Why Zhuge Liang can enter the 72 generals of the Wu Temple, but Sima Yi can't? What is the reason?

Wu Temple, the full name of Wu Chengwang Temple, is also called Wu Chengmiao, Taigong Temple, Taigong Shangfu Temple, which is dedicated to Jiang Taigong and the great generals of past dynasties. That is to say, entering the Wu Temple is the highest honor of ancient military commanders. During the Tang Dynasty, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty revered Jiang Taigong as King Wu Cheng, and established the Temple of King Wu Cheng, which was called Wu Temple for short in previous dynasties, with Zhang Liang as the sacrificial object. During the Song Dynasty, Jiang Taigong was posthumously chosen as the King of Zhao Lie and Wu Cheng, and 72 generals from ancient and modern times were added as worshippers. This is the famous "72 generals of Wu Temple". Of the 72 ancient famous soldiers who were posthumously sealed in the Song Dynasty, nine were from the Three Kingdoms period. For these nine famous players, Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Zhang Liao, Wargo, Zhou Yu, Lv Meng, Lu Xun and Lu Kang, namely Shu Han, Cao Wei and Soochow, are all famous.

It is worth noting that Sima Yi, who competed with Zhuge Liang, did not enter this list. For Sima Yi, a famous soldier, he resisted Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition many times. Especially in Zhuge Liang's fifth Northern Expedition, Sima Yi couldn't stick to it, which made the Shu-Han army unsuccessful. In 234 AD, Zhuge Liang died of illness in Wuzhangyuan. In addition to resisting Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, Sima Yi also traveled thousands of miles to slay Meng Da and pacify Gongsun Yuan, a separatist regime in Liaodong. Then, the question comes, why Zhuge Liang can enter the 72 generals of the Wu Temple, but Sima Yi can't. What is the reason?

first of all, in my opinion, Zhuge Liang was able to enter the 72 famous martial arts temples, but Sima Yi did not. The reasons are mainly divided into the following points. On the one hand, for Zhuge Liang, he went to Jingzhou with his uncle Zhuge Xuan in his early years. After Zhuge Xuan's death, Zhuge Liang lived in seclusion in Longzhong. After Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage and invited Zhuge Liang, he joined forces with Sun Quan of Soochow to defeat Cao Jun in Battle of Red Cliffs. Formed the trend of the three kingdoms, and seized Jingzhou. In the 16th year of Jian 'an (211), Yizhou was captured. Although Zhuge Liang did not follow around in many battles of Liu Bei.

However, Zhuge Liang's "Longzhong Dui" provided strategic guidance for Liu Bei's southern expedition and northern war. Therefore, in my opinion, Zhuge Liang also played an important role in the establishment of Shu Han. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who made important contributions to the establishment of Shu Han, were also selected as "72 generals of Wu Temple". Moreover, after Liu Bei's abdication in Baidi City, Zhuge Liang not only put down the rebellion in South China, but also led the army to explore the Central Plains many times. These achievements were also an important reason why Zhuge Liang was selected as the "72 generals of Wumiao". Compared with Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi also had a good record, but Sima Yi resisted Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, but exposed his shortcomings.

For Sima Yi, whether it was to slay Mengda or to destroy Gongsun Yuan, it was mainly because of its long-distance attack and its military superiority. Besides, Meng Da and Gongsun Yuan who fought with him were not the first-class stars at that time. In the third year of Taihe (229), Zhuge Liang of Shu sent troops to attack Wei for the third time, and occupied Wudu (now Wudu District of Longnan, Gansu Province) and Yinping (now northwest of Wenxian County, Gansu Province). A year later, Wei Mingdi Cao Cao sent an army to conquer Shu Han. Of course, because of the heavy rain, Sima Yi failed to directly fight Zhuge Liang.

in February of the fifth year of Taihe (231), Zhuge Liang led the army to the fourth northern expedition to Wei. In this battle, Sima Yi had the advantage in strength and fought at home, but failed to repel Zhuge Liang's army.

After Zhuge Liang retired from the army because of food and grass, Sima Yi sent Zhang He to pursue the Shu army. As a result, he was ambushed and Zhang He, a famous Cao Wei, was killed. Therefore, in the first direct contest with Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi's performance was completely suppressed by Zhuge Liang. This was based on the fact that Cao Wei was far stronger than Shu Han. During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Wei had a population of over 4 million and 4, troops, while Shu Han, with a population of less than 1 million, had only 1 soldiers and horses at most, that is, there was a very big gap between the two sides.