Qin Hui
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Portrait of Qin Kuai | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 秦檜 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 秦桧 | ||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 會之 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 会之 | ||||||||||||||
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Qin Hui or Qin Kuai (January 17, 1091 – November 18, 1155), was a Song dynasty Chinese politician and grand chancellor during the reign of Emperor Gaozong.
Qin Hui was a contemporary of Yue Fei, a national hero and general who fought for the Song against the Jin dynasty during the Jin–Song Wars, and whom he considered a political enemy. Modern Chinese historians consider Qin to be a traitor for his part in the persecution and execution of Yue.
He was also nicknamed "Long-legged Qin" (Chinese: 秦長腿).