Amazing Detective Di Renjie

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{{Infobox television

| image = Amazing Detective Di Renjie.jpg

| image_size = 180

| caption = DVD cover art

| alt_name = Shen Tan Di Renjie
Wu Chao Mi An

| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes

| t = 神探狄仁傑 / 武朝迷案

| s = 神探狄仁杰 / 武朝迷案

| p = Shén Tàn Dí Rénjié / Wǔ Cháo Mí Àn

}}

| genre = detective fiction, historical drama, gong'an fiction, crime fiction

| creator =

| developer =

| writer = Qian Yanqiu

| director = Qian Yanqiu

| creative_director =

| presenter = Zhu Tong
Pang Jian

| starring = Liang Guanhua
Zhang Zijian
Lü Zhong

| theme_music_composer =

| opentheme = Chang Ge Yi Qu (长歌一曲) performed by Tengger

| endtheme =

| composer =

| country = China

| language = Mandarin

| num_episodes = 30 (original version)
27 (simplified version)

| executive_producer = Wang Guohui

| editor =

| location = China

| cinematography =

| camera =

| runtime = 45 minutes per episode

| company =

| channel = CCTV-8

| first_aired = {{Start date|2004|08|06|df=y}}

| last_aired =

}}

Amazing Detective Di Renjie, also known as Shen Tan Di Renjie and Wu Chao Mi An, is a Chinese television series based on gong'an detective stories related to Di Renjie, a Tang dynasty magistrate and statesman. Written and directed by Qian Yanqiu, the series starred Liang Guanhua as the titular protagonist, and was first broadcast on CCTV-8 on 6 August 2004. The series was followed by three sequels: Amazing Detective Di Renjie 2 (2006), Amazing Detective Di Renjie 3 (2008), and Mad Detective Di Renjie (2010).

Plot

The plot is divided into three parts as follows:

  1. Shi Tuan Jing Hun (使团惊魂), covering episodes 1 to 13.
  2. Lan Shan Ji (蓝杉记), covering episodes 14 to 23.
  3. Di Xue Xiong Ying (滴血雄鹰), covering episodes 24 to 30.

Cast

Characters in the series

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! 2010

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! style="width:14.2%;" | Amazing Detective Di Renjie 2

! style="width:14.2%;" | Amazing Detective Di Renjie 3

! style="width:14.2%;" | Mad Detective Di Renjie

scope="row" | Di Renjie

| colspan="4" | Liang Guanhua

| The Chancellor in the central court

scope="row" | Li Yuanfang

| colspan="4" | Zhang Zijian

| Di Renjie's bodyguard

scope="row" | Wu Zetian

| colspan="4" | Lü Zhong

| The Empress of China

scope="row" | Zeng Tai

| colspan="4" | Xu Qian

| Di Renjie's student

scope = "row" | Di Ruyan (Su Xian'er)

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| Jiang Xinyan

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| Qu Shanshan

| Di Renjie's niece, originally an assassin

scope="row" | Wang Xiaojie

| only mentioned

| Yan Yansheng

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| Yan Yansheng

| Senior General of Right Mighty Guard Army

scope = "row" | Ilterish Qaghan (Jili Kehan)

| colspan="2" | Xu Xiaobei

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| Li Junqi

| Founding Khan of the Tujue

scope = "row" | Di Chun

| colspan="3" | Zhao Zhigang

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| Di Renjie's leading butler

scope = "row" | Zhang Huan

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| colspan="3" | Liang Kai

| Di Renjie's assistant

scope = "row" | Li Lang

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| Jia Yanfeng

| Liu Niqiu

| Li Zhuolin

| Di Renjie's assistant

scope = "row" | Wu Sansi

| colspan="2" |Fu Hongjun

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| Prince of Liang

scope = "row" | Li Xian

| colspan="2" |Wang Xinsheng

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| only mentioned

| Crowned Prince, historically Emperor Zhongzong of Tang

scope = "row" | Zhang Jianzhi

| Ren Xuehai

| Shao Yongcheng

| Ren Xuehai

| Wang Pu

| Chancellor in the central court

scope = "row" | Princess Taiping

| Liu Shuang

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| Wu Zetian's daughter

scope = "row" | Fang Qian (Liu Jin)

| Yan Yansheng

| only mentioned

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| Mayor of Youzhou

scope = "row" | Wu Yizhi

| Kong Qingzi

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| Deputy mayor of Youzhou

scope = "row" | Li Qingxia (Jin Mulan)

| Peng Dan

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| Emperor Taizong's great-granddaughter

scope = "row" | Hu Jinghui

| Zhu Yanping

| Zhu Yanping (flashback)

| only mentioned

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| A general in the imperial guard

scope = "row" | Yu Feng

| Mei Zhigang

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| General in the rebel army

scope = "row" | Old Zhang (Mr. Four)

| Pan Yaochu

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| Resident of Big Willow Village

scope = "row" | Lu Dayou

| Li Haifeng

| Li Haifeng (flashback)

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| Resident of Youzhou

scope = "row" | Liu Chali

| Li Shilong

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| A retired official living in Huzhou

scope = "row" | Liu Chuanlin

| Xu Feilian

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| Liu Chali's son

scope = "row" | Yingyu

| Jiang Xin

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| The Crown Prince's Maid of Honor

scope = "row" | Li Gui

| Lu Ming

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| Son of Prince of Yue

scope = "row" | Liu Da

| Zhao Junkai

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| Liu Chali's servant, a secret police

scope = "row" | Xu Shide

| Qian Yanqiu

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| A secret police

scope = "row" | He Yun

| Xia Zhiping

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| An official who bred horses for Wu Zetian

scope = "row" | Gao Rujin (Jiang Xiaolang)

| Guo Xiao'an

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| A retired county governor, formerly a general under Yuwen Huaji during the Sui dynasty

scope = "row" | Yang Fang

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| Meng Lingfei

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| Di Renjie's assistant

scope = "row" | Ren Kuo

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| Liu Jihe

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| Di Renjie's assistant

scope = "row" | Qi Hu

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| colspan="2" | Gong Haibin

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| Di Renjie's assistant

scope = "row" | Pan Yue

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| colspan="2" | Wang Lei

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| Di Renjie's assistant

scope = "row" | Shen Tao

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| colspan="2" | He Zhengheng

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| Di Renjie's assistant

scope = "row" | Xiao Bao

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| colspan="2" | Li Zhuolin

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| Di Renjie's assistant

scope = "row" | Xiao Qingfang

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| Qiao Hong

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| only mentioned

| Leader of a rebellion group while being the commander of Wu Zetian's secret police agency

scope = "row" | Hui Wenzhong

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| Chunyu Shanshan

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| A highly skilled assassin

scope = "row" | Li Kaigu

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| Jiang Changyi

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| A Khitan general serving in Wu Zetian's army

scope = "row" | Quan Shancai

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| Huo Ercha

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| Senior General of the Left Guard Army

scope = "row" | Zhao Wenhui

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| Song Chuyan

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| Commander of the Yingzhou Circuit

scope = "row" | Huang Zhen

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| Cong Shan

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| Vice Commander of the Yingzhou Circuit

scope = "row" | Wang Tiehan

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| Chen Lei

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| A lower-ranked general under Wang Xiaojie's command

scope = "row" | Su Honghui

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| Zhou Ying

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| only mentioned

| A lower-ranked general under Wang Xiaojie's command

scope = "row" | Qiu Jing

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| Zhang Chengxiang

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| Mayor of Chongzhou

scope = "row" | Bug-Chor (Mo Chuo)

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| Deng Wei

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| only mentioned

| Son of Jili Kehan

scope = "row" | Yuan Tiangang

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| Shao Wanlin

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| A legendary astrologer and engineer

scope = "row" | Xiaomei and Xiaofeng

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| Shu Yan

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| Twin sisters and assassins

scope = "row" | Lu Cheng

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| Li Shilong

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| Yuan Tiangang's student

scope = "row" | Wu Xiang

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| Ji Jun

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| Owner of the Qingyang Hotel in Liuzhou

scope = "row" | Huan Bin

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| Su Gang

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| A leader in the rebel group while being a general in the imperial guard

scope = "row" | The Fake Xue Qingling

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| Zhao Junkai

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| Originally a robber, then stole Xue Qingling's identity and became a Marquis

scope = "row" | Lin Yongzhong

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| Long Muxue

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| Governor of Wuping County, but actually the real Xue Qingling

scope = "row" | Wen Kai

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| Bao Yucheng

| only mentioned

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| Mayor of Liuzhou then Jiangzhou, Di Renjie's student

scope = "row" | Xiaoyun

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| Yang Si

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| The fake Xue Qingling's lover, but actually a secret police

scope = "row" | Zhang Yi

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| Wang Peng

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| Lin Yongzhong's servant

scope = "row" | Jinniang

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| Xue Zibin

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| Lin Yongzhong's daughter

scope = "row" | Du Er

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| Yang Ming

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| The leading servant in the Marquis Mansion

scope = "row" | Wang Kai

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| Fu Jun

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| Duke of Guiyi

scope = "row" | Wang Qiang

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| Song Chuyan

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| Wang Kai's younger brother

scope = "row" | Fang Zhe

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| Yang Zengyuan

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| Senior General in the Longwu Guard Army

scope = "row" | Wei'er

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| Guan Yue

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| Wang Qiang's wife

scope = "row" | Xiaotao

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| Ran Yuan

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| A leader of a criminal group in Liangzhou

scope = "row" | Feng Yang

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| Zhao Liang

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| Senior General of Right Baotao Guard Army

scope = "row" | Lu Jiying

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| Zhang Shuping

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| Governor of Shanyang County

scope = "row" | Wen Qing

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| Guo Qiming

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| Governor of Xuyi County

scope = "row" | He Wuqi

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| Zhao Junkai

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| Owner of a salt store

scope = "row" | He jing

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| Yu Lianwei

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| He Wuqi's servant

scope = "row" | Li Zijun

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| Qiao Hong

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| He Wuqi's wife

scope = "row" | Ning Wushuang

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| Qu Shanshan

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| Widow of Li Han, an official in Ministry of Works

scope = "row" | Feng Keyan

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| Wang Minggang

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| Vice Minister of the Works

scope = "row" | Ge Tianba

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| Han Zhenhua

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| A landlord in Xuyi County

scope = "row" | Yungu and Xiaoqing

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| Dong Xuan

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| Ge Tianba's twin daughters

scope = "row" | Deng Tong

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| Yang Yan

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| Ge Tianba's subordinate

scope = "row" | Peng Chun

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| Zhang Hengli

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| Ge Tianba's subordinate

scope = "row" | Ge Biao

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| Qin Hanlei

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| Ge Tianba's servant

scope = "row" | Sun Xiwang

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| Zhong Weihua

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| A tailor in Yangzhou

scope = "row" | Yan Xiaoyu

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| Chai Jingjing

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| Sun Xiwang's wife

scope = "row" | Yuan Qi

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| Qian Yanqiu

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| Prince of Ying, the gangmaster of the Iron Hands

scope = "row" | Long Feng

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| Wang Pu

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| A top assassin in the Iron Hands

scope = "row" | Hu Yun

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| Gao Yuanfeng

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| A top assassin in the Iron Hands

scope = "row" | Bao Chong

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| Fan Chunlei

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| A top assassin in the Iron Hands

scope = "row" | Yao Chong

| only mentioned

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| Chen Weiguo

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| Di Renjie's student, future chancellor

scope = "row" | Cui Liang

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| Wang Xinsheng

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| Mayor of Yangzhou

scope = "row" | Wu Wendeng

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| An Ruiyun

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| Deputy mayor of Yangzhou

scope = "row" | Yang Jiucheng

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| Yang Jun

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| A official in Yangzhou in charge of the maintenance of the Grand Canal

scope = "row" | Fang Jiu

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| Chen Yilin

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| A slender man in Yangzhou

scope = "row" | Pang Si

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| Wang Liao

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| A slender man in Yangzhou

scope = "row" | Di Fu

| only mentioned

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| Su Hao

| Di Renjie's servant

scope = "row" | Wu Youde

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| Li Shilong

| Wu Zetian's cousin, Prince of Nanping

scope = "row" | Wu Yuanmin

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| Yuan Ran

| Wu Youde's daughter, Princess Yingyang

scope = "row" | Chunhong

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| Zheng Nan

| Wu Yuanmin's Maid of Honor

scope = "row" | Sharhan

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| Fu Jun

| A Persian official who manages gold and silver instruments for Wu Zetian

scope = "row" | Yaka and Saiban

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| Fu Jun

| Sharhan's triplet brothers

scope = "row" | Ms. Zhong

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| Liu Lei

| Sharhan's wife

scope = "row" | Ta Ke

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| Gao Peng

| Sharhan's servant

scope = "row" | Tie Le

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| Gao Qiushan

| Sharhan's subordinate

scope = "row" | Feng Huang

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| Dai Yunxia

| Commander of Wu Zetian's secret police agency

scope = "row" | Chaichi

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| Zhang Hongzhen

| King of the Yuezhi Kingdom

scope = "row" | Nalu

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| Li Xi'er

| Queen of the Yuezhi Kingdom

scope = "row" | Weita

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| Zhang Guohua

| A prince in Yuezhi Kingdom

scope = "row" | Qiongta

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| Liu Wendi

| A princess in Yuezhi Kingdom

scope = "row" | Zhong Jie

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| Fu Jun

| Chancellor of Yuezhi Kingdom

scope = "row" | Jin Yucui

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| Yan Lu

| An assassin based in Nie's Hotel

scope = "row" | Helu

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| Wang Xinsheng

| A prince in Tujue

scope = "row" | Qi Ge

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| only mentioned

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| Qian Yanqiu

| A Turk general, Helu's follower

scope = "row" | Ferghana (Bahanna)

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| Chen Yilin

| The crowned prince in Tujue

scope = "row" | Zhao Yongrong

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| Zhao Junkai

| An officer who manages military supplies in Hexi Corridor, Wu Youde's cousin

scope = "row" | Wulezhi

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| Yang Zengyuan

| A Turkic assassin, Helu's bodyguard

scope = "row" | Buzhen

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| Yang Zengyuan

| Jiwangjue Khagan who surrendered to the Tang dynasty

scope = "row" | Fujiwara

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| Zhan Xiangchi

| The senior kentōshi from Japan

scope = "row" | Arinori Rie

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| Suzuki Miki

| A kentōshi from Japan working in the Ministry of Wars

scope = "row" | Yoshinori Gumaro

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| Zheng Cheng

| A kentōshi from Japan working in the Ministry of Wars

scope = "row" | Bushan

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| Wang Peng

| Chancellor of the Tujue Khanate

scope = "row" | Maola

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| Wang Guoping

| Chancellor of the Tujue Khanate

scope = "row" | Jieliedian

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| Li Zhen

| A Turkic general following Ferghana

scope = "row" | Li Yong

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| Li Jianyang

| A silversmith in Luoyang

scope = "row" | Kasa

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| A Xian

| A general from Tokhara Kingdom

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