Qiming 1158

Chapter 1169 Thirty Fame Dust and Earth, Eight Thousand Miles of Clouds and Moons

From December of the fifth year of Hongwu to February of the sixth year of Hongwu, within three months, Su Yonglin's orders to the Jiangnan court were well handled by the Jiangnan court.

In particular, Yue Fei's widow Li Wa and Yue Fei's three surviving sons were sent across the Yangtze River by Shen Gai's order to be polite and delicious.

After Yue Fei was rehabilitated by Zhao Tan, they left the original exile and returned to the Lin'an area. They have been living in Lin'an since then, waiting for Zhao Tan's further arrangements.

However, just after Zhao Tan rehabilitated Yue Fei, he ran into a major incident such as the Ming-Song War, and the living environment deteriorated sharply, so he had no time to pay attention to Yue Fei's widow Li Wa and her three sons. like being forgotten.

Now that they are suddenly mentioned, Jiang Nanguo immediately treats them as guests, for fear that there will be a slight bit of neglect and will make Daming's father unhappy.

After crossing the Yangtze River, they were handed over to the officials of the Ming Dynasty as the family members of the martyrs. The Ming Dynasty sent a commissioner to accompany them all the way to Zhongdu to see Su Yonglin, and then went to Xiangzhou to live after seeing Su Yonglin.

After their family arrived in the Central Capital, Su Yonglin warmly received them, greeted them, and returned to them some of Yue Fei's relics that the Southern Song Dynasty handed over to the Ming Kingdom.

Although Zhao Tan rehabilitated Yue Fei, due to internal and external troubles, the rehabilitative work has been shelved, and now it has been accepted by the Ming Kingdom.

When talking with Yue Fei's family, Su Yonglin confided to them some difficulties in the work of rehabilitating Yue Fei.

"I really want to make a general account and comment on the anti-gold affairs of General Yue and Yue's army, sort out their years of war, and put them together in the Memorial Temple of General Yue for future generations to pay their respects and study, but Jiangnan Guo told me Me, the problem is quite big.

After General Yue's unjust death, Qin Hui and others took control of the national history department. In order to cover up their crimes, eliminate General Yue's exploits, and stigmatize General Yue, many documents and records of their Jiangyue family's battles were destroyed. It has also been tampered with a lot, and very few can be directly used.

Because of this situation, I was very helpless, so I could only arrange a team of officials to go to the Ezhou area in the south of the Yangtze River to find the old soldiers of General Yue, and ask them about the records of the Yue family army's campaign. In addition, I also ordered Zhao Gou to know the news about him. Write it down truthfully, he is working hard, and there should be some results in the future. "

Li Wa and Yue Fei's three sons were very sad at first when they heard what Su Yonglin said, but then they heard Su Yonglin say that Zhao Gou should write what he knew.

Hmm, it's kind of weird...

Let the Supreme Emperor Zhao Gou be responsible for this aspect of the work, this...

"Do you think it's strange for Zhao Gou to do this?"

Su Yonglin smiled, shook his head and said, "The person who wronged you knows better than you that you were wronged. At the beginning, Zhao Gou demanded the execution of General Yue for his own selfishness, but now let him vindicate General Yue himself, the effect is even better. ."

Only then did the mother and son understand what Su Yonglin did.

"Do you want to meet Zhao Gou?"

Su Yonglin saw what the mother and son were thinking and asked them with a smile.

The mother and son looked at each other, and finally the mother Li Wa shook her head.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. It's just that my husband has passed away. More than 20 years have passed. What's the point of seeing him again?"

"Of course it makes sense. He is the perpetrator, and you are the victims. You have been wronged and suffered for more than 20 years, all because of Zhao Gou's despicable shamelessness. It is only natural for him to apologize to you."

The four mother and son showed panic.

"Your Majesty's kindness, our mother and son accepted it, but he was the king after all, we... we..."

"Right is right, wrong is wrong, and it has nothing to do with identity. He did something wrong. Now let him apologize to you. It is right and proper."

Su Yonglin reassured them and told them not to worry, he would watch from the side.

Then he ordered someone to call Zhao Gou.

After Zhao Gou came here, he saw an old woman and three men with vicissitudes of life. He didn't know what Su Yonglin meant.

"This is Yue Fei's widow, Mrs. Li, and these are his three sons, Yue Lin, Yue Zhen, and Yue Ting."

Su Yonglin pointed at the mother and son and told Zhao Gou their identities.

Zhao Gou's complexion suddenly changed.

"I……"

"It's a matter of course to apologize to the victim's family for doing something wrong, right? Zhao Gou, kneel down and apologize to them."

"Here……"

Zhao Gou's gaze shifted in front of Su Yonglin and the mother and son.

The mother and son were terrified and hurriedly asked Su Yonglin that this was not necessary.

"He must kneel down and apologize to you today. In the face of murdering your husband and father, you should straighten your back and accept it as a matter of course. Don't be afraid!"

Su Yonglin stared at Zhao Gou.

Zhao Gou finally couldn't bear the pressure. With full of fear and anxiety, he knelt down to the mother and son, and apologized to the mother and son.

"What happened back then was my fault, I... I apologize to you..."

To be honest, until Zhao Gou left in despair, the mother and son hadn't reacted.

Perhaps Zhao Gou's kneeling was too impactful for them.

But it is also very significant.

Su Yonglin specially arranged for a historian who was doing research on the Huaxia Era to record this scene here and save it as a court archive, so that this story could be passed down forever.

The matter of Zhao Gou kneeling down to Yue Fei's family and admitting his mistake will be widely publicized.

If you make a mistake, you have to apologize and make atonement, no matter who you are.

Later, Su Yonglin invited the mother and son to dinner, and discussed with them a plan to restore the reputation and praise of Yue Fei's biography, and also asked Yue Lin, Yue Zhen and Yue Ting what they wanted to do afterward. , and whether they intend to join the military or the like.

In the end, Yue Ting, who was only 28 years old, proposed the idea of ​​being willing to join the army. Both Yue Lin and Yue Zhen gave up joining the army because they were over [-] years old, saying that as long as Su Yonglin could give them a place to settle down, it would be fine.

They didn't want to gain anything from their father's legacy. As Emperor of Ming Dynasty, Su Yonglin did not have any responsibility to arrange for them. It was a great kindness to rehabilitate their father and let them return to their hometown. any luxury.

In this regard, Li Wa agreed.

It seems that this strong mother did not let the three sons fall from Yue Fei's reputation.

Su Yonglin praised them and praised Yue Ting's willingness to join the army.

"General Yue is not only a hero and hero of the Southern Song Dynasty, but also a hero and hero of all of us Han people, so I will posthumously call him a martyr of the Ming Kingdom, and the Yue clan will acquire land in Tangyin County according to the treatment of martyrs, and can also enjoy martyrs. For all the welfare policies that your family members can enjoy, if you are willing to work in agriculture and study family heirlooms, I will fully support them.”

The mother and son saluted and thanked Su Yonglin together.

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."

After three days, the mother and son set off from Zhongdu for Tangyin County, returning to their hometown where they had never been before, to find the imprint of their father when they were young.

After they left, Su Yonglin's series of arrangements for Yue Fei's unjust case was almost over.

Before and after, Su Yonglin also spent a lot of money for this matter, and even more manpower and material resources to restore the magnificent history of the Yue family army.

This seems to be an unprofitable matter, but in Su Yonglin's view, the benefits of this matter cannot be measured in money.

Thirty fame, dust and soil, eight thousand miles, clouds and moon.

He hoped that the blood of the heroes would not be shed in vain, and he also hoped that the heroes of China would not shed blood and tears from now on.

(End of this chapter)