After hearing this, Du He hurriedly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, if we can't find out, I'll cut off my head and let you play it as a ball."
Li Er waved his hand and said: "Okay, I can promise you that Ma Zhou will not die, but you can avoid the death penalty, but you cannot escape the living penalty!"
Du He nodded: "This is natural!"
Li Er said with a serious face: "Remember what you said, Du He, if you dare to deceive me, you will be in trouble when the time comes."
With that said, Li Er carefully took off his reading glasses, put them in the glasses case, and waved to Du He.
Du He chuckled and ran away.
…
On the execution ground.
Ma Zhou's family were all taken out of the prison car and lined up in three rows. They knelt down with their faces north and their backs to the south. Everyone was wearing white linen prison clothes. They were carrying a wooden sign on their backs and had their hands tied behind their backs.
On the top, the top of the wooden sign is triangular, with a circle drawn on it and a big word "kill" written on it.
Ma Zhou was kneeling in the middle. His hair was disheveled and his face was pale. He seemed to have aged twenty years in an instant.
Li Junxian came over and asked, "Ma Zhou, you are about to hit the road. Do you have anything else to say before you leave?"
Ma Zhou thought for a while and said: "General Li, if you can, please tell Bo Duhe of Yi County that the wine he just gave me was the strongest and most delicious wine I have ever drunk in my life.
After I die, I hope he can put that jug of wine in front of my tomb. I hope I can drink such fine wine in the underworld, and I will have no regrets in this life."
Li Junxian curled his lips.
What wine tastes so good?
He actually made Ma Zhou think about it before he died?
It seems that I will have to go to Du He to ask for a drink another day.
"Wow……"
The family members around Ma Zhou all burst into tears.
As for the instigator, Ma Bin, he was crying and making a blah-blah sound, and no one could hear what he was saying.
Ma Zhou was angry and said loudly: "Okay, why are you crying? Tai Shigong said, if death is not scary, just close your eyes."
The Ma clan, more than thirty in total, all closed their eyes.
Children as young as three years old and women as old as sixty years old were all spared.
Ma Zhou suddenly stood up and said to Li Junxian: "General Li, do it. I have a request. Please kill me. I want to watch them go on the road."
As he spoke, Ma Zhou's eyes became red and swollen.
At the moment when death was approaching, Ma Zhou suddenly regretted joining the court as an official. Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. If you are not careful, you will be doomed.
The executioners took off the signs on the backs of the Ma clan members one after another, and then raised the long knives in their hands.
Li Junxian raised his hand and waved it down: "Execution!"
The executioners moved in unison, slashing down with their long knives.
"Save your head under the knife!"
In the distance, a shout suddenly sounded.
Everyone was stunned.
The executioners' movements suddenly slowed down.
Everyone turned to look, and saw a group of tall maroon horses galloping towards the street in the distance, and immediately came Du He, dressed in purple.
"Save your head under the knife!"
When Du He shouted the second time, the horse had already rushed into the crowd and arrived at the execution ground.
Swish.
Du He turned over and dismounted, and everyone realized that there was another person on the horse behind him.
Du He turned around and pulled the guy off his horse.
It was Zhao Yang, the chamberlain.
I saw Zhao Yang gasping for air, patting his chest in fear, and complained: "Uncle Yixian, my servant... I was almost knocked to death by you!"
Du He patted Zhao Yang on the shoulder and said, "Manager Zhao, saving people is like putting out fires. You should be more patient."
Zhao Yang stepped forward, took out a copy of the imperial edict, and said loudly: "Ma Zhou receives the order!"
Everyone present was stunned.
Then I heard Zhao Yang read loudly: "The evidence for Ma Zhou's rebellion is conclusive. He is capable of punishing the nine tribes, but Ma Zhou has been self-denial and devoted to the public service for many years... Now Bo Duhe of Yi County risked his life to plead for mercy. I am very relieved. Determined to pardon the Ma family's capital crime, but the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped. Ma Zhou was demoted to a commoner and was never allowed to serve as an official in the court. Ma Bin's crime was so heinous that he was exiled to Lingnan and was not allowed to leave Lingnan forever. Other Ma family members, except All the blood relatives of Ma Zhou were dismissed...all the houses and land of the Ma family were confiscated."
When the Ma clan members heard this, they all stood up excitedly and couldn't help but start jumping up and down.
"That's great, you don't have to die!"
"You can stop dying!"
Ma Zhou also stood up, but was unusually calm.
He looked at Du He behind the crowd, and for a moment, he felt mixed emotions in his heart.
At this critical moment, many people had forgotten about him, but Du He, a stranger to him, risked his life to plead for mercy.
What a great kindness this is.
Ma Zhou even had the urge to kneel down to Du He.
Li Junxian waved his hand, and the Imperial Guards nearby rushed forward to untie Ma Zhou and others.
Ma Zhou walked up to Du He calmly and bowed his head to the end.
"Du He, from now on, my life, Ma Zhou's, will be yours. If you need it, you can take it at any time." Ma Zhou said seriously.
Du He smiled and said: "Master Ma, I saved you only out of kindness. You don't need to be so grateful to me."
"No, no, I am a commoner now, but the title of Master Ma offends me. I probably know your Majesty's temper. It must have taken a lot of effort for you to persuade him to forgive the Ma family. Ma Zhou Although I have the heart to do my best for you, I have no choice but to bear the sin and have become an ominous person. I am even penniless and have no way to repay my kindness. I am really ashamed." Ma Zhou said regretfully.
Du He patted Ma Zhou on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I, Du He, never expect others to repay my kindness when doing things. Brother Ma, if this is the case, it is better to forget about the past and the past. From now on, even though I am a white man, I will be free and easy, right?" ?”
"Yes, yes, haha, what you said is absolutely true!" Ma Zhou laughed, with a hint of desolation in his laughter.
Immediately, Du He asked: "Brother Ma, after walking away from the gate of hell, what do you think?"
Ma Zhou thought for a while, then suddenly turned his head, stared at Du He seriously, and said: "I want to drink, I want to drink, I want to drink... I want to drink the pot of wine you gave me in the morning!"
Say important things three times!
Ma Zhou was a good drinker. He had drunk a lot of good wines from the Tang Dynasty, the Western Regions, Tubo, Goguryeo, and even Japan, but none of them were as sweet as the ones Du He drank for him. At this moment, going from death to life, escaping from death, countless emotions need to be released, but the first thing that comes to mind is wine.
"How difficult is this!"
Du He smiled, took out the bottle of sorghum wine, unscrewed the cap, and handed it to Ma Zhou.
Ma Zhou took it, but without hesitation, he put it to his mouth and drank it down.
Lu Bu next to him was about to stop him, but was stopped by Du He.
Du He said calmly: "Drink. As long as he drinks enough, the sorrow in his heart will be diluted."
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(Thanks to [There are always unscrupulous people who want to harm me] [Time only stops to cherish him forever] [Ma Jia] brothers for the reward, thank you brothers for your monthly tickets and recommended tickets! Today’s update will be normal, and I will make up for what I owe yesterday on the weekend!)