Zhuge Liang, two top advisers, is immortal, but why is Sima Yi immortal?

As a top counselor, why is Zhuge Liang immortal and Sima Yi immortal? In the story of the Three Kingdoms, there are two people in sharp contrast, one is Sima Yi of Cao Wei and the other is Zhuge Liang of Shu Han. In terms of age, Sima Yi was born in 179, and Zhuge Liang was born in 18 1 year. They are the same age. Compared with the first master, Sima Yi is 24 years younger than Cao Cao and Zhuge Liang is 20 years younger than Liu Bei, all separated by a generation. However, they can completely inherit the legacy left by their owners. Sima Yi in his later years became the Anping county magistrate of Cao Wei, while Zhuge Liang became the early Shu Xiang. Why are the fates of Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang so similar that later generations have completely different views? Why is Zhuge Liang immortal, but Sima Yi immortal?

1, Zhuge Liang devoted himself to being a loyal minister, while Sima Yi usurped power as a traitor. In the traditional culture of China, the difference between loyalty and betrayal has always been obvious. In Peking Opera masks, Zhuge Liang is an old man who doesn't draw his face, and Sima Yi is a big white face, which is the biggest difference between the two folk images. Zhuge Liang worked hard in Han Shu, and finally broke down from constant overwork. He didn't ask for compensation and left no money at home. After accepting the entrustment of Cao Pi, Sima Yi colluded with others to crowd out Cao Zhen, Cao Shuang and others, seize power, become prime minister, and serve the same three ministries. Before Sima Yi's death, he became the duke of Anping County, and Sima Yi's son Si Mazhao made him king of the county, and Sima Yi was posthumously named King Jin Xuan.

Zhuge Liang was loyal to Shu Han and helped Han Dynasty, while Sima Yi was loyal to Cao Wei. Literary works represented by Romance of the Three Kingdoms have a strong political tendency of "respecting Liu and despising Cao". The most magnificent confrontation between Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang in the latter three countries is the most obvious confrontation between good and evil. In the eyes of folk artists and the masses, Shu Han is just, with Zhuge Liang as commander-in-chief, Cao Wei as evil, and Sima Yi as commander-in-chief. In fact, ingenuity and scheming are the same thing.

3. The descendants of Zhuge Liang died for the country, and the descendants of Sima Yi, Xi An, lost China after usurping power and seizing power. Like Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang has two sons, namely Zhuge Qiao and Zhuge Zhan. Zhuge Qiao, the son of Zhu Gejin, was adopted by Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Zhan and his eldest son Zhuge Shang fought the last battle with Wargo in Mianyang. Zhuge Zhan and Zhuge Shang both died in battle and died for their country. Sima Yi's two sons, Sima Shi and Si Mazhao, dug the corner of Cao Wei together and went to Sima Yan, directly usurping power and establishing the Western Jin Dynasty. If only the Western Jin Dynasty could become a stable and peaceful unified dynasty, but it died short-lived, leaving the jokes of the romantic Emperor Wu of Jin and the insane emperor for people to see. The confusion caused by the Sima family directly brought great suffering to the Han people. The generals of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Northern Expedition were all encouraged by Zhuge Liang, and the Northern Expedition saved the Han people. In this process, they naturally hated Sima's family, which led to the decline of China.

No matter from the personality of Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi, or the historical context of the three countries themselves, or from the whole history, Sima Yi is far less than Zhuge Liang, and it is normal that the historical evaluation is very low.