The Conqueror's Story
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The Conqueror's Story is a Hong Kong television series based on the events in the Chu–Han contention period of Chinese history. It was first broadcast in 2004 in Hong Kong on TVB
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Plot
The plot follows a story-by-story pattern, with each episode featuring an event before and during Chu–Han contention period of Chinese history. A cast member explains the background of the story in the prologue of each episode.List of episodes
| # | Translated title in English | Original title in Chinese | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rising in rebellion | 揭竿起義 | Cheung Chi-kwong |
| 2 | Street rascal | 市井之徒 | Ng May-hang |
| 3 | Uprising of the Slaying of the White Serpent | 斬白蛇起義 | Law Lok-lam |
| 4 | Evaluation of the First Emperor | 秦始皇功過 | Cheng Chi-sing |
| 5 | The Second Emperor | 二世祖 | Lam Wai-san |
| 6 | Beauty Yu | 虞美人 | Ka Bik-yee |
| 7 | Humiliation of crawling between another person's legs | 胯下之辱 | Cheung Chi-kwong |
| 8 | Li Yiji | 酈食其 | Law Lok-lam |
| 9 | Zhang Liang's plan | 張良計 | Lam Wai-san |
| 10 | King Huai of Chu | 楚懷王 | Cheng Chi-sing |
| 11 | A subject's title | 卿子冠軍 | Ng May-hang |
| 12 | Breaking cauldrons and sinking boats | 破釜沉舟 | Adam Cheng |
| 13 | To call a deer a horse | 指鹿爲馬 | Henry Lo |
| 14 | Three conditions in an agreement | 約法三章 | Cheung Chi-kwong |
| 15 | Feast at Hong Gate Feast at Hong Gate The Feast at Hong Gate was a historical event later often memorialized in Chinese history, novels, and drama, including in Beijing opera... |
鴻門夜宴 | Ngai Wai |
| 16 | Apes bathed and dressed in human clothes | 沐猴而冠 | Wayne Lai |
| 17 | Eliminating old ideas and producing new ideas | 推陳出新 | Mak Ka-lun |
| 18 | Xiao He chases Han Xin under the moonlight | 蕭何月下追韓信 | Siu Chuen-yung |
| 19 | Pretending to repair the gallery roads while secretly passing through Chencang | 明修棧道 暗渡陳倉 | Adam Cheng |
| 20 | Reverse Strategy | 反間計 | Henry Lo |
| 21 | When Han Xin selects his soldiers, the more the better | 韓信點兵 多多益善 | Lam Wai-san |
| 22 | The Battle of Sui River | 睢水之戰 | Ngai Wai |
| 23 | Traveling at night dressed in glamorous outfits | 錦衣夜行 | Wayne Lai |
| 24 | Ancient torture methods | 古代極刑 | Ka Bik-yee |
| 25 | The fake king of Qi | 假齊王 | Siu Chuen-yung |
| 26 | Offer me a bowl of broth | 分我杯羹 | Ng May-hang |
| 27 | Going back on one's words | 出爾反爾 | Cheng Chi-sing |
| 28 | The Hong Canal | 鴻溝 | Law Lok-lam |
| 29 | Surrounded by Chu songs | 四面楚歌 | Mak Ka-lun |
| 30 | Too ashamed to face my folks from Jiangdong | 無面目見江東父老 | Adam Cheng |
Lead characters
- Adam ChengAdam ChengAdam Cheng Siu-chow is a Hong Kong TVB actor and Cantopop singer.-Career:Cheng started his career in the 1970s, where he gained a reputation for playing the lead roles in TVB Wuxia drama series based on the works of Louis Cha and Gu Long, such as The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber and Chor Lau Heung...
as Liu Bang (Lau Bong) - Kwong Wa as Xiang YuXiang YuXiang Yu was a prominent military leader and political figure during the late Qin Dynasty. His given name was Ji while his style name was Yu ....
(Hong Yu) - Maggie Cheung as Lü ZhiEmpress Lü ZhiEmpress Lü Zhi , commonly known as Empress Dowager Lü or formally as Empress Gao , courtesy name Exu , was the wife and empress of Emperor Gaozu of Han, founder of the Han Dynasty. They had two known children—the eventual Emperor Hui and Princess Luyuan...
(Lui Chi) - Melissa NgMelissa NgMelissa Ng Mei Hang is a semi-retired TV actress in Hong Kong. She has been a TVB actress since 1996 after coming second in the Miss Chinese International Pageant, retiring from acting in 2007 to start a family...
as Consort YuConsort YuConsort Yu , personal name Yu Miaoyi, also known as "Yu the Beautiful" , was a concubine of Xiang Yu.-Biography:Consort Yu's birth date was unknown and there are two accounts of her origin...
Hung Yu forces
- Law Lok-lam as Fan ZengFan ZengFan Zeng was an advisor to Xiang Yu during the Chu–Han contention period of Chinese history.-Starting his career:Fan Zeng was a native of Juchao . He had a keen interest towards military strategy and politics...
(Fan Tsang) - Wong Chak-fung as Xiang ZhuangXiang ZhuangXiang Zhuang was a younger cousin of Xiang Yu, the "Hegemon-King of Western Chu". He fought on Chu's side as a military general during the Chu–Han contention, a power struggle for supremacy over China between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang...
(Hung Chong)
- Wong Chun-tong as Ying Bu (Ying Bo)
- Kong Hon as Xiang LiangXiang LiangXiang Liang was a military leader who led a rebellion against the Qin Dynasty.-Early life:Xiang was a native of Xiaxiang . Xiang was a descendant of a family who served the Chu state for generations...
(Hung Leung)
- Chan Hung-lit as Xiang BoXiang BoXiang Bo was a noble of Chu of the Seven Warring States, and an uncle of Xiang Yu. His given name was Chan while his style name was Bo ....
(Hung Bak) - Yau Biu as Long JuLong JuLong Ju was a military general who served Xiang Yu during the Chu–Han contention period of Chinese history.-Biography:Long Ju was a childhood friend of Xiang Yu and they were said to be as close as brothers. When Xiang Liang rebelled against the Qin Dynasty around 208 BC, Long Ju followed...
(Long Chui)
- Mak Ka-lun as Zhongli Mo (Chung-lei Mui)
- Siu Chuk-yiu as Yu Ziqi (Yu Tze-kei)
Lau Bong forces
- Wayne LaiWayne LaiWayne Lai Yiu-cheung is a Hong Kong TVB actor.-Biography:Lai entered TVB in 1983 as a clerk in the business department. In 1985, he gave up the job and trained in the TVB Acting School. He starred in a few series in 1989. He started out in some minor roles, and took on some more significant roles...
as Han XinHán XìnHan Xin was a military general who served Liu Bang during the Chu–Han contention and contributed greatly to the founding of the Han Dynasty...
(Hon Sun) - Ram Tseung as Zhang Liang (Cheung Leung)
- Ngai Wai as Fan Kuai (Fan Fai)
- Gilbert LamGilbert LamGilbert Lam Wai San is a former Hong Kong TVB and ATV actor,http://www.spcnet.tv/Gilbert-Lam-Wai-Sun-ac34.html most famous for his role in To Catch the Uncatchable , which sent the insurance industry into uproar.-Filmography:-References:...
as Chen PingChen Ping (Han Dynasty)Chen Ping was an adviser to Liu Bang during the Chu–Han Contention period of Chinese history. After Liu Bang founded the Han Dynasty and became known as Emperor Gaozu, Chen Ping served as a chancellor and received titles of a marquis.-Biography:Chen Ping was a native of Huyou Town , Yangwu...
(Chan Ping) - Chan Wing-chun as Xiahou YingXiahou YingXiahou Ying was a Minister Coachman of the early Han Dynasty. He also participated in the Chu–Han contention on Liu Bang 's side and contributed to the founding of the Han Dynasty.-Biography:...
(Ha-hau Ying) - Henry Lo as Xiao HeXiao HeXiao He was a Chinese statesman who lived during the early Han Dynasty. He served Liu Bang during the insurrection against the Qin Dynasty, and fought on Liu's side in the Chu–Han contention against Xiang Yu. After the founding of the Han Dynasty, Xiao He became chancellor and held office until...
(Siu Ho)
- Siu Chuen-yung as Cao Shen (Cho Sam)
- Yu Tze-ming as Li Yiji (Lik Yik-kei)
- Cerina da Graca as Consort Qi (Consort Chik)
- Sherming Yiu as Lady Xiang (Lady Heung)
- Angela TongAngela TongAngela Tong, born 30 June 1975 in Montreal, Canada with family roots in Shunde, Guangdong, China, is a Hong Kong actress and was Miss Chinese Montreal 1995. She went to Concordia University.-Pageant life:...
as Consort Bo (Consort Bok) - Chan Kwan as Liu YingEmperor Hui of HanEmperor Hui of Han was the second emperor of the Han Dynasty in China. He was the second son of the first Han emperor, Han Gaozu and Empress Dowager Lü. He is generally remembered as a weak character dominated by his mother, Empress Dowager Lü, personally kind and generous but unable to escape...
(Lau Ying)
- Kwok Chuk-wah as Ji Xin (Kei Shun)
- Sun Kwai-hing as Liu Bang's fatherLiu TaigongLiu Taigong , literally meaning a senior person named Liu, was the father of Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, which reigned for over 400 years. He was honored the title Taishang Huang after Liu Bang declared himself emperor. He died at the Royal Palace of Xiang Yang in 197 BC.His...
(Lau Bong's father) - Liu Lai-lai as Liu Bang's mother (Lau Bong's mother)
Others
- Pierre Ngo as Emperor Yi of ChuEmperor Yi of ChuEmperor Yi of Chu , also known as King Huai II of Chu , personal name Xiong Xin was the ruler of the Chu state during the late Qin Dynasty...
(Chor Yi Dai) - Wong Ching as Song Yi (Sung Yi)
- Lau KongLau KongLau Kong is a Hong Kong actor who works on the network TVB.-Biography:Little is known of Lau's private life, but he has been acting since 1976, when he first joined the now defunct network Commercial Television, he later joined RTV Lau Kong (劉江) is a Hong Kong actor who works on the network...
as Lü Wen (Lui Man) - Mike Wong as Qin Shi HuangQin Shi HuangQin Shi Huang , personal name Ying Zheng , was king of the Chinese State of Qin from 246 BC to 221 BC during the Warring States Period. He became the first emperor of a unified China in 221 BC...
(Chun Chi Wong) - Law Kwan-chor as Zhao GaoZhao GaoZhao Gao was the chief eunuch during the Qin Dynasty of China. He played an instrumental role in the downfall of the Qin Dynasty.- Early life :...
(Chiu Ko)
- Lee Wing-ho as HuhaiQin Er ShiQin Er Shi , literally Second Emperor of Qin Dynasty, personal name Huhai, was emperor of the Qin Dynasty in China from 210 BC until 207 BC.-Name:...
(Wu-hoi) - Lee Wing-hon as ZiyingZiyingZiying was the last ruler of the Qin Dynasty of China, ruling as King of Qin from mid-October to the beginning of December 207 BC, and being known posthumously as Qin San Shi...
(Tze-ying) - Cheung Tat-lun as Lü BuweiLü BuweiLü Buwei , Lord Wenxin 文信侯 was a Warring States Period merchant who schemed his way into governing the State of Qin. He served as Chancellor of China for King Zhuangxiang of Qin, and as regent and Chancellor for the king's young son Zheng, who became Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China...
(Lui Bat-wai) - Ho Yin-chung as FusuFusuFusu was the first son of the First Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, and hence the heir apparent. He believed that society would be impeccably run if everyone shared perfect knowledge ....
(Fu-so) - Doi Chi-wai as Zhang Ping (Cheung Ping)
- Choi Kok-hing as Zhang Han (Cheung Ham)
- Kwan Ching as Dong YiDong Yi (Qin Dynasty)Dong Yi was a military general of the Qin Dynasty. He surrendered to Xiang Yu after the Battle of Julu in 207 BC. In 206 BC, following the collapse of the Qin Dynasty, he was conferred the title of "King of Di" by Xiang and given part of the lands in Guanzhong as his fief when the latter split the...
(Tung Yi) - Wah Chung-nam as Sima XinSima XinSima Xin was a military general of the Qin Dynasty. He surrendered to Xiang Yu after the Battle of Julu in 207 BC. In 206 BC, following the collapse of the Qin Dynasty, he was conferred the title of "King of Sai" by Xiang and given part of the lands in Guanzhong as his fief when the latter split...
(Sze-ma Yan) - Chiu Man-tung as Chen ShengChen ShengChen Sheng , also known in some sources as Chen She , was the leader of the first rebellion, known as Daze Village Uprising, against the Qin Dynasty during the reign of Qin Er Shi.-Start of the rebellion:...
(Chan Sing) - Tsui Wing as Wu GuangWu GuangWu Guang was a leader of the first rebellion against Qin Dynasty during the reign of Qin Er Shi, following the death of Qin Shi Huang. Less is known about him than Chen Sheng.-Biography:Wu was born in Yangxia...
(Ng Kwong)
- Lee Hung-kit as Wei Bao (Ngai Pau)
- Wong Man-biu as Peng YuePeng YuePeng Yue , style name Zhong , was a prominent military leader and political figure in the late Qin Dynasty and early Han Dynasty. He was involved in the Chu–Han contention and served Liu Bang as an ally...
(Pang Yut) - Cheng Ka-sang as Zhang Er (Cheung Yee)
- Lee Hoi-sang as Chen Yu (Chan Yu)
- Tang Yu-chiu as Tian Du (Tin Do)
- Cheung Hon-ban as Wu Rui (Ng Jui)
- Kwok Tak-shun as Hán Xin (Hon Sun, King of Hon)
- Joe JuniorJoe JuniorJoe Junior is a popular Hong Kong English pop singer from Hong Kong during the 1960s. He has since been in a number of TVB drama series in the 1990s and 2000s playing older character roles. Joe Junior is his stage name. Regularly appeared on TV music programs as host and as performer...
as Gelong (Gak-lung) - Yiu Ying-ying as Yin Qiang (Yan Cheung)
- Ngan Lai-jui as Princess Luyuan (Lo-yuen)
- Cheng Chi-sing as Yong Chi (Yung Chi)
See also
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