Yue Fei's back is not tattooed with "loyalty to the country"?It is these four words that have been misread by us for thousands of years
Yue Fei, the most outstanding anti-gold general in the Southern Song Dynasty, his heroic deeds are reminiscent. In particular, the legend of "mother-in-law's tattoo" is widely known. Legend has it that Yue Fei's mother, in order to encourage her son to be loyal to the country, tattooed the words "Jing Loyal to the Country" on his back. However, there is some controversy about this story in history.
According to the official history "History of the Song Dynasty", in the imperial history of interrogating Yue Fei, Cheng He Zhu once witnessed Yue Fei's back tattooed with the words "Serve the country with loyalty". The specific original text describes: "Flying cracked clothes to show it, there are four characters of 'loyal to the country', which goes deep into the skin." This record shows that Yue Fei's back was actually engraved with the words "Serve the country with loyalty".
However, the words "loyal to the country" are more popular among the people. Historians point out that this may be related to the fact that Song Gaozong gave Yue Fei the banner of "Jingzhong Yue Fei". In 1133, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty personally wrote the four characters "Jingzhong Yue Fei" for Yue Fei and made the imperial flag as a reward. These four characters gradually spread among the people due to the influence of the flag, replacing the real words behind Yue Fei.
Regarding the statement that the four characters behind Yue Fei are engraved by his mother-in-law, no relevant records have been found in all historical documents. Moreover, in the social context of that time, an ordinary rural woman was basically illiterate, and the lettering was even more unimaginable. And Yue Fei's biography "Jin Tuo Cui Edition" and "Jin Tuo Continuation" also did not mention the mother-in-law's tattooing.
All things considered, although the "mother-in-law's tattoo" is a widely spread legend, according to historical records, the four characters behind Yue Fei are actually "loyal to the country". The truth of this story may be blurred by the passage of time, but Yue Fei's heroic deeds and dedication to the country will always be worth remembering.
It can be guessed that the "mother-in-law's tattoo" is likely to be a legend made up by later generations, rather than a historical truth.
So who tattooed the words "Serve the country with loyalty" on Yue Fei's back?
Although it cannot be verified exactly, there is reason to believe that it is related to Yue Fei's military experience.
In the section. 3. During his fourth time in the army, Yue Fei became increasingly disgusted by the Jin invasion and vowed to expel the invaders and defend the country.
At this time, he is very likely to find a "tattoo artist" and take the initiative to tattoo the words "loyal to the country" on his back to stimulate his fighting spirit and boost morale.
These four words are like a sharp sword, always reminding Yue Fei not to forget the blood feud and not to forget the mission.
Yue Fei joined the army four times.
In 1122, Yue Fei, then 19 years old, joined the army for the first time. That year, the Northern Song Dynasty faced an invasion from the north of the Khitan Liao ** team.
In order to resist a strong enemy, the Northern Song Dynasty court requisitioned and formed a brave and warlike special force, named "Dare Warrior".
The young and powerful Yue Fei signed up to join this special forces. With his excellent marksmanship and equestrian skills, Yue Fei quickly stood out among the recruits.
However, three years later, Yue Fei's father unfortunately died, and he had to leave the army and return to his hometown to take on the responsibility of filial piety.
However, the great cause of resisting gold beckoned him, and he soon returned to the battlefield.
This time, he joins a special forces unit called the Servants, an elite division of skilled men who have volunteered to join the army.
During his time as a soldier, Yue Fei participated in many frontier wars against the Western Xia and Khitan.
Once, when the Western Xia army attacked Biansai, Yue Fei led a small group of soldiers to fight back bravely and repelled the enemy. This victory made Yue Fei famous in the first battle and was praised by the commander-in-chief.
However, when Yue Fei was preparing to serve in the army for a long time, bad news came from the north - the Jin people destroyed Bianjing, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, the two emperors of Hui and Qin were taken captive, and the Central Plains fell.
The Northern Song Dynasty was defeated and retreated, and Yue Fei took his family south to avoid disaster after successfully breaking through. After spending a year in his hometown, Yue Fei decided to join the army again and defect to the imperial court that had moved south.
Yue Fei repeatedly admonished Zhao Gou, advocating a decisive battle with the Jin people. It's a pity that Zhao Gou doesn't want to go head-to-head and just wants to retreat to Jiangnan.
Yue Fei saw that Zhao Gou was not determined to fight with the Jin people, and he was very dissatisfied in his heart. He led his elite to the north many times in an attempt to recover the lost territory in Hebei.
Although he made many gains, he was also feared by Zhao Gou, and was finally demoted from the barracks, ending his third military career.
In 1130, the Jin soldiers marched south, and the front of the troops pointed directly at the Yangtze River. This time the crisis prompted Zhao Gou to give in, and he used Yue Fei, hoping that Yue Fei could lead the army to resist again.
When Yue Fei came to the front line, he saw that the soldiers were frightened and ran wildly. "It's easy to get together, but it's hard to get along. How difficult is it for him to be here every day!He rode his horse and roared, and was impassioned and generous in the cold wind.
Under Yue Fei's inspiration, the Song army miraculously reinvigorated, and the Jin army's offensive was also contained. This is Yue Fei's sensational "Battle of Lushui".
The battle was astonishing, and Yue Fei's prestige spread rapidly. Soon, many hot-blooded sons and daughters came to defect, and the Yue family army was born.
In the following ten years, Yue Fei led the Yuejia army to defeat more than 100,000 people of the Jin army, and recovered dozens of lost territories such as Xiangfan and Yuncheng.
The framing of the villain.
Under the leadership of Yue Fei, the Yue family army has approached the city of Bianjing, and there is only one last step left to recover the rivers and mountains!
However, the traitor Qin Hui was jealous when he saw this, and decided to try to get rid of Yue Fei, a big confidant.
So, Qin Hui used a trick to transfer back to the rival of Yue's army, Zhang Jun, the general of the Lord and faction, to monitor Yue Fei's every move. and spread rumors to slander Yue Fei for rebellion.
He bribed Yue Fei's supporters and ordered them to slander Song Gaozong, falsely claiming that the Yue family army had flouted the imperial court and that there were signs of rebellion.
Song Gaozong did not fully believe these slanders at first, but at the instigation of his biological mother, Concubine Wei Xian, he became suspicious and ordered the Yue family army to stop advancing. After receiving the order of the "Twelve Gold Medals", Yue Fei reluctantly led the army to return south.
In October of that year, Qin Hui took advantage of Song Gaozong's birthday to arrest Yue Fei and imprison him for the groundless crime of "rebellion". In the end, Yue Fei, who was only 41 years old, died unjustly.
On his deathbed, he left behind a resounding entrustment through the ages: "Every day is clear, every day is clear!".”
Among the people, people were very sad about Yue Fei's death, and they all expressed their deep nostalgia for this loyal minister. It was not until 20 years later, when Qin Hui died of a car split, that the successor Song Xiaozong rehabilitated Yue Fei and built a temple for him.
However, it was too late, and Yue Fei's sonorous and powerful oath in the temple could no longer be heard, and only a few voices of loneliness and murderous path......os were left
Conclusion: The cruelty of history reminds us that in order for a country to be strong and prosperous, it must cultivate courtiers like Yue Fei who regard death as home and are extremely loyal and brave.
Otherwise, the country will not be able to survive forever, the country will be like quicksand, and it will be difficult to retain the deep reverberation!
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