Zhuge Liang, he is an admirable figure who is known as a god-like existence. However, the power of the gods is extraordinary, as the leading talent in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the reason why Zhuge Liang became a god is because he is good at manipulating people. This is not a flamboyant skill, but a covert and sharp technique.
Let's go back to his most classic manipulation technique, which is also a classic yang conspiracy-Huarong Dao dispute. The goal is to compete with Second Brother Guan for the position of the number two person in Liu Bei's group. Before this contest, Second Brother Guan had a prominent position in Liu Bei's group, second only to Liu Bei, and was a secondary leader in Liu Bei's group. He has a proud personality and extraordinary skills, and has his own small team - Zhou Cang and Guan Ping Shuangxing. In direct conflict with Second Brother Guan, Zhuge Liang is bound to be at a disadvantage.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang skillfully exploited Second Brother Guan's character weaknesses and successfully stimulated Second Brother Guan's fiery temper. As if forced to be helpless, Zhuge Liang arranged Second Brother Guan on Huarong Road. At the critical moment, Second Brother Guan's character characteristics were undoubtedly revealed, and what he was most proud of was "righteousness first". Cao Cao's great kindness to him was second only to Liu Bei. And to maintain this shiny signboard, it takes a lot of resources, even risking your life.
If Zhuge Liang directly ordered Second Brother Guan to guard Huarong Dao, Second Brother Guan would not hesitate to let Cao Cao go, turn back and fight back against Zhuge Liang, accusing him of injustice. No matter how Zhuge Liang explained, he seemed weak and weak-hearted. Therefore, he could only let Guan Yu go by himself, and Guan Yu weighed again and again in the obscenity of Second Brother Guan and Liu Bei's plea for the benefit of the group, and finally nodded.
When Second Brother Guan faced Cao Cao in Huarong Dao, he was in a dilemma. Is it to catch or kill Cao Cao?This will cause a stain on the signboard of "righteousness comes first". Or let Cao Cao go?Then according to the military order, he will be beheaded. This is a complex problem of calculating benefits. Second Brother Guan wisely chose the most advantageous way - to let Cao Cao go. This decision is in his favor under the formal process, as Zhang Fei will play a balancing role at a critical moment. Second Brother Guan knew that as long as Zhang Fei balanced the three "original stocks" of Liu Guan and Zhang, the formal procedure would be the most beneficial to him.
From then on, Second Brother Guan faced Zhuge Liang again, and he must have felt a little helpless. The role was chosen by Second Brother Guan himself, and there is nothing to blame in the script. Through the clever use of Huarong Dao, Zhuge Liang successfully thwarted Second Brother Guan's rebelliousness and consolidated his position in the group.