Zhuge Liang

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Chancellor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang is one of the most renowned strategists and administrators in Chinese history. Liu Bei, founding emperor of Shu Han, recruited Zhuge Liang after visiting the latter three times at his thatched cottage, and Zhuge Liang repaid him with his brilliant mind and service. An excellent advisor, the "Longzhong Plan" he drafted for Liu Bei served as the foundation of Shu Han state policy, advising Liu Bei to ally with Sun Quan of Wu against their common enemy, Cao Cao of Wei. With the aid of Sun Quan's general Lu Su, Zhuge Liang persuaded Sun Quan to join forces against the Wei, leading to one of the period's most famous battles—the Battle of Red Cliffs. As Cao Cao's army headed south to Jingzhou, Zhuge Liang's strategic advice proved invaluable. According to the Romance, Zhuge Liang destroyed Cao Cao's vast armada with flaming ships, then led the combined Shu-Wu force to rout the Wei despite their numerical disadvantage. After Cao Cao's retreat to Xiangyang, the province of Jingzhou became divided between Shu Han, Wu, and Wei. The Shu-Wu alliance would later break down after Sun Quan formed an alliance with Cao Cao. After a period of internecine conflict, though flanked by the forces of Sun Quan and Cao Cao, Liu Bei declared himself Emperor of Shu Han at Chengdu. After Liu Bei's failed invasion of Wu and later death, Zhuge Liang remained in Chengdu, continuing to advise his son and heir, Liu Shan. He penned the "Chu Shi Biao", a pair of memorials that demonstrated his desire to reclaim the Central Plains and his devotion to Shu Han. He would continue to rectify the government, reform the law, suppress powerful families, pacify rebellions, and invade the north until his death at the age of 53, whereupon he received the posthumous title "The Marquis of Zhongwu". Zhuge Liang's wisdom, loyalty, and martial prowess have become the stuff of legend. He has become the embodiment of his own maxim, "Spare no effort until your dying day", and the archetypical example of a wise and loyal Confucian official.
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