The Life and Times of a Sentinel

In the 25th year of his reign, Emperor HONG HEI is forced to abdicate by Prince YUE, FOOK-CHUEN inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony on the grounds that his accession to the throne is completely illegal. The story dates back to years ago… …

Annoyed by HO’s arrogance, PO and his cousin SHEUNG-HEI go to ambush the Manchurian and beat him up severely. The following day, HO gets hung in the street with a tag around his neck reading “Manchurian Dog”. Time announcer CHUNG has fal…

PO, HO and the rest of the candidates gather at the examination centre for the recruitment test, which will be invigilated by Imperial Guard Superintendent PO CHAI. PO manages to reach the final, but is said to have failed to finish the d…

Knowing that all the selected Han Chinese do have some relationship with CHAI, PO and CHUEN come to suspect that there may be someone behind the scenes plotting everything all along. Emperor HONG HEI is surprised when he knows that CHUEN …

PO believes that the monk, HIN YAN, is just a con man working for YING. But much to his surprise, YAN keeps explaining to him the Buddhist maxims in a friendly manner. CHUEN has finally managed to move the Empress Dowager and is allowed …

PO is alleged to be in league with CHUN. Although he ends up being released, a rigorous probe into his background is already underway. YING is shocked to see the seriously injured CHUN, initially introduced as the son of TONG’s friend, l…

CHUEN passes the names of the newly appointed Imperial Guards to the Emperor, and the Emperor would like to have a meeting with them in one go. KWAN and LUN go to choose their dress fabrics, during which LUN reveals that she does not seem…

PO is among the first batch of Han Chinese to be appointed as the Imperial Guards, so his friends decide to hold a celebration party for him at Sheung Moon House. Knowing that YING has reserved the whole restaurant for a private function,…

CHU, along with the Banner officials, urges Emperor HONG HEI to convict MIN, which puzzles the Emperor quite a bit. The Emperor and TAK have arrived at the Lantern Depository, where they run into PO and CHAK and get to seek shelter from t…

Knowing that MIN is charged with a serious offence, Lady WAI tries to intercede for him by cutting her hair in front of the Emperor. LUN means to put CHUEN to the test… After giving the Imperial Guards a lecture, CHUEN announces his deci…

TONG reveals to YING that the Sun Moon Society is plotting to assassinate the Empress Dowager so as to knock the stuffing out of the Manchurians. SIN discovers a Sun Moon Society-related tattoo on the assassinator’s body, which makes CHUE…

YAN finds out the truth behind the poisoning plot and manages to prove CHEONG’s innocence. The Empress Dowager asks the Emperor to send her fifth grandson SHEUNG NING, who has been stationed in Mongolia for years, back to Beijing for a fa…

PO is totally clueless as to why CHEONG has to commit suicide. Looking at his puzzled face, YAN decides to reveal to him CHEONG’s true identity. Lady WAI has a miscarriage, and the royal physician implies that this may have something to …

PO tries to calm Lady CHAN down and finally manages to save the girl in the nick of time. PO arranges a meeting between CHUEN and Lady CHAN, during which Lady CHAN suddenly gets her sanity back and reveals that the previous Emperor did pr…

NING has returned to Beijing earlier as arranged by CHUEN while Lady CHAN is also summoned to see the Empress Dowager. NING asks the Empress Dowager to allow Lady CHAN, his biological mother, to leave the Palace so that she can enjoy a pe…

Lady CHAN loses her sanity again, so CHUEN and KWAN try to calm her down with some hand-shadow tricks. LUN who passes by quickly jumps to the conclusion that they are flirting with each other. PO asks his assistants to stalk TONG while h…

The Emperor is still puzzled by LUNG’s case. Knowing that LUNG’s subordinate SAK LONG MUK is in league with the Empress Dowager, the Emperor urges TAK and PO to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident. PO asks CHUEN if he is t…

PO finds YUK very suspicious and asks to search her, but to no avail. CHUEN is happy to see that KWAN still treasures the handkerchief he gave her. He swears to KWAN that he will recover the throne and win back her heart from the Emperor…

Knowing that PO is seriously hurt, YAN rushes into the Palace and finally manages to rescue him. The Empress Dowager has a private meeting with YAN, during which she tries to probe into his relationship with PO. PO is promoted to the pos…

Thrilled by KWAN’s pregnancy, the Emperor urges the royal physician to look after her in the best way possible. PO leaves the day-to-day running of Sheung Moon House to HEI but HEI asks him to resign and take up the reins of the family bu…

The Empress Dowager decides to execute TONG by slow slicing. To test YING’s loyalty, she needs the Princess to witness the execution. CHING comes to visit YING and LUN with a good assortment of desserts, and is happy to reveal her pregna…

PO believes that Lady WAI is killed by someone with powerful kung-fu skills. CHUEN reveals to HAK that he has purposely found a scapegoat for LUN so that she can stay out of the trouble and remain safe. He asks HAK not to return his mili…

PO is wondering if he has become the prime suspect, but to his great surprise, the Emperor asks him to keep a close eye on TAK. PO and CHAK arrive at the town originally proposed as the canal terminus, and are shocked to discover that the…

CHU thanks CHUEN for his help, and is relieved to see that TAK is only dismissed and does not have to face any further punishment. Feeling guilty for causing so many people to suffer, KWAN decides to kill herself. Before committing suici…

PO manages to escape capture and flees with YING. SIN comes along and joins CHAI in attacking PO. Left with no way out, PO jumps off the cliff. Having found Emperor SHUN ZHI’s will inside the monastery, PO decides to return to the Palac…

NING and his troops are all standing by along the major passages leading to the Palace while PO is denouncing the Empress Dowager in front of various ministers. CHUEN claims that he is the only official heir to the throne. CHAI brings La…