The "An" in "Must be able to settle the country" means "to make ...... stable". This article is the author for Shu Han Prime Minister Zhuge Liang's biography, wrote a detailed Zhuge Liang's life.

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Zhangwu three years in the spring, the first Lord in Yongan sick, called Liang in Chengdu, belonging to the aftermath, said Liang said: "Jun talent ten times Cao Pi, will be able to secure the country, and ultimately set the great things. If the heir can be assisted, auxiliary; if it is not talented, you can take themselves." Liang sobbed and said: "I dare to do my utmost to fulfill my duty of loyalty and chastity, and I will die after him!" The late lord also for the edict edict after the lord said: "you and the prime minister engaged in, serve as father."

Then the first lord tuned Xinye. Xu Shu to see the late lord, the late lord ware of, said the late lord said: "Zhuge Kongming, Crouching Dragon also, the general will not want to see it?" The late lord said: "Jun and club." Shu said: "This person can be seen, can not bend to also. General should be in vain to drive the Gu." From the first Lord attempted to go to Liang, where three to, is to see. Because of the screen said: "The Han dynasty decadence, traitorous ministers to steal the order, the Lord in the dust. I do not measure the moral strength, want to believe in the world, and the wisdom is too shallow, so with rampant, to today. However, the will has not yet been fulfilled, and you say that the plan will come out?"

Translation:

In the spring of the 3rd year of Zhangwu, Liu Bei, the late lord, who was seriously ill in Yong'an, called Zhuge Liang from Chengdu, entrusted him with his posterity, and said to Zhuge Liang, "Your talent is ten times that of Cao Pi's, and you will surely be able to stabilize the country, and in the end, achieve great things. If my son (Liu Chan) is able to assist, please assist him, and if he really has no talent, please replace him."

Ge Liang wept bitterly and said, "I will do my best and do my duty until I die.?" The late lord also wrote an edict to the later lord (Liu Chan) saying, "From now on, you should treat the prime minister as you would treat your father."

At that time, Liu Bei was stationed in Xinye. Xu Shu paid a visit to Liu Bei, who highly valued him, Xu Shu said to Liu Bei: "Zhuge Kongming, is a crouching dragon, would General be willing to meet him?" Liu Bei said, "You come with him.?" Xu Shu said, "This man can only be visited at his place; you cannot condescend to him and summon him to your door; you should condescend to visit him." So Liu Bei went to visit Zhuge Liang,*** and went three times before he saw him.

So he told the people beside him to keep out of the way, and said to Zhuge Liang, "The world of the Han dynasty has collapsed, the treacherous ministers have stolen power, and the emperor has fled from his country. I failed to assess my own virtue and measure my own strength, and wanted to spread justice in the world, but my wisdom was shallow and short, and my methods few, and I finally failed because of this, resulting in this situation today. But my ambition has not yet ceased; what stratagem do you say should be adopted?"

Expanded Information

Historical Background

In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (219), Liu Bei killed Cao Cao's renowned general Xiahou Yuan at the Battle of Hanzhong, defeating Cao Cao and occupying the strategically important Hanzhong. In the midst of such victories, Liu Bei's general Guan Yu went on a lone expedition to the north against Cao Wei, reaching a military peak by flooding seven armies, capturing Yu Ban, beheading Pound, shocking the Chinese nation, and besieging Cao Ren in Xiangyang.

But the back of Jingzhou was empty, and the Eastern Wu violated the Xiangshui boundary, and attacked their ally behind their backs. Lv Meng took the opportunity to seize Jingzhou (mainly Jiangling and Gongan) by crossing the river with his white clothes, and finally Guan Yu was captured by the Wu army and killed, and the "Loss of Jingzhou" caused Liu Bei to suffer a great loss of vitality, and the Shu Han regime began to go downhill. Liu Bei's army was defeated by Lu Xun, and Liu Bei retreated to Baidi City in defeat.

Liu Bei in Baidi City a sick, called Zhuge Liang and other people entrusted to the orphan, Liu Bei to Zhuge Liang said: "If you look at Ah Dou is a material when the emperor, you will assist him, if he is not a material when the emperor, you take their own degree it." Zhuge Liang cried, "I will do my best to neutralize the Han Dynasty and do my best to be wise and loyal for the sake of the Han until the moment of my death."

The big event

The loss of the strategic Jingzhou, the defeat of Guan and Zhang, and the great defeat at the Battle of Yiling were a series of events that made the nascent Jihan regime face internal and external oppression. At the same time, Liu Bei fell ill, and the country, which had been built on Liu Bei's personal charisma, was on the verge of collapse.

At the same time, although Liu Bei knew that Zhuge Liang and others were very loyal to himself, but there is no guarantee that his son will be loyal, because he knew that Zhuge Liang's sense of responsibility was very strong, so at this time, as long as his son was handed over to Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang will do his duty to raise him up.

In the winter of December of the second year of Zhangwu, Huang Yuan, the governor of Hanjia, heard that his late lord's illness was unsettling, and raised an army to resist the defense.

Changwu three years in the spring of March, Huang Yuan advanced to attack Lin Qiong County.

Jianxing yuan summer (Zhangwu is Liu Bei's year, Zhangwu years are 221, 222, 223 A.D., in April of this year, Liu Bei died of illness, Liu Zen succeeded to the throne, and changed the year to Jianxing, Jianxing yuan summer and Zhangwu three years of summer is the summer of the same year.) In this year, the place name Zhu Bao (朱褒), the place name governor, embraced the county and rebelled against it. First of all, Yizhou County, a big surname Yong loosen rebelled, the flow of the governor Zhang descent in Wu, according to the county not guest, Yue Jun Yi Wang Gao Ding also betrayed.

At this time nearly half of the land of Jihan had rebelled.

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