Mentioning the names of Zhao Gou and Qin Hui will make people gnash their teeth and feel resentful. This pair of treacherous ministers did not seek advancement, but surrendered to Xu Jinguo and gave up the great rivers and mountains of the Central Plains to others. He framed a loyal minister and general, killed Yue Fei and his son, and planned and created the first unjust case in the Southern Song Dynasty, which caused great harm to the country and the people, and caused endless harm. Now, the evil kings Zhao Gou and Qin Hui are forever nailed to the pillar of shame in history. But as the saying goes, life is good at the beginning and no one is born bad. This article only wants to introduce the experiences of two people before and after the Jingkang Incident, but this experience even exceeds our imagination.
As the emperor of Song Gaozong, Zhao Gou was a mediocre and cowardly man. He was afraid of death but longed for pleasure. Out of selfish motives, he came to the corner of the southeast, with no intention of restoring the Central Plains, or welcoming back his parents and brothers who were suffering in the north; in the process of fleeing, he lost his fertility, which was not only political incompetence, but also personal incompetence. What kind of person was Zhao before he became emperor? According to records, Zhao Gou was born in May 1107 and was the ninth son of Song Huizong Xu Huixin. His mother was Wei Xianfei. In the feudal era, the rule of succession to the throne was "the mother values ??the son, and the son values ??the mother." Song Huizong had 31 sons before and after him. Judging from the ranking, Zhao Gou has no innate advantages; in addition, her mother, Concubine Wei Xian, was of humble origin and was not favored by her ancestors, so Zhao Gou seemed destined to lose the throne from birth.
If you can’t be an emperor, then you can be a monarch. In 108 years, the young Zhao Gou was named the Prince of Guangping County. In 1121, when he was 15 years old, he was named the Prince of Kang. Under the influence of his father, a writer, calligrapher and painter, young Zhao Gou studied very hard, "learning every day, memorizing a thousand words every day", and he was extremely accomplished in calligraphy. Good at open script, running script and cursive script. His writing style is free and easy, natural and smooth, and has the charm of Jin people. There is a comment in the Ming Dynasty: "Gaozong is good at truth and grass, and each has its own strengths." In addition to cultural knowledge, Zhao Gou is very different from other princes. He practiced horseback riding and archery every day, "throwing stones into bows, and fighting five battles." According to the military system of the Song Dynasty, those who fought with one stone and five fights were considered martial arts masters and could be selected into the "class system" to serve as the emperor's bodyguard. Although it is not as good as Yue Fei's "Three Hundred Jin Bow", there are very few princes who can appreciate it every day.
In 1126 AD, the Jin army came to Kaifeng. The Jin people asked the Song court to take the prince and the prime minister as hostages before agreeing to make peace. The brothers of Emperor Qinzong of Song Dynasty were summoned to discuss. Everyone knew that this trip was extremely dangerous, but only Zhao Gou asked generously. In the meantime, the Jin people blamed him for his poor attack. Prime Minister Zhang Bangchang, who accompanied him, confessed his crime in tears, and Zhao Gou was indifferent to his leisure time. In this regard, Yan, the leader of the 8th Jin Army, suspected that the young man in his early twenties, Qishechun, was a fake prince, so he asked for a replacement. Shortly after returning to Bianliang, Zhao Gou was ordered to go to Hebei. During this period, eight Jin armies captured Bianliang and moved north. King Kang ascended to the throne like a "fish that slipped through the net".
Jin Kang and Qin Cheng are expensive.
As for Qin Hui, we can only surrender to the enemy by using "treacherous ministers" who frame loyalties and betray the country. But before Jingkang changed dynasties, he was a true anti-gold martyr. Qin Hui was born in Jiangning Mansion in 1091. In 115, he first worked as a professor in Mizhou, then took exams in Ci and Mao, and was appointed as Taixue Zheng Xue. It can be seen from his resume that Qin Hui still has some literary talent.
In 126 AD, Jin soldiers invaded the south and sent envoys to ask the Song Dynasty to cede three towns. Qin Hui wrote: As long as Youzhou, which does not belong to the Northern Song Dynasty, is ceded; he also said that the Jin people were cunning and cunning, and advocated that the court should prepare for war as soon as possible. However, he was not taken seriously by the court. Thereafter, he was appointed as a subordinate of Chief Zhang Bangchang and Prime Minister. Qin Hui was very angry. "This time is specifically for the purpose of clearing land. I disagree with the ministers and it is not in my heart." I wrote three letters asking for resignation. Soon, he accompanied Wang Su as a hostage and sent the 88 Jin Army to the north. After returning to Beijing, on the recommendation of his colleagues, he was appointed as the minister of the temple and the fourth eunuch on the left. Later, the Jin soldiers insisted on cutting down the land, so Song Qinzong summoned officials to discuss it. Among them, 70 people including Fan Zongyin were in favor of clearing land, while 36 people including Qin Hui were firmly opposed. After that, Qin Hui was appointed as Shi Yu Zhongcheng.
In 1127 AD, the capital was captured and the two emperors Hui and Qin were detained. The Jin people planned to establish a minister of the Song Dynasty as a puppet emperor. In the Lama Temple, officials and soldiers were summoned to propose Zhang Bangchang, but they did not dare to answer. Shi Yu and Ma Su wrote against everyone, so he wrote to Jin people, one of which was quite powerful. "If we must establish a state, then the people of the capital can obey, but the people of the world cannot; the sons of the capital can be destroyed, but the sons of the world cannot be destroyed!" When the people of Jin saw this letter, they sent people to arrest him. After becoming the puppet emperor, he sent people to apply for release, including three others, but they were all rejected by the Jin people. Afterwards, he followed the two emperors on their journey to the north. When he came back, he was a completely changed man. If he died, became a martyr like Zhang Shuye, and moved to the north, I am afraid that history would not be like today, but history has no ifs. In terms of age, 1127 is not the midpoint of their lives, but the incident in Jingkang completely changed their life trajectories and subverted their humanity. From then on, the personalities and attitudes of Zhao Gou and Qin Hui changed 180 degrees, and they eventually became familiar traitor officials. I don’t know if they belong to that kind of people, or if the historical environment has changed.