Every time the Three Kingdoms are mentioned, they think of the era of the herds of deer, war, cruel but bloody era, heroes want to establish their own new rivers and mountains after the fall of the old dynasty, naturally inseparable from war. War needs talent, so there is no need for a low intensity of war for the struggle for talent.
Liu Bei, who started with benevolence and righteousness, in addition to those generals who have made great military achievements, the most important thing to ignore is Zhuge Liang. When he was a child, he had learned the story of Liu Bei's "Three Gu Maolu", and the reason why he was able to get the help of Mr. Wolong was inseparable from Sima Hui, the Water Mirror Mr. at that time.
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Sima Hui was also one of the famous scholars of the late Eastern Han Dynasty, he was erudite and proficient in many disciplines, and people once called him Mr. Water Mirror. But he never talked about current affairs and was willing to be a hermit. When Liu Bei was down, he accidentally met Mr. ShuiJing at that time.
After he confided in him about his bitterness and learned about Liu Bei's ambitions, Sima Hui recommended Zhuge and Pang Tong to him, and he once said to Liu Bei: "Wolong Phoenix, you can have a safe world", which led to the story of the three Gu Maolu later. Zhuge Liang also finally met his own Bole in the chaotic world, thus assisting the Ming Lord and showing his ambitions.
However, when many people are reading novels or watching TV, they will have a question, Sima Hui and Sima Yi were originally surnamed, and the two people may even be relatives, and sima Hui recommended to Liu Bei not sima yi, who was not his surname sima yi, but zhuge liang, who was not related to him?
I believe that many people still can't figure out the reason for this. However, a careful study of the family history of the two, as well as their daily social circles, will actually find that it is difficult to say whether the two of them have a family relationship or not.
Looking through the historical records related to the Three Kingdoms, there is no information to indicate that the two of them were uncles and nephews. Sima Hui's ancestors are not clearly recorded, he was just a Jingxiang celebrity, who has been living in Yingchuan; Sima Yi's historical record is quite detailed, his family is a descendant of Sima Wei, the king of Yin, grandfather, uncle and other people, all have real information to examine. In this comparison, although the two of them have the same surname, it is difficult to say that they are related.
Secondly, at that time, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi had different reputations. Although the two of them did not have much difference in age, when Sima Hui recommended Zhuge Liang, he was already a famous scholar in Xiangyang. After all, Liu Bei was not a fool, and if Zhuge Liang did not have a certain prestige in the local area, he would not have listened to only one person's words and invited Zhuge Liang out of the mountains many times.
Looking at Sima Yi at that time, there were 8 brothers in his family at that time, and in the early years, Sima Yi always pretended to be ill and did not want to come out, so no one affirmed his talent. Even at that time, his brother's reputation was above Sima Yi. Comparing the two, with Sima Yi's fame at that time, Sima Hui, even if he was his uncle, did not dare to recommend him easily.
Finally, it has to do with the position of the two. In the 6th year of Jian'an, Liu Bei's place was Jingzhou, which was Liu Biao's territory, while Sima Yi's place was Wen County, Hanoi, which was Cao Cao's territory. The distance between the two is more than 100 kilometers, and they belong to the enemy countries that are inseparable.
Even if Liu Bei had the intention of recruiting Sima Yi, for the sake of his own life, he would not, let alone dare to go to Cao Cao's territory to dig up people. Combining the above three reasons, Sima Yi is too far away from Liu Bei, his fame is far less than Zhuge Liang, and he is not necessarily Sima Hui's nephew, and Mr. Shui Jing naturally will not recommend him.