The idea of the court officials was very simple: Didn't the Jurchens ask the hundred officials of the court to be the leading party, if we don't go to the court on that day and give ourselves a day off, won't this peace discussion be yellow?

On the surface, no matter from which point of view, the officials' plan was feasible, and it could even be said that they were nine out of ten, and they stabbed Qin Hui in the back.

But in fact, for the ruthless tricks of the officials, Qin Hui only returned the favor with one hand, and easily defused all the attacks.

Qin Hui used the name of this move with only one word - "deception".

A word is like a "deception".

On December 28, the eighth year of Shaoxing, dark clouds covered the sun.

The record of this day in the yellow calendar is: Peng Zu is jealous, he does not say anything, the weak enemy is strong, and he does not feast on guests, and he is drunk and crazy.

Early in the morning, Qin Hui led a large group of officials to appear at the door of the Jin people's embassy as scheduled, kneeling on behalf of Gaozong to receive the edict of the Jin State. After that, the emperor's jade chariot was used to carry the edict of the Jin State and marched to the Lin'an Palace

This is strange, didn't the 100 officials of the DPRK and China agree to strike at home together today, how could another group of officials appear here? Could it be that Qin Hui can sprinkle beans into soldiers, and conjure up some officials out of thin air?

The answer, of course, is no?

In fact, all of these officials are fakes. Qin Hui ordered the officials of the three provinces to wear crimson and green court clothes and pretend to be officials of the fifth to ninth ranks, while the officials of the Privy Council wore purple court clothes and pretended to be senior officials of the fourth rank and above, and passed the test in a fool's way.

Can you imagine the situation?

The core of the highest power of the state actually deceived itself and deceived others to its own head! Since ancient times, China has a history of civilization of thousands of years. When has such a scandal ever occurred? Even if you add the history of the countries of the world. I have never seen such clumsiness and shamelessness!

But Qin Hui dared to make it. And his boss, Emperor Gaozong, also deeply appreciated it.

Zhang Tonggu, the envoy of the Jin State, rode straight to the Jinluan Hall and read the edict of the Jin State aloud to the Southern Song Emperor Zhao Gou. Gojong listened quietly from the sidelines, and from this moment on, he and his people became vassals of the Jin State.

In this way, in the first month of the ninth year of Shaoxing, the two countries of Jin and Song officially reached the following agreement under the joint efforts of Qin Hui and Wan Yanchang, a pair of golden traitors and traitors:

On the Jin side, Zhao Gou's biological mother Wei and brother Zhao Heng were returned. And the bones of Huizong Zhao Ji and Empress Zheng were sent back together, and returned to Henan, Shaanxi and other places where the Northern Song Dynasty fell.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, he declared himself a vassal to the Jin State and paid 500,000 taels of silver and 500,000 horses of silk to the Jin State every year.

On the third day after the contract was signed, Zhang Tonggu returned to China with the first batch of annual tribute from the Southern Song Dynasty, totaling 500,000 taels of silver and 500,000 horses of silk, accompanied by various special envoys of the Southern Song Dynasty.

For example, the table was reported to thank the envoy Han Xiaoxuan and the deputy envoy Qian Yi. Welcome and protect the Zi Palace, return the two palaces, hand over the land boundary envoy Wang Lun, and deputy envoy Lan Gongzuo. These people were responsible for bringing back the Song Dynasty and negotiating peace

In this way, the Jurchens signed the first contract with the Southern Song Dynasty.

For this contract, there is no doubt that Qin Hui, the prime minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, is the biggest winner.

Before the peace talks. Qin Hui was only one of the three deputies of Prime Minister Zhao Ding, whether in front of Emperor Gaozong or among the hundred officials of the imperial court. The portions are not heavy.

After the peace talks, Qin Hui suddenly changed, not only became the prime minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, but also the only single minister in the history of the Southern Song Dynasty.

In this process, Qin Hui came up with a lot of tricks and clever moves, playing Emperor Gaozong and the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military ministers in applause, and everyone became his pawns.

That's right, Qin Hui became the target of public criticism in the imperial court, but this was the result of his deliberate arrangement. Qin Hui successfully took advantage of the pressure of the public and tied Emperor Gaozong and himself into a small number faction.

To be able to stand on the same front with Emperor Gaozong and face the pressure of the government and the opposition together, is this a loss or a win? Qin Hui's abacus crackled.

Let's review Qin Hui's performance from the beginning.

When Zhang Tonggu, the envoy of the Jin State, was on an envoy, he suddenly passed through an informal channel and informed the emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty that he wanted to bow down to the Jin envoy and the national secretary.

Zhang Tonggu is the appointed messenger of Wan Yan Chang, and of course he knows Wan Yan Chang's intentions. And he made improvised and rude demands, which embarrassed the Southern Song Dynasty and increased the difficulty of peace negotiations.

These requirements are actually harmless and dispensable for Jin and Song, why does Zhang Tonggu still insist on it again and again, it has to be like this?

If you add the factor of Qin Hui, the answer is about to come out.

It can be said that if it is done step by step, Qin Hui's chances of ascending to the position in the short term are not great.

After all, Prime Minister Zhao Ding has an excellent reputation, and he is also a peacemaker, but he is conditional, and his relationship with Emperor Gaozong is also quite good.

When Zhang Tonggu put forward those conditions that most Han people think are overreaching, these conditions will inevitably break through Zhao Ding's bottom line, so that the cabinet team headed by Zhao Ding will definitely talk and raise objections, and this is the result that Qin Hui wants.

When Zhao Ding really changed from a peacemaker to an opposition as Qin Hui thought, the dissolution of the entire cabinet team and the resignation of Zhao Ding himself were already a nail in the coffin - he didn't run.

However, this is not all the beauty of Zhang Tonggu's conditions.

Zhang Tonggu's insistence on those harsh conditions will inevitably cause strong opposition from the officials and people of the Southern Song Dynasty, and Emperor Gaozong, under the intimidation and instigation of Qin Hui, will definitely stick to the peace negotiation that seems to have been won by hand, so that he Qin Hui will become Emperor Gaozong's only shield and heart guard.

What does the emperor's only shield and goggle mean in a feudal and dictatorial society?

What's more, when the envoy of the Jin State entered the court of the Southern Song Dynasty, when Qin Hui took those officials to pretend to be civil and military officials, the whole world was watching Qin Hui's jokes. But at this moment, who can know what Emperor Gaozong was thinking in his heart?

In any case, after these things, Emperor Gaozong's dependence on Qin Hui became heavier and heavier

And besides Qin Hui, who else, or which party can benefit from this peace negotiation?

The answer is no.

For Emperor Gaozong and the Southern Song court. In terms of etiquette, he was suppressed and humiliated several times by the envoys of the Jin State. What face, the heavens, the heavens, the state, and so on. were all stripped clean by the Jurchens.

In this case, in a country where there is a great emphasis on etiquette and face, the blow to faith is fatal.

Secondly, for this peace agreement, Emperor Gaozong and the Southern Song Dynasty court really paid 500,000 taels of silver and 500,000 horses of silk.

But in fact, this peace agreement only took effect for less than three months, and it was torn up by the Jin State's Wanyan Wushu, if you estimate it by time. It's too costly.

Since the Southern Song Dynasty court suffered serious losses, wouldn't the Jin Kingdom make a profit?

Again, the answer is no. As for the reason, it is clear after just over two months

After Emperor Gaozong signed the agreement, he got his wish, announced a general amnesty for the world, and held a feast in the palace, rewarding meritorious deeds, and it was very lively.

When the wine was hot, an untimely recital was sent from Xiangyang Kuaima, and the musician was Yue Fei.

It is written: "Treat the two houses of sin. It is reasonable to speak and dare not be silent. The husband is treacherous. Surrender to the face, has tasted Chen. Today's events can be dangerous but not safe, worrying but not congratulating. You can train soldiers and soldiers, and be vigilant; and not to reward and make fun of Yidi. ”

Today's events are not to be congratulated, and it is not advisable to talk about meritorious deeds and make fun of the enemy.

From making fun of future generations to making fun of enemies, Yue Fei's words about Emperor Gaozong became sharper and sharper. Emperor Gaozong and Qin Hui's reaction was, of course, very disappointed and angry.

Compared with Yue Fei's refutation, Han Shizhong's actions were more radical. He sent a team to intercept and kill Zhang Tonggu, the envoy of the Jin State, halfway.

As long as the envoy of the Jin State died unexpectedly in the territory of the Southern Song Dynasty and the peace agreement signed by the two sides disappeared, the matter of peace negotiation would naturally disappear.

A large group of soldiers with strong martial arts and a hundred battles were ambushed in Hongze Town, and each of them had a red scarf tied to their heads, falsely claiming to be a red scarf hero, ready to clean up Zhang Tonggu.

Han Shizhong's arrangement was very precise, but the hateful thing was that there was a spy in the army, Hao Bian, that guy turned his elbow outward, and secretly told Han Xiaoxuan that Han Xiaoxuan changed the route to Jin Guo and changed to Zhang Jun's defense area.

Han Shizhong waited for a few days, but didn't see half of the messenger, and later learned that it was Hao Bian who did it, so he grabbed it and slashed it with a knife. The plan came to naught, and Han Shizhong had to give up.

For Yue Fei and Han Shizhong's various rude behaviors, Emperor Gaozong not only blamed them, but wanted to reward them.

Oh, it's not just Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, this time everyone has a share.

Zhao Gou quickly sent an official letter to Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun, Wu Jue and other commanders of the major theaters, saying that they had signed a peace agreement with the Jin State, and there was no excessive demand in it, just to return Henan Zhulu. And all of this was done by the Prime Minister, and I did not participate in it, nor did I disgrace the country. The reason why these benefits can be obtained is because Aiqing and others are loyal and brave to protect the country. Therefore I would like to reward you. Yunyun.

The four generals Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun, and Wu Jue, plus Yang Yizhong of the forbidden army, Liu Guangshi, who has been discharged from the army, and other commanders, commanders, generals, deputy generals, brigadier generals, etc., each advanced to the first rank.

For Emperor Gaozong's move, most of the officers understood that this was a hush money given by the emperor, and those who wanted to accept it, and those who didn't want to accept it had to be accepted, and at the same time, they had to seal their mouths tightly.

This is not only a hush money for the officers, but also a cover money for his emperor himself, in order to gain the support of the military.

As for Yue Fei, who has the strongest combat effectiveness and the greatest influence, Gaozong also personally issued an edict.

In the edict, the emperor praised Yue Fei for his great contribution to the Song-Jin Peace Conference, comparing him to Wei Qing and Huo Qubing in the Western Han Dynasty, and Cen Peng and Jia Fu in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Not only that, but at the end of the edict, Gaozong also concluded: "The Qing and others worked hard to train the troops, and the national prestige was slightly boosted, which caused the enemy to change his heart", "The effect of the Qing and others in supporting the crisis and holding on to the situation has been rewarded, and it can be forgotten." ”。

Thanks to your hard work in training and reinvigorating the country's prestige, this has completely changed the enemy's perception of us, and now that peace has come, you have contributed a lot, and I will not forget it!

The big hat given to Yue Fei took a lot of effort from Emperor Gaozong. (To be continued......)

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