Why did Zhuge Liang let four people carry the coffin southward before he died, and then he was buried after the rope was broken?
Familiar with the history of the Three Kingdoms in the late Han Dynasty, Zhuge Liang, as one of the most dazzling figures in the late Han Dynasty, can be called the embodiment of wisdom. Especially in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", we can see his evil-like existence. Under Luo Guanzhong's exaggeration, there are too many stories that happened to him, such as borrowing arrows from a straw boat, borrowing the east wind in the Battle of Chibi, the empty city strategy, etc. Of course, Zhuge Liang in the official history also had a literary and military strategy. At the forefront of the times. The last order he made before his death, four people carried the coffin, and the rope was cut off for burial, has deceived the world for 1800 years, and no one can understand it yet!
Zhuge Liang has many titles in history. He was the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period, an outstanding politician, strategist, diplomat, writer, calligrapher, and inventor. Zhuge Liang dedicated his life to death and was a representative figure of loyal ministers and wise men in traditional Chinese culture. More importantly, everyone has a mysterious view of his identity as a Feng Shui master and a prediction master. In particular, there is too much mystery in Zhuge Liang's "selection of acupoints" for his burial after his death.
The prevalence of thick burials in the Han Dynasty led to the golden age of tomb robbing in the chaotic times of the late Han Dynasty. The traitor Cao Cao was a great tomb robber. He set up a special organization in the army? General Faqiu Zhonglang? "Mojin Xiaowei", every time a tomb was robbed, Cao Cao would personally come to the scene to give instructions. For the tombs containing gold and silver treasures, Cao Cao would rob them thoroughly, leaving no trace of gold or silver behind. But he is also a master of anti-grave robbing. In order to prevent his tomb from being stolen, Cao Cao specially left 72 suspicious tombs. He was also cunning enough. And Zhuge Liang's anti-grave robbery is even more mysterious.
According to Zhuge Liang's will before his death, he made a will to be buried in Dingjun Mountain. This can also be found in the official history "Three Kingdoms": Zhuge Liang ordered that he be buried in Dingjun Mountain in Hanzhong because the mountain is a tomb. The tomb is large enough to accommodate the coffin, so it can be used for burial. No utensils are needed. Li Daoyuan, a geographer of the Northern Wei Dynasty, recorded in "Shui Jing Zhu": "He was buried in his mountain because of the terrain and there was no grave." Zhuge Liang was buried in Dingjun Mountain, but where exactly was he buried? There is a saying: "Four people carried the coffin and walked south until the rope was broken and they were buried."
When Zhuge Liang was dying, Liu Chan sent his minister Li Fu to greet him and inquire about national affairs. Zhuge Liang also left a suicide note to Liu Chan, instructing him to put his body in a coffin after his death and have it carried southward by four soldiers. The place where the pole was broken and the rope was rotten was his burial place. As Liu Chan was obedient to Zhuge Liang, how could he not comply? So he ordered four strong men from Kansai to carry his coffin and go south.
The four men carried Zhuge Liang's coffin and walked for a day and a night. When they got there, their mouths were dry and the rope was not broken. The four men were too lazy to go any further, so they discussed it and put Zhuge Liang in the coffin. Buried underground. After returning, they reported to Liu Chan that they had buried the prime minister's coffin where the poles were broken and the ropes were broken. After listening to the report, Liu Chan felt something was wrong. How could the bar break and the rope break so quickly? So four people were arrested and interrogated severely. The four strong men could not bear the pain of flesh and blood, so they had no choice but to confess. Liu Chan was furious and killed four people for deceiving the emperor. However, after the four strong men were killed, the world no longer knew where Zhuge Liang was buried.
This story reflects Zhuge Liang’s intelligence and wisdom, but it also tells the fact that Zhuge Liang was buried secretly. Zhuge Liang’s current tomb is basically a tomb built by later generations. Where the real tomb is is still an unsolved mystery. . However, it is worth mentioning that a tall yellow fruit tree is currently growing on the top of the Chengdu cemetery. Many people think that this is Zhuge Liang’s wife Huang Achou’s sincerity towards her husband, so she transformed into a yellow fruit tree and planted it in her beloved. On her husband's grave, she sheltered him from wind and rain and protected him.