君临天下--江华

Iamre-watchingmany江华stvshows.ThewaythatJianghuaplayedYongzheng雍正drivesmenuts.Jianghuaisnolongeryoung,heisover50now.Buthestilllooksquiteyoung.PeopleusedtosaythatheismoreAndyLauthanAndyLau.Well,IlovedAndyLauverymuchwhenIwasalittlegirl,howaboutinmyelementaryschoolphase?ButbythetimeIwasinmyhighschool,Iloathedhim.IdidntcometolikeJianghuauntilIwatched碧血剑socalledquot;SwordStainedwithRoyalBloodquot;,aromanticizedaccountofhowtheMingDynastyended,writtenby金庸,andadaptedintoseveralTVshowsoverseveraldecades.TheonethatJianghuawasinwasdoneinearly2000byTVB,with林家栋and佘诗曼.ThewayJianghuaplayed夏雪宜wassoseductive,especiallyinthefirstfewepisodeswhenhischaracterwastryingtoseduce何红药,asacredladyinatribalcult.IstillrememberedthatafterwatchinghimplayingXiaXueyi,Iwastotallyattractedbyhim.ButhewasmarriedandhedidnotplayonTVshowsalot,sohiseffectonmedimmedout.Thenprobablytwoorthreeyearsago,theChineseChannelinTorontowasre-playingoneofATVsoldshows,SecretBattleoftheMajesty君临天下.OMG!Hewassodevastatinglyattractiveinit.Hewasplayingoneofthemostcontroversialemperorsinhistory,YongzhengYinzhen胤禛,thefourthsonofQingEmperor康熙.Atthattime,IhavealreadywatchedYongzhengDynasty雍正王朝,whichisconsideredthehighestpeakahistoricaldramacouldreachbythegeneralpublic.YongzhengDynastytotallyrevertedthewholepopulationsviewonYongzheng,whohadbeentrampledinhistorybooksaspureevilandcruelty.Butthrough二月河snoveland胡玫sTVadaption,theblackveiloverYongzhengslifeandhisreignwaslifted.Hewasactuallysuchadiligentandjustpersontothepointthatpeoplethoughthimharshandmerciless.Hetookhisdutyandempiresaffairssoseriousthathewrotethemostrepliesonpetitionsinhistorythroughouthismerely13yearsofreign.Asaresult,YongzhengDynastychangedthegeneralconceptionofYongzhengsimage,fromcrueltytoresponsibility.Eryuehehassingle-handlyconvertedthesocietyviewonYongzheng,whichiscomparabletore-directYellowRiverscourse.WhenYellowRiverhaschangeditscoursenumeroustimeinthousandsofyears,publicconceptionseldomshifts.InthecaseofYongzheng,webelieve,acceptandfollow.WhenthefangirlstrytomeasuretheimpactofYongzhengDynasty,theyconsiderallpopularromanticnovelsandshowsabouttheQingdynastyarefanficsofthesameseries,ofthesameperson,Yongzheng.WhenItalkedwithmyfriendaboutYongzhengportrayedinmedia,YongzhengDynastywasmorelikeapublicservant人民公仆,someonelike焦裕禄,whichistotallyabsurdforhimbeinganemperor.WhileintheATVshow君临天下,doneinancienttime1990s,hischaracterizationseemedmorerealistic.Theplotsareequallyabsurdsinceitwasbasedmoreonlorethanhistory,butthecharacterizationsmakeitsorealandintensethatyoucannotrollyoureyesonthem.胤禛,whowasstillsoyoungandjust,triedtoappeasehisfatherbydoingeverythingforthebenefitsofhisfathersempire.Hewouldnotbendtothepowerofthecrownprinceandwouldnotschemewithhisbrothersforthecrown,simplybecausehedidnotconsidersuchcharactertraitstobedesirable.Sincehelostallfavoursfromhisfather,brothersandthewholecourt,heconsideredhimselfamarginalizedoutsiderandadisobedientson.Thedramaandthesettingwereamazing,IdeplorethattheycouldnothavefilmeditinHD.Thequalityofthevideoistheonlyweakness.Theystartedthedramainagrandroyalhuntingpartyinautumn.After胤禛lostapalmcivethehadhuntedtothecrownprince,outofresignationhetookoffhisarmorandlayrestingalongariverband.Lightlydressedinhiswhitecloakandbathedintheafternoonsun,ascenewascaughtunexpectedlybyhisfatheracrosstheriveramongawholetroopofelitescoveredunderheavyarmorsinaseaofvibrantredandyellow.Icouldnotstoptheshowfromthatpointon.胤禛Jianghuawassoyoungandregalinit.ItwaseasytosaythattheYongzhengheplayedwashandsome,butitismorethanthat,morethanmerelyhandsome.Byshowinghisrestrainedobjectioninasubtleway,hewassadanddisappointedbutstilltryingtotakethemlightly,beingrebelliousandrelaxedatthesametime.TheChinesecharacter雍suitedhimperfectly.HeisexactlyhowtheREALKangxipraisedhisfourthsoninhisREALwilltoascendthethronetohim,人品贵重,nobleanddecorous.九王夺位ThatishowJianghuasYongzhengcatchesmeeverytimeIwatchhimplaying.MyfriendsaidthatYongzhenghasbecomeacultbyhimself,suchthatthementionofhisnamedrivespeoplesemotionsandcallsfortheirreactions.HowamIsupposedtoresistsuchcharmemanatedbyJianghua?FatemakesJianghuatoassociatewiththecharacterofYongzheng,heplayedYongzhengasecondtimeinTVB.Thistimeisacomedy,九五至尊TheKingOfYesterdayAndTomorrow.Yongzhengtraveledthroughtimeintothe2000withassassinLvSiniang呂四娘.