In my opinion, it is not meaningless. At least, many people think that Prime Minister Zhuge has done his best and is exhausted in the end. Liu Adou, who had no money to help, persisted for nearly 30 years before Shu Han died. If Zhuge Liang could live, how good would it be to unify the whole country?
I have no prejudice against Prime Minister Zhuge. No matter who he is, as long as the world is unified and the people live a good life in a few days, Leopard Eye thinks he is a hero of the Chinese nation.
However, in my opinion, even if Zhuge Liang lives for another ten or twenty years, I'm afraid it won't help. Not until you die.
In 263, Wargo arrived at the gates of Chengdu, and Liu Chan surrendered. At this time, Zhuge Liang (18 1-234) would have been 83 years old if he were still alive. Although he is ten years older than Jiang Ziya (about 1 156- about10/7) when he was fishing in Weixi, he is not too old.
Zhuge Liang pinched his fingers and counted, knowing in his heart that his fate was inviolable, so he hid in Emei Mountain or westbound Kunlun Mountain, temporarily sheltered from the wind and concentrated on practicing.
In the eighth year of Yuankang in the Western Jin Dynasty (29 1), Sima Yi, king of Chu, went to Beijing to kill Yang Jun, and the "Eight Kings Rebellion" began. Zhuge Liang was just one hundred and ten years old. If you leave the mountain at this time, even if Jiang Ziya 140 retires, there will still be 30 years.
In 304, Li Xiong, the leader of the Di nationality, occupied Chengdu, calling himself the King of Chengdu, known as "Cheng Han" in history, which opened the prelude to the Five Rebellions.
If Zhuge Liang came out of the mountain before this and occupied Chengdu before Li Xiong, he would establish a regime like Zhuge Liang. The chaos of Sima's Central Plains Dynasty took about ten years to unify the whole country.
After that, I will struggle for another 20 years to consolidate the foundation for Zhuge Zhan (if he is still alive) or his descendants, and succeed to the throne at the age of 140, which is almost the retirement age of Jiang Ziya. Or travel around the world, or retire to Emei Kunlun.
Zhuge Liang can't beat Sima Yi, but wouldn't it be quick to take the mountains and rivers laid by Sima Yi and his descendants?
This is a relatively happy ending, provided that Zhuge Liang does not die.
If you only live for a few more decades, I am afraid there will be no such good result. Waiting for the world to change will not become so complicated in the short term. There were Cao Cao and Sima Yi in the early stage, and Sima Shi and Si Mazhao in the later stage. Although Sima's troops are no match for Zhuge Liang, after all, the strength of Wei and Shu is too different, and Zhuge Liang still has no choice.
From 228 to 23 1 year, in more than three years, Zhuge Liang made four northern expeditions and sent troops to fight against Cao Wei's attacks, nearly twice a year on average.
From 23 1 to 234, it was also more than three years. Zhuge Liang only made one northern expedition, but Cao Wei did not wage war.
This shows that Zhuge Liang finally adjusted his strategic thinking and stopped the continuous Northern Expedition. The fundamental reason is that the Northern Expedition wasted people and money, and there was no substantial gain. With the stability of the political situation in Shu and Han dynasties, Zhuge Liang took full control of the political affairs, no longer used the state of war to serve politics, and could recuperate.
But after all, the status quo of Yizhou is here. Even if the economy recovers for 20 or 30 years, its financial resources and military strength cannot be compared with Cao Wei.
It is clear that Sima Yi used Wargo extensively in Huaibei.
Is recuperating, Wei has no war, and is actively developing production and strengthening national strength.
In the second year of Zhengshi (24 1), Deng Ai opened a river in the north and south of Huaihe River, reclaimed land on a large scale and took many measures to develop the economy. More than 300 miles of canals have been dug in the Huaihe River Basin, and 20,000 hectares of farmland have been irrigated, connecting Huainan and Huaibei.
A few years later, from Luoyang, Kyoto to Shouchun, along the way, the voices of chickens and dogs were heard in Enemy at the Gates, and there was a scene of prosperity and strength.
Since then, the water conservancy and military camps in the Huaihe River basin have developed rapidly, and the defense forces in the southeast of Wei have been greatly strengthened. Whenever there is a war in the southeast, the army can take a boat south and go straight to Jianghuai. With sufficient stores of rations and no floods, Wei's strength was greatly enhanced.
This is just like the United States. Although the GDP growth rate is not high, as long as there is a growth rate of 2-3%, its economic growth will surpass that of China. Because their base is too large, although China's growth rate is very high, its economic growth is still not as good as that of the United States.
Therefore, even if Zhuge Liang lived for decades, the strength of Shu Han could not compete with Cao Wei, and Zhuge Liang would not achieve much.
At the same time, with the death of Jingzhou Sect patriarch, the strongmen of Shu will gradually rise, and the interior will not be monolithic, and there are uncertain factors.
Moreover, Zhuge Liang is hands-on. What seems to be a good thing is actually the biggest drawback of politicians. If you are covered in iron, you can't even hit a few nails. If we can't make full use of talents, there can be no good development. Capable people, if not fully explored and appointed, will not be willing to be lonely and will rise up against you. After all, everyone wants to realize his own value, and no one wants to be dull all his life.
Zhuge Liang's practice can also be said to be that he only cares about taking the road and taking others' road, which is very troublesome.
Therefore, if Zhuge Liang can't live forever, at least he can't live to 140 like Jiang Ziya. I'm afraid he won't change much after living for decades.
Just kidding, Zhuge Liang is worried to death rather than exhausted.