The descendants of Yue Fei's five sons are called five branches, or five rooms, in the Yue family.
Yue Yun, Yue Fei's eldest son, was killed with Yue Fei at the age of 23. When Song Xiaozong Zhao Tuo rehabilitated Yue Fei's father and son, Yue Yun was buried under Qixia Mountain in Hangzhou West Lake. Song Lizong Zhao Yun made him a loyal successor.
Yue Yun has two sons and a daughter: Yuefu, Yueshen and Yueayi. After Yue Fei was rehabilitated, Yuefu first lived in Qiantang, Hangzhou, guarding the tombs of Yue Fei and Yue Yun. Later, he left Hangzhou for his post and returned to Hangzhou to settle down in his later years.
Yuefu has seven sons: Lejin, Lian Yue, Yue Xian, Gui Yue, Yue Liang, Yue Zhong and Yue Guan. Yue Yun's descendants are mainly distributed in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Yiyang, Hunan and Tongzhou, Beijing.
Yue Lei is the second son of Yue Fei. After Yue Fei was killed, she was sent to Lingnan with her mother. Yue Lei lived in Danyang, Jiangsu Province in his later years and was buried in Yue Lei's tomb of Heji Temple in Danyang after his death. He was named Shao Zhonghou by posthumous title. There is also a saying that after Yue Lei was sent to Huizhou, Guangdong Province for detention, he died with a grudge before his father and brother were rehabilitated.
Yue Lei has four sons and two daughters: Jing Yue, Yue Wei, Yue Gang, Yue Ji, Yue Erniang and Yue Sanniang. Yue Lei's descendants are mainly distributed in Zhangzhou, Fujian, Anqiu, Henan, Daming, Hebei, Dongying, Shandong, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou.
Yue Lin, the third son of Yue Fei, moved from Jiangzhou to Tangmen Village in Yixing, Jiangsu. In the first year of Longxing (1 163), Yue Lin buried his father's clothes in Tangmen Bridge. In his later years, Yue Lin collected Yue Fei's legacy extensively and prepared to compile a book. However, he died before the manuscript was completed, and was regarded as loyal by posthumous title. Yue Lin was buried in Tangmen Village, north of Yuefei Imperial Tomb.
Lin Yue has three sons and a daughter: Yue Cong, Chen Yue, York and Yue Ying. Yue Lin's descendants have thrived, with the largest number and the widest distribution, all over the world. It is mainly distributed in Yixing, Suining, Jiaxiang, Weishan, Liangshan, Tangyin, Anhui Dangshan, Jiexiu, Shanxi and Nanchang, Jiangxi.
Yue Zhen, the fourth son of Yue Fei, was named Ji Zhonghou after his death and was buried in Laoshupo Mountain, Yangmeicen Village, Kuzhu Township, Huangmei County, Hubei Province. Now it is a key cultural relics protection unit in Huangmei County.
Yue Zhen has six sons: Yue Jun, Yue Yan, Yue Xie, Yue Yan, Yue Chu, Yue Chu and Xuan Yue. The descendants of Yue Zhen are mainly distributed in Nanjiang, Sichuan, Zhongxian, Chongqing, Changde and Shimen, Hunan, Taikang, Henan and Zhaotong, Yunnan.
Yue Fei's fifth son, Yue Ting, was originally named Yue Ai, and Song Xiaozong named him Yue Ting. After his death, posthumous title Xu Zhonghou was buried in Laoshupo, Yangmeicen Village, Kuzhu Township, Huangmei County, and was buried with Yue Zhen.
Yue Ting has three sons: Jian Yue, Yu Yue and Yue Kun. The descendants of Yue Ting are distributed in Fuyang and Fengtai in Anhui, Huojia, Suichuan, Xiuwu and Yuanyang in Henan, Hong Tong in Shaanxi, Huangmei in Hubei, North Korea and South Korea.
The descendants of Yue Fei are most concentrated in Sichuan, Shandong, Anhui, Hunan and Henan. China, Taiwan Province Province, Canada, the United States, South Korea and North Korea also have some descendants of Yue Fei.