Episode 20 recap: Liu Yueqing inspected the collected grain.
However, all they found were rice husks that were inedible. Liu Yueqing asked where the grain confiscated by the general was, and the general claimed that it was all there and they had seen it. Liu Yueqing warned the general that if he didn't tell the truth, Han Zhen would cut off his arm.
Liu Yueqing and Han Zhen came over and saw the collected grain, but it was filled with rice husks that were completely inedible. Liu Yueqing asked the general where the confiscated grain was, and the general insisted that it was all there and they had seen it. Liu Yueqing warned the general that if he didn't tell the truth, Han Zhen would cut off his arm.
As others brought the grain over, they quickly hid. After those people left, Liu Yueqing came to inspect the grain and discovered that it was filled with edible rice. These supplies were supposed to be sent to the Northwest Camp. Liu Yueqing asked the general what was going on and if someone was maintaining private troops. The general explained that it was the prince's order to replace the grain, and it was clear who was maintaining private troops. Liu Yueqing asked when they were planning to send the grain to the Northwest Camp, and the general said it would be three days later at midnight.
Liu Yueqing and the others brought the grain back, revealing that someone had impersonated the prince's order to requisition grain. They returned the grain and distributed it among the villagers, who were overjoyed. Liu Yueqing asked Han Zhen to fetch Yun, the leader of the prince's personal guards stationed there, and informed him about the situation, suspecting that there was a spy among them. Liu Yueqing instructed Han Zhen to go back and report these matters to Pei Xun while they kept the people here. Han Zhen expressed concern about the danger, but Liu Yueqing assured him that Yun was present, so nothing would happen to her.
In the past, people said that Hokkaido, with its breathtaking beauty, is the place where stories begin and end, where people meet each other. While it certainly possesses awe-inspiring natural landscapes, it is the stories and the people within them that transform this silent nature into a memorable fragment in our memories—Kuso.