Sun Sheng was from Gaomi. He was a Jinshi in the Later Tang Dynasty. Like Han Xizai, he fled from the north to the Southern Tang Dynasty. Compared to Han Xizai, he was lucky. Li Jing trusted him quite a bit. Li Hongji was in power and attached great importance to this old minister. Later, due to the reform, Sun Sheng and Li Hongji had a conflict and were dismissed from the prime minister.

Although he was dismissed from the prime minister, Sun Sheng still retained the title of Prince and Grand Tutor and enjoyed the courtesy.

When Ye Hua's troops entered Jinling, Sun Sheng followed Feng Yanji and others to surrender, and then when Feng Yanji and Song Qiqiu fell, he became the one with the most experienced ministers among the surrendered ministers.

But Dazhou did not pay attention to him and threw it aside.

He has strength and motivation. Ye Hua suspected that he was a person who caused trouble. He just wanted to check Sun Sheng, but this person died of being infected with the plague... Ye Hua looked at Li Si, "Senior Brother, have there been many people dead in Beicheng recently?"

“There are some.”

Li Si agreed: "In a street, dozens of people fell ill together, and almost half died. After my investigation, I found that these people did not have water wells at home, so they all had to go to the Liuli Well at the entrance of the street to carry water and eat. There were corpses in the wells. The people drank dirty water and were infected with the plague. I have issued strict orders, requiring everyone to drink boiled hot water. All wells have special personnel to guard them day and night to prevent pollution. There should be no dirty things such as mud, water, and feces around the wells within ten feet."

Through Li Si's introduction, everyone knew that the plague was mostly poor.

As the prime minister, Sun Sheng did not even have a well at home.

Recently, a strict curfew was implemented, and the flow of people was very limited. Sun Sheng suddenly suffered from a plague and died suddenly, which made Ye Hua very suspicious.

"I want to go to Sun's house to see him and pay my respects to Sun's grandfather."

Li Si immediately said: "I'll go and see, but it actually infected Mr. Sun. It seems that I didn't do it well!"

The two of them were going, and Xu Xuan also stood up, "After all my colleagues, I'll go too!"

Old Wei's brow trembled twice, and when he spoke, he changed his words, "Champion, you must be careful. Never get infected with the plague. Without you, I am in a state of silence and panic!"

Ye Hua smiled, "Don't worry, Mr. Wei, I am a big life, and ordinary plagues cannot do anything to me!"

Ye Hua and the other two were going, but Zhao Da didn't say a word and brought a hundred of the most capable soldiers to protect themselves.

Although Zhao Da is usually stupid, he is really good at the critical moment and is loyal.

This kind of personality is really good to be friends!

They rushed to the Sun Mansion like a whirlwind.

After reporting, I went in smoothly.

At this moment, the Sun Mansion was already a white ocean, with tall spiritual sheds with white banners standing up, densely packed, like rice ears.

In the middle of the mourning hall, there was a coffin with gloomy wood, which was big and heavy, with incense burners, braziers, paper men and horses on both sides, and nine lotus lanterns... Sun Sheng's children and grandchildren knelt in front of the spirit, crying like tears, and their eyes were swollen.

When they saw the guests coming to pay their respects, they kowtowed one after another, and their hearts were broken.

Xu Xuan looked at it, stepped forward to salute, and burned a stick of incense.

"Mr. Sun, you and I are officials in the same court. I don't want you to leave first. There is nothing else. I wish you to reach the Pure Land soon!" After Xu Xuan said that, he straightened his back and stepped aside. The Sun family kept thanking him and wiping his tears.

However, Ye Hua and Li Si did not move.

Ye Hua reached out and called Sun Sheng’s eldest son over.

"When did Lingzun get sick?"

"The day before yesterday!" Sun Xiu replied hurriedly.

"Why isn't it reported?"

"When I returned to the Marquis, I thought it was a headache and fever. My father was old and often sick. But yesterday, he vomited and had diarrhea, and he still had blood in the constipation! It was not done at night..." When he talked about his father's death, he started crying again, and raised his sleeves while crying. Ye Hua smelled a strange smell. He was slightly stunned and then had an idea.

"Since a person is dead, you should be mourning and following the changes. How did the Lord get sick? Is there any clue?"

"Yes!" Sun Xiu said: "There is an old mother in our mansion who went to the south of the city privately to deliver things to her home. As a result, someone caught a disease in the alley in their house, so she brought the disease back to the mansion."

"Where is that old mom?"

"I died the day before yesterday and have been sent out of the city...it's burned!"

Ye Hua and Li Si looked at each other, OK, this is called death without evidence!

Ye Hua thought for a while and said with a smile: "You are doing a good job. The plague is extraordinary. If you are infected with the plague, you must bury the body deep or burn it without leaving any traces to be foolproof."

"Yes, yes, yes! We all know that we will never dare to be careless!"

Ye Hua nodded and praised: "Very good. Since that's the case, please do it immediately and burn the Lord of Ling!"

"What?"

Sun Xiu exclaimed in surprise.

"Mr. Marquis, are you joking?"

Ye Hua said with a stern face: "How can I make a joke about the plague? If you don't burn it quickly, I will do it myself!"

As soon as these words came out, the people in the Sun family went crazy. How could they make you burn?

Xu Xuan couldn't help but cough, "Mr. Marquis, Mr. Sun is highly respected, and it seems that he shouldn't have been like this. I think it's just buried deep!"

"no!"

Ye Hua said without any doubt: "Mr. Sun was infected very quickly and died so urgently. In my judgment, he should be different from ordinary plagues, even more powerful and more deadly! Therefore, for the safety of the people of Jinling, he must be burned!"

Dad is going to be burned!

Sun Xiu, and a few brothers, their next generation, all stood in front of the coffin with their eyebrows and eyes standing straight.

"No burning is allowed. Whoever dares to burn it, let's fight!"

"That's right, my father's lifelong fame cannot be without a body!"

"If you want to burn it, burn us!"

...

These people shouted loudly, distraught.

Xu Xuan was indeed a good person. He pulled Li Si's clothes, "That Master Li, how about you persuade the Marquis?"

Li Si was even more arrogant than Ye Hua. He ignored Xu Xuan and said to both sides: "Why are you still standing there? Go and get the firewood!"

"Abide by the order!"

The soldiers rushed out, fetched firewood, and placed it in the middle of the yard.

Zhao Kuangyin and his men dismantled the wooden stakes from the spirit shed and placed them on the ground. There were wood underneath. Someone also made two buckets of turmeric oil and sprinkled them on firewood.

"Come here, carry the coffin onto the wooden rack and prepare to burn it!"

Ye Hua said with a stern face.

Zhao Kuangyin rushed forward in one step, and the Sun family wanted to stop them. They were not Zhao Da's opponents. They were caught by Zhao Kuangyin and threw them aside like chickens.

Then more than a dozen soldiers took action together, lifted the heavy coffin and placed it firmly on the wooden frame.

The Sun family cried and wailed, rushing upwards, but they all had no choice but to stare at the face of the wolf-like cavalry guards.

Xu Xuan felt very uncomfortable either.

This is the surrendered minister!

It’s easy to say if someone uses you. If you don’t need you, you’re just like a dog!

Although he couldn't stand Sun Sheng's behavior of forming cliques and making personal gains in the past, he was also the leader of scholars and was ranked as prime minister, so he must be a little decent!

It was burned alive, and even the entire body was not left behind. It was so miserable!

Xu Xuan lamented in his heart, and he was even a little overjoyed. Hey, find an opportunity, I want to resign and return to the forest, at least there will be a piece of soil to bury myself.

Xu Xuan thought so, and Ye Hua sternly said: "Prepare to light the fire!"

"It's over!"

Xu Xuan closed his eyes, and at this moment, the coffin on the wooden frame suddenly moved, and a sound of slapping came from inside. The wooden frame below was not very stable, and they all swayed together.

Xu Xuan rubbed his eyes, and it was true!

He jumped up in anger and rushed to Ye Hua regardless of everything, with his facial features twisted.

"Champion Marquis! Look! Grandpa Sun's spirit in the sky was alarmed by you, he was uneasy! This is going to be a zombie! You, please give an order quickly, remove all the wood, and don't burn it!"

Xu Xuan shouted anxiously, his face turned pale due to fear.

If this provokes ghosts, wouldn’t he be in trouble too!

Ye Hua just smiled and was too lazy to talk.

Li Si was so angry that he grabbed Xu Xuan's clothes and roared: "Sir Xu, you are in a bad mind! Sun Sheng is not dead at all!"

This sentence is like a bolt from the blue!

Thunder Xu Xuan is burnt on the outside and tender on the inside, his bones are crispy and numb, and he is extremely sour!

"No, not dead!"

Xu Xuan turned around suddenly, rushed to the front of the coffin, slapped hard, and shouted strangely: "One of the last word, please listen to me, whether it is dead or alive! If you say something, otherwise, I will burn you!"

Now, what else can the people inside do?

"Xu, Brother Xu, I, the Japanese are not dead!"

The voice was very low, but Xu Xuan could still hear it. It was indeed Sun Sheng!

"Quickly, pry the coffin board open!"
To be continued...