The ending of The Glory of Tang Dynasty is a total BE for the whole cast, and because of its heartbreaking ending it has been dubbed "Tang Dynasty Pesticide."

I got hooked on a costume drama during the Spring Festival, and only today did I learn that almost the entire cast meets a BE in the finale... no wonder netizens jokingly call The Glory of Tang Dynasty "Tang Dynasty Pesticide," with the whole cast taking poison.

Historically it was a tragedy for everyone, including Prince Guangping's sister, who was the first princess married off to the Uyghurs; later her husband died, An Qingxu killed his own father An Lushan and was then killed by Shi Siming, and Prince Guangping's younger brother was framed by Empress Zhang and put to death by his own father.

This drama has many veteran actors: Emperor Taizong of Tang is played by Qin Han, Yang Guifei by Zeng Li, Shi Siming and An Lushan by veteran actors who often appear on Hong Kong, China's TVB, and the crown prince by the Marquis Yan from Nirvana in Fire.

Some netizens read the novel and asked: Why did Zhenzhu fake her death??

Because Shen Zhenzhu failed to escape during the An Lushan Rebellion and later when Shi Siming captured Luoyang, her reputation was naturally tarnished, so she could not be made empress.

Historically, Imperial Uncle Yang, Lady of Han State, and Yang Yuhuan should have died at Mawei Slope during the An Lushan Rebellion; Cui Caiping died when Chang'an was recaptured; the An family needs no mention, they all died out; Shi Siming was also killed by his own son; Empress Zhang, that is, the current crown princess, colluded with Li Fuguo to frame Li Tan, and was later killed by Li Fuguo. Anyway, good people and bad people all died~

This drama really counts as close to history: Prince Jianning had nothing to do but constantly clash with Empress Zhang, and Empress Zhang whispered pillow talk to get his father to kill him, which matches the plot in the show.

An Qingxu was the second son of An Lushan. His original name was Renzhi, and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang bestowed on him the name Qingxu. He and his elder brother An Qingzong were both sons of An Lushan and his first wife, Lady Kang. He was one of the chief culprits of the An Lushan Rebellion. Although An Qingxu was introverted by nature, he was first-rate at horseback riding and archery, and so became a great general under his father.

An Qingxu was in love with Shen Zhenzhu. One of the chief culprits of the An Lushan Rebellion, he appeared introverted on the surface but was in fact deeply calculating, and highly skilled at horseback riding and archery, making him a great general under An Lushan. Lacking love since childhood, he was solitary and obsessive by nature. Zhenzhu was the first and final warmth in his life. He was the person least willing and least able to hurt Zhenzhu, and the man most able to set aside his own position to protect her, but he fell in love with a woman who did not love him, and from there walked the road of no return by letting himself go.

It is said that in the novel, Murong Linzhi is a tragic character. She is a female miracle doctor who later becomes Princess Jianping, but she is then framed and sold to a brothel. She is rescued with great difficulty, only to be abandoned by Prince Jianping, and because of this she loses her memory and forgets all past events.

Murong Linzhi hated Prince Jianping, hated him for being heartless and unfeeling. Yet he was born into the imperial family, and the reputation of the imperial household was very important among the common people; everything the imperial family did served as an example to the people. He did not have the courage to keep Murong Linzhi by his side.

So on a night of heavy rain, Prince Jianping drove Murong Linzhi out of the prince's residence. Heartbroken, Murong Linzhi was saved by her master, and from then on she cut off all the grievances and entanglements of the mortal world. As much as Murong Linzhi loved Prince Jianping, she hated him just as much. After leaving Luoyang, Murong Linzhi could never forgive him again.

Yet when Murong Linzhi learned that Prince Jianping was about to leave this world, she still came to his side. Prince Jianping's life hung by a thread, and in this world only Murong Linzhi could save him. When the antidote was in Prince Jianping's hand, he asked Murong Linzhi: "Will you forgive me?" Murong Linzhi did not answer, and silently left. Prince Jianping also did not take the antidote, and departed with disappointment and regret.

The Murong Linzhi played by Shu Chang seems to know that the crown princess cannot become pregnant now; later the crown princess became pregnant and gave birth, but the child was Shi Siming's. The crown princess felt she knew too much, so she beat her and sold her to a brothel. Later Li Tan found her and felt she had been defiled and could not get past that hurdle in his heart; it was still Prince Guangping who persuaded him. Later Li Tan was put to death by his father for causing the death of his younger brother or something.

In The Glory of Tang Dynasty, Dugu Jingyao is the daughter of the Prince of Yunnan, a female general who is in no way inferior to men, following Li Chu into battle and doing all she could to help him become a generation's sovereign, and later becoming Consort Dugu.

Dugu Jingyao fell in love with Li Chu at first sight, but unfortunately Li Chu and Shen Zhenzhu loved each other. Still, in the end Dugu Jingyao got her wish and married Li Chu, and after her death was posthumously honored as Empress Dugu.

In the drama, An Qingxu, as the son of An Lushan, loved the female lead Shen Zhenzhu since childhood. However, Shen Zhenzhu loved Prince Guangping Li Chu and married Li Chu. Because of this, Brother An turned dark, and in order to win Shen Zhenzhu back, he set out on the path of rebellion together with his father An Lushan.

In the original novel, the female lead's maid became pregnant with the male lead's child...

Later there were all kinds of misunderstandings, and the female lead felt she was a burden and left the male lead. The male lead actually believed it... In the end they divorced, and then the female lead's voice became hoarse, and she changed her name and drifted through the martial world like that.

In the TV drama The Glory of Tang Dynasty, Yang Guozhong is Yang Yuhuan's brother. After Yang Yuhuan gained favor, he rose rapidly and was promoted to chancellor. During his time as chancellor, he monopolized power and harmed the country, pushed out the loyal and good, promoted the treacherous, and corrupted the court. His conflict with An Lushan ultimately led to the An Lushan Rebellion.

The character Empress Zhang also existed in history, and she was a very ambitious woman. After Yang Guifei, there was again Zhang Liangdi. The troubles caused by women of the Tang imperial house - in the drama she has an illegitimate child with Shi Siming. It feels like the TV drama is still quite close to history. At present it is still handing out sweet moments; it is said that however sweet the early part is, the more heartbreaking the end will be! (Editor: Salted Fish)

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