Zhuge Liang had two sons, the eldest son was the adopted son Zhuge Qiao, and the second son was his own son Zhuge Zhan. Zhuge Qiao was originally the son of Zhuge Jin, because Zhuge Liang did not have a son until he was more than forty years old, so he asked his brother Zhuge Jin to take Zhuge Qiao as his adopted son, and Zhuge Qiao became Zhuge Liang's eldest son in the legal sense.
Zhuge Liang disciplined this adopted son Zhuge Qiao very strictly, Zhuge Qiao also served as an official in Shu Han, the official to the generals of Tuoma Du and Yiwu, Zhuge Liang marched and fought with Zhuge Qiao, but Zhuge Qiao died of illness in 228 at the age of 25, and there were not many deeds. Zhuge Qiao had a son named Zhuge Pan, also considered Zhuge Liang's grandson, Zhuge Pan was also an official in Shu Han, the official to the Xing Protector, Yiwu general, in 253, the eldest son of Zhuge Jin of Eastern Wu was exterminated, Zhuge Pan became the only bloodline that Zhuge Jin existed, so Zhuge Pan returned to Zhuge Jin's family, but Zhuge Pan also died very early, and there was no great deed in his life.
Zhuge Liang only gave birth to his only son Zhuge Zhan when he was 46 years old, but only 8 years later, Zhuge Liang died of illness. Before his death, Zhuge Liang wrote to his brother Zhuge Jin, saying, "Zhan is now eight years old, intelligent and lovely, and he thinks that he has become an early one, and I am afraid that it will not be a heavy instrument." "Meaning, Zhan Er is already 8 years old, although he is intelligent and lovely, but I am afraid that he will mature prematurely and I am afraid that it will be difficult to become a great instrument."
Zhuge Liang's remark is not unreasonable. Although Zhuge Zhan's talent was not bad, because Zhuge Liang had been leading troops for many years, there was definitely a lack of guidance and teaching for him, and coupled with his status as a Shu Han Chancellor, Zhuge Zhan was inevitably affected, which was not conducive to his growth.
Zhuge Liang was also a talented person although zhuge liang did not have the talent of heaven and earth, and Zhuge Zhan married a princess when he was 17 years old. At the age of 18, Zhuge Zhan served as a general in Yulin Zhonglang, and later as a lieutenant and a lieutenant. At that time, Zhuge Zhan was young and prosperous, proficient in calligraphy and painting, coupled with super memory and quick reflexes. Such Zhuge Zhan has a bit of the charm of Zhuge Liang in those years. In addition, the people of the Shu Han Dynasty were grateful to Zhuge Liang, so many people thought that Zhuge Zhan was the living Zhuge Liang, and many people thought that Zhuge Zhan was as talented as Zhuge Liang. Whenever the Shu Han had a better policy of benefiting the people, the people of the Shu Han Dynasty would think that it was zhuge Zhan's initiative. The common people would also tell each other: Ge Hou did what he did. However, Zhuge Zhan did not have such great ability, and although Zhuge Zhan was also in a high position, in general, Zhuge Zhan's ability was not first-class, not even second-rate. Although Zhuge Zhan's reputation in the Shu Han regime was very loud, he actually did not do much to be praised by people. Zhuge Zhan did not stop Huang Hao's dictatorship in time within the imperial court, nor was he able to stop Jiang Wei from consuming the national strength of the Shu Han Dynasty outside the court.
It is worth mentioning that Zhuge Shang, the eldest son of Zhuge Zhan at that time, was extraordinary in his martial arts, and once fought with Deng Zhong and Shi Suan on the battlefield, and it should be known that the two of them were fierce generals under Deng Ai, which showed Zhuge Shang's fierceness. Moreover, Zhuge Shang was also very politically conscious, and he once said, "Father and son, he and the country are very gracious, and they did not cut off Huang Hao early, so that they fell into ruin, and what is the use of life!", which shows that he can see the situation and also advise Zhuge Zhan, but it is a pity that Zhuge Zhan did not adopt his opinion, and from the side, we can also see Zhuge Zhan's mediocrity and Zhuge Shang's brilliance. However, because the difference in strength between the two armies was too great, Zhuge Shang could only "go to the Wei army and die"!
Although history evaluates Zhuge Zhan as "not wise enough to help the crisis, brave enough to resist the enemy." However, when the country is in trouble, he can be loyal to the country, can inherit his father's legacy, and can also be said to be a person who is loyal and filial.