The video on the Sky Screen continued to play.
"Sixth, the treacherous official of the Southern Song, who licked up to the external enemy, ceded territory and claimed vassalage, framed Yue Fei—the notorious traitor Qin Hui!
The premier chancellor of the Southern Song. After the Jurchen army captured Emperor Huizong and Emperor Qinzong, Zhao Gou proclaimed himself emperor in Nanjing. Zhao Gou had no desire to recover lost territories; he only wanted to secure a regime in a corner of the realm.
At age forty-one, Qin Hui left the Jurchen camp and vigorously urged Zhao Gou to sue for peace with the Jurchen. By age forty-six, Zhao Gou heavily relied on military generals such as Han Shizhong and Yue Fei to block the southward charge of the Jurchen iron cavalry.
Stirring up trouble, Qin Hui told Zhao Gou not to grant Yue Fei too many troops. In 1138, Qin Hui became chancellor once again. He persecuted loyal officials, launched literary inquisitions, and Zhao Gou issued twelve successive imperial golden plaques to forcibly summon Yue Fei back to court. He stripped the military generals of their power and renewed peace negotiations with the Jin dynasty!
In 1141, Yue Fei, a legendary military commander of his generation, was murdered."
A flood of bullet comments appeared on the screen:
"If Yue Fei hadn't been killed, with his abilities, we'd be working nine-to-five with weekends off right now, and we wouldn't even need to learn English."
"A running dog of the Jin, butchering loyal an…
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