Why can Wargo enter the Wu Temple but Jiang Wei can't?

It's a great honor for military commanders in ancient times. There were many military commanders in ancient China, and there were different and powerful generals in each period of the dynasties, but not many of them were able to enter the temple, and there were only 72 generals in the Song Dynasty. In order to select 72 people from so many generals in ancient times to enter the martial arts temple, everyone should have different candidates. But there are two people who are very puzzled, that is, Wargo and Jiang Wei. Why can Wargo enter the Wu Temple, but Jiang Wei can't? What was the difference between Jiang Wei and Wargo, and what was the criterion at that time? Why are the results of these two people so different? Let's take a look. 1. What are the famous soldiers of the Three Kingdoms in the Wu Temple?

After the Anshi Rebellion was put down, the Tang Dynasty established the Wu Temple. On the one hand, it was necessary to reward the soldiers for their contributions to the rebellion, and on the other hand, it was necessary to win over the buffer regions occupied by the Anshi generals, so as to praise the loyalty and righteousness of the famous soldiers of the past dynasties, so as to show the court's attention to the military personnel and maintain the rule of the dynasty.

The final list: Lu Shang (Jiang Taigong) as the martial saint and Zhang Liang as the Asian saint. Zhuge Liang, together with Sun Wu, Wuqi, Sima Rang, Le Yi, Han Xin, Leitian, Excavate and Li Ji, and Zhang Liang were called the Ten Philosophers of Wu Temple.

In addition, a number of famous soldiers, totaling 64 people, were selected into the Wu Temple, which is the so-called sixty-four generals of the Wu Temple.

Among the many famous soldiers of the Three Kingdoms, the Cao Wei regime selected two: Zhang Liao and Wargo. The Dongwu regime elected four people: Zhou Yu, Lu Xun, Lv Meng and Lu Kang. The Shu and Han regimes elected two people: Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

Then, after Zhuge Liang's death, Jiang Wei, as the military commander of the Shu-Han regime, fought for 3 years in succession, fighting against Cao Wei's famous generals such as Wargo, Chen Tai and Guo Huai. Why did he lose the Wu Temple? Is he qualified to be one of the first-class stars in history? Is it really because of his ability and record that he can't compare with these people selected? Not really. 2. Jiang Wei's record

In fact, the "three-thirds of the world in Wei Shuwu" is only a one-sided understanding. The Cao Wei regime in the north has two thirds of the world and seven tenths of the world. Thirteen States in the Han Dynasty won Kyushu, three States in Wu and one state in Shu, which is the historical truth.

Therefore, commanders in the Shu and Han dynasties, such as Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei, are all "one state fighting against Kyushu" out of the box, and their military career achievements are naturally very rich in gold.

In the writings of Wei and Jin historians, they can personally admit that they suffered heavy losses (more than 1, people), the consequences were serious, and the situation was critical. At the end of the Han Dynasty, the South Army won only six battles against the North Army:

Zhou Yu and Battle of Red Cliffs annihilated tens of thousands of Jingzhou water troops, Cao Cao burned his own boat and retreated, and his soldiers were hungry and caused a plague. Even so, they still kept their mouths shut and burned their own boats.

in the battle of Guan Yu and Xiangfan, seven armies were flooded, and 3, troops were annihilated in the forbidden department, and tens of thousands of Cao Ren's troops were injured. Cao Wei was forced to recognize Sun Wu's separatist regime and form an alliance with it, and mobilized all the regiments in the southern line for collective reinforcements.

The battle of Shiting in Lu Xun wiped out more than 1, troops in Cao Xiu, because they were too cautious and missed the opportunity to expand their achievements; Since then, Wei Jun has not attacked Dongwu on a large scale for decades.

The battle between Jiang Wei and Taoxi wiped out tens of thousands of people from Chen Tai and Wang Jingjun, and caused a great deal of anxiety in Yongliang area of Wei State, thus "losing a state".

In the battle of Dongguan, Zhuge Ke, tens of thousands of people were beheaded, and the eastern defense zone of Wei State was destroyed, and Si Mazhao, the second consul of Wei State, was forced to be demoted.

The battle against Xiling by Lu wiped out tens of thousands of Jin troops commanded by Yang Hu, and eliminated tens of thousands of rebels.

in addition, even in the battle of Zhuge Liang's Lucheng, Sima Yi and Zhang He were greatly defeated, and Sima Yi won the first prize of 3,, with 5, armor and 3,1 crossbows. Since then, Sima Yi has been carrying the name of "being afraid of Shu as a tiger" and insisted on not fighting, which was forgotten by Chen Shou in the biography of the Three Kingdoms.

Therefore, Jiang Wei's battle to Taoxi was even the biggest tactical victory against Wei Jun's previous northern expeditions after the founding of Shu Han. In addition, he also defeated Wei General Guo Huai in Longxi, killed Wei General Xu Zhi in Xiangwu and captured Wei General Guo Xun in Xiping ... which can be called brilliant in military exploits.

although Jiang Wei was defeated by Wei general Deng Ai in the battle of Duangu and Taoyang, he was still a hero for a while, and he was worthy of being one of the most outstanding famous soldiers in the Three Kingdoms period in terms of personal ability and military record. 3. Why can't Jiang Wei enter the martial arts temple

However, the martial arts temple in the Tang Dynasty is the "list of military officials in Wang Zuo", not the "list of famous soldiers" that many people subconsciously think, and military achievements or military talents are not given priority at all.

For example, all the famous soldiers who set themselves up as emperors, monarchs, or were canonized as emperors by later generations, including Emperor Wu of Song, Tuoba Tao, Mu Rongchui, etc., even Xiang Yu, the overlord of the Western Chu Dynasty, was no exception. Otherwise, wouldn't we encourage those peak sexually buffer regions to follow suit?

Moreover, if you look at the list of "Ten Philosophers in the Wu Temple", you are only a counselor and strategist. When leading troops alone, Zhang Liang, who was defeated by an unknown Qin general and had to fight guerrilla warfare, was ranked as the first among the Ten Philosophers in the Wu Temple.

Take (Zhang) Liang as Han Shen's disciple, and with the King of Korea, he took more than a thousand people to the west of Korea, and gained several cities, which Qin Moe took back, and he traveled as a soldier in Yingchuan.

Sima Mao, a general who fought only one pursuit battle after the enemy retreated voluntarily, has also become the "Ten Philosophers of the Wu Temple" because of the allusion of "conquering the enemy without fighting" and a military book "Sima Fa".

Let's look at Sun Wu again: Together with Wu Zixu, he was defeated by the allied forces of Qin Chu in the battle of Huai and the battle of burning corpses, and dumped scurry off.

Le Yi: Only when the allied forces of the five countries send troops together can the Qi State be defeated, and they can't win two cities by themselves for several years. Instead, they will marry the Qin State for nothing.

Li Ji: The battle of Liyang was completely wiped out by Dou Jiande. The battle of Mingzhou was beaten by Liu Heita again.

Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, who were unbeaten all their lives and made pioneering contributions to the nomadic people for the Chinese nation, did not enter the Ten Philosophers in the Wu Temple, but were pushed to the next level of sixty-four generals. These people were far less competent in commanding and leading troops, but were elected to the Ten Philosophers for their respective military thoughts, strategic vision, art of war writings and other comprehensive reasons.

Wei Qing: Changping Huan Huan, superior general yuan, thin cut, restored my new frontier, engaged in seven expeditions, rushed to leisure, surrounded by Khan, and ascended in the north.

Huo Qubing: the champion of a title of generals in ancient times, with varied courage, made six moves in a long drive, electrocuted Lei Zhen, drank the horse and the sea, sealed the wolf to live in the mountain, regulated the river in the west, and prayed for Lian in the county.

Therefore, if seventy-two generals, the ten philosophers of the Wu Temple, can actually represent the highest military level of ancient generals, which proves that the military record and command ability of each of the selected generals are better than those of those who were not selected, isn't that a big joke?

Wei Huo can enter the Wu Temple, but not the Ten Philosophers, and he ranks sixty-four with Li Guang. It just shows that this list is more about strategy, art of war, military management, and even the evaluation of military commanders by literati in previous dynasties, and it is by no means a real list of famous soldiers.

For the Tang Dynasty, Li Jing's extermination of Eastern Turkic and Tuguhun, and Li Ji's extermination of Xue Yantuo and Goguryeo were serious foreign wars. Why should we worry about the Huns who have been extinct for hundreds of years?

Of course, it is not impossible to explain from this angle that the royal family in Li Tang claimed to be the "Lee of Longxi" and Wei Huo offended Li Guang Li Gan and his son.

In the same way, the fact that Deng Ai was able to enter the Wu Temple and Jiang Wei was not, just proves that in the Tang and Song Dynasties, the government respected Deng Ai more than Jiang Wei, and that's all. -It has nothing to do with their personal abilities and military achievements.

The reason why Jiang Wei was not respected is simple enough: after Shu Han's demise, Jiang Wei tried to surrender to Cao Wei, then induced Zhong Hui to rebel and annihilate Wei Jun generals, in an attempt to restore the country.

unfortunately, according to the ancient concept of monarch and minister, the Shu Han was destroyed when Liu Chan surrendered. Jiang Wei, who was originally a general of Wei, did not accept Liu Chan's orders, but acted on his own initiative to carry out this strange plan. This move was not for the country, but for repeated actions. What's more, it failed in the end, which triggered Wei Jun's wanton revenge and massacred the "Chengdu mutiny" of the old minister of Shu Han. Guan Yu's descendants and Prince Liu Chan all died unfortunately.

Therefore, Chen Shou's "History of the Three Kingdoms" has a very bad evaluation of Jiang Wei: "He is rough and literate, and he is determined to make a name for himself, but he plays with others, and his judgment is poor, which eventually leads to his downfall."

Pei Songzhi quoted Sun Sheng's Jin Yang Qiu to attack Jiang Wei even more:

If you are not trapped, your reputation will be humiliated, and if you are not based, your body will be in danger, both humiliating and dangerous, and your death will come, so Jiang Wei is called it! Deng Ai's reason for entering the river is that there are few soldiers, so he can't be brave enough to advance, and he can't always be handsome in five generals, and he can't defend the Shu master and think about the plan of the future. Instead, he repeatedly goes against the will of adversity, hoping to violate the situation and take a weak country, and repeatedly observe the soldiers in the three Qin Dynasties, the extinct country, and the strange move outside the rationale. What a pity!

Jiang Wei's name was Wei Shi, but he went to the Shu Dynasty outside, which violated the monarch's favoritism and was not loyal. Donating relatives and avoiding them is not filial piety; It is not righteous to harm the old state; Failure to die is not a festival; Moreover, the lack of moral politics and the exhaustion of the people are arrogant, and the enemy's defense is lost. Yu Fu is wise and brave, and Mo Keyun also said: There are six repercussions, and there is no dimension. There is indeed an embarrassing minister of Wei, and the chaos of national subjugation, and the appearance of cloud people is also confusing.

In addition to Pei Songzhi, whose emotional stance has always been biased towards Shu and Han, who defended Jiang Wei (also known as "a man in Tianshui, what is the loss of Wei"), the large-scale praise of Jiang Wei basically appeared after the Southern Song Dynasty, when the trend of thought of "Emperor Shu conquers Wei" prevailed.

however, even in the Ming and Qing dynasties, when Shu Han had become an absolute justice party, there were not many praises for Jiang Wei, which was far from being compared with Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu.

Even Zhao Yun, whose official position and influence were far less than Jiang Wei's before his death, rose a lot in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and even became the fourth person in Shu and Han Dynasties after Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu in the Manchu version of the Imperial Temple.

In the final analysis, Jiang Weiben was a general of Wei, but after the death of Shu, he made a false surrender and rebelled, which did not conform to the feudal concept of monarch and minister.