The old emperor was dazzled and saw flowers in the fog.
The blooming peach blossoms suddenly disappeared.
What is visible is another painting.
There are only two people in the painting.
One person is Cao Chunqiu.
One person is the Crown Princess.
The Crown Princess holds a child in her arms and a jade Guanyin piece hangs around her neck.
Nandai Guanyin female carries the Buddha.
That means, it's a boy.
The princess held the infant boy in her arms, looking very protective of him.
"ah."
The old emperor shouted.
All the truth suddenly came to light.
Tears welled up in his eyes: "Lao Cao, Lao Cao, I misunderstood you, I misunderstood you."
Yan Qi examined Cao Chunqiu's painting: "I checked the information and found out that the woman in the painting is the Crown Princess. Back then, the Crown Princess followed the Crown Prince on the expedition to Hongcheng."
"A few months later, the Crown Princess gave birth to the Crown Prince. However, Hongcheng was besieged, and the city was about to be destroyed. Once the city was breached, both the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess would die."
"Therefore, in order to keep the crown prince as the prince and the royal family, Cao Chunqiu had no choice but to let the crown prince defend the city alone. He would rather bear the misleading charges and secretly escape from Hongcheng with the crown princess."
"Your Majesty, the above is a reasonable deduction. Do you agree?"
The old emperor said: "This is the truth, the actual situation is like this. It's a pity that I have misunderstood Lao Cao for many years. I...I blame myself very much. But..."
The old emperor said: "Since Lao Cao took out Hongcheng, why did he commit suicide again? He should be protecting the princess and returning to the capital. Why did he commit suicide?"
Yan Qi's eyes were strange: "So, Your Majesty, next, I will try to reason some more to resolve the doubts in Your Majesty's mind."
As expected, the old emperor became more energetic: "Yan Aiqing, I am confused now and can't understand anything. Hurry up... please analyze it for me."
Ruian on the side pricked up his ears and listened with great interest.
The old emperor frowned: "Gao Shangtian, take Ruian down."
Ruian panicked: "Old slave, go down right now, go down right now."
Yan Qi smiled: "No, it doesn't hurt to listen to Eunuch Ruian. Or maybe you've heard these words before, right?"
"ah?"
The more Ryan knew, the worse it got.
"No,
The old slave won't listen anymore, so the old slave should retreat. "
"It's not up to you."
Yan Qi smiled strangely: "Eunuch Ruian, you better listen carefully. After listening, you can report to the Eight Wise Kings."
"this……"
Ruian panicked: "The old slave is only loyal to the emperor, why should he report to the Eight Wise Kings? Mr. Yan, don't slander the old slave's loyalty to the emperor."
"Slander? Haha."
Yan Qi sneered, full of disdain.
Anyway, no matter what, he just wouldn't let Ruian leave the Dade Hall.
Yan Qi said to the old emperor: "This painting of Prime Minister Cao is extraordinary. In order to keep it secret and afraid of being discovered, I hid it and created a painting within a painting."
"It's just a pity that although Xia Ming is Cao Chunqiu's student, he didn't see the clues. This led to a bad result, so that Cao Chunqiu was slandered for so many years. Now, the problem arises."
Yan Qi was good at tempting: "Prime Minister Cao delivered the news back to the capital. Why did he hide the news so deeply? Why didn't he directly write a letter to the emperor and say that the crown prince had given birth to a grandson? Why?"
"Moreover, according to the information about the war situation that year, the Crown Princess died in childbirth. However, Prime Minister Cao escaped with the Crown Princess. Why was the news blocked? The Crown Princess gave birth to a son, which is a happy event, why was it covered up? Even So, there is a false impression of labor difficulties?"
When the old emperor heard this, he immediately became alert: "Is Lao Cao afraid that this news will be known to others? Someone wants to do harm to the Crown Princess?"
Yan Qidao: "It's not good for the Crown Princess, but it's bad for the prince born to the Crown Princess. That's the real meaning, right?"
The old emperor was furious: "Who dares to attack my grandson? Are you tired of living?"
Yan Qidao: "To make Prime Minister Cao so fearful, what do you think the role of such a person should be?"
When the old emperor heard this, a layer of fine beads of sweat formed on his palms.
Yan Qi added: "To deduce the next doubtful point, since Cao Chunqiu escaped from Hongcheng with the princess, according to normal reasoning, he should rush back to the capital immediately."
"However, Cao Chunqiu did not follow the road to return to the capital, and fled to a secret place and was not allowed to return? Is Cao Chunqiu a fool? He lost his way?"
Yan Qi paused for a moment: "There is only one answer. The way home is blocked, and it is difficult for Cao Chunqiu to return home. In fact, these people are still narrowing the encirclement and searching Cao Chunqiu."
The old emperor's eyes were full of coldness: "Yan Aiqing's reasoning is very reasonable."
Yan Qi added: "Last point, why did Cao Chunqiu commit suicide? This was clearly Cao Chunqiu's move to save his commander by throwing away his car."
"This spirit moves heaven and earth. Your Majesty, you should thank Prime Minister Cao for the huge sacrifice he has made for you."
The old emperor asked: "How do you say this?"
Yan Qidao: "Cao Chunqiu fled with the princess. Cao Chunqiu's goal is too conspicuous. If those people don't find Cao Chunqiu, they will never give up."
"On the other hand, Cao Chunqiu cannot escape. If those people find Cao Chunqiu, the Crown Princess will be in danger again. The royal bloodline will suffer again."
"Cao Chunqiu was helpless and did not want to be captured, so he committed suicide and died for his country. He died to protect the crown princess."
"This group of people have searched Cao Chunqiu's body. They can go back to pay for their duties and then naturally disperse. Only in this way can the Crown Princess be preserved."
After listening to Yan Qi's detailed analysis.
The old emperor's eyes were red.
"Old Cao."
Plop!
The old emperor forcibly turned over and knelt on the ground. He lowered his feet and stretched his chest: "Old Cao, you have knelt for me for decades. Today, I will kneel back to you. I wrongly blamed you."
"In order to preserve the blood of the royal family, you committed suicide and died for your country. However, I ransacked your home and sent your family to the border. There is no news about your children. I am guilty and I will die without redemption. I will die without redemption."
Yan Qi did not dissuade him and allowed the old emperor to vent his emotions.
He also breathed a sigh of relief.
In this way, Cao Chunqiu, who had been framed for many years, was finally vindicated.
The old emperor cried for a while and then gave up.
After some acupuncture, Hua Wubing woke up the old emperor again.
The old emperor had reached the end of his life: "Yan Qi, you finally let me die in peace. I never thought that the prince could have a prince, and I could also have a grandson. I... I have already become one. grandfather."
"But, I no longer have time to experience the joy of being a grandfather. I...I really want to find this grandson, but I have passed away soon, and I can't control the chaotic court."
"My death has left a lot of mess. I am ashamed of my ancestors, I am ashamed of the country, and I am ashamed of the people of Dawn. I...I want to appoint Yan Aiqing as the Minister of Guan Ming, and find the emperor. Sun..."
