Chapter 15 Chapter Fourteen Sima Yi's Heart Is Unfathomable

Sima and his son became the gravediggers of the Cao Wei regime, and experienced a process of evolution, and Cao's father and son were the ones who made it happen. History seems to be joking.Sweeping away the fog of jokes and seeing Sima Yi's elusive heart is more attractive to future generations than pointing at Sima Zhao's well-known heart.That is another kind of "yellow sky" instead of "blue sky", which has nothing to do with fate. The Chinese idiom "Sima Zhaozhi's heart is known to everyone", is derived from the late Three Kingdoms period, see "Three Kingdoms · Wei Shu · San Shaodi Ji" Pei Note cited "Han Jin Chun Qiu".In the fifth year of Ganlu's reign (260), Cao Mao, Gaogui Township Duke of Cao Wei, the 20-year-old puppet emperor was so angry that he saw the decline of authority, so he summoned Wang Shen, Shangshu Wang Jing, and Sanqi to serve Wang Yemian See, and said to them: "Sima Zhao's heart is known to passers-by. I can't just sit back and suffer its humiliation. I should go out and discuss it with you today!" The background is that in the sixth year of Jiaping (250), Sima Shi, the general at the time, took power Cao Fang, the king of Qi, was abolished, and Cao Mao, the grandson of Cao Pi and the son of Cao Lin, the king of Donghai Ding, succeeded to the throne at the age of 14, and changed the yuan to Zhengyuan.In the second year of Zhengyuan (255), Sima Shi died. Sima Zhao succeeded as the general, recorded the affairs of the minister, and specialized in military and political power just like his elder brother. The son emperor Cao Mao was nothing more than a decoration.In the fifth year of Ganlu, Sima Zhao was appointed as the prime minister, granted the title of Duke of Jin, and added Jiuxi. His power and respect were comparable to Cao Cao in the last years of Jian'an. Cao Mao, who had grown up, was unwilling and wanted to make a difference.Wang Jing dissuaded and said: "The power is in his door now, and it will last for a long time. The court and the four sides will die for it, regardless of the principle of obedience and adversity, and it will not be a day." Unforeseen", so "it is advisable to see and re-detail".Cao Mao refused to listen and decided to start an incident.Wang Chen and Wang Ye informed Sima Zhao.As a result, Jia Chong, the central guard, and Cheng Ji, the prince, came forward and killed Cao Mao under Nanque.Immediately afterwards, Cao Cao's grandson, the son of Cao Yu, King of Yan, and Cao Huan, the Duke of Changdao Township, were made emperor.That is Emperor Wei Yuan, the last emperor of the Cao Wei regime. He reigned for only six years, and in the second year of Xianxi (265), he abdicated to Sima Yan, the son of Sima Zhao.

As Wang Jing said to Cao Mao, the Sima family "has power in his family, and it will last for a long time."Going back to the source, I want to catch up with Sima Yi.Sima Yi (179-251), courtesy name Zhongda, was born in Wenxian County, Hanoi (southwest of Wenxian County, Henan Province today), and was born into a local wealthy family with a history of two thousand stones.His father, Sima Fang, served as Shangshu Youcheng at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and recommended Cao Cao as the northern lieutenant.Not long after Cao Cao called King Wei, he specially invited Sima Fang to Yecheng to hold a banquet and drink happily.During the banquet, Cao Cao asked: "Can I be a captain again today?" Sima Fang led his son and replied: "When I was a king in the past, I could be a captain." Feelings, all in truthful answering and laughing.With this special relationship, Sima Fang himself, his son Sima Lang (Yi's brother), and his nephew Sima Zhi (Yi's cousin) all defected to Cao Cao and were reused. "Book of Jin·Xuandi Ji" records that Sima Yi was "smart and wise, just broke the talent" when he was young, and was hailed as an "extraordinary weapon" by Yang Jun and Cui Yan.Chen Shou was a minister of the Jin Dynasty. He wrote "Three Kingdoms" and did not dare to violate the biography of Sima Yi, his son, and Sun Li. However, in "The Biography of Cui Yan", it is also mentioned that Cui Yan once said to Sima Lang: "The younger brother of the son is wise, wise, and wise. Just broke Yingte, and it is almost beyond the reach of Zi." Sima Yi used to be a county official in the county in his early years, and it was not until the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208) after Cao Cao became prime minister that he was 30 years old. auxiliary.By Cao Cao's side, he was quickly promoted, "moved to the servant of the Huangmen, transferred to Yilang, the prime minister Dong Cao's subordinate, and sought to be transferred to the master book". (See "Book of Jin·Xuandi Ji") Dongcao is in charge of personnel affairs, and the master book is in charge of general affairs of the prime minister's mansion, all of which are personal and important duties of close secretary.

However, during the Cao Cao period, perhaps there were too many outstanding think tanks. Although Sima Yi made suggestions from time to time, he did not show much "extraordinary".In the twenty-second year of Jian'an (217), Cao Pi was established as the prince of Wei, and Cao Cao appointed Sima Yi as the prince's concubine. Qun, Wu Zhi, Zhu Shuo), his official career has entered a critical turning point.In the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an (220) Cao Cao died, and Cao Pi succeeded to the throne as prime minister and king of Wei. Sima Yi was immediately granted the title of Marquis of Hejin Ting, and transferred to the post of prime minister. .

It has always been more convenient for the cronies of feudal emperors and generals to ascend to the palace than others. Sima Yi naturally entered the fast lane of "progress" (the current Chinese official term) during Cao Pi's time.Not long after Cao Pi became prime minister and king of Wei, he appointed Sima Yi as the governor of the army, Yushi Zhongcheng. , to exercise the important power of supervising the leading generals.Sima Yi seized the opportunity of inviting pets and allegiance in time, and contacted a group of court ministers to persuade him to advance with his new important position. Only 17 days later, Cao Pi accepted the request of "abdication" from Liu Xie, the last emperor of the Han Dynasty, fulfilling his father Cao Cao's will, and became the king of Wei Dynasty. The founding emperor of the country.This kind of meritorious deeds made him further win the trust of Cao Pi, and became one of the confidants of the current dynasty.In the fifth year of Huangchu (224), Cao Pi set off to conquer Soochow, and appointed Sima Yi as the general of Fujun, and stayed in Xuchang to record the affairs of the book, and take charge of the administrative and military affairs of the rear on his behalf.When going on tour outside, Sima Yi was also allowed to stay behind and sit in town, as if he was his thigh.In May of the seventh year of Huangchu (226), Cao Pi, then 40-year-old Wei Wendi, "didly summoned Cao Zhen, General of the Chinese Army, Chen Qun, General of the Zhenjun, Cao Xiu, General of Zhengdong, King Sima Xuan, General of the Fujun, and Accept the will to assist the heir master".These four assistant ministers, two of whom were relatives of Cao's family and two of Prince Wei's "Four Friends" at the time, all had the title of the highest military general, and together formed the highest power core behind Cao Pi.Sima Yi, who was 48 years old at the time, had been loyal to the Cao family and his son for 18 years. He started from the literary office of Xiangfu, which is equivalent to a county-level official, and reached the peak of the officialdom equivalent to the main leaders of the country today. He relied on the Cao family and his son, especially Cao Pi's favor cultivation.In any case, Cao Pi did not expect that among the four assistant ministers, only Sima Yi would help Cao's imperial power foundation from assisting to cutting.

To be honest, Sima Yi is definitely not a born traitor and careerist. After accepting the important task of Gu Ming, he still did his best to protect the world of Cao Wei.Compared with the previous ones, it was with the auxiliary government as the starting point that his achievements entered a glorious period.In July of the seventh year of Huangchu (226), Cao Rui came to the throne as Emperor Ming of Wei. Sima Yi commanded the imperial army as the general of Fujun, and was ordered to lead his troops to Xiangyang to relieve the siege in August.At that time, Wu general Zhuge Ke led the army to besiege Xiangyang. Sima Yi's army arrived and had already retreated.Cao Rui appointed him General Hussars, who was stationed in Wancheng (the seat of Jingzhou, south of Jingmen County in present-day Hubei), supervised the military affairs of Jingzhou and Henan, and presided over the battle against Wu in the southern theater of Wei State.This is the first time in Sima Yi's life that he has served as the supreme commander of a war zone. He has been in Wancheng for four years. Although Wei and Wu have only fought once in the Huainan area, and there has been no major military conflict on the Xiangfan front line, for him personally, It is nothing less than a political role change from being a political leader to defending the country.With the experience and capital of commanding troops to fight, it constituted an extremely important favorable condition for his subsequent maneuvers and actions.To put it simply, this was another critical turning point in his life. From then on, he held the "gun barrel" in his hand. In that troubled world, the "gun" could command the "government".Without the "gun" here as a foundation, it would be impossible for the later Sima father and son to lose power until Sima Yan replaced Jin with Wei.

While sitting in Wancheng, Sima Yi finally showed his "unusual weapon", that is Zhiping Mengda.Meng Da was originally the guard of Fangling (ruled in today's Fangshan County, Hubei Province) in the Shu Han Dynasty. In the first year of Huangchu (220), he offered the city to surrender to Wei. The prefect led the old troops stationed in Shangyong (now Zhushan County, Hubei), forming a nail between the elbows and armpits of the Shu Han.Meng Da was "not only favored by Emperor Wen, but also friendly with Huan Jie and Xia Houshang", so he lived comfortably in Xincheng.However, Huan Jie and Xiahou Shang died one after another, Cao Pi died again, and lost Yifu in the court, so the surrendered general became "uneasy".When Zhuge Liang heard the news, he wrote many times to instigate rebellion, and Meng Da also wrote back expressing his willingness to respond.Shen Yisu, who descended to Wei with Meng Da, had a rift with Meng Da, and secretly reported on the table that he had "connected with Shu Qian", Cao Rui still didn't believe it.

Sima Yi sent Liang Ji, who joined the army, to investigate and persuade Meng Da to enter the court. Meng Da was terrified, so he rebelled against Wei in the winter of the first year of Taihe (227), planning to cooperate with the Shu army to attack Luoyang.Zhuge Liang sent a letter to remind Meng Da to beware of Sima Yi's attack from Wancheng.According to Meng Da's common sense analysis, Wancheng is 800 miles away from Luoyang, and 1,200 miles away from Shangyong. Sima Yi has to go to the imperial court to ask for permission before sending troops. It will take at least a month for the soldiers to arrive at Xincheng. , without precaution.Little did he know that Sima Yi judged the situation and dealt with special matters. He sent troops decisively in the spring of the following year (228) without going to the court. He marched 150 miles a day and surrounded Shangyong in eight days.After besieging the city for 16 days, Li Fu, nephew Deng Xian, etc. of Meng Da's department opened the door and surrendered, and Meng Da was captured and given the title.Sima Yi brought tens of thousands of captives to Wancheng triumphantly, took advantage of Shen Yi's visit to celebrate the victory, arrested them and sent them to the capital for punishment.In this way, the rebellion was quelled cleanly and quickly, and the Northern Expedition of the Shu Han was deprived of an available helping hand.It reflects that Sima Yi is indeed "smart, wise, and wise, and just breaks the hero", possesses the courage and strategy indispensable to an outstanding politician, and can surprisingly win wars with troops.

In July of the fourth year of Taihe (230), Sima Yi was ordered to cooperate with the great Sima Cao Zhen to conquer Shu, invaded the territory of Shu, and returned it due to rain.The following year (231) when Cao Zhen died, Zhuge Liang launched the fourth Northern Expedition and sent troops out of Qishan. Sima Yi was ordered to supervise the military forces of Yongzhou and Liangzhou in the face of danger, and replaced Cao Zhen to preside over the battle against Shu in the western theater.Cao Rui's edict said: "The West is a serious matter, and the king cannot afford it." Taking this as a starting point, the battle of wits between him and Zhuge Liang began, which lasted for four years.

Facing Zhuge Liang, a national enemy whose military command ability is superior to his own, Sima Yi did not use surprises to win as he did against Meng Da, but adjusted to a prudent and realistic response.For the first confrontation, he saw that the reason why Zhuge Liang chose to attack Longxi in March was to snatch the newly ripened wheat in the area to solve the problem that the Shu army's supply line was too long and the army rations could not be kept up. Focusing on obstructing the Shu army's looting operations can force the Shu army to retreat without a fight.Shangyu (now Tianshui City, Gansu Province) was the key county of Mintun in the Wei State. Sima Yi sent his generals Fei Yao and Dai Ling to lead elite troops to defend, while he himself led chariot general Zhang He and Yongzhou Governor Guo Huai to lead troops to Qishan. Big camp rescued.After all, Zhuge Liang was not an idler. When he learned that the main force of the Wei army was approaching, he immediately divided his troops to defend the Nanwei barracks of the Shu army on Qishan Mountain, and led the main force to Shanggui to grab new wheat.The Shu army surrounded the Shangbi Wei army and at the same time grabbed the wheat, forcing Sima Yi to turn around and come to the rescue.The rescued Wei army arrived, making it impossible for the Shu army to cut the wheat calmly. Zhuge Liang had no choice but to give up Xiagui and turn to Lucheng to win.Sima Yi led his army to chase after Lucheng, but still only harassed and did not fight, refusing to take risks and stick to it.Running around like this, disturbing but not fighting, aroused the dissatisfaction of the generals Jia Xu and Wei Ping, who laughed at him, "the public fears Shu like a tiger, but the world laughs."The veteran general Zhang He, who was more qualified than him, also said: "It is not suitable to advance and dare not force, and it will be a disappointment to the people!" After one battle, the result was "3,000 armor heads, 5,000 collars of black armor, and 3,100 horned crossbows".So the strategy of disturbing the enemy and sticking to it was adopted again.By June, the Shu army was exhausted and had to retreat to Hanzhong.In the first contest, Sima Yi did fail in battle, but succeeded in strategy.

The second contest took place in the second year of Qinglong (234).Zhuge Liang's fifth Northern Expedition, he went out of Xiegu (now southwest of Qishan County, Shaanxi Province), and stationed troops in Wuzhangyuan (also known as Nanyuan, southwest of Meixian County, Shaanxi Province) on the south bank of Weishui River in April of that year.According to the plan, the next move of the Shu army will be to cross the Wei River and occupy Jishiyuan (also known as Beiyuan, west of today’s Qishan County, Shaanxi Province), and cut off the connection between Cao Wei and the counties of Longxi by occupying the two strategic highlands of Nanyuan and Beiyuan. .Sima Yi adopted Guo Huai's suggestion, and Guo Huai led troops to occupy Jishiyuan first, forcing the Shu army to retreat to Weinan.He personally led the main force and camped on Mazhong Mountain, facing the Shu army camp across the Wugong River (also known as Xieshui, which is the Shitou River in the south of Qishan County, Shaanxi Province today).Zhuge Liang worked hard on the expedition, benefiting from quick battles, so he actively challenged the Wei army.Sima Yi saw that the Shu army could not afford to delay, so he fortified his walls and refused to fight, unswervingly using delay as a battle.Zhuge Liang, who has been in battle for a long time, has never encountered this kind of delaying tactics, so he had no choice but to play cards unconventional, and sent an envoy to Sima Yi to send women's ornaments, with the intention of mocking and humiliating him and arousing him to fight.Sima Yi was not fooled. On the one hand, he accepted the decorations of women, but on the other hand, he only asked Zhuge Liang "sleep, food and other troubles, not about military affairs."The envoy said: "Duke Zhuge sleeps all night long, and he has been punished for more than twenty (above) people to see it personally, and the food he eats is only a few liters." From this he came to a conclusion: "The bright body is dead, how long will it last? "More determined to drag Zhuge Liang down.The generals didn't understand, thought him cowardly, and strongly demanded to fight.Sima Yi learned the lesson from the previous time, and also engaged in delaying tactics internally, deliberately submitting a letter to ask for sanctions.Cao Rui understood his intentions, and issued an edict: "But (just) hold on to the wall to defeat the front. If he advances, he will have no ambition, and if he retreats, he will not fight. If he stops for a long time, he will run out of food. If the captives have nothing to gain, they must leave. Go and chase him, use ease instead of work, the way to complete victory." With the help of the emperor to control his subordinates, Sima Yi no longer needed to listen to people's nagging, and continued to drag the Shu army with confidence.In August of that year, Zhuge Liang, who was suffering from overwork, died of illness in the Wuzhangyuan barracks, and the Shu army had to retreat to Hanzhong.This time, Sima Yi created a unique battle example in the history of war by delaying to obtain the benefit of defeating the enemy without fighting.His strategy and endurance are also fully displayed.

After Zhuge Liang's death, there was no war on the western front for more than ten years. Sima Yi turned to the eastern front and presided over a major battle to flatten the separatist forces of the Gongsun clan in Liaodong.Since the turmoil at the end of the Han Dynasty, the father and son of Liaodong prefect Gongsundu and Gongsun Kang, in the name of protecting the environment and the people, surrendered to Cao Wei in name, but actually separated one side, and passed down to Gongsun Yuan for three generations.Gongsun Yuan was fatuous, violent and ambitious. He once sent envoys to support Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu, killed the envoys of the Eastern Wu, devoured all the treasures, and was erratic between Wei and Wu.In the first year of Jingchu (237), Gongsun Yuan claimed to be the King of Yan, and sent troops to block the border area connected with Wei.In the first month of the spring of the following year (238), Cao Rui ordered Sima Yi, who was the Taiwei at the time, to discuss Liaodong. Let's go, the plan is also; according to Liaoshui to reject the army, the second is to sit and guard Xiangping (now Liaoyang City, Liaoning), this is a bird's ear." Then asked: "How do the three come out?" And answered: "Only wise Considering the other and me is to give up something in advance, which is not within the reach of the abyss; it is also said that the present is far away and cannot last long, so we must first reject the Liao River and then guard it." Cao Rui asked him "how many days to return", he said Said, "Go for a hundred days, attack for a hundred days, return for a hundred days, and take 60 days for rest, so one year is enough."Planned in the midst of the strategy, the decisive victory is thousands of miles away, and the actual battle is generally as it is analyzed. In the spring of that year, troops were dispatched from Luoyang, and in June they entered Liaodong. They won three battles and three victories, and besieged Gongsunyuan in Xiangping.Unexpectedly, there was an unexpected heavy rain that lasted for 30 days. The Liao River surged and the morale of the army was shaken.Sima Yi changed his attitude towards Zhuge Liang's use of troops, insisted on quick battle to win, and immediately attacked Xiangping after the rain stopped.In August, the Liao army in Xiangping City ran out of food, and Gongsun Yuan begged for surrender in embarrassment, but he refused.Gongsun Yuan had no choice but to abandon the city and flee, but was beheaded by the pursuers on the outskirts of the city.After the city was destroyed, Sima Yi ordered the massacre of the city, "more than 7,000 men over 15 years old were beheaded", "the general Bi Sheng and more than 2,000 people were killed", Liaodong Xiping.This battle revealed another side of Sima Yi's character: foresight, foresight, wisdom, perseverance, and cruelty. In the first month of the third year of Jingchu (239), Cao Rui died of illness, and his nine-year-old adopted son Cao Fang became the successor.At that time, Sima Yi had just returned to Hanoi from Liaodong, when the 36-year-old Cao Rui sent an eunuch to summon him urgently. As soon as he entered the bedroom, he held his hand and said: "I am very sick, and the future affairs belong to the king. The king and (Cao) Shuangfu Prince. I have to see the king, and I have nothing to hate!" (Please note, compared with Liu Bei's Yong'an Tuogu, is it Cao Rui who really trusts Sima Yi, or Liu Bei who really trusts Zhuge Liang? The difference between the two is right and wrong) Cao Xun, the King of Qin, called him into the bedroom so that Sima Yi could recognize the faces of the two of them. He pointed to Cao Fang and said, "This is true. You should pay close attention to it. Don't miss it!" He also asked Cao Fang to come forward and hug Sima Yi's neck. , to show intimacy.Sima Yi stated on the spot: "Your Majesty, if you don't see the late emperor's subjects, do you think your majesty?" The meaning is very clear. Back then, the late emperor Cao Pi entrusted you to the old minister. You have seen how the old minister lived up to his trust and devoted himself to you. Do not worry.At that time, not only Cao Rui did not expect it, but Sima Yi really did not have a disagreement. He also did not expect that after the two times of leaving Gu, it would have very different consequences for himself and the Cao Wei regime. After Cao Fang, King of Qi ascended the throne, he changed Yuan to Zhengshi, and Sima Yi was granted the title of Taiwei in Jin Dynasty.Cao Shuang is the son of Cao Zhen, he was born in a clan, and he gained his position by virtue of noble blood, but his talents are mediocre, and he has the habit of a playboy.As a son and nephew, Sima Yi was able to "introduce himself to humiliation" at the beginning of the assistant government, "I will always do things for my father, and dare not do it alone."But soon, the two became gang leaders respectively, and started a power affair.Relying on the authority of the royal family, Cao Shuang of the young school gathered He Yan, Xia Houxuan, Deng Yang, Ding Mi, Zhuge Dan, Li Sheng, Bi Gui, Huan Fan, Wen Qin and others to his side one after another, forming a "royal gang".Most of these people are descendants of the Cao family's royal family, in-laws and heroes, or new dignitaries from the common people. They advocate the methods of Huang Lao and criminal names in terms of ideology and politics, and despise Confucianism and etiquette.Sima Yi of the veteran faction is an important figure in the military regime. Liu Fang and Sun Zi, who are in charge of Zhongshu Province, have long been his best friends. He has a deep relationship, and his eldest son, Sima Shi, is in charge of the election of military officials as the Central Guard Army. Behind him is the Queen Mother Guo's support, which also forms a "powerful gang".This "powerful gang" advocates Confucianism ideologically and politically, respects etiquette and law, maintains the powerful system, and resists the introduction of more cutting-edge talents.The two major gangs each have their own special group interests, and fire and water are incompatible. After passing through the "honeymoon period" of Tuogu, it is bound to fight for life and death. The "Royal Gang" headed by Cao Shuang is a cutting-edge group with strong aggressiveness and mainly adopts an offensive posture.The first is to compete for key positions of real power. Not long after he served in the government, Cao Shuang's younger brother Cao Xi came forward and asked Sima Yi to be respected as the great Sima, and he was removed from the post of recording minister, allowing Cao Shuang to control the ministerial province alone.Later, the officials of Lu Yu's official department were dismissed, and He Yan, Ding Mi, and Deng Yang were brought into the Shangshu Province to actually preside over the daily government affairs of the Shangshu Province.As the contradictions became public and deepened, Liu Fang, Sun Zi, Fu Gu, He Zeng, and Sun Li, the key members of the "Quan Yao Gang", were either dismissed from office, removed from office, or forced to retire due to illness, showing signs of disintegration.The second is to actively recruit talents and expand the strength of the gang.They pursued Cao Cao's policy of "selecting only talents", and He Yan presided over the election of civilian officials. "Using a military officer", there is also a benign scene of "participating in the teeth, nothing but heroes".This is undoubtedly a strong impact on the family system, so Sima Yi hated it, and denounced it as a "ruined state code". .The third is to launch the war against Shu, trying to improve Cao Shuang's prestige and let him gain a firm foothold in the army.In the third year of Zhengshi (242), Xia Houxuan and Deng Yang suggested that Cao Shuang personally take command and lead an army to attack Shu; Cao Shuang ignored the strong opposition of Sima Yi and other veteran generals, and brazenly led 50,000 troops into Hanzhong. As a result, Shu general Wang Ping intercepted him at Shixing Mountain (in the north of Yangxian County, Shaanxi Province today), and was forced to retreat when he had no way to advance. On the way to retreat, he was ambushed by Fei Yi and lost a lot of troops, horses and military resources.Although the expected goal was not achieved, this trip was clearly a challenge to Sima Yi's military power.In addition, Cao Shuang also invited Queen Mother Guo to move to Yongning Palace in the eighth year of Zhengshi (247), in order to prevent her from interfering in the government and cut off Sima Yi's backing in the royal family.For eight or nine years, the "Royal Gang" pushed forward step by step, almost pushing Sima Yi to the brink. Facing the advance of the "Royal Gang", Sima Yi analyzed the situation. Since the strength of the gang has been weakened, it is impossible to confront it head-on, otherwise it will easily cause disaster.So he adopted the strategy of hiding and hiding, actively showing weakness and retreating, so as to paralyze the opponent.First of all, on the issue of selecting officials and employing people, he even expressed some disagreements with Xia Houxuan, and ignored them if he didn't listen, as if he had no choice.Now that he is sick, he will no longer participate in the government.Cao Shuang was worried, and taking advantage of Li Sheng's appointment as governor of Jingzhou, he sent him to visit Sima Yi in the name of farewell, and waited for the opportunity to observe whether he was true or false.Of course, Sima Yi knew his intentions clearly, so he played fake plays and "showed his appearance".He asked two maidservants to help and wait by his side, put on his coat, and the coat fell down, so he had to rely on the maidservants to put it on for him.When he was thirsty, he only used his fingers to express "begging for a drink"; when the maidservant brought in the soup, he couldn't hold the cup himself, so he had to rely on the maidservant to feed him, so that the soup flowed out and wet his chest.Li Sheng told him that he would return to Jingzhou, his ancestral home, to be an official, and asked him to take good care of himself.After panting for a long time, he said inarticulately: "Old and sick, dying soon. The king should be Qu Bingzhou, and Bingzhou is close to Hu, so good for him, I'm afraid we won't see each other again, how about it!" "Became Bingzhou.Li Sheng corrected that it was Jingzhou, but he still said that "Yang is absurd", saying that "when you come to Bingzhou, you should try your best to love yourself".Li Sheng repeatedly explained that it was Jingzhou, so he acted like he had realized something, and said: "Yi is old, careless, and doesn't understand the words of the king... I should say goodbye to you now, and I will not change my strength in the future. He also said, "Brothers (Sima) Master and Brother Zhao become friends with the king and cannot part with each other", which seems to be extremely friendly to the Sima brothers. After speaking, weeping and choking.Li Sheng left to report to Cao Shuang, "Taifu's language was wrong, he didn't take the cup, and the guide was north", "The trouble cannot be cured", Cao Shuang and others believed it to be true.Avoiding misfortune and dormant by claiming illness, waiting for an opportunity to come back, has always been the secret skill of political strategists, but it is not very common for Sima Yi to act so well, to confuse opponents with falsehoods, and to confuse opponents so much. Cao Shuang's group thought that the "powerful gang" headed by Sima Yi had no leader, dismembered and scattered, and they were even more confident in dictating power for personal gain and grabbing various special interests for the group. He Yan, Deng Yang, and Ding Mi controlled Shangshu Province, and jointly divided hundreds of acres of mulberry fields in Luoyang, Yewang Diannong Department, and Tangmu land, etc., and embezzled them as their own.Relying on his power to "steal official property" and extort and accept bribes from prefectures and counties, officials at all levels obeyed and "did not dare to disobey orders."Tingwei Lu Yu and He Yan had always had personal conflicts. He Yan and others seized on Lu Yu's minor faults, and sent officials in charge to confiscate Lu Yu's seal first, and then made up a memorandum. Indicates that it is in compliance with the procedure.He, Deng, and Ding were domineering and domineering. People at that time called "there are three dogs in Taichung, the second dog is unstoppable, and the first dog is a gangster by silently." The gang leader Cao Shuang supported him and did not dare to provoke him.But Cao Shuang not only obeyed the "Three Dogs" and relied on him as his confidant, but also indulged in power, extravagance, and wanton lust.Anyway, the state-owned property is the property of the Cao family. Now that the power is in hand, how can it be invalidated after the expiration date?His food and clothing are comparable to the emperor's standards; the rare treasures in the palace treasury, which are said to belong to Lao Tzu, are Lao Tzu's, and they are filled in his home.According to the biography of "Three Kingdoms", his "wives and concubines filled the back court, and he privately took seven or eight talented people from the former emperor, and thirty-three generals, teachers, drummers, and children of good families, all of whom thought it was fun."He also forged the imperial edict, selected 57 court talents and sent them to Yetai, ordering the former emperor Jieyu to "teach" him "as a trick".For Taile musical instruments, soldiers are forbidden in the arsenal, and they are also used without authorization.A grotto room was specially built, and the surroundings were magnificently decorated and beautiful, and he often "gathered in it, drinking and having fun" with He Yan and others.They are "overwhelmed with arrogance", but they don't know that their arch-rival Sima Yi is not idle, but secretly ordered Master Sima to "raise three thousand dead men and scatter them in the world". Counter-offensive and reckless (see "Book of Jin·Jingdi Ji"). The moment finally came.In the first month of the first year of Jiaping (249), Cao Shuang and his three brothers led the imperial army and accompanied Cao Fang to the southern suburbs of Luoyang to visit Cao Rui's Gaoping Mausoleum.Sima Yi took the opportunity to start an incident, and sent Sima Shi to lead the dead soldiers to occupy the arsenal first, and then personally led the troops to station on the Luoshui pontoon bridge, cutting off Cao Shuang's way back.At the same time, I asked Queen Mother Guo to issue an edict to dismiss Cao Shuang brothers in the name of Queen Mother Guo.In the drafted edict, Cao Shuang's heinous crimes of "abandoning Gu Ming, destroying the national codes, arrogating internally, and exercising authority outside" are enumerated. If you are a marquis, you will be the first, you are not allowed to stay, and you are not allowed to stay. If you dare to stay, you will be engaged in military law."Military and political are used at the same time, and both hands are hard. When Sima Yi came back, he showed that his "old ginger" was really "spicy".Cao Shuang was "embarrassed and didn't know what to do." Huan Fan suggested that he "drive the chariot to Xuchang and recruit foreign soldiers" in order to counterbalance. The three brothers were hesitant.Sima Yi predicted that Cao Shuang's "crossbow horse loves Zhandou", that is, he sent servants Xu Yun and Shangshu Chen Tai to attack the heart, declaring that Luoshui could be sworn in, as long as they stopped the army and charged with crimes, they could be relieved of their official posts and "return the title with the marquis".Cao Shuang agreed to strike, saying, "I'm still a rich man."Huan Fan cried: "Cao Zidan (Cao Zhenzi) beautiful woman, gave birth to your brother, calf ear! He Tu is going to destroy your family today!" Huan Fan really hit the mark.The oaths made by politicians are nothing more than political maneuvering. How can they be relied on?Sima Yi pretended to be sick for so many years, and finally survived until the day when he turned around. Once he was proud and elated, he would draw his sword out of its sheath. How could it really make you feel at ease to "return the title", or even make a comeback in the future?When the Cao Shuang brothers returned to the first place, Sima Yi was like an old cat teasing a mouse under its claws. He ordered 800 people in Luoyang County to live in the fourth circle of Cao Shuang's mansion led by lieutenants, and built tall buildings at the four corners to monitor Cao Shuang brothers. Every move.Cao Shuang was extremely bored, so he went to the back garden with his bullets, and the people upstairs shouted: "So the general is going southeast!" Food was "scarce for several days", and begging for relief "continued day and night".Sima Yi pretended to be surprised, and replied, "I didn't know there was a lack of food at the beginning, and I was very hesitant. I ordered a hundred dendrobium of rice, dried meat, salted soy sauce, and soybeans", and I really gave it away.The Cao Shuang brothers "do not know how to change, even if they like it, they claim to be immortal".Little did he know that the joy was still unfinished, Sima Yi had teased enough, so he resorted to a deadly ruthless hand.Randomly picked up a fart from the past, the eunuch Zhang Dang once privately sent two talents, Zhang and He, to Cao Shuang for his lewd pleasure, so he charged Cao Shuang with "conspiracy artifact" and "big treason".Ever since, the three brothers Cao Shuang, Cao Xi, and Cao Xun, as well as the backbones of their gang He Yan, Deng Yang, Ding Mi, Bi Gui, Li Sheng, Huan Fan, and the eunuch Zhang Dang were all wiped out. Not only did they lose their heads, but they also wiped out the three clans.The power struggle between the two major factions came to an end, and the hero Sima Yi had the last laugh. The key to Sima Yi's final victory over Cao Shuang was the success of a military coup.This military coup was planned like an undercurrent and slight fire, launched like a thunderstorm, clean and neat, it can be called a complete victory.During the Three Kingdoms period, Wang Yun, Dong Cheng and others also instigated, or partially succeeded, or completely failed, none of them can be compared with Sima Yi.Sima Yi, as a great politician in that troubled times, in the Cao Wei Group, should not be at the same level as Cao Cao in terms of martial arts and general talents, but Cao Cao is not as good as in terms of conspiracy, power manipulation, and coup d'état.Cao Cao supported him back then, and Cao Pi respected him back then, apparently they didn't realize that he had such a specialty.From the age of more than 30 to more than 60, Sima Yi was also loyal to the Cao family. It would be too unfair to say that he was born as a coup expert.In the midst of political thorns where the jungle preys on the jungle, coups are still forced out.And the reason why he was able to survive the wind and rain without falling is that apart from the objective factors of Cao Pi and Cao Rui's two times of trusting the lonely, he is particularly good at judging the situation, especially good at forbearance, especially daring to use violence, and his insidious and prudent attitude. The character set, after all, played a decisive role.Although Sima Yi died of illness in the second year after Cao Shuang was removed, that is, in the third year of Wei Jiaping (251), Sima's arbitrariness determined the leadership of the Wei State.He and his two sons, Sima Shi and Sima Zhao, acted as the gravediggers of the Cao Wei regime in a relay manner. His grandson Sima Yan just inherited his ancestor's grace and enjoyed the results of gravedigging.