Three Kingdoms: Zhuge Liang Is Reborn, and He Recruits Guo Jia from the Start

Zhuge Liang died at Wuzhang Plains, then found himself in the modern era, where he earned a doctorate in Three Kingdoms history. He knew how everyone's story ended. Guo Jia died of illness at thirty-eight. Xizhi Cai died young. Zhou Cang spent his whole life managing supplies. Liao Hua was still charging into battle at seventy. Jiang Wei bore the burden alone for twenty years. He also knew one thing: Shu Han fell not because of Deng Ai or Liu Shan, but because Zhuge Liang never built an officer corps for the kingdom. So when he was reborn in the twelfth year of Jian'an, the first thing he did was write Guo Jia a letter. The second thing he did was find Guo Jia and pour out his wine. The third thing he did was tell Guo Jia, “This time, I'll make you my partner.” Cao Cao had a dream in the north. In it, someone said, “There is a hidden dragon in the south. He will serve Liu Bei or Cao Cao.” Cao Cao sent men to find him. They searched for three months. He didn't know that Zhuge Liang had already found Guo Jia, Xizhi Cai, Zhou Cang, and Liao Hua. A brilliant strategist. A sickly counselor. A boatman. A porter. Four people. No soldiers, no money, no territory. But they had time. And an entire generation of talent.