Zhuge Liang said in "Shi Shi Biao": "I am a commoner and work hard in Nanyang..." Many people naturally assume that Zhuge Liang is just a commoner and a poor scholar with no background, all because of Liu Bei's important use. Only then did Prime Minister Zhuge appear! If you really think so, you are probably too "simple"... That's just Zhuge Liang's self-effacing statement. Zhuge Liang's background is quite deep!

First of all, let’s talk about this work in Nanyang. In ancient China, especially before the break of the clan system, it was more difficult for someone from a poor family to reach the top than to reach the sky. Old farmers who farm the land have been old farmers for several or even dozens of lifetimes! Therefore, those who really "worked hard" at that time had no chance to study, let alone those who were as knowledgeable as Zhuge Liang. Furthermore, the majority of farmers in ancient China who "worked hard" were tenant farmers, and those who owned private land became a minority. What is a sharecropper? Peasants who farm land and pay rent to landlords. Even if Zhuge Liang is an ordinary farmer with private land, the income from farming is not enough for him to travel and make friends... Therefore, we can initially draw a conclusion that Zhuge Liang is able to study and travel and make friends, at least he was born in a wealthy landlord family, otherwise all this Impossible!

In fact, Zhuge Liang was not a "commoner who worked hard in Nanyang" at all, but a proper "second generation official". Zhuge Liang's father, Zhuge Gui, once served as the magistrate of Taishan County in Yanzhou. The county magistrate is the deputy position of the county governor, and the county is the administrative district above the county. In today's terms, it is the deputy department and bureau-level cadre. Are people born into a family of deputy bureau-level cadres called "Gonggenbuyi"? Obviously, Zhuge Liang is "joking" with everyone, don't take it seriously. After Zhuge Gui passed away, his cousin Zhuge Xuan took Zhuge Liang brothers to his side and raised them. Zhuge Liang's cousin and adoptive father, Zhuge Xuan, was no ordinary person either.

Zhuge Xuan was originally Liu Biao's subordinate. After Zhuge Gui's death, Zhuge Xuan went to Shandong to pick up Zhuge Liang's brothers when Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou. In order to escape the war, Zhuge Xuan temporarily moved to Yuan Shu's territory to settle down. Later, under Yuan Shu's "recommendation", Zhuge Xuan took up the post of Yuzhang Prefect, which is almost the current secretary of the municipal party committee and mayor of a prefecture-level city. Later, Zhuge Xuan was deposed from the position of prefect by others, and finally returned to Liu Biao's tent as a last resort. After the death of Zhuge Xuan, Zhuge Liang took his younger brothers and sisters to settle in Longzhong, Xiangyang, so there was a saying of "working hard in Nanyang". As the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. No matter how bad Zhuge Gui and Zhuge Xuan are, they are still county officials. Even if they die, I'm afraid Zhuge Liang brothers will not have to farm the land and collect food by themselves!

In addition, because of Zhuge Xuan's relationship, Zhuge Liang later married Huang, the daughter of Huang Chengyan, a celebrity in Jingzhou at that time. And this Huang Chengyan is not only a celebrity in Jingzhou, but also has another identity - he is the brother-in-law of Jingzhou's "top leader" Liu Biao! Liu Biao's step-sibling, Mrs. Cai, was Huang Chengyan's sister-in-law. Yes, she is the sister of Cai Mao who was defeated by Cao Cao in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"!

Liu Biao’s step-wife is Cai Mao’s second sister, and Zhuge Liang’s mother-in-law is Cai Mao’s eldest sister. In other words, Zhuge Liang has to follow his wife in calling Liu Biao uncle and Cai Mao uncle! The "top leader" in Jingzhou is Zhuge Liang's wife's biological uncle. Isn't this background rich enough? Do you know why Zhuge Liang did nothing in the land of Jingxiang but was able to live comfortably and travel around making friends? "Walking sideways" in the land of Jingxiang is probably not a big problem!

Zhuge Liang’s "Shishi Biao" deceived too many future generations. The sentence "I am a commoner and worked hard in Nanyang" completely wiped out the profound background and made it seem like he was Like an old farmer! When Liu Bei fell in love with Zhuge Liang, it was probably not just because of his talent. The relationship between Zhuge Liang and Liu Biao might not be what Liu Bei liked, right?