After The Three Gu Maolu won Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei's military strength was like a fish in the water and like a tiger adding wings. Before he met Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei also had some talents of all sizes, but why did he painstakingly ask Zhuge Liang to come out of the mountains, and after claiming the title of emperor, zhuge Liang was not highly appointed, and there were several people whose official positions far exceeded his? People who know the history of the Three Kingdoms may have some insights on this issue. In addition to Xu Shu's recommendation to recruit talents, it is more important that Zhuge Liang has close ties with the Forces of Jingzhou, and if he wants to win the world, Jingzhou is the first step.
Xu Jing and Mi Zhu
Jingzhou has a very important geographical location, the plain area, not only a land of fish and rice but also a place of talents. Therefore, Zhuge Liang is indeed an important talent without doubt. In the following battles, it can be shown that Zhuge Liang is a military partner. After assisting Liu Bei as emperor, several veteran generals had higher official positions than Zhuge Liang. These were recruited before Zhuge Liang, Xu Jing and Mi Zhu, who helped Liu Bei when he was still a nobody, and drifted around.
Mi Zhu even married his own sister to Liu Bei, raised military funds for him, and also refused Cao Cao's request for a seal for him. After being proclaimed empress, in order to take care of his relatives, Liu Bei made him a general of An Han, but Mi Zhu also rarely participated in the planning of major events and did not pay attention to power. Xu Jing was famous for his character evaluation in his early years, and when Liu Bei occupied Yizhou, he voluntarily surrendered, and because of Fazheng's recommendation, he said that his fame could attract more talents. After becoming empress, Liu Bei was afraid that the people of the world would say that he did not reuse famous scholars, and in order to get more young and promising talents, he made him a taifu.
Obviously, for the sake of fame, Xu Jing's official position was just a decoration, and Xu Jing was only full of poetry and books, and knew little about military strategy. Zhuge Liang is completely different, although the position is not high, but it has always been used by Liu Bei. He was a rare talent in politics, military affairs, and literature. He drew up a longzhong pair for Liu Bei, plotted and fought against Wu and Wei with weak forces, and strategically predicted everything like a god, helping Liu Bei resist a strong enemy. In terms of national governance, it has laid a solid foundation for Liu Bei.
The level of official position is far from judging a person's talent. Many times, Liu Bei's high-ranking official position selection is only for the people of the world to see, for the sake of superficial friendship. Zhuge Liang, as a loyal military expert, has also been fully assisted by Liu Bei. Liu Bei reused him not only for the sake of being a Jingzhou, but for the sake of being able to continuously strengthen his military strength and think about the overall situation.
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms