In feudal society, marquis titles were usually inherited by sons after the death of their father. However, if anyone, whose father is still alive, is made a marquis himself, then it proves that this person is very unusual. Either he had extraordinary talents, or he was very much appreciated by the emperor. And Zhuge Ke in history is such a person.
Zhuge Ke was appreciated by the emperor, and not only was he canonized very early, but even his status was very noble. Moreover, such an out-of-the-box canonization is enough to show its superiority. However, some people have also seen that although Zhuge Ke has great ambitions, he is not talented enough. Because of the overly arrogant personality, there will be no good end in the future.
So, who in the end had such a "golden eye of fire" and anticipated Zhuge Ke's ending in advance?
First of all, let's take a look at Zhuge Ke's talents. Zhuge Jin is Zhuge Ke's father, with a big long face, a bit like a donkey. Once, when Sun Quan was meeting with his courtiers, he ordered his men to lead a donkey to the temple, and a name tag was pasted on the donkey's head, on which zhuge Ziyu was written. When Zhuge Ke saw this, he quickly knelt down and said, "Please lord give me a pen and let me add two words to this signature." Sun Quan agreed, gave him a pen, and Zhuge Ke got up and wrote the words "Donkey" on the signature.
When the surrounding courtiers saw this, they all laughed loudly, and Sun Quan was also very happy, so he gave him this donkey. A few days later, Sun Quan saw Zhuge Ke again, so he asked him, "Your father, compared with your uncle, who is better?" Zhuge Ke replied, "My father is more powerful." Then, Sun Quan asked the reason, and Zhuge Ke replied, "Because my father knows who to do things for, and my uncle does not understand, so my father is better." ”
Sun Quan laughed again after hearing it, and later, he asked Zhuge Ke to toast everyone in turn, and when the wine came to Zhang Zhao, Zhang Zhao was already a little drunk, so he refused to drink more. Therefore, he said to Zhuge Ke: "Toasting the old man should not be so respectful." Sun Quan then said, "If you have enough reasons to refute Zhang Gong's words, then he drank this wine." ”
Therefore, Zhuge Ke retorted: "In the past, when Shi Shang's father was more than ninety years old, he still waved a banner and led his troops to fight and kill the enemy, but he did not say that he was old. Now, there is no war, just eating and drinking, how can Zhang Gong say that he is old? Zhang Zhao listened to Zhuge Ke's words, and was immediately dumbfounded, and could only obediently drink the cup of wine in front of him.
In addition, on another occasion, when the envoys of the Shu kingdom came to the court, all the courtiers came to meet, and Sun Quan said to the visiting envoys: "My aiqing Zhuge Ke likes to ride horses, and when he returns, tell your ministers and send him a good horse." After Hearing this, Zhuge Ke immediately knelt down and thanked Him. Sun Quan said, "This horse has not yet arrived, so why are you anxious to thank you for your kindness?" Zhuge Ke replied, "The Kingdom of Shu is Your Majesty's stable outside, and if Your Majesty speaks today, then this horse will definitely be delivered. ”
All of the above things happened when Zhuge Ke was younger.
Zhuge Ke relied on the failure of Sima Zhao's strategic command to win the Battle of Dongxing, and for a time his reputation was very loud, his momentum was very arrogant, and his power was tilted toward the opposition. Later, he launched the Battle of Hefei New City, but this battle was not as smooth as before. Zhuge Ke led an army of 100,000 men, which took three months, but still did not break through the new city of only 4,000 people. In addition, the weather was hot and the plague broke out, and the soldiers of Eastern Wu suffered heavy casualties.
In the face of this situation, some people proposed to withdraw their troops, but Zhuge Ke not only did not listen to the advice of others, but also attacked those who disagreed with him, and even slashed and killed the generals and killed innocents indiscriminately.
Immediately afterward, he reorganized his army and prepared to fight against the State of Wei again, hoping to cover up his mistakes by establishing new merits. In the end, Zhuge Ke's behavior not only attracted the opposition of Eastern Wu's ministers, but also was killed by Sun Jun's tactics. Zhuge Ke's clever approach was seen by someone before and asserted that it could not be a big deal.
These were his father Zhuge Jin, his uncle Zhuge Liang, his colleague Yang Yuan, and Wu Guo's Yu Xi.
Next, let's take a look at Zhuge Liang's views on Zhuge Ke:
Zhuge Ke's thinking was quick and talented, and Sun Quan understood his talents and wanted to entrust him with heavy responsibilities. Therefore, he replaced Xu Xiang as a jiedushi envoy, mainly managing military materials and military food. When Zhuge Liang learned of this, he wrote a letter to Lu Xun, in which he said, "My brother is now older, and my nephew is too thick and not careful enough. I don't think it's appropriate for him to entrust such a major matter as military food, which concerns the survival of the army, to him. Although I am in the Shu Kingdom, I still hope that you can tell him my worries in front of the King. ”
So, how did his father Zhuge Jin evaluate Zhuge Ke?
During the Eastern Wu Dynasty, in the remote areas of Danyang County, there were often thieves who invaded the people, but due to the steep terrain and the fierce customs of the people, the Eastern Wu regime has not effectively governed this area. Therefore, Zhuge Ke wanted to go to Danyang County to be a taishou, and boasted that he could recruit forty thousand warriors within three years.
At that time, all the ministers of Eastern Wu said that this was impossible to do, but Zhuge Ke explained his reasons many times, and finally got Sun Quan's approval. And Zhuge Jin also thought that his son was bragging, and could not help but sigh and say: "Relying on Zhuge Ke to prosper our family, I am afraid that it is impossible, and if it is not good, it will bring disaster to the family." ”
Finally, let's take a look at the opinion of colleague Yang Yuan on Zhuge Ke:
Zhuge Ke had previously served as an attendant to Crown Prince Sun Deng, and the crown prince asked Hu Zong to do "BinYoumu", in which Zhuge Ke was mentioned, and there was such a statement: "Brilliant talent, superior to Lunpi, then Zhuge Ke." However, Yang Yuan, who was also serving in the womb at that time, privately refuted Hu Zong's statement, saying that Zhuge Ke was not talented enough.
In addition, such a thing is written in the "Shilin".
During Sun Quan's illness, he ordered Zhuge Ke to assist the crown prince in governing the imperial government. However, Sima Lü Dai kindly admonished him, saying: "Things are difficult in the world, and we should think hard before doing things." Zhuge Ke was very unhappy to hear this, and said: "Before, Ji Wenzi said that I should think twice, Confucius said that I should think again, and you asked me to think ten times, are you satirizing me for being stupid and incompetent?" In the face of Zhuge Ke's rebuke, Lü Dai did not know how to answer.
Afterwards, Yu Xi expressed his views on the matter, believing that Zhuge Ke was about to accept the heavy responsibility of governing the country. As a human subject, it can be said that it is a very difficult thing to help the emperor handle state affairs. Isn't it right to warn them to understand their own shortcomings and humbly accept the opinions or suggestions given by others?
Besides, Lü Dai was a heavy minister of the state, a senior figure, resourceful and far-sighted, and his words must have been uttered after careful consideration. However, Zhuge Ke refused. It can be seen from this incident that his talent is insufficient, and he does not have a calm personality and a improvised intellect. Therefore, in the end, Zhuge Ke ended up being killed by the design, which is also expected.
In fact, what these people said was not wrong at all, Zhuge Ke really liked to play some clever tricks. Therefore, he is more than smart, and it is not wrong to be wise enough. Moreover, zhuge Ke's little cleverness is only manifested in some small things similar to word games.
At the beginning, he wanted to govern the state and county, and the turbulent situation was difficult to deal with, but in his mouth, it was like a child's play, and it could be solved with a light touch. Moreover, his father showed great concern about his unsophisticated behavior.
In addition, these people who are very close to Zhuge Ke not only do not have a high evaluation of him, but also do not look favorably on him. And this is mainly because Zhuge Ke did not put his own wisdom and wisdom on handling political affairs and major events, but was only good at playing some small cleverness and doing some word games. There is no need to work on serious matters, and there are some side-door and left-end things, so if such a person wants to make a difference, it is impossible.
If Zhuge Ke's personality is not so frivolous, he can be as cautious as his father, or as pragmatic as his uncle, in the end, how can he end up in disgrace and be cursed?
Resources:
[Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Biography of Wu, Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, Biography of Zhuge Ke, Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Vol. 54, Biography of Liechuan, 51st Chronicles]