Liu Chan regarded him as a loyal minister, so later generations often referred to Zhuge Liang as a loyal minister and Zhuge Wuhou. Zhuge Liang, the representative of loyal ministers and wise men in China traditional culture, devoted himself to his death.
Zhang (1525- 1582), uncle, Tai Yue, Han nationality, Gui. [1] Huguang Jiangling (now Jingzhou City, Hubei Province) was born in the Ming Dynasty and was also called Zhang Jiangling at that time. Politicians and reformers in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and cabinet records of Wanli period, helped Zhu Yijun, the emperor of Wanli, to establish the "Wanli New Deal".
Zhang can read at the age of five and read six classics at the age of seven. 65,438+02 years old, a scholar. 13 years old to take the provincial examination, 16 years old was recommended. 1547 (twenty-six years of Jiajing), 23-year-old Zhang was admitted to a scholar. 1567 (the first year of Qin Long) was appointed as the left assistant minister of the official department, and was a college student of Dongge. Later, he moved to be the second assistant to the cabinet and served as a university student in the official department, Shangshu and Jianjitang. In the sixth year of Qin Long, after Emperor Wanli ascended the throne, Zhang took the high arch as the record. At that time, he was still young, and all military and political events were decided by Zhang.
During the period of 10 when Zhang was the cabinet minister, a series of reform measures were implemented. Financially, the land was cleared and the "one whip method" was implemented, and all taxes and services were paid in silver. "Taicang Xiaomi can last for ten years, and Zeus has accumulated more than four million yuan." Militarily, Qi Jiguang and Li were appointed as the north of the city, and Ling and Yin Zhengmao were used to quell the southwest rebellion. Administratively, a comprehensive assessment is carried out in name and substance, and officials at all levels are assessed by the "examination method". "Although it is thousands of miles away, it is chasing down and chasing in the evening." The regime is in awe.
He died on July 9th (June 20th) in 1582 (Wanli Decade), at the age of 58, and shared the sacrifice with Zhu Guo and Wen Zhong (later deprived). Zhang was also the only minister in the Ming Dynasty who was awarded a teacher and a teacher before his death. Forbidden by Wanli, it was confiscated after his death, and Ming Di recovered his reputation in the second year of the Apocalypse. He is the author of "Collected Works of Zhang Taiyan", which directly interprets the classics of books and illustrates the emperor's mirror. [2]
Zhuge Liang and Zhang were also high-powered people before his death. Zhuge Liang could enjoy peace after his death, but Zhang was severely beaten by Emperor Wanli.
Douzhuge
Adou is weak by nature, not enterprising, pursuing ease, but clear-headed. I just want to find a loyal and capable person to help me, and Zhuge Liang is undoubtedly a good choice. Zhuge is conscientious in his career and sets an example everywhere. Everyone was convinced and chose a good successor (although the successor didn't live long).
Wanli-Zhang
Wanli is a very smart person with ambition, which can be seen in a few years after Zhang's death. He is an emperor and has imperial power without anyone's hand. Zhang is both capable and talented. However, there are problems with life style, dealing with people and things, dealing with the relationship between power and imperial power, and choosing successors (Sheng Pan is a corrupt official because of his different political stance). In addition, the reform has hit many powerful people, and these people have come out to forget it. These circumstances doomed Zhang's tragic ending.
Intellectually speaking, the two are equal.
Politically, Zhang is definitely better than Zhuge Liang. It can be seen from Zhang's achievements in more than ten years that Xiaomi in Taicang can survive for several years by conquering Mongolia from outside and repairing politics from inside. What is this concept? At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the country was poor and weak, so it was not easy to surpass Zhongxing Daming. The three major battles of Wanli were based on Zhang Xinzheng to some extent, especially the war against Japan. However, Zhuge Liang, as the chief counselor of Liu Bei after three points in the world, made many mistakes and divided his army into Han and Jingzhou, which was a taboo for this strategist, because the overall strength of Shu Han was not the same as that of Wei, and he could only concentrate his forces to form an advantage. In addition, after the establishment of Shu Han, the six northern expeditions consumed the national strength of Shu Han. Of course, Zhuge Liang can't be blamed for the demise of Shu, which is a matter of Shu's comprehensive strength.
Militarily, Zhang's history books did not say that he led the troops to fight, only that he appointed Qi Jiguang, which is appropriate. Zhuge Liang made some mistakes here, such as the Lost Street Pavilion in Ma Su.
Zhuge Liang's achievement is to help Liu Bei rebuild his strength when he is in the most difficult time and lay the foundation for three points in the world. Zhang rectified Daming and popularized whipping, which made great contributions to the tax reform in China.
From the perspective of two people, Zhuge Liang has an excellent personality and has nothing to say. Zhang has a strong desire for power and is suspected of accepting bribes.
Finally, the impact on the overall historical process of China is equal, because without Zhuge Liang, there would be no troubled times in the Three Kingdoms that everyone is talking about now. Without Zhang, the Ming Dynasty would have died 40 years ago, but it is hard to say what the world is like.
In short, both of them are human beings, not gods, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages, but what is certain is that they are great talents that took hundreds of years to produce! Is the pride of the Chinese nation!