After Zhuge Liang became seriously ill, he made a lot of preparations for his own future, on the one hand, he recommended Jiang Wan and Fei Yi to Liu Chan as his successors, and on the other hand, he retired from the army after the death of Changshi Yang Yi, Sima Feiyi, and Jiang Wei, the protector Jiang Wei, etc., so that Wei Yan was broken. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

However, regarding the contradiction between Yang Yi and Wei Yan, Zhuge Liang did not leave any measures, so that after his death, Shu Han had a lot of infighting.

【Successor】

Zhuge Liang had secretly written to the queen Liu Chan before he died, saying: "If anything happens to the minister, all the military affairs can be handed over to Jiang Wan." ”

According to the "Yibu Old Miscellaneous Records", in the twelfth year of Jianxing (234), Zhuge Liang was seriously ill in Wuzhangyuan, and the later lord Liu Chan sent Li Fu to greet him and ask him about the country's plans. Li Fu was ordered to go to Zhuge Liang's camp and talk to Zhuge Liang. On the way back to Chengdu after leaving the camp, Li Fu suddenly remembered something very important, so he turned around and went back.

Zhuge Liang saw Li Fu come back, and said with a smile: "I know you will come back." We've been talking all day, but we're not done yet, and there's one more thing you need to ask when you come back. The person you want to ask, Jiang Wan is the most suitable. Li Fu said: "On that day, I really forgot to ask, if you are a hundred years later, who can hold the position of prime minister, so I rushed back immediately." So, I want to ask again, after Jiang Wan, who can succeed as prime minister? Zhuge Liang: "Fei Yi can succeed him." Li Fu asked again: "What about after Fei Yi?" Zhuge Liang was silent and did not answer. Li Fu returned to Chengdu and handed over the decree to the rear lord Liu Chan and conveyed Zhuge Liang's words.

In history, Zhuge Liang left two successors for Liu Chan, one of them is Jiang Wan, the other is Fei Yi, both of them can be said to be qualified, Liu Chan is also very trusting of Zhuge Liang, there are two candidates are not enough, continue to ask Zhuge Liang about the third person, but Jiang Wan, Fei Yi and Liu Chan should be not much different in age, under normal circumstances, the third person is redundant, from Zhuge Liang's attitude, he has not considered this aspect.

But later, Jiang Wan died early due to illness, Fei Yi was assassinated by accident, and Liu Chan relied on eunuchs in the later period, which made the internal turmoil of Shu Han drift, and finally Cao Wei took advantage of it.

【Aftermath in the Army】

Before his death, Zhuge Liang not only recommended his successor to Liu Chan, but also discussed the affairs of the army and his subordinates, and made corresponding decisions. At that time, Zhuge Liang's illness worsened, so he secretly discussed with Changshi Yang Yi, Sima Feiyi, and Jiang Wei, the protector, and others to plan the arrangements for his retirement after his death, so that after Wei Yan was broken, Jiang Wei was second; If Wei Yan did not obey the military order, he would abandon him, and the army would act as usual. This order also laid the groundwork for the future infighting of the Han army.

When Zhuge Liang left his will, it was likely that there was not much time left, and Wei Yan, as a pioneer at that time, was not in Zhuge Liang's camp, and the two sides were ten miles apart, so Wei Yan was not able to participate in this discussion.

In the Northern Expeditionary Army of Shu Han at that time, there was no doubt that Zhuge Liang was in charge, and under him, the first civil official should be Changshi Yang Yi, and the first military general should be Wei Yan, but the two were extremely discordant. It is said that at that time, the former military advisor Wei Yan and the long history Yang Yi hated each other, and every time they sat side by side, they argued, Wei Yan often raised his blade to threaten Yang Yi, and Yang Yi wept and gathered.

Even Zhuge Liang himself didn't have a good way to deal with their contradictions, at that time, Zhuge Liang deeply cherished Yang Yi's talents, and with the help of Wei Yan's bravery, he often hated that the two couldn't get along well, but he couldn't bear to abandon either of them. Sima Fei Yi often intervened in the sitting room between the two of them, admonishing them separately to explain their meanings, so when Zhuge Liang was alive, he could do his best for Wei Yan and Yang Yi, and Fei Yi had a great credit.

The result is that before Zhuge Liang died, although he left instructions, he did not solve the contradiction between Wei Yan and Yang Yi, but only temporarily shelved Wei Yan's matter, maybe for Zhuge Liang, Yang Yi at that time, Wei Yan or not, for Shu Han are rare talents, palms and backs are meat, and it is difficult for him to choose, so simply the matter between the two, the two will solve it themselves.

Now it is quite rumored that Wei Yan is not reliable in the official history, saying that Zhuge Liang does not reuse Wei Yan is completely deceitful, at that time Wei Yan's official position was already a former military division, and he was also the general of the expedition to the west, and his military position was very high, even if the imperial prince Wu Yi was only a general of Zuo, Wei Yan was almost the first general of Shu Han at that time. Although Zhuge Liang did not adopt his Meridian Valley strategy, he still valued and trusted Wei Yan, and many times let Wei Yan be the vanguard, or lead an army alone, and it was also a kind of trust to hand over the task after the break to Wei Yan.

And Wei Yan after Zhuge Liang's death, he himself is likely to go further and become the actual leader of the Shu Han army, which was seen by many generals in the army at that time, so Wei Yan himself did not mean to oppose Shu, but because of the contradiction between him and Yang Yi, the end was bleak.

【Aftermath】

Zhuge Liang's last words ordered his subordinates to bury themselves in Dingjun Mountain in Hanzhong, and build a tomb according to the mountain, the tomb can only accommodate the coffin, wear the usual clothes to bury, and do not need to use other utensils to bury.

The later lord Liu Chan issued an edict to commemorate Zhuge Liang and said: "You are born with both literary and military talents, wise, wise, loyal and honest, entrusted by the first emperor to be orphaned, and do your best to assist the widows, so that the declining Han family is revived, determined to pacify the war in the world, rectify the six armies, go to war at the age of years, heroic and powerful, and build a great feat for Shu Han, and the achievements are like Yiyin and Zhou Gong." Why is it this misfortune, the great cause is about to be accomplished, but you are sick and return to heaven! I mourn your passing, and my heart is broken. Respect your virtues, comment on your merits, and posthumously title you according to your deeds during your lifetime, so that your spirit will spread all over the world and your name will forever go down in history. Now the special envoy Zuo Zhonglang will give Du Qiong to you Prime Minister Wuxiang Hou Yin Ribbon, and posthumously praise you as the Marquis of Zhongwu. The heroic soul knows it, and it is also pampered by it. Grief! Grief! ”

At the beginning, Zhuge Liang once expressed his wish to the queen: "The minister has 800 mulberry trees in Chengdu and 15 acres of thin fields, and the daily food and clothing expenses of the children and grandchildren have been relaxed." As for the ministers serving abroad, there is no additional expense arrangement, and all the clothes and food they carry are provided by the state, and there is no need to manage other industries to increase the family wealth. When the minister dies, he will not let the family have extra clothes and money, so that he will live up to His Majesty's favor and trust. "When he died, it was as he said. Zhuge Liang was born with ingenuity, and once conceived and instructed the improvement of bows and crossbows to make them shoot continuously, and made wooden oxen and flowing horses as a means of transportation; He deduced the art of war and designed the gossip array, all of which were deeply understood. His discussions, decrees, letters, and recitals are all worth reading, and they are compiled into the "Zhuge Collection".

After Zhuge Liang's death, Liu Chan pursued Zhuge Liang as the Marquis of Zhongwu, and Shu Han wrote more books to set up Zhuge Liang Temple, and the Shu Han Dynasty violated the etiquette system, so the people sacrificed Zhuge Liang privately on the road at four o'clock. Until the sixth year of Jingyao (263), on the eve of the fall of Shu Han, under the advice of Xi Long and Xiang Chong, Liu Chan built a temple for Zhuge Liang in Chuyang.