Lord of Legal Advisors

Details

 * Title: 刑名师爷 / Xing Ming Shi Ye
 * Also known as: Xing Ming Private Adviser / Advisers of Criminal Law
 * Subtitle: 迷情双龙 / Mi Qing Shuang Long (Double Dragons of Mystery)
 * Genre: Period, detective
 * Episodes: 30
 * Broadcast period: 2012

Synopsis
Meng Tian Chu returns from overseas to Ming dynasty China in search of his father and solves various difficult and at times perilous mysteries with the outwardly meek, but internally resolute native adviser Duan Ping. The two of them use very different methods to solve the same cases and are constantly at odds with each other while vying for the affection of the same girl, Xia Feng Yi, a butcher's daughter.

Cast

 * Nicky Wu as Duan Ping
 * Wallace Huo as Meng Tian Chu
 * He Zhuo Yan as Xia Feng Yi
 * Wang Wen Jie as Xin Ge (Meng Tian Chu's servant)
 * Fei Wei Ni as Huan Fei Yan (Xia Feng Yi's servant)
 * Wang Jian Guo as Xia Yi Dao (Xia Feng Yi's father)
 * Fang Zhou Bo as Magistrate Xu
 * Du Ruo Xi as Zuo Jia Yin (wine shop owner / female imperial guard)
 * You You as Mo Lian
 * Cheng De Zhi as Niu Ting Hui (wealthy merchant)
 * Qi Qing Lin as Feng Xuan
 * Yan Kuan as Emperor
 * Yu Yang (于洋) as Lin Rui Zhi
 * Zhao Dong Bai as Constable Ma
 * Yan Zhao Hui (鄢兆辉) as Meng Liang
 * Li Hao Tian as Liu Zhi
 * Song Qing as Wei Ming

Production Credits

 * Original writing: Novel Xing Ming Shi Ye by Mu Yi (沐轶)
 * Screenwriter: Zhou Zhi Yong
 * Producers: Zhao Yu Run, Gu Zi Ying
 * Director: Yuan Xiao Man

Awards

 * 2013 8th Seoul International Drama Awards: People Choice Award Nicky Wu