The Deer and the Cauldron (2014)
Original title: 鹿鼎记
The Deer and the Cauldron is a 2014 Chinese-language comedy series created by Lai Shui-Ching. It stars Han Dong, Shawn Wei and Zhang Meng.
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.