The Deer and the Cauldron

Can a hero with no combat abilities still save the empire? Wei Xiao Bao (Han Dong) is the most unlikely hero as the sly but witty son of a prostitute during the early Qing Dynasty. As he makes his way from the brothel where he was born in Yangzhou to the capital city of Beijing, he encounters all kinds of trouble and mishaps.

★ 7.1/10 · 7 TMDB audience ratings

Starring

• Han DongWei Xiaobao
• Shawn WeiKang Xi
• Zhang MengShuang'er
• He ZhonghuaChen Jinnan
• Samuel KuWu Yingxiong
• Janice WuMu Jianping
• Zhang XinyuSu Quan
• Zhong LeiBai Hanfeng

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