Is “Seeking the 'remove the ladder' stratagem and being sent to guard Jiangxia” true?
The Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Shu, Biography of Zhuge Liang records that Liu Qi sought a strategy for self-preservation, and Zhuge Liang cited the allusion of Shen Sheng and Chong'er to advise him to avoid danger by going to Jiangxia. Liu Bei later recommended him as the Inspector of Jingzhou, and the novel's plot fully aligns with the official history. The original text reads: "亮答曰：“君不见申生在内而危，重耳在外而安乎？”琦意感悟，阴规出计。会黄祖死，得出，遂为江夏太守。" (Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Shu, Biography of Zhuge Liang)
Both official history and the novel depict Zhuge Liang being asked for the 'remove the ladder' stratagem and then being sent to guard Jiangxia; the novel aligns with historical records.
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