Han Qi is bold, cautious and resourceful. "Fleas are famous for their profound knowledge and great courage, but they are not interested in what is happening. Commentators are more generous than Zhou Bo, and politicians are more generous than Yao Chong. " . He is bold and enterprising, and often plays a decisive role at critical moments.
1063, Injong died, and his adopted son, Zhao Shu, succeeded to the throne. At the beginning of Yingzong's accession to the throne, Empress Dowager Cao was in the imperial court. Yingzong is not the biological mother of Queen Cao, and their feelings are also very weak. In addition, Yingzong was in poor health, often fell ill, and seldom greeted him, so he was very unpopular with Empress Cao. Some eunuchs constantly spoke ill of Yingzong in front of Queen Cao, which caused bad blood between Queen Cao and Yingzong, and the relationship was very tense, even with the idea of abolishing Yingzong.
In order to keep the throne of Yingzong, Han Qi, as prime minister, had to put pressure on Empress Dowager Cao. One day, Empress Cao began to complain that the Emperor was ill again, so Han Qi seized the opportunity to "touch the Empress Dowager with dangerous words" and said in a rather harsh tone in front of the ministers: "Usually, you can only see the official family outside (the honorific title for the emperor), and the responsibility for protecting them lies with the Empress Dowager.
If the housekeeper doesn't take good care of it, the queen mother may not be safe. "This is a huge accusation and threat, and all the ministers were frightened when they heard it. Although empress Cao doesn't like the weakness of Yingzong, she can't be accused of mistreating the emperor. At that time, she was embarrassed and scared, and quickly said, "What is this, Prime Minister? I will be more careful. "Afterwards, someone accused Han Qi of talking too much to the Queen Mother. Han Qi just replied helplessly: "I have to. "
Sure enough, after this incident, Queen Cao dismissed the idea of abolishing Yingzong, and the relationship with Yingzong gradually eased. When Yingzong's illness improved, Queen Cao was still in power in Yingzong. I admire Han Qi for daring to speak out.
Ren Shouzhong was a notorious villain at that time, who liked to spy on the secret things in the palace and provoke the relationship between the emperor and the queen mother. Han Qi wants to demote him, but she is worried that other ruling ministers have concerns. Therefore, Han Qi deliberately issued a blank order, without saying a word, and signed his name on the blank order, while Zhao, who was involved in politics, refused to sign it. Ouyang Xiu said to Zhao, "Just sign it. Han Palace must have his reasons for doing so. "
After several ministers signed their names, Han Qi called Ren Shouzhong and listed his charges in the hall, saying, "According to your crimes, you should have been executed long ago. Now you have been demoted to deputy ambassador of Zhangzhou Yong ying. You should leave at once without delay. " Then, he took out a blank order, filled in the contents, and sent someone to escort Ren Shouzhong to qi zhou. Everyone was surprised when it happened suddenly, and then they felt happy.
/kloc-in the winter of 0/066, Yingzong was seriously ill. Yingzong thinks he is still very young and has not been awarded the crown prince. The conferring of the crown prince is a very sensitive topic. Although it is a top priority, many ministers are reluctant to say more. Han Qi remonstrated with Yingzong and said, "Your Majesty has been unable to go to court for a long time. I hope to set up a reserve team as soon as possible to ensure national security. " Yingzong nodded in agreement, so he made Wang Ying Zhao Yong the Crown Prince. In the first month of the second year, Yingzong died of illness, and Crown Prince Zhao Yong acceded to the throne for God's help.
There is also a story about Zongshen's accession to the throne. According to the Han Zhong Gong Yi, when Yingzong died, the competent minister hurriedly sent someone to call the Crown Prince into the palace to accede to the throne. Before the Crown Prince arrived, "Yingzong resumed manual operation", and Yingzong's hand suddenly moved. Everyone was surprised and happy, thinking that Yingzong might still be alive. Prime Minister Ceng Gongliang suggested sending someone to stop the Crown Prince from entering the palace. Otherwise, if Yingzong comes back to life and the Crown Prince rashly enters the palace, then both the minister and the Crown Prince may be suspected.
Han Qi disagreed, saying, "Even if the first emperor really came back from the dead, he would only be the emperor's father. Why can't he call the crown prince into the palace? " Say that finish, Han Qi once again sent someone to urge the Crown Prince to enter the palace immediately (in the Song Dynasty, the succession to the throne was always variable, sometimes faster than anyone else). After the Crown Prince entered the palace, Han Qi immediately led officials to pay homage, and the Crown Prince ascended the throne smoothly, his identity was formally established, and the throne was also replaced smoothly. Of course, Yingzong didn't come back to life in the end.
There are many such deeds. Ouyang Xiu once commented that Han Qi was a "minister of a country" because he "made decisions in the face of major events, respected the gentry but kept a quiet face, and took measures to protect the world from Mount Tai". Some of Han Qi's deeds were also included in The Complete Works of Think Tank-The Department of Wisdom and Courage written by Feng Menglong in Ming Dynasty. Feng Menglong spoke highly of his courage and praised him for "never using the word' courage' to promise people in his life, and this magical power is unique".