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an。　Another　scene　is　when　Zhuge　Liang　ingeniously　lured　Sima　Yi　into　a　small　valley　to　burn　him。　Sima　Yi　would　have　perished　but　luckily　he　was　saved　by　a　sudden　rainstorm。　Zhuge　Liang　knew　at　that　moment　that　Heaven　had　destined　Sima　Yi　to　reunite　the　land；　not　Shu…Han。　To　me；　Shu　had　the　most　talents　but　it　was　pre…destined　to　lose　to　Jins。　Others　can　be　blamed　for　the　downfall　of　Shu。　Shu　kingdom　was　really　small　pared　to　the　vast　kingdom　of　Wei。　Of　all　the　people　I　hate　the　most；　it　would　be　Liu　Chan。　His　lack　of　knowledge　and　his　apathy　for　the　kingdom　was　one　of　the　causes　of　the　downfall。　Beside　this；　If　some　generals　would　listen　and　heed　Zhuge　Liang's　advice；　major　strategic　locations　wouldn't　be　lost。　This　is　another　factor　that　caused　the　demise。　It　is　sad　for　me　to　read　the　ending　of　Zhuge　Liang'　life。　The　man　worked　his　butt　off　for　his　land；　but　Heaven　had　to　betray　him。　This　can　be　seen　clearly　in　the　scene　when　he　invokes　the　stars。〃　。。。。。

＇e＇　#　44；　a　reader：　〃Zhuge　Liang　was　never　effectively　outmanuvered　by　Sima　Yi。　If　he　had　been　allowed　to　live　ten　more　years；　he　might　have　been　able　to　make　it。　But　good　doesn't　always　win　over　evil　in　the　real　world。　And　virtue　is　rarely　a　guarantee　of　anything　but　being　virtuous。　The　world　should　follow　good　and　honorable　humans；　but　more　often　they　follow　power　out　of　fear　or　opulence　out　of　desire。　At　least　Shu　was　there　to　make　sure　Cao　Cao　never　saw　a　plete　empire　in　his　lifetime。　The　most　cathartic　part；　to　me　at　least；　was　that　the　Sima　family　had　their　empire　taken　away　for　the　most　part　by　＇northern＇　tribespeople；　and　where　did　they　run　to　to　hide？　Shu。〃　。。。。。

＇e＇　Sai；　a　reader：　〃I　also　sympathized　with　the　Han　dynasty。　But　like　the　other　Latter　Han　empeperors。。。　Liu　Chan　was　just　too　typical。