Brief introduction of Zhuge Liang's characters

Zhuge Liang (181-23410-8) was born in Xuzhou (now yinan county, Linyi City, Shandong Province) and was an outstanding politician, strategist, diplomat, writer, calligrapher and inventor during the Three Kingdoms period.

In his early years, he went to Jingzhou with his uncle Zhuge Xuan. After Zhuge Xuan's death, Zhuge Liang lived in seclusion in Longzhong, Xiangyang. After Liu Bei arrived at the thatched cottage, Zhuge Liang was invited to come out, but Sun Lian resisted Cao and was defeated by Battle of Red Cliffs. Formed the trend of the Three Kingdoms and captured Jingzhou. In the 16th year of Jian 'an (2 1 1), Yizhou was captured. Then he defeated Cao Jun and won Hanzhong.

In the first year of Shu Zhangwu (22 1), Liu Bei established the Shu-Han regime in Chengdu, and Zhuge Liang was appointed as the prime minister to preside over state affairs. Liu Chan, the ruler in the last years of Shu and Han Dynasties, succeeded to the throne, and Zhuge Liang was made the marquis of Wuxiang, leading Yizhou as a shepherd. Diligent and prudent, big and small political affairs must be personally done, and rewards and punishments are strict; Make an alliance with Wu Dong to improve relations with all ethnic groups in southwest China; Carry out the reclamation policy and strengthen combat readiness. Most of the six northern expeditions to the Central Plains were based on grain.

Eventually, due to overwork, he died in Wuzhangyuan (now Qishan, Baoji, Shaanxi) in the twelfth year of Jianxing in Shu at the age of 54. Liu Chan made him a loyal minister, and later generations often called him Zhuge Liang by Wuhou. Because of his military ability, the Eastern Jin regime named him King Wuxing.

The representative works of Zhuge Liang's prose include A Model and A Book of Commandments. He once invented the wooden ox, the flying horse, the Kongming lantern and so on, and transformed the crossbow, called Zhuge Lian crossbow, which can hit all targets with one crossbow. Zhuge Liang is the representative of loyal ministers and wise men in China traditional culture. He devoted himself to his life and died.

Extended data

Zhuge Liang was born in Han Guanghe for four years (18 1) and was born in Yang Du County, Langya County. Zhuge is a Langya family. Zhuge Liang's ancestor Zhuge Feng was a captain in the Western Han Dynasty, and Zhuge Liang's father was a county official in Mount Tai at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Zhuge Liang's mother Zhang died when he was 3 years old, and Zhuge Liang lost his father when he was 8 years old. He and his younger brother Zhuge Jun followed Zhuge Xuan, the uncle who was appointed as the magistrate by Yuan Shu, to (now Nanchang, Jiangxi). The Eastern Han court sent Zhu Hao instead of Zhuge Xuan, and Zhuge Xuan went to Jingzhou for Liu Biao.

In the second year of Jian 'an (197), Zhuge Xuan died and Zhuge Liang lived in seclusion in Longzhong (now Xiangyang, Hubei). He likes to recite Fu Liangyin on weekdays, and often compares himself with Guan Zhong and Le Yi. At that time, people ignored him, and only his friends Xu Shu and Cui believed in his talent.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhuge Liang