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I. CHARACTERS CHART
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This is not the completed list. See table below for full list (up to where translation is)
II. CHARACTERS LIST
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| AFFILIATIONS | NAME | COURTESY NAME | TITLES/RANKS | RELATIONSHIPS |
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| IMPERIAL CLAN | Hua Hewei | Empress Dowager | Paternal aunt of Hua Xiangyi | |
| IMPERIAL CLAN | Li Jianyun | Emperor Xiande Prince Ning | Brother to Li Jianheng Son of Emperor Guangcheng and Lady Lu |
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| IMPERIAL CLAN | ?? | Prince Qin | Brother to Li Jianheng | |
| IMPERIAL CLAN | Li Jianheng | Emperor Tianchen Prince Chu | Son of Emperor Guangcheng and palace maid surnamed Yue | |
| IMPERIAL FAMILY | ?? | Crown Prince | Brother to Li Jianheng | |
| IMPERIAL FAMILY | ?? | Emperor Guangcheng | ||
| HANLIN ACADEMY GRAND SECRETARIAT | Hua Siqian | Hanlin Chancellor Grand Secretary | ||
| GRAND SECRETARIAT | Hai Liangyi | Hai Renshi | Grand Secretary Deputy Grand Secretary | |
| MINISTRY OF REVENUE COURT OF JUDICAL REVIEW | Xi Hongxuan | Secretary of the Bureau of Evaluations Title unknown | Younger brother of Xi Gu’an Second son of lawful birth of the Xi clan |
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| COURT OF JUDICAL REVIEW SIX OFFICES OF SCRUTINY HANLIN ACADEMY | Xue Xiuzhuo | Assistant Minister Chief Supervising Secretary from the Office of Scrutiny for Revenue. Official | Son of common birth of the Xue clan | |
| COURT OF JUDICAL REVIEW | Jiang Xie | Chief Minister | ||
| COURT OF JUDICAL REVIEW | Wei Huaixing | Vice Minister | Second son of lawful birth of the Wei Clan | |
| CHIEF SURVEILLANCE BUREAU | Cen Yu | Cen Xunyi | Left Censor-in-chief | |
| CHIEF SURVEILLANCE BUREAU | Fu Linye | Right Censor-in-chief | ||
| IN SHEN ZECHUAN'S EMPLOY CHIEF SURVEILLANCE BUREAU | Yu Xiaozai | Yu Youjing | Similar to Surveillance Commissioner of Zhongbo Investigating Censor / Touring Censor | |
| GRAND SECRETARIAT MINISTRY OF JUSTICE | Kong Qiu | Kong Boran | Senior Grand Secretary Minister of Justice | |
| MINISTRY OF RITES | Jiang Xu | Vice Minister of Rites | Married to Zhao Hui's younger sister | |
| MINISTRY OF WORKS | Pan Xiangjie | Minister of Works | Father to Pan Lin, Pan Yi | |
| LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MINISTRY OF WORKS | Pan Yi | Commandant of Dancheng Director of the Bureau of Waterways and Irrigation | Younger brother of common birth to Pan Lin | |
| MINISTRY OF REVENUE | Pan Lin | Pan Chengzhi | Vice Minister | Son of lawful birth to Pan Xiangjie |
| MINISTRY OF REVENUE | Wei Huaigu | Minister of Revenue | Elder brother of lawful birth to Wei Huaixing | |
| MINISTRY OF REVENUE | Zheng Guoshi | Minister of Revenue (Before Wei Huaigu) | ||
| MINISTRY OF RITES MINISTRY OF REVENUE IN SHEN ZECHUAN'S EMPLOY | Wang Xian | Wang Shoucheng(?) Wang Minshen | Title unknown Secretary ? | |
| MINISTRY OF REVENUE | Qian Jin | Minister of Revenue (Former) | ||
| MINISTRY OF REVENUE | Jiang Jun | Official | Fellow official of Xue Xiuzhuo Brother to Jiang Qingshan |
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| MINISTRY OF REVENUE MINISTRY OF WORKS | Liang Cuishan | Liang Chongshen | Official (salt taxes in Hezhou, Juexi) Minor official (records of official documents) | |
| MINISTRY OF WAR | Yang Zongzhi | Vice Minister | ||
| MINISTRY OF WAR | Chen Zhen | Chen Xingzhi | Minister of War | Brother-in-law to Shao Chengbi |
| CAPITAL COMMAND TROOPS MINISTRY OF WAR | Shao Chengbi | Viceroy Vice Minister (Former) | Husband to the elder sister of Chen Zhen Father to Fengquan |
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| MINISTRY OF WAR? | Qiao Kanghai | |||
| PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONS | Jiang Qingshan | Jiang Wanxiao | Provincial Administration Commissioner of Juexi | |
| PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONS | Yang Cheng | Assistant Administration Commissioner of Juexi | ||
| IN SHEN ZECHUAN'S EMPLOY IMPERIAL COLLEGE | Yao Wenyu | Yao Yuanzhuo | Advisor Student | Pupil to Hai Liangyi Elder cousin brother to Commandery Princess Zhaoyue |
| IN SHEN ZECHUAN'S EMPLOY IN PAN YI'S EMPLOY IN HAN JIN'S EMPLOY IMPERIAL COLLEGE | Gao Zhongxiong | Gao Shenwei | Advisor Advisor Advisor Former student | |
| EASTERN PALACE GRAND SECRETARIAT MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL | Qi Huilian | Grand Mentor of the deceased Crown Prince (Former) Deputy Grand Secretary (Former) Minister of Personnel (Former) | Mentor to Shen Zechuan | |
| HIS OWN BOSS IMPERIAL BODYGUARDS | Shen Zechuan | Shen Lanzhou | Prefectural Lord of Zhongbo Secretary of Duanzhou Vice Commander Northern Judge Battalion Commander Southern Judge Carriages Office Domesticated Elephants Office Red Cavalry | Xiao Chiye's wife Eighth son of common birth to the Prince of Jianxing and Bai Cha |
| IMPERIAL CAVALRY IMPERIAL BODYGUARDS | Qiao Tianya | Qiao Songyue | Commander-in-chief Vice Commander Judge | Qi Huilian's daughter was his eldest sis-in-law |
| IMPERIAL BODYGUARDS | Ge Qingqing | Judge Company Commander | ||
| IMPERIAL BODYGUARDS | Ji Gang | Vice Commander | Shifu to Shen Zechuan | |
| IMPERIAL BODYGUARDS | Ji Wufan | Commander-in-chief | Father to Ji Gang's father, Zuo Qianqiu, Ji Lei | |
| IMPERIAL BODYGUARDS | Ji Lei | Commander-in-chief (After Ji Wufan) | "Godson" to Pan Rugui | |
| IMPERIAL BODYGUARDS | Xiaowu | Imperial Bodyguard | ||
| IMPERIAL CAVALRY IMPERIAL BODYGUARDS | Fei Sheng | Vice Commander Assistant Commander | Son of common birth of the Fei clan | |
| IMPERIAL CAVALRY IMPERIAL BODYGUARDS | Huo Lingyun | Vice Commander Imperial Bodyguard | Eldest son of lawful birth to Huo Qing | |
| LIBEI ARMORED CAVALRY CONFERRED PRINCES & NOBILITIES EIGHT GREAT TRAINING DIVISIONS IMPERIAL ARMY | Xiao Chiye | Xiao Ce'an | Commanding General Commanding General of Bianbo Camp Marquis of Dingdu Commander Viceroy (After Xi Gu'an) Commander-in-chief of the Imperial Regalia | Shen Zechuan's husband Youngest son of lawful birth to the Prince of Libei Younger brother to Xiao Jiming |
| IMPERIAL ARMY | Tantai Hu | Commander in Dunzhou (SZC Command) Squad Commander Vice Commander | Father to three adopted children from Zhongbo | |
| IMPERIAL ARMY | Meng Rui | Assistant Commander Office Manager | ||
| IMPERIAL ARMY | Yuan Liu | Judge of the Imperial Army’s Judicial Office | ||
| LIBEI ARMORED CAVALRY | Gu Jin | Guard Scout (Former) | ||
| BABY BOI | Ding Tao | Guard | ||
| LIBEI ARMORED CAVALRY | Chen Yang | Deputy General to Xiao Chiye Guard to Xiao Jiming | ||
| LIBEI ARMORED CAVALRY | Xiao Jiming | Prince of Libei Hereditary Prince of Libei Dazhou's Four Great Generals | Eldest lawful son to the Prince of Libei Husband to Lu Yizhi |
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| CONFERRED PRINCES & NOBILITIES LIBEI ARMORED CAVALRY | Xiao Fangxu | Prince of Libei One of the past Four Great Generals | Father to Xiao Jiming, Xiao Chiye | |
| LIBEI ARMORED CAVALRY | Zhao Hui | Commanding General Commanding General (Three Great Training Divisions of Liuyang) Deputy General (to Xiao Jiming) Guard to Xiao Jiming | Elder brother-in-law to the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites | |
| LIBEI ARMORED CAVALRY | Zuo Qianqiu | Commanding General One of Dazhou's Four Great Generals | Shifu to Xiao Chiye | |
| LIBEI ARMORED CAVALRY | Guo Weili | Transferred to Sha'er (under XCY) General of Shasan Camp General of Changzhu camp | ||
| LIBEI ARMORED CAVALRY | Wu Ziyu | Commanding General (Bianbo Camp) Guard to Xiao Jiming | ||
| LIBEI ARMORED CAVALRY | Jiang Sheng | Commanding General (Sha’er camp) | ||
| LIBEI ARMORED CAVALRY QIDONG (GARRISON TROOPS OF THE) FIVE COMMANDERIES | Lu Guangbai | Commanding General General (Bianjun Commandery) One of Dazhou's Four Great Generals | Elder brother to Lu Yizhi Brother-in-law to Xiao Jiming |
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| CONFERRED PRINCES & NOBILITIES QIDONG (GARRISON TROOPS OF THE) FIVE COMMANDERIES | Lu Pingyan | Marquis of Biansha Earl of Biansha (Bianjun Commandery) One of the past Four Great Generals | Father to Lu Guangbai, Lu Yizhi | |
| QIDONG (GARRISON TROOPS OF THE) FIVE COMMANDERIES | Qi Zhuyin | Commander-in-chief One of Dazhou’s Four Great Generals | Daughter of lawful birth to Qi Shiyu | |
| QIDONG (GARRISON TROOPS OF THE) FIVE COMMANDERIES | Qi Shiyu | One of the past Four Great Generals | ||
| QIDONG (GARRISON TROOPS OF THE) FIVE COMMANDERIES | Qi Wei | Deputy general of Qi Zhuyin | ||
| QIDONG (GARRISON TROOPS OF THE) FIVE COMMANDERIES | ?? | Deputy General of Lu Guangbai (Bianjun Commandery) | ||
| DUANZHOU GARRISON TROOPS | Ji Mu | Squad Commander | Only son to Ji Gang and Hua Pingting Non-kin brother to Shen Zechuan |
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| DUANZHOU GARRISON TROOPS | Tantai Long | Commander | Older brother to Tantai Hu | |
| DENGZHOU GARRISON TROOPS | Huo Qing | Commander | Father to Huo Lingyun | |
| CIZHOU GARRISON TROOPS | Yin Chang | Commander | ||
| DUNZHOU GARRISON TROOPS | Liu Kong | Soldier | ||
| EIGHT GREAT TRAINING DIVISIONS IMPERIAL ARMY | Xi Gu’an | Seal-holding Commander-in-Chief Viceroy | Eldest brother of Xi Hongxuan | |
| IMPERIAL BODYGUARDS EIGHT GREAT TRAINING DIVISIONS | Han Cheng | Commander-in-chief Vice Commander Assistant Commander | Third son of lawful birth of the Han clan Older brother to Han Jin |
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| EIGHT GREAT TRAINING DIVISIONS | Han Jin | Stand-in | Younger brother to Han Cheng | |
| CAPITAL COMMAND TROOPS | Xu Yu | Subordinate to Shao Chengbi | ||
| SUOTIAN PASS | Feng Yisheng | General Feng One of the past Four Great Generals | Adopted father to Zuo Qianqiu | |
| DIRECTORATE OF CEREMONIAL (EUNUCH OFFICES) | Shao Fengquan | Eunuch to Li Jianting Seal-holding Director Eunuch | "God-Grandson" to Pan Rugui. Brother (non-kin) to Mu Ru Son to Shao Chengbi |
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| DIRECTORATE OF CEREMONIAL (EUNUCH OFFICES) | Pan Rugui | Brush-holding Director | ||
| TWENTY-FOUR YAMEN | Guisheng | Eunuch (Imperial Food Service) | ||
| TWENTY-FOUR YAMEN | Fuling | Female Official (Imperial Food Service) | ||
| COURT EUNUCHS | Xiaofuzi | Eunuch | Pan Rugui's crony | |
| COURT EUNUCHS | Shuanglu | Eunuch to Li Jianheng | ||
| COURT EUNUCHS | Yinzhu | Eunuch (Imperial Bakery) | ||
| COURT EUNUCHS | Fuman | Eunuch (Grand Secretariat) | ||
| COURT EUNUCHS | Yingxi | Army-inspecting Censor (Bianjun Commandery) | ||
| COURT EUNUCHS | Shuangxi | Army-Inspecting Censor | ||
| PALACE SERVANTS | Liuxiang | Matron | Crony to Empress Dowager | |
| LADIES / WIVES OF NOBLES | Lu Yizhi | Hereditary Prince’s Consort | Younger sister to Lu Guangbai Lawful wife to Xiao Jiming |
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| LADIES / WIVES OF NOBLES | Hua Xiangyi | Third Missy of the Hua Clan | Stepmother to Qi Zhuyin (Second lawful wife to Qi Shiyu) Niece to the Empress Dowager |
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| LADIES / WIVES OF NOBLES | Zhaoyue | Commandery Princess | Daughter to Marquis of Helian Lawful Wife to Pan Yi |
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| IMPERIAL CONCUBINE | Wei | Imperial Concubine to Emperor Xiande | ||
| IMPERIAL CONCUBINE | Mu Ru | Imperial Concubine to Emperor Tianchen | ||
| CONFERRED PRINCES & NOBILITIES | Shen Wei | Prince of Jianxing | Father to Shen Zechuan, Shen Zhouji | |
| CONFERRED PRINCES & NOBILITIES | Fei Kun | Marquis of Helian | Father to Fei Shi, Zhaoyue | |
| NOBLES | Fei Shi | Marquis Junior | Son to Marquis of Helian | |
| NOBLES | Xue Xiuyi | Xue Pingjing | Some sinecure job | Elder brother of lawful birth to Xue Xiuzhuo |
| NOBLES | Shen Zhouji | Hereditary Prince of the Shen Clan | First son to of lawful birth to the Prince of Jianxing; Eldest brother to Shen Zechuan |
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| NOBLES | Pan Yuan | -- | Younger brother of common birth to Pan Yi | |
| NOBLES | Hua the Thirteen | -- | ||
| NOBLES | Xue Jin | -- | Xue Xiuyi's son, a.k.a. Jin-ge’er | |
| BABY BOI | Xiao Xun | Hereditary Prince Grandson-Heir | Son to Xiao Jiming and Lu Yizhi | |
| BABY BOI | Li Xiong | -- | Subordinate to Lei Jingzhe (former) | |
| COMMON FOLKS | Hua Pingting | -- | Wife to Ji Gang, Mother to Ji Mu Shiniang to Shen Zechuan |
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| COMMON FOLKS | Madam Zhou | -- | Wife to Zhou Gui | |
| COMMON FOLKS | Yideng | Venerable Master | Monk | |
| COMMON FOLKS | Xiangyun | -- | Procuress & Courtesan of Xiangyun Villa | |
| IMPERIAL CLAN AS COMMON FOLKS | Li Jianting Ling Ting | Heir Apparent (aka Crown Prince) | Under Xue Xiuzhuo's tutelage Adopted by Xiangyu of Xiangyun Villa |
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| COMMON FOLKS | ?? | Eldest Madam Xi | Elder sister-in-law to Xi Hongxuan | |
| COMMON FOLKS | Xi Dan | -- | Housekeeper to Xi Hongxuan | |
| COMMON FOLKS | Chang Zong | Teacher | Teacher to Yao Wenyu, Xue Xiuzhuo | |
| LOCAL GOVERNMENTS | Zhou Gui | Prefectural Prefect (Cizhou) Tax Circuit Intendant | Fellow students with Kong Ling | |
| LOCAL GOVERNMENTS | Kong Ling | Kong Chengfeng | Advisor to Zhou Gui (Cizhou) Advisor to Tantai Long (Duanzhou) | Fellow students with Zhou Gui, Luo Mu |
| LOCAL GOVERNMENTS | Luo Mu | Luo Mengzheng | Prefectural Prefect (Chazhou) | Fellow students with Kong Ling |
| LOCAL GOVERNMENTS | You Tan | Prefectural Prefect (Liuzhou) | ||
| LOCAL GOVERNMENTS | Peng Fangmiao | Prefectural Prefect (Dengzhou) | ||
| LOCAL GOVERNMENTS | ?? | Prefectural Prefect (Dicheng) | Son of common birth from the Fei Clan who married into the Hua clan | |
| LOCAL GOVERNMENTS | Tao Ming | Prefectural Prefect (Huaizhou) | ||
| LOCAL GOVERNMENTS | ?? | Tax Circuit Intendant (Juexi) | ||
| SCORPIONS (DEFECTED) | Hairigu | Scorpion (former) | Formerly worked for Yan Heru | |
| COMMON FOLKS | Bai Cha | Dancer (Courtesan) | Mother to Shen Zechuan | |
| COMMON FOLKS | Cai | -- | Younger sister to Cai Yu Concubine to Luo Mu |
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| COMMON FOLKS | ?? | King Yi (self-proclaimed king) Commander of Fanzhou’s Garrison Troops | ||
| COMMON FOLKS | Hongying | ?? | Sent by Qi Zhuyin to serve Hua Xiangyi | |
| COMMON FOLKS | Cuiqing | -- | Procuress from Fanzhou | |
| COMMON FOLKS | Yan Heru | -- | Young master of the Yan clan | |
| COMMON FOLKS | Xiaoyinlei | -- | Courtesan Mother to Lei Jinzhe |
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| COMMON FOLKS | Elder Mei of Qinzhou | -- | Random scholar | |
| COMMON FOLKS | Yan Miao | -- | Son of a servant in the Yan clan | |
| COMMON FOLKS | Ya'er | -- | Mute lad in the Xue Clan | |
| COMMON FOLKS | Liu-niang | -- | Wife to Jiang Qingshan | |
| COMMON FOLKS (BANDITS) | Lei Changming | Bandit Chief (Mount Luo) | Older brother to Xiaoyinlei Uncle to Lei Jingzhe |
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| COMMON FOLKS (BANDITS) | Lei Jingzhe | Second-in-Command (Mount Luo) | Eldest son of Xiaoyinlei | |
| COMMON FOLKS (BANDITS) | Ding Niu | Bandit | ||
| COMMON FOLKS (BANDITS) | Liu’er | Lei Jingzhe's subordinate (messenger) | ||
| COMMON FOLKS (BANDITS) | Cai Yu | Bandit Chief (Chazhou) | ||
| COMMON FOLKS (BANDITS) | Old Fang the Tenth | Bandit | ||
| COMMON FOLKS (BANDITS) | Yang Qiu | Bandit (Fanzhou) | ||
| COMMON FOLKS (BANDITS) | ?? | Platoon Commander (Fanzhou) | Bandit under Yang Qiu | |
| BIANSHA TRIBES | Amu'er | Great Hero | Husband to Surina, Sude’s younger sister Father to Hasen |
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| BIANSHA TRIBES | Hasen | Vanguard to Amu'er "Heroic Eagle" | Son to Amu'er Husband to Duo'erlan |
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| BIANSHA TRIBES | Huhelu | Commanding General (Biansha) | ||
| BIANSHA TRIBES | Bayin | -- | Formerly serves under Huhelu, Hasen, Achi | |
| BIANSHA TRIBES (SCORPIONS) | Jida | Scorpion | ||
| BIANSHA TRIBES (SCORPIONS) | Wulihan | Scorpion | ||
| BIANSHA TRIBES (SCORPIONS) | Achi | Scorpion | Leader of the Black Scorpions (after Hairigu) | |
| BIANSHA TRIBES | Sumeng | Commanding General (Qingshu) Deputy General to Hasen | Qingshu Tribe | |
| BIANSHA TRIBES | Duo’erlan | -- | Wife to Hasen; Hulu Tribe | |
| BIANSHA TRIBES | Chagan | -- | Father to Duo'erlan; Hulu Tribe | |
| BIANSHA TRIBES | Gegenhasi | -- | Elder brother to Duo'erlan; Hulu Tribe | |
| BIANSHA TRIBES | Suhebashou | "Valiant Tiger" | Youxiong Tribe | |
| BIANSHA TRIBES | Dalantai | Chieftain, Youxiong Tribe | Youxiong Tribe | |
| BIANSHA TRIBES | Zhuoli | "Lizard", General | ||
| BIANSHA TRIBES | Baya'er | Mengtuo Tribe | ||
| PETS & ANIMALS | Meng | -- | Xiao Chiye's gyrfalcon | |
| PETS & ANIMALS | Lang Tao Xue Jin | -- | Xiao Chiye's horse | |
| PETS & ANIMALS | Feng Ta Shuang Yi | -- | Shen Zechuan's horse | |
| PETS & ANIMALS | Hunu | -- | Yao Wenyu's cat | |
| PETS & ANIMALS | Yu | -- | Xiao Jiming's gyrfalcon | |
| PETS & ANIMALS | Chi | Wu Ziyu's falcon | ||
| PETS & ANIMALS | Cangwei | Wu Ziyu's horse |
III. OTHER CHARACTER GUIDES & MAPS
◈ Character Map by Yunyun
◈ Character Guide by Peach
◈ Character Mindmap by Nana