, ultimately realizing the grand enterprise of unifying China.