Pledge of Allegiance Episode 7 Recap, Plot

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In the Chao Prison ten years ago, Song Heming and Wang Kegong were interrogating Li Yan. They also caught Li Yan’s son Li Feng and threatened him. Seeing this, Li Yan asked them to send Li Feng to Jining. Li Yan told them that the Crown Prince asked him to bring the words “the first day of the Rendeng Tower, the fifteenth day of the Bi Luo Chun, the sunrise soup boiled eggs, the moon sets and the stars are full of buildings, five, fourteen, twenty-two, thirty-one, forty-seven” to Mu Jinggao.

At Yimen School Field, Li Wu was executing Lu Zheng. Si Xiangnan saw that Lu Zheng had not yet been executed and took action himself. Li Wu could only remove his hand from the bowstring. At this critical moment, a eunuch came to deliver an edict and announced that Lu Zheng was to be escorted to the palace for protection. Si Xiangnan had no choice but to let Li Wu take Lu Zheng to see the emperor.

In front of Jinluan Hall, Yuan Zhongdao asked Lu Yulin about what happened in Hongwu 25 years when he was ordered to arrest people in Mu Mansion. He saw Mu Jinggao commit suicide and apologize with his own eyes. Yuan Zhongdao tried to test whether Mu Jinggao was really dead. Lu Yulin said that the documents in Zhenfu Division’s document bank clearly recorded that Li Yan conspired with Mu Jinggao to kill the Crown Prince. That night Song Heming secretly communicated with rebels and let Li Feng and Mu Jinggao’s second daughter go.

In front of the Throne Room, Lu Zheng met with the emperor and Yuan Zhongdao. Yuan Zhongdao asked Lu Zheng about what happened on the night of April 25th in Hongwu 25 years when he broke into the Chao Prison and stole the key to release a death row prisoner. Song Heming committed a heinous crime to make up for his mistake. Yuan Zhongdao read out an edict that the emperor wanted to find out the truth and exonerate Song Heming and his son. Lu Zheng thanked the emperor for his grace and was determined to find out the truth and clear his father’s name. Lu Zheng was promoted to a hundred households and was ordered by the emperor to handle the rebel case and execute Wang Kegong’s relatives.

Lu Zheng learned that Xie Kangran’s body was put on display in front of Yimen School Field by Si Xiangnan. He hurried back to Yimen School Field and Li Wu helped him bury Xie Kangran. Lu Zheng asked Li Wu how Xie Kangran died, and Li Wu told him the truth. Lu Zheng wanted to kill Li Wu but spared him when he saw that Li Wu did not react after drawing his sword. He then left.

At Zuixian Building, Li Wu suggested that they should live happily together with Xie Kangran’s memory. After they toasted Xie Kangran, Lu Zheng suggested that they should drink more. At Caoyun Wharf, Lu Zheng put Li Wu who had passed out into a box on board a ship. He saw that Li Wu had some fabric bought by Xie Kangran in his arms when he was about to leave. Li Wu woke up and found himself sitting by the roadside. Li Wu asked Lu Zheng if he was going to execute Wang Kegong’s relatives, but Lu Zheng believed that Wang Kegong was not a rebel. Li Wu advised Lu Zheng that only by staying alive could he change this world. Lu Zheng asked Li Wu to return the gift intended for Wang Kegong back to Duke Xu. Li Wu realized Lu Zheng’s purpose and returned Duck Xu’s gift in front of Xu Mansion with great fanfare.

At the entrance of the Zhenfu Yamen, at three-quarters past noon, Si Xiangnan asked Lu Zheng to order the execution. At that moment, Li Wu arrived. Si Xiangnan could not restrain himself and ordered his subordinates to execute the prisoners. Lu Zheng said that he was the emperor’s appointed executioner and that since the auspicious time had passed today, he would detain the prisoners on the spot.

In the Throne Room, Si Xiangnan told Yuan Zhongdao that Lu Zheng deliberately delayed and missed the auspicious time. Lu Zheng said that Duke Xu’s two families were related by marriage, Wang Kegong was a rebel, and Duke Xu was also implicated. The two argued in front of Yuan Zhongdao. Yuan Zhongdao said that he would allow Lu Zheng to do as he wished.

Outside Zhenfu Yamen, Shu Tang pretended to be Li Wu’s wife. Lu Zheng returned the letter and the invitation to Shu Tang and kept testing her identity and Li Dongfang’s background. Shu Tang answered calmly one by one. When Li Wu arrived, Lu Zheng led them to an official residence arranged by Zhenfu Yamen. Li Wu found out that it was Wang Kegong’s mansion. Li Wu said that they had not seen each other for a long time and wanted to talk about some family matters and asked Lu Zheng to leave.

Inside the mansion, Li Wu was surprised to see Shu Tang and asked why she was here. Shu Tang said that she was originally supposed to follow Li Dongfang to his new post and that she did not trust Li Wu. She also asked Li Wu if Li Dongfang had any instructions for her. Suddenly, Li Wu realized that Lu Zheng was eavesdropping outside the window and walked out of the room. Lu Zheng pretended to be repairing the doors and windows and couldn’t help but test Li Wu’s identity before leaving. Li Wu responded calmly.

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