Gold is not barefoot, no one is perfect. This is from the Southern Song Dynasty Dai retro "Sending Xing": "Gold has no foot color, and the white bi has slight flaws." Ask people not to be prepared, concubines wish the old king's family. The idiom in "is aptly applied to the horse. Ma Mo is talented, but not all-rounder, good at strategy, good at government affairs, and short of tactics, lacking in the military.
Before His death, Liu Bei did not say anything about major events in many countries, but he either stressed or warned Zhuge Liang, the minister of Zhengtuo, that "Ma Chen's words are exaggerated and should not be reused." I didn't want to say a word, and later Ma Mo lost the street pavilion, and the results of the Northern Expedition were lost. After several years of the Northern Expedition, there was no first result. Ma Mo's loss of the street pavilion not only confirms Liu Bei's foresight and the name of the intellectual, but also reflects Zhuge Liang's nepotism and improper employment. In terms of recognizing, discerning, and using horse rumors, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, who are thousands of years of monarchs and courtiers known as the "relationship between fish and water," are very different, which really surprises future generations.
The reason why Liu Bei was able to see that Ma Mo was "exaggerated and should not be reused" and warned Zhuge Liang on his deathbed was as follows.
First of all, it is the monarch, not the brothers.
Zhuge Liang knew each other early but was less close to Ma Mo and was a brother; while Liu Beiwan knew that he had more contact with Ma Mo and was a monarch. Ma Mo followed Liu Bei into Shu as "Jingzhou Engaged" and began to be with Liu Bei. When "engaged" as the official name, it refers to the official history, also known as the official who engaged in the history of the Han Dynasty, and is a subordinate official of the history of the thorn, in charge of the documents of a county (state). Jingzhou engaged, in charge of Jingzhou's clerical work. It can be said that Ma Mo was one of the members of the Jingzhou leadership team formed by Liu Beigang. Following Liu Bei into Shu, Ma Mo, the "Jingzhou engaged", was to follow Liu Bei of Jingzhou and advise Liu Bei into Shu, but there was no record of Ma Mo's advice. Ma Mo may have had a lot of ideas, but unfortunately none of them were adopted by Liu Bei. After all, the strategists around Liu Bei were mainly Pang Tong. For Liu Bei, Ma Mo was a subordinate, used to serve. Zhuge Liang and Ma Liang were good friends, and the interaction with Ma Liang was only a piggyback, a general friendship. For Zhuge Liang, Ma Mo is a younger brother, used to love.
Second, it is honing, not learning.
After Liu Bei occupied Yizhou, Ma Mo's official position was not promoted from "Jingzhou" to "Yizhou", but was delegated to "Mianzhu Order". Jingzhou Mu was Liu Bei's "cousin recommendation" by Sun Quan, occupying only the five counties of Zhongnan County, Changsha, Guiyang, Lingling, and Wuling in the nine counties of Jingxiang; Yizhou Mu was Liu Bei's "restoration" and occupied the twelve counties of Yizhou. (The Romance of the Three Kingdoms writes "self-collar", self-appointed or self-appointed, not necessarily reported or extended may not be approved; the Romance of the Three Kingdoms records "restoration", concurrently or accepted, and approved by the dynasty). Subsequently, Ma Mo was changed from the "Jinzhu Order" to the "Chengdu Order". Although it is a level transfer, it is also a promotion. After all, Chengdu is the seat of government of Yizhou and the center of power of Liu Bei's clique. In the provincial city of Dangzhi County is a chore, casually throw a brick, you can hit a bigger than your own official, when Chengdu Ling is a gas bun. As the Qing Dynasty Song Jie wrote in "Wei Xiao Caotang": The previous life was not good, the present life knew the county; the previous life did evil, the county was attached to Guo, the evil was full of profit, and the provincial city of Guo was attached. There is also a saying in the official field of the Qing Dynasty: Three lives are unfortunate, Zhixian is attached to Guo; three lives are evil, attached to Guo Provincial City; evil is full of profit, attached to Guo Jingcheng.
From "Jingzhou Engaged" to "Mianzhu Order", Liu Bei intended to hone Ma Mo; and from "MianZhu Ling" to "Chengdu Ling", Liu Bei aimed to sharpen Ma Mo. The use of Ma Mo in this way reflects Liu Bei's good intentions and has some expectations for Ma Mo. In Liu Bei's eyes, Ma Mo has talent, is not a great talent, has not been honed, cannot be used much, and can only be controlled. In Zhuge Liang's eyes, Ma Mo has talent and great talent, and after studying, he can be of great use and can take on great responsibilities. To this end, Ma Mo specialized in local government administration during Liu Bei's time, but during Zhuge Liang's period, he became a staff officer in military planning, and even served as the main general in the front against the Wei army during the first Northern Expedition of shu Han, so that the soldiers were defeated.
It's just a pity that Liu Bei, who was pragmatic, died a little earlier, and he has not yet practiced Ma Mo. Otherwise, Ma Chen may become Zhuge Liang's successor, Ma Cheng xiang who specializes in government affairs.
Author's Note: Misalignment refers to leaving the original or due position. Ma Mo was originally a chief official who controlled and used in Liu Bei's hands and specialized in government affairs, but he promoted and reused the military staff of Zhuge Liang.com. Ma Mo, who was good at strategy and good at government affairs, was used for short tactics and lack of military, resulting in the loss of the later street pavilions, resulting in the failure of Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition. As the saying goes, ten fingers have their own strengths.