Is “He personally questioned Qin Hui about Yue Fei's crime.” true?
History of Song, Biography of Yue Fei records that after Yue Fei was imprisoned, no one in the entire court dared to speak up, except Han Shizhong who stepped forward and personally questioned Qin Hui about what crime Yue Fei had actually committed. Qin Hui replied with the three characters 「莫须有」, and Han Shizhong angrily said: 「莫须有三字，何以服天下？」 This scene of righteous historical truth not only reveals Han Shizhong's uprightness but is also fully preserved in many literary works such as The Complete Story of Yue Fei.
In official history, a marshal of unparalleled merit; folk legends greatly enriched the details of his family and his outspokenness.
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