Tokyo in July is like a furnace, with the scorching sun baking the earth.
The ground was steaming hot, and the air seemed to be distorted.
A group of people walked slowly along the Imperial Street of Tokyo. At the head of the procession was a man named Wanqi Xie, a confidant of Qin Hui and an official in the Censorate.
This time he had a mission: to escort Yue Fei and others to the Northwest with the military police of the Censorate.
In orthodox history, this guy was Qin Hui's henchman, the kind of character that heroes in martial arts dramas would fight to assassinate.
This person is extremely unscrupulous, just like the emperor and Qin Hui.
He did all the most despicable, shameless, and utterly shameless things.
This time, Qin Hui ordered him to personally escort Yue Fei, and who knows how many people were cursing him behind his back, wishing he would choke to death while drinking water.
The group had only traveled a short distance when some commoners appeared on both sides of the Imperial Street. They had come to see Yue Fei off.
"You corrupt official! May you die a horrible death!"
Someone in the crowd shouted a curse, instantly igniting the crowd's emotions.
"You corrupt official, you'll die a horrible death!"
"You framed a pillar of our Great Song Dynasty, aren't you afraid of divine retribution!"
Someone cried out, "The treacherous minister Qin Hui has ruined our Great Song Dynasty!"
"Qin Hui and Wan Qixie will both die a horrible death!"
"..."
Wan Qixie was furious to see the people around him cursing him, but he dared not do anything rash.
He knew that if he dared to arrest people here in retaliation, he would be reported and the emperor would kill him.
Therefore, he could only let the people around him curse him.
"You ignorant commoners, Yue Fei was not a good person to begin with, yet you still cry foul for him, you've been deceived without even realizing it!"
Several young people on the side started to laugh.
"If Yue Fei is truly innocent, will no one in the court plead for him?"
"The battles Yue Fei fought were all fake; he took credit for other people's achievements!"
"Yue Fei is simply not fit to command the Divine Martial Army!"
"..."
How can you speak of General Yue like that!
"Your consciences have been eaten by dogs!"
"..."
Hearing what those people said, Yue Fei didn't say anything, just smiled slightly and continued walking forward.
Upon hearing this voice in the crowd, Wu Jie couldn't help but frown.
He looked at the group of young people, who were about eighteen years old, with youthful vigor but also a lot of childishness.
They were dressed in fine clothes and enjoying the peace of Tokyo.
How could they have imagined that it was people like Yue Fei, wielding swords and charging into battle, who brought them peace?
In their lives, it is all too easy for them to judge others, because they believe they can say whatever they want and that speaking is their right.
But they didn't realize that it would chill people's hearts.
Along the banks of the Wuding River and on the tombs of heroes outside Hongzhou City, the grass has grown tall, and the winds of peace and freedom blow through them, as if sadly calling out to the soldiers who died on the battlefield.
If they knew that people were talking about them, about their commander, would the souls in the Martyrs' Shrine find peace?
After Yue Fei had gone some distance, Wu Jie called to his men, "Go and beat those guys up, teach them a lesson."
Holding Yue Lin in her arms, Zhao Yuanzhu and Yue Yun followed the procession escorting Yue Fei for a long time until they reached the city gate, where she watched her husband's figure disappear.
She could no longer hold back her tears, which streamed down her face.
Today I part from you, I wonder when we will meet again?
On the city wall, a man over eight feet tall stood like a straight spear, with a dashing woman standing beside him.
Liang Hongyu said, "Husband, isn't the Emperor afraid of discouraging the soldiers from acting like this?"
"If a commander is disheartened because another commander violates military law and is punished, that commander is an unqualified commander."
Accustomed to her husband's serious demeanor, Liang Hongyu simply shook her head. Seeing Princess Yifu in a corner of the crowd outside the city gate, she felt a pang of pity.
She seemed to see herself, wondering if one day her husband might also break military law and suffer the same fate as Yue Fei.
Life is like the ebb and flow of tides.
Yue Fei went from being a farmer to a soldier on the battlefield, and then quickly became an officer. He participated in several wars launched by the emperor and made great contributions to the Song Dynasty, but ended up in such a state.
What a tragedy! What a tragedy!
In July, the summer lotus flowers are in full bloom, and the summer breeze from afar rolls across the wide plains, pushing the green grass and wheat in the fields to rise and fall, carrying moisture and the fragrance of grass and trees, rushing towards this side.
Large swaths of white clouds stretched freely across the blue sky, some reaching down to the mountain pass in front.
Ahead, on an ancient road with a long pavilion, a man rides a tall, magnificent horse galloping towards them.
He had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, a resolute and handsome face, and wore a white robe with a long white ribbon holding up his jade-like hair. He looked casual, but his whole body exuded an aura of supreme kingship.
Several men followed behind him, all on horseback.
Within a radius of several miles, all the roads leading to this area have been sealed off by the Imperial City Guards.
Wan Qixie cooperated by leading his men to a distant place to wait.
Upon seeing the newcomer, Yue Fei was slightly taken aback, then quickly performed a deep bow: "Your subject greets Your Majesty!"
Zhao Huan dismounted, took a deep breath, and glanced at Wang Gui, Yang Zaixing, and the others following behind Yue Fei.
"They are all my good sons!"
Zhao Huan stretched out his hand and said, "Bring me the wine!"
Shao Chengzhang and Xie Dahai quickly stepped forward with the wine and bowls.
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