Zhuge Liang is a good secretary, but not a very powerful military strategist
1. Not greedy for power.
He is a great minister, but he does not pursue personal power, does not exercise power, and does not work for power.
2. Do not seek personal gain.
He only lives on his salary and does not use his power for personal gain.
In "The Book of Commandments", he put forward strict requirements, "The journey of a husband and a gentleman should be quiet to cultivate one's morality, and frugal to cultivate virtue. If it is not indifferent, it will not clear its aspirations, and if it is not quiet, it will not reach far." ```" He lives in an indifferent and peaceful manner. He said to his lord, "If on the day of my death, I don't have any leftover silk inside or gain money outside, I will be indebted to Your Majesty." When he died, it was indeed as he said.
3. Be strict with yourself.
In the Battle of Jieting, Ma Di violated the rules and caused the defeat, but he took the initiative to take responsibility and demoted himself to the third level.
He issued several proclamations encouraging soldiers to speak out and remonstrate, asking everyone to criticize their own mistakes and shortcomings. During his time in power, if mistakes were made, he would never leave them to others, but would self-examine and discipline himself. Although Li Yan and others were guilty of serious crimes, they blamed themselves and reflected on their losses.
4. Know people well and assign them well.
With his broad mind and pure heart, he selected and reused a large number of talents.
His criterion for selecting and employing people is that they have both ability and political integrity. He did not care about family background or seniority, but used people in an unconventional way, boldly granting important positions and entrusting them with important responsibilities. He Zhi was originally a clerk under Yang Hong, the prefect of Shu County. Yang Hong was also a minor official of Li Yan, the prefect of Jianwei County. Both He and Yang were successively promoted to prefects by Zhuge Liang, along with Li Yan. For this reason, he was praised as "the Western scholar who convinced Zhuge Liang was able to make the best use of the people of his time."
When Zhuge Liang was the Prime Minister of Shu, in order to attract talents, he built a recruitment platform in the southern suburbs of Chengdu. After Liu Bei's death, he reused a group of outstanding talents with both political integrity and talent. Such as Jiang Wan, Li Shao, Ma Xun, Zong Yu, Du Wei, Ma Zhong, Qin Mi, Dong Yun, etc. This move of hiring people was praised as a "virtual move" by people at the time.
In "Foreign Masters", he started from the principle of "close to virtuous ministers and stay away from villains", and solemnly recommended Dong Yun, Xiang Chong, etc. to his master. His fairness and purity of heart are rare. . Among the civil and military officials Zhuge Liang re-employed, there were both scholars from Jingchu and Shu, Liu Zhang's old troops, and generals who had been surrendered from Wei. The vast majority of people.
There was a saying at the time: "Anyone who has done good things, even if you and Zhuge Liang don't know each other, Zhuge Liang will definitely reward you if he knows it; anyone who has done bad things, even if you and Zhuge Liang are relatives, Zhuge Liang will I will also punish you.” Zhuge Liang enforces the law strictly in this way, with clear rewards and punishments.
5. Treat others with humility.
If Zhuge Liang is compared with the celebrities at that time, Kong Rong, Mi Heng and others, it is obvious that the latter's reputation is not the same, even compared with the extremely talented Zhou Yu, Lu Su and Sima Yi. A cut above. Zhuge Liang was selfless and fearless, modest and prudent, thoughtful, far-sighted, good at learning from the strengths of others, and melted into courage.
6. Governing Shu well.
Zhuge Liang's criminal laws for governing Shu were quite strict. He and Fa Zheng and others formulated the code "Shu Ke" and also drafted the "Eight Affairs", "Seven Precepts", "Six Fears" and "Five Fears" Waiting for subjects.
Zhuge Liang promoted the development of agriculture in Shu. He attached great importance to the Dujiangyan water conservancy project, created "Yan officials" for full-time management, and adopted a policy of combining farming with war and farming with war to solve the problem of military food. Zhuge Liang also paid great attention to handicraft industry. He resumed the salt and iron franchise and went to the site to inspect the use of natural gas to boil salt. And set up "Jin Guan" in the city for special management. Later generations called Chengdu "Jinguan City", which originated from this. Zhuge Liang said: "Today, the people are in dire straits and the country is weak. The only way to defeat the enemy is to rely on Jin Er."
Because Zhuge Liang not only promoted the development of production from the perspective of war, but more importantly, from the perspective of stabilizing people's lives. Policies were formulated to develop production, and as a result, the Shu region became prosperous and stable with "expanded fields, solid warehouses, sharp tools, and abundant reserves."
7. Serve the people diligently.
Zhuge Liang is a hero who knows what he can't do. He believes that everything is done by God and man is responsible for planning. In "Longzhong Dui", it is pointed out that "it is not just the timing of heaven, but also the plans of people." This belief ran through Zhuge Liang's life. He was down-to-earth, conscientious, and hands-on in everything. After receiving the order, he worried day and night to revitalize the Shu Han and unify China.
8. Be upright and honest.
Zhuge Liang is not arrogant and does not pursue excessive fame and privileges. Li Yan once encouraged Zhuge Liang to add Jiuxi and become king. Zhuge Liang was unmoved and refused sternly: "Today's pursuit of the thieves has not been effective, and the confidant has not responded. However, it is not the right thing to favor Qi Ting and sit on one's own nobles. If Wei Zhanrui is destroyed, his former residence is restored, and he is promoted along with the other disciples. Although ten lives can be accepted, how about nine evils! "
The rise and fall of the country is higher than personal honor and disgrace. Don't be confused by the desire for power, and don't be burdened by fame and fortune. He is loyal and loyal to his close friends, and can be regarded as a model of loyal ministers and good officials in China's past dynasties.