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Chapter 99 Qin Hui ()

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty

Liu Che is now so angry that he said Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty destroyed national unity.

WTF? Is it wrong for him to send troops to attack the Huns?

That said, future generations, come to the border of the Han Dynasty and try it yourself, and then tell me that I am destroying national unity!
You have been united in future generations, but we are not united now. A few days ago, the Huns looted the border areas and hundreds of people were killed.

Liu Che made them very angry. Although the comment section also helped him curse people, these words were really lethal.

For Liu Che, it is absolutely impossible to get married like Liu Bang. He is not the great ancestor, and the current Han Dynasty is not what it used to be.

If the Han Dynasty did not weaken the Xiongnu when it was strong, would it wait for him to become bigger and then invade the Han Dynasty? This is what Liu Che doesn't want to see.

Since he is Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he must be worthy of the word "武".

Why didn't Emperor Wu fight? Prodigal?
Although Liu Che, the little golden pig, was indeed one of the most prodigal sons in the Han Dynasty, he was a prodigal son who had lost his country's integrity. He was not a prodigal son like Zhao Gou.

While Liu Che was still angry here, the comment area was already exploding. Comments were passed by so quickly that it was impossible to see them clearly.

I send my thoughts to Mingyue: No, the thin gold body I like so much is Zhao Ji who makes me endure it. Anyway, this thing is really good at calligraphy and painting. Did you tell me that the Taishi chair I like so much has something to do with Qin Hui? Let me die!

My charming and short-lived ancestor: No, I’m going to buy youtiao now! Qin Hui, die!
care: That means it’s all retribution! What happened? Great, I really like this idiom now.

My charming and short-lived ancestor: Yes, although I say this word in a bad way, at least now I really like him!
Lonely root number three: That is to say, I seem to have read a novel in which two people traveled through time, a college student became Zhao Gou, and a high school student became Qin Hui.

Higurashi: I've read that book, and it's really good, but it's a pity that this one is just a novel.

Don’t let the world grow old: Ah, if Zhao Kuangyin had read the history of the Song Dynasty, would he regret emphasizing culture over military affairs?
My charming and short-lived ancestor: It must be possible, after all, the history of the Song Dynasty is really humiliating. Second only to the Qing Dynasty and Jin Dynasty.

I send my love to the bright moon: Zhao Kuangyin did not say that he valued literature over military affairs at that time. This was Zhao Guangyi's fault.

care: I remember Zhao Guangyi is not Breaking Bad? Did Zhao Gou imitate his ancestors and kill them for Emperor Huiqin? There will definitely be no objection from anyone in the Song Dynasty. After all, those two things are really not good.

I don't want to go home at the end of the day: I can't say for sure, but most people definitely agree. After all, compared to the two of them, Zhao Gou still had popular support at the time.

Love you forever: His situation was much better than Zhu Qiyu's at that time, but unfortunately he did not have Zhu Qiyu's courage.

Su Yue saw that their topic was gradually getting sidetracked, so she had to remind him: "Okay, aren't we talking about Qin Hui? Why did it involve Zhu Qiyu? Now let's discuss whether it was Qin Hui who killed Yue Fei or Zhao Gou. Right!"

Framing Yue Fei
There are two different theories in the historians about who killed Yue Fei: one is that it was Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty (Gaozong theory); the other is that Qin Hui killed Yue Fei by perverting the imperial edict (Qin Hui theory).

Gao Zong said that the early historical materials include Li Xinchuan's "Miscellaneous Notes on the Government and the Wilderness Since Jianyan", which is held by Wen Zhengming, Li Yaping, Wang Zengyu and others; Qin Hui said that the early historical materials include Yue Ke's "Jin Tuo Cui Bian" and "Sequel", and Deng Guangming and others hold this view Argument.

Nature of the case
Some scholars pointed out that this case was called "Edict" at the time, and it was a legal case ordered by the emperor. The criminal could only be convicted after the emperor personally issued an edict.

"Miscellaneous Notes of the Government and the Public since Jianyan" preserves the complete verdict of this case, specifying the crime and punishment of the criminal. It can be seen that the case was handled according to the imperial decree, and the final decision was made by Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty.

Gaozong's mentality Gaozong killed the general Yue Fei who was the military pillar of the Song Dynasty. There are still different opinions in the historians about the reasons. In summary, there are the following speculations:

1. Worry about the throne

Qi Yanchen believed that Yue Fei's advocacy of "the Northern Expedition and the return of the second emperor to the court" threatened Gaozong's status, which was the reason why he was killed.

Deng Guangming refuted this. He pointed out that after Huizong's death, the Jin people repeatedly threatened to support Qinzong in returning to the throne. Therefore, Yue Fei changed his idea of ​​"welcoming the two saints" and instead welcomed and returned the coffins of Huizong and his wife, Empress Dowager Wei and others. Family members of the royal family, this is enough to show that Yue Fei is well versed in politics.

But these are just conjectures and not very credible.

In fact, the Song and Jin Dynasties had many negotiations on this matter, and Gaozong also issued an edict to build Renzong's palace. Perhaps Gaozong did not need to be deeply jealous of Yue Fei on the issue of "returning the two saints".

2. Minister of Prevention

Li Yaping once put forward the view that Yue Fei overstepped his duties and violated a royal taboo on the issue of establishing the heir apparent, which made Gaozong believe that he was too ambitious and became murderous.

Some people also believe that Yue Fei led most of the country's troops and had an upright and stubborn personality. He often showed his sharp edges and did not engage in hidden tactics, which made Emperor Gaozong feel that Yue Fei relied on his military power and was difficult to control. Preventing military commanders from having too much military power had always been a priority in the Zhao and Song Dynasties. Cherish the family law.

Therefore, Yue Fei, who was highly successful and powerful, was regarded by Emperor Gaozong as a potential threat to the imperial power. Even after taking back the military power, he still did not want to let him go and wanted to kill him as a warning to others.

3. Other speculations

Some scholars believe that it is said that before the peace talks in Shaoxing, Jin Wushu had the condition of "must kill Yue Fei and then make peace".

Some scholars in Taiwan suggested that Emperor Gaozong missed his biological mother, Queen Mother Wei, in exchange for the fact that the Jin people would "liberate his mother and kill Yue Fei".

Some people think that it was a combination of various contradictions that made Gaozong make this decision.

It is worth mentioning that after Qin Hui's death, Emperor Gaozong rehabilitated some people. Many ministers wrote letters asking for Yue Fei's reputation to be restored, but Emperor Gaozong always ignored it. This also shows Emperor Emperor Gaozong's positive attitude towards the case.

Qin Hui's power

Some scholars pointed out that although Qin Hui was extremely favored by Gaozong, he was only favored. He could never manipulate Gaozong arbitrarily, and he could not use edicts to eradicate dissidents.

For example, in the ninth year of Shaoxing, Emperor Gaozong ordered Hu Quan to be "sent to Zhaozhou for reorganization" due to his opposition to peace negotiations. Although Qin Hui hated Hu Quan deeply and "wanted to kill him," however, in the following years, he He has always been unable to use the butcher's knife against this lowly editor.

This is true for a low-level official like Hu Quan, but it is even more unacceptable for Yue Fei, who has great military exploits and served as deputy privy envoy.

In the Song Dynasty, there was still a relatively strict set of judicial procedures for the trial of major cases and imperial edicts. Especially for the Dali Temple prison, there were detailed regulations on interrogation, detailed judgment, sentencing, evaluation, judgment, review, etc. Qin Hui Zhu Although treacherous ministers could play a certain role in this, the final decision-making power still rested with the emperor. No matter how powerful Qin Hui was, he could not openly "false edicts" and kill ministers.

Conclusion
Perhaps regarding the issue of killing Yue Fei, Gaozong and Qin Hui had their own agendas and took advantage of each other.

In Qin Hui's view, it would be difficult to achieve peace without killing Yue Fei; in Gaozong's view, it was more important to kill the chickens to scare the monkeys so that he could more freely control the generals and control the government and military power. Therefore, what Gaozong and Qin Hui were playing was the trick of "using each other to make the music complement each other".

Therefore, Yue Fei had to die.

(End of this chapter)