Zhuge Liang's works include "The Master's Guide", "The Book of Commandments", "The Master's Guide", "Twenty-four Chapters on the Art of War", "The Thatched Cottage", etc.

1. "Come out of the Army"

"Out of the Army" comes from Volume 35 of "The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms: Zhuge Liang's Biography". During the Three Kingdoms Period (227), Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, decided to go north to attack Wei and capture Chang'an (the site of today's Chang'an City in the Han Dynasty). The letter I wrote to the late master Liu Chan.

This essay is mainly argumentative, with both narrative and lyrical elements. After exhorting with sincere and euphemistic words, he mainly opened his mouth, strictly enforced rewards and punishments, and kept the virtuous and distant from the nefarious, so as to revive the Han Dynasty and return it to the old capital; at the same time, he also expressed his thoughts of dedicating himself to the country and being loyal. The full text neither resorts to gorgeous rhetoric nor quotes ancient allusions, and is mostly written in four-character sentences.

2. "Book of Commandments"

"Book of Commandments" is a family letter written by Zhuge Liang, a politician during the Three Kingdoms period, to his son Zhuge Zhan before his death. From the article, we can see that Zhuge Liang is a father with noble character and profound knowledge. His careful teaching and unlimited expectations for his son are all in this book.

The full text, through intelligent, rational, concise and rigorous words, expresses the love of fathers all over the world for their children very deeply, and has become a famous article for students of all generations to cultivate themselves and aspire. This article has been selected as a middle school Chinese textbook.

3. "The Later Discipline"

"The Later Discipline" is contained in "Mo Ji" written by Zhang Yan of the State of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. It is generally considered to be Zhuge Liang's work, "The Later Disciple" ( A companion volume to "Foreign Discipline").

This article is based on the severe reality of the incompatibility between the Han and the traitors and the strong enemy and the weak. It explains to Liu Chan, the later leader of Shu Han, that the Northern Expedition is not only to realize the last wish of the late emperor, but also related to the life and death of Shu Han. It cannot be because of The "discussants" were shaken by their different views. The whole text is famous for its discussion and conveys a sense of loyalty and heroism.

4. "Twenty-four Chapters on the Art of War"

"Twenty-Four Chapters on the Art of War" is one of the important military works of the Shu Han Dynasty. It is said to have been written by Zhuge Liang, the famous prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period, in his later years. It records Zhuge Liang's decades of experience in marching, fighting, and governing the country. During the Battle of Wuzhangyuan, Zhuge Liang taught Jiang Wei this book and the method of making a "Liannu" before his death, making Jiang Wei Zhuge Liang's most powerful successor.

5. "Thatched Cottage Duel"

"Longzhong Dui" is selected from Chen Shou's "Three Kingdoms·Shu Zhi·Zhuge Liang Biography". At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty in China, the content of Liu Bei's conversation when he visited Zhuge Liang in Longzhong, Deng County, during his three visits to the thatched cottage (which led to the strategic decision of the Three Kingdoms).

From the winter of 207 AD to the spring of 208 AD, Liu Bei, who was stationed in Xinye at that time, went to Longzhong, Deng County, to visit Zhuge Liang three times at the suggestion of Xu Shu, but he did not see Zhuge Liang until the third time. Zhuge Liang analyzed the world situation for Liu Bei and proposed the strategic concept of taking Jingzhou as his home first, then taking Yizhou to form a tripartite force, and then planning to take over the Central Plains.