Why did Zhuge Liang still remain famous throughout the ages after losing to Sima Yi?

After familiar with the history of the Three Kingdoms in the late Han Dynasty, it is not difficult to find that this was an era when heroes emerged in large numbers. Not only did Cao Cao, a tycoon, Guan Yu, and Sun Quan, a wise man, but also a god-like The character that exists is Zhuge Liang. As the prime minister of the Shu Kingdom, a class example showed everyone that he was loyal and responsible to the emperor. All his talents and strategies were used to fight for hegemony for the Shu Han. Unfortunately, he lost to Sima Yi in the end. The two people competed with each other in a battle of wits. After fighting for more than ten years, Zhuge Liang finally died of illness in Wuzhangyuan. Although he did not unify the Three Kingdoms, he was able to last forever. Although Sima Yi stood at the top of power, there were many stains in the eyes of everyone. When people mentioned him, he often used lies, To describe it as cunning, cunning, etc., from the historical data, there are three reasons for this situation.

The first is the difference in the objects of their loyalty. Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition was to support the Han Dynasty and unify China. In other words, Zhuge Liang's loyal Shu Kingdom was flying the banner of the Han Dynasty. However, at this time, the Three Kingdoms had formed a confrontation, and the prosperous Han Dynasty had been replaced by Cao Cao's Wei Kingdom. When Cao Cao came, he was a rebellious minister, and Sima Yi was loyal to Cao Cao, so he and Cao Cao were friends and traitors. In the hearts of the people who had been ruled by the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years, they were unorthodox.

The second is that later generations of literati and poets knelt down to Zhuge Liang and sublimated his image in people's hearts. In his class teacher's speech, he wholeheartedly gave up his life and left a deep impression on people. By the Tang Dynasty The line "The teacher died before his victory" in Du Fu's "Prime Minister of Shu" made Zhuge Liang's image even taller. And by the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Luo Guanzhong's "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" seemed to be more and more partial to Zhuge Liang, portraying him as a god-like existence. From poems and songs to literary works, Zhuge Liang's image was all positive.

The third thing is that what later generations did was unjust. Everyone knows that after Sima Yi’s death, his two sons failed to assist the emperor of Wei. Instead, they sought power to usurp the throne and killed all the younger emperors. This In modern times, this is a deviant approach. Even if you proclaim yourself king or emperor, in a society that pays attention to the relationship between monarch and minister, it is easy to leave criticism for the ancestors. On the contrary, Zhuge Liang's descendants all sacrificed their lives for the country. His son Zhuge Zhan and grandson Zhuge Shang died heroically when Deng Ai attacked Chengdu. Such people who sacrificed their lives for the country will not destroy their families because of their country. Die and be forgotten.

These three reasons are decisively attributed to what the ancestors did, because even if Sima Yi's descendants killed the emperor and sought power to usurp the throne, it would not matter to the people living at the bottom. If you make a contribution to the people, then people will definitely surrender from the bottom of their hearts. However, Sima Yi's descendants unified the Three Kingdoms and established the Jin Dynasty. Not long after, they began to live a life of life and death. They won the mountains and rivers but did not care about them. This led to the death of Sima Yan and the entire Jin Dynasty started the Eight Kings Rebellion. The war lasted for decades. In 2000, social unrest gave the ethnic minorities in the south an opportunity to attack China. In the next 300 years, the Han people living in the south were almost killed by ethnic minorities, and the country also entered a century-long unity. How can people remember such a regime well?

Sima Yi fulfilled the wishes of many Three Kingdoms wizards to unify the Three Kingdoms, and he fought in all directions throughout his life and gained numerous military exploits. Compared with Zhuge Liang's five Northern Expeditions, his achievements were not small. However, he was a very popular minister and later generations sought power and usurped the throne. But he was unable to manage the country well and brought great suffering to the people. It is certain that he will not be as famous as Zhuge Liang in history.

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