Sima Yi had a pair of eagle eyes, and although he usually squinted, the hidden cold light made Cao Cao feel uneasy. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info someone once said to Cao Cao that Sima Yi has the appearance of a wolf, Cao Cao is vigilant, and he wants to give it a try.

What is the appearance of a wolf? That is, turning his head like a wolf, ordinary people's necks can only turn 90 degrees, while people with wolf looks can turn their heads to see the rear. It is said that this kind of person is always vigilant as a wolf, insidious and cunning, and does not show his face.

Once, Cao Cao called Sima Yi and asked him to go back after explaining the situation. Sima Yi turned around and walked a few steps, and Cao Cao suddenly shouted, "Zhongda!"

Sima Yi turned his head, Cao Cao pretended to make a few additions, and Sima Yi didn't feel anything, but Cao Cao had already tried to find out that Sima Yi's neck did turn more than ordinary people, and he often dreamed that three horses were eating in the same trough, thinking that the three horses were Sima and the trough was Cao, so he suspected that Sima Yi wanted to spoil Cao's family.

He called Cao Pi and said, "Pi'er, my father heard that you are very close to Sima Yi, but my father warned you that you must guard against Sima Yi." This person is unwilling to be a subordinate, and he has a bad heart, after you inherit my position in the future, I am afraid that no one will be able to control him, I think it is better to find a reason to forget him. ”

At that time, Cao Cao was already known as the Duke of Wei, and his suspicion was very serious, and he was hesitant about which son to oppose. Cao Pi's most anxious thing at that time was how to become Cao Cao's legal heir, and Sima Yi was his most important staff member, and he couldn't let Sima Yi die.

So he said to his father: "Even if Sima Yi has different intentions, as long as he is not put in charge of the army, he will not be able to turn over the big waves." The child also observed him on weekdays, and felt that he was a loyal person, forgetting to sleep and eating, and never asked about things that had nothing to do with work, so the child suggested that his father should observe him again. ”

Cao Cao also thought that as long as he didn't give military power, Sima Yi would not be able to show his scheming no matter how much he wanted, so he gave up the idea of killing Sima Yi, but he still did not relax his vigilance. After subduing Zhang Lu, Cao Cao decided not to let Sima Yi participate in the military aircraft.

Sima Yi figured out the reason, and did not make a statement, and unlike those corrupt Confucians, he still had to find Cao Cao's theory to prove his innocence. He knows that this kind of thing is getting darker and darker, because the prejudices of the boss are difficult to eliminate. So he was more careful, he always held Cao Pi's tree, and gave him advice in private.

Because the matter of Cao Cao's successor has not been finalized, Cao Pi's spirit is highly nervous, and he often suffers from insomnia and his eyes are swollen like peaches. Sima Yi said to him: "Gongzi is so worried, Wei Gong is so shrewd, you can see it at a glance, I think it is better to relax your spirit and pretend that nothing has happened, but it is beneficial to you." ”

Cao Pi asked, "What if the brothers take the lead?"

Sima Yi further analyzed and said: "You are the eldest son, you should have the appearance of the eldest son, don't show that you are fighting with your younger brothers, if you don't fight, it is a big fight; your younger brothers Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi both want to work hard to win the favor of the Duke of Wei in fighting and poetry, but how do they know that Wei Ping's determination of the world is not fundamentally dependent on civil and military affairs, but his mind and strategy; inheriting the mantle of the Duke of Wei, temperament and strategy are fundamental, and articles and martial arts are branches and leaves. What you have done over the years has been recognized by Duke Wei, and you only need a little effort to achieve your wish. ”

Cao Pi said: "How do I feel that my father did not praise me in person, but often praised my brothers?"

Sima Yi said with a smile: "Frequent praise is just an affirmation of a certain thing, never praise is an affirmation of your talent and temperament, how can it be compared?"

Cao Pi was still not at ease, and Sima Yi gave him another trick: "Get close to Cao Cao's confidant ministers and ask them to wait for the opportunity to persuade Cao Cao to establish a son as the son." At that time, Cao Cao's side, Xun Yu, Jia Xu and other old strategists have established great feats, but Xun Yu always thinks that Cao Cao should be loyal to the Han family, Cao Cao verbally praised him for being right, and his heart was extremely disgusted, only Jia Xu was the most trusted by Cao Cao.

Cao Pi went to Jia Xu with a gift, and he didn't mention help, but asked for warmth, which was quite respectful. Jia Xu once plotted to divide Ma Teng and Han Sui to help Cao Cao defeat the Xiliang army, and of course he was clear about Cao Pi's intentions, so he said: "The son only needs to do his own thing, and he doesn't violate the rules of being a son." Cao Pi got the word and hinted that Jia Xu would support him in his old age if he succeeded to the throne.

Judging from Sima Yi's move, it is not a trick, but a use of human nature. Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi are self-assured, so it is difficult to stoop down to ask their father's courtiers for advice, and they are unwilling to promise to give them old-age security, and the support rate will plummet.

Sure enough, Cao Cao once called Jia Xu and said in private: "Jia Xu, you have been fighting with me for many years and know each other, who do you think among my sons can be established as the son?"

Jia Xu was silent, and Cao Cao said, "Why don't you speak?

Jia Xu said: "I heard it, but I was thinking about another thing. ”

Cao Cao asked what was the matter? Jia Xu said: "I am thinking about Yuan Shao and Liu Biao, two fathers and sons. Cao Cao listened to it and knew that he meant that the abolition of the elder and the young would inevitably cause chaos, so he had the idea of establishing Cao Pi.

Sima Yi clearly stood on Cao Pi's side in the matter of Cao Cao's establishment of the prince, but it was not absolute, because no matter how powerful Sima Yi was, he never dared to have the slightest disobedience when Cao Cao was there, and his official position was not yet to the point where he could discuss the prince, but he only helped each other secretly, and he definitely did not dare to come openly. This is Sima Yi's cleverness, because his foundation has not yet been established, and he will never dare to touch Cao Cao's tiger whiskers.

Even in Cao Pi's dynasty, he didn't dare to make the slightest move, and it wasn't until ten years after Cao Pi's son Cao Rong died that he measured that his strength was enough to overwhelm the Cao family, and he dared to kill him.

After returning to the dynasty, Cao Cao, under the operation of his subordinates, became the king of Wei with half a push, and the Wei state was officially established. However, there are still many people who oppose Cao Cao's claim to be king, Xun Yu, Cui Yan and other ministers have objections, and Cao Cao is very unhappy. Sima Yi supported Cao Cao at this moment and won Cao Cao's favor.

In the more than a year after Cao Pi was established as the crown prince, Cao Cao, after many investigations, believed that Sima Yi could assist Cao Pi in dealing with the complicated situation, so he appointed Sima Yi as the prince's concubine. Soon after, Cao Cao ordered Sima Yi to lead the Prime Minister's Mansion and assist him in military affairs.

Cao Cao assigned Sima Yi to this position, mainly to test whether he had the intention of winning over the generals through actual work, because Cao Cao had always been worried that Sima Yi would not be good for him after taking charge of the army. For Cao Pi's son, he has the ability, but he is really too far away from him militarily, and a fierce opponent like Zhuge Liang needs someone to deal with, as long as Sima Yi is loyal to Cao Pi, he can still consider using him.

For the sake of insurance, Sima Yi made another trick and asked Cao Pi in private: "Among the sons of the son, which one is your father's favorite?"

When Cao Pi followed Cao Cao to conquer Yuan's family, he saw that Yuan Xi's wife Zhen had the beauty of the country, so he took it for himself and loved it very much, so he especially doted on his son Cao Rong, who was born to Zhen's family, is now twelve years old, quite literate, can write poetry, Cao Cao likes this eldest grandson very much.

Sima Yi said: "Duke Wei is going to go on an expedition to Eastern Wu, you strive to go with him, and bring the little prince with you, and let your grandfather guide him in battle." ”

Cao Pi understood that as long as Cao Cao liked this eldest grandson, he would hand over the country to him, so as to ensure the stability of the Cao family for three generations. Cao Pi took his son Cao Rong to go out with Cao Cao, he was old and amorous, Cao Cao was a hero again, and he was still very happy with his smart and naughty little grandson.

Although Cao Cao conquered the world and made the princes fearless, the most conceited was not martial arts but literary talent, so whenever he rose, he would compose poems with his hands, and he was indeed a literary hero in the history of Chinese literature. He felt that although his grandson Cao Rong's poems were immature, they were the most prominent in the third generation of the Cao family, and his image was good, and he was the best candidate to inherit his grandfather's legacy in the future, so he decided that Cao Pi would be the heir.

Huang Zhong, the fierce general under Liu Bei's account, beheaded Xiahou Yuan, Cao Cao's general stationed in Hanzhong, Cao Cao was furious and decided to personally recruit Liu Bei. Before he set out on the expedition, he called Sima Yi and asked him what he thought. Sima Yi didn't know how to answer. Because in Sima Yi's heart, after taking Hanzhong back then, he should take advantage of the victory to invade Xishu, and now Liu Bei personally led the army to attack Hanzhong, which is to open the road to the Central Plains, which is a great threat.

Sima Yi believed that as long as Cao Cao moved, Sun Quan would attack Hefei, Guan Yu would leave Jingzhou, and Cao Wei would fall into a situation of being surrounded on three sides. But with the lesson of the last time, Sima Yi could not appear to be smarter than Cao Cao, so he avoided the topic of Hanzhong, saying that the south might be more guarded.

Cao Cao said how to take precautions? Sima Yi immediately pointed out that Hu Xiu, the assassin of Jingzhou, was simple and rude and could not use soldiers; Nanxiang was too guarded by Fu Fang to be arrogant and lascivious, and had no law. These two men are not suitable for garrisoning the border, and they should be removed and replaced in time to strengthen the defense of Jingzhou and Hefei. Cao Cao's energy at that time was bent on driving Liu Bei away from Hanzhong, but he didn't listen.

As Sima Yi expected, Liu Bei was like a bamboo, and Cao Cao was forced to retreat to Chang'an after no success. After Liu Bei captured Hanzhong, he sent Yidu Taishou Meng Da to occupy Fangling, and ordered his adopted son Liu Feng to capture Shangyong, intending to connect with Guan Yu in Jingzhou in strategic terrain and coordinate with each other. According to the three counties of Yizhou, Hanzhong, Jingzhou and Shangyong, Liu Bei's career reached its peak and he had the strength to dominate the world.

So Liu Bei sent a report to Emperor Xian of Han, calling him the king of Hanzhong. Cao Cao was furious, but he was also helpless. Liu Bei couldn't enter the pass for the time being, but Sun Quan did send troops to fight Hefei, and Cao Cao urgently ordered the Huainan army to be prepared.

At this time, Guan Yu thought that the opportunity had come, and led the main force to attack north, besiege Cao Ren, flood the forbidden, behead Pang De, and shock Huaxia. Hu Xiu and Fu Fang that Sima Yi said before really dropped the chain and descended to Shu, Cao Cao's head was already hurting, and this time it was almost an explosion, and he wanted to move Emperor Han Xian from Xu Capital to Hebei to avoid Guan Yu's soldiers.

After Sima Yi heard about it, he knew that if the capital was moved, Liu Bei and Guan Yu attacked like crazy, and the Central Plains might not be able to be saved, and his ambitions would be shattered. But he also knew very well that Cao Cao was guarding against him, and if he went to give him a bitter advice at this time, he was afraid that it would be counterproductive; if he did not go, it would be detrimental to the country.

After thinking about it, he suddenly remembered Jiang Ji, an iron buddy who used to be the same prime minister, and knew that Cao Cao liked to listen to his words, so he found Jiang Ji and said that now the king of Wei wants to move the capital, this matter must not be done, you go and persuade the king of Wei. Jiang Ji said that I also wanted to persuade him, but I couldn't think of a way to solve the problem, and it was in vain to persuade him.

Sima Yi told Jiang Ji the countermeasures he had thought of, and Jiang Ji applauded loudly. However, Jiang Ji thought that it would be better for the two of them to go to see the king of Wei together, because the opinions of two people were always more convincing than the opinions of one person, and Sima Yi agreed.