Chen Shou
The Qing dynasty writer Zhao Yi refuted the "Jin Shu" claim that Chen Shou was prejudiced against Zhuge Liang in the "Sanguozhi", and remarked that the claim was "an uninformed statement". He commented that military leadership did not necessarily had to be regarded as Zhuge Liang's forte because Zhuge also made outstanding achievements in other fields. Zhao also pointed out two pieces of evidence which contradict the "Jin Shu" claim: Chen Shou gave highly positive comments about Zhuge Liang's ability as a politician in the "Zhuge Liang Collection" and in his personal commentary at the end of Zhuge's biography in the "Sanguozhi". Zhao Yi's concluding remarks on this issue were that Chen Shou had clearly identified Zhuge Liang's strengths and weaknesses in his appraisal of Zhuge Liang in the "Sanguozhi".