Name: Nirvana in Fire
Uploaded: 2025-08-20T00:00:55.000Z
Description: After his family is unjustly executed by the Emperor of Great Liang, Mei Chang Su returns years later to the capital to reclaim his family's lost honor.

After his family is unjustly executed by the Emperor of Great Liang, Mei Chang Su returns years later to the capital to reclaim his family's lost honor.

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Upon returning from a mission, Minister Xu meets Prince Yu, and tells him that a pouch containing the name of a gifted scholar from Langya Hall, is the key to Prince Yu becoming King.

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At Ning mansion, Xie Yu, a Crown Prince Xian supporter and his son Xie Bi, a Prince Yu supporter, both realize that their guest is Mei Chang Su, and quickly notify their masters.

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During their walk, Princess Ni Huang and Mei Chang Su see Prince Jing trying to rescue a servant boy named Ting Shen, who was about to be whipped to death. Mei offers to free the boy for Prince Jing.

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At the banquet, Mei Chang Su asks the Emperor to allow him to use three servant children, including Ting Shen, to battle the competitor, Baili Qi. The Emperor agrees, as he does not want Ni Huang to be married to the Northern Yan.

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The three children compete with Baili Qi, and eventually win. After the match, Princess Ni Huang conveys her suspicions to Mei Chang Su, who informs her that the match was indeed fixed.

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The Emperor is suspicious of Prince Jing on how he knew that the Princess was in danger. Before he can answer, Prince Yu tells the Emperor that it was he who told Prince Jing to save Ni Huang, taking all the credit.

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Xia Dong, Jing Rui, and Yu Jin travel back into the capital. Xie Bi tells Jing Rui that their father told him to stop serving Prince Yu, causing Xing Rui to realize that the Marquise is a Crown Prince Xian supporter.

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Mei Chang Su is attacked by Zhuo Ding Feng and his son, but are quickly fought off by Fei Liu. The next morning, Crown Prince Xian receives news from the Minister of Revenue that he may be implicated as he was responsible for some of the corpses.

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After Mei Chang Su moves into his new house, Prince Yu visits and asks him to help him save Duke Qing. However, Mei advises him to drop the Duke, and instead support Prince Jing.

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The Emperor of Liang appoints Shen Zhui as the new Minister of Revenue, since he is not part of the fight for the throne. Prince Jing chooses neutral officials in three departments to oversee his case.

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Although it is revealed that Prince Ji, the Emperor's little brother, is a witness to the murder case, Prince Yu is determined to save He Wen Xin's life for He Jing Zhong's sake.

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Mei Chang Su meets Master Zhou, and they talk about Official Li, a past imperial tutor who taught Lin Shu. After Master Zhou leaves, Princess Ni Huang confronts Mei, and correctly deduces that Mei is Lin Shu, her past fiance, which brings her great joy.

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Minister He falls sick after hearing his son will be executed and Prince Yu decides to try to save his son. Meanwhile, Yu Jin and Jing Ri come to visit Mei Chang Su.

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Mei Chang Su promises the Marquise to keep the incident a secret, because he wants to save people with devotion and loyalty like Yan Que.

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The Emperor has Xuan Jing Bureau investigate the murder of the team. Xiao Jing Rui becomes suspicious of his brother-in-law, Qing Yao, thinking that he must be working for his father.

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Zhen Ping successfully injures all nine martial arts experts sent by Zhuo Ding Feng, putting Xie Yu's plan to weaken the Imperial guards and Meng Zhi on hold.

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Qin Ban Ruo advises Prince Yu to make the gunpowder case a bigger issue, but before the factory is closed down, Prince Yu explodes the building, causing many civilian deaths and injuries.

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Qin Ban Ruo explores the secret room and accidentally breaks Fei Liu's toys. After the guests leave, Mei Chang Su asks Princess Ni Huang and Meng Zhi not to reveal his identity to Prince Jing.

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After finding the secret passage, Meng Zhi expresses his loyalty to Prince Jing and offers to help him in his fight for the throne. After a visit to Concubine Jing, the Emperor promotes her to Consort.

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Prince Yu prepares to enact his plan to take down Xie Yu. At Jing Rui's birthday party, Southern Chu's Prince and Princess, and official Yue Xiu Ze arrive uninvited.

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Xie Yu commands the city guard barracks to guard the mansion, preventing Prince Yu's army from saving the guests but a group mange to escape through a trap door and flee to the manors back gardens.

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Grand Princess Li Yang apologizes to the Zhuo family and confronts Xie Yu. Although they profess their love for one another, Xie Yu is unwilling to sacrifice himself to save the Xie family's reputation.

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To verify the deal between Xia Jiang and Xie Yu, Prince Yu arranges a meeting between Xie Yu and Mei Chang Su. Meanwhile, Mei has Fei Liu send a letter to Xia Dong, asking her and Prince Jing to meet at the prison where Xie Yu is held.

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Although Mei Chang Su advises Prince Jing to not look into the Chiyan case any further, he finally acquiesces. Just then, they are notified of the Grand Empress Dowager's death.

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The Emperor chooses Prince Jing to be the new leader of the Capitol Patrols and allows him to see his mother freely. Sir Shi San informs Mei that he has uprooted over half of the informants in Qin Ban Ruo's network, although Mei worries that there are still more that are not under her control.

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Grand Princess Li Yang allows Princess Nian to take Xiao Jing Rui to Southern Chu, and Mei Chang Su sees him off. Ban Ruo plans to have Jun Niang seduce Tong Lu to get information on Mei Chang Su's network.

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After being bedridden for a few days, the Emperor decides to go on a walk and visit Crown Prince Xian. However, the Emperor catches his son dancing and drinking, which is forbidden during the mourning period.

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Consort Jing tells her son to trust Mei Chang Su. After learning that Consort Jing has seen his book, Mei is worried that she may have found out about his secret identity.

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Mei Chang Su uses the case of one of the five state's envoys sending gifts to Prince Yu to give Prince Jing a chance to be in charge of the disaster relief. Prince Yu is hit hard by his failure.

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Mei Chang Su asks Marquise Yan to help Prince Jing in his fight for the crown; he later agrees. Zhen Ping finds Tong Lu acting suspiciously whenever he comes to visit Mei.

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The Xuan Jing Bureau ambush and capture Wei Zheng. Prince Yu asks the Empress to inspect Consort Jing's medicine cabinet and say that one of her herbs can be poisonous to the Emperor.

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The Emperor returns from his trip and reprimands the Empress for her actions toward Consort Jing. He later secretly asks Consort Jing to do something for him.

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When he visits his mother, Xiao Xin shares the details of Consort Jing's incident with the medicine. Angered and believing that Mei Chang Su does not care about his mother's safety, he severs his trust in the strategist.

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After the rescue of Wei Zheng is planned, the Crown Prince is formally demoted to Prince Xian, while Prince Jing is promoted to a Seven Pearl Noble Prince. On New Year's, an imperial ornament is stolen.

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While the Yaoweng Valley warriors plan their rescue mission, Mei instructs Yu Jin to take Prince Ji to Gong Yu's place. Prince Yu is notified of Consort Jing's secret memorial plaque.

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Xia Jiang explains his plan to Marquise Yan. However, upon returning to Jinling, he finds no signs of any rescue mission. Xia quickly goes to check on the true place he hid Wei Zheng, but the rebels follow him.

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Consort Jing's crime of erecting a memorial plaque for Consort Chen was actually a request by the Emperor. Nevertheless, to keep the fact hidden, he punishes Consort Jing lightly and quickly returns to his palace.

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While interrogating Mei Chang Su, Xia Jiang forces down a Wujin poison pill, so that he would do his bidding. Xia Dong sees his master do the deed and questions Xia Jiang's actions.

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After Xia Dong confesses, the Emperor believes that Xuan Jing Bureau and Xia Jiang used the prisoner kidnapping incident to deliberately frame Prince Jing. He orders Meng Zhi to seize the bureau and arrest Xia Jiang.

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Prince Yu becomes depressed after his plan backfires, while Shen Zhui and Cai Quan discuss the corruptness of the royal court. When Prince Jing visits his mother, Consort Jing has Xiao Xin tell him about the set up.

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Meng Zhi orders Xia Jiang to write a second confession to the Emperor, as he did not believe the first one. He also states that his two disciples have died, and the Wujin poison has been cured.

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Ban Ruo and Xia Jiang open the pouch and find a letter written to Prince Yu, by his mother. Ban Ruo tells the Prince of her discovery, leading him to believe that the Emperor wrongfully killed his mother and purposely stopped him from being the Crown Prince.

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Consort Jing asks to check Mei Chang Su's pulse. However, after checking, she loses her composure and sends Prince Jing out of the tent so she may privately speak to her guest.

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After Prince Jing leaves, Meng Zhi and Mei Chang Su plan their defenses. On the first day of the attack, the fortress' army fens off Prince Yu's Qing Li army with a surprise attack, causing them to retreat.

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Meng Zhi is ordered to capture Jin Ling. Prince Jing starts to suspect the hidden identity of Mei Chang Su. Just then, Nie Feng, a general for the Chiyan army, is captured by Prince Jing's subordinates.

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Prince Jing tries to figure out Mei Chang Su's true identity, but becomes discouraged after failing to find out. In the recapture of Jin Ling, Xia Jiang escapes from prison, angering the Emperor.

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Mei Chang Su is notified of Xie Yu's death, and starts to plan out how he can reopen the Chiyan case. Fei Liu helps Lin Chen capture Qin Ban Ruo, so that he may interrogate her about Xia Jiang's whereabouts.

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Xia Dong realizes that Mei Chang Su is Lin Shu, and Mei Chang Su finally convinces Princess Ni Huang and Meng Zhi to not worry about him and his disease. Xia Jiang hides his letter in a gift box and sends it to a spy.

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After reading his confession and finding evidence of the poison in the palace books, the Emperor allows Xia Jiang to see him. The Emperor also summons Mei Chang Su and forces Meng Zhi to take leave.

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Gao Zhan convinces the Emperor that Mei Chang Su is not Lin Shu, because Prince Jing would not have let Mei Chang Su go into Xuanjing Bureau. Cai Quan is informed of Xia Dong's escape and catches Meng Zhi sending the prisoner back.

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One of Xia Jiang's last disciples attempts to kill Grand Princess Li Yang, but is fought off by the Xiao Jing Rui, and killed by the undercover Zhen Ping. Wei Zheng, Li Gang and Zhen Ping find Bingxu grass that they believe will cure Mei Chang Su.

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Grand Princess Li Yang agrees to present the confession to the Emperor. Lin Chen makes a mystery concoction out of the Bingxu grass. At the Emperor's birthday party, Li Yang comes into the celebration and hands over the confession in front of the ministers as planned.

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The Emperor believes all of his subjects are rebelling against him, and accuses Mei Chang Su of being the cause. He attempts to kill Mei Chang Su, but is stopped by Prince Jing.

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Prince Jing erects a memorial for the deceased Lin Manor and the Chiyan soldiers. After the case is closed, Southern Chu attacks Da Liang's border, prompting Mei Chang Su to help Prince Jing devise a plan to fight back.

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