The playwright of Yan Yuanfu in "The Strange Stories of the Tang Dynasty" did not clearly state that his prototype was Yan Zhenqing. If there are similarities, at most they are borrowing from Yan Zhenqing's image.
Yan Yuanfu is a master of calligraphy among the "Four Sons of Nanzhou" and the first member to "fly solo". He died tragically after being poisoned by Zhong Boqi (played by Wang Jinsong) and eating away his heart and liver. Destiny is very sad.
Character plot
"The Strange Stories of the Tang Dynasty" The four sons of Nanzhou are Yan Yuanfu, Zhong Boqi, Lu Gongfu and Leng Ji. They are very famous in Nanzhou , the four of them often drank tea together and had a close relationship. However, Yan Yuanfu and Lu Gongfu died one after another, leaving only two of the four Nanzhou sons left. They were curious about who the murderer was.
After Su Wuming’s autopsy, it was found that Yan Yuanfu died from a poisonous insect. Although the poisonous insect is a medicinal material, it is highly toxic and can kill people if used improperly. According to Mrs. Yan, Yan Yuanfu drank tea with Zhong Boqi before his death. When Zhong Boqi came to the Yan Mansion with a glass vase, Su Wuming asked the medicine shop owner and learned that Liuli Huacai was the nemesis of hundreds of poisonous insects.
Because Yan Yuanfu is good at calligraphy, he will have the fragrance of ink on his body. The poisonous insects will actively attack Yan Yuanfu under the influence of the fragrance of ink. In this case, Yan Yuanfu was poisoned by the poisonous insects. The people in the drugstore said that a monk once bought it After hundreds of poisonous insects, who is this monk?
Not long after Yan Yuanfu died, Lu Gongfu also died. It is said that Lu Gongfu died of excessive grief after Yan Yuanfu's death. In fact, Lu Gongfu and Yan Yuanfu were both killed by the same person. Yes, this person is Zhong Boqi. Zhong Boqi strangled Lu Gongfu to death with a string.
The reason why Zhong Boqi killed Yan Yuanfu and Lu Gongfu was outrageous. He thought that he was terminally ill and would not die soon, and wanted to take the four sons of Nanzhou with him so that he would not be alone on the road to hell. Yes. Although Zhong Boqi did not kill the two young masters of the Xie family personally, their deaths were planned by Zhong Boqi.