Detective Dee: The Rise of the Empire (Cantonese)

http://site.douban.com/108331/ Detective Dee and the Empire of Heaven Douban Little StationBefore Empress Wu Zetian (played by Liu Jia Ling) ascended the throne, she built the towering 300-foot Mysterious Pagoda. However, before it was completed, homicides occurred: the Ministry of Works Deputy Minister Jia Yi and the chief of the Dali Temple Xue Yong (played by Liu Jin Shan) both committed self-immolation. The foreman Sha Tuo (played by Leung Ka Fai) claimed that these two were punished by heaven for disturbing the spiritual symbols of the pagoda. Dali Temple Vice Minister Pei Donglai (played by Deng Chao) and Empress Wu’s personal guard Shangguan Jing'er (played by Li Bing Bing) were tasked to investigate, but the national master Lu Li indicated that Detective Dee (played by Liu De Hua) should handle the case. Under a decree from the Empress, Detective Dee, who had been imprisoned for eight years, was released to take charge of the case, but was attacked by assassins. Fortunately, he had prepared in advance, and with Shangguan Jing'er by his side, he managed to escape. Detective Dee ruled out the suspect Prince Li Xiao (played by Yao Lu) and refused his offer to oppose the Empress. Detective Dee discovered that the victims were poisoned with the red flame golden turtle toxin, so he led Pei Donglai and Shangguan Jing'er to visit the ghost market at night, hoping to learn the truth from the former imperial physician Wang Lu. However, they fell into an ambush, seemingly orchestrated by the national master, with assassins gathering, making it difficult for the three to escape. Yet, after a struggle, the case appeared to have...