# Amazing Detective Di Renjie

Amazing Detective Di Renjie, also known as Shen Tan Di Renjie and Wu Chao Mi An, is a Chinese television series based on gong'an detective stories related to Di Renjie, a Tang dynasty magistrate and statesman. Written and directed by Qian Yanqiu, the series starred Liang Guanhua as the titular protagonist, and was first broadcast on CCTV-8 on 6 August 2004. The series was followed by three sequels: Amazing Detective Di Renjie 2 (2006), Amazing Detective Di Renjie 3 (2008), and Mad Detective Di Renjie (2010).

## Plot

The plot is divided into three parts as follows:
* Shi Tuan Jing Hun (使团惊魂), covering episodes 1 to 13.
* Lan Shan Ji (蓝杉记), covering episodes 14 to 23.
* Di Xue Xiong Ying (滴血雄鹰), covering episodes 24 to 30.

## Cast

* Liang Guanhua as Di Renjie
* Zhang Zijian as Li Yuanfang
* Lü Zhong as Wu Zetian
* Zhu Yanping as Hu Jinghui
* Xu Qian as Zeng Tai
* Diana Pang as Li Qingxia (Jin Mulan)
* Yan Yansheng as Liu Jin
* Jiang Xin as Fang Yingyu (Xiaohong)
* Xu Xiaobei as Ilterish Qaghan
* Li Shilong as Liu Chali
* Xu Feilian as Liu Chuanlin
* Liu Shuang as Princess Taiping

## Characters in the series

| Character | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | Description |
| Character | Amazing Detective Di Renjie | Amazing Detective Di Renjie 2 | Amazing Detective Di Renjie 3 | Mad Detective Di Renjie | Description |
| Di Renjie | Liang Guanhua | Liang Guanhua | Liang Guanhua | Liang Guanhua | The Chancellor in the central court |
| Li Yuanfang | Zhang Zijian | Zhang Zijian | Zhang Zijian | Zhang Zijian | Di Renjie's bodyguard |
| Wu Zetian | Lü Zhong | Lü Zhong | Lü Zhong | Lü Zhong | The Empress of China |
| Zeng Tai | Xu Qian | Xu Qian | Xu Qian | Xu Qian | Di Renjie's student |
| Di Ruyan (Su Xian'er) | | Jiang Xinyan | | Qu Shanshan | Di Renjie's niece, originally an assassin |
| Wang Xiaojie | only mentioned | Yan Yansheng | | Yan Yansheng | Senior General of Right Mighty Guard Army |
| Ilterish Qaghan (Jili Kehan) | Xu Xiaobei | Xu Xiaobei | | Li Junqi | Founding Khan of the Tujue |
| Di Chun | Zhao Zhigang | Zhao Zhigang | Zhao Zhigang | | Di Renjie's leading butler |
| Zhang Huan | | Liang Kai | Liang Kai | Liang Kai | Di Renjie's assistant |
| Li Lang | | Jia Yanfeng | Liu Niqiu | Li Zhuolin | Di Renjie's assistant |
| Wu Sansi | Fu Hongjun | Fu Hongjun | | | Prince of Liang |
| Li Xian | Wang Xinsheng | Wang Xinsheng | | only mentioned | Crowned Prince, historically Emperor Zhongzong of Tang |
| Zhang Jianzhi | Ren Xuehai | Shao Yongcheng | Ren Xuehai | Wang Pu | Chancellor in the central court |
| Princess Taiping | Liu Shuang | | | | Wu Zetian's daughter |
| Fang Qian (Liu Jin) | Yan Yansheng | only mentioned | | | Mayor of Youzhou |
| Wu Yizhi | Kong Qingzi | | | | Deputy mayor of Youzhou |
| Li Qingxia (Jin Mulan) | Peng Dan | | | | Emperor Taizong's great-granddaughter |
| Hu Jinghui | Zhu Yanping | Zhu Yanping (flashback) | only mentioned | | A general in the imperial guard |
| Yu Feng | Mei Zhigang | | | | General in the rebel army |
| Old Zhang (Mr. Four) | Pan Yaochu | | | | Resident of Big Willow Village |
| Lu Dayou | Li Haifeng | Li Haifeng (flashback) | | | Resident of Youzhou |
| Liu Chali | Li Shilong | | | | A retired official living in Huzhou |
| Liu Chuanlin | Xu Feilian | | | | Liu Chali's son |
| Yingyu | Jiang Xin | | | | The Crown Prince's Maid of Honor |
| Li Gui | Lu Ming | | | | Son of Prince of Yue |
| Liu Da | Zhao Junkai | | | | Liu Chali's servant, a secret police |
| Xu Shide | Qian Yanqiu | | | | A secret police |
| He Yun | Xia Zhiping | | | | An official who bred horses for Wu Zetian |
| Gao Rujin (Jiang Xiaolang) | Guo Xiao'an | | | | A retired county governor, formerly a general under Yuwen Huaji during the Sui dynasty |
| Yang Fang | | Meng Lingfei | | | Di Renjie's assistant |
| Ren Kuo | | Liu Jihe | | | Di Renjie's assistant |
| Qi Hu | | Gong Haibin | Gong Haibin | | Di Renjie's assistant |
| Pan Yue | | Wang Lei | Wang Lei | | Di Renjie's assistant |
| Shen Tao | | He Zhengheng | He Zhengheng | | Di Renjie's assistant |
| Xiao Bao | | Li Zhuolin | Li Zhuolin | | Di Renjie's assistant |
| Xiao Qingfang | | Qiao Hong | | only mentioned | Leader of a rebellion group while being the commander of Wu Zetian's secret police agency |
| Hui Wenzhong | | Chunyu Shanshan | | | A highly skilled assassin |
| Li Kaigu | | Jiang Changyi | | | A Khitan general serving in Wu Zetian's army |
| Quan Shancai | | Huo Ercha | | | Senior General of the Left Guard Army |
| Zhao Wenhui | | Song Chuyan | | | Commander of the Yingzhou Circuit |
| Huang Zhen | | Cong Shan | | | Vice Commander of the Yingzhou Circuit |
| Wang Tiehan | | Chen Lei | | | A lower-ranked general under Wang Xiaojie's command |
| Su Honghui | | Zhou Ying | | only mentioned | A lower-ranked general under Wang Xiaojie's command |
| Qiu Jing | | Zhang Chengxiang | | | Mayor of Chongzhou |
| Bug-Chor (Mo Chuo) | | Deng Wei | | only mentioned | Son of Jili Kehan |
| Yuan Tiangang | | Shao Wanlin | | | A legendary astrologer and engineer |
| Xiaomei and Xiaofeng | | Shu Yan | | | Twin sisters and assassins |
| Lu Cheng | | Li Shilong | | | Yuan Tiangang's student |
| Wu Xiang | | Ji Jun | | | Owner of the Qingyang Hotel in Liuzhou |
| Huan Bin | | Su Gang | | | A leader in the rebel group while being a general in the imperial guard |
| The Fake Xue Qingling | | Zhao Junkai | | | Originally a robber, then stole Xue Qingling's identity and became a Marquis |
| Lin Yongzhong | | Long Muxue | | | Governor of Wuping County, but actually the real Xue Qingling |
| Wen Kai | | Bao Yucheng | only mentioned | | Mayor of Liuzhou then Jiangzhou, Di Renjie's student |
| Xiaoyun | | Yang Si | | | The fake Xue Qingling's lover, but actually a secret police |
| Zhang Yi | | Wang Peng | | | Lin Yongzhong's servant |
| Jinniang | | Xue Zibin | | | Lin Yongzhong's daughter |
| Du Er | | Yang Ming | | | The leading servant in the Marquis Mansion |
| Wang Kai | | | Fu Jun | | Duke of Guiyi |
| Wang Qiang | | | Song Chuyan | | Wang Kai's younger brother |
| Fang Zhe | | | Yang Zengyuan | | Senior General in the Longwu Guard Army |
| Wei'er | | | Guan Yue | | Wang Qiang's wife |
| Xiaotao | | | Ran Yuan | | A leader of a criminal group in Liangzhou |
| Feng Yang | | | Zhao Liang | | Senior General of Right Baotao Guard Army |
| Lu Jiying | | | Zhang Shuping | | Governor of Shanyang County |
| Wen Qing | | | Guo Qiming | | Governor of Xuyi County |
| He Wuqi | | | Zhao Junkai | | Owner of a salt store |
| He jing | | | Yu Lianwei | | He Wuqi's servant |
| Li Zijun | | | Qiao Hong | | He Wuqi's wife |
| Ning Wushuang | | | Qu Shanshan | | Widow of Li Han, an official in Ministry of Works |
| Feng Keyan | | | Wang Minggang | | Vice Minister of the Works |
| Ge Tianba | | | Han Zhenhua | | A landlord in Xuyi County |
| Yungu and Xiaoqing | | | Dong Xuan | | Ge Tianba's twin daughters |
| Deng Tong | | | Yang Yan | | Ge Tianba's subordinate |
| Peng Chun | | | Zhang Hengli | | Ge Tianba's subordinate |
| Ge Biao | | | Qin Hanlei | | Ge Tianba's servant |
| Sun Xiwang | | | Zhong Weihua | | A tailor in Yangzhou |
| Yan Xiaoyu | | | Chai Jingjing | | Sun Xiwang's wife |
| Yuan Qi | | | Qian Yanqiu | | Prince of Ying, the gangmaster of the Iron Hands |
| Long Feng | | | Wang Pu | | A top assassin in the Iron Hands |
| Hu Yun | | | Gao Yuanfeng | | A top assassin in the Iron Hands |
| Bao Chong | | | Fan Chunlei | | A top assassin in the Iron Hands |
| Yao Chong | only mentioned | | Chen Weiguo | | Di Renjie's student, future chancellor |
| Cui Liang | | | Wang Xinsheng | | Mayor of Yangzhou |
| Wu Wendeng | | | An Ruiyun | | Deputy mayor of Yangzhou |
| Yang Jiucheng | | | Yang Jun | | A official in Yangzhou in charge of the maintenance of the Grand Canal |
| Fang Jiu | | | Chen Yilin | | A slender man in Yangzhou |
| Pang Si | | | Wang Liao | | A slender man in Yangzhou |
| Di Fu | only mentioned | | | Su Hao | Di Renjie's servant |
| Wu Youde | | | | Li Shilong | Wu Zetian's cousin, Prince of Nanping |
| Wu Yuanmin | | | | Yuan Ran | Wu Youde's daughter, Princess Yingyang |
| Chunhong | | | | Zheng Nan | Wu Yuanmin's Maid of Honor |
| Sharhan | | | | Fu Jun | A Persian official who manages gold and silver instruments for Wu Zetian |
| Yaka and Saiban | | | | Fu Jun | Sharhan's triplet brothers |
| Ms. Zhong | | | | Liu Lei | Sharhan's wife |
| Ta Ke | | | | Gao Peng | Sharhan's servant |
| Tie Le | | | | Gao Qiushan | Sharhan's subordinate |
| Feng Huang | | | | Dai Yunxia | Commander of Wu Zetian's secret police agency |
| Chaichi | | | | Zhang Hongzhen | King of the Yuezhi Kingdom |
| Nalu | | | | Li Xi'er | Queen of the Yuezhi Kingdom |
| Weita | | | | Zhang Guohua | A prince in Yuezhi Kingdom |
| Qiongta | | | | Liu Wendi | A princess in Yuezhi Kingdom |
| Zhong Jie | | | | Fu Jun | Chancellor of Yuezhi Kingdom |
| Jin Yucui | | | | Yan Lu | An assassin based in Nie's Hotel |
| Helu | | | | Wang Xinsheng | A prince in Tujue |
| Qi Ge | | only mentioned | | Qian Yanqiu | A Turk general, Helu's follower |
| Ferghana (Bahanna) | | | | Chen Yilin | The crowned prince in Tujue |
| Zhao Yongrong | | | | Zhao Junkai | An officer who manages military supplies in Hexi Corridor, Wu Youde's cousin |
| Wulezhi | | | | Yang Zengyuan | A Turkic assassin, Helu's bodyguard |
| Buzhen | | | | Yang Zengyuan | Jiwangjue Khagan who surrendered to the Tang dynasty |
| Fujiwara | | | | Zhan Xiangchi | The senior kentōshi from Japan |
| Arinori Rie | | | | Suzuki Miki | A kentōshi from Japan working in the Ministry of Wars |
| Yoshinori Gumaro | | | | Zheng Cheng | A kentōshi from Japan working in the Ministry of Wars |
| Bushan | | | | Wang Peng | Chancellor of the Tujue Khanate |
| Maola | | | | Wang Guoping | Chancellor of the Tujue Khanate |
| Jieliedian | | | | Li Zhen | A Turkic general following Ferghana |
| Li Yong | | | | Li Jianyang | A silversmith in Luoyang |
| Kasa | | | | A Xian | A general from Tokhara Kingdom |