Now many netizens are saying that Jiang Wei's 9 cuts were the main reason for the demise of the Shu kingdom, and this is also the view of Chen Shou, the author of the Three Kingdoms. Here I venture to make a little different point. I hope to discuss it with you.
Let's first talk about why the Shu kingdom collapsed. It was because of political corruption that eunuchs were in power. The emperor did not pay attention to political affairs. As a result, both the economy and politics of the Shu state were on the verge of collapse. And is it Jiang Wei who is in charge of these in the Shu Kingdom? He's a warrior! Governing the Shu state should be the responsibility of the Shu lords Liu Chan and Jiang Wan, Fei Yi and other ministers! It was precisely because these Shu ministers did not assume the responsibility of stabilizing the Shu dynasty, developing the Economy of the Shu State, and educating Liu Chan after Zhuge Liang's death that the weak political situation in the Shu State led to the weak political situation in the Shu State. Especially in educating Liu Chan! Huang Hao was just a eunuch and had no military power. And Liu Chan was just a weak monarch who was not cruel, and his means of rule were not extreme. As a minister of the dprk, he could use the power in his hands to execute Huang Hao. But they did not do so, but were content with the status quo, allowing Huang Hao to play between Chao Zheng and Liu Chan. They were the culprits in the demise of the Shu kingdom!
Some people may say that even if Jiang Wei did not bear the main responsibility, his poor military force was the main reason for hastening the demise of the Shu state. For this view. It is true that the war he launched did greatly increase the burden on the people of the Shu state, but how many of the rulers of feudal society really thought about the people? Did Cao Cao consider the safety of the people when unifying the north? Didn't Zhuge Liang's 7 Northern Expeditions use the people's hard-earned money? It is not in itself reasonable to measure the politicians of more than a thousand years ago by the standards of today's politicians. The rulers at that time were thinking of their own country and inheritance. The people will only be valued in the peaceful and prosperous world, and as for the chaotic world of the Three Kingdoms, the people are only a criterion for the rulers to measure their own strength. And I would like to ask: Without Jiang Wei's nine cuts of Wei, can the Shu kingdom last? Such a corrupt dynasty, a fainting emperor. Which day wei guo freed his hand to say that destroying you will destroy you? Instead of being beaten to death at home, it is better to beat yourself to find a way to live. As a military commander, Jiang Wei had no right to interfere in the affairs of the dynasty, he only had to use his own way to save the Shu kingdom. That is, to replace passive defense with offense, and to use his own still smart head plus his own elite division to try to save the fate of the Shu kingdom. As for success, only God knows. At least Jiang Wei did not take the country's feng lu like most people in the Shu kingdom, but he disregarded the safety of the country. It can be said that he is worthy of the Shu Kingdom and worthy of Zhuge Liang!
I'm not saying what a good general Jiang Wei is. His abilities could not have been fully exerted in the Shu kingdom. I just want to say that what he did for the Shu kingdom was not for himself. It was entirely for the Shu regime he served. For Zhuge Liang to complete the dream. If he is still wrong, it can only be said that he is too persistent. The mistake was in choosing the Shu kingdom in the first place. If he was in the State of Wei, perhaps he would become the number one hero of the unification of the world in the State of Wei. Become a generation of famous generals in the late Three Kingdoms and flow for hundreds of generations, who knows?