The origin of the word Kongming comes from Sima Qian's historical records. There is a saying in the historical records that Confucius was a wise king and worked for more than 7 kings. This sentence is used to describe Confucius, and Zhuge Liang's father hopes that when he grows up, he can be a talented person like Confucius.
Zhuge Liang's word is Kong Ming, and the ancients often called each other's words instead of his name. However, Zhuge Liang didn't take this word for himself, but Zhuge Liang's father also took it for him.
Zhuge Liang, as his father hoped, became a great talent admired by later generations. Zhuge Liang is a native of Yangdu, Langya, Xuzhou. Zhuge Liang first worked hard with his uncle in Jingzhou. Later, after his uncle died, Zhuge Liang suffered a great blow and lived in seclusion. It was not until Liu Bei visited the cottage that Zhuge Liang repeated his comeback in politics.
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Zhuge Liang, the origin of the word "bright"
Zhuge Liang's name is the name that his father Zhuge Xuan picked up from their eight characters and chose the words with magical soil.
Liang's surname is Zhuge and his name is Kongming. His father, Zhuge Jue, was delighted with his second son, named Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Xuan, the father of Liang, inherited the exercise of the Book of Changes written by his ancestor Zhuge Feng, and broke away from Xin You, Bing Shen, Gui Chou and Yi Mao, the bright birthdates, who used gods as fire, so he was named Liang and the word Kongming. The names of Zhu Gejin, the brother of Liang, and Zhuge Jun, the brother of Liang, are also the names of his father Zhuge Jue who extracted the words from their eight characters and chose them with the divine soil.
Later generations often address Zhuge Liang as Wuhou and Zhuge Wuhou. Zhuge Liang, who devoted all his life to death, is the representative of loyal ministers and wise men in China traditional culture. He died in Wuzhangyuan on August 28th, 234.