Episode
Zhan Zhao Adventures: Corruption in Imperial Court
Overview
Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, Cheng Hao, uses the reputation of the Xiangzhou bureaucracy as a shield and advises Prince Hui not to hand the account books over to His Majesty. Zhan Zhao is enraged
Details
- Series
- Zhan Zhao Adventures
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 27
- Air date
- 2026-05-25
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Corruption in Imperial Court is Episode 27 in Season 1 of Zhan Zhao Adventures. It aired on 2026-05-25. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 26: Truth Exposed
When Jin Zhenping sees that Siming is exposed, he brings Xu An to the dense forest by the cliff to force Tang Tianhao to work together to kill Zhan Zhao and the others. Bai Yutang comes to the rescue.
Episode 28: Justice Restored
Zhan Zhao enters the capital city alone to have an audience with the emperor. He tells His Majesty that if he sacrifices the justice of the people of Xiangzhou just to investigate the case of Prince Xiangyang, he'll be no different from the corrupted officials on the account book. Ren Zong finally agrees to his request. Zhan Zhao restored justice with his courage.
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Episode 24: Suicide As Atonement
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Episode 23: The Truth Behind the Plague
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Episode 31: A Mole
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Episode 22: Facing His Inner Demons
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Episode 32: The Last Needle
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Episode 21: A Trap
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Episode 33: Embezzlement
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