The Complete Story of Yue Fei was banned under the Qianlong Emperor.
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history
Written by 钱彩 in the early Qing, its 80 chapters follow 岳飞 from his birth to his execution, then invent a war of revenge led by his son 岳雷. The Qianlong court banned it, since its hatred of the Jurchen Jin read too easily as hatred of the Manchus.
culture
Many of the best-known Yue Fei stories come from it, above all his mother tattooing 精忠报国 'serve the country with utter loyalty' on his back. The title is 说 'telling' + 岳 'Yue Fei' + 全传 'complete biography'.
