The old emperor took in less air and exhaled more. His eyes were red and he looked at Yan Qi: "If the prince was here, how could I be so passive? Die, if I die, everything will be freed."
Yan Qidao: "Your Majesty, please don't die. It's better to die than to live."
The old emperor smiled bitterly: "Who can compete with the King of Hell to steal people?"
Yan Qi pulled Hua Wubing over and said, "With Hua Lao here, the King of Hell will stay behind, it's true."
The old emperor shook his head: "No, I have lived enough. My life is too bitter, too painful, and too painful. My body is tortured. Living for one day, my internal organs are as uncomfortable as thousands of arrows passing through."
"Before, I still cared about something, the country, and the love of brothers. What about now? I have betrayed my relatives and left."
"Hey, die. If you die, I can go see the prince."
Yan Qidao: "How boring is it to meet the prince? I will let the emperor see something. I guarantee that the emperor will be closer to you than when he met the prince. He will never be willing to die again."
"oh?"
The old emperor laughed at himself: "Why don't you let me watch you do tricks?"
Yan Qi's eyes were strange: "It can be considered a magic trick, but it's not me who is doing the trick, but someone else."
The old emperor asked: "Who?"
Yan Qidao: "A person who makes the emperor extremely troubled."
"Who is it?"
"Cao Chunqiu."
The old emperor trembled, his eyes complicated: "Old Cao."
After saying that, his expression froze.
for a long time!
The old emperor sighed: "Lao Cao is a capable man, Lao Cao is great. It's a pity that in the end he took a crooked way and killed the prince. Otherwise... I... How could I be so lonely?"
"In terms of running the country, I admire Cao Chunqiu, but from the bottom of my heart, I hate Cao Chunqiu..."
Yan Qidao: "Whether you hate it or not is another matter. Now, I want to show Prime Minister Cao's tricks."
The old emperor asked: "What trick?"
Yan Qi blinked: "A big transformation into a living person."
"Become a living person?"
The old emperor laughed angrily: "Yan Qi, Yan Qi, you are always surprised."
"Dang Dang Dang..."
Yan Qi kept pace, took out the painting that Cao Chunqiu gave to Xia Ming, and showed it to the old emperor.
The old emperor was angry: "So it's this painting? Isn't this the painting that Cao Chunqiu gave to Xia Ming? Huh, what a peach and plum blossom, it's your own fault? Even when Cao Chunqiu was about to die, he still showed off his painting style, I hate it so much."
Yan Qi rolled his eyes: "Has the Emperor scolded you enough?"
The old emperor smiled bitterly: "Forget it, I don't have much time, so I won't complain!
Yan Qi, you can do magic. I want to see how you can transform into a living person? "
Yan Qidao: "Before I transform into a living person, I will ask the old emperor a few questions for his consideration."
"go ahead."
"The Emperor doesn't want to live anyway. Please answer truthfully."
"You kid... you are the only one who dares to talk to me like this."
Yan Qi asked: "First, why did Cao Chunqiu kill the prince? Does he have any grudge against the prince?"
"Second, what benefits can Cao Chunqiu get from killing the prince? Can he usurp the throne?"
"Third, since Cao Chunqiu has escaped, why did he commit suicide?"
"Your Majesty, I have three questions in total. Please answer them truthfully."
The old emperor thought for a long time: "Cao Chunqiu killed the prince...because...because..."
He murmured for a long time, but couldn't explain why.
The old emperor scratched his head and had no answer at all: "Yan Qi, you have troubled me."
Yan Qidao: "Let me answer the question for your Majesty. I have read the historical memorials and memorials. Firstly: Cao Chunqiu and the prince have a very good relationship. They have similar political views and cooperate with each other. Their relationship is evident. Therefore, it is impossible for Cao Chunqiu to kill the prince because of personal enmity. "
"Second, Cao Chunqiu killed the prince because of great interests! He was already at the top of the list of ministers. The so-called great interests are the throne above ten thousand people. But, can Cao Chunqiu usurp the throne by killing the prince?"
"Ten years ago, the old emperor was physically strong and energetic. At that time, Cao Chunqiu killed the prince and could not usurp the throne. Why did he kill the prince?"
"Third, Cao Chunqiu left the prince to defend Hongcheng and escaped. Since he escaped, it means that he was afraid of death. But since he was afraid of death, why did he commit suicide? This is contradictory. Who can believe it?"
This analysis is clear and thorough.
The mystery is getting clearer and clearer.
The old emperor was dripping with cold sweat: "Did I misunderstand Lao Cao?"
Yan Qidao: "Why did the emperor misunderstand Cao Chunqiu for so many years?"
The old emperor said: "It's because Cao Chunqiu left the prince to defend Hongcheng alone. The prince died in the battle, but he ran away. This is the thing that worries me the most."
Yan Qidao: "Your Majesty, do you know why Cao Chunqiu left the prince to guard Hongcheng, but he abandoned the prince and abandoned the city to escape?"
The old emperor shook his head: "If it's not rebellion, what is it?"
Yan Qi shook his head: "It's definitely not a rebellion."
The old emperor's eyes went straight: "What's the reason? This is a mystery, no one knows."
Yan Qi smiled: "I know."
"you know?
How did you know? "
"This painting by Cao Chunqiu told me."
"ah?"
The old emperor stared at the painting, opened his dim eyes, and looked at it over and over again: "Why can't I see anything?"
Yan Qi said: "Take a closer look."
The old emperor was annoyed: "Not to mention that I can't see anything now, I couldn't see anything before. I've seen this painting by Lao Cao a hundred times, and I can't see anything. What else are you looking at? What are you looking at? What's there to see? of."
"Ouch."
Yan Qi clicked his tongue: "The emperor is angry, don't want to read it? Then forget it, don't read it, why did Cao Chunqiu lose the secret of the prince's escape, just keep it a secret, wait for the emperor to return to the west, go to Jiuquan to ask the prince That’s it.”
"Don't!"
The old emperor calmed down: "I was a little impatient just now. I want to see it. I want to see it. Well... Yan Aiqing, what do you want to see?"
Yan Qi said softly: "You can't see it with your eyes wide open. Your Majesty, you can squint your eyes to see."
"Squinting?"
The old emperor was a little confused.
Can't see with your eyes wide open, but can you see with squinted eyes?
Although he was very skeptical, since Yan Qi said it, he should do what Yan Qi said.
"Yan Qi, I squinted my eyes, but I still can't see it."
"Squint your eyes and stare at the peach blossoms,"
"I'm staring at the peach blossoms, but I still can't see them."
"Move back and double the distance from the painting."
"Ah? Move back twice as far? Can you still see clearly?"
"Just so you can't see clearly."
"this……"
"Do it!"
"Okay, I... I will listen to you."
The old emperor retreated and stared at the peach blossoms, his eyes blurred.
"Stare, don't turn your eyes, feel like staring at a kerosene lamp, make eye contact."
"You still want to make eye contact?"
"Stop being wordy and make eye contact!"
"Okay, I meet each other's eyes!"
The old emperor was like a puppet, at the mercy of Yan Qi.
He stared at the peach blossoms, his eyes were sore.
However, the more I looked at it, the blurrier it became.
Eyes will shed tears.
"I can't see anything, Yan Qi, I'm going to die, you're still playing tricks on me? I...I'm going to..."
When he said this, his complaints stopped abruptly.
"ah!"
The old emperor screamed in surprise.
He finally saw an extraordinary picture.
