Zhuge Liang’s evaluation in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Zhuge Liang’s evaluation

1. Sun Yat-sen: Zhuge Liang is very talented, so he was able to establish a good government in Western Shu, and he was able to go out to Qishan for the Northern Expedition and compete with Wu and Wei. three.

2. Mao Zedong: It started by mistake in Longzhong, and the troops were divided into two parts thousands of miles away. In the end, Guan Yu, Liu Bei, and Zhuge's forces were divided into three parts, and they were invincible.

3. Qian Mu: With one Zhuge, the Three Kingdoms can shine on future generations, just like the two Han Dynasties.

Zhuge Liang followed his uncle Zhuge Xuan to Jingzhou in his early years. After Zhuge Xuan died, Zhuge Liang lived in seclusion in Longzhong. Later, Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage three times to invite Zhuge Liang, and joined forces with Sun Yat-sen to fight against Cao Cao, and defeated Cao's army in the Battle of Chibi. It formed a tripartite power among the Three Kingdoms and captured Jingzhou. In the 16th year of Jian'an (211), Yizhou was captured.

Following the defeat of Cao Jun, Hanzhong was captured. In the first year of Shu Zhangwu (221), Liu Bei established the Shu Han regime in Chengdu, and Zhuge Liang was appointed prime minister to preside over the government. Liu Chan, the empress of Shu, succeeded to the throne, and Zhuge Liang was granted the title of Marquis of Wuxiang and led the shepherd of Yizhou. Be diligent and prudent, handle all political affairs personally, and strictly enforce rewards and punishments; alliance with Soochow to improve relations with all ethnic groups in the southwest; implement the policy of farming and strengthen war preparations.

The six Northern Expeditions to the Central Plains were mostly spent on food but in vain. He eventually became ill due to overwork and died of illness in Wuzhangyuan (now Qishan, Baoji, Shaanxi) in the 12th year of Jianxing Shu (234) at the age of 54. Liu Chan posthumously named him the Marquis of Zhongwu, and later generations often addressed him as Marquis of Wu. The Eastern Jin regime named him King Wuxing because of his military prowess.

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The three main points of Zhuge Liang’s “observation of his general strategy”

“Three main points of his “observation of his general strategy”:

First, the standard for learning selection is "roughly". There are many things to learn, how to choose? Zhuge Liang focused on books that contained schematics and valued content at a schematic level.

Secondly, the focus of learning is “schematic”. For the same book and conversation, pay special attention to absorbing the strategic thinking and strategic wisdom in it when studying. It can be said that "If you don't have a strategy, you must be careful; if you have a strategy, you must see it; if you have a general strategy, you must see the big picture."

Third, the focus of training is "schematic". Including rough construction, implementation, gains and losses, etc. A true "general plan" cannot be superficial, and precisely because of its large scale, it is easy to be paradoxical or paradoxical. Therefore, it requires great wisdom to judge the general plan, understand the general plan, and plan the general plan. There should be no connection between this kind of wisdom and flashy and careless style.

Things behind Zhuge Liang

After the Shu army returned to Chengdu, Liu Chan posthumously named Zhuge Liang the Marquis of Zhongwu. Zhuge Liang's last words ordered his subordinates to bury him at Dingjun Mountain in Hanzhong and build a tomb according to the mountain. The tomb could only accommodate a coffin. Zhuge Liang once pointed out in the table that he had no extra property, only 800 mulberry trees and 15 hectares of land, and all he owned were granted by the court. Even though his son was self-sufficient, he had no extra property.

Sure enough, Zhuge Liang was like this until his death. Even before his death, he ordered him to dig only one hole when he was buried. It would be enough if the coffin could be put in, and he should wear ordinary clothes. No other burial objects are needed. The tomb of Marquis Wu is in Mian County, Dingjun Mountain.

Many places in the Shu Han Dynasty sent letters requesting the erection of Zhuge Liang temples. However, the Shu Han court violated the etiquette and refused to accept the request, so the people privately offered sacrifices to Zhuge Liang on the roads during the four seasons festivals. Until the sixth year of Jingyao (263), at the suggestion of Xi Long and Xiang Chong, Liu Chan built a temple for Zhuge Liang in Mianyang.

Thirty years after Zhuge Liang's death, Sima Zhao sent Deng Ai and Zhong Hui to attack Shu. His eldest son Zhuge Zhan and eldest grandson Zhuge Shang died in the Battle of Mianzhu.

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