After Zhuge Liang's death, Liu Chan, King of Shu Han, wore plain clothes and mourned for three days. On the occasion of national mourning, a minister of Shu Han celebrated Zhuge Liang's death. This man is Li Miao, the ruler of Shu and the general of Han An. According to the records of Huayang Guozhi, he died in the twelfth year (234), and his ancestors wore plain clothes for three days. (Li) Miao said, "You may not be rebellious with Huo Yu. Filial piety is not good for killing ministers, and ministers are afraid of their threats, so traitors are born. " Stick a bright body to Qiang Bing, the wolf's head', and I'm often in danger without the five major ones. Today, it is bright and sad, and the clan has won the whole. Xirong Hugh, big and small celebration. "The emperor was very angry and sent him to prison to punish him.
Li Miao's original intention was to persuade Liu Chan not to be too sad about Zhuge Liang's death. On the other hand, Zhuge Liang's death is also something to celebrate. The reason given by Li Miao is that Lv Lu (nephew of Lv Hou) and Huo Yu (son of Huo Guang) are not necessarily rebellious; Emperor gaozu Xuan Di didn't want to be the monarch who killed the minister. It's all because the minister is afraid of being persecuted by the monarch, and the monarch is afraid of the minister's prestige, and the monarch and the minister are suspicious of each other.
Zhuge Liang, on the other hand, has a powerful army, and a wolf is looking after him. As the saying goes,' the five powers are not in the side' (from Zuo Zhuan), the five powers refer to the prince, mother brother, baby son, grandson and eternal Zhengqing. These five outstanding figures are prone to rebellion when guarding the frontier, and Zhuge Liang belongs to these five categories. I've always been worried about this (Zhuge Liang leads a heavy army all the year round). Now Zhuge Liang has passed away, but his clan still exists (avoiding the suspicion of monarch and minister), and the war in the western frontier can be stopped. This event, big and small, is worth celebrating.
If you only look at this recitation, many people will think that Li Miao is a robber, and throwing dirty water at Prime Minister Zhuge really deserves it. But li miao is not a gangster, but an upright minister of Shu Han. The Records of Huayang Country also records that ... the first owner led the shepherd (Yizhou Shepherd) and (li miao) engaged in it. When Zheng Dan ordered wine, he was allowed to watch, and asked (scolded) the late owner to say, "Wei Zhen (Liu Zhang) took the heart of the general's imperial clan and entrusted him with the task of attracting thieves. However, Yuan Gong failed, so he was defeated first. It is very inappropriate to say that the general despises the country. " The late Lord said, "Why not help it when you know it is not suitable?" Yue said, "The bandits dare not do it, but there is nothing they can do." If a company would kill him, Zhuge Liang would be forgiven for asking.
When Liu Bei took Yizhou, he led Yizhou to graze. Li Miao publicly condemned Liu Bei, which was too unorthodox. And Liu Bei asked li miao, you think I shouldn't do this, why don't you help Liu Zhang? Li miao replied: Not afraid, but lack of strength. The judge wanted to kill li miao, and Zhuge Liang interceded for li miao to avoid li miao's death.
Since Li Miao is not a gangster. So, does li miao mean anything to Liu Chan? In fact, there are still many reasons. This is not simply questioning Zhuge Liang's integrity. Interpretation from the power contradiction between monarch and minister. Many people are familiar with the historical allusion "Duke of Zhou assisted to become a king". There is a poem called "Duke of Zhou is afraid of rumors", and the relationship between Duke of Zhou and Wang Cheng is inevitably suspicious, not to mention that Zhuge Liang and Liu Chan are people with two surnames.
During Zhuge Liang's tenure as Prime Minister, the main minister was weak and the minister was strong. With Zhuge Liang's ability and prestige, the actual power was already above Liu Chan. Liu Chan didn't complain about Zhuge Liang, and he didn't worry about Zhuge Liang being abolished? According to Xiangyang Ji, ... at the beginning of dawn, people begged to build a temple, but the court refused to listen to the ceremony, so the people sacrificed to the Taoist priest because of the season. Those who say things or think that temples can be set up in Chengdu, the latter will not follow. That is to say, after Zhuge Liang's death, all localities requested to build temples for Zhuge Liang, but Liu Chan did not allow it. It can be seen that there is still a big gap between Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang.
When Zhuge Liang died, his son Zhuge Zhan was only eight years old, and his adopted son Zhuge Qiao had passed away. If Zhuge Liang is surrounded by two sons, Sima Shi and Si Mazhao. Therefore, it is difficult for Zhuge Liang to become Sima Yi. Is Liu Can Chen at ease? We all know the historical allusions of Han, Zhao and Wei's "three tribes divided into Jin", but who was the ancestor of Han, Zhao and Wei who was not the loyal minister of Jin at first? Who has not made great contributions to the territorial expansion of the state of Jin? Who thought that later generations would carve up the territory of Jin State? In the end, these loyal ministers and good ministers became non-ministers, which was not caused by the ancestors of Han, Zhao and Wei, but everything was caused by the struggle of power and interests.
Li Miao said that Zhuge Liang was the same. Zhuge Liang has too much power and is armed to the teeth. If he has an adult heir, he can do anything. This is bound to arouse the suspicion of Shu Han, and Zhuge Liang may repeat Huo Guang's family tragedy. Therefore, Li Miao regards Zhuge Liang's death as a blessing. For Liu Chan, Zhuge Liang's death is no longer a threat to him. At this time, it is even more necessary to appease Zhuge Liang's old men. Li Miao's neglect of his position exposed the ugliness of the power struggle, and even showed Liu Chan's meanness and ingratitude, which was not conducive to the stability of the people in Shu and Han dynasties, so he was punished.
Reference historical records: Records of Huayang Country, Records of the Three Kingdoms, etc.