Appreciation of Zeng Guofan's Translation of "Yayoi Gu Si Wandering in the Wine Cabinet"

Four bones are nine times more expensive, so please respect them.

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There are nine kinds of bones: Tiangu (1) bulges, occipital bone (2) rises strongly, parietal bone (3) rises horizontally, auxiliary bone (4) rises at an angle, solar bone (5) rises linearly, eyebrow bone rises with rhinoceros, and nasal bone erupts. If the cheekbones (6) cannot rise, the neck bones (7) are flat. The head is mainly composed of celestial bone, occipital bone and sun bone; On the face, the posterior bone and cheekbones are dominant. Five preparations, pillars are also used; First, not poor; Second, it is not cheap; Third, the shoes are slightly better; Fourth, expensive.

Bones are colored and faces are blue. "Young men and women are half blue" is also true. Next is purple, next is bass. A bony head with joints (8) is more expensive. Breaking (9) is the second. In short, there is no evil bone on the head, and the face is better than the head. However, being big and lawless is always cheap; Round without a string of bones, semi-solitary monk; The nose bone invades the eyebrow, and the class life is not long. The cheekbones compete with the eyes, but the children are not established. Among them, there is a difference of thousands of miles.

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(1) Tiangu: Under Tiangu, it is full of potential, as the saying goes.

(2) Occipital bone: the bone on the back of the head is flush with Tang Yin.

(3) the parietal bone: it is best to be straight and abrupt.

(4) Bones with strings: sideburns, which look like horns, are better. As the saying goes, "the leader is outstanding."

(5) Temples: starting from the brow and rooted in the temples.

(6) Zygomatic bone bquáne: located on both sides of craniofacial bone, arched outward, with sharp upper edge and easy to touch.

(7) Neck bone: At the back of the neck, it is the part where the skull connects with the spine.

(8) Connection: it means to connect, which means to connect with each other, without obvious fracture, and looks complete and round.

(9) Fracture: Contrary to the connection, it means that the connection is incomplete and there are obvious cracks.

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The nine main bones have their own postures: the heavenly bones are full and full; The occipital bone is full and exposed; The parietal bone is flat and abrupt; The accessory chords are inclined upward like an angle and straight into the hairline; The sun bone rises linearly; The brow ridge is obvious but not exposed, vaguely like a rhinoceros horn lying there; Nose bones are like asparagus bamboo shoots, tall and straight; The cheekbones are strong, but not sunken; The back neck bone is flat and thick, and it is exposed. Looking at the skull, we mainly look at three key parts: heaven, occipital bone and grandson bone; Look at the facial bones, mainly the brow bones and cheekbones. If the above five kinds of bones are perfect, there is no doubt that this person must be the pillar of the country; If you only have one of them, this person will never be poor; If you can have two of them, this person will not be humble all his life; If you can have three of them, this person will develop as long as he does something; If you can have four of them, this person will be different.

Bones have different colors, and the color of the face is cyan, which is the noblest. As the saying goes, "a teenager is half green" means this. Red-purple in yellow is slightly inferior to cyan, and white with dead bones and powder is the lowest color.

Bones have a certain momentum, and the bones of the head are the most noble in their interrelation and momentum, but they are slightly inferior if they are not connected. In short, as long as there are no bad bones on the head, no matter how good the face is, it is not as good as the head. However, if the head is big and the bones are not abundant, it will always taste humble; Most people with round heads and bones become monks; Nose bone attacks eyebrows, parents don't live long; If the zygomatic bone is close to the end of the eye and the peak of the zygomatic bone dominates the end of the eye, there will be no offspring. The gap between the rich and the poor here is as short as a millimeter and as long as a thousand miles. It's very big.

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In ancient times, there was a song called "Nine Treasures Bone", which said that everything was turned into Nine Treasures Bone. It can be seen that the saying that people care for each other has a long history. As the saying goes, a head is no different from a bone, but it is hard for Cheng Gui to see it. What are nine precious bones and what are precious bones? Although they are different, they are all the same, which needs our careful consideration.

Typical examples show that

An important minister of the country, a wizard of Shi Kuang.

Lu Su, a native of Dongcheng, Huaishui, has developed a wild and unrestrained, carefree and upright character since childhood. At the age of eighteen, he has grown into a handsome and burly man. Worship famous teachers, learn swordsmanship, ride and shoot, gather hundreds of teenagers, hunt in Nanshan, talk about martial arts and train soldiers with strict orders, just like military exercises.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, eunuchs monopolized the power, exacted exorbitant taxes and levies, the big landlords of the noble family annexed the land crazily, and farmers fled in large numbers. In this case, the Yellow Scarf Uprising broke out in A.D. 184, and the Eastern Han Dynasty was devastated. In the process of suppressing the peasant uprising in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the feudal separatist forces in various places continued to expand and the world was in chaos. At this time, Lu Su not only didn't take care of housework, but also paid a lot of money, sold land, helped the poor and made friends with wise people. To this end, it is deeply supported by villagers. When the melee between heroes was about to spread to Lu Su's hometown, Lu Su moved his family to Dongcheng to avoid chaos. At that time, Dongcheng was under the jurisdiction of Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu heard his name and asked him to be the mayor of Dongcheng. However, Lu Su found that Yuan Shu's statutes were lax and inadequate, so he led more than 100 people to move south to live in the nest and take refuge in Zhou Yu.

When he moved south, he put the old and the weak in front and led the agile and tenacious young people to walk behind. Yuan Shu learned that Lu Su had moved his heart and quickly stepped forward to stop him. Lu Su pushed away the elite and others and said to the pursuers, "You are all courageous and resourceful people, and you should know the general trend of the world. In today's troubled times, why are you so reluctant? " Said, and ordered the shield to stand on the ground, bow and arrow, the arrow passed through the shield. On the one hand, the pursuer felt that Lu Su's words made sense, on the other hand, he was no match for Lu Su, so he had to return.

Lu Su reached the nest smoothly. Soon, Zhou Yudong crossed the Yangtze River and defected to Sun Ce. Lu Su went with him and left his family in Qua. After seeing Sun Ce, Sun Ce appreciated Lu Su very much. Later, when grandma Lu Su died, he went back to Dongcheng for a funeral. After burying my grandmother, I went back to Qua, immediately packed my bags and wanted to go to Soochow. It happened that Zhou Yu had received Lu Su's mother from Soochow, so Lu Su also went to Soochow. At that time, Sun Ce was dead and Sun Quan was still living in Wu Jun.

Zhou Yu advised Lu Su to stay and immediately recommended Lu Su to Sun Quan, saying that he was very talented and could be an assistant minister. It is also suggested that Sun Quan should collect talents like Lu Su in various ways to achieve great achievements and not let them be scattered abroad. Sun Quan immediately gave a banquet to welcome Lu Su, and his words were very speculative. Sun Quan was overjoyed. The guest got up and quit, and Lu Su also wanted to get up and leave. Sun Quan ignored him, merged his seats and continued to drink face to face.

Sun Quan said to Lu Su, "Now the Han Dynasty is in danger and the world is in chaos. I inherited my father's legacy and wanted to build a career like that of Qi Huangong and Jin Wengong. Since you came to me, how are you going to help me? " Lu Su replied: "In the past, great-grandfather Liu Bang wanted to support Yidi, but in the end, it was not realized because Xiang Yu was destroying it. Today's Cao Cao is like Xiang Yu. How can you build a hegemony that supports the son of heaven and commands heaven like Qi Huangong and Jin Wengong? Personally, I think it is impossible for the Han Dynasty to revive and Cao Cao to be eradicated immediately. For the general, only based on Jiangdong, observe and wait for the change of the world situation. Although the area of Jiangdong is small, don't think it is too small. Why? This is an eventful autumn in the north. We can take the opportunity to eradicate Huang Zu, attack Liu Biao, bring the whole Yangtze River basin into our territory, and then seek the world under the banner of the emperor. This is the credit of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang. "

Lu Su's words made an incisive analysis of the situation at that time, and put forward the strategy of stabilizing Jiangdong first, then attacking Jingzhou, taking Xichuan and finally unifying the whole country.

In 208 AD, after several years of rectification and governance, Wu Dong was consolidated internally. With its favorable geographical position and excellent military strength, it is ready to fight Jingzhou day and night. Cao Cao also defeated Yuan Shao at this moment, recovered Wuhuan, and almost pacified the north. When he heard that Sun Quan wanted Jingzhou, regardless of the fatigue of the long war, he immediately led 65,438+10,000 troops and headed south day and night. Shortly after Cao Cao sent troops, Liu Biao died, and his youngest son, Liu Cong, took over as director of Jingzhou. When the news of Liu Biao's death reached Dongwu, Lu Su immediately begged Sun Quan to appease Jingzhou. When Lu Su went to Nanjun, Liu Cong had already given the city to Cao. Liu Bei defeated Changbanpo and fled in a hurry, preparing to cross the river south. So Lu Su greeted Liu Bei in Dangyang, conveyed the meaning of Sun Quan to Liu Bei, and persuaded Sun Liu to form an alliance. Liu Bei was very happy after hearing this, and ordered Kong Ming to cross the river with Lu Su as the special envoy of Soochow, which contributed to the alliance between Sun and Liu.

In the winter of 208 AD, the allied forces of Sun and Liu defeated Cao Cao in Chibi. Cao Cao fled from Huarong Road with only a few defeated soldiers, leaving Cao Ren to guard Jiangling and went back to the north himself.

There is no difference between a head and a bone, but it is hard for Cheng Gui to see it.

The ancients always attached importance to faces, especially skulls. As the saying goes, "The head is no different from the bone, but Cheng Gui can't match it."

Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu, had a high nose and a long neck. He has a Zhang Long face, a beautiful beard and 72 moles on his left leg. Being kind, good at charity, open-minded and broad-minded, often shows a generous style. In his prime, he worked hard as an official, became the curator of Surabaya Pavilion, and despised all the officials in his office. Liu bang is a good drinker and a lecherous. He often attributed the bar to Wang Ai and Five Blessingg. Sometimes Liu Bang is drunk and can't fight. When Wang and Wu saw the dragon on Liu Bang, they were very surprised. In the past, when Liu Bang came to buy wine, he left Liu Bang in the pub to drink, and the two kept accounts at several times the price of the wine. They saw the strange thing that Liu Bang was drunk and had a dragon. By the end of the year, two pubs often tore up bills and didn't ask Liu Bang for debts.

Liu Bang often goes to Xianyang and Qin Dou on business. At that time, he visited places of interest at will, saw the prestige of Qin Shihuang, and sighed: "A gentleman should be like this!" !

Lv Gong is closely related to Peixian county magistrate. In order to avoid the enemy, he followed the county magistrate to live in Pei county, so he settled in Pei county. Heroes and officials in Peixian heard that the county magistrate had a distinguished guest coming, and they all ran to congratulate him. Xiao He served as the chief officer, responsible for welcoming guests and receiving gifts. It is stipulated that people who give gifts 1000 yuan or less should sit under the hall. Liu Bang, the curator, has always looked down on county officials. He wrote a gift list of 10 thousand yuan to send in, but in fact he didn't bring a penny. I drank a "gift of 10 thousand yuan" as soon as I entered the door, which surprised everyone. Lu Gong was surprised and greeted him at the door. Lv Gong is good at reading fortune. When he saw Liu Bang's appearance, he was awed and led him to his seat. So Liu Bang sat on the throne, not humble at all. He laughed and laughed, showing contempt for those distinguished guests from time to time.

At the end of the banquet, Lu Gong made a gesture with his eyes, deliberately letting Liu Bang stay. He said to Liu Bang, "When I was young, I liked to tell people fortune. Many people have passed by, and no one can compare with you. I hope you cherish yourself. I have a daughter who will marry you as a wife with a dustpan and broom. " When Lv Gong's wife learned about this, she complained to Lv Gong, "You always said that our daughter has an extraordinary temperament and will definitely become a noble person in the future. Pei Ling proposed to you, but you didn't say yes. How can you betrothed your daughter to someone like Liu Bang? " Lv Gong ignored it and finally betrothed Lv Zhi to Liu Bang. In Lv Gong's view, Liu Bang's generosity and informality, in addition to his appearance and noble demeanor, also showed his contempt for the etiquette tradition, and he was sure that Liu Bang would make great achievements in the future. Sure enough, Liu Bang later led the people to fight against Qin and seize the world, becoming the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, and his daughter became a generation of queens.

When Liu Bang was a curator, he often went home on vacation and went to the fields to have a look. On one occasion, Lv Hou took two children to farm in the field. An old man passed by Tanaka and asked him for some water. When Lv Hou saw that the old man was hungry, he gave him some food. The old man showed Lv Hou a face. The old man said, "My wife's appearance is a noble person in the world." Lv Hou invited the old man to see two children. The old man looked at the boy and said, "Madam is so expensive because of this child." The old man looked at the girl again and said it was expensive. Liu Bangcai returned to Tian She after the old man left. Lv Hou told Liu Bang about the old man's face reading, saying that an old man passed by and said that my children and I were both expensive. Liu asked where the old man was, and Lv Hou said, "If you just leave, you won't go far." Liu bang went after him and caught up with him. He asked the old man about Lv Hou and his children. The old man said, "I just met my wife and children. Their looks are as noble as yours. Your appearance is extremely expensive. " Liu Bang thanked him and said, "If you really praise the virtue of encouragement in person, you will never forget it." Later, Liu Banggui became the son of heaven and sent people everywhere to look for the old man, but no one knew where the old man went.

Take Ming as bad luck and achieve the cause of emperors.

Emperor Wu of Song, whose name is Deyu, was born in Suiyuli, Pengcheng County (now Tongshan, Jiangsu Province) in Keanu, posthumous title. An outstanding politician, reformer and strategist, the founding king of the Southern Dynasties. In the third year of Longan, he joined the army to rebel, put down the domestic war and contributed to the once-in-a-century southern reunification. Committed to the northern expedition. During the ruling period, he learned the lessons from the previous dynasty, suppressed the merger of the powerful and powerful, rectified the bureaucracy, reused the poor, ignored thin taxes, abolished harsh laws, and improved the political and social situation. He has made great contributions to the economic development in the south of the Yangtze River and the protection and development of China culture. Known as "the first emperor of the Southern Dynasties".

Emperor Wu of song is very clever but very hidden, and he is good at keeping a low profile. When Emperor Wu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was filial, Emperor Wu of Song joined the army and began his military career. When Emperor Wu of Jin acceded to the throne, Sun En rose from Huiji (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang) to fight against Jin, and eight counties in the southeast responded one after another, shocking the ruling and opposition parties. Emperor Wu of song joined the army at that time. He fought bravely, commanded well, was resourceful, and was good at winning more with fewer. Emperor Wu of song ruled the army with strict law and discipline. Because of his outstanding military exploits, he was named General Jianwu and served as the magistrate of Xiapi. He led the water army to recover Sun En and forced Sun En to throw himself into the sea. After Huan Xuan mastered the affairs of state, Emperor Wu of Song took refuge in Huan Xuan, kept a low profile and secretly gathered strength to prepare for his succession.

Huan Xuan is the son of Huan Wen, and Huan Wen wants to usurp the Jin Dynasty. However, due to the resistance of Xie An and others, it failed to be realized and eventually ended in depression. Huan Xuan is more ambitious and overbearing than his father. He constantly expanded his power, gathered people's hearts and realized his father's unfulfilled wish.

Emperor Wu of song fought bravely, but his position was not high and his manners were very casual. Many nobles and celebrities don't respect him very much, and only Wang Mi respects him very much. Wang Mi, the grandson of Prime Minister Wang Dao, has a high position in North Korea. Privately, he said to Emperor Wu of Song: "There are countless old readers, and only you will become a contemporary hero."

On one occasion, Emperor Wu of Song and Diao Kui gambled. Emperor Wu of Song lost, and he had no money to pay his debts. He was tied to a post tied to a horse by Diao Kui. When Wang Mi saw this, he asked Diao Kui to untie him and pay off the gambling debts for him. When Huan Xuan first met Liu Yushi, it was Emperor Wu of song who appeared in front of Beijing with several secretariat. Huan Xuan said to Wang Mi: "This person has an unusual personality, but I'm afraid it's also unusual." Huan Xuan's wife, Liu, has always had a good eye for people. When she met Liu Yu, she said to her husband, "I saw the way Emperor Wu of Song walked, walking in a majestic gait, with eyes full of gods. He must not have lived for a long time. If you want to win the world, you must get rid of him as soon as possible, so as not to leave a disaster. " Huan Xuan sighed and said, "Now I want to pacify the Central Plains. Now is the time to hire people. No one can really get rid of him. Let's talk about it later. Besides, he can't turn over the sky now. " Emperor Wu of song himself is very cautious. In fact, he is as ambitious as Huan Xuan, but he knows that before the time comes, he is far behind Huan Xuan, so he cleverly hides his ambition so as not to get himself into trouble. But while catering to Huan Xuan, he secretly played his own abacus. Huan Xuan wants to use himself to realize his ambition to win the world, and in turn, he just uses Huan Xuan's ambition to achieve his goal.

Huan Xuan's Western Expedition, uprooting dissidents, two-thirds of the territory of the Eastern Jin Dynasty has been under his jurisdiction, and he feels that he can realize his next plan. He asked the people below to show signs of fate and good omen to show that he was fate. But at the same time, his heart is full of fear. After all, this is a usurper. He can ascend to heaven or fall into hell. One night, the water outside Nanjing rose and flowed into the city, drowning many people. The sound of water and people's calls frightened him and thought his people were rebelling. Of course, among the people he is worried about, there is Emperor Wu of Song. He ordered his cousin Huan Qian to visit Emperor Wu of Song, and once he found out that Liu Yu was unfaithful, he killed him.

Huan Qian met Emperor Wu of Song and asked, "Huan Xuan, king of Chu, has made great contributions. Now someone in the imperial court has advised him to stand on his own feet as emperor, which makes the king of Chu very embarrassed! " Emperor Wu of song said quietly, "this is a good thing! The merits of the King of Chu are beyond the world, and now the official position of Jinshi is sluggish, and the hopes of the people have turned to the King of Chu. I think it is not bad to replace the official position of Jinshi with the prestige of the king of Chu. " Huan Qian said, "General, it's really profound. With the support of the general, this matter has been completed. " So Huan Qian rushed to see me later, explaining Emperor Wu of Song's attitude towards Huan Xuan.

Huan Xuan was very happy and relaxed his vigilance against Emperor Wu of Song. Emperor Wu of song took the opportunity to return to Jingkou by boat with He Wuji, secretly discussing the restoration of Jinshi. Liu Yi also came out to find what mowgli plot against Huan Xuan. He Wuji deliberately said, "Are you sure that Huan's family is good?" Liu Yixiao said, "The world has its own strengths and weaknesses. If it loses its heart, it will become weak even though it is strong. What I am worried about now is the lack of a leading leader. " He Wuji said, "Is there no hero in the world?" Liu Yi said, "I only know Emperor Wu of Song." What mowgli just laughed. He went back to tell Emperor Wu of Song, so they decided to fight against Huan Xuan.

On the day of the uprising, Emperor Wu of Song, in the name of hunting, rallied 100 people to capture Beijing and killed the garrison commander Huan Xiu. Liu Yi revolted in Guangling and killed Huan Hong, the younger brother of Huan Xiu. They elected Emperor Wu of Song as the leader, which was widely spread and responded from all over the country. When Huan Xuan saw that the situation was not good, he took Emperor Jin 'an hostage and fled to Jiangling. Emperor Wu of song led the army into health, sat in the capital, and directed people to the west. After more than a month of fierce fighting. Huan Xuan was forced to flee surprisingly, and was killed by Qian Feng, our envoy of Yizhou. In the second year, Liu Yuying returned to Emperor Jin 'an. In order to reward Emperor Wu of Song for recreating the Jin Dynasty, Andy became a general of Emperor Wu of Song, riding a chariot and supervising Chinese and foreign military affairs. Since then, Emperor Wu of Song has mastered the military and political power of the imperial court.

Since the rebellion in Huan Xuan was put down by Emperor Wu of Song, from the fifth year of Yixi (409), he led the troops to make a conquest, waged a unified war, and eliminated the separatist forces. He successively attacked Southern Yan (now Henan and Shandong), killed Murong Chao, the king of Southern Yan, and recovered Qingzhou. Defeat Lu Xun in the south and recover Guangzhou; Conquer Jiangling and kill separatist Liu Yi; Take Chengdu and destroy Qiao Zong; Go straight to Xiangyang and drive away the separatist Sima Xiuzhi. Great achievements made Emperor Wu of Song stand out in the imperial court. He was named Guo Xiang, Song Gong and Jia Jiuxi, ranking above the governors. In December of the 14th year of Yixi (4 18), Liu Yuli took Sima Wende as the puppet emperor. In the second year of Yuanxi (420), Emperor Wu forced Sima to abdicate and became emperor himself, and the name of the founding country was Dasong, which was renamed Emperor Wu.

Natural rebellion is not reused.

Wei Yan was born in Yiyang (now Sanlidian, Shihe District, Xinyang City, Henan Province). Famous soldiers of Shu and Han in the Three Kingdoms period. When Liu Bei entered Shu, he led a group of people to follow Liu Bei into Shu. He fought bravely and repeatedly made meritorious deeds, and was deeply trusted by Liu Bei. Liu Bei called the Queen of Hanzhong, promoted Wei Yan to be the governor, sealed General Zhenyuan, and led the satrap of Hanzhong as an independent general.

During the First World War in Changsha, Huang Zhong owed Guan Yu a favor. In order to repay Guan Yu for not killing him, he didn't shoot Guan Yu and was convicted of collaborating with the enemy. Huang Zhong is about to be beheaded. Suddenly, he rushed in with a knife, killed the executioner and rescued Huang Zhong, saying, "Huang Hansheng is the patron saint of Changsha. Killing Han Sheng today means killing the people of Changsha! Han Xuan is cruel and heartless, and despises virtuous and stupid people, so he will come with me in public! Many people regard him as a person with a gloomy face, but his eyes are turned to Matthew's star, Wei Yan, a native of Yiyang. Xiangyang since can't catch Liu Xuande, to vote for Han Xuan; Han Xuan blamed him for his insolence and refused to reuse it, so he gave in. On the same day, Huang Zhong was rescued, and people were taught to kill Han Xuan together. Hundreds of people followed him. Huang zhong can't stop it. Wei killed Chengtou, split Han Xuan in half with one knife, mounted his horse with his head held high, and led the crowd out of the city to meet Liu Bei at Yunchang. Liu Bei saw that he had the talent of a general and wanted to reuse him, while Zhuge Liang wanted to kill Wei Yan. Zhuge Liang said: "it is disloyal to eat its food and kill its master;" "It is unfair to live on its land and provide it with land," he said to Liu Bei. "I think there is an anti-bone behind Wei Yan's head, and it will be an anti-bone in the future. Let's cut it first and eliminate the curse." Thanks to Liu Bei's intercession, Wei Caiyan survived. Kong Ming pointed to Wei Yan and said, "I will spare your life. You can be loyal to the Lord and not be unfaithful. If you are unfaithful, I will take your head. "

In 223 AD, Liu Bei was critically ill, and Baidicheng entrusted orphans. Zhuge Liang was ordered in a crisis and stabilized the situation with his outstanding talent. Under the correct policy of "strict science and education, believing in rewards and punishments" and "rewarding agriculture and mulberry, benefiting people's livelihood", Shu Han gradually recovered its vitality. In the following two years, "crossing Luzhou in June" and "capturing Meng Huo seven times" settled the rear; Gradually formed a stable situation of "land to the tiller, solid storage in warehouses, good equipment and surplus savings" and "officials are not allowed to rape, and people are self-motivated".

In the spring of 227 AD, Zhuge Liang led a hundred thousand troops to kick off the Northern Expedition. The war lasted for six or seven years and ended in failure. Zhuge Liang made a mistake from the beginning. At that time, although the Shu army was sharp, it was at a disadvantage in terms of the number of troops. Strategically, it was blocked by the steep Qinling Mountains. In this case, it is necessary to attack suddenly and make a quick decision. At this point, Zhuge Liang seems to be cautious to the point of pedantry.

So, no one put forward an excellent and feasible strategic plan at that time? No, at the beginning of Qishan, the famous Wei Yan once raised objections to the northern expedition route. Based on the enemy's terrain and tactical principles, he proposed: "I heard that Xiahou is a little poor, and my husband is timid and has no plan." Today, 5,000 elite soldiers will be delayed and 5,000 grain will be lost. Let's go straight from Baochu, follow the Qinling Mountains to the east, and go north at noon. We can reach Chang 'an on the 10th. As soon as I heard that the election was coming, I fled by boat. There are only two imperial advisers and Jingzhao prefect in Chang 'an, and Hengmen Dige and San Min Valley are full of grain, which is twenty days longer than the east, so it is enough for the public to come from Xiegu. In this way, the west of Xianyang can be settled in one fell swoop. "

It should be said that this is a relatively comprehensive strategic plan. If we adopt this plan, we will suddenly attack Chang 'an at lightning speed, and with the cooperation of Gu Jie's army, victory is very promising. Even Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang's main rival, said afterwards: "Zhuge Liang was very careful all his life and refused to do anything at all. But he doesn't know the geography of our country. If I used the meridian valley to take Chang 'an first, it would be a long time ago! "Visible wei yan's idea is desirable. Unfortunately, Kong Ming denounced this as "reckless", and Wei Yan and his strategy were useless. As a result, I missed a good opportunity.

Zhuge Liang seems to be a little partial to Wei Yan. He wants to use his "one-stop plan". He appointed Ma Su, who was "exaggerating, but not using much", as the vanguard commander, only emphasizing that "it is foolproof to take Longyou safely". He bypassed Yangpingguan from Hanzhong to the west, and then passed Wudu, Tianshui and Qishan, making hundreds of soldiers. Such a March enabled Wei Fang to breathe, prepare for war calmly, dig deep into the trenches and high bases, and wait for the merits, so that the Shu army lost the opportunity. Ma Su was defeated and the street pavilion fell. Kong Ming will go south after singing "Empty City Plan". In fact, Ma Su was not entirely to blame for the loss of the street pavilion, but Zhuge Liang was mainly responsible. Geographically, Jieting was not only a strategic place at that time, but also a key battle. The street pavilion fell, and there was nowhere to enter and defend, so it was forced to give up the three counties in Longxi and retreat to Hanzhong, which led to the failure of the entire Northern Expedition.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was an era of contending for the city. Zhuge Liang is an outstanding politician, but he is different from Cao Cao, Sun Quan and Liu Bei in selecting and using talents. Zhuge Liang failed to select and cultivate outstanding civil and military talents to assist and inherit his career. Liu Bei chose two outstanding people in his life, one is Zhuge Liang and the other is Wei Yan, and Zhuge Liang doesn't trust Wei Yan very much, which seems to suppress him a little. However, even in this case, Wei Yan still endured humiliation and fought for decades in the Southern Expedition and the Northern Expedition. Qiang defeated Guo Huai, went to Sichuan to seize the western Shu, conquered Meng Huo in the south, and conquered Ren Xianfeng in the north. He collected Jiang Wei from Tianshui, shot Cao Cao, beheaded Xinmeile Co., Ltd., killed Zhang Liao, fought Sima Yi, and scared off Xia Houba, and saved the day after the fall of Jieting. Strictly manage the army, "be good at raising foot soldiers and go forward bravely", there are almost no evil battles, and every battle will be overcome. In particular, his strategic suggestion of surprise attack on Chang 'an was a good plan, but it was a pity that it was not adopted by Zhuge Liang. If we follow Wei Yan's strategy of "going eastward along the Qinling Mountains", its prospects will be immeasurable. No wonder Wei Yan often sighs: "The wise are timid and sigh endlessly."

Although Wei Yan has the shortcoming of "keeping people away", he still obeys Zhuge Liang wholeheartedly. Although he and Zhuge Liang had great differences in the strategy of the Northern Expedition, he was able to take the overall situation into consideration and did nothing harmful to Shu. Even when Kongming died in the army and the situation was very urgent and complicated, there was no evidence that Wei Yan rebelled against Shu and surrendered to Cao Wei. The feud between Yang Yi and Wei Yan has been deep. After Zhuge Liang's death, their conflict became more superficial. "Zhuge Liang's illness is called Wei Yanzhi's cloud: Be careful not to come back after I die. After Zhuge Liang's death, Wei Yan tried to kill Yang Yi, but Zhuge Liang ordered Ma Dai to behead him.