Chapter 15 106 Sima Zhao's ambition

Sima Yi killed Cao Shuang, and two years later, he too died.He was succeeded by his son Sima Shi.The power of Wei State fell into the hands of Sima Shi and Sima Zhao brothers.If any of the ministers opposed them, Master Sima would get rid of him.Wei Shaodi Cao Fang hated Master Sima.Someone once advised Cao Fang to withdraw the military power of the Sima brothers.But before Cao Fang could make a move, Sima Shi had already forced the empress dowager to abolish Cao Fang and set up Cao Mao, a grandson of Wei Wendi Cao Pi. Some local generals in the state of Wei originally refused to accept Sima's monopoly. After Sima Division abolished Cao Fang, Yangzhou Governor Wenqin and Zhendong General Wuqiu (Wuqiu, surname, Wuyin guan) frugally raised troops to condemn Sima Division.Sima Shi personally led troops to conquer and defeated Wenqin and Guanqiujian.But after returning to Xudu, Master Sima also fell ill and died.

Then, Sima Zhao became a general.Among Sima's father and son, one is more powerful than the other, and the other is more domineering than the other. Wei Emperor Cao Mao couldn't bear it anymore.One day, he summoned Shangshu Wang Jing and other three ministers into the palace, and said angrily: "Sima Zhao's ambition is known to passers-by (the classical Chinese is 'Sima Zhao's heart is known to passers-by'), I can't sit still Waiting for him to deal with me. Today, I will go with you to attack him." The ministers knew that going against Sima Zhao would be like hitting a rock with an egg, so they advised him to be patient and not to cause a catastrophe.

But Cao Mao took out a pre-written imperial edict from his bosom, threw it on the ground, and said, "I've made up my mind, I won't be afraid even if I fight to the death, and I don't necessarily die." Then he went into the inner palace Report to the Queen Mother. Who knew that among the three ministers, two of them sneaked out to report to Sima Zhao. Twenty-year-old Cao Mao didn't know how to govern Sima Zhao at all.He gathered the imperial guards and eunuchs in the palace, and killed them out of the palace in a noisy manner.Cao Mao took a sword himself and stood on the chariot to command.

Jia Chong, Sima Zhao's confidant, came with a group of soldiers and blocked the way of the imperial guards.The two sides fought.Cao Mao stepped forward, shouted loudly, and swung his sword to kill him.When Jia Chong's soldiers saw the emperor doing it himself, they were a little timid after all, and some were ready to flee. One of Jia Chong's subordinates, Cheng Ji, said to Jia Chong, "What do you think?" Jia Chong said sharply, "What did Sima Gong support you all for? Do you even need to ask?" When Jia Chong said this, Cheng Ji was so bold that he picked up his spear and stabbed straight at Cao Mao.Cao Mao had no time to parry, he was pierced in the chest by Cheng Ji, fell off the car and died.

The news reached Sima Zhao.When Sima Zhao heard that his subordinates really killed the emperor, he was also a little panicked. He hurried to the court and called the ministers to discuss.Sima Zhao pretended to be sad, and said to Chen Tai, an old official, "tell me, what should I do?" Chen Tai said: "Only by cutting off Jia Chong's head can we more or less give an account to the world." Sima Zhao said in embarrassment: "Is there any other way? You can think about it again." Chen Tai said: "According to me, there is only a heavier way than this, there is no lighter way."

Sima Zhao didn't like it when he heard it, so he didn't say anything. Later, Sima Zhao issued an imperial edict in the name of the queen mother, accusing Cao Mao of many crimes, deposing him as a commoner, and gently covering up the killing of Cao Mao. However, everyone was still talking about it, blaming Sima Zhao for not punishing the murderer. Sima Zhao couldn't drag it on, so he pushed the blame for killing the emperor to Cheng Ji, and convicted Cheng Ji of treason and injustice. copy cut. Sima Zhao got rid of Cao Mao, and found a fifteen-year-old Cao Huan from Cao Cao's descendants to take over the throne. This is Emperor Wei Yuan.