Chapter 16: The Emperor's Heart
Hearing this, my expression became more and more confused.
As we all know, in all records, Yue Wumu was a loyal general who led troops to resist Jin, and although he had a heavy army, he never had any intention of establishing himself as king.
Since this is the case, then why does Ling Xuan think that for Song Gaozong, Yue Fei's existence is actually a double-edged sword?
Yue Fei, a generation of famous generals, Yue Wumu, what did he do to make Song Gaozong feel dangerous?
"As we all know, the birth of the Southern Song Dynasty was actually because of the Jingkang Change, and I believe everyone should know something about this matter."
Ling Xuan was not like Chunting, after he saw my doubts, he didn't make too much of a fuss, but directly opened his mouth to guide me step by step.
"After the Jingkang Change, the two emperors of Hui and Qin were taken into captivity, and the Northern Song Dynasty was declared extinct, and it is because of this that Zhao Gou had the opportunity to ascend the throne as the emperor in Yingtianfu and became the founding lord of the Southern Song Dynasty, Song Gaozong."
"As we all know, the Jin people did not kill the Hui and Qin Emperors after they took them away, although they were humiliated along the way, they were finally spared by the Jin people, but unfortunately although they had no worries, they were tragically imprisoned, trapped in a place where they did not see the light of day, and they looked forward to returning to the Central Plains every day."
"Han Chuan, think about the records in the historical materials, in addition to leading the Yue family army to fight in the south and the north, what he wanted to do was to welcome back the captured Hui and Qin Emperors, although this behavior was loyal to the Southern Song Dynasty, but invisibly touched the bottom line of Song Gaozong."
Hearing this, I seemed to vaguely understand the implication in Ling Xuan's words.
The so-called Jingkang change is also known as the difficulty of Jingkang, it is a great shame for the Song Dynasty, during the Jingkang period, the Jin soldiers went south in the east and west, not only captured the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, Tokyo Bianliang, and even took away the Hui and Qin Emperors, as well as a large number of Zhao royal families, harem concubines, the public and private savings of the Northern Song Dynasty were empty, and then declared extinct.
It was under such circumstances that Zhao Gou ascended the throne as the emperor, established the Southern Song Dynasty, and became the so-called founding lord of the Southern Song Dynasty, Song Gaozong.
Looking through the historical materials, it is not difficult to find that on the one hand, Zhao Gou appointed Yue Fei, Han Shizhong and other generals of the main battle faction to fight against the Jin army, but on the other hand, he reused Wang Lun, Qin Hui and others of the main peace faction, blindly seeking peace, and finally even executed Yue Fei and dismissed Li Gang, Zhang Jun, Han Shizhong and other ministers of the main battle faction.
It seems unreasonable, but after Ling Xuan's prompting, after a little thought, I found that Zhao Gou was by no means bewitched, and the reason why he behaved like this was actually due to his worry and fear.
Although Zhao Gou was the founding emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, it is undeniable that in addition to this identity, he was also the son of Zhao Ji of Song Huizong and the younger brother of Zhao Huan of Song Qinzong.
Zhao Gou's father and brother are both emperors, so if he really welcomes back the two emperors of Hui and Qin, how can he continue this hard-won throne when he faces his father and his brother?
Poor Hongyan always has a thin life, the most ruthless emperor family, most of the people who can become emperors have long been ruthless, so when Zhao Gou found out that when he welcomed Hui Hui and the second emperor of Qin, maybe it was after his abdication, how could he tolerate such a thing?
Therefore, Zhao Gou can only find ways to delay the progress of this matter, as long as the two emperors of Hui and Qin are not welcomed back, then he is still the founding king of the Southern Song Dynasty, and no one doubts it.
But at this time, a general who did not understand the world and the way of courtiers appeared.
This general is a natural general, and his army is also a world-famous elite soldier, but despite this, what he has to do makes Zhao Gou unable to rise to half of his joy no matter what.
This general is Yue Fei and Yue Pengju. Guangxi
And what Yue Fei wanted to do was to welcome back the exiled Emperor Hui and Emperor Qin.
It is true that Yue Fei was a loyal minister, he was able to fight well, was brave and invincible, led the army to resist the invasion of the Jin soldiers, and guarded the stormy regime of the Southern Song Dynasty.
But he forgot a word.
The emperor's heart is unpredictable.
Since ancient times, it has been said that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, Yue Fei, as a courtier, touched Zhao Gou's bottom line but didn't know it, unless he established himself as a king, there would be no way to live.
But there is no doubt that Yue Fei is a great loyal minister, and he can't do anything to establish himself as a king no matter what, and as long as he is still Zhao Go's courtier, even if he has great ability, he will definitely not be able to escape the disaster of killing.
Because he touched Zhao Gou's bottom line.
Yue Fei thought that taking back the Second Emperor of Huiqin would wash away the shame of Jingkang's trouble, but he didn't think about it, would this idea be approved by the emperor of the dynasty?
As long as the second emperor of Huiqin was welcomed, Zhao Gou would have no reason to sit on the throne justifiably, so unconsciously, Yue Fei had already touched the bottom line that the king could not tolerate.
However, although Zhao Gou had already killed Yue Fei, he couldn't do it himself.
Because the whole world knows that Yue Fei is brave and good at fighting, leading the Yue family army to resist the invasion of the Jin soldiers and defending the country, if Zhao Gou personally kills Yue Fei, it will lead to the people's will not exist, and the world will be in chaos, such as generals such as Han Shizhong and others, will naturally feel disheartened.
With the experience of Jingkang's change, Zhao Gou naturally didn't dare to make such a big mistake, even if he had already moved to kill Yue Fei, he also needed a scapegoat to complete this matter instead of him, so as to block the world's mouths.
And the best candidate to replace him is Qin Hui.
There is no doubt that Qin Hui's actions all prove that he is a great traitor, but only in this case, he was indeed wronged.
The reason why there is such an inference is because everyone from the princes and ministers to the common people know in their hearts that Yue Fei and the Yue family army under him are the most reliable barrier against the invasion of the Jin soldiers in the Southern Song Dynasty.
And under such a premise, even if Qin Hui really had the intention to frame Yue Fei, as long as Zhao Gou, as a king, believed in Yue Fei's innocence, then Qin Hui would not succeed in framing him no matter what.
But the facts tell us that within one day, Yue Fei actually received twelve gold medals that made his class return to the dynasty, which made him sigh that he couldn't help but sigh, pitiful for ten years of hard work, and once he failed.
There is no doubt that Qin Hui does not have such great power, and the reason why Yue Fei will receive twelve gold medals in a row, and finally die unjustly in the Storm Pavilion, is obviously Zhao Gou's intention.
From this point of view, Yue Fei is still a loyal minister, but what he is loyal to is the people of the world, the imperial court of the Song Dynasty, and not Zhao Gou alone.
Therefore, even if everyone in the world thinks that Yue Fei is a loyal minister, in Zhao Go's eyes, his cognition is diametrically opposite.
Because Yue Fei not only could not guess Zhao Go's imperial heart, but would even affect the stability of his imperial throne, in Zhao Go's eyes, Yue Fei was definitely not a qualified loyal minister.