Oh My General Episode 22 Recap
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Prime Minister Lü and Grand Tutor Liu intended to have the Emperor depose the Empress. They presented their request during the court session, which conflicted with the opinions of Guo Fushan, Fan Zhongyan, and others. The Emperor was unable to make a decision immediately. After the court session, Prime Minister Lü and Grand Tutor Liu gathered again to discuss how to bring down the Empress and dampen the spirits of Guo Fushan and his group.
Prime Minister Lü suggested spreading rumors that the Empress was a ferocious dog in her previous life, which would endanger the Great Song Dynasty. Grand Tutor Liu thought this was an excellent plan and praised it enthusiastically. Prime Minister Lü said that he had already drafted the edict to depose the Empress and was just waiting for the Emperor to issue the order in a fit of anger, so he could immediately issue the edict and avoid any complications.
Guo Fushan and Fan Zhongyan met with the Emperor to plead for the Empress, but were rejected by the Emperor, who said that this was his family matter and none of their business. In the end, they could not disobey the imperial will and had to leave. Fan Zhongyan was depressed and invited Zhao Yujin and Liu Yong for a drink, pouring out his sorrows.
Unexpectedly, these two did not take it seriously and instead advised Fan Zhongyan not to be stubborn. Fan Zhongyan was even angrier to see that his friends did not support him either. In the Fan residence, Hongqiang woke up from a dream and hurried to make breakfast for Fan Zhongyan, but could not find him.
It turned out that Fan Zhongyan and others, seeing that the Emperor was determined to depose the Empress, had joined together to kneel outside the palace, begging the Emperor to withdraw the decree. They waited in the rain for a long time, only to be greeted by Jiang Luhai with an imperial edict, which stated that if they returned now, they would not be held accountable, but if they remained stubborn, they would be punished.
In the end, everyone except Guo Fushan and Fan Zhongyan left, and the remaining two still persisted. Their actions finally angered the Emperor, who announced in court that the two would be demoted. Guo Fushan was sent to the command headquarters of the Nansha Islands, while Fan Zhongyan was demoted to Muzhou. Fan Zhongyan had already anticipated this day and had long ordered Hongqiang to pack his luggage, preparing to leave the capital.
At night, the Emperor stood by the lake, deep in thought. Prince Qi came to see him. The Emperor, feeling depressed, summoned him, hoping that Prince Qi could ease his worries. After Prince Qi arrived, he heard of the Emperor's troubles and simply said that Fan Zhongyan was a capable official, although a bit stubborn, but it was a pity that he was being demoted.
After hearing this, the Emperor thought it made sense, but the transfer order had already been issued, and it was inappropriate to change it, so he ultimately decided to recall Fan Zhongyan to the capital at a suitable time. In the Empress Dowager's palace, a palace maid came to report that Consort Li in the palace was seriously ill and might not make it.
After hearing this, the Empress Dowager immediately issued an edict, conferring Li the title of Imperial Concubine Chen, and instructed that the edict must be issued in court before Li passed away. When the edict arrived at Li's residence, Li had been bedridden for many years, her face pale, truly a person on the verge of death. Li was grateful to the Empress Dowager for being conferred the title of Imperial Concubine Chen.
In the court, the edict to confer Li was issued, and the Emperor's expression was indifferent, as if it had nothing to do with him.
After the court session, General Yang stopped Ye Zhao, saying that this Imperial Concubine Chen was actually the Emperor's biological mother, but her rank was not high, so she had been in the palace for twenty years and was still only a Consort, and there was a rift between her and the Emperor, so even after the Emperor ascended the throne, he had never visited his mother.
General Yang wanted to ask Ye Zhao to help, so that the Emperor could see Li one last time before she passed away. When Ye Zhao returned to the mansion, she began to inquire with Zhao Yujin about Imperial Concubine Chen.
Zhao Yujin almost jumped up as if he had been pricked by a needle, and refused to say what exactly happened between the Emperor and Imperial Concubine Chen, only saying that Ye Zhao was not allowed to interfere in this matter, lest it lead to the death of so many people in the Junwang Mansion and the General Mansion.
Ye Zhao felt that the situation was serious and even more suspicious, but she had promised General Yang, so Ye Zhao decided to try anyway. Whenever she encountered such a thing, the first person Ye Zhao thought of was Hu Qing, and this time was no exception. Ye Zhao went to Hu Qing to ask him for advice.
Hu Qing suggested that they could lure the Emperor to Imperial Concubine Chen's Qingyuan Palace, but for a moment, he could not think of anything to attract the Emperor. At this moment, the two happened to pass by a pavilion, where Xiao Xiazi and Ye Zhao's grandfather were playing chess, and they mentioned "horse eats cannon" in their conversation.
Ye Zhao and Hu Qing were both reminded and felt that they could use a horse race to lure the Emperor to Qingyuan Palace. Ye Zhao found a day to enter the palace and invited the Emperor to watch the horse race. The Emperor gladly agreed, and the two rode out together.
At this time, in Qingyuan Palace, Yang Taifei, the late Emperor's concubine, had just finished visiting Imperial Concubine Chen and instructed Imperial Concubine Chen's maid to take good care of her. She then met the Empress Dowager, who had also come to visit Imperial Concubine Chen. After exchanging pleasantries, the Empress Dowager entered Qingyuan Palace. Imperial Concubine Chen sat by the bed, wearing palace attire, but her face was still pale and she looked very haggard. The Empress Dowager told everyone around her to leave, wanting to talk to Imperial Concubine Chen alone.
