北宋嘉佑四年 ， 震惊朝野的私盐案败露 ， 由此牵出淮南转运使张可久 ， 勾结辽人通敌叛国的黑幕 ， 开封府展昭奉命缉拿 ， 闻风而动的张可久在辽国斥候的协助下仓皇出逃 。 一场隐藏在私盐案背后的更大较量悄然展开。
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Based on the novel by L. P. Hartley, The Hireling is a dissection of antiquated but hardly dormant British class distinctions. Chauffeur Robert Shaw is in the employ of aristocratic widow Sarah Miles. When she suffers a nervous breakdown, Shaw helps her through her recovery. They grow to love each other during the convalescence; but when she is cured, Ms. Miles refuses to regard Shaw as an equal, and the original status quo is reinstated. The Hireling provides an interesting contrast to the similarly structured American film of 1991, Driving Miss Daisy.
