What's the mystery behind Zhuge Liang's last plan before his death, "carry the coffin south and bury it when the rope is broken"?
When Zhuge Liang died, he told Liu Chan, the queen of the Shu Han Dynasty, that the place where he would be buried after his death was very special, that is, after his death, his coffin would be carried all the way south. Bury yourself after the rope is broken.
The Prime Minister was terminally ill and arranged everything for himself before his death:
"After my death, no mourning is allowed. You can make a big niche and sit my corpse in it; use rice Put seven pills in my mouth; use a bright lamp under my feet; keep quiet in the army and do not mourn; then my ghost will not fall. ——Quoted from "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"
Subsequently, the prime minister sent a sincere letter to the empress Liu Chan. The letter probably meant: After the coffin arrives in Chengdu, you must not bury me in Chengdu. You order four strong men to carry the coffin all the way. Go south and bury him when the rope is broken.
Zhuge Liang thought, Liu Chan is doing the opposite of me. If I don't let him be buried in Chengdu, he will definitely be buried in Chengdu. Just bury him in Chengdu. Then I can be reincarnated. This is how Zhuge Liang speculated on Liu Chan's psychology.
However, Zhuge Liang's last plan failed. After his coffin arrived in Chengdu, Liu Chan thought to himself: "The Prime Minister taught me before he died. If you don't listen, you will do the opposite of the Prime Minister in everything." Now that the Prime Minister has dedicated his life to the country and died, will I still be a human being if I don't listen to the Prime Minister's words?
After Zhuge Liang died, Liu Chan followed Zhuge Liang's instructions. He ordered four people to carry Zhuge Liang's coffin south until the rope was broken, and these four people followed Liu Chan's instructions and kept carrying the coffin south.
But because of this. The rope that tied the coffin was very strong, so the rope was not broken when the four people were exhausted. In the end, to save trouble, the four people buried the coffin back and talked to Liu Chan. Although Liu Chan was not smart, he also knew this. It was impossible for the four people to come back so quickly.
When he thought that these people had deceived him, Liu Chan finally killed these four people in a rage. Only after killing these four people did Liu Chan find out. He actually forgot to ask where Zhuge Liang was buried, and this was Zhuge Liang's intention. Countless people died at his hands during his life, and Zhuge Liang was also afraid of being disturbed after his death, so in order to avoid it. When someone dug up the grave, Zhuge Liang decided to cut off the rope and bury it again.