Chapter 253: The Fear of Allies (Part II)
Qin Hui was not very clear about the relationship between several generals within the Han Dynasty. But after all, he is a genius in this area, and after becoming a pawn of Ouyang Shi and Chen Xian, he also has more opportunities to contact information that other Song Chen can't reach, and gradually grasps a little bit of the core political dispute of the Han Dynasty.
After hearing the news of Ouyang Shi's southward departure, Qin Hui couldn't help but be taken aback. At this time, he already knew very well what Tanggu meant to Ouyang Shi. After that, he went to Dengzhou to attend the wedding of the princess of Chu and the seven generals of the Han Department at the behest of Zhao Gou, and with Qin Hui's talent, he naturally saw many things that ordinary people could not see before and after that wedding, and deduced that Ouyang Shi was likely to lose ground in the internal struggle of the Han Ministry.
On the second day after Yang Yingqi's wedding, the seven generals, who were extremely busy at the time, also took a gap to meet Qin Hui in their busy schedules, and the one-on-one secret conversation was very short, and Yang Yingqi did not say too in-depth words to Qin Hui, even a bit like he just wanted to see him, but Qin Hui had already expected that the seventh general was showing favor to himself. At that time, he already knew very well what Yang Yingqi's status was in the Han Department, and he had a very decent response to Yang Yingqi's wooing.
However, Qin Hui did not intend to completely abandon Ouyang Shi's line before the overall situation was decided, after returning to Jiangnan, he still maintained a very close contact with Ouyang Yuan, and slowly he found that the instructions from Chen Xian's side and the instructions from Ouyang Shi's side often differed in some subtleties, which further confirmed Qin Hui's suspicions - Yang Yingqi and Ouyang Shi were really not people along the way.
When the great victory of Zhe Yanchong and Zong Ying in the north came, many people who were not strong-minded regretted that they had bet on the wrong treasure, and hated how they did not return to the Han Dynasty as early as Chen Xian and Wang Shizhong. On the contrary, Qin Hui was very calm about this, and at such a panicked moment, Qin Hui seemed very loyal. Zhao Gou saw that Qin Hui's whole body was shrouded in an unswerving spirit of loyalty, that is, every sentence in his words was to be loyal to the Southern Song Dynasty to the end, and he couldn't help but have a good impression of this "loyal and wise" Miaochen, and his trust doubled - but how did he know that the reason why Qin Hui was so relieved was because he had no fear!
However, in private, Qin Hui is actually still very troubled, this trouble is that although he has bought a secret treasure between the Song and Han, he has not yet decided who to buy within the Han Dynasty. As far as the immediate situation is concerned, Yang Yingqi's power is naturally much greater than Ouyang Shi, but Yang Yingqi is far away in Liaoyang after all, and now Yang Yingqi is gaining momentum, and he may not value his refuge in the past in this situation; And although Ouyang Shi has temporarily lost power, his foundation is still there, and it is relatively close, Ouyang Shi has considerable power in the matter of Song Fajiao, and now he is losing power, if he takes refuge in the past, he should achieve a higher status in Ouyang Shi's mind than in Yang Yingqi's mind.
There is another thing Qin Hui is worried about: when he first met Yang Yingqi, the future prime minister's eyes inadvertently showed a little disdainβeven disgust.
Qin Hui once wondered if it was his own delusion, but that fleeting look was always engraved in his heart, and it was difficult to erase it for a long time. He intuitively felt: Yang Yingqi didn't seem to like him. On the contrary, Ouyang Shi's side is much better, this fourth general likes flattery, and it doesn't seem to be as troublesome to deal with as the seventh general. If Ouyang Shi can gain power, it will naturally be much better for Qin Hui than Yang Yingqi, he will take refuge in the past without thinking about it, but the problem is that Ouyang Shi is losing power now, and for the time being, there is not much sign of re-elevation, which makes Qin Hui feel very embarrassed.
After returning from Dengzhou, Qin Hui has been circling between Yang and Ou, and tried to reconcile the instructions of both sides as much as possible. Fortunately, the two giants did not convey instructions with obvious conflicts for several months - until the news of Orihiko's victory in the northeast came!
"That's amazing! It's amazing! β
In the bed, Qin Hui's wife Wang was amazed - she and her husband were both people who had succumbed to the power of the Jin people, so their awe of the Jin people's force was deeper than ordinary people, and even reached the point of worship. Although they were controlled by the Han Dynasty before, they were deeply skeptical about whether the Han Department had been able to defeat the Jin people, but the news of the great victory in the Northeast completely overturned their estimation of the combat effectiveness of the current armies of several major forces.
"Although the Song Dynasty is strong, it cannot meet the Liao, although the Liao is strong, it cannot meet the Jin, and although the Jin is strong, it cannot meet the Han" -- this concept was born in Wang's mind, and this concept soon became the consensus of the people of the world.
"Fortunately, we have taken refuge in the Han Department." Wang said: "You met the four generals in Tanggu at the beginning, that was really great luck!" β
Qin Hui smiled and didn't say anything, but he was a little unhappy in his heart. He knows better than anyone about his position, and his value lies in betraying the Southern Song Dynasty regime. Whether the buyer is Jin Ren or Han Ministry, in short, the Southern Song Dynasty regime has a great threat to the Han Ministry, and the value can be higher if the threat is great, so that he Qin Hui can sell it at a good price. If the Southern Song Dynasty regime was too weak compared to the Han Dynasty, or even vulnerable, then he Qin Hui would become a piece of chicken ribs.
With the continuous victories of the Han army in the two battlefields, Zhao Gou's mood was obviously affected. Although this emperor could bear it, Qin Hui could still see his irritability. Suddenly, he seemed to see a new path in front of him, a path that would make the Southern Song Dynasty regime appreciate - after all, the Southern Song Dynasty regime had appreciated, that is, he Qin Hui had appreciated.
"Sheng Ji must be opposed, and now the Han Department should be in danger! And this danger is the Great Song! β
Qin Hui suddenly smiled. Before, he was vulnerable to Ouyang in Tanggu, because he had too little information and too little power, but now it was different. Although he did not grasp the hidden worries of the Han army's northward advance as accurately as Yang Yingqi and Xiao Tienu, he still saw the weaknesses of the Han army as quickly as Yang and Xiao. Yang Yingqi saw the hidden worries of the Han Department and couldn't do anything, but he Qin Hui was different - if the back of the Han Department was exposed, and if there was a knife hanging behind this gap, then Qin Hui was the one who had the opportunity to hold this knife!
Sure enough, it didn't take long for Yang Yingqi's urgent instructions from the north: asking Qin Hui to do a good job in the relationship between Song and Han no matter what, and to reassure Zhao Gou no matter what.
"They're really weak-hearted." Qin Hui sneered, now he has determined: At this moment, the dominance of the general trend of the world has fallen into his hands!
"But what do I do?" Qin Hui knew that his opportunity to control the changes in the world was fleeting, and he only had one chance to make a move, and after he made a move, no matter what the general trend of the world became, his importance would immediately fall. So he has to think about what is good for him!
"Of course, we can't let Hanbu perish."
If the Han Department is completely destroyed and Zhao Gou dominates the world, of course, it is the best, but Qin Hui thinks that this is unlikely, and for the moment, he still tends to believe that the Han Department will be the final winner. And if you go too far to attack the Han Ministry, it will also cause the Han Ministry's retaliation, and the Han Ministry has Qin Hui's handle in his hand, and Qin Hui can't withstand the Han Ministry's blow.
"However, you can't let Hanbu be too smooth!"
If the Han Department is too smooth, he Qin Hui will be useless.
"So we have to let Hanbu suffer a blow and let it feel the pressure of the Great Song Dynasty. At the same time, it is necessary to take the opportunity to change the chess game within the Han Department. But I must not let the people over there in Liaoyang know that I arranged this blow. β
As far as the relationship between the several regimes is concerned, it is best that the Jurchens suffer heavy losses and the Han suffer minor injuries, while the Han and Song are in some kind of equilibrium; As far as the distribution of power within the Han Ministry is concerned, it is not a good thing for Qin Hui for Yang Yingqi's family to be dominant, so he must find a way to let Ouyang Shi have more power.
After figuring this out, Qin Hui generally knew what to do.
At this time, Ouyang Yuan came and implicitly conveyed Ouyang Shi's instructions: Qin Hui should pay close attention to the dynamics of the Song Dynasty and wait for Ouyang Shi's instructions at any time. Ouyang Yuan also revealed a hint in his words: let Qin Hui not be too obedient to Liaoyang.
After sending Ouyang Yuan away, Zhao Gouxuan's will to enter the palace also arrived.
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