In the three months from December of the fifth year of Hongwu to February of the sixth year of Hongwu, the orders issued by Su Yonglin to the Jiangnan court were handled very well by the Jiangnan court.
In particular, Yue Fei's widow Li Wa and Yue Fei's three living sons were sent all the way across the Yangtze River by Shen Gai's order, with polite food and good drinks.
They left their original place of exile after Yue Fei was rehabilitated by Zhao Hao and returned to the Lin'an area. They have been living in Lin'an since then, waiting for Zhao Hao's further arrangements.
But just after Zhao Hao rehabilitated Yue Fei, he encountered major events such as the Ming and Song Dynasty wars. The living environment then deteriorated sharply, so he had no time to pay attention to Yue Fei's widow Li Wa and her three sons. The family was like As if forgotten.
Now that they were suddenly mentioned, Jiang Nanguo immediately treated them as guests, fearing that any slightest slight would make Daming's father unhappy.
After crossing the Yangtze River, they were handed over to the Ming Dynasty officials as the family members of martyrs. The Ming Dynasty sent commissioners to accompany them all the way to Zhongdu to meet Su Yonglin. After meeting Su Yonglin, they went to live in Xiangzhou.
After their family arrived in Zhongdu, Su Yonglin cordially received them, greeted them, and returned to them some of Yue Fei's relics that the Southern Song Dynasty had given to the Ming Dynasty.
Although Zhao Hao rehabilitated Yue Fei, due to internal and external troubles, the rehabilitation work has been on hold, and now it has all been accepted by the Ming Dynasty.
When talking with Yue Fei's family, Su Yonglin confided to them some of the difficulties in rehabilitating Yue Fei.
"I really want to make a general description and comment on the anti-golden affairs of General Yue and the Yue Family Army, sort out their many years of battle, and put them together in the General Yue Memorial Temple for future generations to admire and learn from, but Jiangnan Kingdom told me I have quite a big problem.
After General Yue died unjustly, Qin Hui and others took control of the National History Department. In order to cover up their crimes, eliminate General Yue's achievements, and stigmatize General Yue, they destroyed many documents and records of Jiang Yue's army's battles. A lot of it has been tampered with, and very few can be used directly.
Because of this situation, I was helpless. I could only arrange for officials to form a team to go to the Ezhou area in the south of the Yangtze River to find General Yue's old soldiers and ask them about the Yue family army's battle records. In addition, I also ordered Zhao Gou to let him know the information Write it down truthfully. He is writing hard and he thinks there should be some results. "
Li Wa and Yue Fei's three sons were quite sad at first when they heard what Su Yonglin said. Then they heard Su Yonglin said that Zhao Gou should write what he knew.
Hmm, it's a bit strange...
Let the Supreme Emperor Zhao Gou be responsible for this aspect of work, this...
"Do you think it's strange to ask Zhao Gou to do this?"
Su Yonglin smiled, shook his head and said: "The person who wronged you knows better than you that you have been wronged. At first, Zhao Gou demanded General Yue's death for his own selfish reasons. Now, let him personally rehabilitate General Yue. The effect will be better." .”
Only then did the four of them, mother and son, somewhat understand what Su Yonglin had done.
"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 for your kindness, Your Majesty. But my late husband has passed away. More than twenty 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 suffered unjustly for more than 20 years, all because of Zhao Gou's despicable shamelessness. It is only natural for him to apologize to you."
The mother and son looked frightened.
"Your Majesty's kindness, we, mother and son, appreciate it, but he was the king after all, we...we..."
"Right is right and wrong is wrong. It has nothing to do with identity. He did something wrong. Now let him apologize to you. It is only natural."
Su Yonglin comforted them and told them not to worry, he would watch from the side.
Then he ordered people to call Zhao Gou.
After Zhao Gou came here, he saw an old woman and three men with weathered faces. He didn't know what Su Yonglin meant.
"This is Yue Fei's widow, Mrs. Li, and these are his three sons who are still alive, Yue Lin, Yue Zhen and Yue Ting."
Su Yonglin pointed at the mother and son and told Zhao Gou their identities.
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Zhao Gou's expression suddenly changed.
"I……"
"If you have done something wrong, it is natural to apologize to the victim's family, right? Zhao Gou, kneel down and apologize to them."
"Here……"
Zhao Gou's eyes shifted in front of Su Yonglin and mother and son.
The mother and son were frightened and hurriedly asked Su Yonglin not to do this.
"He must kneel down and apologize to you today. Facing the enemy who killed your husband and your father, you should stand up straight 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. Full of fear and uneasiness, he knelt down 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 had not yet reacted.
Perhaps Zhao Gou's kneeling was too impactful for them.
But it also has great significance.
Su Yonglin specially arranged for a historian who was conducting research on the Chinese Era to record this scene here and store it as a palace archive so that this story could be passed down forever.
The incident of Zhao Gou kneeling down and admitting his mistake to Yue Fei's family will be widely publicized.
If you make a mistake, you have to apologize and atone, no matter who you are.
Later, Su Yonglin invited the mother and son to dinner, and discussed with them a plan to erect a monument to Yue Fei to restore his reputation and widely praise him. He also asked Yue Lin, Yue Zhen and Yue Ting what they wanted to do in the future. , and whether he intends to join the army and so on.
In the end, Yue Ting, who was only 28 years old, proposed the idea of joining the army. Yue Lin and Yue Zhen both gave up joining the army because they were over thirty, saying that as long as Su Yonglin could give them a place to settle down.
They didn't want to gain anything by relying on their father's legacy. As the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, Su Yonglin had no responsibility to arrange for them. It was already a great kindness to rehabilitate their father and let them return to their hometown. They didn't dare to do it again. Any extravagance.
Li Wa agreed.
It seems that this strong mother did not let these three sons lose 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 meritorious official of the Southern Song Dynasty, but also a hero and meritorious official of all our Han people, so I will posthumously make him a martyr of the Ming Dynasty. The Yue family will receive land in Tangyin County according to the treatment of martyrs, and can also enjoy the benefits of martyrs. All welfare policies that family members can enjoy, if you are willing to work in farming and study to pass down the family, I fully support it."
The mother and son saluted and thanked Su Yonglin together.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."
Three days later, the four mother and son left Zhongdu for Tangyin County, returning to their hometown they had never returned to to find the mark of their father's childhood.
After they left, Su Yonglin's series of arrangements for Yue Fei's unjust case was almost over.
Su Yonglin also spent a lot of money on this matter, and even more manpower and material resources were spent to restore the magnificent battle history of the Yue Family Army.
This seems to be a gainless thing, but in Su Yonglin's view, the benefits of this thing cannot be measured in money.
Thirty years of fame and dust, eight thousand miles of clouds and moon.
He hopes that the blood of heroes will not be shed in vain, and he also hopes that from now on, heroes in China will not bleed and shed tears.
