The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan () is a Chinese historical comedy television series chronicling fictitious events in the life of Qing official Ji Xiaolan in the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. It stars Zhang Guoli as Ji Xiaolan, Wang Gang as Manchu official Heshen and Zhang Tielin as the Qianlong Emperor.
The series first aired in mainland China on January 8, 2001 and concluded on July 17, 2009, with 173 episodes broadcast over four seasons. It was a critical success in China and was nominated in 2003 for three Feitian Awards for Outstanding Actor (Zhang and Wang) and Outstanding Historical Television Series, the latter of which it won.
Premise.
Scholar Ji Xiaolan is a close official to the Qianlong Emper alongside Heshen, the emperor's favorite albeit extremely corrupt official with whom Ji is locked in a political rivalry. While Ji considers the welfare of the common populace when discussing matters at court, he is frustrated constantly by Heshen who undermines him by appealing to the emperor's ego for his own means. Throughout his time in court, Ji finds himself involved in numerous facets of political affairs that are often complicated by personal ones of the emperor, from which he is challenged to not only ensure justice for the empire's commonfolk, but also to use his counsel as a moral compass for the Son of Heaven to ensure the prosperity of his reign. 
Reception.
Critical reception.
"The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan" received consistently high viewership in mainland China during its broadcast. On Chinese database Douban, the first season has an audience score of 8.4 out of 10, the second 8.1, third 7.5, and fourth 7.7. For their performances, lead actors Zhang Guoli, Wang Gang, and Zhang Tielin became collectively known in Chinese media as 'the Iron Triangle'.
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