Why is Zhao Gou called Yue Fei?Non-Qing is disloyal, not I don't know
Yue Fei, a famous general of the Southern Song Dynasty, fought hard for the country to resist the Jin soldiers and made great achievements. However, in January 1142, he was tortured in the Dali Temple prison to extract a confession, and finally suffered a fatal blow.
Song Gaozong Zhao Gou's edict: Yue Fei was given death, Zhang Xian and Yue Yun were dealt with in accordance with military law, and Yang Yi was beheaded by the middle supervisor, and at the same time additional troops were sent to protect them. As a result of this decision, Yue Fei was unable to resist any longer, and was executed on the same day at the age of 39.
used to be the most trusted monarch, but it became the last straw that crushed Yue Fei. Not long after, Zhao Gou cried bitterly in front of Yue Fei's spiritual throne and confessed eight words: It's not that you're disloyal, it's not that I'm unreasonable.
In-depth understanding of Yue Fei's loyalty, why did Zhao Gou still kill the killer? What's the secret behind this? 01 The Southern Song Dynasty court implemented the policy of emphasizing literature and suppressing military forceSince the founding of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin, who is well versed in the pain of the Tang Dynasty's feudal towns, knows that if a military general has too much military power, it will definitely become a big problem for the imperial court in the future.
Therefore, the imperial court has always implemented the strategy of advocating literature and suppressing military force, in order to reuse civil servants and weaken the military power of military generals, so as to achieve the highest centralization.
In the turbulent dynastic struggle, it is indispensable to stabilize a country's military strength. In the second year of Jingkang, the Jin people went south and captured the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, Tokyo, resulting in Song Huizong and Song Qinzong being captured by the Jin people, and the Northern Song Dynasty has since come to an end.
And Zhao Gou, the founder of the Southern Song Dynasty, was deeply shocked after experiencing this disaster and feared that he would be attacked again, so he came up with the idea of negotiating peace with the Jin Dynasty. However, the Jin Dynasty, which enjoyed the fruits of victory, did not easily agree, but instead broke out into a major war with the Southern Song Dynasty.
Fortunately, in this war, the Yue family army led by Yue Fei and Han Shizhong won a complete victory, which allowed the Southern Song Dynasty to stabilize its power.
After being bullied for a long time, Song Gaozong finally experienced a turning point. At this critical moment related to the life and death of the country, he deeply realized the irreplaceable position of military generals.
Therefore, Zhao Gou placed high hopes on military generals such as Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, and gave them full trust and reuse. They were even allowed to recruit soldiers and horses on their own in order to expand the size of their army.
These generals lived up to their high expectations, and the Yue family army trained by Yue Fei was invincible on the battlefield and conquered everything, which terrified the Jin people and successfully recovered many cities that had been lost by the Song Dynasty.
With the rapid expansion of the Yuejia army, by the time of the Fourth Northern Expedition, its elite troops had more than 100,000 people. This made the Korean Chinese officials begin to have a rejection mentality towards them, and Qin Huan was one of the representatives.
He repeatedly reported to Song Gaozong, alleging that Yue Fei's military power was too heavy and that he might become a hidden danger to the imperial court in the future. In history, there are countless examples of self-respect and misdeeds, although Zhao Gou has deep trust in Yue Fei, he must also consider his status as an emperor, and he must not be vigilant.
In addition, Yue Fei's actions also made Zhao Gou suspicious of him.
In 1137, Yue Fei received an important piece of information mentioning that the Jin were trying to prop up the crown prince of Song Qinzong in order to establish a puppet regime in an attempt to legitimately ** the Southern Song Dynasty.
Yue Fei was well aware of the seriousness of this matter, and after careful consideration, he decided to take the risk and make a statement to Zhao Gou, hoping to establish a prince to stabilize the people's hearts. However, the establishment of the crown prince has always been a major event in the court, especially at this critical moment, anyone can make this suggestion, but Yue Fei can't mention it.
Because Yue Fei's military power has always been a big trouble for Zhao Gou, and if there is another matter of establishing a prince, Zhao Gou has to be suspicious. What's worse is that Zhao Gou has been frightened into losing his fertility because of his experience, and if he wants to establish a prince, the candidate can only be a non-biological child.
If Yue Fei had a close relationship with the crown prince, Zhao Gou could not imagine what the consequences would be. Yue Fei was full of enthusiasm for the country, but after all, he overestimated Zhao Gou's mind, although he was once like a brother, but the position of the monarch and the minister was always different.
Since Yue Fei proposed to establish the crown prince, his relationship with Zhao Gou has taken a sharp turn for the worse, coupled with the instigation of Qin Hui and others, Yue Fei has been labeled as a hidden danger in the DPRK. In addition, Yue Fei was bent on recovering the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, which undoubtedly involved the return of Song Huizong and Song Qinzong, which was also what Zhao Gou was most worried about.
Although Zhao Gou didn't say it explicitly, he already had a plan in his heart, so he sent Qin Hui to the front line to inquire about Yue Fei's intentions. After Qin Hui arrived at the front line, he asked Yue Fei directly: "The general welcomes back the two saints, where do you plan to place them?" ”
This made Yue Fei feel very angry, and he replied without hesitation: "Naturally, it is to welcome back Bianjing." This news reached Zhao Gou's ears intact, making him unable to calm down, and immediately made strategic adjustments, which also indicated that Yue Fei's fate was about to face great danger.
Due to the long-term war in the Southern Song Dynasty, the national strength of the imperial court was seriously depleted, and the people were full of complaints, and it was difficult to recover the lost territory, which eventually led to the destruction of Yue Fei.
Although the Yue family's army was brave and good at fighting, the scale was only a few hundred thousand, and it was not easy to recover the lost territory. Under the pressure of internal and external difficulties, Zhao Gou finally chose to negotiate peace with the Jin Dynasty, even if it required to pay a certain price.
After learning that Yue Fei wanted to welcome back the Second Sage, Zhao Gou immediately asked Qin Hui to plan negotiations with the Jin Dynasty, and at the same time, he also set out to deprive Yue Fei, Han Shizhong and others of their military rights. Soon after, Han Shizhong and Zhang Jun were relieved of their military powers and appointed as privy envoys and privy deputy envoys, which appeared to be promotions, but were actually demoted, because privy envoys did not have the power to control the army, only the right to transfer troops.
Zhang Jun and others gladly accepted their new positions and returned to their hometown to perform their duties. However, Yue Fei insisted on recovering the lost territory, and even succeeded in capturing Zhuxian Town while receiving the edict of appointment, which seemed to be getting closer and closer to achieving the goal of welcoming back the Second Sage.
This undoubtedly aroused Zhao Gou's doubts, and in order to keep the throne, he ordered Qin Hui to immediately place twelve gold medals and asked Yue Fei to return to the imperial court immediately. On the other hand, after many fierce battles with the Yuejia army, the Jin dynasty realized that it could not destroy the Southern Song Dynasty and therefore agreed to Qin Hui's peace proposal.
However, the Jin dynasty put forward a disgraceful condition, and due to the long-term blows of Yue Fei and the Yue family's army, they wanted to execute Yue Fei.
Yue Fei received twelve edicts and had no choice but to return to the imperial court, but he did not expect that this would also become the last journey of his life. As soon as he arrived at the imperial court, Yue Fei was framed and imprisoned by Qin Hui, Wan Qiaoyu and others, and was forced to accept "trumped-up" charges.
Yue Fei used to be a famous hero of the country, but now he has become a wronged sinner, and even the presiding judge was moved by his experience and asked his superiors to find out his grievances.
However, Qin Hui insisted that this was the emperor's intention. Finally, Qin Hui, with the approval of Zhao Gou, executed Yue Fei on January 27, 1142. At the last moment of his life, Yue Fei resolutely denied the trumped-up charges, and only wrote a last word in blood: "Every day is clear, every day is clear." ”
The death of a great general in a wrongful way filled the hearts of the people of the world with coldness, but this also brought peace to the Southern Song Dynasty. After Yue Fei's death, the Jin Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty adhered to the Shaoxing Peace Conference, paying annual tribute to the Jin Dynasty and ceding four states to the Jin State.
Looking back on Yue Fei's life, he vividly showed the spirit of serving the country with loyalty, and Zhao Gou saw it in his eyes and understood it in his heart. It's just that the process of history is not something that can be controlled by an individual, and Yue Fei didn't understand until he died, what was his fault?
Yue Fei was loyal to Zhao Gou, and as a monarch and minister, their decisions often had to be weighed against the pros and cons. When national interests are at stake, the king's thoughtfulness and wisdom are particularly important.
Although Zhao Gou once said to Yue Fei that "Fei Qing is disloyal, and he is not clear", this kind of decision may have given Yue Fei some relief after his death.