''Amazing Detective Di Renjie 2'', also known as ''Shen Tan Di Renjie 2'', is the second installment in a four-season Chinese television series based on ''

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related to

Di Renjie Di Renjie (630 – November 11, 700), courtesy name Huaiying (懷英), formally Duke Wenhui of Liang (梁文惠公), was a Chinese politician of Tang and Wu Zhou dynasties, twice serving as chancellor during the reign of Wu Zetian. He was one of ...

, a

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magistrate and statesman. Written and directed by Qian Yanqiu, the series starred

Liang Guanhua Liang Guanhua (; born 30 September 1964) is a Chinese actor best known for his role as Di Renjie on ''Amazing Detective Di Renjie'' and its sequels. Early life and education Liang was born in Beijing on September 30, 1964. In 1981, he was accept ...

as the titular protagonist, and was first broadcast on

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on 20 November 2006, two years after the first season. It was followed by ''

Amazing Detective Di Renjie 3 ''Amazing Detective Di Renjie 3'', also known as ''Shen Tan Di Renjie 3'', is the third installment in a four-season Chinese television series based on ''gong'an'' detective stories related to Di Renjie, a Tang dynasty magistrate and statesman. W ...

'' in 2008, and ''

Mad Detective Di Renjie ''Mad Detective Di Renjie'',
also known as ''Amazing Detective Di Renjie 4'', is the fourth installment in a four- ...

'' in 2010. The series was released in the United States on March 21, 2018 on Toku.

Plot

The plot is divided into three parts as follows: # ''Bian Guan Yi Ying'' (边关疑影), covering episodes 1 to 13. # ''She Ling'' (蛇灵), covering episodes 14 to 29. # ''Xue Se Jiang Zhou'' (血色江州), covering episodes 30 to 40.

Cast

* Zhang Zijian as Li Yuanfang * Lü Zhong as

Wu Zetian Wu Zetian (17 February 624 – 16 December 705), personal name Wu Zhao, was the ''de facto'' ruler of the Tang dynasty from 665 to 705, ruling first through others and then (from 690) in her own right. From 665 to 690, she was first empres ...

* Jiang Xinyan as Di Ruyan (Su Xian'er) * Xu Qian as Zeng Tai * Xu Xiaobei as

Ilterish Qaghan Ilterish Qaghan ( otk, 𐰃𐰠𐱅𐰼𐰾:𐰴𐰍𐰣, Elteris qaγan, zh, 頡跌利施可汗/颉跌利施可汗 ''Xiédiēlìshīkěhàn''; personal name: Ashina Qutlugh, 阿史那骨篤祿/阿史那骨笃禄, ''āshǐnà gǔdǔlù'', a-shih- ...

* Qiao Hong as Xiao Qingfang * Zhao Zhigang as Di Chun * Yan Yansheng as Wang Xiaojie * Jiang Changyi as Li Kaigu * Song Chuyan as Zhao Wenhui * Zhang Chengxiang as Qiu Jing * Huo Ercha as Quan Shancai * Liang Kai as Zhang Huan * Jia Yanfeng as Li Lang * Deng Wei as Mochuo * Cong Shan as Huang Zhen * Zhao Zhongwei as Li Changhe * Zhou Ying as Su Honghui * Li Xijing as Harile * Du Gang as Song Wuji * Yuan Peng as General Sun * Meng Lingfei as Yang Fang * Liu Jihe as Renkuo * An Qi'er as Wu Qishi * Shao Yongcheng as

Zhang Jianzhi Zhang Jianzhi (張柬之) (625Zhang's birth year of 625 is based on his biographies in the ''Old Book of Tang'' and the ''New Book of Tang'', both of which indicated that he was 81 at the time of his death in 706. However, the ''New Book of Tang'' ...

* Fu Hongjun as

Wu Sansi Wu Sansi (died August 7, 707), known posthumously as Prince Xuan of Liang (), was a Chinese prince and politician of the Tang and Wu Zhou dynasties. Wu Sansi served as a chancellor and imperial prince during the reign of his aunt, Empress Wu Zetian ...

* Gao Peng as Zhu Feng * Yang Zengyuan as Daleha * Chen Lei as Wang Tiehan * Shao Wanlin as Yuan Tiangang * Shi Liming as Huang Shengyan * Zhang Ping as Jingkong * Ji Jun as Wu Xiang * Qu Wenting as Su Xian'er's decoy * Chunyu Shanshan as Hui Wenzhong * Shu Yan as Xiaomei / Xiaofeng * Li Shilong as Lu Cheng * Su Gang as Huan Bin * Yu Lianwei as Tujueying * Xu Shengxia as Abbot * Zhao Junkai as Xue Qinglin * Xie Zibin as Jinniang * Wang Xinsheng as Li Xian * Long Muxue as Lin Yongzhong * Bao Yucheng as Wen Kai * Yang Si as Xiaoyun * Chen Jidong as Zhang Xiangong * Fu Xuebin as Ge Bin * Pan Yaochu as Wu Si * Wang Peng as Zhang Yi * Xing Ying as Lanxiang * Qi Jingbin as Feng Wanchun * Wu Mo'ai as Wu Shun * Lu Tao as Huang Wenyue * Wu Xiangqi as Xiaohui * Yang Ming as Du Er

External links

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''Amazing Detective Di Renjie'' (Season 2)
on

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