Song Yunsong advocated that talent should not be judged based on family background, and proposed that the imperial court should set an example by giving space to all kinds of specialists to give full play to their strengths and make the best use of their talents.
Unexpectedly, Song Yunsong angered the emperor by speaking out for the deceased prime minister, was imprisoned and died of illness, and his sons were all exiled.
Song Yunsong's first wife passed away early. In order to ensure that her husband and five sons would be taken care of, she chose from among her relatives before her death to marry her close cousin into the Song family.
After his first wife passed away, his second wife gave birth to five more sons for Song Yunsong, namely Song Chengfeng, Song Chengxin, and two others.
However, Song Chengyao and Song Chengxi, and Song Chengyuan and Song Chengxin are two pairs of twins, but they do not look alike.
The second wife was already close to the first wife, and they were even cousins, so she treated the five sons left by the first wife as her own...
She had ten sons, and they were as close as if they were born of the same mother.
Unfortunately, Song Yunsong died of illness in prison, and his family was exiled. After the journey began, his stepmother was overcome with grief and eventually died of illness during the exile...
Even until Song Yunsong's death, the Song brothers did not believe that their father had done anything wrong.
Even though they went from being noblemen in the capital to prisoners and exiles, their integrity remained upright, and the former prime ministers, with their outstanding achievements and tireless efforts, ensured the stability of the court...
Upon his death, the emperor couldn't wait to begin the purge...
Even if it weren't his father, but a member of the Song family himself in court, he couldn't remain unscathed...
The protection their father provided wasn't limited to before the incident...
During their exile, they often encountered people waiting for them along the way, offering them water and tea; these people were perhaps those who had benefited from the policies implemented by their fathers...
Unexpectedly, upon arriving in Hainan, I encountered the head of the escort team, the constables, and even the abbot...
They have already received their father's protection...
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