Chapter 48 8. The ruthless role of "second in command"

In the twenty-fifth year of Shaoxing (1155), Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty went around the Qin Mansion. When he heard that Qin Hui had passed away, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. Note").Song Gaozong and Qin Hui, the two monarchs and ministers who co-starred in the conference and the big drama, are harmonious on the surface, but in fact they are undercurrents.Because the Kingdom of Jin included the right to appoint and remove prime ministers in the Southern Song Dynasty into the contract, Qin Hui "coerced the captives to demand the monarch", which was a threat to Song Gaozong.

There is no trust in the alliance between politicians for common interests.Song Gaozong kept a dagger in his trousers and was always on guard against Qin Hui, which shows how much he distrusts Qin Hui.With a strong background, Qin Hui can be described as "doing whatever he wants" in the official circles of the Southern Song Dynasty, embezzling money, forming parties for personal gain, attacking political opponents, and killing Zhongliang.Why did the relationship between the big leader and the "second in command" develop to a fever pitch?There is no gratuitous hate and love, and of course contradictions accumulate little by little.

Zhu Xi mentioned in "The Preface to the Wuwu Discussion" that Qin Hui "opened the door to accept bribes, enriched the enemy in the country, and foreign treasures, death is still close to the door".Corrupting money from other officials has to be hidden. Qin Hui doesn't need to talk nonsense, and he is making money openly. "Records of Years Since Jianyan" records: "The supervisor and the commander-in-chief have to go to the palace. For example, if they want treasures, they must be dispatched for tens of thousands of hectares." , reached the point where the wealth can rival the country, and Qin Hui's family property even far surpassed that of Song Gaozong.This led to a financial crisis for the imperial court, and there was no surplus in the treasury.Qin Hui still felt that it was not enough, so he ordered a tax increase. The result must be that "the people are severely impoverished, and many starve to death."The money was too much to spend, which made his adopted son Qin a headache. He had nothing to do every day, and enjoyed melting gold and silver and making wine vessels all day long ("Song Barnyard Banknotes").The source of wealth lies in Qin Hui's power over the government and the public. This "second in command" is definitely not simple.After Qin Hui killed Yue Fei, he had the judicial power to rectify the edict (pretending or passing on the emperor's edict, or tampering with the emperor's edict). "Song History Criminal Law Records" contains: "Fei and Shunzhi died, and the power of Hui became stronger. Repeatedly set up large prisons to neutralize dissidents. The name is called imperial prison, but it is not the purpose of the imperial edict. After that, the so-called imperial prisons are like this, so I don’t prepare to record them.”

With the state apparatus, if you want to punish anyone, just throw it in and everything will be fine.The prosperity of power has reached the point of adding Jiuxi (Nine tins are nine kinds of ritual vessels, which are nine kinds of utensils bestowed by the emperor to princes and ministers with special honors, and it is the expression of the highest courtesy), which has already threatened the throne.It's true that the emperor didn't trust him, and Qin Hui didn't trust his subordinates either. Everyone just played on the occasion and formed an alliance temporarily for the common benefit, and few of them really made friends.

Qin Hui is insidious and vigilant. When attacked by politicians, he doesn't argue with them. After a while of silence, he utters a few key words at key places, which is enough to kill someone.As long as you see him chewing his teeth and moving his cheeks like a horse eating grass, it proves that he is going to kill someone ("Three Dynasties Beimenghui Compilation").At that time, there was a man named Wang Ping in Zhenze, Jiangsu Province.His son was fourteen years old at the time, and he already had some understanding of major events in the world.When he was free, Xiao Wang wrote on a piece of paper, "You can kill Qin Hui to thank the world".He was picked up by a servant and used to blackmail him.The old king didn't agree, so the servant sued them.

Qin Hui's ears and eyes heard and stabbed the Grand Master's Mansion.Slandering the court officials should be executed according to the crime. Qin Hui thought that Xiaowang was young and ignorant, so he was thrown into prison, and he was not released until Qin Hui died ("Sichao Wenjianlu").Not letting go of a child, let alone other political enemies.Another example is "History" records that in April of the fifteenth year of Shaoxing, Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty gave Qin Hui a mansion, ten thousand pieces of silver and silk, and gave a banquet in his new home.At the banquet, there are actors from Jiaofang performing dramas to adjust emotions.A soldier who joined the army came to sing praises to Qin Hui. As soon as he sat on the chair, the ring on his bun fell off.The actor playing the grand master asked, what ring is this?Joining the army replied, two victory rings.The actor playing the grand master patted his head and said, you sit on the grand master's chair, and you are constantly rewarded with money and silk items. Why did this "ring" fall behind your head?As soon as this remark came out, the entire audience turned pale, clearly insinuating that Qin Hui had surrendered himself to seek peace, and returned to the court regardless of the "two sages".Qin Hui was furious, and the consequences were extremely serious.The next day, these actors went to rehearse with Lord Yan.

Qin Hui usually used unscrupulous means to attack political opponents, and he would never give up until he achieved his goal. For example, he forced the former prime minister Zhao Ding to death.Qin Hui's people spread all over the court, so that Song Gaozong had nothing to do with him.There are mainly ten people who have registered under the party members, and they were called "ten guests" at that time: Wang Huiqinke, Guo Zhiyun Zhuke, Wu Yijiaoke, Zhu Xizhenshangke, Zeng Gaiguke, Cao Guanxianke, Tang Bokexiu Customers, as well as bankers, poets, and evil customers, each manages a share.When something happened, the Qin Grand Master's Mansion had corresponding personnel to deal with it to ensure that the procedures were not chaotic, and formed an organized and efficient work team with division of labor.

At that time, Zhao Ding had been out of the field for many years, and the editor was in Chaozhou.Xu Zhang, a local official in Chaozhou, thought that Zhao Ding, the former prime minister, was a loyal minister, so he built a house for him.After Xu Zhang's death, his successor Weng Zilong was Qin Hui's minion and tried every means to find Zhao Ding's trouble.Falsely accused Xu Zhang of embezzling 110,000 public funds to build a house for Zhao Ding, and Dali Temple filed a case.Xu Zhang has passed away long ago, and there is no proof of his death.Zhao Ding heard the news and said to his son, if I don't die, I don't know how many people will be hurt, so he died on a hunger strike.

Wan Qi, who cooperated with Qin Hui to kill Yue Fei, was then the imperial censor Zhongcheng, and was promoted to be a political adviser after the incident was completed.The good times didn't last long, and the two turned their faces.The reason is that when Wan Qi returned from his envoy to the Kingdom of Jin, Qin Hui gave him an opportunity to use Jin's population to blackmail Song Gaozong and intimidate the leaders, so as to further consolidate the policy of seeking peace.Unexpectedly, Wan Qi ignored him, Qin Hui became angry, and soon Yu Shi Zhongcheng Li Wenhui impeached Deputy Prime Minister Wan Qi for corrupting the law.

Wan Tuo saw that he couldn't play Qin Xianggong, so he had to ask to work in a local area, and he never turned over in his life.Qin Hui used the name of corruption to attack political opponents time and again, and also used this trick to change generals in the internal team.Qin Hui has the final say on the big and small affairs of the court. There are always vacancies for officials such as political counselors and privy envoys. The big leaders will always have opinions when they are so vacant, so Qin Hui fills them with his own party members. Usually the time limit is very short and the rotation is very fast. quick.For example, when Yu Yaobi was promoted to the phase, he was soon sued by Wu Ji to resign.Wu Ji is from Qin Hui's hometown, and he has worked in the Privy Council and as a political advisor for a little longer.In the 22nd year of Shaoxing, Qin Hui asked him what news there was in his hometown in the office. Wu Ji was cautious and didn't know how to answer. After a while, he said that he heard that there was a magician who could tell fortunes.Qin Hui asked casually, didn't he figure out when will you become a regular?Wu Ji was sweating profusely, knowing that his days in the government were at an end, and he was impeached by the censor the next day.

Qin Hui implemented "mouths", "pens", and "iron claws" in many aspects such as cracking down on political opponents, appointing and dismissing personnel, and promoting literary inquisition. All those who threatened him or those he felt were potential threats were all eliminated. That is to be steady, accurate, and ruthless, plus weighted, deceitful, and deceitful. Mastering this "six-character formula" will not only secure your official position and prison, but also turn danger into good fortune and return home safely. Regarding personnel matters, Qin Hui had a classic case in which his son Qin became the champion.It is expected that the prime minister who has the power to support his son will only be a matter of one sentence, if that is the case, he will not be Qin Hui.Examinations in the Song Dynasty were relatively fair and rigorous, with technical upgrades such as sealing and transcription, making it difficult to cheat.Qin Hui cleverly avoided this technical difficulty.Qin Hui called the examiner home and said that he had something to discuss, but the servant said that the husband was too busy, so please wait in the study for a while, my lord.The chief examiner was waiting in the study, waiting for Qin Hui to come.The examiner, who couldn't bear the loneliness, saw an article on the table and read it again. Qin Hui hadn't come yet, so he read it again.From morning to afternoon, Mr. Qin never showed up.The examiner read that article for a whole day, and he could almost memorize it. In the end, the servant said that the husband had something to do and left, so you should go back first!The examiner went back with questions, thinking that his father-in-law was busy with everything and had no time to talk to him.After a while, the imperial examination began.The examiner discovered the article by accident, and all the doubts were easily solved. It turned out that Mr. Qin was waiting here!The article he saw in the Grand Master's Mansion that day was exactly the same as the candidate's, but anyone with a long head could understand what it meant.This examinee must have an urgent and close relationship with Qin Hui, so he was selected as the first Jinshi and named Qin. Why did Qin Hui do this?With his power, he can actually just say a word. The reason is that Qin Hui also has scruples. After all, there is a big leader at the top, so people can't get a handle on it, so they can feel safe. The more powerful people are, the less safe they will be. protect yourself. "Four Dynasties Wenjianlu" records a story to illustrate this problem.Qin Hui's wife, Mrs. Wang, was invited by Queen Wu to enter the palace for a banquet. During the banquet, a kind of herring was served. Queen Wu asked Wang if she had eaten this kind of fish.Mrs. Wang said bluntly that of course I ate it. There are hundreds of them in my family!They are all bigger than this, and I'll send you some tomorrow.The conversation between the sisters-in-law is just commonplace, there is nothing to say, just chat casually.But the chat between the emperor's daughter-in-law and the prime minister's daughter-in-law must be mixed with political factors, and a single sentence might ignite the powder keg.For example, it is said that Xu Da, the founding general of the Ming Dynasty, was given death because Mrs. Xu Da made a mistake.She often went to the palace to chat with the queen Ma Dazu, and said in the chat that your house has a really large usable area!After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang thought to himself: Dare you want to move in!So he sent someone to eat the taboo river goose for Xu Da who was sick, and soon died of poison (recorded in "Jian Sheng Ye Wen" written by Xu Zhenqing, historical data are doubtful). When Wang went back and told her husband about it, Qin Hui angrily reprimanded her for speaking out, and quickly discussed countermeasures with the think tank.The person behind Empress Wu is Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty. The Qin family actually has royal tributes, and there are a lot of them. What do the big leaders think?In the end, Qin Hui took dozens of big fish as herrings and sent them over. Empress Wu smiled and said, "I don't know where there are many herrings. It turns out that my wife made a mistake." Song Gaozong went to visit him before he died, but Qin Hui was dying and could not speak, only tears streaming down his face.Song Gaozong watched the tears flow down, and personally wiped Qin Xianggong's tears with a handkerchief.After leaving the room, Song Gaozong let out a sigh of relief, Qin Hui was finally going to die.Tell Qin who came out, how about I succeed my father as prime minister?Song Gaozong's face darkened, this matter has nothing to do with you.As soon as Qin Hui died, Song Gaozong began to clean up his party members ("Three Dynasties Beimenghui").Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun, Liu Guangshi, Qin Hui and other "second in command" in literature and military affairs were fearful, while the "top in command" was also terrified. In a word, it is not easy!