Re-evaluate Zhuge Liang's Historic Responsibilities

During Late Han, that is, the Three Kingdoms Period, Wei-Su-Wu, the so-called three kingdom, stand out and divide the nation. As it is well-known, the general architecture and designer of this splitting situation, Zhuge Liang uses his political and military arts and strategies to fulfill his dreams. People in general speak favorably of him, while tend to neglect the fact that it is his very personal influence that lead to the destructive situation of the Three Kingdoms splitting the nation, which bring about tremendous catastrophes rare and unparalleled in history.Discussed in this thesis are the defaults of Zhuge Liang's political ambitions, the comparison of policies employed by Zhuge Liang and his component Cao Cao, the tremendous catastrophes to the people as a result of Zhuge Liang's war-time policies, and the virtueless and immoral characteristics of the war, therefore generally re-evaluate Zhuge Liang's historic responsibilities.Zhuge Liang aims at great contributions, and hopes to help a wise king to establish a powerful nation. He himself in turn will be considered as a filial and successful minister. To live his dream, he aids Liu Bei to found the Suhan Dynasty. These, however, severe the war, leave the people in hot water and bring about miserable life to the people. Throughout the Chinese history, which virtues unity, splittists are disgracefully abased. Surprisingly, people think highly of Zhuge Liang's behavior of dividing the nation into 3 parts when he was still living in seclusion. But the truth of dividing the nation into 3 parts is actually splitting.In the light of this statement, the competition between Zhuge Liang and Cao Cao is in fact a war between splitting and unity. While in the game Zhuge Liang exhibits his disabilities in the field of politics, economy and culture.Zhuge Liang's war-oriented policies severely exploit the Suhan subjects,...