Yu Yi was very moved after reading the letter. He stepped forward and held Kong Ming's hand. He was in a state of confusion and said, "What should Xi Shu do if you leave like this?" Kong Ming also burst into tears. Everyone looked at each other. For a long time, Kong Ming said to Yang Yi said: "You can let the camps behind you retreat first, and then retreat one by one. If Sima Yi comes to pursue you, you can arrange your formation and beat drums to cheer. When he comes, he sees the wooden statue I carved and sits on the cart. , appears in front of the army, the soldiers are lined up neatly, Sima Yi will be very surprised and run away!" Yang Yi took the order.
After Yang Yi left, Kong Ming said to Yu Yi: "Your Majesty, although I have assigned many tasks, the candidates are not as good as the ones chosen by heaven. If there is something wrong, I hope your Majesty can come out and resolve it. I believe that under your leadership, , Western Shu will definitely be able to regain the Central Plains, and everything will be beautiful again!"
Yu Yi nodded sharply after hearing this. Kong Ming seemed to have remembered something and wanted to walk out of the camp. Yu Yi helped him onto the four-wheeled vehicle. After Kong Ming left the camp, he pointed in the direction of the Big Dipper and pointed at a star and said: " Come and see, this is my general star!" Everyone looked up and saw the direction pointed by Kong Ming. The general star was already crumbling. Kong Ming pointed at the general star with his sword and silently recited a spell. While reciting the mantra, I felt a powerful force coming from me, and I had already fainted on the ground.
After returning to the camp, Yu Yi asked: "In the universe, which general star represents me?"
He replied: "Your Majesty is a king, so naturally he has no generals!"
Yu Yi asked again: "Our biggest enemy at the moment is Sima Yi. Since the other party is cheating, can we do the opposite? If you find Sima Yi's general, I will also give it a try and make it fall!"
Kong Ming smiled and said: "The general star is the operation of the laws of nature. This time my general star is dim. It is only an external cause that someone caused trouble. The internal cause is destiny. I am seriously ill. Not to mention casting a spell to mess up the trajectory of the general star. As far as I know Knowing is a very evil force."
Yu Yi sighed, thinking that Huang Zhuri had been taking care of the internal affairs all this time, and he rarely interfered, so he asked: "Does the Prime Minister have any suggestions for important matters in the court?"
He replied: "After my death, Jiang Wan can be my successor as prime minister, and Jiang Wei will be responsible for the Northern Expedition."
Yu Yi asked again: "I think Jiang Wan is getting older. Who will be after him?"
Kong Ming smiled and said: "At that time, I am afraid that the entire Central Plains will be in the hands of your Majesty, and your Majesty can choose talents to succeed you at will!"
Yu Yi also wanted to ask about Xiangyang's strategy for attacking the Central Plains and the subsequent development of relations with Jiangdong. As a result, Kong Ming could not speak. When he looked closer, Kong Ming had no breathing and was dead. It was the 23rd of August in the autumn of the twelfth year of Jianxing, which happened to be the day when Kong Ming was fifty-four years old.
Liao Li, the captain of the Shu Changshui School, felt that his talents were very good and could be used as deputy prime minister. Because he was not reused, he fished in his position and felt aggrieved. Later, he was demoted to a commoner by Kong Ming. He worked harder and looked for opportunities to prove himself. Later, when he heard that Kong Ming had passed away, he sighed: "It seems that I will always be content to live under Kong Ming!" Li Yan felt very sad when he heard that Kong Ming had passed away in Wuzhangyuan. You must know that Yu Yi had a murderous intention at that time, and it was Kong Ming who saved him. Li Yan admired him very much. When the news became clear, Li Yan cried to death on the spot. Before his death, he told his son that he hoped to make up for his previous mistakes.
Yu Yi felt that the ancient book was shaking. He opened it and read the content. He sighed: "Being a master shows that he is truly famous in the world. Who can compare with him in a thousand years?"
That night, Yu Yi did not take the initiative to participate in the retreat plan and authorized everyone to start it on their own in accordance with Kong Ming's last words. Jiang Wei and Yang Yi followed Kong Ming's plan and did not mourn on a large scale. They were guarded by three hundred elite soldiers, led by Yu Yi, and then conveyed secret orders to Wei Yan. After Wei Yan stopped, all the camps retreated one after another.
Feeling that the movement of the Shu army camp was very shallow, Sima Yi felt unaccustomed to it, so he kept staring at the general star. Sure enough, he saw a big star with a red halo and angular light, flowing from the northeast into the southwest, at the Shu army camp. Falling inside, Sima Yi looked very happy and said: "It seems that Kong Ming has finally passed away. Our chance has come!" So he ordered the troops to pursue him. As soon as he left the camp, he felt confused again and said: "Kong Ming is familiar with "Dunjia Tianshu". He knew the secrets of Liuding Liujia and had the support of the new emperor of Xishu. He saw that I had not come out to fight for a long time, so he set up spells with the new emperor of Xishu to lure me into fighting. If I went out to chase me, I would definitely fall into Shu. The army is ambushing." So he ordered the soldiers and horses to return to the camp, but sent Xiahou Ba with a dozen cavalry to secretly approach the Shu army camp and go to Wuzhangyuan to inquire about the news.
After Kong Ming left, the aftermath was all in accordance with Kong Ming's arrangements. However, Yu Yi also sent some troops to investigate the movements of the Wei army. After all, people without long-term worries must have immediate worries.
After Kong Ming passed away, Wei Yan had a dream in the camp. He dreamed that two horns grew on his head. When he woke up, he felt very strange. On the next day, Sima Zhao Zhi came. Wei Yan asked about the meaning of his dream and said: "I know you are very familiar with "The Book of Changes". I dreamed yesterday that two horns grew on my head. I don't know whether it is good or bad? Please take a step to divine for me. one time."
Zhao Zhi thought for a long time and replied: "This is auspicious, because the unicorn also has horns on its head, and the blue dragon also has horns on its head, which means it will rise."
Wei Yan was very happy after hearing this and said: "If it goes according to your wishes, I will definitely thank you very much!"
After Zhao Zhi left, he walked less than a few miles and met Shangshu Fei Yi. He asked the reason and replied: "When I was in Wei Yan's camp just now, he dreamed that he had horns on his head and asked me whether it was good or bad. This is definitely not a good omen. , but I was afraid that he would not be happy if I told the truth, so I told him that it meant that the Qilin and the Canglong were about to rise."
Fei Yi felt strange and asked, "How do you know this is not a good omen?"
He replied: "The shape of the word horn means that the knife is at the bottom. Now there are horns on the head, which means that he is using a knife. It means that his life is not long!"
Fei Yi said: "Please don't leak this matter. You can report it to His Majesty!"
After Zhao Zhi left, Fei Yi came to Wei Yan's camp, screened the others away, and told: "Yesterday around three o'clock, the prime minister passed away. Now it is up to your majesty to take care of the funeral. Before his death, he repeatedly asked the general to come and stop Sima Yi. , Retreat slowly and do not mourn. Now that the military symbols are here, we can raise troops now."
Wei Yan was a little dissatisfied when he learned that the Prime Minister had passed away, and asked: "Who will act on behalf of the Prime Minister? Has Your Majesty said anything?"
He replied: "Your Majesty did not interfere with the Prime Minister's decision. The Prime Minister entrusted all matters to Yang Yi, and the art of war and strategy were given to Jiang Wei. This military talisman is Yang Yi's order!"
After hearing this, Wei Yan looked dissatisfied and said: "Although the Prime Minister has passed away, I am still here. Yang Yi is just a long history, how can he take on this important responsibility? What's more, His Majesty is here. Don't you see that this arrangement is unfair? If he If you want to go back, just go first. See if I lead the army to attack Sima Yi, it will definitely succeed. Our plan for the Northern Expedition is still there, how can it be abandoned just because of the Prime Minister?"
