In 234 AD, Zhuge Liang, the chancellor of the Shu Kingdom, died of illness in the Wuzhangyuan army, and the "star fell in the autumn wind wuzhangyuan", a generation of legendary giants and prodigies zhuge Liang, who bid farewell to the world. For the Langya Zhuge clan of the Three Kingdoms family, Zhuge Liang's death seems to be a turning point, before many talents of the Zhuge family were proud of the spring breeze on the stage of the history of the Three Kingdoms. Since then, the Zhuge family has gradually entered a period of decline.
In 253 AD, Zhuge Ke, a military minister of the State of Wu and the Governor of Wu, engaged in a power struggle with Sun Jun, another powerful minister of the State of Wu, and the sinister and fierce Sun Jun launched a mutiny, beheading Zhuge Ke and killing him completely. In 258 AD, the Wei general Zhuge Shi of Yangzhou and the general Zhuge Shi of Zhaowu, in order to resist Sima Yi's usurpation of the imperial power of the State of Wei, angrily raised an army, and as a result, due to the disparity in strength, it ended in failure, and was finally exterminated by Sima Yi. In 263, Zhuge Liang's son Zhuge Zhan and his son Zhuge Shang were defeated in the Battle of Mianzhu to defend Shu Han, and both father and son were killed.
Successive slaughters caused the Zhuge family, which had been in the Three Kingdoms for a while, to be seriously injured, and the elite talents were almost killed and injured. Since then, the Zhuge family has entered a century-long period of silence. It was not until more than a hundred years after Zhuge Liang's death that the Zhuge family ushered in another brief glory, and a powerful and powerful general appeared: Zhuge Changmin.
Zhuge Changmin, a native of Langya Yangdu, was in the same family as Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Changmin was born into a commoner's family, but he learned to practice martial arts since he was a child, and he had excellent martial arts skills, courage and talent. However, although Zhuge Changmin was not small in skill, it was a pity that his character was not good, he did not do anything to make profits, and his reputation among the neighbors was not good.
Zhuge Changmin lived in the last years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor An of Jin, the eastern Jin dynasty was weakened and its name was extinct, and the two powerful ministers Huan Xuan and Liu Yu supported the army and respected themselves. Zhuge Changmin initially followed Huan Xuan as a counselor to the general Zhengxi, but was soon deposed for greed. Zhuge Changmin lost his job and held a grudge in his heart, so he changed his court and surrendered to Liu Yu.
In the Battle of Liyang in 404 AD, Zhuge Changmin first appeared sharp, he led a small number of soldiers, attacked the fierce and good at fighting Liyang Taishou Diao Kui, first defeated and then won the perfect turnaround, conquered Liyang, and was promoted to the rank of auxiliary general and the history of Xuancheng City. After that, in the rebellion launched by the warlord Huan Xin, he charged forward as a pioneer and completely annihilated the cavalry of the Xun clan, who were known for their bravery and good fighting, and thus became famous and became Liu Yu's confidant for a while, and was awarded the title of Duke of Xingan County and governor of Huaibei, and took the lead alone.
In 409, The Southern Yan Emperor Murong Chao led his troops south. Murong Chao was known as a generation of tyrants, known for being good at using soldiers, Zhuge Changmin had no fear, in the Battle of Xia Pi, he broke the Southern Yan army, Liu Yu was overjoyed, and he crowned Zhuge Changmin to hold the festival, supervise the qingyang erzhou military, Qingzhou assassin history, and lead the Jinling Taishou, and for a time, became Liu Yu's most important general.
But Zhuge Changmin, who was full of pride, soon returned to his old ways. During his term of office, he relied on his outstanding merits, and Liu Yu could not do without him, "arrogant and greedy, not sympathetic to political affairs, gathering treasures and beauty, building the first house, not knowing the discipline, being cruel, and suffering by the people", poor and extravagant, desperate to pursue the joy of sound and color, plundering the people's wealth, and pitting the people.
Not only that, Zhuge Changmin was heavily armed, and gradually bred a heart of disobedience, vainly trying to replace his master Liu Yu, secretly recruiting troops to buy horses, gathering grass and grain, and planning rebellion. The shrewd Liu Yu, sensing Zhuge Changmin's change, decided to take the initiative to eradicate this scourge by force. In March 413, Liu Yu hid an ambush in his mansion and then summoned Zhuge Changmin. Zhuge Changmin did not expect Liu Yu to act so quickly, and came to see Liu Yu without any precautions. During the banquet, Liu Yu gave an order, and the sword and axe hands rushed up and killed Zhuge Changmin on the spot.
After his death, "Zhuge Shi's Curse, Shi Shu Xian hates the late punishment, if the shackles are released", the common people clapped their hands and said that he died too late, and the people in his jurisdiction were as happy as to be freed from the shackles. Zhuge Changmin can be called the last glory of the Zhuge family, but he has committed many acts of injustice, and he is also to blame for such a fate.
Reference: Book of Jin