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Relic of an Emissary

  • 2011
  • Ended
  • Action & Adventure · Mystery
  • ~44m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 1.0/10

Relic of an Emissary is a 2011 Hong Kong historical fiction television drama serial produced by TVB. The 30-episode drama premiered 4 April 2011 on Hong Kong's TVB Jade and TVB HD Jade channels, airing five days a week. Wong Wai-sing, who produced TVB's The Academy trilogy series, serves as the drama's executive producer. The drama is loosely based on the Jingnan campaign of the Ming Dynasty, a coup d'état that ended the Jianwen Emperor's brief four-year reign over Ming China. The Chinese title of the drama literally means "Hongwu 32", the 32nd year of the Hongwu Emperor's reign.

Latest: Season 1 · 2011

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  1. E1. Episode 1

    Apr 4, 2011 · 44m

    Brocade Guards Captain NGO SIU-FUNG and his team arrive at the Fu’s Mansion for the arrest the criminals of the Lam Yuk Case as ordered by the emperor. FU SIU-KIU, daughter of MASTER FU, is rude to them. FUNG has no choice but makes MASTER FU turn in the criminals by force. Meanwhile, a man from a foreign tribe appears from nowhere trying to take away the son of one of the criminals. FUNG chases him, whose target turns out to be the boy’s jade pendent. The man is MA SAM-PO, PRINCE YIN CHU TAI’s counselor. TAI intends to give the pendent to LADY SHUK so as to please his emperor father, CHU YUEN-CHEUNG. CHU WAN-MAN, the Crown Prince, is not happy that the FUs are involved. He requests Lieutenant YIM TSUN to release KIU. TAI objects. The matter is brought to CHEUNG. PRINCESS WING-YEUNG performs magic at LADY SHUK’s birthday banquet. LADY SHUK enjoys it very much. CHEUNG praises TAI for the pendant……

  2. E2. Episode 2

    Apr 5, 2011 · 44m

    The ship sinks. CHEUNG falls ill after PRINCE TSUN’s body has been found. MAN is traveling to the south. TAI finds this inappropriate, as the emperor is still on the danger list. PRINCE NING is jealous that CHEUNG thinks so highly of MAN. He makes it clear he will follow TAI’s lead. PRINCE PIN does not agree with him though, hinting TAI has to do with PRINCE TSUN’s accident. OLD MAN MOK, who runs an inn, rescues FUNG. He thinks FUNG has suffered from a memory loss. FUNG saves MAN, who disguised as a commoner, by chance. MAN invites FUNG to travel with him; FUNG declines him politely. FUNG runs into WONG CHI-CHING. When he learns that MAN and FONG HAU-YU, the grand tutor, have been kidnapped, he decides to go to their rescue. He is investigating his own background at a tattoo shop when a brocade guard attacks him. The brocade guard cross-examines him about the death of PRINCE TSUN and tortures him. Then YIM TSUN appears……

  3. E3. Episode 3

    Apr 6, 2011 · 44m

    CHEUNG has a private talk with TAI. He would like to know whether TAI has anything to do with the death of PRINCE TSUN. TAI keeps his mouth shout. And when CHEUNG tells him to swear he will never covet his throne, he refuses to do as told. CHING plans to send more guards to MAN’s protection but he only wants one who is good at martial arts. YU recommends FUNG. YEUNG would like to patch up TAI and MAN. She invites them to a dance show on Willow Court, which is a red boat. PRINCE NING, who comes uninvited, tries his best to sow discord between TAI and MAN. YEUNG blames him. After taking a drink as a punishment, he tells SUM TSIN-SAM, owner of the boat, to put on a dance. FUNG notices that SAM has got the same eagle tattoo as his. TO goes hunting. TO-HIN stops him. The news of CHEUNG’s death comes just when TAI and PO have found out about the truth.

  4. E4. Episode 4

    Apr 7, 2011 · 44m

    CHING and other officials quarrel over the crowning of MAN. In the meantime, LADY SHUK reveals that CHEUNG had passed his will to REVEREND TSZ-HOI. REVEREND TSZ-HOI is dead. CHEUNG’s will is nowhere to be found. It is decided that the news of CHEUNG’s death be kept confidential for the time being. Meanwhile, PO and FUNG are to search for the lost will and the monk who has stolen it. YEUNG enters CHEUNG’s room with the help of LI KING-LUNG, governor of left garrison, and learns about her father’s death. FUNG and PO go to the Willow Court for investigation. When they enter SAM’s room, they are surprised to see a monk trying to kill SAM. The monk has an accident and dies. YIK-SUET, the most popular courtesan, also has an eagle tattoo but FUNG cannot remember having slept with her. PRNICE NING has transferred troops to the capital……

  5. E5. Episode 5

    Apr 8, 2011 · 44m

    TAI and his men enter the Eastern Palace by force. MAN calms him down, telling him to wait for one more day as agreed. TAI turns to HIN, who gives him some advice as well as the hour, date, month and year of another person’s birth. PO and FUNG arrive at the temple at the same time to learn more about Reverend TSZ-HOI from the abbot. The hint Reverend TSZ-HOI gave before he died provides them with some clue. PO has found the lost will. The stealing monk refuses to give out the name of the mastermind no matter how hard FUNG pushes him. Instead, he bites his tongue to kill himself. PO and FUNG fight over the will. NGAI CHUN has been attacked. The will has gone missing. MAN is very worried. CHING is certain PO has taken the will. He suggests to LUNG that the soldiers should be encamped outside the palace so that MAN can ascend the throne rest assured……

  6. E6. Episode 6

    Apr 11, 2011 · 44m

    YU declares MAN the new emperor. Startled, PRINCE NING nevertheless joins other princes in claiming they will give MAN full support. In fact, PRINCE NING could not be more disappointed that TAI has failed to amend CHEUNG’s will. He is so furious that he decides he might burn it as well. TAI puts forwards a series of new policies. YU and other official are surprised by his sudden enthusiasm. The princes go to court as usual. MAN is pleased. The princes suggest promoting CHING, but MAN does not agree with their idea. LADY SHUK tells MAN she would like to bury herself live with CHEUNG. PRINCE NING asks her to think twice. No matter how hard she tries, YEUNG is unable to stop LADY SHUK from killing herself. PRINCE NING hopes that MAN would bury LADY SHUK with CHEUNG as she had wished. TAI finds her death suspicious. MAN tells FUNG to look into the matter. YEUNG is horrified to learn that she has killed LADY SHUK accidentally.

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