Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮
chancellor · Shu Han China · 181–234
Chancellor of Shu Han, who was farming in Nanyang when he answered Liu Bei's three visits. Setting out on the northern campaign, he presented a memorial to the young emperor.
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AD 227
I was once a commoner in plain cloth, ploughing my own fields in Nanyang, trying only to keep myself alive in an age of disorder, and seeking no name among the lords.
臣本布衣，躬耕於南陽，苟全性命於亂世，不求聞達於諸侯。"Memorial on Sending Out the Army" (Chu shi biao)
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