Zhuge Rong was the third son of Zhuge Jin, a military general who served under Wu's founding emperor Sun Quan, and a younger brother of Zhuge Ke, a military general who briefly served as regent for Sun Quan's successor, Sun Liang.
12 Facts About Zhuge Rong
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Zhuge Rong had two elder brothers: Zhuge Ke and Zhuge Qiao.
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Zhuge Rong had a sister who married Zhang Cheng, a Wu general.
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Zhang Cheng and Zhuge Rong's sister had a daughter who married Sun Quan's third son, Sun He.
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Zhuge Rong was known for being understanding and tolerant, and for being skilful in a range of arts and crafts.
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When Zhuge Rong assumed command at Gong'an County near Wu's western border, the area was rather peaceful.
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Zhuge Rong would walk around and mingle with them; he never grew tired of such parties.
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Zhuge Rong was promoted to General of Vehement Might.
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Zhuge Rong then granted Zhuge Rong acting imperial authority and ordered him to take command of Shi Ji's units and lead them towards the Mian River to attack Wei reinforcements coming from the west to reinforce Xincheng.
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Zhuge Rong then ordered Shi Kuan, Shi Ji, Sun Yi and Quan Xi to lead their troops to Gong'an County to arrest Zhuge Rong.
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When Zhuge Rong heard about it, he started panicking and could not decide what to do.