In the previous episode, Imentioned that on the night of the Lantern Festival, Ming Taizu discovered thatthe common people were mocking Empress Ma with their riddles. He decided topunish the two people who created the riddle and hosted the guessing game. Heordered his attendants to mark their doors with a large red "福" (fu) character, which means "blessing" or"good fortune," as a sign to identify them. He planned to arrest themthe day after the New Year celebrations.