A Prime Minister's Disguise Episode 4 Recap
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Huo Jingheng intended to reduce the power of the feudal lords but couldn’t act rashly. So he prepared many memorials accusing them of arbitrarily increasing taxes and deliberately showed outrage in court. Du Tianzhao seized the opportunity to suggest weakening the lords’ powers. However, Ouyang Wenming opposed the idea, saying that Danning was built jointly by Huo Jingheng and the lords, and such an act would be unjust. Huo Jingheng was merely testing everyone’s reactions and temporarily shelved the matter.
Yue Chi, secretly eavesdropping, realized from the memorials that Huo Jingheng had staged it all. Now, his suspicions were confirmed. Huo Jingheng, aware of Yue Chi’s eavesdropping, deliberately raised his voice, determined to stop waiting and start pressuring Yue Chi to help with the matter. From Du Tianzhao, Huo Jingheng forced out the truth—that Yue Chi was assisting him with reading memorials. Pretending to be furious, he dragged Du Tianzhao to Fengluan Palace to confront Yue Chi.
Yue Chi rushed back to the palace ahead of them. Du Tianzhao was anxious, fearing their relationship would be misunderstood. However, Huo Jingheng wasn’t jealous, since he knew his beloved consort was actually Yue Chi. Huo Jingheng’s real purpose in coming was to get Yue Chi’s help in devising a strategy to reduce the lords’ power. Though Yue Chi didn’t want to get involved, he agreed in the end—to prove his innocence and for Ling’er’s sake.
After leaving Fengluan Palace, Du Tianzhao asked Huo Jingheng if this had been his plan all along. He suspected Huo Jingheng had discovered Yue Chi’s identity. Huo Jingheng denied it, claiming he merely thought that since Ling'er grew up with Yue Chi, she would naturally pick up certain traits. Yue Chi stayed up one night and came up with a plan. The next day, he met with Huo Jingheng and Du Tianzhao to discuss it.
Feudal lordships were hereditary, passed down to the eldest legitimate sons. Yue Chi suggested an heir selection process, giving all the lords’ children a fair chance. They would be brought to the capital to attend the Rongying Academy, where they’d be treated well. Those who passed the selection would earn the right to manage their own territories. Initially, Huo Jingheng objected, fearing it would bring harm. Yue Chi asked him what harm it could cause.
Convinced by Yue Chi’s reasoning, Huo Jingheng gave tacit approval. Since it was Yue Chi’s idea, Huo Jingheng asked him to oversee the academy’s construction. After Rongying Academy was built, many young heirs were invited to the palace. Upon hearing the conditions, they were thrilled. This achieved Huo Jingheng’s goal—to make them too comfortable to want to leave. When the construction was complete, Huo Jingheng brought wine to Fengluan Palace to celebrate with Yue Chi.
He deliberately mentioned that on the battlefield, he had intentionally aimed his arrow wide and only used thirty percent of his strength, yet Yue Chi still "died. " They also discussed being emperor. Huo Jingheng admitted he longed for freedom and wanted to be a wandering hero. But after seeing the people starving, he chose to become emperor—solely so they could eat and stay warm.
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