Pledge of Allegiance Episode 19 Recap, Plot

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In Wenhua Hall, Yuan Zhongdao reported that he received a secret report stating that the treasure on the ship had been transported to Beiping as military funds for Lord Yan. Li Wu knelt down and asked the emperor to put him to death. Lu Zheng admitted that he was also at fault for not paying attention, but he was willing to vouch for Li Wu. Yuan Zhongdao told the two that the incident would be announced as the emperor intercepting Lord Yan's military resources. Later, Li Wu, seeing the emperor's rewards, stated that he had mistakenly persecuted loyalists while purging traitors, resulting in unjust imprisonment, and thus his merits and demerits balanced out. The emperor agreed to let Lu Zheng personally cane Li Wu. At Dengwen Drum, Li Wu asked Lu Zheng to cane him hard, as a way out for himself. Looking at the officials in front of her, Lu Zheng swung the cane hard, knocking Li Wu unconscious.

At night, in the mansion, Lu Zheng told Li Wu that she had deciphered the meaning of the cryptic message, and that the batch of goods had been transported north on a transport ship, and the firearms in the Yu Ming Suo should not fall into Zhang Junqing's hands.

In the palace, Yuan Zhongdao reported that Wang Chongxi accused Lu Yulin of communicating with Lord Yan and secretly keeping Song Heming's book of impermanence. The emperor thought that these were groundless accusations and paid no attention to them. Yuan Zhongdao suggested that the current rebellion was perhaps intentionally allowed by the Jinyiwei (the imperial secret police). Upon seeing this, the Emperor asked Yuan Zhongdao how to deal with the father and son, Lu Yulin. Yuan Zhongdao replied that the father should be punished through his son.

Lu Zheng went to Lu Yulin’s room and asked about the whereabouts of Song Heming’s book of death. Lu Yulin said that he had destroyed the book of death in Hongwu year so that Lu Zheng would never learn from Song Heming and end up with the same fate. Seeing that Lu Zheng was very angry, Lu Yulin couldn’t help but recall the past when Lu Zheng saved him when he was most desperate. He had already written a memorial to clear Song Heming’s name. Hearing Lu Yulin’s words, Lu Zheng shed tears and knelt down to kowtow to Lu Yulin.

In the palace selection hall, Shu Tang mixed in with a group of selected women. Seeing Zhao Gou’s hint, the selected palace ladies did not let Shu Tang leave. Seeing Shu Tang’s attitude, Zhao Gou said that she would never get close to the emperor in this way and reminded Shu Tang to be careful. Later, under Zhao Gou’s arrangement, Shu Tang demonstrated her tea art to the selected palace ladies.

Late at night, Lu Zheng helped Li Wu leave the mansion. The two boarded a boat and found that there was always a Jinyiwei following them from behind.

The next day at the Zhenfusi, Zhao Gou presented an edict that temporarily appointed Si Xiangnan as the commander and then ordered Li Wu to arrest Lu Yulin’s entire family. Lu Zheng was not among those to be arrested because he was a loyal minister. Lu Zheng said that Lu Yulin was not a traitor and that he wanted to see the emperor. Zhao Gou left without answering. After everyone left, Li Wu said that Lu Yulin had petitioned Song Heming for a pardon in order to draw a clear line between himself and Lu Zheng and protect him.

Li Wu and Lu Zheng came with the Jinyiwei to arrest Lu Yulin. Lu Zheng personally helped Lu Yulin put on the shackles. Later, Si Xiangnan stopped Li Wu and said that it was inappropriate to leave Lu Yulin in the Zhenfusi yamen because he had connections with Yan. He ordered the Jinyiwei to take him to the prison of the Ministry of Justice. Li Wu said that the emperor did not order Lu Yulin to wear shackles in public and it was difficult for him to comply. When both sides were deadlocked, Lu Yulin stepped forward and asked the Jinyiwei to put away their swords. He took the initiative to follow Si Xiangnan out.

On the night boat, Li Wu exchanged identities with another person and left the surveillance of the Jin Yi Wei when they were not paying attention. Later, Boss Shen was brought in front of Li Wu. Li Wu asked Boss Shen if what he said about the new world was true or false. Boss Shen said it was indeed false. Li Wu sighed deeply and said that if the new world was false, then Boss Shen was a spy sent by Lord Yan and he would push him outside the Wumen Gate to be skinned alive. Li Wu talked about the past of the Shen family and hinted whether Lord Yan would really help him. Boss Shen didn’t know which side Li Wu belonged to. Li Wu said he wanted to be his own master and asked if Boss Shen would like to be his man.

On the other side, Zhang Junqing told Lu Zheng that the emperor had cleared Song Heming’s name and he should change back to his original name. Lu Zheng said that if it weren’t for Zhang Junqing, the Jin Yi Wei at the Caoyun Wharf would have already brought peace to the world after confiscating Lord Yan’s military funds. Zhang Junqing said she only had short-term plans and no long-term plans. She said she could save Lu Yulin and restore his innocence, but Lu Zheng must stand by and watch when she kills Li Dongfang.

The next day, Li Wu told Lu Zheng that Lu Yulin was not in the prison of the Ministry of Justice at all. He speculated that Si Xiangnan had imprisoned Lu Yulin in the prison of the Zhenfu Division.

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