Yue Fei was a hero who during the Song Dynasty (960-1279). As a general (将军), he led his army to win many battles. In 1125, the Jin army from the north invaded (侵略) the Song kingdom and tried to take control of its central lands. Yue decided to fight the enemy.
he set out, his mother asked him, "Right now the country is facing great difficulty, what do you plan to do?" "Serve the country with utmost loyalty (精忠报国)," Yue said.
That was his mother hoped her son would do. She decided to tattoo (给……文身) the words onto her back so he would not easily forget them.
His mother asked, "My child, tattoos are quite painful, are you afraid?" Yue said, "Mother, a little needle (针) is . If I was afraid a needle, how could I face going to war on the front lines?"
Keeping these words in mind, Yue defeated the Jin army many times. Sadly, Yue was later framed (陷害) by Qin Hui and was . But his was passed on to later generations.
