A few days later, the flood had completely subsided, Zhao Shanfeng and Du Chengli had recovered a lot, and they were able to move normally, and the two of them also went to the embankment to inspect it in person.

After everything was on the right track, Zhao Shanfeng and Du Chengli decided to return to Beijing to report on their work.

On the way back to the capital, it was very calm and nothing happened.

After returning to the capital, Zhao Shanfeng and Du Chengli entered the palace overnight to report the entire process of disaster relief to the emperor.

The emperor also knows what happened to the two people, and he also attaches great importance to these two old ministers, and the two people handled the flood disaster very well, and the emperor also praised the two.

"Your Majesty, the emperor also knows what happened to the two of us outside, the two of us are old and can no longer take on the position of Shangshu, the two of us have discussed it on the way back, and the two of us have decided to return to our hometown, and ask the emperor to be gracious!" Zhao Shanfeng said, and then knelt down with Du Chengli.

The emperor had already received a secret report from Commander Chen, and knew that the two adults were really in trouble, but he was still very reluctant to give up on the two of them.

"Hurry up, both of you." The emperor personally picked up the two ministers and said: "You have followed the emperor and me for two generations of kings and two dynasties in your life, and I am really reluctant to give you up; But I also know your situation, you have done enough for the court, and you should also go back to enjoy the joy of family, so let's agree, I agree that you will return to your hometown, and I will also make you a marquis. ”

Hearing the emperor's words, Zhao Shanfeng and Du Chengli hurriedly knelt down, and Du Chengli was just about to thank him, but was stopped by Zhao Shanfeng.

"Please also ask the emperor to take back the last sentence." Zhao Shanfeng said.

"Why is that?" The emperor asked puzzled.

"Because we still want to live a few more years, and we also want to leave some blessings for our children and grandchildren." Zhao Shanfeng said.

Hearing Zhao Shanfeng's words, the emperor and Du Chengli were stunned for a moment, and then both of them reacted, and Du Chengli hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, what Lord Zhao said is that please ask the emperor to take back the last sentence." ”

The emperor pondered for the same, and then said, "Okay, tell me what you want, and I will promise you all this time." ”

"Your Majesty, the two of us want to return to our hometown, and we don't want anything else, for so many years, the emperor's reward is enough for our family to live for several generations." Zhao Shanfeng said.

"This..." The emperor was also embarrassed when he heard it.

"Your Majesty, Lord Zhao is right, the two of us have received enough rewards, and being able to serve the emperor and the emperor is the greatest reward for us." Du Chengli also said.

"Hey, what do you two want me to say?" As he spoke, the emperor helped the two old ministers up, and then said, "Stay here today to have a meal with me, and I will see you off." ”

When Zhao Shanfeng and Du Chengli came out of the palace, the steps of the two of them were very brisk, and they felt that their bodies were much more relaxed, and they had not been so relaxed for decades.

"Lord Zhao, Brother Zhao, you have been favored by the emperor and the emperor for so many years, I have always been unconvinced, I think I am no worse than you, but today's events show that I am too far worse than you; Your position is not in the top five above the court, but your cleverness and thoroughness are definitely the first. Du Chengli said, then saluted Zhao Shanfeng, and then said: "Thank you Brother Zhao for saving my family's life today!" ”

"Brother Du is polite." Zhao Shanfeng hurriedly helped Du Chengli up, and then said, "What a glory is that marquis?" Do you think I want it? But you have to have a life to enjoy it, I dare say, if the two of us inherit the position of marquis, within a month, the two of us will fall to the ground, and our family will also suffer, you also figured it out later, which means that you are also a smart person. ”

"It's too far worse than you, it's not worth mentioning, it's not worth mentioning." Du Chengli hurriedly said.

"Don't talk about this, go back and prepare, in half a month, we will hand over, and we still have a lot of things to deal with in this half a month." Zhao Shanfeng said with a smile.

"Yes, this is our most important half month, I hope we can spend it safely." Du Chengli said.

Zhao Shanfeng and Du Chengli returned to their hometowns in the eyes of Lin Tianyang and others, but in the eyes of the rest of the court, it was too sudden, and the resignation of the two people to return to their hometowns made many forces above the court fight again, these two positions are quite important, and they all want to get these two positions.

After Lin Tianyang and the others returned to Shangshu Mansion, they rested for a few days, and then waited for Zhao Shanfeng to hand over the big seal and resign and go home.

That night, Zhao Shanfeng called Lin Tianyang to his study, and he was the only one.

"My lord, did you have any instructions for calling me?" Lin Tianyang asked.

"There's nothing to command, just show you something." Zhao Shanfeng said with a smile, and then handed a file to Lin Tianyang.

Lin Tianyang didn't have any doubts, so he took the file and opened it.

When Lin Tianyang saw the contents of the dossier, he was shocked, it turned out that the dossier recorded that he was preparing to cultivate a bridge in a place at one time, and when he was surveying, the people sent by the Ministry of Industry found a relic left by the previous people there, I don't know if it was an ancient tomb or what, some people died at that time, but a few people still ran out, so they reported the matter to Zhao Shanfeng.

The dossier clearly records this incident, as well as the pictures drawn by a few people who escaped from the ruins, and the various hidden weapons launched by the organs in the ruins at that time to kill the people who entered.

Because this matter was very important, Zhao Shanfeng reported it to the emperor, and the emperor sent a team of guards to check, but the team of guards also died inside; The emperor knew that it could not be moved, so he ordered that the place be sealed, and later killed some people who knew about it, and the matter became a secret.

"My lord, is this an ancient tomb?" Lin Tianyang asked.

Zhao Shanfeng shook his head and said: "No, I have personally checked this place, judging from the location, it is not a feng shui treasure, it should not be an ancient tomb; But that place is also a good view, I suspect that it was a place where people lived before, just to tell you martial arts masters about the cave or something. ”

"My lord, what do you mean by showing me this? Did you want me to check it out? Lin Tianyang asked.

Zhao Shanfeng shook his head again and said, "No, if I wanted to check it, I would have gone a long time ago, do you have to wait until now?" What I want to say is that although the emperor blocked the news of this matter, no one knows where this place is, nor does he know the specific situation of this place, and in the records of the Ministry of Industry, it is only a few words; But the news still got out, and those who wanted to assassinate me came to this file, but they didn't know that there was this file, and they didn't see the record of the Ministry of Works, so they wanted to kill me and get this file. ”

Hearing Zhao Shanfeng's explanation, Lin Tianyang understood that the reason why those people wanted to assassinate Zhao Shanfeng was actually because of the dossier in his hand.

"Do you remember what is in it?" Zhao Shanfeng asked.

"Remembered." Lin Tianyang replied, and then put the file in front of Zhao Shanfeng.

Zhao Shanfeng nodded and said: "Just remember, I know that you are not a simple person, my purpose for giving you this is even if it is a gift I give you, if you have the opportunity in the future, you can go and see, you are a person with deep fortune, maybe you can get some treasures in it." ”

After finishing speaking, Zhao Shanfeng picked up the dossier, put it on the burning candle on the side, and lit the dossier.

Watching the dossier burn, Zhao Shanfeng said with a smile: "Now I can go back to retire with peace of mind." ”

"What are your plans for the future?" Zhao Shanfeng asked.

"I don't have any plans." Lin Tianyang replied.

Zhao Shanfeng said with a smile: "In the past two days, Commander Chen has told me several times, let me hand you over to him, he said that he is optimistic about you, and there should be a good life in the emperor's internal guard, I am not surprised that he told me this; But what makes me strange is that King Ning actually came to me and asked me to hand you over to him, he said that it is optimistic about you, and can use you to get closer to the relationship with Ruyi Palace, I didn't agree, I said that you still need to make your own decisions about this matter. ”

"I know that you are an extraordinary person, you should not be bound by these things in officialdom, which is why I have never regarded you as a real guard, you are still young, and your strength is extraordinary, you will definitely shine in the future; I have been an official all my life, I can see that this officialdom is even more dangerous than your rivers and lakes, and if you don't pay attention to it, you will die without a place to be buried, and it is rare for someone like me to retire safely and smoothly. ”

"Thank you for reminding me, I'll think carefully about my future." Lin Tianyang said, and then bowed to Zhao Shanfeng.

Zhao Shanfeng nodded with a smile and said, "That's good, but I guess you won't leave the capital, and you have an experience with me, so someone will definitely win you over in the future, and by various means, you have to see the true face of these people." ”

As he spoke, Zhao Shanfeng beckoned and said, "Come here, I have something to tell you." ”

When Lin Tianyang heard this, he slowly walked over, Zhao Shanfeng beckoned again, and Lin Tianyang put his ear in front of Zhao Shanfeng.