Start of Qin Hui's Dictatorship

Timeline

1. 1130–1131Huainan · HuainanQin Hui and his wife Wang returned south from Jin territory, had an audience with Emperor Gaozong at the temporary capital, and presented a peace plan arguing about 'the loyalties of northerners and southerners'; though initially suspected by court and public, he was retained in office.
2. 1135–1137Lin'an Prefecture · Lin'an PrefectureQin Hui became chancellor in the fifth year of Shaoxing, promptly fabricated charges to dismiss war-advocating ministers such as Zhang Jun, took control of the censorate, gradually tilted court debate toward peace, and had opponents demoted and exiled.
3. 1137–1138Lin'an Prefecture · Lin'an PrefectureQin Hui promoted his followers to key posts; Emperor Gaozong relied on his peace strategy, forming a pattern of 'one chancellor with the ruler's favor', laying the political groundwork for the subsequent Shaoxing peace treaty and the suppression of famous generals like Yue Fei.