Sky Curtain: The Overlord Charges into Battle, Shocking Emperors of All Dynasties

Is Qin Hui finally dropping the pretense and revealing his true colors?

The assembled ministers watched as Qin Hui unleashed a torrent of abuse, turning Zhao Gou's face pale and then flushed.

"Arrogant!!"

"Qin Hui, how dare you!!!"

"How dare you disrespect me?!"

How could Zhao Gou tolerate Qin Hui's wanton insults? If this continued, where would he put his face as emperor?

Looking at Zhao Gou's righteous and self-righteous demeanor, Qin Hui felt utterly disgusted, as if he had swallowed a fly.

Just because you're the emperor, you can pin all the blame on me?

Now, the twelve imperial edicts have just been issued, Yue Fei has not yet returned with his troops, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers are under his command.

Who knows if Yue Fei would bring his army back to cleanse the palace?

Forget about waiting for Yue Fei to return; Qin Hui doesn't even dare to leave the palace now.

He could hear the shouting and cursing outside the palace gates.

I'm afraid that the moment I step outside, I'll be beaten to a pulp by the angry mob.

Given all this, how can I possibly give you face?

"Daredevil? I'm even more daring!!!"

Qin Hui was furious, feeling that everything was beyond repair, and might as well vent his resentment.

Qin Hui immediately stepped forward, raised his right hand, and, channeling all his strength, struck at Zhao Gou on the dragon throne.

"I, I, I, you dog-legged emperor!!"

Three powerful punches were aimed straight at Zhao Gou's face.

Zhao Gou was also skilled in archery and horsemanship, and his arm strength far surpassed that of Qin Hui.

If it were a real fight, even three Qin Huis wouldn't be enough to defeat Zhao Gou alone.

However, after Zhao Gou became emperor, he spent his days either thinking about escaping or about having children in the harem.

As the spleen muscles gradually grow, the body's reactions become increasingly sluggish.

In his astonishment, Zhao Gou was caught off guard by Qin Hui's three punches to the emperor and had to endure them, tears and snot streaming down his face uncontrollably.

"How dare you hit me?"

"This is outrageous! This is deceiving Heaven!!"

Enraged, Zhao Gou disregarded imperial decorum and began fighting with Qin Hui.

The ministers and guards were dumbfounded, watching the two men rolling around on the ground like two mad dogs.

"Should we break up the fight?"

"You go if you want, I'm not going!"

"Hey, it's like a monkey stealing peaches; you have to specialize in attacking the lower body. There's nothing wrong with that!!"

"Stop fighting! You're not going to kill anyone like this."

[Actually, Qin Hui was a proponent of war during the Jingkang era, but he was captured and taken to the Jin camp. It wasn't until the fourth year of the Jianyan era that Qin Hui returned south.]

Qin Hui completely shifted to advocating peace, proposing that "Southerners should return to the South, and Northerners should return to the North."

How did Qin Hui return from the heavily guarded Jin camp? According to Qin Hui, he killed Jin soldiers and stole a ship to get back.

However, when Qin Hui returned, he was accompanied by his wife and servants, and they encountered numerous checkpoints along the way.

[Qin Hui, a civil official, was actually capable of such a thing.]

Qin Hui was truly remarkable; he overcame numerous obstacles along the way, all for the sake of returning to his homeland.

This guy's a spy!

When people in ancient times saw Qin Hui's escape, their first thought was that Qin Hui was a spy.

He surrendered to the Jurchens long ago!

How could a civil official, with his wife and servants, manage to kill the Jurchens and seize a ship?

"The Jurchens must have let him go intentionally!"

"Those ministers in the Southern Song Dynasty were all shrewd people, and Zhao Gou wasn't a fool either. Could he not see through it?"

"Zhao Gou might be overjoyed; his Jurchen father has finally sent someone to contact him!"

"These two are truly kindred spirits in a lowly place!"

The ministers at the time did not entirely rule out Qin Hui's true identity, believing that he had been intentionally released by the Jurchens.

However, Zhao Gou was extremely pleased.

Historical records state that when Zhao Gou first met Qin Hui, he was overjoyed, saying, "I was so happy to have him that I couldn't sleep," and entrusted Qin Hui with the entire important matter of peace negotiations.

When Qin Hui, following Zhao Gou's wishes, unjustly executed Yue Fei on fabricated charges, he became Zhao Gou's greatest enemy.

[Zhao Gou bestowed upon Qin Hui the title of Prince and granted him extremely high honors, but what was the reality?]

Every time Zhao Gou saw Qin Hui, he was filled with apprehension, fearing that Qin Hui would assassinate him. After Qin Hui's death, Zhao Gou said to Yang Cunzhong, "Only today am I free from the fear of carrying a dagger in my trousers."

This clearly shows that even this pair of treacherous ruler and minister were wary of each other.

"It's quite interesting how these two are so wary of each other."

After Zhao Gou said those words to Yang Cunzhong, many people who witnessed this scene smiled and mocked Zhao Gou and Qin Hui.

Especially Zhao Gou, you were afraid of Yue Fei's rebellion, and you were afraid of Qin Hui killing you.

Is there anything in this world that you are not afraid of?

"Zhao Gou is like this; he has none of the courage he once had as Prince Kang. It's truly laughable!"

"I went to the Jin camp and it scared me half to death!"

Cao Cao spoke disdainfully, and Zhao Gou's demeanor was somewhat similar to how he was described on the sky.

The backdrop should show the scene of Prince Kang (Zhao Gou) scolding Emperor Gaozong (Zhao Gou).

How could we let Cao Cao enjoy this all to himself?

After Qin Hui's death, Zhao Gou did indeed treat him very well posthumously, granting him the title of Prince of Shen and the posthumous name of Zhongxian.

However, the emperors who followed would then begin the reckoning.

During the reign of Emperor Ningzong of Song, he was first stripped of his princely title, then his posthumous title was changed to "Miu Chou" (缪丑), and during the reign of Emperor Lizong of Song, it was changed to "Miu Hen" (缪狠).

Later generations all regarded him as an unprecedentedly treacherous minister, including the kneeling statue by West Lake.

[However, later emperors seem to have subconsciously overlooked Zhao Gou.]

However, Zhao Gou also admitted that Qin Hui was merely echoing him.

More than half a year after Qin Hui's death, the court, the public, and the people intended to pin the blame for the peace negotiations on Qin Hui. However, Zhao Gou, fearing that the pro-war faction would gain momentum as a result, issued an edict taking the responsibility for the peace negotiations upon himself.

"Therefore, I have made up my mind to pursue peace. As a result, Prime Minister Qin Hui can only offer me advice."

This peace treaty, personally brokered by Zhao Gou and achieved at the cost of Yue Fei's life, was torn up again by the Jurchens twenty years later.

In the thirty-first year of the Shaoxing era, the Jurchen ruler Wanyan Liang invaded the south again, but this time, the Southern Song Dynasty did not have Yue Fei to resist the Jurchens.

"Peace and order in the world—can it really be achieved with just a piece of paper?"

How could Zhao Gou be so naive?

The Jurchens broke the peace treaty and invaded the south again; even people in ancient times could see this.

Little did anyone expect that the peace brought about by this peace treaty would only last for a little over twenty years.

Some even say that Zhao Gou was still in power!

How could Zhao Gou survive so long?!

"Zhao Gou would be better off dead!!"

"If you die sooner, you can pass the throne to him. He might have more guts than you."

"At least it's a fertilized egg!!"

How could Zhao Kuangyin not have imagined that Zhao Gou was so naive, not only squandering all his trump cards, but also...

And you've even become afraid of Zhao Gou? Does Qin Hui really think he can assassinate you?

Emperor Gaozong, you dare to use that temple name?!

Even if I gave you pity, you wouldn't deserve it!

Zhao Kuangyin only wanted to know about his bloodline descendants.

What kind of emperor was Zhao Shen? Could we inherit some of his magnanimity and ability?