Director: Xiao Feng

Screenwriter: Li Xian/liuyong

Starring: Cheng Haofeng/Z Ryan/Fu Cong

Type: Drama/History/Costume

Country of manufacture: Chinese mainland.

Language: Mandarin

Release date: 2010-12-16

abstract ...

The story happened during the reign of Qing Qianlong (Fu Cong), when the emperor's birthday was on the Wanshou Festival. After the banquet, Ganlong, who was in high spirits, laid down 24 tables of Go. He fought alone, holding a cloud in his hand like running water, and soon won a great victory in kung fu. Some ministers were indignant that the players who were ordered to wait for the imperial edict could not take part in such an important activity, and the young chess player Shi (decorated by Zhang He) even dismissed it. Another chess player, Sun Mingzun (Su Mao), shows off a pair of ancient Yunzi, which were fired in a famous kiln. Unexpectedly, Shi was bludgeoned and ridiculed that Yunzi in his hand was just waste in the kiln, which made Sun Mingzun very embarrassed. In order to please Qianlong, ministers secretly spread the news that whoever plays chess with the emperor can only lose but not win. Qianlong knew it was cheating, so he sent Xia to the palace to play chess, but did Xia dare to win the emperor? ...