I don't know how long it took, the boat suddenly stopped, and Sun Yuan also woke up in an instant.

In his sleep, Sun Yuan had a dream, in which he returned to the modern world, still being the little boss, sitting in a rickety car to do business. But at this time, the car suddenly burst a tire and then broke down.

Then, Sun Yuan woke up.

"Hah!" Sun Yuan stretched his waist for a long time, and when he opened his eyes, he found that the four eunuchs who were guarding him were gone.

He couldn't help but feel a burst of joy, no one was guarding him, that didn't mean that Yang Ze didn't have the heart to kill himself.

Quietly walked to the hatch, pulled it open, and a ray of light came in, and the sky was already bright.

At the same time, a billowing cloud of smoke filled the air, choking him and coughing a few times.

This smoke is full of the smell of pines and cypresses, has it already arrived in Fengyang?

Sun Yuan walked out of the cabin and looked at the past, where is it not Fengyang?

But I saw that the fire on the side of the imperial tomb in the north was still burning, as if it had been like this since ancient times, and the fire seemed to rise up like hell, and it would never be extinguished.

Large clouds of white smoke were blown by the wind, spreading for dozens of miles, churning and rotating on the surface of the river, like a heavy fog.

To the west, the fire in Fengyang City seemed to be smaller than it was a day ago, and the obvious fire was no longer visible. But all the houses in the city have turned completely red, like charcoal burning, reflecting the sky and the earth day and night.

This scenery is as if you are in a volcanic lava.

Silence, exceptional silence.

The boat had already dropped anchor, and there was no sound on the whole boat, only the river flowing slowly under his feet.

Sun Yuan took two more steps, and suddenly, he saw a person kneeling on the deck in front of him, who was not Yang Ze and the four eunuchs.

But last night was different, these five people were all wearing bright palace clothes, dressed as serious eunuchs.

All five of them looked dead in the direction of the Imperial Tomb in front of them, and their faces were completely stiff.

After a moment, "Heaven, heaven! Yang Ze suddenly let out a scream like a night owl, and then kept slamming his head on the deck, "Your Majesty, long live the lord, you let the slave and maid come to Fengyang to guard the imperial mausoleum, and the slave and maid humiliated the mission, causing the mausoleum of the grandfather's parents to be destroyed in the war." Though slaves and maids die, it is not a chance to atone for their sins. Slave maid, ashamed of the trust of Long Live Lord, slave maid should be damned! ”

"Slaves and maids are damned!" The other four eunuchs also kowtowed vigorously at the same time, as if they had exhausted all their strength.

After a while, Yang Ze and the others had a blur of flesh and blood on their foreheads.

Tears and blood flowed incessantly on his face, indescribably poignant.

Although he almost died at the hands of Yang Ze and the others last night, seeing them so miserable now, Sun Yuan suddenly felt a little sad in his heart.

He quietly turned around and walked to the side of the boat.

It should be said that Yang Ze is now discouraged, and he can't get up to hurt himself at all, but he still has to take precautions. Two fists are hard to reach four hands, but it is still safe to rely on the side of the ship. As long as one is not good, Sun Yuan himself can jump off and talk about it directly. He didn't think that with just two fists, he could beat the four eunuchs with steel knives in their hands.

As if he had a sixth sense, Yang Ze turned his head abruptly, and his gaze fell on Sun Yuan.

Sun Yuan's body tightened and raised his vigilance.

Yang Ze suddenly stretched out his hand and elegantly wiped the blood and tears from his face: "It turned out to be Sun Gongzi, who offended last night." That's right, the imperial tomb was destroyed at the hands of the thief army, and Sun Gongzi didn't lie to me. As a garrison eunuch in Fengyang, losing the city and losing the land may have nothing to do with our family. But the imperial tomb was plagued like this by thieves, but Yang Ze can't live anymore, can you come and say a few words to our family. ”

Last night, he still had a hideous face, but now he was so kind, this strange change made Sun Yuan unexpected.

He smiled bitterly: "Father-in-law Yang, Sun Yuan is only afraid that he will have to leave." "This dead eunuch is really hateful, and vicious, but he can't be trusted.

As he spoke, he put his hands on the side of the boat, ready to jump into the river if something went wrong.

"Sun Gongzi still can't trust Yang Ze, hey, it's not your fault!" Yang Ze sighed: "Don't be busy leaving, son, if you refuse to come, then only our family will go over to you, is it possible that you are still afraid of me, a half-old man." ”

As he spoke, he clapped his free hands and walked towards Sun Yuan.

"Godfather, no!" The four eunuchs hurried to stop them.

"Stand still." Yang Ze looked back at the four of them majestically: "When is it, are you still afraid that our family will be harmed." Could it be that we still have a reason to live, how can death not be death? ”

"Godfather......" The eunuchs cried again.

Sun Yuan saw Yang Ze walking alone with his hands in the air, and he was also strange in his heart: What did this dead eunuch have to say to me, it was so strange.

He nodded and said very simply: "Since my father-in-law wants to talk to Sun Yuan, Xiao Sheng is better than obeying his fate if he is respectful." ”

Yang Ze walked over slowly, and he didn't care about his body, he sat directly on the side of the boat, his body swayed up and down with the bumps of the river, and he didn't speak, just quietly looked at the Huai River.

He sat and did this, obviously to dispel Sun Yuan's vigilance. Because, as long as the eunuchs under his command moved, Sun Yuan could easily push him into the river and drown him with just one stretch of his hand.

The sad expression on Yang Ze's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a calm and calm.

After being silent for a long time, he suddenly said gently: "Sun Gongzi, this time our family is determined to die in the line of duty to repay the deep kindness of the monarch. ”

In fact, Yang Ze's death had already died in the history books, and Sun Yuan was not surprised by this.

He nodded: "Wash away the crimes on your body with death, calmly do righteousness, and do what a gentleman does." ”

Yang Ze suddenly laughed: "Don't you persuade our family?" By the way, last night our family was thinking about taking your life, and now, we are friends and foes! ”

Sun Yuan also smiled and said: "My father-in-law was born in the study hall, and he is also a person who has read the sage's book all his life. The teachings of the saints do not need to be talked about by Xiaosheng. As for friend and foe, does it still matter now? Xiaosheng not only does not persuade his father-in-law, but congratulates his father-in-law, so that he can be regarded as fulfilling his father-in-law's martyrdom and loyalty. ”

According to the etiquette of the feudal era, if an official commits a capital crime, if he wants to protect his reputation, he can only take the road of self-judgment. The so-called deceased is greater, so that he can wash away his crimes. His family and acquaintances around him not only could not persuade him, but instead dressed up in costumes and came to congratulate him. Only after the death of the guilty officer can he weep and grieve.

"You are really a person valued by Yu people, a gentleman, and you finally did not disappoint our family." Yang Ze smiled and nodded: "Actually, our family has already written a petition form before, and when I become a beneficiary, I would like to ask Sun Yuan to forward it." ”