Chapter 9 The Ninth Secret Letter Mystery

Xiao Houyi was surprised, surprised, sad and happy, but she didn't know what it was like.He didn't dare to hesitate at this time, and immediately sued Jiang Wei.Together with Jiang Wei, act urgently according to Kong Ming's deployment. Xiao Houyi and Jiang Wei personally put Kong Ming's body into a large niche, stuffed seven grains of white rice into his mouth, and put an ever-burning lamp under his feet.After everything was properly arranged, Jiang Weicai ordered Houzhai to retreat first. At this time, in the Wuzhangyuan area, the moonlight was dim, the cold wind was howling, and there was a gloomy atmosphere.

In Dazhai of the Wei Army on the north bank of the Wei River, Sima Yi suddenly felt a surge of emotion and couldn't sleep at night. He walked out of the tent in his clothes and looked up at the sky. In the original Shu army camp at Wuzhang.Sima Yi was overjoyed when he saw this, and said to himself: Kong Ming must die without a doubt, and his mind was not finished. At this moment, a big star suddenly jumped up from the Wuzhangyuan Shu army camp. Its color changed from red to blue. Very peaceful, lingering, long like a fairy star, immortal! Sima Yi wanted to send troops to attack the Shu camp, but he became suspicious when he saw the astronomical omen, so he gave up the idea of ​​sending out a large army. He returned to the command tent and ordered Xia Houba to lead dozens of elite cavalry to go to the Shu camp to spy on the movement.Sima Yi was terrified by Kong Ming's ingenious calculation, and refused to take any more risks himself.

Xia Houba led dozens of elite cavalry, galloping overnight to the Wuzhangyuan Shu army camp.I saw that although the camp of the Shu army was there, all the soldiers and horses were gone. Xia Houba didn't dare to act rashly, and immediately rushed back to the Wei army camp on the north bank of the Weishui River, and reported to Sima Yi: The Shu army has all retreated, leaving only an empty camp. When Sima Yi heard this, he felt very regretful, and sighed, "Kong Ming is really dead!"I'm delaying the fighter!Order the three armies to pursue the inclined valley entering Hanzhong.

Xia Houba hurriedly said: "I don't know if Kong Ming is using tricks. The governor should not take risks. He can send a general to pursue him first, just in case." Sima Yi said: "Otherwise, I must go in person this time, otherwise it will be easy for Kongming to lure the enemy!" Sima Yi personally led an army of 30,000, and rushed to Wuzhangyuan.When the Wei army entered the Shu army camp, there was no one there. Sima Yi was very remorseful, and he said to Sima Zhao: I will lead the elite troops to pursue first!You urge the rear army to follow along, and be sure to intercept the Shu army's retreat before the entrance of Xiegu!

Sima Yi arranged for Sima Zhao to lead the rear army, and he himself led 5,000 elite cavalry to chase the Shu army's retreat at Xiegukou without stopping. Soon, I saw the shadows of Shu soldiers advancing towards the mouth of Xiegu.Sima Yi was overjoyed, and urged Wei soldiers to pursue and kill them. Just turning a mountain pass, there was a sudden sound of cannon, and the shouts were loud.The Shu army suddenly returned to the flag and returned to the drum, and a large Chinese army flag floated out of the shadow of the forest, and wrote: Han Prime Minister Wudu Hou Zhuge Liang. Sima Yi was shocked when he saw it, but he still didn't believe it. When he looked closely, he saw generals Xiao Houyi and Jiang Wei of the Shu Army rolling out a four-wheeled cart.

Sima Yi was terrified and couldn't help shouting loudly: Kong Ming!I saw you shaking and changing the color of the star. This is the sign of returning to heaven. Could it be that you are pretending to be a ghost?He had doubts in his heart and still refused to retreat. Unexpectedly, at this moment, Sima Yi's ear suddenly pierced with a strong voice, sharp as an arrow: Sima Yi!Although you know the difference in celestial phenomena, do you know that in the way of celestial secrets, there is the great method of moving stars?Because of this, you thought I was gone, but it happened to be my plan to lure the enemy to a decisive battle.

Sima Yi recognized that it was Kong Ming's voice. He had confronted Kong Ming face to face, how could he not be able to tell the difference?He couldn't help sweating, and he pulled his horse and fled first.The five thousand Wei soldiers under his command also fled in panic.Later, the Shu army came after them, and the Wei army trampled on each other, causing countless casualties. Sima Yi galloped to the east for more than fifty li, when suddenly two Wei generals rushed up from behind and grabbed Sima Yi's horse.Said: "Don't be surprised, governor." Sima Yi was still in shock, stretched out his hand to touch his head, and said in amazement: Is my head still there?As expected, Kong Ming is still alive, so I fell for it again.

The second general said: "Captain, the Shu soldiers have gone far, and Kong Ming must have died. How can he still be alive?" Sima Yi panicked and said: I clearly heard Kong Ming's cry just now, if he is dead, how can he speak? The second general said: "If Kong Ming is not dead, why not only did the Shu army not pursue, but all retreated into the inclined valley?"If the governor doesn't believe it, he can check it out himself later. Sima Yi calmed down a bit and saw that the two generals were Xiahouba and Xiahouhui.Only then did he feel better, and returned to the camp on the north bank of the Weishui River with the second general.Two days later, the fast horse sent out to investigate reported back, saying: "When the Shu soldiers retreated into the valley, the army mourned and raised the white flag. Kong Ming is indeed dead!"What the governor saw of Kong Ming at that time was nothing but a pre-made wooden portrait of Kong Ming.

Sima Yi was dubious, and thought to himself: If what I saw was a wooden idol, why did I hear Kong Ming's voice again?But if Kongming was alive and the Shu army was in a good situation, why did they retreat back to Hanzhong? Sima Yi thought about it, but he couldn't be sure whether Kong Ming had passed away.After another two days, there was no movement from the Shu army.Then Sima Yi led the army to check and check. What he saw along the way, the camps set up by the Shu army were well-organized and well-organized. They formed formations in front, back, left, and right.Sima Yi couldn't help admiring: Kong Ming is truly a peerless genius in the world!

Until now, Sima Yi was still not sure whether Kong Ming was dead, so he did not dare to pursue Hanzhong.He ordered all the generals to stay and guard the pass, and he and his son Sima Zhao quickly returned to Luoyang with the main force. On the way, Sima Zhao was a little confused, and asked Sima Yi, "Why didn't Commander-in-Chief take advantage of the retreat of the Shu army to attack Hanzhong and go straight to Shuchuan?" Seeing that Sima Zhao was only beside him, Sima Yi whispered: There are three reasons why I returned to Luoyang quickly.One is that I have not been able to determine whether Kong Ming is dead or not, and Kong Ming used his troops to appear and disappear, so I have to be cautious.The second is that the Cao family in the current court has become suspicious of my Sima family. My family is all in Luoyang.The third is that if I destroy Shu at this time, my foothold in the court will not be stable, the fox and the rabbit will die, and the running dog will cook. How about marching into Shuzhong?

When Sima Zhao heard this, he understood his father's profound thinking, and he was awakened by this, how can he remain invincible in the perilous court power struggle. Xiao Houyi, Jiang Wei and others escorted Kong Ming's coffin and returned to Chengdu all the way.In Chengdu, the later master Liu Chan knew that Kong Ming was seriously ill.Always worried and in a trance, she didn't care to deal with matters inside and outside the palace. Empress Zhang Niangniang took her son Liu Qiao out to worship the ancestors, but never came back, and Liu Chan didn't bother to investigate.He has always been afraid of Queen Zhang Niangniang, and never dared to be presumptuous in front of Zhang Niangniang.Now that Mrs. Zhang is gone and never returns, he is even more willing to indulge and have fun. But Kong Ming has always been like a pillar to lean on in Liu Chan's heart. Now that the pillar is broken, Liu Chan is naturally very sad.He personally led all the civil and military officials, dressed in hemp and filial piety, and went out of the city thirty miles to meet Kong Ming's coffin. Seeing Kongming's coffin, Liu Chan stroked the coffin and cried loudly: "My late father has left me, so why did Xiangfu just let me go?"Who can plan for me in the future!Liu Chan was very sad, civil and military officials, soldiers and soldiers all cried bitterly, and the mourning shook the whole field. Jiang Wei helped the spirit himself, and at this time, tears were streaming down his face, very sad. Xiao Houyi is helping the spirit on the other side, and only he knows in this world whether Kong Ming is dead or not?Whether there is hidden in the coffin what Kongming heard and saw in front of him made him very touched, and he secretly said: as a human being, he can be loved and respected by thousands of people, from the monarch to the subjects, so even if he dies, he will have no regrets. I was so moved that I couldn't help but shed a bunch of tears. Xiao Houyi presented Kong Ming's posthumous performance to the later master Liu Chan.After Liu Chan read it, he cried loudly: "My father has a will, how dare I disobey it?"Let's do everything according to Xiangfu's last wish! Therefore, according to Kong Ming's legacy, Liu Chan decreed to bury him on Dingjun Mountain.He also appointed Jiang Wan as prime minister, succeeding Kong Ming.Then Jiang Wei was named the governor general, commanding the three armies.Wen has Jiang Wan, Wu has Jiang Wei, and the crisis of Shu has stabilized for the time being. Xiao Houyi participated in the Southern Expedition and the Northern Expedition as a member of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, and made great achievements repeatedly, but like his junior sister Zhuge Hui, Kong Ming’s legacy did not mention it, so Xiao Houyi and Zhuge Hui’s brothers and sisters did not get any rewards. All the rewards and tasks, even Zhuge Hui and Diaoxue, were missing, because Kong Ming had passed away, and no one paid any attention to them. According to Kong Ming's deployment arrangement, Xiao Houyi did not make any demands on the later lord Liu Chan, and his status as a member of the Prime Minister's Mansion also existed in name only with Kong Ming's absence.Therefore, in Chengdu, Shu Kingdom, there is nothing for Xiao Houyi to miss anymore. Just one month after the tentative situation in Shuchuan, Xiao Houyi suddenly disappeared in Chengdu. On the avenue leading from Chengdu to Hanzhong, there was a red rabbit horse galloping thousands of miles away. Immediately was a young man in casual clothes with a Qinglong Yanyue knife hanging obliquely on the horse's back. A long set of Gamon. The young man's eyes were shining brightly, and he was flying all the way to Hanzhong in the north. He was full of energy and ran for thousands of miles without feeling tired at all.He has the passing scepter of the Shu army, so he can pass through the passes along the way smoothly. That night, the young man drove into Hanzhong County City at full speed.Soon, he drove straight to the mansion of General Huwei Zhao Zilong in Hanzhong. At that time, Zhao Zilong said he was sick and recuperated at home, so his whereabouts did not attract anyone's attention. The young man went straight to the gate of the Zhao Mansion, he didn't even need to communicate, he went straight in. As soon as he entered the compound, suddenly there was a figure like light smoke, which seemed to descend from the sky, and landed on his thousand-mile red rabbit horse. The young man didn't even need to look back, he knew who the owner of this figure was, so he didn't know who it was. Ignore it, and still gallop towards the inner hall of the mansion. His eyes suddenly went dark, and he was covered by a delicate little hand from behind, and then he heard a giggling, followed by a clear and delicate cry: "Okay!"Brother Monkey!How dare you hide it from me, where did you hide my second brother?You answer quickly!otherwise, hum The young man on the horse is Xiao Houyi who is nicknamed "Senior Brother Hou'er", and the person who dares to nickname him "Senior Brother Hou'er" in this world is only one charming and wild person.So Xiao Houyi didn't break free, instead, his heart became hot, those delicate little hands seemed to have incomparable magic power, he couldn't help laughing lowly: "Junior Sister!"What else? His junior sister is naturally Zhuge Hui, and she said with joy and anger: Otherwise, I will poke your golden eyes blind in one go! Xiao Houyi smiled lowly and said: Are you willing? Zhuge Hui gritted his teeth and said: So what if you don't want to?In order to be able to see the second brother, I had no choice but to try cruelly so that you would not be able to see your big brother Zhuge. Xiao Houyi hurriedly said in a low voice: Junior Sister, please stay calm!Brother Zhuge has already planned a clever plan, but he must not let it go lightly, let's discuss it in the inner hall, okay? Only then did Zhuge Hui turn anger into joy, and said with a charming smile: Good!This is my good senior brother!Brother Guai hadn't finished speaking, her figure had already risen into the air, and the charming laughter came over again: I'll go and tell Sister Diao Xue, Senior Brother Hou Yi, to come quickly into the inner hall. Xiao Houyi rode a little further, stopped in front of the inner courtyard, got off her horse, and entered the inner hall of the Zhao Mansion. In the inner hall, Zhao Zilong, Sima Zhi, Diaoxue, etc., as well as Zhao Zilong's son Zhao Guang, who was only six years old at the time, did not see Empress Zhang Tianjiao and Liu Chan's son Liu Qiao. Xiao Houyi was surprised and said, "Where are Mrs. Zhang and Mr. Liu?"Why is it missing? Zhao Zilong said solemnly: "Ms. Zhang is Zhang Fei's daughter, just like my nephew, and her son is like my grandnephew."Since brother-in-law has entrusted me with such a heavy responsibility, how dare I be careless and rash, I have already secretly arranged for her mother and son!Brother Hou Yi don't have to worry about it, let's tell the big plan of Yi brother's deployment! When Xiao Houyi heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief, and said in her heart: Mother Zhang and her son have brother Zilong to take care of them, so everything will be safe! He also saw that the people present were all close relatives of Kongming, and there was no need to hide anything, so he said frankly: "Brother Zhuge, before he entered the niche, he delivered a secret letter to me, and I can only open it when the situation in Shu is stable." dismantle.Now Shuchuan Wen has Jiang Wan and Wu has Jiang Wei to assist, the overall situation is safe, and it is time to open the secret letter of Brother Zhuge! After Xiao Houyi finished speaking, she took out a secret letter from her bosom.Without hesitation, he opened it in public and saw that it was Kong Ming's own handwriting.Dao: The fate lamp goes out with the smoke, the birth lamp is blazing and the wind is desolate, and there is a celestial eye in Kunlun in the west, and it can peep into the centuries-old sky. Xiao Houyi gave the secret letter to Zhao Zilong, Diaoxue, Zhuge Hui and others to read.But except for Xiao Houyi, it is very difficult for others to understand the meaning. Zhuge Hui couldn't hold back anymore, and said angrily: "Brother Hou Yi!"Do you still have something to hide from us? Xiao Houyi said: No, Brother Zhuge really only gave me this secret letter at that time. Zhuge Hui said: Since there is no such thing, why is the meaning in the letter so incomprehensible? Diao Xue also said: Yes!Even Huimei, who is extremely smart, is puzzled. How can other people understand the mystery?Brother Hou Yi quickly tell the situation at that time!Diaoxue was so affectionate that she even lost the mind to think. Xiao Houyi was very troubled, all the arrangements at that time were carried out by himself, so he was naturally very clear, but this was a secret that Kong Ming ordered him to never reveal, otherwise it would be dangerous to Kong Ming's original fate.So how dare he leak it to a third party?However, the three present here are all close relatives of Kong Ming, and Xiao Houyi couldn't help being very embarrassed because he couldn't be too forceful to refuse what he asked for. , everything will be clear.But if you can't comprehend it, it can only be an eternal mystery. Zhuge Hui said angrily: "What is this?"Doesn't saying it mean not saying it?If I can figure it out, do I still need you to explain it? Xiao Houyi smiled wryly, but was speechless. But Diaoxue said thoughtfully: "Mei Hui, don't force Brother Hou Yi, I understand a little bit about Senior Brother's message." Zhuge Hui knew that Diaoxue and her second brother already had a good understanding, so she couldn't help being overjoyed after hearing what she said, and hurriedly said: "Sister Diaoxue!"What do you mean?Say it quickly! Diao Xue said: "Senior Brother's meaning seems to be that those who can comprehend it can only be kept in their hearts forever, and those who cannot comprehend it will be regarded as an unsolved eternal mystery!"So let me wait and think carefully about the meaning of the secret letter. When Zhuge Hui heard this, he couldn't laugh or cry.She also had to admit that what Diao Xue said was indeed in line with Kong Ming's thoughts. In this case, it would be useless for her to force Xiao Houyi any longer. . She was already extremely intelligent, but just now she was emotional and distracted, now she calmed down and thought about it for a while, then she suddenly realized it, giggled and said: Hee, I understand the meaning now! When Diao Xue heard this, she was overjoyed and said, "Mei Hui!"what do you understand But Zhuge Hui said with a smile: Sister Diaoxue, the mystery in this can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words. Diaoxue also smiled and said: "Si Nizi also came to pretend to be mysterious, but let's express the things that can be said in words to prove it, okay?" Zhuge Hui readily agreed.So she and Diaoxue each wrote something on their palms with pens.Then they closed their palms together, stretched them out in front of each other, and then spread them apart.I saw three words written on the palms of the two girls: Kunlun Mountain! Seeing Xiao Houyi, she couldn't help laughing and said: Not bad!Brother Zhuge meant exactly that!He paused, then felt a little embarrassed and said: But there is no instruction in the letter from Brother Zhuge, who can go to Kunlun Mountain to see the secrets of the century, how should we choose? Both Diaoxue and Zhuge Hui couldn't help being startled, and murmured: "Yes, who should I wait for?" At this time, Zhao Zilong, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said with emotion: "The righteous brother's meaning is already in the words." Diaoxue, Zhuge Hui, and Xiao Houyi all respected Zhao Zilong very much, and asked unanimously when they heard it: "Brother Zilong!"how do I say this? Zhao Zilong said with emotion: Brother Yi once said that both he and I are in the same position, and this three-point secret is also the destiny between him and me.Since the brother-in-law has judged that his destiny lamp has been extinguished, how can my destiny survive?Therefore, I should also work with my brother-in-law to hide in order to keep my own natal lamp burning!Besides, the brother-in-law has entrusted Zhang Niangniang and Liu Qiao to my husband and wife, so I and others must do our best to nurture Liu Qiao to grow up, so as to conform to the secret of a hundred years from that day!Therefore, it doesn’t matter if my husband and I don’t go on the trip to Kunlun Mountains, I hope you will wait for the new generation of Tianji to be in charge of all the important tasks in the future. After hearing this, Diaoxue, Zhuge Hui and Xiao Houyi felt that Zhao Zilong's judgment was very accurate, and they had no objection. The next day, Diaoxue, Zhuge Hui, and Xiao Houyi changed into casual clothes and returned to the attire of the sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes. They bid farewell to Zhao Zilong and Simazhi, each riding fast horses, and set off to the west of the vast Kunlun Mountains. From Hanzhong to Kunlun Mountain, it is thousands of miles away, but in the eyes of the three, it is not an insurmountable barrier. The three of them traveled overnight and arrived in the Kunlun Mountain area in less than three days. But seeing the majestic and lofty mountains stretching for thousands of miles, it has the majestic momentum of the mother of the earth.The three of them frowned secretly, and said: Kunlun Mountain stretches for thousands of miles, where is Tianmu Peak?If you don't know the path, if you wander around in the mountains, you may not be able to reach it after walking for three years! At this moment, there was a long and strong voice, piercing into the ears of the three people, one sound three times, the person who made the sound was so powerful, it was shocking: "Hehe, my brother, you cheated death to the world, claiming to be dead!" You died young, but you sneaked away by death, avoiding the mortal world, you are very scheming, but since you have tried every means to escape from the mortal world, why did you come to Kunlun Mountain again to provoke that century-old secret beehive?Hey!And your precious apprentice Zhuge Jun, a manly man, why are you still inseparable from your master, inseparable from each other? Diaoxue, Zhuge Hui, Xiao Houyi, etc., couldn't help being overjoyed when they heard it, because people who possess the supernatural skill of One-tone Thousand Shots, and their speech is so weird, in today's world, except for the fairy old man Zuo Ci, I'm afraid There is no second place to be found!And the younger brother Guan he was talking about was naturally Guan Ren, the divine figure. Guan Ren's precious apprentice was naturally Zhuge Hui's third brother Zhuge Jun. The three of them were worrying about how to distinguish the direction of Tianmu Peak, and suddenly met two immortals. How can one not be overjoyed? The immortal old man Zuo Ci is the mentor of Xiao Houyi and Zhuge Hui. Guan Ren also had the feeling of being a half-teacher to teach Zhuge Hui the bird language magic skill. The two of them have been separated from Xiao Houyi and Zhuge Hui for a long time. Xiao Houyi has become more and more stable in her affairs, but Zhuge Hui is still wild, especially in front of her master Zuo Ci, she is still the charming and lovely granddaughter of her apprentice in the past. Fat, giggling, and flying like swallows: Good!Master, Grandpa, you actually appeared at this terrible moment Xiao Houyi and Diaoxue looked at each other and smiled, followed Zhuge Hui's figure closely following the sound, and swept past.The three fast horses, like psychics, also ran after them. Turning around the back of a mountain, in front of a mountain crossing at the foot of a peak, there were indeed two old people and one young boy, they were the fairy old man Zuo Ci, the god minister Guan Ren, and Zhuge Hui's third brother Zhuge Jun. At this time, old Zuo Ci seemed to have heard Zhuge Hui's charming laughter, he couldn't help frowning at Guan Ren and sighing: "Why did Brother Pang even invite this wild baby?"With her present, how can my ears be quiet? But Guan Ren knew the old Zuo Ci's thoughts very well, and said intentionally: "In that case, I'll slip away quickly and don't let her look for it." Old Zuo Ci immediately apologized with a smile and said: Hey!Brother Guan, don't mess around, if you don't see her, maybe old Zuo Ci will fight for you because if you don't see her, I won't be able to drink the lotus dew, and the wine worm will have a fit, My old life is over Before the old Zuo Ci finished speaking, Zhuge Hui flew down from the sky, and landed pretty in front of the old Zuo Ci, giggling coquettishly. The old Zuo Ci was so happy and furious by her smile, he grinned and apologized: Hey, disciple and granddaughter, your ears are sharp, and you will hear something that is not to your liking, so don't take it seriously, just think of it as master and grandpa. alright Zhuge Hui smiled and said, "I didn't say anything?"He didn't express anything, if you don't believe me, just ask Senior Guan! Guan Ren said jokingly: That's right, Hui'er didn't express anything, why is Brother Zuo so flustered? Old Zuo Ci smiled and said: Brother Guan, you don’t know something, old Zuo Ci is not afraid of heaven and earth, the most fear is that my apprentice and granddaughter just smile and keep silent, she must be plotting against me again, old Zuo Ci, she belongs to brother Zhuge My younger sister, her second brother's resourcefulness is earth-shattering, she has followed brother Zhuge for many years, maybe she has obtained his brother's true biography, if she shows it, my old Zuo Ci will run away?