Zhuge Liang was a man of the hour during the Three Kingdoms period. He was a politician, strategist, diplomat, writer, calligrapher, and inventor, and became a representative figure of loyal ministers and wise men in traditional Chinese culture. .
Zhuge Liang has become a well-known historical figure, but little is known about his descendants.
Zhuge Liang had two sons, one was his adopted son Zhuge Qiao, and the other was his biological son Zhuge Zhan.
Zhuge Qiao was originally the second son of Zhuge Liang's elder brother Zhuge Jin. Zhuge Liang requested to adopt him as his adopted son. Zhuge Jin asked Sun Quan for instructions and sent Zhuge Qiao to Shu Han.
Zhuge Liang regarded him as his own son and was very afraid that he would become a mediocre person, so he was very strict in his discipline.
There are very few records about Zhuge Qiao in historical books. We only know that during the Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang seemed to intend to train Zhuge Qiao and let him work with the soldiers to supervise the transportation of military supplies. ?
Both Zhuge Qiao and his brother Zhuge Ke were very famous at the time. Most people thought that Zhuge Qiao's talent was not as good as that of his brother, but his own personality surpassed that of Zhuge Ke.
Later, Zhuge Liang had his own son Zhuge Zhan, and the Zhuge Ke brothers were exterminated in Soochow, so Zhuge Qiao's son Zhuge Pan returned to the branch of his biological grandfather Zhuge Jin to continue his heirs.
Zhuge Zhan is Zhuge Liang’s biological son. When he was eight years old, Zhuge Liang wrote in a letter to his brother Zhuge Jin: "Zhan is now eight years old. He is smart and cute. I think he will grow up too early. I am afraid that he will be born too early." Don't be a heavyweight."
It can be seen that Zhuge Liang has high hopes for his son. Fortunately, Zhuge Zhan has been smart since he was a child. He is proficient in calligraphy and painting, and his memory is amazing.
Zhuge Liang was afraid that his son would be useless, so he wrote the "Book of Commandments" before his death, hoping that after his death, his son would remember his teachings.
Zhuge Liang died of illness, and Zhuge Zhan ascended the throne at the age of eight. Nine years later, Zhuge Zhan married a Shuhan princess and was awarded the title of Cavalry Commander. There is a father, Zhuge Liang, who "dedicated his whole life to the Shu Han until his death" in front of him. Zhuge Zhan is also loyal to the Shu Han and is very heartless.
At the age of eighteen, Zhuge Zhan served as Yulin Zhonglang General, and later served as Shesheng Xiaowei and Shizhong. Shu Han people miss Zhuge Liang very much, so whenever the court issues a good decree, even if it is not proposed by Zhuge Zhan, the people will tell each other: "This is what Zhuge Wu Xianghou advocated."
Zhuge Zhan’s reputation has been exaggerated and somewhat exaggerated. However, it can be seen from these things how much influence and appeal Zhuge Liang and his son have on the people of Shu Han.
Later, Zhuge Zhan served as the Acting Protector and General of the Guard. Together with Dong Jue, the general of the auxiliary state, he was in charge of the government affairs of Shangshutai and directed state affairs.
However, at that time, Liu Chan favored the eunuch Huang Hao, who relied on the emperor's protection to wield power and disrupt the government. Although Zhuge Zhan was a powerful official, he was unable to defeat Huang Hao. In the winter of 263, Deng Ai, the general of Wei's expedition to the west, made a surprise attack on Yinping and invaded from Jinggu Road. Zhuge Zhan led Shangshu Zhang Zun (grandson of Zhang Fei), Shangshulang Huang Chong (son of Huang Quan), and Yulin right governor Li Qiu (Li Huizhi). Nephew) led the army to resist.
Zhuge Zhan hesitated after arriving at Fu County and did not adopt Huang Chong's suggestion to quickly occupy the dangerous terrain and prevent the enemy from entering the plain. Huang Chong cried bitterly because of Zhuge Zhan's misstep.
Later Deng Ai marched straight in, the Shu army forward was defeated, and Zhuge Zhan retreated to Jinzhu. Deng Ai sent an envoy to persuade Zhuge Zhan to surrender, but Zhuge Zhan angrily killed the envoy. Before the decisive battle with Deng Ai, he said: "I can't get rid of Huang Hao internally, I can't check Jiang Wei externally, and I can't protect the country when I advance. I have three crimes, what else?" Where will his face go back?"
In the end, Zhuge Zhan and his nineteen-year-old son Zhuge Shang died in the battle, and Zhang Fei's grandson Zhang Zun also died in the battle. Perhaps, compared with his father Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Zhan was not talented enough, but his loyalty to the Shu Han was comparable to that of his father, and the ending of the bloody battlefield was also regrettable.