In February of the third year of Zhangwu (223), Liu Bei was seriously ill and called Zhuge Liang to Yong 'an to entrust Li Yan with his affairs. Liu Bei said to Zhuge Liang, "Your talent is ten times that of Cao Pi. In the end, you will be able to achieve great things. If the adopted son (Liu Chan) can help, help him; If he has no talent, you can take it yourself. "

Zhuge Liang said tearfully, "I will try my best to serve the faithful solar terms until I die!" " "Liu Bei asked Liu Chan to regard Zhuge Liang as his father. In April, Liu Bei died, and Liu Chan succeeded to the throne, making Zhuge Liang the marquis of Wuxiang and opening a yamen.

Zhuge Liang is diligent and cautious, and all political affairs must be done by himself, with strict rewards and punishments; 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.

Before and after the five northern expeditions to the central plains, most of them did nothing with food. Eventually, he died in Wuzhangyuan (now Qishan, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province) in the 12th year of Jianxing (234) at the age of 54.

2. A model

In 227, in the fifth year of Jianxing, Zhuge Liang wrote a model and decided to attack Wei in the north and pacify the Central Plains. This mode is mainly discussion, narrative and lyrical.

After sincere and euphemistic urging, the full text mainly talks openly, rewards and punishments are strict, and relatives and friends are close, so as to revive the Han Dynasty and return its old capital (Luoyang).

With sincere words, in view of the situation at that time, he repeatedly urged Liu Chan to inherit the legacy of Liu Bei, open a shrine, reward and punish strictly, and stay away from relatives, so as to complete the great cause of "revitalizing the Han Dynasty", showing Zhuge Liang's strong will to "set the Central Plains in the north" and his loyalty to Shu Han.

Anecdotal allusions:

In 229 AD, Zhuge Liang made the third northern expedition, and destroyed the enemy's fortifications-antlers with axes, resulting in more than 1,000 axes being damaged. It is not that the enemy's fortifications are too strong, but that Shu's weapons are too tofu.

To this end, Zhuge Liang wrote an "axe teaching", which seriously criticized the quality of these military axes. Fortunately, the enemy has fled, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

Zhuge Liang designed a batch of tomahawks with his own hands in a serious and responsible spirit and supervised the production. As a result, these tomahawks were used for more than 100 days, and no damage was found.

So Zhuge Liang said, I know that the person in charge of production has no intention and should be arrested and held accountable. This shows that Zhuge Liang is meticulous in his work. Zhuge Liang is not only the military commander in front, but also the person in charge of the production and supply of military materials in the rear.