Pledge of Allegiance Episode 22 Recap, Plot

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In the clock tower secret room, Zhang Junqing was treating Lu Zheng's wounds. Lu Zheng smelled the floral scent in the room and remembered the scent he smelled during his fight with Yu Ming Suo. He realized that Zhang Junqing was the ghost-faced Yu Ming Suo. Zhang Junqing told Lu Zheng that Song Heming, Wang Kegong, and Lu Yulin were the people sent by Lord Yan to falsely accuse Li Yan of plotting to harm the Crown Prince. Everyone around Lu Zheng was a rebel, and the whole thing was a scam. Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng flipped out the window and fell to the ground from upstairs.

The next day, the Jinyiwei helped Li Wu take off his shackles and put on the Flying Fish uniform, and then handed him Song Heming's book of the dead. Lu Zheng arrived, and Li Wu quickly stopped the bleeding for him when he saw that he was injured. Lu Zheng said that he had almost died from an ambush by Yu Ming Suo, who wore a ghost mask, and that Zhang Junqing was Yu Ming Suo. Li Wu told Lu Zheng that he had seen Lu Yulin in the prison, and that Lu Yulin had endured the crisis and upheld the sky for Lu Zheng, making him a true hero.

It was pouring rain when Lu Yulin struggled into the inner hall, confessing that he had stolen Si Xiangnan's official seal and was the one who killed Song Heming. Li Wu shouted that Lu Yulin was spreading false rumors in the Zhenfu Division and stabbed him with a dagger, whispering in his ear to let Lu Zheng hate him. Lu Zheng rushed forward to support Lu Yulin, watching him die in his arms. Li Wu told Lu Zheng that he was the young man who killed Song Heming on a rainy night in the 25th year of the Hongwu period. Lu Zheng couldn't bear it any longer and drew his sword, cutting off one of Li Wu's hands.

Li Wu wanted to escape but was trapped by the Jinyiwei in the inner hall. Lu Zheng pointed his sword at Li Wu, but Li Wu quickly showed him a note that said "with the same horse, with the same pledge, never suspect, never fail" that he had kept in his pocket. Just as Lu Zheng was struggling with his conscience, Yuan Zhongdao appeared. Li Wu immediately handed over Song Heming's Book of Judgment to Yuan Zhongdao, and under his persuasion, Lu Zheng angrily threw his sword away. Late at night, Li Wu came to the gate of the imperial prison to pay tribute to Lu Yulin, expressing that he now had a clear conscience.

Four months later, Boss Shen handed Li Wu a prosthetic limb, indicating that he had completed the task Li Wu entrusted him with. Li Wu returned to the Justice Office, where the Jinyiwei reported the number of arrests of Ye Bu Shou, but Li Wu told them not to arrest the poor, and instead go after the gamblers.

At night, Li Wu quietly sneaked into the Wenhua Hall wearing night clothes. It turned out that Lu Zheng had been kept in the palace by Yuan Zhongdao, who said he no longer trusted Zhang Junqing and others, and handed Song Heming's Book of Judgment to Lu Zheng. Yuan Zhongdao said he had been studying the Yu Ming Suo with skilled craftsmen for a long time but had not been able to crack it, and Lu Zheng said he would give him a reply soon.

Li Wu asked Boss Shen for a big boat, pretending to celebrate his birthday and inviting many officials to attend a banquet on the boat. The officials brought a lot of gold and silver treasures to the banquet, and Li Wu asked Boss Shen to keep an eye on them. He then dressed in his night clothes and went to the palace.

In the Wenhua Hall of the palace, Shu Tang was drinking, and Li Wu accidentally barged in. Li Wu pretended to be sent by Li Dongfang to steal the Yu Ming Suo, and asked Shu Tang when the Jinyiwei guarding the Wenhua Hall would change shift. Shu Tang asked him to go back and wait for news. Later, Shu Tang distracted the Jinyiwei guarding the Wenhua Hall and reminded Li Wu to watch for the sky lantern every night at three quarters past the hour of the pig. Li Wu told her to be careful and left through a secret passage.

Outside the Zhenfu Commandery, several officials were kneeling in front of the gate. Li Wu's subordinate told him that Lu Zheng had interrogated and arrested Guo Di and his associates overnight. Li Wu turned around and saw many greeting cards piled up at the gate, feeling very annoyed.

The imperial treasury was being inspected by the Emperor, who was examining the account books. Yuan Zhongdao was complaining about the expenses and shouted that the war had already emptied the national treasury. Just then, Shu Tang lazily walked out from the inner chamber. Yuan Zhongdao questioned Zhao Gou, a palace maid, about why she wasn't working and was caught drinking the royal wine. Shu Tang showed that she had memorized the account books perfectly, and when the Emperor asked her a question about it, she answered accurately. Impressed, the Emperor ordered Zhao Gou to put Shu Tang in charge of the harem's finances.

At night, it was Lu Zheng's turn to stand guard. After he left, Yuan Zhongdao asked Zhao Gou to summon Shu Tang to the Wenhua Hall. At the third quarter of the hour of the pig, a sky lantern slowly rose, and Li Wu saw it ascend in front of the Wenhua Hall, where he also saw Shu Tang leaving with Zhao Gou.

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