The Stories of Zhuge Liang

The Story of Zhuge Liang: Understanding the Man Behind the Living "God"

Do you think Zhuge Liang only knew how to borrow the east wind and pull off the Empty Fort Stratagem? Have you always pictured him as lofty and remote, like a prophet who transmigrated from the future? It's time to rethink what you know!

This is a book that will help you truly understand Zhuge Liang. We won't tell myths; we'll tell it like it is.

Here, you'll meet Mr. Sleeping Dragon, growing crops in Longzhong while scrolling through his social feed and waiting for angel investors. You'll witness history's greatest job interview: behind Liu Bei's three visits to the thatched cottage was the ultimate battle of wits between top talent and a struggling boss. You'll learn that "borrowing the east wind" was really an accurate weather forecast, while the "Empty Fort Stratagem" was a nerve-racking marketing stunt.

From a young man adrift in Jing Province to the CEO of the Shu Han empire, he had to manage insubordinate veterans like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei at home, while facing off against industry giants and sly old foxes like Cao Cao and Sima Yi abroad. His life was a solo performance by an idealist.

In the most down-to-earth language, we'll take you deep into that tumultuous era. You'll smile at his peaceful nap in the thatched cottage, feel your heart tighten at his merciless execution of Ma Su, and, in the end, weep at the autumn winds of Wuzhang Plains.

Step down from the altar and meet Zhuge Kongming as a living, breathing man: grounded, calculating, and sometimes helpless, yet always devoted to his duty until the very end. His story is more exciting than legend and more moving than an epic.

This time, he is the protagonist, and a real person!