1. Yue Fei - More important than Mount Tai
During the Southern Song Dynasty, Yue Fei in Tangyin County was carefully taught by his mother since he was a child, practicing literature and martial arts, and devoted himself to serving the country. When Yue Fei joined the army, his mother-in-law stabbed him in the back with the four words "Serve the country with loyalty". The Tatars of the Jin Kingdom invaded, and Yue Fei took the lead in the battle, but was blocked by the treacherous minister Zhang Bangchang. The traitor Qin Hui was bribed by the Jin. He offered twelve gold medals to summon Yue Fei back to his country and imprisoned him. Yue Fei died unjustly.
2. Wen Tianxiang - More important than Mount Tai
Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, personally persuaded him to surrender and promised to serve as prime minister. Wen Tianxiang was upright and would rather die than surrender. He died in Dadu on the ninth day of December in the nineteenth year of Yuan Dynasty (January 9, 1283). Aged 47.
3. Qi Jiguang - More important than Mount Tai
He was named Yuanjing, named Nantang, later named Mengzhu, and his posthumous title was Wuyi. Han nationality, native of Penglai, Shandong (some say his ancestral home is Dingyuan, Anhui, and he was born in Luqiao Town, Weishan County, Jining, Shandong). A famous anti-Japanese general of the Ming Dynasty, an outstanding strategist, calligrapher, poet and national hero.
4. Deng Shichang - More important than Mount Tai
Deng Shichang was one of the earliest naval officers in China and the captain of the "Zhiyuan" in the Beiyang Fleet of the Qing Dynasty. In 1894, he was the commander (captain) of the cruiser Zhiyuan during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894. On September 17, 1894, he died heroically in the Battle of the Yellow Sea. He was given the posthumous title of Duke Zhuangjie and the posthumous title of Prince Shaobao.
5. Qin Hui - lighter than a feather
Qin Hui belonged to the peace-promoting faction in the Southern Song Dynasty court and pursued a peace policy of ceding territory, claiming vassal status, and paying tribute. During his second visit to the prime minister, he tried his best to denigrate the anti-Jin soldiers and prevent the restoration; at the same time, he formed a secret party, expelled dissidents, and repeatedly caused jails. He was one of the famous treacherous ministers in Chinese history.
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