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''The Royal Swordsmen''〔(The Royal Swordsmen Dvd-Box )〕 is a Chinese-Taiwanese ''wuxia'' television series. The series was directed by Deng Yancheng and Wei Liyuan, and starred Roger Kwok, Li Yapeng, Wallace Huo, Michelle Ye, Damian Lau, Tammy Chen, Gao Yuanyuan and Eva Huang in the lead roles. It was first shown on Shenzhen Media Group's Drama Channel on 30 January 2005.〔 ==Plot== The series is set mainly in China during the Ming dynasty. Zhu Wushi, the uncle of the reigning Emperor, has been ordered by the previous emperor to establish a secret service called "Dragon-Defending Mountain Manor" to safeguard the monarchy. Zhu, who is nicknamed "Tiedan Shenhou" (lit. "Divine Marquis of Iron Courage"), has four elite secret agents serving under him. They are known by their code names: "Heaven Number One", "Earth Number One", "Mysterious Number One", and "Yellow Number One". "Heaven Number One" is the calm and cool-headed Duan Tianya, who was adopted and raised by Zhu Wushi as a godson. His godfather sent him to Japan to learn ninjutsu from the Iga School. While in Japan, he had a romantic relationship with Yukihime, the elder daughter of Yagyū Tajima-no-Kami, the patriarch of the influential Yagyū family. However, he becomes an enemy of the Yagyū family after killing Yukihime's brother, who had murdered his ''sensei''. Torn between her family and lover, Yukihime ultimately sacrifices herself to prevent her father from killing Duan in a duel. Years later, Duan starts a new relationship with Yukihime's younger sister, Tsumujikase-wata, and finds himself in conflict with her father again. "Mysterious Number One" is the beautiful and intelligent Shangguan Haitang, who is well versed in various skills and arts, including medicine and astronomy. Like Duan Tianya, she was also raised by Zhu Wushi as his goddaughter. She helps her godfather manage and run the day-to-day affairs of the secret service. "Earth Number One" is the cold and aloof Guihai Yidao, whose skills in using the ''dao'' are unparalled. He has a desire to avenge his murdered father, Guihai Bailian, and sees it as his ''raison d'être''. In his quest to avenge his father, he masters a powerful but highly perversive ''dao'' skill, and finds himself falling under its evil influence – to the point where he loses control of himself and starts to indiscriminately kill anyone who tries to stop him. He has also been secretly in love with Shangguan Haitang for many years but did not have the courage to confess his feelings to her. "Yellow Number One" is the streetwise Cheng Shifei, who used to be a gambler, thief and trickster. By coincidence, he encounters Zhu Wushi's rival, Gu Santong, and inherits Gu's inner energy and abilities, including a powerful skill that allows him to temporarily turn his body into impenetrable metal. He also meets the Emperor's younger sister, Princess Yunluo, starts a romantic relationship with her, and marries her eventually. The Dragon-Defending Mountain Manor has an ongoing rivalry with the Eastern Depot, another government spy agency that is led by the eunuch Cao Zhengchun. The Emperor knows that Zhu Wushi and Cao Zhengchun are equally influential in court politics and has been trying to use both of them to balance against each other. The four agents have to assist Zhu Wushi in curbing Cao Zhengchun's power, preserve the secret service's position in the imperial court, and defend the Emperor from internal and external threats. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Royal Swordsmen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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