Is “He distinguished gratitude and grudges clearly, repaying both kindness and enmity” true?
attested in history
Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Shu, Biography of Fa Zheng records that after Fa Zheng gained power, he repaid every favor and avenged every slight. Some advised Zhuge Liang to restrain him, but Zhuge Liang, considering Fa Zheng's great merits, did not investigate.
Fa Zheng
A key minister of Shu Han, credited with ingenious strategies and the primary credit for the Battle of Hanzhong in official history.