There are many reasons to support the view that Qin Gui is only an accomplice and an eagle dog.
First of all, Qin Gui has no right to kill Yue Fei. Although Qin Gui is trusted by Song Gaozong, he is not at the mercy of Song Gaozong, so he can't root out dissidents as he pleases. In Shaoxing for nine years, he actively negotiated peace with Jin, and the Privy Council wrote against it, saying that the emperor "cut the street". Qin Gui hates this man, but he dare not kill him at will. Qin Gui could not dispose of Yue Fei without authorization.
Second, Qin Gui presided over the Yue Fei case. He wrote to Gao Zongding that Yue Fei and Zhang Xian should die, but he didn't sentence Yue Yun to death. But after writing to Song Gaozong, Yue Yun was not spared. Therefore, the power of life and death is still in the hands of Song Gaozong.
Third, after Qin Gui's death, Song Gaozong rehabilitated many wrongs and wrongs for Qin Gui, but only refused to avenge Yue Fei, and ignored many ministers' applications to rehabilitate Yue Fei.
These three points are enough to prove that Song Gaozong is the chief culprit in killing Yue Fei.
For what reason did Song Gaozong kill Yue Fei as a military pillar?
The most popular view is that Zhao Gou and Song Gaozong welcomed Huizong and Qinzong to Beijing for fear that Yue Fei would defeat Nomads. In this way, in front of his father and brother, how can Zhao Can become emperor? Naturally, the throne should be done by his younger brother Qin Zong, and Hui Zong, who has given way, is still the emperor's father. Then the power is completely out of Zhao Gou's hands, and Qin Zong's inheritance right will definitely be passed on to his son. The emperor's throne has nothing to do with Zhao Gou.
There is indeed such an example in history that the captured emperor was rescued and ascended the throne. That happened in the Ming dynasty, and it was called "the change of seizing the door" in history. In August of the 14th year of Ming Dynasty (1449), Ming Yingzong used personal expedition to resist the invasion of Vara, and was captured in the Kuomintang revolution. In September, Yu Qian, the minister of the Ministry of War, and Wang Wen, the minister of the official department, appointed Zhu Qiyu, the younger brother of Yingzong, as Emperor Jingtai of Ming Taizu. The following year, Yingzong was released and imprisoned in Nangong for Jingdi. In the first month of the eighth year of Jingtai, Emperor Jingtai was seriously ill and could not visit the DPRK. Shi Heng, who made the meritorious military service, saw that Jingdi was seriously ill, that is, he conspired with the satrap Zhang Di and eunuch Cao Jixiang to launch a coup, supporting the restoration of Yingzong, in order to take credit. /Kloc-On the night of 0/6, Xu Youzhen, Shi Heng and others led thousands of troops to sneak into Chang 'an Gate, rushed to the Nangong, smashed the city walls and broke into houses. Ye Yingzong entered the palace from Donghuamen, rose to Fengtian Hall, opened the door and informed the officials that the emperor's father had been reset. After the restoration of the British Sect, Yu Qian and Wang Wen were sent to prison. Later, he killed Yu Qian and Wang Wen for treason and persecuted the civil and military officials recommended by Yu Qian. During the restoration, Shi Heng, Zhang Di, Xu Youzhen and others were promoted to official positions and knighted. In February, Emperor Fei Jing was still King Xi and moved to the west.
Judging from this period of history, there is still the possibility of the emperor returning from imprisonment. In this case, Song Gaozong and Zhao Gou's fear of their father and brother is reasonable. In fact, the situation in the Song Dynasty was very different from that in the Ming Dynasty.
First of all, there are essential differences in human nature between Song Zhao Dynasty and Zhu Ming Dynasty. Looking at the situation of the founding of the Song Dynasty, after Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi established the dynasty, they didn't kill a hero (except for Zheng En), but Zhao Kuangyin used a glass of wine to relieve the military power. This is a clever way to relieve the suspicion of the monarch and his subjects since ancient times. Looking at the situation in the Ming Dynasty, it goes without saying that very few of the founding heroes can survive, let alone future generations enjoy prosperity. Song Dynasty was a dynasty that paid great attention to morality. It seems that the whole society is polite, reasonable and culturally developed, which is inseparable from the emperor's governance. Known as the "dark age" by modern historians, the Ming Dynasty had suppressed human nature, poor social atmosphere, and many scandals in the east and west factories, which were related to the vicious and cowardly character of Zhu Yuanzhang's family.
Secondly, the conditions of the imperial court are different. Ming Daizong's imperial court is inherited from the British Sect, and most officials are loyal to the imperial court, not necessarily to any emperor. Therefore, the "change of seizing the door" was mainly initiated by ministers with ulterior motives, and Yingzong was the passive. Of course, in the end, Yingzong regained the throne, and these ministers were raised, while Daizong's men, including the famous minister Yu Qian, died. The situation in Song Gaozong is different. Zhao Gou is still a very capable and charming person. He fled to Hangzhou to rebuild the court. Although these are old people, they are all loyal to Zhao Gou. The Southern Song Dynasty was the imperial court of Zhao Gou, and it no longer belonged to Huizong and Qinzong.
Third, the relationship between emperors is different. Although Ming Yingzong was a little confused, he was also a very enterprising emperor. At least he dares to use personal expedition, and his character is likely to recover. But Song Huizong and Song Gaozong are both literati, good at calligraphy and painting, and not so keen on power. Maybe they will return the throne to them, but they don't necessarily want it.
Therefore, it seems untenable to say that Zhao Gou's return to his father and brother will threaten his throne. The whole Southern Song Dynasty belongs to Zhao Gou, and no one will listen to Huizong and Qinzong again. This kind of worry is unnecessary. To say the least, Emperor Gaozong returned the throne to his father Hui Zong, so after Hui Zong's death, the throne must be passed on to Emperor Gaozong. There is no such thing as Qin Zong. What does Emperor Gaozong have to hesitate about such a worst result?
Therefore, the emperor killed Yue Fei not for fear of welcoming Er Sheng back, but for other reasons.
It seems that they have been praising Emperor Zhao of the Song Dynasty just now, but they have their weaknesses. Song Gaozong killed Yue Fei mainly because he was afraid that he would occupy an important position outside for a long time, and his domineering was difficult to control, endangering his rule. It is Zhao Song's unswerving family rule to be suspicious of military commanders. As long as the military commander is successful and the official is powerful, it means a threat to the imperial power. Yue Fei has a strong personality, "loyalty and anger are fierce, and discussion is not frustrated by others." It is not easy to cooperate with others. In the seventh year of Shaoxing (1 137), he wrote a letter to Li Chu, Song Gaozong: "Beg the prince to get married to settle his mind." In the same year, because he mourned for his mother, he dissolved himself without Song Gaozong's consent and handed over the relieving to Zhang Xian. These two things violated Song Gaozong's taboo. In addition, Song Gaozong was once a hostage in Jinying, and had thrilling experiences such as crossing the river from Yangzhou to the south, so he was always afraid of the nomads from afar. Regarding the prospect of war, he is afraid of both total victory and total failure. If you win, you are afraid that there will be many generals and soldiers, and you will have high power. If you lose, you're afraid you can't work for Lin 'an. He wants to be a peaceful emperor, so he is bent on peace. At this point, we can use the "named Yuan Zhimeng" as circumstantial evidence. Encouraged by Kou Zhun, a famous official, Song Zhenzong personally marched on the Liao army, but Song Zhenzong still made an unfavorable agreement.
So, from the above analysis, Qin Gui used Yue Fei's informers to prove Yue Fei's domineering, which catered to Song Gaozong's fear of Yue Fei's contribution to the world and his fear of shaking the power of the lords. In addition, Yue Fei is the strongest opponent of hawks, so he ordered the killing of Yue Fei.