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Yue Fei was a famous anti-Jin general in the Southern Song Dynasty.
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His reputation rested on his deeds in defending the Southern Song territory.
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The Jins (N¨zhens) were tribesmen in north China. In 1125 and 1126 the Jin troops crossed the Yellow River and marched straight to
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Kaifeng, the Song Capital. In the emergency of the national calamity caused by foreign aggression, Yue Fei volunteered for the army.
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But while Yue Fei was in his effort to drive the Jin troops out of the country, Qin Hui, a favorite minister of the imperial court, was jealous
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of his achievements. He instigated the emperor to order the Song troops to withdraw from the front and deprived Yue Fei of his military
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power. Finally Yue Fei was executed on a trumped-up charge. Since his death, Yue Fei¡s image has become an important symbol of
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loyalty to one¡s country for the Chinese people.