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[Review] Under the Microscope (2023) 显微镜下的大明
Title: 显微镜下的大明 / Da Ming Under the Microscope / Xian Wei Jing Xia De Da Ming / 显微镜下的大明之丝绢案 / 顯微鏡下的大明 / 顯微鏡下的大明之絲絹案 / อัจฉริยะแห่งต้าหมิง
Director: Pan An Zi
Genres: Thriller, Historical, Mystery, Drama
Original Network: iQiyi
Country: China
Episodes: 14
Aired: Feb 9, 2023 – Feb 19, 2023
Aired On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Adapted: from the novel “Xian Wei Jing Xia De Da Ming” (显微镜下的大明) by Ma Bo Yong (马伯庸)
Starring: Zhang Ruoyun, Qi Wei, Wang Yang, Wu Gang, Gao Yalin, Fei Qiming, Hou Yansong, Zhai Xiaoxing
Synopsis:
“Daming under the Microscope” is composed of two stories: “Student must die – the whole story of the Huizhou silk case” and “The choice between pen and ashes – the defense of Wuyuan dragon veins”. Among them, the former mainly tells the story of an unfair tax policy that caused protracted chaos in Huizhou during the Wanli period. Bureau. The “Dragon Vein Defense War” involved an economic dispute in Wuyuan County, Jiangxi Province that lasted for 64 years, reflecting how a county-level official balances the interests of a county on major issues.
Diversity Plot:
Episode 1: Xiaoshuai discovers a century-old mystery
Shuai Jiamo and Feng Baoyu had an argument with Lu Feilong in the casino, causing riots. Fang Maozhen, the county magistrate of Renhua County, decided to try the three cases together to improve efficiency in order to welcome the incoming magistrate. Because they all involved Lu Feilong, the lawyer Cheng Renqing came forward to settle the case. Shuai Jiamo found that all the land deeds he had seen did not match the actual number of acres, and he became suspicious.
Episode 2: Xiaoshuai hit the board badly
Shuai Jiamo found out that Renhua County’s taxes were neglected, and he had to pay 3,530 taels more every year. Therefore, he filed a complaint with the county government, but was shunned by various ministries. At the same time, he was punished for trespassing on the cabinet. The new magistrate Huang Ningdao took up his post, and the magistrates of the subordinate counties refused to visit him under various excuses. The Feng siblings visited Shuai Jiamo and decided to help file a lawsuit.
Episode 3: Zhongzhi County Attacks Xiaoshuai
Shuai Jiamo’s investigation of the “Personal Silk Tax” attracted the attention of the squire Fan Yuan. When Shuai Jiamo and Feng Baoyu were reporting their investigation to Huang Ningdao, the county magistrate, the other three county magistrates and the head book “coincidentally” came to visit the Xin County magistrate and took the opportunity to listen to the report together. In the yamen, the report of the “Personal Silk Tax” caused dissatisfaction among the counties.
Episode 4: Baoyu rescues Xiaoshuai from prison
Huang Zhifu continued to discuss with the county magistrates, forcing Shuai Jiamo to reveal the real intention of launching the “Personal Silk Tax”, and then called Cheng Renqing to reveal Shuai Jiamo’s father’s embezzlement and subsequent fire. Cheng Renqing attributed Shuai Jiamo’s prosecution to revenge, and Shuai Jiamo was detained in the cell.
Episode 5: Xiaoshuai Baoyu goes to the provincial capital to sue
Shuai Jiamo and Feng Baoyu decided to file a lawsuit in the provincial capital. Fan Yuan was furious when he knew what was going on, and Cheng Renqing set out to intercept it. The book written by his father flashed in Shuai Jiamo’s remaining memory, but the memory was fruitless. Shuai Jiamo and Feng Baoyu spent money begging for help in the provincial capital, but finally sued to no avail.
Episode 6 Xiaoshuai is Assassinated Again
Shuaifeng and the two approached Liu Xun to file a complaint. Because the notice left by Huang Zhifu attracted the attention of the patrol, they decided to go to Jin’an Mansion to investigate. At the first stop, everyone went to Lanxi County. Although the magistrate Mao repeatedly shirked, he finally agreed with Shuai Jiamo to enter the Jiageku of Lanxi County to investigate.
Episode 7 The Mansion Wants Xiaoshuai Baoyu
Liu Xun presses the investigation into the fire in the Jiage warehouse, and Cheng Renqing takes the opportunity to frame Shuai Feng and the two, fabricating the illusion of escape. After Shuaifeng and his two were tied up, they took the opportunity to escape and Feng Baoyu was injured. They met Chen Xiaozhi and his daughter again and were rescued. Shuai Jiamo finally came up with the title of the book written by his father: “The Complete Book of Silk”, and confirmed that the “Personal Silk Tax” is also related to his parents.
