City God's Emissary (22 episodes) - AllShorts
Set during the Hongzhi era of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court was relatively clean, yet the remote border counties were far away and beyond the reach of…
Set during the Hongzhi era of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court was relatively clean, yet the remote border counties were far away and beyond the reach of oversight. Local corruption and wrongful convictions flourished in this governance blind spot where "the heavens are high and the emperor is far away." Ordinary people feared officials and lacked avenues of appeal, and human lives were treated cheaply. Three years ago, Qingxi County suffered a spring drought and famine. The disaster relief grain and funds allocated by the court to help the victims instead became an opportunity for local officials to pocket public funds, triggering a series of wrongful cases throughout the county.