As we all know, during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, Zhuge Liang's family had relatively famous figures in the Three Kingdoms of Wei Shu and Wu. Among them, in the Shu Han Dynasty, Zhuge Liang was the official to the chancellor, and his son Zhuge Zhan was killed in the Battle of Wei and Shu. In Eastern Wu, Zhuge Jin was made a great general by Sun Quan, and Zhuge Jin's son Zhuge Ke became Sun Quan's entrusted minister. In Cao Wei, although Zhuge Wei's fame was not as good as Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang, he also became a general of the Eastern Expedition in Cao Wei's hands. However, upon learning that Xiahou Xuan and Deng Biao had been killed, Zhuge Shi, the chancellor of Cao Wei, was distraught and raised an army against the general Sima Zhao, with the support of The Eastern Wu chancellor Sun Qi. However, in the third year of Ganlu (April 10, 258), Zhuge Zhi was defeated and killed.
It is worth noting that for Zhuge Liang mentioned in this article, he is the son of Zhuge Liang, and according to the generations, he is the nephew of Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jin. When Zhuge Liang's army failed, Zhuge Liang was sent to Eastern Wu and was able to escape the disaster. Throughout Zhuge Liang's life, he first served Cao Wei, then surrendered to Eastern Wu, and finally surrendered to the Western Jin Dynasty, which can be said to be legendary. Below, let's talk about Zhuge Liang's nephew, Zhuge Liang.
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First, Zhuge Liang (jìng), also spelled Zhongsi, was a native of Yangdu,Langya (around present-day Yinan County, Linyi City, Shandong Province). During the Three Kingdoms period, he was a chancellor of the State of Wu and the younger son of Cao Wei's Sikong Zhuge Birthday. During the Three Kingdoms period, although Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jin served in Shu Han and Eastern Wu respectively. However, as far as Zhuge Shi was concerned, he stayed in Cao Wei and became a general of Cao Wei. In this context, Zhuge Liang naturally also served Cao Wei and became a general under his father Zhuge Liang.
According to the Records of the Three Kingdoms and other historical records, Zhuge Liang was already quite talented and prestigious when he was young, and if all went well, Zhuge Liang had every chance to become a famous general in the late Cao Wei period. However, the Sima Yi family's tight step by step naturally made Zhuge Zhi's father and son have no way to retreat. In the second year of Ganlu (257), when Sima Yi's son Sima Zhao took power, because he eliminated many forces loyal to Cao Wei, this made Zhuge Shi feel quite sad. In this context, Zhuge Shi, as a general of Cao Wei's conquest of the East, raised an army in Shouchun to counter Sima Zhao, who was in power.
Of course, Zhuge Zhi understood that relying solely on his own strength was not enough to defeat Sima Zhao. Therefore, Zhuge Zhi sent the chief Shi Wugang to Take Zhuge Liang to Eastern Wu as a hostage, in order to request that Eastern Wu send troops to support him. It is worth noting that although Eastern Wu also sent troops to support Zhuge Zhi, Sima Zhao not only led his army to repel the Eastern Wu army, but also successfully surrounded Shouchun, where Zhuge Zhi was located. After a year of defense, Zhuge Was born, he finally ended in military defeat, was eventually killed, and was accused by Sima Zhao of exterminating the three tribes. In this context, Zhuge Liang escaped the disaster because he stayed in Eastern Wu.
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Because his father Zhuge Liang was killed, Zhuge Liang remained in Eastern Wu and was given the title of Right General. During the reign of Sun Hao, the emperor, Zhuge Liang was even promoted to Sima Da. During the Three Kingdoms period, Sima Da could be said to be the highest official position of a military general, for example, after the establishment of Cao Wei, Cao Ren, Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen and others were once named Grand Sima (大司馬). As far as Eastern Wu was concerned, Lu Xun's son Lu Kang was also given the title of Grand Sima (大司馬). From this point of view, Zhuge Liang's ability to be promoted to the rank of Grand Sima in Eastern Wu is undoubtedly an important embodiment of his ability.
In the first year of Sun Wu Ganlu (265), the Eastern Wu Emperor Sun Han moved the capital to Wuchang, and Zhuge Liang and the imperial master Ding Gu stayed in Jianye. The following year, the mountain thief Shi Dan gathered thousands of people, kidnapped Sun Qian, the Marquis of Yong'an, rebelled and attacked Jianye, to establish Sun Qian instead. For the mountain thief Shi Dan and others, in the name of Sun Qian, emissaries were sent to summon Ding Gu and Zhuge Liang, who remained behind. In response, Zhuge Liang immediately beheaded his emissaries. Shi Dan then advanced further, and Zhuge Liang and Ding Gu led a large army to attack, defeated Shi Dan's troops at Niutun and captured Sun Qian, thus successfully quelling the rebellion. In the third year of Baoding (268), Zhuge Liang and Sima Dingfeng, the Right Grand Sima of Eastern Wu, attacked Hefei together, but in this battle, the Eastern Wu army was repulsed by the Western Jin general Sima Jun. After this battle, Eastern Wu faced the powerful Western Jin Dynasty and could only focus on defense.
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In the winter of the third year of Tianji (279), Sima Yan, the emperor of The Jin Dynasty, sent troops to attack Eastern Wu in many ways, launching the Battle of Jin and Wu. For the Western Jin Dynasty, in order to be able to eliminate Eastern Wu in one fell swoop, it had been preparing for more than ten years. Therefore, in 280 AD, the Western Jin Dynasty army successively attacked the towns of the Yangtze River, and Wang Hunjin forced Niuzhu to attack, so Zhuge Liang was ordered to cross the river with Shen Ying, the Taishou of Danyang, and Sun Zhen, the protector, to cross the river under the leadership of Zhang Ti. After crossing the river, he besieged Zhang Qiao, the capital of Chengyang, and Zhang Qiao was forced to surrender. In this regard, Zhuge Liang suggested getting rid of Zhang Qiao and his soldiers, believing that he only pretended to surrender before the rescue soldiers arrived, and once he left him behind, it would definitely become a disaster.
However, at this time, Zhang Ti, the Chancellor of Eastern Wu, did not adopt Zhuge Liang's suggestion, but continued to move forward. Soon after, Zhang Ti and Yangzhou assassin Zhou Jun fought, Xue Ying failed to attack and retreated, was attacked by the Jin army, the Wu army collapsed, and zhang Qiao attacked from behind, which led to a major defeat of the Wu army. From this point of view, in the Battle of Jin and Wu, Zhuge Liang obviously had a relatively correct judgment, but he was not a native general of Eastern Wu and lacked sufficient power. After the defeat and death of Zhang Ti, the Western Jin army immediately made a decision, waving its division directly at Jianye, the Eastern Wu generals were frightened and cowardly, and surrendered without a fight, and the soldiers fled after hearing the news, so Eastern Wu declared its demise. In this battle, the Western Jin Dynasty was well prepared, good at choosing fighters, dividing troops into multiple roads, advancing on land and water, giving play to the role of a powerful water army, decisively taking advantage of the opportunity, and winning in one fell swoop.
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Finally, in 280 AD, the Jin army attacked Jianye, and Sun Han surrendered. After the fall of Eastern Wu, Zhuge Liang escaped without a trace, sima Yan knew that Zhuge Liang's sister was the princess of Langya, and must have come to see him at his sister's house, Zhuge Liang fled to the toilet and refused to show his face. For Zhuge Liang's sister, Zhuge Shi, she married Sima Ling. Sima Ling (司馬伷) (zhòu) (227 – June 12, 283), courtesy name Zijiang, was a native of Wen County, Hanoi County (in present-day Wen County, Jiaozuo, Henan). Sima Ling was a general of the Western Jin Dynasty, the third son of Sima Yi, the Emperor Xuan of Jin, and the son of Concubine Fu. The half-brother of Sima Shi of the Jin Jing Emperor and Sima Zhao the Emperor of Wen, and the uncle of Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of Jin.
Because of this addiction, Sima Yan, the Emperor of Jinwu, not only did not embarrass Zhuge Liang, but later wanted to recruit him for the position of attendant, but this was rejected by Zhuge Liang. Although he surrendered to the Western Jin Dynasty, his father Zhuge Zhi was eliminated by Sima Zhao, which led to his reluctance to serve the Western Jin Dynasty. According to historical records such as the Book of Jin, after 280 AD, Zhuge Liang returned to his hometown (around present-day Yinan County, Linyi City, Shandong Province), but still sat in the direction of Luoyang for the rest of his life because the Jin Dynasty had a vendetta against him for killing his father. In the end, Zhuge Liang should have died of illness in his hometown, that is, he had obtained a good ending.