The relationship between He Shen and Ji Xiaolan in history is different from that in film and television dramas. He Shen is the toast of the emperor, and Ji Xiaolan is an old minister who has struggled in officialdom for many years. Even if they are at odds, they will not be as tit for tat as in film and television dramas. At most, they will say a few words. First, Ji Xiaolan struggled in officialdom for many years before he got the right result.

Ji Xiaolan was talented and fond of reading since he was a child. He was admitted to Jinshi in the 19th year of Qianlong, but he was assigned to Urumqi because of his participation in Lu Jianzeng. Ji Xiaolan's official travel is rather tortuous. He was assigned to Urumqi, which means that he will be out of the officialdom for the rest of his life. However, Liu Tongxun took a fancy to his ability and introduced him back. After Ji Xiaolan came back, he made many achievements and his official position improved rapidly. However, because of his son Ji Ruchuan's death, he was demoted to the third-level official position. Finally, he spent a lot of time in politics and compiling books before he became an official. Ji Xiaolan's official travel can be described as very tortuous. Second, in just a few years, He Shen became an official to the command minister.

While Ji Xiaolan was fighting for his official travel, He Shen was just growing up, He Shen was just born when Ji Xiaolan was admitted to Jinshi, and He Shen had just entered the officialdom when Ji Xiaolan went to compile books. He Shen's official tour was not as tortuous as Ji Xiaolan's, but it was smooth sailing. It only took six years for him to be the official minister. Unlike Ji Xiaolan, He Shen took so many detours. He knew how to please the emperor, and then he was talented, and he also participated in the regency. Third, because of the level of official positions and the preference of emperors, there will be no tit-for-tat situation between He Shen and Ji Xiaolan.

He Shen is the toast of the emperor, while Ji Xiaolan is just an old minister who has struggled in the officialdom for many years. In his early years, the emperor didn't like Ji Xiaolan, but just took him around to listen to him and didn't let him participate in current affairs. Ji Xiaolan could not compete with He Shen on this alone, so there would be no tit-for-tat situation like in film and television dramas.