In terms of crime, Qin Gui subverted the old foundation of Yue Fei. Although he used the internal contradictions of Yuegujun to intimidate and induce Wang Gui, he asked Wang Junxian, the deputy commander in chief, to accuse Zhang Xian of "rebellion", thus implicating Yue Fei and fabricating Zhang Xian's confession to imprison Yue Fei, but he was always in an empty talk state, and there was no evidence. Finally, Yue Fei was accused of "unwarranted" charges, which meant something. According to modern legal common sense, the suspect is guilty. This is the official tone. This is an unfair case.
Yue Fei
Yuan Chonghuan, on the other hand, was accused of "not trusting, relying on deception to steal the city rice, cutting handsome with money, driving the enemy far away, stopping the soldiers without fighting, sending reinforcements in four episodes, and being dismissed, sneaking around the city as a Lama, so please enter the city firmly". Judging from the charges here, Yuan Chonghuan was killed, but it was not unjust in law. He was good at killing Mao, but he didn't listen to his command (Sun Chengzong asked him to keep Houjin out of Beijing, but Yuan didn't listen), and he bullied the king (it would take five years to recover the whole Liao country), while Yuan, as a former minister of war (before Sun Chengzong), was killed by Houjin, robbed the capital and wanted to take refuge in the city. According to his crime and Chongzhen's style, he was killed for no reason. But it is impossible to say that he colluded with Houjin in Yuan Chonghuan to overthrow the Ming Dynasty. Besides, the evidence that a double agent is an isolated one is not credible. To sum up, although Yuan Chonghuan has a felony, he is in a vague zone where he can not die, but after all, the crime is obvious, and to some extent, his death is not very wrong.
Generally speaking, Yue Fei's unjust case is obvious, while Yuan Chonghuan's unjust case is more or less empirical, so it is not so unjust. Therefore, it makes sense for Yue Fei to be immortal.
Second, compared with achievements, Yue Fei is much higher than Yuan Chonghuan.
China is an individual society, unlike now, where merits and demerits are clearly defined. Ancient law enforcement also paid attention to the merits and demerits to a certain extent. Yue Fei and Yuan Chonghuan are considered to be wronged. On the one hand, it is falsely accused, and the crime is light and innocent or heavy. On the other hand, they were unjustly killed because of their great achievements, not only did they not offset their merits, but they were even punished for their merits. In terms of credit, Yue Fei's contribution is obviously greater than Yuan Chonghuan's, and it will naturally last forever.
Yuan Chonghuan
When Jin destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty, Yue Fei defeated Jin Jun several times, which not only stabilized the situation in the Southern Song Dynasty, but also recovered a lot of lost land. The four Northern Expeditions defeated the elite of the main force of the 8 Jin Army many times, and Wu Shu, the first general of the 8 Jin Army, was unable to cope with it, which forced the 8 Jin Army to use a large number of Chinese generals. Strategically, he advocated uniting the Yellow River to resist Jin Yijun and called on the people to respond to the Northern Expedition. In the battle, he fought and lost many times, and attacked the late Jin cavalry who was dominant in Wu Shu with an iron axe and a kidnapper horse. As a result of the battle, Yue Fei kept half of the Southern Song Dynasty and maintained a highly developed economy and culture. Even if Yue Fei has a fully supported rear, it is possible to restore the Northern Song Dynasty, or even recover sixteen states of Youyun, and it is also possible to unify the whole country. Zhu Yuanzhang is the only person who unified the whole country from south to north.
Besides, Yuan Chonghuan's initial appreciation came from Sun Chengzong, which became famous in the battle of Ningyuan in World War I and reached its peak in the later victory of Ningjin. However, the battle of Ningyuan and the victory of Ningjin were only defensive operations. The garrison troops were elite Kanto fighters with advanced garrison equipment-cannons, but they were far from hurting the latter Jin. Compared with the former dynasty, the main force and combat effectiveness of the late Jin army did not drop too much, nor did it recover lost ground. The result of the action was to hold the Liaodong area. Yuan is inferior to Sun Chengzong in strategy. He killed Mao just because he didn't want to be controlled by him (Long Wen's harassment of the rear of the latter Jin greatly contained the latter Jin) and made peace with the latter Jin without authorization (it can't be said that making peace is wrong). However, Yuan didn't know enough about Hou Jin's entry from Mongolia around Liaodong, and his response was slow, which led to the untimely assistance. After the aid, he insisted on a set of "main defense and later war" in Liaodong, which led to the looting of the late Jin army
On the whole, Yue Fei regained half of the country for the Southern Song Dynasty and was successfully reborn. This is a powerful guarantee for peace talks, and the credit is obvious. As the saying goes, "ZTE made meritorious service first", but Yuan Chonghuan only defended Liaodong, which failed to deal a fatal blow to the latter. But also led to looting by nomadic people, and the credit is controversial.
Third, personal talent.
Yue Fei is a general of Confucianism. There is nothing wrong with his character, and there is nothing to blame. People say he is not. It can be said that he is a representative of high IQ and high EQ. Needless to say, Yue Fei's literary talent is illustrated by dozens of poems. Besides, he likes reading and his calligraphy is good. At that time, he was called "the room has shelves" and "the word is better than the Soviet style". He also loves to associate with literati and scholars. "All contacts are noble." Although Yue Fei is a military commander, he is brilliant in literary talent and has the demeanor of a Confucian general. He is a lonely hero, full of ambition, and nobody appreciates him. I want to give my heart to Yao Qin, but I have no choice. "There are few bosom friends, who will listen?" Xiao Zhongshan written by him is not as lofty as Man Jianghong, but it expresses his silent cry through the strings. In this life, Yue Fei fought against gold in the Southern Song Dynasty, fought bloody battles, and was totally loyal, not for fame. He only wants to meet a wise king and comfort his loneliness.
However, Yuan has great defects in his personal behavior. Sun Chengzong killed the corrupt company commanders without asking indiscriminately, then fell out with Man Gui and killed Long Wen (with great negative influence). After Ningjin's victory, he resigned due to insufficient reward (partly for reasons) and built a shrine for Wei Zhongxian. However, his last words before his death, "Don't worry about being brave after death, but his loyal soul will still stay in Liaodong", show that he is patriotic as a whole.
Finally, when Yue Fei died, "everyone cried". Many ministers and people felt that his death was wrong. Soon Xiaozong found out the case and rehabilitated himself. Moreover, in the Song Dynasty, later generations built a temple to commemorate and completely rehabilitated. But Yuan Chonghuan was in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it was difficult to find out the case. When he died, people scrambled to eat his flesh, which showed that they hated him. Zhu Shunshui, known as one of the five great masters in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, called Yuan Chonghuan a "traitor" in Zhu Shunshui Collection. Xu, a general in the late Ming Dynasty, also believed that Yuan Chonghuan was fighting the main battle on the surface, but actually wanted to make peace with the Lord, and even gained the trust of the Qing court by capturing and killing Mao alive. Ji believes that although Yuan Chonghuan died unjustly, he killed Mao with twelve counts, just like killing Yue Fei with twelve gold medals. Later generations have different opinions, which has caused a lot of controversy.