Cao Cao leaned on the soft couch, he let the two sit down, and said: "I know that you persuaded me, but now the situation is unfavorable, Guan Yu is a person, you don't know, in terms of force, except for Lu Bu is him, and he has been trained for many years, and he is also good at using tactics, and he flooded the forbidden Seventh Army, and no one in our army is his opponent." Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info said that after Liu Bei captured Hanzhong, the soldiers were strong, I think he used his troops very well, and among the generals under him, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, and Wei Yan are all very good at fighting, I am afraid that we can only shrink our forces to defend the Central Plains. ”

Jiang Ji said: "The king is cautious in using troops, and our subordinates are extremely admired, but the flooding of the forbidden army is just a mistake in the battle and defense, and it does not have a great impact on the overall situation of the country. ”

Cao Cao didn't look at him, he raised his eyes at Sima Yi, because he knew that although Jiang Ji was talented, he was just a supporting role compared to Sima Yi. Sima Yi had no choice but to bow down and say: "The king thinks about the long term, and it is not impossible to move the capital, but his subordinates think that the king has other choices. ”

Cao Cao heard the sound outside the strings, so he said frankly: "Zhong Da doesn't have to be secret, you persuaded me not to care about Liu Bei and pay attention to the changes in the south, that's right, if you have any ideas, just say it." ”

Sima Yi said at this time: "The key to the problem is not in a certain person, but in the situation. Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang dared to challenge us, just because he gave up the three counties of Jingzhou to Dongwu and allied with Dongwu. If it is divided into three countries today, as long as two of them join forces against one country, then no matter how strong that country is, it will fail. Sun Quan used to join forces with Liu Bei because he was afraid that the king would annex him, but if Guan Yu and Liu Bei's second army really succeeded in invading the Central Plains, Eastern Wu would lose the value of alliance for Shu, and would be attacked by Shu in the future. ”

"Back then, Sun Quan made a bloody ambition to swallow Jingzhou, and as a result, Liu Bei's sneak attack was successful. At present, we can't get Jingzhou for a while, so we simply sent an envoy to Dongwu and clearly told Sun Quan that as long as the two of us kill Guan Yu together, the land of Jingzhou will be his. In this way, it is our two countries that are sandwiching Guan Yu, and Guan Yu will not be able to escape this difficulty even if he is an immortal. ”

Cao Cao listened, sat up and said: "Zhong Da's words are very good, but Guan Yu and I are old acquaintances, and Liu Bei's brother, kill Guan Yu, the world will say that I am unjust, and Liu Bei will also find me desperately, how is this good?"

Sima Yi said: "The king is benevolent and righteous, and his subordinates are extremely admired, you only need to send troops to threaten Guan Yu, and Guan Yu left the base camp to attack us, and the rear is empty, which will be planned by Eastern Wu." We gave the matter of killing Guan Yu to Sun Quan, and did not handle it personally, so that Liu Bei would find Sun Quan desperately. Wouldn't it be better for the two of them to fight and lose each other, and then we will take the opportunity to attack?"

Cao Cao laughed, stood up and patted Sima Yi on the shoulder and said, "Zhong Dazhicai is above Zhuge Liang, I am relieved." ”

As Sima Yi expected, Wei and Wu formed an alliance, Guan Yu was killed, the situation in the world changed, the Sun family was all based on the Yangtze River, and Liu Bei retreated to Chengdu. Sima Yi's move completely destroyed Zhuge Liang's strategic plan in Longzhong, allowing Wei to regain the initiative effortlessly.

After Sun Quan killed Guan Yu, he was afraid that Liu Bei would find him desperately, so he went to the table and instigated Cao Cao to become emperor in order to seek refuge. Cao Cao's civil and military forces almost jumped up, and the expression of persuading Cao Cao to be the emperor flew like snowflakes, Cao Cao didn't bother to look at it, and said to the ministers: "Sun Quan, this doll wants to put the old man on the charcoal stove for barbecue?"

The ministers still knelt down and begged Cao Cao to obey the mandate of heaven and become emperor, Cao Cao said: "Mandate of Heaven? If it is really the mandate of heaven, Lone is King Wen of Zhou." So he was not allowed to speak of such a recital again.

Sima Yi was originally Cao Cao's subordinate, but he was not reused until he was old, and many people said that Cao Cao saw Sima Yi's old scheming, so why didn't Cao Cao kill Sima Yi?

Cao Cao wanted to kill Sima Yi a few times, but Sima Yi curryed favor with Cao Pi, whenever Cao Cao wanted to kill him, Cao Pi would intercede, and Cao Cao had no choice, so he buried a hidden danger

Cao Cao's love is known to the world, he released Guan Yunchang in Xuchang, and Zhao Zilong in Dangyang. Cao Cao's generosity is well-known in the world, Xu Shu will not make a plan for him in his life, and Cao Cao has never harmed him. Zhang Xiu killed Cao Cao's beloved general Dian Wei, his eldest son Cao Ang, and his beloved nephew An Min, but Cao Cao still accepted Zhang Xiu's surrender and was given the title of Marquis.

Cao Cao even let go of the heroes in the world, only you and my Liu Bei, even though Sima Yi has wolf ambitions, although he has the heart but does not do it, although there is trouble but there is no fact. The Sima family in Hanoi is a quite large family, Cao Cao cannot be a killer, Sima Yi is also a very cautious and low-key person, by no means like Sima Zhao later, Sima Yi has a good relationship with Cao Pi.

Cao Cao has always been on guard against Sima Yi, but not enough to kill him. The key is that Sima Yi handled it properly and grasped it well, so that Cao Cao did not have the determination to kill him. Although Cao Cao has been trying to weaken their power, he still can't blatantly kill them if he wants.

Cao Cao's evaluation of Sima Yi: "Resourceful, thoughtful, and just broken, he is an extremely rare talent." ”

"This person is too deep, too ambitious, too scheming, and too poisonous. Almost want to get rid of it as soon as possible. However, looking at the ministers of my Wei family, he is the only one who can confront such fierce opponents as Sun Quan and Liu Bei. ”

Cao Cao said to Cao Pi: "Leaving Sima Yi for your father is like leaving you a Wang Mang, and leaving Ding Yi for your father is like leaving you a Fan Zeng." You have to learn to use Sima Yi's talent to get rid of the harm, Na Dingyi's loyalty and prevent Sima Yi's treachery, and you can use both of them, and you can't waste it. ”

Sima Yi was originally a sinister, cunning, and ruthless character, who was jealous inside and wide outside, and suspicious of many power changes. The ferocity shown by Sima Yi's father and son when they usurped Cao Wei's power made even his descendants feel ashamed.

Emperor Cao Rui of Wei Ming was seriously ill, and according to the recommendation of his cronies Liu Fang and Sun Zi, he worshiped Cao Shuang, the son of Cao Zhen, as a general, took charge of the government, and summoned Sima Yihuo, the imperial lieutenant who had just quelled Gongsun Yuan's rebellion, to rush into the court and entrust the eight-year-old prince Cao Fang to the two.

After Cao Rui died, Cao Fang ascended the throne, and Cao Shuang and Sima Yi jointly assisted the government. These two people, one is a clan nobleman who has inherited his father's shadow and has mediocre talents, and the other is a veteran and scheming former minister. They were suspicious of each other and killed each other, and Sima Yi used brutal slaughter to gain monopoly power for himself.

At the beginning of the auxiliary government, Cao Shuang regarded himself as a junior and was very respectful to Sima Yi, but it was not long before Cao Shuang listened to the advice of his confidant He Yan that the power should not be entrusted to others, and asked Sima Yi to be added as the Taifu in the way of Ming Sheng and Dethronement, and concentrated the military power in his own hands.

Immediately afterwards, Cao Shuang appointed his younger brother Cao Xi as the leader of the army, Cao Xun as the general of the military guard, and Cao Yan as the regular attendant of the scattered cavalry, each leading 3,000 imperial forest troops, allowing them to enter and leave the forbidden palace, and strictly controlled the garrison of the Beijing division and the guards of the palace. He Yan, Deng Yang, and Ding Mi were the secretaries of the school, responsible for the handling of daily government affairs and the selection and appointment of officials; Bi Liang was appointed as the lieutenant of the school, in charge of the security of the Beijing division and the picketing of hundreds of officials; and Li Sheng was the Yin of Henan, who governed the area centered on the capital Luoyang.

There is also a big Si Nong Huan Fan, who is known as a think tank, to give him advice, so that both civil and military forces are carried out, and the power of the DPRK and China is basically controlled by Cao Shuang.

In the face of Cao Shuang's aggressive momentum, Sima Yi took a step back first, and his sons Sima Shi and Sima Zhao all retired and lived idle, temporarily avoiding Cao Shuang's edge. But Sima Yi is not willing to back down, he does not plan to retire with peace of mind.

As a leading figure of a family who has been up and down in the sea for decades, and has been in the three dynasties of Cao and Wei, his political ambitions have gradually swelled. If it is said that he still does not dare to think about it under Cao Cao, who is a heroic and heroic man, and he still lacks the strength to fight for power under Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of Wei, who has both civil and military skills and is in charge of his own government, then during the reign of Emperor Cao Rui of Wei Ming, his status has become increasingly prominent, his prestige has increased day by day, and he has become the first capable minister of Cao Wei and the person of Emperor Ming.

Now that Cao Wei's founding fathers have withered away, and no one can compete with him, let alone control him, how can he tolerate Cao Shuang's people riding on his head and doing whatever they want? Therefore, he just showed weakness with patience when the situation was unfavorable, sharpened his minions, and spied on the opportunity to make a comeback, which was to lay the groundwork for the destruction of Cao Shuang.

Cao Shuang's mediocrity and corruption, after Cao Shuang monopolized the power of the Wei State, he had neither the eloquence of the ancestors to start a business, nor the prudence and diligence of the predecessors, and he had no achievements in politics, but he only indulged in wine and indulged in pleasure. All the clothes and utensils used were no different from those of the imperial court; everywhere tribute was paid and the precious things were played, and the best ones were first taken for themselves and then sent to the palace; beautiful women and beautiful women filled his palace.

Even more excessively, in order to appease him, Huangmen Zhang Dang privately selected seven or eight concubines of the first emperor and sent them to Cao Shuang's mansion. These do not prove that Cao Shuang wants to usurp the country, but in a feudal society with strict hierarchies, the ruling minister's bold and reckless actions are enough to make everyone look sideways, and even invite death. Cao Shuang's cronies He Yan, Deng Yang and others lack the practical ability to govern the country and level the world, but they are still flashy, and they only know how to be powerful. It is impossible for such a corrupt person who is drunk and dreams to die to win the hearts of the people, nor is he Sima Yi's opponent at all, and his downfall is inevitable.

Sima Yi falsely claimed that he was seriously ill and hid it from Cao Shuang, although Cao Shuang was indulging in pleasure, he did not forget that the only person who could pose a threat to him was Sima Yi. So he took the opportunity of Li Sheng's appointment as the assassin of Jingzhou and ordered Li Sheng to resign to Sima Yi in order to find out his truth. Of course, the treacherous and cunning Sima Yi understood Li Sheng's intentions, and immediately planned it.

He took off his crown and hat and wore his hair loose, went to bed and sat down with a quilt, and ordered two maidservants to help him, pretending to be seriously ill. When talking to Li Sheng, he pretended to be deaf again, and deliberately let the soup flow all over his clothes when he drank the soup, and even pretended to ask Li Sheng to tell Cao Shuang and ask to take care of his two sons.

Sima Yi pretended to be like this, Li Sheng actually believed it and hurriedly reported it to Cao Shuang. This news was so in line with Cao Shuang's taste, he didn't even have time to think about it, so he said happily: "If this old man dies, I will have no worries." When Cao Shuang thought he could sit back and relax, Sima Yi had already sharpened his knife and was ready to attack him.

Sima Yi took the opportunity of Cao Shuang to go out of the city to pay homage to the tomb and launched a coup d'état. The Cao Shuang brothers followed the Wei lord Cao Fang to the Gaoping Mausoleum outside the city to worship Emperor Ming, and Sima Yi's long-awaited opportunity came, and he immediately went out in person and launched a sudden coup d'état.

He ordered Situ Gaorou and his servant Wang Guan to act on behalf of Cao Shuang and Cao Xi respectively, and to grasp the military power of the Jingshi in his hands; secondly, he accused the Empress Dowager Guo of violating the favor of the first emperor and treacherous and disrupting the country, and his crime should be abolished, and together with the imperial lieutenant Jiang Ji and Shangshu ordered Sima Fu to jointly play the Wei lord Cao Fang, so as to gain the political initiative; personally led the troops to occupy the arsenal for strategic needs; led the army out of the city and camped in the Luohe River, held the pontoon bridge, and prevented Cao Shuang from counterattacking.

In the face of this completely unexpected change, Cao Shuang was like a thunderbolt, first shocked, almost off the horse, and then at a loss, without assertiveness. Huan Fan suggested that he invite the Son of Heaven to Xudu and mobilize foreign troops to defeat Sima Yi, which was the best policy under the circumstances.

If Cao Shuang complied, he could justifiably serve the Son of Heaven to please him, and put Sima Yi in a rebellious position, then Cao Shuang still had the possibility of winning; on the contrary, although Sima Yi was much more capable than Cao Shuang, his foundation was limited after all, and once he was charged with rebellion, he might become the target of public criticism and fail.

However, at this critical moment, Cao Shuang was so indecisive and indecisive, just kept crying. Sima Yi knew that the situation was changing rapidly and full of risks, and tried to disarm Cao Shuang's spirit as soon as possible.

In response to Cao Shuang's cowardice of greedy family, he first ordered Xu Yun and Shangshu Chen Tai to meet Cao Shuang, saying that his purpose was only to cut off Cao Shuang's brother's military power, and then ordered Yin Damu, a lieutenant lieutenant in the palace who was close to Cao Shuang, to bring a letter from Tai Lieutenant Jiang Ji, saying that he and Jiang Ji swore to Luoshui that as long as Cao Shuang handed over the military power, he would have no other intentions.

In this way, Cao Shuang's already fragile will was greatly softened, and he finally made the choice to give in: "I don't want to be a soldier, I would rather give up my office, but it is enough for a rich man." Sima Yi was in complete control of the situation, and Cao Shuang became his possession.

Sima Yi killed Cao Shuang, although Cao Shuang had handed over his military power and was trapped in a private house, Sima Yi refused to give up. In order to establish his authority and eliminate the possible threat, he found a breakthrough from Huangmen Zhang Dang and convicted Cao Shuang and others of rebellion. So the three Cao Shuang brothers, He Yan, Deng Yang, Li Sheng, Bi Rail, Ding Mi, plus Huan Fan, were all exterminated, and a power struggle finally ended in a massacre.

The extermination of Cao Shuang was a major turning point in the history of Wei, and from then on, all the military and political power of Cao Wei fell into the hands of the Sima clan. In the long years that followed, after the painstaking management of Sima Yi, Sima Shi, Sima Zhao's father and son, and after several abolitions and slaughters again and again, the foundation of the Sima clan became increasingly solid, and finally the Wei state of the Cao clan became the Jin dynasty of the Sima clan.

In order to bring down Cao Shuang, he tried his best to play tricks, sometimes pushing the illness out of his illness and advancing by retreating; sometimes he falsely claimed that he was critically ill to confuse the other party; once he seized the opportunity, he immediately attacked on a large scale without mercy. In order to prevent Cao Shuang from raising troops to fight, he could swear an oath and promise that as long as he had military power, he had no other intentions; on the one hand, he ordered people to surround Cao Shuang's house, and on the other hand, he pretended to send people to send a hundred tons of grain, and finally betrayed his word.

Killing on a large scale, stepping on the bones of political enemies to ascend to the throne of power, his insidiousness, cunning, ruthlessness, cruelty, is really terrifying.

Cao Shuang has no virtue and no talent, completely dependent on his father's Yu Yin and suddenly obtained a high position, when the power is in his hands, he can neither clarify politics, nor can he promote the virtuous and enterprising, only know how to call friends and companions, feast and drink and hunt, and is still an arrogant and lascivious son; when the change happened suddenly, he panicked, and cried from dusk to dawn, after all, he was suspicious and could not decide, and even listened to Sima Yi's promise, handed over the power, and threw himself into the net; until Sima Yi was ready to put him to death, he was also overjoyed because Sima Yi sent a little food, and said:" Sima Gong didn't have the intention of harming me. "Finally, I became a ghost under the knife.