Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu and Sima Yi in history

Zhuge Liang (181-October 8, 234), courtesy name Kongming, nicknamed Wolong (also known as Fulong), Han nationality, was born in Yangdu, Langya, Xuzhou (now Yinan County, Linyi City, Shandong), and was a member of the Three Kingdoms During the period, he was the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty and an outstanding politician, strategist, essayist, calligrapher, and inventor. He was named Wuxiang Marquis when he was alive, and Zhongwu Marquis after his death. The Eastern Jin Dynasty regime named him Wuxing King because of his military talents. His representative works of prose include "Chu Shi Biao", "Book of Commandments", etc. He invented the wooden cow and flowing horse, the Kongming lantern, etc., and modified the repeating crossbow, called the Zhuge repeating crossbow, which can fire ten arrows with one crossbow. He died in Wuzhangyuan (now Qishan, Baoji) in the 12th year of Jianxing (234).

Liu Chan gave him the posthumous title of Zhongwuhou, so later generations often addressed Zhuge Liang as Wuhou and Zhuge Wuhou. Zhuge Liang "dedicated his life to death" and was a representative figure of loyal ministers and wise men in traditional Chinese culture.

Zhou Yu (175-210), courtesy name Gongjin, was a famous general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and a native of Shu County, Lujiang. Luoyang ordered Zhou Yi's son, his grandfather Zhou Jing and his uncle Zhou Zhong, both to the rank of Taiwei. He is long and strong, has good looks and fine music, and there is a saying in Jiangdong that "if the music is wrong, Zhou Lang will take care of it". Young Master Zhou Yu had a good relationship with Sun Ce, and he followed Sun Ce to the battlefield to pacify Jiangdong from the age of 21. Later, Sun Ce was assassinated and Sun Quan succeeded him. In the 13th year of Jian'an (208), Zhou Yu led the Jiangdong Sun Group's army to join forces with Liu Bei's army, and defeated Cao's army in the Battle of Chibi, thus laying the foundation for a divided world. In the fourteenth year of Jian'an (209), he worshiped the partial general as the governor of Nanjun. He died of illness in Baqiu (now Yueyang, Hunan) in the fifteenth year of Jian'an (AD 210) at the age of 36.

In the official history, Zhou Yu has a "magnificent personality" and "a real genius", and Fan Cheng praised him as "a heroic man in the world and a romantic and beautiful husband on the left side of the Yangtze River". During the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, he was honored as Pinglubo. Ranked among the 64 generals in the Tang Wumiao Temple and one of the 72 generals in the Song Wumiao Temple.

Sima Yi (179-251), courtesy name Zhongda, was of Han nationality and was born in Xiaojingli, Wen County, Hanoi County (now Wen County, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province). He was an outstanding statesman and military strategist in Wei during the Three Kingdoms period and the founder of the Western Jin Dynasty. He once served as the governor, general, captain, and tutor of Cao Wei. He was an important minister who assisted the four generations of the Wei State, Tuogu, and later became a powerful minister in charge of the Wei Dynasty. He was good at making ingenious strategies and made meritorious achievements in many expeditions. Among them, the most significant achievement was that he led the army twice to successfully resist Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition and the expedition to pacify Liaodong. It has made important contributions to the development of agricultural economy such as farming and water conservancy. He died at the age of 73. He resigned from the county and was buried in Shouyang Mountain with special rites. His posthumous title was Xuanwen; his second son, Sima Zhao, was granted the title of Queen of Jin, and Sima Yi was posthumously named King Xuan; after Sima Yan became emperor, he posthumously named Sima Yi as Emperor Xuan.