Yue Fei is a famous national hero, he has killed countless enemies on the battlefield with a passion for blood, and he is only willing to regain lost territory and save the Central Plains. Unexpectedly, Yue Fei was assassinated by the traitor Qin Hui and died in the Wind Wave Pavilion with hatred.
After Qin Hui killed Yue Fei, he ordered his descendants to cut down the grass and remove the roots. Because one of Yue Fei's friends sacrificed his life to save him, his third son Yue Lin survived.
Why was Yue Fei killed by a traitor? Why are some friends willing to sacrifice their lives to save each other, and Yue Fei's descendants still put forward the ancestral precept that intermarriage is not allowed?
Born into a peasant family, he has repeatedly joined the army and is difficult to serve the country
On a March night during the Northern Song Dynasty, the spring was cold, the Yellow River was first freezing, and the ice like a sword rushed for thousands of miles. In an ordinary farmhouse in Hebei, a healthy baby boy fell to the ground and cried loudly.
The baby boy took his father's surname Yue, and because there was a big bird flying and chirping on the roof of the house when he was born, he was named Yue Fei. At that time, this ordinary peasant family would never have imagined that this name would shine on China's history and be sung from generation to generation.
When he was not yet 20 years old, Yue Fei could already hold a bow of 300 catties and pull a crossbow with his waist for more than 100 catties. You know, the highest record of the emperor's guards at that time was less than half of Yue Fei, and Yue Fei was really strong and powerful.
Later, Yue Fei's family declined and he became a tenant farmer in the Han government. Once, hundreds of bandits surrounded the house of the landlord's house to rob, Yue Fei opened his bow and took an arrow, and immediately demanded the life of the bandit leader, and the rest of the bandits scattered as birds and beasts.
Such a brilliant performance did not attract much attention from the Han government, but Yue Fei saw through the life in front of him at this time, returned to his hometown but was unable to make a living, and after practicing marksmanship hard with a famous gunman, Yue Fei went to join the army.
At this time, the front line suffered one defeat after another, and the local officials, fearing the invasion of the Liao state, also began to form armed forces. Yue Fei was born brave and martial, and was favored by a prefect at that time, making him the captain of many "daring warriors".
However, due to the financial constraints of the imperial court, even if they made meritorious contributions and were to be promoted to promotion, brave warriors like Yue Fei, who were not part of the formal establishment, were all cut off by the imperial court. At this time, Yue Fei's father left, and the grieving Yue Fei returned to his hometown to observe filial piety for his father, and his first experience of joining the army came to an end.
After the period of filial piety expired, in order to improve the difficult life, but also to honor his mother and serve the country, Yue Fei once again joined the army. The place where Yue Fei was guarding was called the Pingding Army, and at that time, the famous Taiyuan Guard Battle was taking place, not far from Yue Fei.
Taiyuan was besieged for more than 250 days, and finally ran out of ammunition and was conquered by the Jin army. The Pingding army guarded by Yue Fei was soon occupied by the Jin army. A personal mortal battle could not change the overall situation, and Yue Fei could only flee back to his hometown with his wife and son.
After returning to his hometown, Yue Fei saw his hometown devastated under the iron riding of the golden people. Young and middle-aged people were taken as slaves, old and weak women and children were slaughtered, fields were barren and starved, and the surviving villagers lived in hunger and cold.
Yue Fei thought of his mother Yao, and finally got a little relief when he saw that his mother was okay. But Yue Fei's heart was still painful. The country's mountains and rivers are shattered and devastated. Even if his family is fine, as a person with deep patriotic feelings, how can he deal with it calmly in the face of this era?
Yue Fei's mother, Yao Shi, is deeply aware of righteousness, she fully understands her son's feelings, and very much encourages him to pursue his ideals and serve the country from Rong. In order to help her son Mingzhi, she stabbed the four words "loyal to the country" on Yue Fei's back.
The imperial court was unreliable and organized its own Yue family army
In the first year of Jingkang, Yue Fei defected to Liu Hao, and this third surrender to the army was much smoother, and Yue Fei was promoted one after another because of his merits. Later, the famous shame of Jingkang occurred, Emperor Huizong of Song was taken captive, and Emperor Gaozong of Song, who was only 21 years old, was made emperor.
Born in the deep palace, Emperor Gaozong of Song only knew how to have fun and had no political talent. In order to cater to the ideas of Emperor Gaozong of Song, the ruling officials of the DPRK and China made it difficult for the officials who supported the anti-Japanese war, insisting that the capital be moved to the southeast and a corner of Gou'an. At that time, although Yue Fei spoke lightly, he also heard the news that Emperor Gaozong of Song was going to Yangzhou for a cruise.
The emperor ran farther and farther, and the imperial court did not move, leaving only the resistance faction to fight alone. Yue Fei couldn't stand it, so he wrote a letter to advise. As a result, he was not only dismissed from his official position, but also removed from the military and forced to leave the barracks.
Receiving such a heavy blow, the patriotic enthusiasm in Yue Fei's heart was not extinguished by reality, and he went straight to the front line with the determination to resist gold. After many years of development, Yue Fei finally had his own armed force, Yue Jiajun.
The Yue family army grew stronger and gradually formed during the anti-gold struggle, absorbing armed forces from different regions, including militias from the Taihang Mountains, such as Zhao Yun and Liang Xing, and peasant rebels around Dongting Lake. In addition to the civilian armed forces, there were also officers and generals sent by the Southern Song Dynasty.
After receiving the support of the imperial court, Yue Fei led the Southern Song army in the Northern Expedition. His army set out from Jiangzhou via Yingzhou and Xiangzhou. In Yingzhou, Yue Fei tried to persuade the brave and warlike Jing Chao to surrender, but Jing Chao did not listen, and was eventually captured by Yue Fei. Yue Fei cleverly used the advantage of cavalry to defeat Li Cheng's army and recapture Xiangzhou.
Soon Yue Fei captured Suizhou and captured the pseudo-Qi defender Wang Song. Yue Fei's son Yue Yun also performed well in this battle and won the reputation of "Three Brave Champions".
Yue Fei actively contacted the anti-Jin forces from all sides and prepared to march north, but at this time an envoy from the imperial court arrived to urge him to return to the dynasty. The imperial court said that Prime Minister Qin Cheng and Jin Ren had almost negotiated peace, and hoped that Yue Fei would withdraw his troops so as not to make the peace discussion die.
Yue Fei was very angry at this, thinking that most of the Central Plains had been restored, and the land of Yanyun was also stable, why at this critical moment, he had to ask the untrustworthy Jin Ren for peace and ask him to withdraw his troops.
However, the imperial court took a tough attitude towards Yue Fei's military operations, and within a day, he issued 12 gold medals to urge Yue Fei to return quickly. The gold medal was a special emergency order of the imperial court, and any general must absolutely obey the gold medal when he saw it, otherwise he would be regarded as treason.
After Yue Fei received the gold medal, his heart was very heavy. He knew that this would be his last northward march, but he still stuck to his philosophy and was unwilling to give up what he had achieved at a critical moment.
Yue Fei tried to express his determination to the imperial court, hoping that the imperial court would seize the fighter plane, give him command, and let the various armies advance quickly.
Emperor Gaozong of Song and Qin Hui ignored Yue Fei's request, and instead transferred back Zhang Jun and Yang Yizhong's troops, leaving Yue Fei in a lonely position.
Faced with a difficult choice, Yue Fei finally ordered the class teacher to return to the dynasty. When the people heard the news, they came crying out for him not to go.
Hate the storm pavilion, the righteous care orphans
Qin Hui is the chief figure of the Lord and Sect, completely frightened by the golden people, servile and charming, only peace is demanding, reaching the level of madness. Qin Hui advocated peace with the Jin people, was willing to surrender, and pursued temporary tranquility, but did not care about the future of the country and the interests of the people.
Yue Fei, on the other hand, was a resolute anti-war faction, openly opposed the peace proposal, and insisted on resisting the Jin people, believing that negotiating with the Jin people would only lead to the decline of the country and the suffering of the people.
In order to kill Yue Fei, Qin Hui and his henchmen fabricated several charges in an attempt to frame him for having ambitions to rebel.
Before his execution, Yue Fei still refused to sign the "confession", and he wrote with a pen "Heavenly Manifestation!" Every day! ”。 Immediately after that, he raised his glass, drank the poisoned wine given by Zhao Zhi, and decided to die.
Gong Zuwen was a friend of Yue Fei, and when he received a secret order from the imperial court asking him to capture Yue Fei's third son, Yue Lin, he decided to go out on his own to find and protect the child.
Gong Zuwen searched everywhere with his cronies for more than 20 days, and finally found Yue Lin among the reeds by Shijiu Lake. At that time, Yue Lin's high fever did not subside, and his health was very critical.
Gong Zuwen found a sweat-soaked cursive letter from Mrs. Yue on his waist. Gong Zuwen brought Yue Lin back to Moling Pass and hid him in the customs office.
However, Gong Zuwen feared that the people of Moling Pass would be difficult to reconcile, and the imperial court was corrupt, so in order to protect Yue Lin's safety, he resigned his official post and lived in seclusion in Gongjia Village in Nanhu, Xuancheng, Anhui.
In order to avoid military affairs and the passage between the north and the south, Gong Zuwen migrated to the remote village of Liutang and hid Yue Lin to nurture and educate him. Under the care of Gong Zuwen, Yue Lin grew into a knowledgeable and talented young man with both civility and martial arts.
Yue Fei's other two sons, Yue Zhen and Yue Ting, also escaped with their families, changed their surname to E, and lived in seclusion in Huangmei County, Hubei. Gong Zuwen's family lived a calm and comfortable life, striving to cultivate the Zhongliang of Yue Fei's descendants.
In the twentieth year of Shaoxing, Gong Zuwen died at the age of eighty and was buried in Nan'an near Liuru Village.
In the first year of Longxing, after Song Xiaozong ascended the throne, he was deeply saddened by the disaster caused by the invasion of Jin soldiers, and also deeply saddened by Yue Fei's wrongful case. Therefore, all the Qin juniper's henchmen in the dynasty were expelled, and Yue Fei was rehabilitated, and Yue Lin was recalled to the imperial court to hold important positions.
Gong Zuwen saved Yue Fei's son Yue Lin when he was a child, protected and nurtured him, and this touching deed was highly praised and praised by the imperial court.
Emperor Xiaozong gave Gong Zuwen a royal plaque with the four characters "Jing Expression of Loyalty and Righteousness" in recognition of his setting an example of loyalty and righteousness for the country. In addition, Gong Zuwen was also posthumously honored as "Duke Wen Xian", and his wife Huang Shi was also given the title "Lady of Command".
Emperor Xiaozong also issued an edict to rehabilitate Yue Fei, restore Yue Fei's original official position, and carry out appropriate funeral rites.
In order to forever commemorate Gong Zuwen's kindness, Yue Lin ordered his third son Yue Ke to build an ancestral hall called "Baoben Ancestral Hall" in Ziyangdu (now Peitang Village) in Danyang County during the reign of Song Baoqing.
The shrine enshrines the spirit tablets and statues of Yue Fei and Gong Zuwen. Yue Lin's eldest son, Yue Chen, also settled near the ancestral hall, not far from Liutang Village, where Gong Zuwen's descendants lived.
Yue Chen often told people the story of his grandfather Yue Fei and Gong Zuwen under the Gantang tree, and at the same time renamed the village where he lived Peitang Village to commemorate Gong Zuwen's loyal deeds.
Since then, the descendants of the Yue family and the descendants of the Gong family have been regarded as a family, which has been passed down continuously, and the two surnames stipulate that intermarriage is not allowed, which has become a family tradition and has been passed down to this day. Such generational inheritance and admiration allowed the spirit of Gong Zuwen and Yue Fei to be passed down forever.