e　made　to　shout　these　words　and　slain　when　he　least　expected　it。　Yang　Yi　knew　what　was　to　happen；　as　it　was　written　in　the　letter　in　the　silken　bag。　A　poem　says：

Zhuge　Liang　foresaw　when　freed　from　his　restraint

Wei　Yan　would　traitor　prove。　The　silken　bag

Contained　the　plan　for　his　undoing。　We　see

How　it　succeeded　when　the　moment　came。

So　before　Dong　Yun　had　reached　Nanzheng；　Wei　Yan　was　dead。　Ma　Dai　joined　his　army　to　Jiang　Wei's；　and　Yang　Yi　wrote　another　memorial；　which　he　sent　to　the　Latter　Ruler。

The　Latter　Ruler　issued　an　edict：　〃Wei　Yan　had　paid　the　penalty　of　his　crime。　He　should　be　honorably　buried　in　consideration　of　his　former　services。〃

Then　Yang　Yi　continued　his　journey　and　in　due　time　arrived　at　Chengdu　with　the　coffin　of　the　late　Prime　Minister。　The　Latter　Ruler　led　out　a　large　cavalcade　of　officers　to　meet　the　body　at　a　point　seven　miles　from　the　walls；　and　he　lifted　up　his　voice　and　wailed　for　the　dead；　and　with　him　wailed　all　the　officers　and　the　mon　people；　so　that　the　sound　of　mourning　filled　the　whole　earth。

By　royal　mand　the　body　was　borne　into　the　city　to　the　palace　of　the　Prime　Minister；　and　his　son　Zhuge　Zhan　was　chief　mourner。

When　next　the　Latter　Ruler　held　a　court；　Yang　Yi　bound　himself；　and　confessed　he　had　been　in　fault。

The　Latter　Ruler　bade　them　loose　his　bonds　and　said；　〃Noble　Sir；　the　coffin　would　never　have　reached　home　but　for　you。　You　carried　out　the　orders　of　the　late　Prime　Minister；　whereby　Wei　Yan　was　destroyed　and　all　was　made　secure。　This　was　all　your　doing。〃

Yang　Yi　was　promoted　to　be　the　Instructor　of　the　Center　Army；　and　Ma　Dai　was　rewarded　with　the　rank　that　Wei　Yan　had　forfeited。

Yang　Yi　presented　Zhuge　Liang's　testament；　which　the　Latter　Ru