After a year's absence, the costume TV series " Sauvignon Blanc " finally caught up with us this year. With a year of expectations, the second season is here as promised. In July last year, the first season finale ended with Xuanxuan's ascension to the throne.
The second season of "Sauvignon Blanc" only has 23 episodes, all of which are emperors. After looking at the posters of the second season, Xuanxuan's costumes are indeed better than the first one. Most of them are floor-length robes. It makes sense for everyone to call him "Black Emperor" Yes, the costumes are indeed mainly black, but I feel that when I go back home, most of them are white. Subconsciously, he is just the grandson of the old King Xi Yan, not an emperor. This season's aura is much stronger than the first season.
In the first season, Xuanxuan was a little cautious. He had not yet obtained the position of the leader of the Xiyan Kingdom, and the Zhongyuan clan had not yet given full allegiance. In the second season, he had conquered the hearts of the Zhongyuan clan and got the support of the old Xiyan clan.
In the first season of the TV series, most of the old clans supported the Five and Seven Kings. In the second season, moving the capital was solved with just a meal and a marriage. Xuanxuan had full control over the old clans of Xiyan. Even the old King of Xiyan didn't think he would be able to deal with the fifth and seventh kings so bloodlessly. Fortunately, the two of them retreated.
The second season can be said to be Xuanxuan’s imperial moment. In the first season, he worked hard to take over his grandfather’s duties as the grandson of Prince Xi Yan. This was regarded as the road to the growth of an emperor, and in the second season, he realized his dream. Although the second season is much shorter, it also reflects the achievements of his own emperor. At the beginning, the five kings and seven kings were dissatisfied and later moved their capitals. Then they captured Haoling and unified the wilderness. Finally, they put down the Chenrong rebels and truly unified the wilderness.
's career went smoothly, and he continued to expand his harem to win over various clans. The ladies all have good personalities. In the first season, they married Zhuo Shuhui, and later they married Concubine Shang Yang, Concubine Li Rong, and made Chen Rong Xinyue the queen. This means that the harem has absorbed the daughters of major clans in the Central Plains and the old clans of Xiyan. , which is really in line with the conventions of the imperial harem.
The old King Yan of the West spoke highly of Xuanxuan, who unified the wilderness at the lowest cost for more than a hundred years. A Nian married Xuanxuan with Haoling's kingdom as a dowry, and Xuanxuan easily unified Haoling.
Xuanxuan didn't think of sending troops to attack Haoling at first, considering that A Nian had grown up and knew her responsibility as Wang Ji. Xuanxuan did not fight an unprepared war. When he came to the throne, he thought that he would not only be the king of Xiyan, but also the lord of the entire wilderness. He wanted the world to become one family. Of course, this ten-year career ended with the unification of the world. .
Of course, I think King Haoling took the initiative to give in, which is why this matter was resolved so quickly. In fact, in terms of ability, the military level of Ling Shou and Tan Mang is not bad. If they really want to take action, they may still be able to fight in such a short time. If we don't accept this strong backbone, we will persist for at least a hundred years. The price will be heavy. The current situation is the best.
After Xuanxuan attacked Haoling, he asked the soldiers to do no harm to Haolingqiu and actively help the people's lives without causing any adverse effects. Xuanxuan also lived in Haoling, and he had a deep feeling for Haoling. He said it was his second home.
The more painful process here is to conquer the Chenrong rebels. Both sides have their own persistence, and in the end they can only win by force. This is also the most heart-wrenching part of the whole drama. I can only say that it is right to unify the wilderness, but there will inevitably be some resistance, and these hurdles can be overcome. At the end of the second season, the protagonist comes to Qingshui Town and sees the people living and working in peace and contentment, which is the best testimony of all the hard work.
Xuanxuan's career is going well, but his relationship is not going well. He is a bitch, he likes Xiaoyao, but he can't say it out loud. Xiaoyao never thought that Xuanxuan had other feelings for her besides brother and sister. In the first season, Fenglong and Jing bravely expressed their love for Xiaoyao, but he was busy fighting for the throne in the first season. He felt that the world was uncertain and he could not reveal his true feelings, so he kept it secret.
Later, after marrying Shuhui, he felt that he could not marry Xiaoyao. He hoped that Xiaoyao and he could live as two people for the rest of their lives. The Ruoshui tribe of the mother tribe believed that only one person would be the only one for a lifetime, but as an emperor, he was destined to run counter to this. Xuanxuan got married three times after being shown in the play, but none of them was someone she wanted to marry on her own initiative. She had to marry for the sake of the stability of her family, country, and world.
married Zhuo Shuhui for the first time, and only after receiving the support of the six major families in the Central Plains, did she have the confidence to continue to stay in the Central Plains.
canonized Chenrong Xinyue as queen for the second time. The second major event after he ascended the throne must be to establish a queen. Although Xiaoyao proposed Anian as the queen, the four major clans in the Central Plains also needed to win over, and Chenrong Xinyue was the best candidate. The two had developed a relationship in the first season, and Chenrong Xinyue flinched when Xuanxuan encountered difficulties, but she was always the best choice for the queen. The second wedding was more like a ceremony for conferring a queen. Xuanxuan did not cooperate in wearing red wedding clothes. She wore an imperial uniform, indicating that she only assumed the responsibilities of an emperor and did not marry his own wife.
If Chen Rong Xinyue could share the joys and sorrows with him, the ending of the play might be completely different. We might be able to see the love between the emperor and the empress, and the harmony between the couple. It's a pity that Chen Rong Xinyue's character and her experience of being in a foreign country as a child made her insecure. She needs to be protected instead of protecting others. Such a temperament is destined to be a queen, not the king's beloved wife.
The third wedding is the grandest, and it is one of the few weddings with smiles. The first time he forced a smile, the second time his eyes were firm, and the third time he put a smile on his face, he felt a bit like a bridegroom. With A Nian wearing Haoling's wedding clothes, he felt instantly like a son-in-law.
Zhang Wanyi plays Xuanxuan, which has changed a lot compared to the first season. She has become more like an emperor, her temper is hotter than in the previous season, and she is becoming more mature and steady like an emperor. Everyone feels that the character of Xuanxuan is a bit crazy, she is just suppressing it, and there is too much emotional backlog. Wouldn't it be okay if she showed love early in her life? Chen Rong Xinyue murmured that it was really possible to see the three queens standing side by side.
Zhang Wanyi acted very well this time. He was majestic in the court. When he returned to Xiaoyueding, he felt like a domestic husband. When he put on an apron and started doing farm work, he really felt like this.
I hope that next time he can play a character who gets the person he loves and stays together forever. He should not play such a heart-wrenching drama. It is really heart-wrenching to watch. Watching him marry someone he doesn't love again and again is a bit frustrating. I look forward to his performance in "The Story of the Willow Boat" and "Like Brocade" later.
’s experience of following the drama: The process of unifying the wilderness is arduous, but as long as you are determined, the world and prosperity you expect will be within your reach. The road to an emperor is destined to be bumpy and arduous. Witnessing Xuanxuan's growth and transformation along the way brings a different feeling of being an emperor.
Author: Ye Wanting,
produced by the Bone Film Critics Team