Nine years after being "sent" back to the Southern Song Dynasty by the Jurchen Jinren, our Qin Hui right minister met his best chance to seize power.

According to the official system of the Southern Song Dynasty, there are currently four people with the title of prime minister: Zhao Ding on the left, Qin Hui on the right, Liu Dazhong, the governor of the council, and Wang Shu, the deputy privy envoy.

Among these four people, Governor Liu Dazhong has a moderate and neutral political attitude, and he is in step with Prime Minister Zhao Ding; And the privy deputy envoy Wang Shu has an excellent relationship with Yue Fei, and he is a thorough main battle faction.

In this cabinet, there were two moderates, a radical capitulation faction, and a radical resistance faction. Such a combination contains a certain meaning of balance, reflecting Prime Minister Zhao Ding's public heart and hard work.

Prime Minister Zhao Ding is undoubtedly fair and just, which is why he has an excellent reputation.

And now, since Qin Hui wants to be the sole minister, other cabinet members, including Zhao Ding, have become a thorn in Qin Hui's eyes, and they must be eradicated.

As for Zhao Ding's kindness to his Qin Hui's sponsorship and promotion, Qin Hui took it for granted. In his Qin Hui's dictionary, there has always been revenge, and there is Enmoti.

The first to be hit by Qin Hui was Zhao Ding's close comrade-in-arms, Liu Dazhong.

Why start with Liu Dazhong first?

There are two reasons: first, he has the strongest relationship with Zhao Ding, and only Zhao Ding is looking forward to everything, advancing and retreating together; Second, Liu Dazhong's relationship with his father is not very good.

Regardless of whether it is right or wrong, as long as the relationship with his father is not very good, in the Southern Song Dynasty, a country where science is rampant, it is rebellion and violates the spirit of filial piety.

And so. Under the repeated impeachment of a certain imperial history. Liu Dazhong, the governor of the political department, was demoted to other places. Go to the state (now Lishui County, Zhejiang) to be the governor

Liu Dazhong was driven away, and it didn't cost Qin Hui much effort. However, for the remaining Zhao Ding and Wang Shu, Qin Hui took a lot of pain.

Zhao Ding and Wang Shu are innocent, have good conduct, work conscientiously and responsibly, and have no excuses or handles to be caught by Qin Hui at all.

Faced with this situation. If it were Qin Hui a few years ago, it would probably be at a loss and I wouldn't know what to do.

However, Qin Hui is Qin Hui after all.

After several years of hard years in the Jurchen Jin Kingdom, it was not easy to climb up from the bottom, and he also won the appreciation and trust of the high-level leaders of the Jin Kingdom, mainly Wan Yanchang; After returning to the Southern Song Dynasty, he carefully waited for many prime ministers, and it can be said that he has been a daughter-in-law for many years.

Today's Qin Hui, who has achieved great achievements, can you still make a small Southern Song Dynasty court?

Under Qin Hui's careful observation. It soon discovered a common flaw between Zhao Ding and Wang Shu - they were both gentlemen with high morals.

A humble gentleman with high morals, integrity, reliability, and good demeanor is not the goal and model that scholars should learn? How did it become a disadvantage?

This. Of course, you and I can't see it, because we are all good people and people with moral bottom lines.

But in Qin Hui's eyes, it was completely different.

In addition to the high morals, integrity, reliability, and personable demeanor just mentioned, a gentleman must also possess some very important qualities.

In the Analects? Wei Linggong recorded Confucius's words:

Zi said: "A gentleman is reserved but not fighting, and the group is not a party." ”

What is "Jin"?

"Jin" is a kind of pride in the heart, pride to be proud in the bones, the outside does not have to be proud of people, there is integrity inside, it is okay to die of poverty and starvation, never bow your head, this is Jin.

This remark of Confucius is similar to what Mencius later said: "If you are good, you will help the world, and if you are poor, you will be good to yourself".

This sentence is literally full of positive energy, of course. However, if it is used in reverse, for example, to make Emperor Gaozong do something that makes these gentlemen feel unbearable and wronged, or affects their personal honor, then they will not fight?

The question is, how can Emperor Gaozong do something that makes Zhao Ding and Wang Shu feel unbearable and aggrieved?

After careful consideration, Qin Hui finally found a way.

This method is difficult for most readers to accept, but it does help Qin Hui take the most important step of success

Qin Hui ran to the palace alone and said to Emperor Gaozong: "If Your Majesty is determined to make peace, beg Your Majesty to make a decision, discuss his affairs with his ministers alone, and do not allow his ministers to interfere with them, then his affairs can be done, otherwise, it will be useless." ”

Emperor Do you want to talk and succeed? If you want to succeed in making peace, leave it to me alone, otherwise, peace will never succeed.

According to the organizational discipline of the Song Dynasty at that time, Qin Hui's practice was obviously a violation of the law, crossing the hurdle of Zhao Ding without authorization, and did not abide by the organizational principle of "the prime minister discussed together".

However, Emperor Gaozong had already been overwhelmed by the opposition, and he himself was indeed eager to make peace, so he agreed to Qin Hui's request for violations.

"I'm the Sole Commissioner."

Emperor Gaozong really wanted to hand over the power of peace to Qin Hui alone.

Emperor Gaozong simply agreed to Qin Hui's request, but Qin Hui wanted to hang the emperor's appetite at this time:

"I'm afraid it's not convenient. His Majesty wanted to think more carefully for three days, and then he had a special performance. ”

Qin Hui's statement is that I am moved and frightened by your trust, but making a decision so quickly is a sign of immaturity. Now I ask you to calm down and think carefully for three days. If you still decide to do so after three days, that's when we can start doing it.

Reading history every time I come here, I can't help but shout hello for Qin Hui.

If you put aside good and evil, loyalty and treachery, and only in terms of talent, Qin Hui at this time is a genius, and he firmly grasps the psychology of Emperor Gaozong.

What is a person who has no sense of security and wants to make peace at all costs? is afraid of being deceived, is afraid of losing the sense of security that he has been chasing but cannot get.

In other words, Qin Hui at this moment is like a fisherman holding a fishing rod, although Gaozong's fish has been hooked, but he still has to loosen the fishing thread first. This ensures that the fish do not break the line.

Three days later. The two met privately again.

Emperor Gojong reiterated that his decision had not changed. Everything was left to Qin Hui alone.

But Qin Hui refused again, he said: "The minister is still afraid that there will be other inconveniences, and I want Your Majesty to think about it for three days, and let the ministers not play." ”

Your Majesty the Emperor, has your heart really calmed down, are you really sure of what you want, this is a big matter, in order to never regret it afterwards, please think about it for three more days. And then make a decision.

The looser the fishing thread in Qin Hui's hand is, the more Gaozong's fish will approach Qin Hui.

The two separated again, without disturbing each other, and met again three days later. Gaozong's heart for peace was even firmer, and he reaffirmed his support for Qin Hui, and his heart for peace would never waver.

To the surprise of Emperor Gaozong, this time Qin Hui still shook his head and said: "The ancients only had three things, and two times is not enough to decide a big thing, please Your Majesty meditate for another three days." ”

By this time, Emperor Gaozong's view of Qin Hui had completely changed: since Gaozong's accession to the throne. There is no minister like Qin Hui, who has the patience, commitment, and thorough understanding of his intentions.

If Emperor Gaozong at this time is a noble lady and mature woman who has read the world through the wind and waves. I think that all men in the world can't confuse her words. Then Qin Hui has successfully bypassed this minefield and planted a seed of trust deep in her heart, he is a man who can be trusted and controlled.

Three days later, Qin Hui entered the palace again as agreed.

On this day, Qin Hui wrote an edict for Emperor Gaozong, ordering the ministers not to interfere in the peace negotiation, and the peace negotiation was handed over to Qin Hui at his discretion

In just nine days, Qin Hui gained the absolute trust of the emperor. At the same time, Prime Minister Zhao Ding has fallen into the abyss. Or rather, he jumped in on his own initiative.

In the past nine days, rumors flew all over the Lin'an Mansion, saying how Emperor Gaozong trusted Qin Hui, how dissatisfied he was with Zhao Ding, and how Zhao Ding insisted on not the pit.

And in the end, when Emperor Gaozong's holy decree was officially promulgated, Qin Hui made a decision on peace. The various rumors circulating in Lin'an Mansion have reached a peak.

"Look at it, Emperor Gaozong's holy decrees have been promulgated, and it doesn't prove that His Majesty the Emperor doesn't trust Zhao Ding, and it's really shameful that Zhao Ding is still relying on him and not leaving."

In the face of escalating rumors, Prime Minister Zhao Ding and his aides felt that the only way to maintain their dignity was to resign.

As Qin Hui estimated in advance, Zhao Ding resigned very simply.

Zhao Ding cherished his reputation and sought the name of the place; Qin Hui pursues power and interests, and seeks profit. From a certain point of view, Zhao and Qin can be called tacit cooperation, and they have their own place

Looking at the officialdom of the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties, there were countless political struggles, and the intensity was quite fierce. However, in terms of the depth of the scheme, Qin Hui has reached an unprecedented height.

Personally, I believe that the political struggle in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty can be divided into three stages:

Cai Jing was preceded by a stage: in this stage, the struggles between high-ranking officials were mostly between different ideas, and the struggles between high-ranking officials still maintained the various demeanors and qualities of Confucianism. Among the examples, the story between Wang Anshi and Sima Guang is the most moving.

This situation was put to an end by Cai Jing's time.

The reason why Cai Jing rose in the torrent of officialdom is because he has no bottom line in doing things, he can be shameless, he can be fierce, he can use the topic to play, and he can give full play to the power of the Yuanyou Party Monument to the extreme, and the opponent will never stop if he dies.

But Cai Jing also has his bottom line. He remained loyal to Emperor Huizong throughout his life. can only, and only dare to greet Zhao Ji, and dare not go beyond Lei Chi half a step in his life.

And Cai Jing's bottom line was broken in Qin Hui's political career.

Qin Hui is a person with no bottom line, everything is within his calculations. He was not only calculating his colleagues, but also the emperor, and even his own nation.

And everything he did was to reach his present - the peak of solitude, restraining the emperor, and power...... (To be continued......)

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