Until Zhang Xian, Tang Huai, Xu Qing, and Yao Zheng were in front of a house in Xiaoyi Village, Yonghe Township. In the central hall of the courtyard, which seems to be some years old, there is a candlestick and an incense burner in a straight line. Yue Fei knelt in front of the candlestick upright, allowing his mother Yao to tattoo his back with an embroidery needle. A wisp of blood suddenly slipped straight from the strong muscles of his back, Yao Shi seemed to sigh secretly when he saw this, and then quietly wiped the blood with a handkerchief. It wasn't until after the words were pierced and Yao took vinegar ink and smeared it on his back that Yue Fei solemnly saluted his mother again, and then stood up.

And Yue Fei was shirtless, and the strong back of the exposed body was tattooed with four words that still had faint traces of blood that had not dried: Loyal to the country!

When Yue Fei put on his clothes and bowed down to thank his mother for the kindness of his son, Zhang Xian, Tang Huai and the other four had already come straight to the front of the middle hall, among which Zhang Xian was the first to greet loudly: "Brother, the two brothers Xu Qing and Yao Zheng have indeed explored the distinction, and Liu Xianggong, the doctor of Wuyi, recruited righteous soldiers in the Xiangzhou Governance Office and incorporated the officers and soldiers who were defeated on Hedong Road. The war in Hedong is tight, and Bianjing is about to send another rescue to the north... I just heard that the commander of the army going north is also Xiao Renxia, who has been pardoned by the imperial court and given the title of generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses......"

Yue Fei's face changed slightly after hearing this, and then his complexion quickly calmed down, and said in a deep voice: "Sure enough, he can accomplish this great cause for the Jiangshan Society... It's a pity that he still did the great crime of rebellion and rebellion, although he has no serious evil deeds against the people of Li, but he only refers to this retrograde behavior of committing chaos and bullying the king...... Even if a good man is momentarily depressed, he must also be upright and clumsy, and he must not seek power and profit from evil ways. Although he rescued the young emperor who was captured by the gold thief, how could he not manipulate the dynasty and control the king? How can this be worthy of his father-in-law's teachings? ”

Xu Qing and Yao Zheng, who were both born in Xiangzhou Tangyin, and both admired Yue Fei's loyalty and bravery, and were willing to follow him in the army, got along for a period of time, of course, they also knew very well that the self-defense principles and bottom line of the brother they defected to were extremely strict and clear, and there was no room for any mistakes and violations. But now when I hear him comment on Xiao Tang, the leader of the righteous army who defeated the army of Jinguo East Road and thus inspired the hearts of the people of the Great Song Dynasty, he still feels a little uncomfortable in his heart.

Among them, Xu Qing preemptively said: "Brother, now that we are all vying to kill the Tartars, at least why bother with so much for now?" At least Xiao Renxia had a great kindness to his brother in the past, and now Kenxing Yi's army is fighting against foreign enemies, and it is true and not fake! Since the imperial court is also willing to forgive him for his previous crimes, and promised him the military power of the handsome, he can fight with the Jin army Tartars with peace of mind, as for how the brother plans to get along with that Xiao Renxia in the future, it will be another matter for the future. ”

Yue Fei pondered for a moment when he saw this, but he still sighed and said: "The great crime of rebellion against Xiao Tang, although he was pardoned by the imperial court for a while, it was all because of the Jurchen Tartars who were captured and harmed the Central Plains. Since he has no loyalty to the imperial court at all, although he has stepped forward at a time of national crisis, he is also taking advantage of the danger of the society to plot against him. Even his great sin of treason was forgiven... The imperial court is all due to external troubles, and now in the name of Fengying Jun, the town of the Shuai Ya Fan is set up to defend itself, but the center cannot punish it when there is a retrograde, but I am afraid that it will shake the country's foundation, and it will become a major disaster for the country in the long run. Although I was born to receive his great kindness and could not repay it, but since Xiao Tang had done the act of rebellion, he could only break off with his kindness at the beginning, how can he be mixed with him now? ”

"It is said that loyalty does not disobey the king, and the country cannot be left without an owner for a day, Xiao Xianggong is indeed guilty of great rebellion......"

There was silence in the middle hall for a while, but Yue Fei's mother, Yao Shi, suddenly said again: "Although my son is determined and loyal to the king's court, he will never do anything that rebels against the country. But my father-in-law's family was indeed born by Xiao Xianggong's great kindness, and when he was entrusted by him in Hebei, how could my son not know that Xiao Xianggong was definitely not a great traitor?

However, although Xiao Xianggong has rebelled against the imperial court, it is indeed for the people of Li to not be violated by foreign captives, so that the imperial court has given Xiao Xianggong the position of marshal of Jingmin Antu, and now the country is also using you, since the future is still unpredictable, as long as I remember the four words of loyalty and service to the country engraved on your back for my mother, the Qing is self-purifying, why deliberately get rid of the involvement, and taboo to be entangled with Xiao Xianggong? ”

Zhang Xian and Tang Huai knew that they had encountered floods in their hometowns before they got acquainted with Yue Fei, their families were poor, and their lives were difficult to continue and they moved to Hebei since they were young, and although Yue Fei's mother Yao was only a peasant woman from the countryside, she was very assertive, and she was very strict with Yue Fei's family education, which was silent since childhood......

Especially Yue Fei's father, Yue He, after the death of his mentor Zhou Tong one after another, if the only one who has the potential to change Yue Fei's mind is Yue Fei's mother, Yao Xiaoxiao.

It was because he heard that the Yao family actually persuaded Yue Fei that even if the anti-Jin Yiyong recruited by Xiangzhou all the way was to be controlled by Xiao Tang, this time he must not miss the opportunity to join the army, Zhang Xian, Tang Huai, Xu Qing, and Yao Zheng all heard that there was a play, and they all immediately looked at Yue Fei, who also looked surprised when he looked at his mother again. After a while, Yue Fei's face calmed down, and he nodded slowly......

Hearing his mother's persuasion, Yue Fei didn't expect that he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart. Originally, he was upright and strong, not only for the sake of the country, the society and the people, but also for the loyalty of the Great Song Dynasty, and there was absolutely no room for maneuver with any twists and turns. He asked himself if he was adhering to the ambition of loyalty and patriotism, but Xiao Tang had previously committed the retrograde act of bullying the monarch and treason, only this one was a brother who was like a brother, and Yue Fei knew that he could only completely break with him.

However, he joined the army twice, first to Hebei Zhending Mansion to recruit as a member of the Heshuo expedition to Liao dare soldiers, after his father Yue He died of illness and left the army, after guarding filial piety for his father, he went to Hedong Road to pacify the army and was joined as a partial colonel in the army, the official power is light, and the defeat of the Liao and Jin two wars Yue Fei is difficult to support, and he also feels the unforgettable shame and hatred, but still perseverance, whether it is to face the foreign Tartars or traitorous thieves, the ambition to continue to join the army and make contributions to the country is not reduced at all, but only Xiao Tang is alone, Whether as a close friend or a sworn enemy, Yue Fei would subconsciously avoid meeting him.

To persuade Xiao Tang to change his mind, and ask the court for guilt and surrender? Yue Fei once thought that since the close ministers of the Son of Heaven, who was originally a member of the second rank, had rebelled, he would no longer have the opportunity to be lenient by the officials for the great crime of rebellion; Looking forward to seeing each other on the battlefield, and the righteous extermination of his own hands is in addition to the thief who is very likely to become a big trouble for the imperial court? Yue Fei's strict self-discipline seems to be hard-hearted, but Xiao Tang is a patriotic and disloyal king, and he does not abide by the duties of a courtier when committing rebellion, but he will not infringe on the people of Li at all, and he stands up at this critical juncture of the country's life and death...... Coupled with the kindness and righteousness that he has been getting along with for many years, and he is impartial and selfless to destroy the thieves for the imperial court, Yue Fei asked himself that even if he can be ruthless for the loyalty and righteousness in his heart, if there is a choice, he really doesn't want to do it himself.

Since it was inconvenient for each other to meet each other as mortal enemies or old friends, Yue Fei was unwilling to violate his principles in life. However, as soon as his mother spoke, Yue Fei felt that the hurdle in his heart had temporarily passed, and he couldn't help but read in his heart: Brother Xiao Tang, for many years, I have been looking forward to the opportunity to fight side by side with you on the battlefield and make contributions to the country together, but now it seems that I finally have this opportunity, but I really didn't expect that it would be in the current situation, thinking about whether I should work together with you......

But when the crusade against foreign criminals is successful, and my Great Song Dynasty court is waiting to clean up the old mountains and rivers from scratch, you and I can still ignore the past suspicions for the time being, and have nothing to do with each other... But how much longer?

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