Lady Yue

ancestor single tradition · 1

Lady Yue is Yue Fei's mother who, according to legend, tattooed the characters "serve the country with the utmost loyalty" on his back to ensure his unwavering loyalty. She is depicted as a strong and influential figure who guides her son's moral compass.

When

First attested
1600 CE
Attested period
1600 – 1700
Historical notes
Appears in Shuo Yue Quanzhuan, a Qing dynasty historical novel.

Relationships

parent of
Yue Fei

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“In chapter 21 titled "By a pretext Wang Zuo swore brotherhood, by tattoos Lady Yue instructed her son", Yue denounces the pirate chief Yang Yao (楊幺) and passes on a chance to become a general in his army. Yue Fei's mother then tells her son, "I, your mother, saw that you did not accept recruitment of the rebellious traitor”

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