Zhuge Liang was seriously ill and bedridden, and Liu Chan sent Li Fu to visit. Li Fu saw that Zhuge Liang was in critical condition, and asked the person who could be appointed in Shu according to Liu Chan's instructions: "The Son of Heaven wants to know, after a hundred years of prime minister, who will be able to handle the important task?"Kong Ming felt bitter in his heart, in such a situation, the other party was still considering the best candidate. Despite this, as a loyal minister, he still recommended Jiang Wan according to Liu Chan's intentions. However, Li Fu was worried that Jiang Wan was old and would die sooner or later, so he asked: "What about after Jiang Wan?"
Kong Ming was sad in his heart, but his life had come to an end, and he could only tell Li Fu powerlessly: "Fei Yi can continue!."Li Fu thought about it for a long time, Fei Yi will eventually be old, so what about after that?Kong Ming shook his head helplessly, and then left silently. At that time, Fei Yi did not hold important positions in the army, and compared to Yang Yi and Wei Yan, his reputation was not prominent. So, why did Kong Ming recommend Fei Yi?Because Kong Ming realized that Fei Yi's talent and loyalty had not yet been fully demonstrated, he was convinced that Fei Yi would eventually become the pillar of Shu Han.
Heroes in the world are young, and people with potential are often envied. In any field, when a person performs too well, it will always arouse the jealousy of the villain. Zhuge Liang was well aware of this principle, so he "deliberately cultivated" when arranging Wei Yan and Yang Yi. Wei Yan and Yang Yi are both potential talents selected by Kong Ming in accordance with the principle of "having both ability and political integrity";Despite their lack of loyalty, they were quite talented, and Kong Ming allowed them to "stand out" and do their best for their country. Wei Yan and Yang Yi competed with each other and could not tolerate each other's existence.
In contrast, Fei Yi, who was secretly protected by Kong Ming, quickly improved his ability while maintaining his position. For Fei Yi's loyalty, Kong Ming knows it well. Before his death, Zhuge Liang arranged many affairs, including military instruction to Jiang Wei, confidential notes to his successor Liu Chan, and a clever plan for Yang Yi. However, he never had contact with Fei Yi, all to protect him. The news in the army is always well-informed, and if Zhuge Liang has looked for Fei Yi, the news will spread soon.
Once Zhuge Liang summons Fei Yi to discuss major matters, Fei Yi will inevitably become the target of attack in the DPRK and abroad, and his situation will be very difficult. However, Zhuge Liang is extremely confident in his vision: Fei Yi is loyal and extraordinarily courageous, moody and invisible, observant and honest, and can defeat everyone with theory. Although not as good as Kong Ming, he is definitely a rare hero. When Zhuge Liang died, although there were two villains, Wei Yan and Yang Yi, he also left Jiang Wan, Fei Yi and other talents loyal to Shu Han.
More importantly, he arranged for Fei Yi to eliminate Wei Yan and Yang Yi to ensure that Zhuge Liang always wanted to get rid of Wei Yan, because Wei Yan was rebellious and had killed his master. But because Wei Yan was a hero, he was stopped by Liu Bei. When Zhuge Liang was dying, he asked Yang Yi to deal with Wei Yan, because he knew that Wei Yan was a threat to him, and Yang Yi regarded himself as Zhuge Liang's ** person. Yang Yi sent Fei Yi to inquire about Wei Yan's movements, and Fei Yi tried to persuade Wei Yan on the grounds of Zhuge Liang's death.
But Wei Yan was not impatient, and asked Zhuge Liang who he entrusted the big matter to. After Fei Yi told the truth, Wei Yan was furious, and Fei Yi realized Wei Yan's rebellious intentions. He decided to convince Yang Yi to hand over the military power to Wei Yan, who agreed to the plan and let Fei Yi go. Ma Dai gained Wei Yan's trust. Wei Yan deliberately boiled a pot of wine to celebrate Zhuge Liang's death and his victory, but Fei Yi did not return.
In the dispute between Wei and Shu, who was the master of Shen Fu Ma Dai was ordered to reconnoitre, and reported: "Jiang Wei led the army to retreat, and most of the army has left. It turned out that Fei Yi was appeasing Wei Yan while sending Jiang Wei to retreat. Upon learning of this, Wei Yan was furious, kicked away the chicken rack on the table, drew his sword, and led Ma Dai and his soldiers to rebel. Wei Yan burned down the plank road and led his army to prevent them from returning to Chengdu.
Yang Yi was shocked when she learned of Wei Yan's rebellion, but Fei Yi behaved calmly: "Wei Yan must have reported to the Son of Heaven in advance and framed us for rebellion, so we should report to the Son of Heaven first, and then crusade against him!."Jiang Wei pointed out the remote path to Chengdu, which Fei Yi relied on to deliver newsFortunately, Jiang Wan and Dong Yun beside Liu Chan were loyal, and after Fei Yi's news reached Chengdu, Liu Chan began to eat with peace of mind.
Without the suspicion of the Son of Heaven, Yang Yi was able to completely eradicate Wei Yan according to Zhuge Liang's deployment, but Wei Yan was a famous general in Shu, and soon won the support of a large number of soldiers, and it was not easy to eradicate him, so Yang Yi had to stick to Nanzheng. Yang Yi became Wei Yan's primary target.
After a battle that did not go well, Wei Yan found that Ma Dai, who followed him, did not perform satisfactorily, thinking that he had just rebelled and needed allies, so he swallowed his anger and said to Ma Dai: "If the general really helps me, I will definitely not forget your kindness after the matter is completed!."So Ma Dai immediately rode his horse to kill the enemy, and the Shu army retreated after seeing Ma Dai's rebellion. When Wei Yan saw Ma Dai's actions, he began to trust him more, and as Wei Yan's soldiers gathered, he asked Ma Dai, "How about we go to Wei?"”。
Why should people who do great things stoop to others?The general is now both wise and brave, who can match him?It is better to capture Hanzhong first, and then capture Chengdu. Ma Dai replied. After Wei Yan heard this, he trusted this Ma Dai even more. At the same time that Wei Yan's troops were approaching the city, Jiang Wei went out of the city to meet Wei Yan, Wei Yan was not good at coming, and he did not want to entangle with Jiang Wei, so he scolded Yang Yi loudly and stood up.
Seeing Jiang Wei fighting, Yang Yi took advantage of the fact that there was no one around, and opened the bag left by Zhuge Liang, although he didn't understand why the prime minister arranged it like this, but out of absolute trust in Zhuge Liang, he, a scribe, rode out of the city, faced Wei Yan, and launched a challenge. Yang Yi had a premonition that Wei Yan might betray him when Prime Minister Zhuge Liang was alive, so he reminded himself to be careful, and now this situation has indeed happened. Yang Yi pointed at Wei Yan and said, "You once threatened to turn against me, and now I see it."
If you dare to shout 'Who dares to kill me' three times, I am willing to dedicate Hanzhong to you!Wei Yan laughed at Yang Yi, then relaxed his vigilance and laughed, "Who dares to kill me?"At this moment, a cold voice came from behind him: "I dare to kill you!".Immediately afterwards, Ma Dai cut off Wei Yan's head with a knife. It turned out that Ma Dai was an undercover agent sent by Zhuge Liang to approach Wei Yan, and the moment when Wei Yan relaxed his vigilance and laughed was the best time for Ma Dai to make a move.
Ma Dai first took refuge in Wei Yan, and then suggested that Wei Yan attack Yang Yi and take the opportunity to attack him. Then, he framed Yang Yi. After Wei Yan's death, Yang Yi felt that he was the most capable in the Shu Han camp, and he also received Zhuge Liang's will. So, he said goodbye without saying goodbye, and asked Liu Chan for his guilt and said: "Your Majesty, I didn't get the emperor's order, but I killed the general Wei Yan, please punish Your Majesty!."However, Liu Chan only used the position of "Zhongjun Division" to send Yang Yi away.
Although he spoke very well, he did not give Yang Yi any substantial benefits. In this regard, although Yang Yi thanked the Son of Heaven for his kindness on the surface, she was very dissatisfied in her heart. He had tried to reassure himself that it might just be bad luck and was still working diligently. However, as time went by, Yang Yi felt more and more that something was wrong, because in his opinion, Jiang Wan, who was inferior to himself in terms of merit and talent, had been promoted repeatedly, which was too unfair.
The key reason why Jiang Wan was able to get promoted was mainly due to Zhuge Liang's deathbed list, and Zhuge Liang's criteria for selecting talents have always attached great importance to morality. It's just that Yang Yi hasn't figured this out, because no one can understand Zhuge Liang's thoughts. On the night of the full moon, Yang Yi found Fei Yi to catch up and drink. On that day, Yang Yi was extremely emotional and confessed to Fei Yi that he knew that he should have taken refuge in Wei in the first place, and he originally thought that he would become the heir of the prime minister, so he kept to himself.
But he didn't expect that Fei Yi would always be Zhuge Liang and Liu Chan's person, just like Ma Dai hiding by Wei Yan's side. That night, Yang Yi poured out his inner thoughts and felt much more comfortable, but it also marked a turning point in his life. Sure enough, Yang Yi's "little brother" Fei Yi elaborated his thoughts to the later lord Liu Chan one by one, and the next day Yang Yi was alienated by Liu Chan and other people in power one after another, and finally ended his life tragically and committed suicide in prison.
For him, virtue became an insurmountable obstacle. Fei Yi's efforts led to the ambush of two figures who had held important positions under Kong Ming, and despite their talents, their morality was unmatched. Shu Han may suffer some damage as a result, however, the dangerous arms represented by these figures may also attack themselves at any time.