Pledge of Allegiance 山河之影 Episode 1

In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, the prince died of illness, and the current situation was undercurrent. In Zhen Fusi's imperial prison, it was raining heavily outside, three children ran out of the gate, Song Heming followed closely behind, and quickly locked the gate. The young Song Zhen told Shu Tang to leave quickly, and then turned to look for someone, but saw his father was killed, and Li Wu was holding a bloody dagger. Song Zhen wanted to catch Li Wu for revenge, but he scratched his back. Li Wu escaped, and Song Zhen changed his name to Lu Zheng after becoming a criminal minister.

Ten years later, in Jigoose Lane, Li Wu planned to take away the money he stole as a thank you fee after covering up the little boy who stole from being caught. The boy couldn't get it back, so he cried loudly. Seeing this, Li Wu had to buy him a bunch of buns. Uncle Wang, who was standing next to the restaurant, handed Li Wu the map of Wang Kegong's mansion. Li Wu put away the map with satisfaction, and wanted to invite Uncle Wang to drink and eat meat at the restaurant, but found that he only had one copper coin. He saw that the proprietress of the restaurant, Ms. Meng, was unwilling to give food, so he had to leave.

On the other side, the little boy left only one steamed bun and distributed it to other little beggars. While he was walking casually on the road, he was caught by a policeman. The little boy begged for mercy, but the policeman still refused to let him go. Li Wu wanted to pass by quietly, but because of the appearance of a little boy, he remembered his childhood experience. Li Wu couldn't help but turn around, pretending to be Jin Yiwei, calling the boy the lost grandson of Mr. Qian, and the police quickly apologized. Li Wu fooled the police and successfully changed clothes for himself and the little boy at Zhangji Silk Shop. After the two left the silk and satin shop, Li Wu asked the little boy to go to the restaurant to find Sister Meng to do odd jobs the next day, and asked him to help find the person with the stab wound on his back. He hoped to meet that person one day.

On April 25th of the third year of Jianwen, General Banner Lu Zheng passed out after burning incense on his birthday. His subordinate Xie Kenran came to remind Lu Zheng to work at night, and the two left together. In Jiaofang Division, Lu Zheng and Xie Kengran came to look for Lei Zhen Zongqi, but the subordinates lied that he was handling the case and advised Lu Zheng not to trouble him. Lu Zheng was unwilling to leave, and the two worked together to overthrow the guard at the door and enter the house. Lei Zhen had already jumped out of the window and escaped, leaving only the three tortured women in the room. Lu Zheng walked out of the room and took out the impermanence book to record Lei Zhen's bad behavior.

At the Zhenfu Division, Lu Zheng handed the book of impermanence to his adoptive father, Commander-in-Chief, and reported Lei Zhen's behavior. At this moment, Lei Zhen and his father came, and Lu Zheng's adoptive father took them into the room to drink and asked Lu Zheng to tear up the notebook. After drinking, Lu Zheng's adoptive father and Lei Zhen's father stood aside to discuss, while Lei Zhen taunted Lu Zheng, saying that he had taken the place in the hundred households he was thinking of.

After the two left, Lu Zheng secretly took Lei Zhen away, locked him in a box on the boat, and strode away. Back at Zhenfusi, Lu Zheng offered incense in front of his father Song Heming's memorial tablet. His adoptive father remembered the scene when he rescued the injured Lu Zheng ten years ago. Lu Zheng said that he killed his father ten years ago to let go of a child. Therefore, ten years later, I don't want to let go of any evildoers, and while talking, I burned the page in the impermanence book recording Lei Zhen's crimes.

At night, just as the officers and soldiers at the city gate were about to close the city gate, a man came on horseback. It turned out that this man was Li Dongfang. Xie Kengran came to the ancestral hall to remind Lu Zheng to work at night, and the two came to eat at the restaurant in Ji'e Lane. Lu Zheng told Xie Kengran that there were suspected deserters from the north who came to Ji'e Lane recently. The two were eating, and a porter sat down beside them. The two recognized the porter's northern accent, and deliberately let him take away the notebook on the table. The porter handed the book to Shu Tang, and sent a message to Li Dongfang according to Shu Tang's instructions. Lu Zheng and Xie Kengran quietly followed the porter to the boat by the river.

On the other side, Li Wu came to Zuixianlou, and learned from the waiter that all the guests of Wang Kegong's mansion lived in this restaurant. As soon as Li Wu sat down in the lobby, he saw Li Dongfang sitting at another table. On the way, Li Dongfang accidentally dropped the invitation card from the palace. The waiter in the store reminded Li Dongfang to put the invitation card away. Only then did Li Wu learn that without the invitation card, he could not enter Wang Kegong's mansion.