Guan Zhong, Le Yi and Zhuge Liang are all outstanding figures in history. They have both made contributions to the present and influenced the later generations to varying degrees.

Guan Zhong (about 723 BC-645 BC), whose name was Yiwu, was a representative figure of Legalism in the Spring and Autumn Period. Later generations praised him as "the pioneer of Legalism", "the teacher of saints" and "the first phase of China"

Guan Zhong assisted Qi Huangong in carrying out political reform in Qi State, vigorously developed the economy and put forward "Cang Li Shi". Guan Zhong's "nine princes combined to conquer the world" made great contributions to the stability of the Zhou Dynasty at that time. Guan Zhong's "relying on the emperor to make the princes" suppressed the attack of Shanrong and Beidi on the Central Plains, and made great contributions to promoting the development of the Central Plains culture. Confucius highly praised this. "I was left behind."

Qi Huangong, as the first overlord of the Five Overlords in the Spring and Autumn Period, achieved its greatest prosperity with the "Kwai Hill Alliance", all of which depended on Guan Zhong.

Le Yi was a famous strategist in the late Warring States period, and was a general in the State of Yan. In 284 BC, he commanded the allied forces of five countries, including Yan State, to attack Qi State, connecting more than 7 cities, creating a famous war example of defeating the strong with the weak in China's ancient war history, and revenged the strong against Yan. Later, because of the suspicion of Yan Huiwang, he defected to Zhao, was sealed in Guanjin, and was named Wangjun.

prime minister of Shu and Han dynasties, an outstanding politician and strategist. Help Liu Bei recover from the Han Dynasty, and finally form a tripartite confrontation between Wei Shuwu and China. In order to recover Zhuge Liang's six trips to Qishan, the seven expeditions to Wei ended in failure.

the most outstanding thing about Zhuge Liang is his spirit of "devoting all his efforts to death before doing it", knowing that he can't do it.

Guan Zhong made an important contribution to the stability of the world at that time and the political, economic and cultural development of the Central Plains. Le Yi was just a military strategist, he only avenged the Yan state, and provided a classic example for later generations. Although Zhuge Liang was a failed hero, it was a great contribution to the formation of the three kingdoms in the environment at that time. What is important is that Zhuge Liang passed down the spirit of "knowing what not to do" since Confucius. This spirit of devoting all one's efforts to death has become an important part of China's traditional culture.

on the whole, Zhuge Liang should be the first. Guan Zhong came second, and Le Yi came third.