Fan Li, Zhang Liang, Zhuge Liang, Xun You, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Wang Meng, Liu Ji, Yao Guangxiao, Fan Wencheng.

Fan Li

Fan Li, courtesy name Shaobo, was a member of the Huaxia ethnic group and a native of the third household in Wandi, Chu State (now Taohe Township, Xichuan County, Nanyang). Politician, military strategist, economist and Taoist scholar in the late Spring and Autumn Period. He once offered advice to help King Gou Jian of Yue recover his country, but later disappeared. He wrote two chapters of "Fan Li", now lost.

The world praises him as: "Be loyal to the country; be wise to protect yourself; do business to get rich and become famous all over the world." Many businessmen in later generations enshrined his statue and respected him as the God of Wealth. Fan Li is the great-great-grandson of Fan Wuzi, the founder of the Fan surname, and is regarded as the ancestor of the Fan family in Shunyang.

Zhang Liang

Zhang Liang’s ancestor served as the prime minister of the five Korean kings in Yangdi, the capital of South Korea (today’s Yuzhou City, Henan Province). He urged Liu Bang to be gentle and conciliatory at the Hongmen Banquet to preserve his strength, and communicated with Xiang Yu's third father, Xiang Bo, so that Liu Bang could escape smoothly. With his outstanding resourcefulness, he assisted Liu Bang, the king of Han, to win the Chu-Han War and establish the Han Dynasty. He also helped Liu Ying, the son of Empress Lu, become the crown prince and be granted the title of Liuhou.

Zhuge Liang

Zhuge Liang (181-October 8, 234), courtesy name Kongming, nicknamed Wolong, was a native of Yangdu, Langya (now Yinan, Shandong), and was the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period. Outstanding statesman, military strategist, writer, calligrapher and inventor. Zhuge Liang "dedicated his life to death" and was a representative figure of loyal ministers and wise men in traditional Chinese culture.

Xun You

Xun You served as the Minister of Huangmen when He Jin came to power. When Dong Zhuo came to Beijing, he was imprisoned for conspiring to assassinate Dong Zhuo. He later abandoned his official position and returned home. After Cao Cao welcomed the emperor into Xudu, Xun You became Cao Cao's military advisor. When Cao Cao conquered Lu Bu, Xun You dissuaded Cao Cao from retreating, and came up with a strange plan to flood Pi City and capture Lu Bu alive.

In the battle of Guandu, he planned to kill Yan Liang and Wen Chou. He also sent Xu Huang to burn Yuan Shao's grain and grass. He also urged Cao Cao to adopt Xu You's plan and attack Wuchao. He also urged Cao Hong to accept Zhang He and others. Gao Lan, they all made great achievements.

Jia Xu

Jia Xu (147-August 11, 223), courtesy name Wenhe, was born in Guzang, Wuwei (now Wuwei, Gansu). From the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the beginning of the Three Kingdoms, he was a famous counselor and military strategist, and the founding hero of Cao Wei. Before the Battle of Guandu, he persuaded Zhang Xiu to surrender to Cao Cao.

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Guo Jia

Guo Jia (170-207), named Fengxiao, was born in Yangzhai, Yingchuan. A famous counselor under Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He made great contributions to Cao Cao's unification of northern China. He was promoted to the rank of military advisor, and was granted the title of Marquis of Weiyang Ting. He died of illness when Cao Cao was conquering Wuwan at the age of thirty-eight. His posthumous title is Zhenhou. History books call him "a genius in strategy and a wonder in the world." Cao Cao praised him for his knowledge and being his "Qi Zuo".

Wang Meng

Wang Meng (325-375), courtesy name Jinglue, was born in Ju County, Beihai County (now southeast of Shouguang, Weifang, Shandong) in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He later moved to Wei County. A famous politician and military strategist during the Sixteen Kingdoms period, he served as prime minister and general in the former Qin Dynasty.

On his deathbed, Wang Meng was still worried about the power of the powerful chiefs of various ethnic groups within the former Qin Dynasty. Taking the Eastern Jin Dynasty as the location of Zhengshuo, he advised Fu Jian not to attack the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but was not adopted, thus leading to the defeat of Feishui. Wang Meng assisted Fu Jian to defeat the heroes and unify the north. He was called "the first person to surpass Zhuge".

Liu Ji

Liu Ji (July 1, 1311 - May 16, 1375), courtesy name Bowen, was born in Qingtian, Zhejiang (now Wencheng, Zhejiang), and his ancestral home is Baoan, Shaanxi. (Today's Zhidan, Shaanxi). Therefore, he is called Liu Qingtian, a military strategist, statesman, writer and the founding father of the Ming Dynasty in the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasties.

In the history of literature, Liu Ji, Song Lian and Gao Qi are also known as the "three great poets of the early Ming Dynasty". There is a widely circulated saying among Chinese people that "Zhuge Liang divides the world into three parts, and Liu Bowen dominates the country; Zhuge Liang, the military advisor of the former dynasty, and Liu Bowen, the military advisor of the later dynasty" are widely circulated in China. He is famous for his uncanny calculations and strategizing.

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