A number of court officials, including Li Gang and Hu Quan, did not receive any reply or response from Emperor Gaozong.

All the recitals and rebukes sank into the sea and fell into the palace, without even a splash.

In the past, this trick was really good, because no courtier dared to point at Emperor Gaozong's nose and ask: "Why don't you deal with government affairs and reply to the minister's questions?" ”

But this time, the situation was far more serious than Gaozong and Qin Hui imagined.

Lin'an, Changzhou, Runzhou, Huiji and other places are "uneasy".

The people who opposed the peace talks began to be restless, and they were excited, "The people were angry, and the sergeants were so angry that they wanted to change, and they pointed out that the juniper was a golden spy at night or through the street." ”

Yes, there was also a riot between the forbidden army in the capital and the nearby defenders, and the generals jointly wrote an opinion rejecting the peace proposal of the Jin State and handed it over to their bosses.

The next day, the three chiefs of the forbidden army of Lin'an Mansion, Yang Yizhong, the official secretary of the palace, the official affairs of the guard Ma Jun, and the official secretary of the guard infantry army Han Shiliang (Han Shizhong's brother) went to the capital to find the prime minister Qin Hui, and the prime minister's big minion Yu Shi Zhongcheng Gou Long Ruyuan.

The three leaders of the forbidden army handed over the documents to Qin Hui and told him directly: "It's not that we have a lot of trouble, but that the public is angry." Besides, there are three big men (referring to Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, and Zhang Jun) stationed outside, and if one day they come back and ask us, "As the generals of the guards, why did you let the officials bend their knees to accept the courtesy of the enemy's edict?" ”

“…… Gai Yuan has three big bottoms outside, and he asks a certain cloud every day: How can you make the official family perform this ritual as a minister of the guard? ”

Qin Hui was dismissive. directly sent Yang Yizhong and them away.

Ultimately. Or is there too little pressure on him from the military. Because up to this time, no soldier dared to jump out and say to Qin Hui: "If you dare to encourage the emperor to betray the country, I will kill you." ”

As long as no one says or does this, Qin Hui is not afraid, and he can ignore any opinions of the military

Qin Hui could choose to ignore the military's pressure, but he couldn't ignore the anger of the civilian clique.

There is the Song generation, and the civil servants who have been raised since the beginning of Zhao Kuangyin's founding have been passed down from generation to generation. Geng bluntly said that this is a tradition that cannot be changed even after experiencing the disaster of Jingkang.

At this time, opposition to the peace talks was surging from all directions. Those who are far away take the form of a book, and those who are close go directly to Lin'an City to find Qin Hui for an interview.

The officialdom of the entire Southern Song Dynasty court, except for a very few shameless people who gathered around Qin Hui, such as Gou Long Ruyuan and others, were all Qin Hui's enemies.

The first to stand up was the waiter of the Ministry of Rites and the attendant Zhang Jiucheng.

The Ministry of Rites is one of the ancient Chinese government offices, which was established by the Northern Zhou Dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and was set up as one of the six departments in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and was later used by the Song Dynasty.

According to the bureaucratic system. The Ministry of Rites is used for the five rites of Kaoji, Jia, military, guest and fierce; Manage the affairs of the national schools, the imperial examinations, and the affairs of the vassal and foreign countries.

That is, the Ministry of Rites in the Song Dynasty was equivalent to today's Ministry of Education and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

So. Even if Emperor Gaozong had a holy decree that officials at all levels should not comment on the matter of making peace with the Jin State, it is the scope of the Ministry of Rites that the Jin State now oppresses Jiangnan with the rites of ministers and slaves.

From this point of view, Qin Hui had to listen to the opinions of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites.

According to etiquette, Zhang Jiucheng first met with Emperor Gaozong and calmly raised his objections: "Jiucheng Hu is dissenting, and it is especially not easy to take Gou An'er." ”

Seeing that Emperor Gaozong was speechless and speechless, Qin Hui, who was standing next to him, took over the conversation and replied first: "The establishment of the dynasty must be excellent." ”

Qin Hui's statement is that whether you are a person or an official, you must act at the opportunity, and sometimes you have to suffer some losses and grievances, which is not necessarily a bad thing.

Zhang Jiucheng used "righteousness" to warn the emperor and Qin Hui, and he, Qin Hui, wanted to teach Zhang Jiucheng the principles of "being a man" and "being an official".

This is obviously an olive branch thrown by Qin Hui to Zhang Jiucheng, as long as you turn a blind eye and you are compromised, the benefits will definitely be indispensable to you in the future.

The overture of Qin Hui made Zhang Jiucheng, an old Confucian student, more aware and understanding of the heritage and viciousness of this upstart in the court.

Therefore, Zhang Jiucheng decided, don't say what's right or wrong, let's have some real guys.

So, Zhang Jiucheng scolded Qin Hui directly: "You can be straight without vain." ”。

I have never heard of a person who indulges himself wantonly and becomes a treacherous being, and is qualified to teach others how to behave. You're a complete badass, and you still want to make irresponsible things about me, do you deserve it?

For an educated and graceful old Confucian student, and for a ceremonial attendant who specializes in studying all kinds of etiquette, such a speech is already too vicious to be vicious.

It is estimated that Zhang Jiucheng was also mad by Qin Hui's previous actions, so he would have such words and deeds.

Qin Hui was immediately annoyed and angry, this was an unprecedented insult! This is a great shame that countless prime ministers have never experienced in the more than 100 years since the founding of the Song Dynasty.

As the head of a hundred officials, the prime minister is a courtesy.

Before the Tang Dynasty, any official under the emperor had to kneel before meeting, and he was a real extremely human minister, reaching the pinnacle. Not to mention the truth of teaching a certain official how to behave, even if he is out of line, it is also a matter of duty.

From this point of view, Qin Hui's remarks just now are also in line with his identity, but Zhang Jiucheng ignored it and ridiculed it, which made Qin Hui unacceptable anyway.

It's a good excuse that it doesn't match etiquette.

As a result, Qin Hui went through the normal procedure and dismissed our Lord Waiter of the Ministry of Rites

Qin Hui thought that after removing Zhang Jiucheng, he could make an example of him.

It may be that Qin Hui has violated Confucian teachings for too long, and he can't estimate the dedication of Confucian scholars at all. Zhang Jiucheng's dismissal has caused an even greater backlash.

The official who took over as the waiter of the Ministry of Rites was named Zeng Kai, the word Tianyou, and he ascended to the rank of Jinshi during the Chongning period of Huizong. Then he started from Zhenzhou Sihu and Taichang Shaoqing, and was responsible for salt affairs and criminal pursuits, and served as the prefect and the pacification envoy of Jingluo. He is a typical practical minister.

After Zeng Kai received the official letter from his predecessor. And did not go to his own office. Instead, he went to find Qin Hui as soon as possible.

Qin Hui looked at his face, spoke first, and said to Zeng Kai: "The Lord is waiting for the government. ”。

As long as you can cooperate with me, I will definitely be able to persuade the emperor to leave you the position of deputy prime minister.

Qin Hui's words made the conditions for cooperation straightforward, and he also opened the price to the post of deputy prime minister, what a fat hush money.

For such an arrangement, Qin Hui felt that he was very sincere. Enough interesting, right?

Unexpectedly, Zeng opened his face like a tea tray, and questioned him: "What Confucianism fights for is righteousness, and it is not righteous, and the high lord is generous and generous." May I hear the gift of the enemy. ”

We Confucianism pursue only one word "righteousness", if it is not the place of righteousness, high-ranking officials are not something we have to consider, please first tell us what kind of system is the Song-Jin Peace.

Zeng Kai's words directly rejected Qin Hui's attempt to bribe.

We're on business, what should we do?

Qin Hui was depressed, what was the matter with this person. How can he be more direct than Zhang Jiucheng, and he has to be arrogant.

For Zeng Kai's questioning. After thinking about it, Qin Hui didn't know where to start, so he had to give Zeng Kai an example and said: "If Goryeo is to this dynasty." ”

Although Goryeo has always been a vassal to the Great Song, the Great Song has never interfered in Goryeo's internal affairs, so Qin Hui wanted to use this example to appease Zeng Kai's anger.

What Qin Hui didn't expect was that his answer aroused Zeng Kai's backlash even more.

Isn't this a clear lie to people's faces?

Goryeo has always been a vassal to the Song Dynasty, but the two do not border, and the Song Dynasty is powerless if it wants to control it, can this be compared with the relationship between the Jin State and the Southern Song Dynasty?

Therefore, Zeng Kai said: "The Lord ascends the throne with holy virtues, the subjects are recommended, the saints have heard of it, the public should strengthen the army and enrich the country, respect the lord and protect the people, but I can humiliate myself to this point, and I dare not hear it." ”

Immediately afterwards, Zeng opened the scriptures, starting from the justice and righteousness of the ancients, and reprimanded Qin Hui point by point.

This Zeng Kai once served as a national eunuch and a scholar in the middle school, and his high level of knowledge can be regarded as famous. This righteous and stern preaching made the dignified Prime Minister also confused for a while.

After a long time, Qin Hui finally reacted, and couldn't help but be annoyed and angry, and retorted loudly: "The waiter knows the story, but the juniper doesn't know it?" ”

Don't I know the stories of the old times that you tell?

As a result, Zeng Kai and Qin Hui broke up unhappily that day.

A few days later, Zeng Kai went to the political hall again and asked Qin Hui: "Ji Guo is out?" ”

The Jurchens are coming, what do you want? Do you really want to accept the humiliating terms of the Jin State, or is there any other way to deal with it?

For Zeng Kai's tough attitude and chatter, Qin Hui was about to be mad.

Under the anger in his heart, Qin Hui simply didn't even want basic etiquette and cheekiness, and shouted loudly at Zeng Kai: "The holy will has been decided, what can I say!" The public took his own name and left, like a juniper, and wanted to help the country. ”

This is a matter set by His Majesty the Emperor, what is there to say. If you are worried about the country and the people, anxious for justice and righteousness, and cherish your reputation, you can resign and not do anything. I, Qin Hui, am shameless, and I just want to do things for the country!

Qin Hui's statement is clearly reasonable, but Zeng Kai can't talk about it, so he puts the blame on Emperor Gaozong. But the question is, today's Qin Hui is a sole minister and prime minister, how can he easily shirk responsibility?

Seeing Zeng Kai watching coldly from the sidelines, Qin Hui knew that he had lost his words, so he added:

"It's a matter of safety."

The matter of negotiating with the state of gold is related to the security of the country......

Zeng Kai didn't wait for Qin Hui to finish speaking, and immediately reprimanded angrily: "Today should not talk about safety, only about survival." ”

What's in danger, now it's time for life and death, do you understand it?

Zeng Kai's eyes widened angrily, and as he spoke, he leaned over to Qin Hui, bluffing Qin Hui into a daze, standing still, not daring to argue again...... (To be continued......)

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