The Deer and the Cauldron 2008

In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, the world was in chaos. Wei Xiaobao (played by Huang Xiaoming), the son of a Yangzhou prostitute, is smart and cunning, with neither learning nor skills. He accidentally rescued the Jiangyang thief Mao Shiba and was able to go to Beijing. He even sneaked into the palace and became a "little eunuch" around the old eunuch Hai Dafu to inquire about information. There was an undercurrent in the palace, and struggles continued. Xiaobao skillfully dealt with various forces, and gained Kangxi's trust with his innocence and righteousness, and then won over the arrogant veteran minister Ao Bai (played by Xu Jinjiang) and became a celebrity around Kangxi. But Ao Bai is just one of many ambitious people. In the southwest, there is Wu Sangui who is ready to make a move, in Taiwan, there are the forces of the Zheng family of the previous dynasty looking for opportunities, in the north, there is the Russian Rakshasa Kingdom expanding its territory, and in Liaodong, there is the Shenlong Cult making trouble. In addition, Xiaobao's master, the chief rudder of the Tiandihui, Chen Jinnan (played by Zhu Yanping), held high the banner of resisting the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, vowing to take Kangxi's head. Xiaobao is an expert in all aspects of life. Not only has he learned martial arts, but he has also married seven beautiful wives, writing the legend of a little person in troubled times... This film is adapted from the original work of the same name by the martial arts novelist Jin Yong.