A League of Nobleman (2023) - Synopsis
Drama info:
Title: A League of Nobleman
Chinese title: 君子盟 (Eng translation: "Gentlemen's Alliance")
Episodes: 29
Genre: Historical, mystery, detective, thriller
Original network: Tencent
Release date: 30 Jan 2023
Airing schedule: 30 Jan - 13 Feb 2023
Synopsis:
Lan Jue (courtesy name Pei Zhi) is a talented young assistant minister in the Ministry of Rites, whose star is outwardly on the ascent. However, Lan Jue's little-known past casts a shadow on his present, and he has lived with a secret purpose for the last 20 years, the advancement of which could threaten not only his standing but his life.
In the course of a secret operation, Lan Jue crosses paths with Zhang Ping, an impoverished young scholar who ekes out a living by selling noodles whilst waiting to sit the civil service examinations. Because of Zhang Ping's inquisitive nature, talented deductive powers, and persistence, he solves the case. However, this also inadvertently wrecks Lan Jue's carefully laid plans, especially when Zhang Ping later becomes aware of Lan Jue's secret.
Despite their differences, the two men forge a strong bond. They become a formidable team, as they, along with their allies, solve mysteries and right injustices past and present.
Main cast/characters
Jing Bo Ran (井柏然) as Lan Jue 兰珏 (courtesy name Pei Zhi, 字 “佩之”)
Song Wei Long (宋威龙) as Zhang Peng 张屏
Hong Yao (洪尧) as Wang Yan 王砚 (courtesy name Mo Wen, 字 “墨闻”)
Guo Cheng (郭丞) as Chen Chou 陈筹
Wang Duo (汪铎 ) as Gu Qing Zhang 辜清章 (courtesy name Shu Lin)
Trailer:
First thoughts:
🐼: I am surprised this one got past the censors even heavily edited, but definitely no complaints on that score!😁
Don't be put off by the grammatically incorrect English title, because A League of Nobleman (2023) looks quite good. Noblemen rather than Nobleman would have been a lot better of course, but the English title is actually an otherwise fairly accurate translation of the Chinese title, which I would translate as "Gentlemen's Alliance", because the Chinese phrase 君子 is more about nobility of character (think chivalry, gentlemanliness) rather than nobility of birth.
So far, I am enjoying the intelligent detective work, as well as the gorgeous cinematography.
