Love Like the Galaxy: Part 2 (2022)

Both dramas have lots of strategic intrigue, fight scenes, and a romance that just keeps being a bit too out of reach ...both have a high production budget and are cinematic

The Rise of Phoenixes is more strategy than romance and the intelligence and complexity stays strong all the way through.

Both have Leo Wu and Zhao Lusi in their cast.
Both have slow burn romance and hidden pasts
Both are revenge driven
Both feature strong female leads
Both cases, male lead falls in love first
Both have happy ending

Zhao Lusi, The Chemistry, The Romance, A Solid Good Story, Reviewed highly, Still top 10 on its platform, High Rewatch Value, Personally - A Masterpiece - the bar is set distinctly higher than any other drama of its kind.

Both cast Zhao Lusi as Female Lead
In both dramas, FL has 3 pretendents, while she unknowingly already has one of them in her heart
In both dramas, FL declares that she will not accept to share her spouse ,( no concubines)
Both ML receive proposals from other ladies, but declare they will only love the FL
Both ML are strong fighters, domineering personalities, are cunning and smart, hold military power and influence in the palace
Both have happy end

ML and FL have similar characters - FL is intelligent, righteous and brave; ML is a soldier/fighter and feels cold/ruthless at the beginning. On top of this, the backdrop is similar - revenge plot, the imperial court and fighting amongst the royal family.