In the Battle of Gubeikou, there was another large-scale war between Song and Jin. At this time, the capital is also turbulent and unpredictable. Zhao Gou entered Zhao Yougong's house late at night and explained the ins and outs of the matter clearly, and Zhao Yougong understood everything.

"Your Majesty, are you doing this for this?" Zhao Yougong understood, but he was still a little puzzled, and said solemnly: "Is it really worth it?" ”

"It's worth it!" Zhao Gou said with a smile, "Seeking wealth and danger, knowing that there are tigers in the mountains and biasing towards the tiger mountains, you are not necessarily fools, you may be wise and foolish!" Although this thief is scheming, he has some skills, if his path does not deviate, it will be a blessing for the Great Song Dynasty. ”

"I'm not going to be so tired, I need to meddle in everything too much, and there is one person who has the ability to deal with some tedious things without worrying, so why not. Besides, everything is under my control, and there will be no surprises. ”

"How many people do you put around him?"

"The steward is my man, and there are three servants and five guards, but none of them know each other, nor do they know each other's identities. If one of them betrays, or has some actions behind his back, he can be clear, and he is not afraid of 10,000 in case. ”

"Why don't you talk to us about it?"

"Because what's the use of talking about it? It's better to see the flowers in the fog like this, which makes people unpredictable. If you know everything, then you can't act out, with this guy's ability, you can still see some ways by observing words and looks, and you can only hide it from little people. ”

"What if something happens?"

"Accidents happen, but they don't. Even if this guy colluded with the Jin people, I knew all the contents of the contact, and I still did what they planned, that is, to set a trap for them, as long as they were trapped, it would naturally come to pass. ”

"Your Majesty, you've gone too far! If something really happens, how do the people of the world view the emperor, how do the generals of the world look at it, and how do the history books record it? ”

"Do these matter? No matter what they think, I'm not ashamed of it, and nothing will happen. Even if Yue Fei was recalled to Beijing by the Twelve Gold Medals, this was just a play. Now it's time to close the net, then there is no need to continue the show, it's time to catch them all. ”

"Don't you already know where the Jin people are?"

"I knew it for a long time, but I didn't take action!" Zhao Gou smiled confidently and said, "Second brother, now I will send five hundred guards to you, and you will lead them to completely exterminate them, if you are not mistaken, they should have the evidence of that guy's guilt in their hands, otherwise they will not be able to let him fall to justice." ”

Zhao Yougong nodded solemnly and said, "Then when will you leave?" ”

"Let's go!" Zhao Gou replied, "It's best to stay alive and interrogate carefully, you must know that they can't be the only one person, and they should also win over other officials, no matter who they ask, then they will all be detained for questioning, and then carefully investigated." ”

"What about that?"

"Naturally, they will be arrested together, but this matter will be captured after you have captured those golden people."

After Zhao Gou and Zhao Yougong made it clear, Zhao Yougong followed the route pointed out by Zhao Gou and found the Jin people Xizuo, who pretended to be Western Xia merchants, and the post houses where they lived were all Western Xia people. Although the Western Xia had belonged to the Jin Dynasty, Zhao Gou did not expel the Western Xia people to stay in the Great Song Dynasty to do business.

After the Western Xia returned to the Jin Dynasty, Jin Taizong Wanyan Sheng ordered the Western Xia monarch to send troops to harass Yan'an Mansion and Taiyuan Mansion on the Hedong Road of the Great Song Dynasty to resist the Western Xia army led by Liu Qi and Liu Guangshi, but later Zhao Gou transferred Liu Guangshi from Taiyuan Mansion and went to Dushiguan to help Han Shizhong, while Liu Qi commanded the two armies to defend the city alone.

When the Western Xia army came, it was basically a nuisance, and they would not really fight to the death with the Song army, nor would they fight a decisive battle with the Song army like the Jin people. After all, the lord of the Western Xia Dynasty is not a fool, the Jin soldiers were defeated, the Song army won a big victory, and the two armies fought mostly because the Song army was victorious.

It was precisely because of the inaction of the Western Xia army that this gave the Song army a chance to ease, and Zhao Gou also gambled again, betting that the Western Xia army knew that Liu Guangshi, the marshal of Taiyuan Mansion, supported Dushi Pass, but still did not dare to move troops. Sure enough, the Western Xia army still stood still, but it was just a posture, as long as the Song army opened the city gate and fought a decisive battle, they retreated.

Zhao Yougong led five hundred guards, regardless of others' obstructions, rushed in, and came directly to the room where Jin Ren was meticulous, pushed the door and entered, they were sleeping soundly. Someone suddenly came, which made them very panicked, and when they saw the guards and Zhao Yougong coming, they were even more frightened.

"Official, we are just ordinary merchants, what are you doing?"

"You'll know when the time comes!" Zhao Yougong sneered, ordered them all to be taken away, and directly escorted to the most secret cell of the prison of the Criminal Department, and Wang Yun had already been notified that he had been waiting for many days, and he evacuated all the personnel of the Criminal Department and took over by the guards.

When all those people were arrested and imprisoned in their cells, Zhao Yougong had already ordered someone to search all the places where they lived, and really found the correspondence between Qin Hui and the Jin people. Zhao Yougong took all these letters, and he didn't even look at them.

Jin people were brought into the criminal department, Zhao Yougong was not merciful, and began to torture to extract confessions, some Jin people who were afraid of death fainted before they started, and they said everything after waking up. Zhao Yougong asked them to sign and draw the pledge and put away all the evidence.

In less than two hours, Zhao Yougong did all this well. Then, he led five hundred guards to the Qin Mansion and quickly arrested Qin Hui. At this time, Qin Hui was still dreaming, and in the dream, he was sleeping with ten million taels of gold in his hand, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

When Zhao Yougong led the guards in, there was no obstacle, those people had been solved, and under the leadership of the housekeeper to Qin Hui's room, Zhao Yougong kicked open the door and woke up Qin Hui in his dream, he couldn't see the person clearly with sleepy eyes.

"Dare to be a thief, dare to trespass into the Prime Minister's Mansion!"

"Qin Xiang is such a great official!" Zhao Yougong said without being salty.

Qin Hui was a little surprised when he heard the voice of the King of Chu, and saw the candle in the room lit up, so he saw that the person who came was indeed Zhao Yougong, and he hurriedly gave a salute, but Zhao Yougong didn't let him be polite, and said straight to the point: "Don't say dark words in front of the Ming people, Lord Xiangye is tired of going with us!" ”

"What crime have I committed?" Qin Hui asked questioningly, thinking secretly, "Didn't the East Window incident happen?" ”

Zhao Yougong didn't bother to pay attention to him, and directly ordered the guards to take him away, and said coldly: "It's natural when you arrive!" All the cadres in the house were also put into the prison of the Criminal Department, waiting to be released! ”

The next morning, the civil and military officials all came to the court, only Qin Hui was gone, such a thing is very rare, when everyone speculated, Zhao Goulong came in a tiger step, and Zhao Yougong also surprisingly appeared among the hundred officials.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Everyone, love Qing is exempt!" Zhao Gou said lightly, "Recently, I am no longer in the capital, what is the major event in the court?" ”

"Your Majesty, there have been rumors in recent days that Marshal Han and Marshal Yue colluded with the Jinren, and I ask the emperor to decide!"

Everyone knew that Zhao Gou had already known about this matter when he returned to Beijing, and the emperor sent twelve gold medals in a row to summon Yue Fei to return to Beijing, but this matter was mentioned again, that is, the meaning of Xingshi's questioning. Because according to common sense, Yue Fei didn't say that he had arrived in the capital, at least not far away, but there was no news.

Zhao Gou said: "I know about this matter, and it is rumored that Marshal Han and his wife have come to see them!" ”

"It is rumored that Marshal Han Shizhong and his wife are here!"

"Minister Han Shizhong has seen the emperor!"

"Concubine Liang has seen the emperor!"

Han Shizhong and Liang Hongyu appeared in front of the hundred officials, and everyone knew that Han Shizhong had already returned to Beijing, but he never showed up.

"I came to ask you, did you secretly collude with the Jin people and collaborate with the enemy to commit treason?"

"The minister never colluded with the Jin people and betrayed the Great Song Dynasty, this is a fictitious thing." Han Shizhong replied unswervingly.

"Why do some people in the court say that you are secretly colluding with the Jin people, and the people are talking about it?"

"The mouth grows on the mouth of another, and even if the minister justifies him, the believer still believes, and the unbeliever is useless even if he breaks his mouth, and they no longer believe in the loyalty of the minister. The ministers have been guarding the border for several years, and if they collude with the Jinren, they have already colluded, so why wait until now. ”

"That's right!" Zhao Gou nodded and said, "Do you Aiqing have any other questions to ask?" ”

Everyone wanted to speak and stopped, they knew that Zhao Gou was intentionally partial, and the prime minister Qin Hui was not there, which made them very panicked, if there was anything in case, they were afraid of provoking the fire, so they all kept silent, and Han Shizhong's collusion with the Jin people was stopped.

"Marshal Han has been guarding the border for many years, and he has meritorious service with the imperial court and the people; And Mrs. Han is also a woman who does not let her eyebrows be shaved, I am very happy! Zhao Gou said solemnly, "Since the collusion between Marshal Han and the Jin people is nothing, then the matter of Marshal Yue is similar, and now that you are still in court, then I should be rewarded heavily." ”

"Han Shizhong listens to the order!"

"I bestowed the title of King of Rutongyi County with the title of Hussar General, and Mrs. Han was named the Lady of Qin!"

"Thank you, Lord Ron!" Han Shizhong and Liang Hongyu hurriedly accepted the order, and Zhao Gou not only did not condemn him, but instead added officials to the knighthood, which made the officials smell some bad smells.

"Yue Fei gave the founding prince of Wuchang County the title of hussar general! As for the rewards of the others in order of their military exploits, this matter will be arranged and handled by the officials. ”

The official Shangshu was taken aback, and nodded again and again in agreement.

Zhao Gou said coldly: "Pass on Qin Hui!" ”

Qin Hui lost his former high-spirited appearance, unkempt and pale, he saw Zhao Gou sitting on the dragon chair, regardless of the guards to stop him, he knelt directly on the ground, and begged for mercy: "The emperor's ministers were arrested by the king of Chu in prison for no reason, and the emperor is invited to be the master of the ministers!" ”

"King Chu, what is the reason for this?"

Zhao Yougong bowed and replied: "Back to the emperor, during the period when Prime Minister Qin was the prime minister, he couldn't help but fill his pockets, form a party for personal gain, and secretly colluded with the Jin people, and even framed the generals of the court. ”

Zhao Gou glanced at Qin Hui again and said, "The King of Chu said that you formed a party for personal gain, colluded with the Jinren, and collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, do you have anything to say?" ”

"This is the king of Chu framing his ministers! The ministers are loyal to the emperor, have no two hearts, and do not secretly collude with the Jin people, these crimes are framed by the king of Chu! "Where would Qin Hui admit that he had really done these things, if he did, then everything would be over.

"Your Majesty, the minister has evidence!"

"Where's the evidence?"

Zhao Yougong presented all the physical evidence found to the emperor, and asked the Jin people to make a detailed appearance, and Qin Hui saw that they were escorted, and his heart trembled. Jin Ren's fine work recognized Qin Hui, and they knew that this matter was messed up.

If you are not honest, you are afraid that you will suffer inhuman treatment again, so you hurriedly told the truth of the matter, and Qin Hui did not admit it, and cleverly defended that she was innocent, but the words made by Jin Ren, plus physical evidence, are enough to prove that Qin Hui colluded with Jin Ren.

Then, the eyeliner arranged by Zhao Gou in the Qin Mansion also appeared in the court, and Qin Hui wanted to defend himself and was powerless.

"There are all the human and material evidence, and you are still quibbling?" Zhao Goulongyan was furious and said, "Come on, put this thief in the prison of the Criminal Department." Passing on my will, the Criminal Department, the Privy Council, the Ministry of Officials, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate immediately began to track down the people related to this house, and if any abnormalities were found, no matter who the official residence or position, they would be immediately arrested and brought to justice, and those who resisted would be killed on the spot. ”

"Obey the order!"

Long Yan was furious, Zhao Gou raised the butcher knife again, and the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty once again faced the baptism of blood, which had been more than once. Every prime minister will have a big loophole when the scenery is infinite, and basically there is no good end, Zhao Gou directly made Pan Lianggui the left minister, Li Gang was the right minister, and the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War were in charge of Li Guang and Hu Quan.

Li Guang and Hu Quan were still in the local area, and they were suddenly favored by the saints, and they sent a decree to enter Beijing to become the servants of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War, which made them unbelievable, and heard that Qin Hui was sentenced to death, and the crimes of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country were all listed, and they framed Zhongliang, implicating hundreds of officials, and Zhao Gou did not have any mercy, and was stunned to dispose of all these people, and those vacant positions were taken over by the next level, and then placed by suitable personnel.

"Open the prison door!"

"Yes!"

Qin Hui was imprisoned in the Tianzi death row, which is a cell that can only be used by people who must die, and Qin Hui will be executed by Ling Chi at three o'clock in the afternoon tomorrow, and all his family property will be confiscated and confiscated, which is enough to be millions of taels, and he has only been the prime minister for a few months, that is to say, he has already accepted bribes when he held an official position before, and if he serves as prime minister for a few more years, he is afraid that it will not be less than ten million taels.

"The guilty minister meets the emperor! I've seen the prince! ”

Qin Hui has experienced the ups and downs of his life, his heart has aged a lot, he has thought a lot these days, and his hair has turned gray overnight, which makes Qin Hui look very old, Zhao Gou and Zhao Yougong were also shocked when they came here, and then they were relieved.

"Qin Xiang, why did you betray me and collude with the Jin people to collaborate with the enemy and commit treason?" Zhao Gou said bitterly.

Qin Hui's sad face smiled helplessly: "Back to the emperor, the criminal ministers are also blurred by power, and they can't withstand the temptation, one wrong step, one wrong step, it's too difficult to turn back." The minister's family has been poor since he was a child, and what he is most afraid of is poverty and freezing, and he finally entered the officialdom, but he was favored by the emperor, and the official fortune was prosperous, not to mention, and those who had a heart also began to scold the ministers, and finally it was out of control. ”

Zhao Gou said earnestly: "I once gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it, and you are also to blame for such a result!" ”

"Gave me a chance?" Qin Hui muttered to himself, raised his head suddenly, and said in surprise: "Could it be that the emperor knows everything that the criminal minister has done?" ”

Zhao Gou didn't hide it, he nodded truthfully, and said: "I knew what you did from the beginning, even if the Jin people came to send a message to you and promised you a lot of money, I didn't know about it." However, you really disappointed me, with your ability, if you didn't learn the kind of flattery in the officialdom, I'm afraid you would also be a pillar of talent, but it's a pity that you made a wrong step and didn't think about turning back at all, if you turned back in time, even if you were guilty, it wouldn't be like this. ”

"Thank you Emperor Longen, the guilty minister deserves it!"

Qin Hui replied bitterly, he only knew at this time that what he did was in Zhao Gou's eyes, and he smug that no one knew, and he did it very secretly, and he also knew why the housekeepers, slaves and others came out to testify against him, it turned out to be a test of whether he could withstand the temptation, and now he knew that all this was his own fault and self-defeating.

Zhao Gou and Qin Hui drank a few glasses of wine to each other, and they regarded it as a farewell to him. If Zhao Gou suppressed Qin Hui from the beginning and let him go outside Beijing, or in a poor and remote place, maybe Qin Hui's path would be different, but Zhao Gou did not do this, it can be said that Qin Hui dug his own grave, or it can be said that Zhao Gou planned everything, in order to take Qin Hui's life.

Leaving Qin Hui alone, it will hurt too many people's lives, including Yue Fei, losing Yue Fei's Great Song army is a huge force, and his dream will not know how long it will take to come true, that is, Yue Fei is a part that cannot be lost.

The next day, Qin Hui was escorted to the guillotine, passers-by and pedestrians all scolded, and even threw cabbage, glutinous rice and other filthy things on his body, Qin Hui was silent, and he was sentenced to the crime of Ling Chi to death, and he was implemented on the street, that is, he was used to warn the officials to be honest and honest, to be an official, to be a clean official, not to be a traitor who collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, and if you want to get rich, don't be an official.

Since then, Qin Hui's death, the Great Song Dynasty once again set off a monstrous wave, layer after layer of investigation, it took a whole year to completely eradicate the intricate network of relationships, and even businessmen, powerful people, have also been uprooted.