Is Zhuge Zhan, who is not outstanding, responsible for the demise of Shu Han?

Zhuge Zhan Philip Burkart is the only son of Zhuge Liang. In 234, when Zhuge left Wuzhangyuan, he wrote to his brother, saying, "Zhan is eight years old, smart and lovely. I don't think he is Zhong Er." Words are full of love for Zhuge Zhan and concern for him, fearing that he will not succeed if he matures prematurely. So is Zhuge Zhan really like Zhuge Liang said?

First, Zhuge Liang died in 234, and Zhuge Zhan, who was only eight years old, inherited the title of marquis of Wuxiang, his father. It can be said that he is the best "official second generation" in Shu Han, and he is highly valued by Liu Chan. We can look at Zhuge Zhan's promotion resume, which is simply a rocket promotion:

/kloc-when he was 0/7 years old, he married a princess and became a captain; 18 years old as commander of Yulin Corps; 26 years old, as a waiter; 33-year-old, servant of Shangshu, general strategist (Zhuge Liang was once an official); 34-year-old General Ren Wei (in charge of the Imperial Guard, Jiang Wei's previous post) and acting as both guardians, and Dong Jue * * * are in charge of Shangshutai government affairs and state affairs.

Since Liu Chan abolished the post of Prime Minister after Zhuge Liang's death, Zhuge Zhan's appointment to Shangshutai can be regarded as the post of Prime Minister, while Zhuge Zhan is only 34 years old and very young. It can be seen that Liu Chan has high hopes for Zhuge Zhan and hopes that he can make a difference.

Second, Liu Chan, the "etiquette" of Shu Han with average ability, pushed Zhuge Zhan to such a high position in the hope that he could make a difference. However, Zhuge Zhan's ability is not as outstanding as Zhuge Liang's. He can only say that his ability is average and he is not qualified for the position given to him by Liu Chan. Zhuge Zhan thinks that there are two main problems in Shu Han at this time, one is Huang Hao's chaos and political corruption, and the other is Jiang Wei's militarism, which has brought great burden to Shu Han.

Because Huang Hao had many confidants in Shu and Han, and sheltered each other, Zhuge Zhan was hard to shake, so he pointed his finger at Jiang Wei, who was isolated in the DPRK. In 262, Jiang Wei failed to attack Wargo, and Huang Hao wanted the left general Yan Yu to be the general. Zhuge Zhan took this opportunity to talk to Liu Chan, saying that Jiang Wei was belligerent and consumed national strength, hoping to let Jiang Wei serve as the Yizhou secretariat, thus depriving Jiang Wei of the relieving. Jiang Wei was so scared that he never returned to Chengdu after learning the news that he chose to open up wasteland in the northwest border to avoid disaster.

Whether Zhuge Zhan's judgment is right or not, Huang Hao and Jiang Wei Zhuge Zhan have not been brought down, which shows that his ability is really average and it is difficult to be competent for such an important position.

Third, in the second year of Zhuge Zhan's impeachment of loyal minister Jiang Wei, Cao Wei sent troops 1.8 million, divided into three ways, and launched a full-scale campaign to destroy Shu. Prior to this, Jiang Wei had told Liu Chan that Cao Wei would attack on a large scale and should be prepared as soon as possible. But Howie asked the wizard to divine, saying that Cao Wei would not attack, so don't worry. Liu Chan actually believed Howie, so he didn't respond.

In August 263, Cao Wei invaded on a large scale, and Jiang Wei was defeated by Wargo, who retreated to Jiange Pass with reinforcements. Wargo sneaked into Yin Ping and occupied Jiangyou. At this point, the panic-stricken Liu Chan asked Zhuge Zhan to lead the Guards to intercept Wargo in Fucheng County, and Zhuge Zhan was in danger. Although Zhuge Zhan served in the army for a long time, he had no actual combat experience before. His first big exam was against the battle-hardened famous wargo.

At this time, Huang Chong suggested to Zhuge Zhan that he should occupy the dangerous terrain as soon as possible, destroy the Wargo in the mountains, and don't put him in the Chengdu Plain. While Zhuge Zhan was undecided, Wargo took this opportunity to enter the plain. Zhuge Zhan delayed the best fighter, so he had to go south to Mianzhu to intercept Wargo.

But in the face of the long journey of Wargo and his men, the guards led by Zhuge Zhan were completely annihilated. Wargo surrendered to Zhuge Zhan before the war and was rejected by Zhuge Zhan. Before he died, Zhuge Zhan sighed that "Jiang Wei can't do anything except Huang Hao" and went to the national disaster with his son Zhuge Shang to defend Zhuge's loyalty and honor with his death.

4. Why is Zhuge Zhan's ability average? Arguably, as the son of Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Zhan is not much difference, but why is Zhuge Zhan so mediocre?

1. It's a pity that Zhuge Zhan didn't get Zhuge Liang's education in the most important growth stage, because Zhuge Liang led troops all the year round and died young. In addition, Zhuge Liang's aura is too dazzling, and people think that the good policy of Shu Han was formulated by Zhuge Zhan, which makes Zhuge Zhan look too high.

2. Zhuge Zhan's official career is too flat, his promotion speed is too fast, and he lacks grassroots experience. Everyone's ability is exercised, not boasted. If you hold a person too high, you will fall badly. This is the case in Zhuge Zhan, where he is only 34 years old with little grassroots experience. He is obviously throwing eggs at Huang Hao, Jiang Wei and Wargo. So Zhuge Zhan can't beat anyone. He had no choice but to defend Zhuge's honor with his death.