''Blade Heart'' ( Japanese: ''血の推薦軒轅.'') is a Hong Kong television series released on 12 March 2004 by

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Synopsis

Set in the early reign of Ming

Emperor Wanli The Wanli Emperor (; 4 September 1563 – 18 August 1620), personal name Zhu Yijun (), was the 14th Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1572 to 1620. "Wanli", the era name of his reign, literally means "ten thousand calendars". He was th ...

, the masked and mysterious

Jinyiwei The Embroidered Uniform Guard () was the imperial secret police that served the emperors of the Ming dynasty in China. The guard was founded by the Hongwu Emperor in 1368 to serve as his personal bodyguards. In 1369 it became an imperial milit ...

Captain Yuwen Feng serves the eunuch Zheng Cheng in his power struggle against rivals

Zhang Juzheng Zhang Juzheng (; 26 May 1525 – 9 July 1582), courtesy name Shuda (), pseudonym Taiyue (), was a Chinese politician who served as Senior Grand Secretary () in the late Ming dynasty during the reigns of the Longqing and Wanli emperors. He rep ...

and Eunuch Feng Bao when his investigation into an attempt on the Emperor's life leads him to encounter one Mrs. Wang, the widow of a private security firm owner. As it turned out Yuwen is in fact a Wu dang disciple by the name of Ling Feng who, 20 years prior was married to Tong Bik, the daughter of one of two prestigious sword smith clans in the capital. Their lives are uprooted one fateful night when the Tong clan are framed for treason and sentenced to death with all believing to have perished but Ling. Admiring his swordsmanship, Zheng Cheng (who is the director of the Jinyiwei) offered to spare Feng from execution and provide a new identity in return for his sworn loyalty for the next 20 year after which Ling would be permitted to seek revenge on the Sima sword-smith clan which he is told are responsible for the Tong clan's extermination. Having accepted the deal, Feng wears a mask to hind his identity while rising through the ranks under Cheng completely unaware that his wife Tong Bik is in fact still alive and also seeking revenge on the Sima clan. Having given away her and Feng's child for this endeavor, she eventually remarries a security bureau officer, having a second child with him before leading their bureau to the capital in his dying years as Mrs. Wang. Recognizing his former wife while his mask keeps his identity from her, Feng is forced by his yet to expire contract with Cheng to watch from the shadows as his wife reestablishes a sword forgery in the capital and challenges the position of the Sima clan while planning to assassinate the elder Sima brother, Sima Yi who is believed to have masterminded the Tong's fate. The separated couple is however faced with further challenges as they come to find their past has returned to haunt them with Wang's first son unknowingly becoming entangled in her plot for revenge while Feng comes to find out just deep the plot against the Tongs are as he begins to question his trust in Cheng.

Cast

: ''Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.'' *

Adam Cheng Adam Cheng Siu-chow (born 24 February 1947) 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 ...

as Ling Fung / Yu Man-fung (a

Samurai were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the '' daimyo'' (the great feudal landholders). They h ...

from Japan named as: yumiko fuuma.) * Liza Wang as Tong Bik / Mrs Wong *

Raymond Lam Raymond Lam (; Jyutping: lam4 fung1; born 8 December 1979) is a Hong Kong actor and singer who is best known for roles in the television dramas ''A Step into the Past'', ''Twin of Brothers'', ''Moonlight Resonance'', ''Highs and Lows'' and ''Line W ...

as Mang Lui / Captain Cho Ngan *

Shirley Yeung Shirley Yeung Sze-ki (born 7 August 1978), is a Hong Kong actress who was under contract with TVB from 2001 to 2014. Yeung is a Hakka of Jiaoling descent. Career She was the winner of the 2001 Miss Hong Kong Pageant contest. She had been th ...

as Wong Yee * Mimi Lo as Chun Wai (Tsun Wai) *Yeung Suet as Sima Ping-ting *Carlo Ng as Sima Siu-yiu *Gregory Lee as Ho Fei *

Lily Li Lily Li () (born 14 June 1950) is a Hong Kong film and television actress. She is best known for her films ''The Wandering Swordsman'', '' Executioners from Shaolin'', ''One Foot Crane'' and ''The Young Master'', and television series ''The Br ...

as Leung Sau-kiu (Mrs Mang) *

Lo Hoi-pang Lo Hoi-pang (born 21 December 1941) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Lo attended TVB's Training Classes in 1973. Among his classmates are Chow Yun-fat and Ng Man-tat. Lo won the 2012 31st Hong Kong Film Awards for the Best Supporting Actor c ...

as Eunuch Fung Bo *Olivia Fu as Chun Mui *Wong Shu-kei as Lau Sin-leung *Zhang Heng as Wong Hap *

Chan Hung-lit Chan Hung-lit (7 June 1943 – 24 November 2009), was a Hong Kong actor famous for portraying villains from the 1960s to 1980s. Background Chan started his acting career after joining Shaw Brothers Studio in 1964. and mainly acted in ''wux ...

as Cheung Sing / Eunuch *Yu Yeung as Ho Kwan *

Chen Zhihui Chen Zhihui is a Chinese actor best known for playing supporting roles in various films and television series since the 1980s. Some of his more notable roles in film include: Master Chin in '' Jet Li's Fearless'' (2006); Zhang Fei in '' Three Kin ...

as Fo Sang *

Tsui Wing Tsui Wing (born August 7, 1974) is a Hong Kong actor contracted to TVB. Tsui is best known for his roles as Kau Chun in the 2007-2008 sitcom ''Best Selling Secrets ''Best Selling Secrets'' (Traditional Chinese: 同事三分親) is a TVB mo ...

Lieutenant * Shen Baoping as

Wang Deshun Wang Deshun (born August 20, 1936) is a Chinese model and film actor. He got nicknamed the süüü Hottest Grandpa in China after walking shirtless in Beijing Fashion Week in 2015. Career In 1960, Wang Deshun joined the Shenyang Military Reg ...

Qi Jiguang Qi Jiguang (, November 12, 1528 – January 17, 1588), courtesy name Yuanjing, art names Nantang and Mengzhu, posthumous name Wuyi, was a Chinese military general and writer of the Ming dynasty. He is best known for leading the defense on the ...

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