The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan (Chinese: 铁齿铜牙纪晓岚; pinyin: Tie chī tóng yá jì xiǎolán) is a Chinese historical comedy television series chronicling fictitious events in the life of Qing official Ji Xiaolan in the reign of the Qianlong Emperor.
The series first aired in mainland China on January 8, 2001 and concluded on July 17, 2009, with 173 episodes broadcast over four seasons.
While Ji considers the welfare of the common populace when discussing matters at court, he is frustrated constantly by Heshen who undermines him by appealing to the emperor's ego for his own means.
Throughout his time in court, Ji finds himself involved in numerous facets of political affairs that are often complicated by personal ones of the emperor, from which he is challenged to not only ensure justice for the empire's commonfolk, but also to use his counsel as a moral compass for the Son of Heaven to ensure the prosperity of his reign.
The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan received consistently high viewership in mainland China during its broadcast.