Qin Hui

Timeline

1. 1127–1130Jin state · NortheastIn the second year of Jingkang he was carried north by the Jin army along with Emperors Huizin and Qinzong, and won Wanyan Chang's trust. In the tenth month of the fourth year of Jianyan he returned south to Lin'an, was received by Gaozong, strongly urged Song-Jin peace, and was appointed Minister of Rites.
2. 1138–1142Lin'an Prefecture · HangzhouAppointed chancellor again in the eighth year of Shaoxing, he framed Zhang Jun and Zhao Ding and monopolized chancellorial power. In the eleventh year of Shaoxing he helped Gaozong strip the generals of military command, directed Mo Qixie to preside over Yue Fei's case, brought about the Shaoxing Peace Treaty, and was raised to Grand Preceptor and enfeoffed Duke of Wei.
3. 1142–1155Lin'an Prefecture · HangzhouAfter the peace treaty he long held power under the pretext that 'a minister may not be dismissed without cause,' forming cliques, purging dissenters, and repeatedly launching literary inquisitions. He died of illness in the tenth month of the twenty-fifth year of Shaoxing; Gaozong personally visited him and posthumously raised him to Prince of Shen.