Chapter 269 A Smile
As we all know, when Qin Hui was captured by the Jin Kingdom, his experience and mentality changed gradually.
At the beginning, he was favored by Nianhan because he wrote well and behaved the most gently and appropriately among the officials of Song Dynasty. Then he was treated preferentially during his journey north.
As far as this matter is concerned, it actually means nothing.
Then, he was successively protected and treated favorably by Jin nobles such as Wu Qimai and Talan, becoming a strange figure between a guest of honor and a prisoner. Although theoretically he was passive, there was already a process of quantitative change leading to qualitative change. Because in this process, Qin Hui had gradually begun to do some writing work for these Jin nobles, received a certain amount of gold and silver rewards, lived in a big house, and even had the ability to influence some things through the Jin nobles.
Then finally one day, he began to follow Talai in the army, writing documents to persuade the enemy to surrender and doing staff work. At this point, the nature of his behavior was completely beyond doubt and it was difficult to clear it up.
But at this time, Qin Hui himself had always been cautious, or deliberately covering up.
The reason is self-evident. Qin Huizhi had already opened his heart to Hong Ya in the historic meeting. He knew deeply that no matter what, the best result would be to return to the Song Dynasty and continue to serve as an official in his lifetime... He was from Huainan, a successful Jinshi, the grandson-in-law of the prime minister, and the student of another prime minister. Returning to the Song Dynasty would bring him real wealth and glory. After witnessing the barbarity of the Jin people and the fate of the captured people in the Jin Kingdom, he did not arouse resistance or sympathy. On the contrary, he only wanted to get out of this quagmire as soon as possible and return to the Song Dynasty to continue to be his superior. At worst, he ignored the people of the two rivers and chose to stay in the Jin Dynasty as an official.
It was for this reason that he always acted cautiously, trying not to show up in public or seek any official position in the north, just in the hope that one day he could return smoothly to the south and make his debut...and what's interesting is that the top leaders of the Jin Dynasty always gave him convenience.
However, all the ingenious ideas and careful calculations were directly shattered time and time again by the Emperor Zhao in the south... just like a hammer hitting porcelain, so direct that it couldn't be more direct.
Sometimes, Qin Hui couldn't help but feel suspicious. Was it because the official in the south was too young and a fool? Then he comforted himself, wondering if he would change in the future? But after comforting himself, he could only lament his situation - curled up all day, when would he be able to grow up?!
And perhaps it was precisely because of this that, once the evil thoughts arose, this Qin scholar instead became somewhat fearless... Whether it was pursuing peace talks and returning to the south, or pursuing a high position in the north through peace talks, he could not tolerate the existence of Nianhan.
It’s all the other person’s fault for standing in front of me!
As the saying goes, when the murderous intent arises, nothing else matters.
Of course, to put it another way...breaking the jar is probably the same idea.
No matter what, Qin Huizhi was stimulated and lamented his situation. He tore off the timidity in his head and came back, but he only talked to Wanyan Wushu, who had shown some affection before, for about an incense stick of words, and then left directly. After Qin Hui left, Wanyan Wushu tossed and turned that night and couldn't sleep for a while.
This is not to say that Qin Hui's idea was not feasible. On the contrary, the Fourth Prince of the Jin Dynasty could never have imagined that a pale-faced scholar could see the situation so thoroughly and easily point out a simple, direct, yet highly feasible path like a butcher cutting up an ox. It was truly a case of using little effort to achieve a great result... and with such a smooth path so clearly laid out before him, the Fourth Prince was actually a little hesitant.
It's not that he doesn't dare. After all, the Fourth Prince has stepped onto the last step of the founding achievement. He has rolled in mountains of corpses and seas of blood. How could he be afraid of this... His momentary hesitation was just because he was worried that such a disposal would bring further turmoil to the country, and then leave a loophole for the owner of the dragon banner in the south.
That’s right!
The Fourth Prince who narrowly escaped death and crossed the river at Yaoshan is no longer the arrogant Fourth Prince as before. His pride, arrogance and arrogance were washed away by the heavy rain on the night of the battle at Yaoshan and the turbulent waves when he crossed the river later!
Not only that, that battle was a bloodbath, whether it was Wanyan Loushi's heroic charge, the overwhelming dragon banner, or Han Chang's sneer by the river, all left him with an indelible impression. He no longer had any doubts about the revival of the Song Dynasty, nor about the decline of the Jin Dynasty's military power. Moreover, when he was floating in the river holding the white wooden dragon, he had already sworn in his heart that if he could survive, he must guard against arrogance and impatience, and must shoulder the heavy responsibility of his family and country... No matter what, he would never allow himself to see the scene of the dragon banner pressing down on Yanjing.
Within two days, Wuzhu was deeply conflicted, but he showed no sign of it on his face, so Qin Hui had no choice but to suppress his anxiety and pretend nothing had happened...until the morning of the third day, when the two of them came to the Marshal's Mansion to "attend court" again.
"That's about all the things that happened today..."
Nianhan, who was in a high position, drank a glass of warm tea and clapped his hands. "In addition to these, there are a few things we need to do. First of all, I think Goryeo should send an envoy to ask for tribute, and this time it should be doubled. Why? Because after Oliyan (Lousi) died in the battle, Goryeo immediately sent an envoy to Bianjing, which shows that they are fundamentally dissatisfied with us, but the more dissatisfied they are, the more strict we should be."
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