Yang Qing, who was then the prime minister's main book, followed Zhuge Liang and saw that Zhuge Liang was busy all day. He was very worried that Zhuge Liang was exhausted. He made a suggestion, saying, "Governing a country, like managing a family, has a certain system and a certain division of labor. Take housekeeping as an example. Slaves farm, maids cook, chickens crow, dogs guard against theft, cows load, horses run away, each doing his own thing, and the owner is in good order and comfortable to eat and live. If you do everything yourself and stop distributing, you will only be exhausted and never achieve anything. " Zhuge Liang thanked Yang Qing for his advice. After Yang Qing's death, Zhuge Liang remembered this incident and shed tears.
Moved to moved, sad to sad, Zhuge Liang personally handled the big and small things, and did his best to die. So when Zhuge Liang's last Northern Expedition was at loggerheads with Sima Yi, the general of Wei, Sima Yi just didn't go to the battlefield, but when Zhuge Liang sent people to accept the gauntlet, he chatted with the newcomers. Seemingly chatting, but actually spying on information. It is not military mobilization, nor military strength, but the routine of coach Zhuge Liang. The messenger replied truthfully: "Zhuge Gong always can't sleep at night, and the penalty for hitting more than 20 boards must be decided by himself. He works much and eats little. " After the messenger left, Sima Yi said to the Ministry: "Zhu Gekongming has little food and things are complicated. I'm afraid it won't last long." Sima Yi guessed right. Zhuge Liang soon broke down from overwork and died.