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was marketed as a historical television series, it was very similar to other costume dramas centring on themes of political intrigues and power struggles, and this could be misleading to audiences. Wu Ziniu felt that this comment was ridiculous because only two episodes of
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in the north while consolidating power and solidifying his control over the Tang Empire. Under Li Shimin's rule, China flourished in various aspects and the
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does have themes of war, action, conspiracy, romance, etc. that are present in many other television series, but the political intrigues in
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responded in an interview that he believed that the negative comments were unfounded and intentionally created to reduce ratings because
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622:Zhang Xiqian as Zheng Renji
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953:貞觀長歌 Carol of Zhenguan
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44:The Story of Zhen Guan
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