It is often said that "every time you slaughter more dogs, you are more negative than a reader", but this sentence is not correct in the Yue family army. Because after Yue Fei's unjust case occurred, many literati staff still followed Yue Fei and were even severely punished for this, but many military generals who were heavily treated by Yue Fei betrayed him, and even betrayed the lord for glory and participated in framing Yue Fei. So, what scum were there in the Yue family's army who helped Qin Ju and his henchmen frame Yue Fei?
1. Wang Jun
Wang Jun was a native of Jinan Province (Dongping Province), originally a forbidden army of the Northern Song Dynasty, and was later promoted by reporting the rebellion of the army. In 1135, when Yue Fei quelled Yang Qi's rebellion, Wang Jun's troops were assigned to the Yue family's army. Although Wang Jun fought many battles, he did not have any military achievements, but was punished for embezzling military salaries, so he was very dissatisfied with his superior Zhang Xian (former military commander). Therefore, at the behest of Qin Ju and others, Wang Jun concocted a false accusation, saying that Zhang Xian planned to rebel.
Second, Wang Gui
Wang Gui was also a native of Tangyin, Xiangzhou, and Yue Fei had known each other since childhood, was as close as a brother, and was also the main general in the Yue family's army, and was the same as Zhang Xian as Yue Fei's right and left arm. During the Battle of Yingchang, Wang Gui behaved badly and was punished by Yue Fei afterwards. Later, Yue Fei left his post, and Wang Gui was appointed as the commander of all the armies stationed in Ezhou. Wang Gui, threatened by Qin Ju and Zhang Jun, was forced to accept Wang Jun's false accusations and send him to the Privy Council in Zhenjiang.
3. Fu Xuan
Fu Xuan was originally the leader of the Taihang Mountain Loyal Militia, and later joined the "Eight Character Army" led by Wang Yan. In 1133, Fu Xuan began to follow the Yue family army to participate in the suppression of the rebellion, and then changed to the Yue family army. In Yue Fei's unjust case, Qin Ju and his henchmen needed some "witnesses" to prove that Yue Fei and Zhang Xian were plotting against each other, and at this time Fu Xuan jumped out to support Wang Jun's confession. After Yue Fei was killed, Fu Xuan asked the imperial court for merit and was appointed deputy commander of the imperial court.
4. Yao Zheng
Yao Zheng is also a native of Xiangzhou Tangyin, and since Yue Fei's mother's surname is Yao, it is likely that Yao Zheng is related to Yue Fei. In 1130, Yue Fei received a report that Liu Jing, a general of another army, planned to sneak into Yixing County and kill Yue Fei's wife and children. The general Yue Fei sent to rescue Yixing at that time was Yao Zheng. Although Yao Zheng was considered to be the elder of the Yue family army, he acted as a "witness" and attached Wang Jun's false accusations. Afterwards, Yao Zheng was also promoted and became a regimental training envoy.
5. Pang Rong
Pang Rong was not originally Yue Fei's subordinate, he was a subordinate of the commander-in-chief. In 1129, on his way to Jintan County, Hu Cheng was killed by the thief Qi Fang, so Pang Rong defected to Guo Ji. In 1130, Yue Fei entered Yixing County, and Pang Rong led his troops to break away from Guo Ji and submit to Yue Fei, and later held the position of commander of the Right Army. Similarly, in Yue Fei's unjust case, Pang Rong also chose to rely on Qin Juniper and participated in slandering and framing Yue Fei, thus getting promoted.
In addition to Wang Gui and Wang Jun, Fu Xuan, Yao Zheng, and Pang Rong have relatively little information, but they still leave records of their participation in framing Yue Fei. In the Yue family's army, there were also people who did not frame Yue Fei, such as Dong Xian. Dong Xian was originally the leader of the anti-Jin rebel army, and only joined the Yue family army in 1133. Although Dong Xian loved money, he did not succumb to Qin Juniper's coercion, and when he was interrogated, he did not attach Qin Juniper and others. After Yue Fei's death, Dong was demoted and then left the Yue family army.
References: 1. "History of Song"; 2. "Yue Fei Biography"