Thursday, September 18, 2008

The Heavenly Strategist


Zhuge Liang

Zhuge Liang, named Kong Ming, was the most famous strategist of the Three Kingdom Era and perhaps the whole china history. He was not only a well-known strategist and statesman, but also an accomplished scholar and inventor. His Tao name is the Sleeping Dragon. His name Kong Ming is also know as Piercing Light, a light of hope during the chaotic time of the fallen Han Dynasty. Upon Liu Bei's three visit to his thatched cottage, he became the chief strategist of Liu Bei. He was well-known in making allies with the Kingdom of Wu with Lu Su, named Zi Jing, a advisor to Sun Quan and Zhou Yu.

Kong Ming was also a friend of many brilliant scholar such as Pang Tong and Xu Shu. When Liu Bei became Emperor Zhao Lie of Shu, Zhuge Liang became the Chancellor of Shu. After the death of Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang continue the long dream of Liu Bei and stabilise the Southern part of Shu, the Nanman. After the Southern Expedition, he set to the Northern to deal with the Wei. During the expedition, Zhuge Liang met a formidable rivial, Sima Yi. Through a lot of creative strategies, Sima Yi have no choice but to avoid battles with Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang passed away in 234/ WuZhang Plain and was succeed by Jian Wei, his favorite disciple.

Before his death, he passed his treatise and the manual of the eight trigram formation to Jian Wei. His post of prime minister was succeeded by Jiang Wan, Fei Yi and Dong Yun. But soon without these people, Shu and the two country, Wu and Wei finally fell and the Jin Dynasty was formed... ...

In addition, Zhuge Liang invented the flying lanterns, wooden ox, crossbow, landmine and the food, Mantou.

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