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Cao Shuang was completely carried away by the desire for power in the later period, he did not listen to the advice of Huan Fan and others, and left Luoyang easily with his brothers, giving Sima Yi an opportunity, but later he surrendered without a fight when he obviously had the strength to fight, and was finally wiped out by Sima Yi. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

【Changes in Gaopingling】

Cao Shuang, the general who was the assistant to the government earlier, treated him with special courtesy because he was a fellow villager with Dasi Nong Huanfan, but the relationship between the two was not close. According to the records of "Shiyu", the Cao Shuang brothers traveled together many times, and Huan Fan said to him: "Your brothers have great power and are in charge of the forbidden army, so it is not appropriate to go out of the city together." If any one closes the gates, who of you will be able to enter the city? Cao Shuang said: "Who dares to do such a thing!" "After all, he never listened to advice.

In the first month of the first ten years (249), the young emperor Cao Fang paid homage to the tomb of Emperor Wei Ming in Gaopingling, and the great general Cao Shuang, who held the real power, Cao Xi, the leader of the central army, and Cao Xun, the general of Wuwei, all followed, and most of Cao Shuang's cronies went with him.

Sima Yi took the opportunity to play the Empress Dowager Guo and asked the Cao Shuang brothers to be abolished. In the name of Empress Dowager Guo, he ordered to close the gates of the city, led his troops to occupy the arsenal, and sent troops out of the city to guard the Luoshui pontoon bridge; ordered Situ Gaorou to act as the general and occupy Cao Shuang's camp; The servant Wang Guan acted as the leading minister of the middle army and occupied the Cao Xi camp.

According to the record of "Shiyu": At the beginning, King Xuan's soldiers approached the arsenal from his majesty, and when he was cool, people forced the car to live. Shuang's wife, Liu Wei, went out to the incident, and said to the superintendent under the account: "The public is outside." How about today's soldiers? The governor said, "Don't worry, madam. "It's the upper door, and the crossbow is ready to be fired. Sun Qian was held behind and said: "The world is unknown!" "In this way, King Xuan can pass.

After Sima Yi took control of Luoyang, he reported Cao Shuang's sins to Emperor Wei and wrote to Cao Fang (Note 1), but Cao Shuang intercepted him. After Cao Shuang received Sima Yi's recital, he didn't dare to tell the emperor, he was so anxious that he didn't know what to do. Huan Fan, a native of Peiguo County, heard that there was a change, ignored the edict of the Queen Mother, and lied that the edict had opened the Pingchang Gate, pulled out the sword halberd, robbed the gate of the city gate, and went south to give Cao Shuang an idea. Sima Yi heard about this and said, "Huan Fan goes to give advice, Cao Shuang will definitely not listen to him." ”

"Wei Luo" records: When Sima Yi raised his army, he ordered in the name of the empress dowager to let Huan Fan serve as the leader of the army. Huan Fan was about to accept the appointment, but his son dissuaded him and said, "The emperor's chariot is outside, you might as well go out of the south gate and go to the place." So Huan Fan left the city. When I walked to the Pyeongchang gate, the gate was closed. Si Fan, the general guarding the gate, was an official promoted by Huan Fan in the past, and Huan Fan flashed the plate in his hand to him and lied: "There is an edict calling me, please open the door quickly." Si Fan wanted to see the edict with his own eyes, but Huan Fan scolded loudly: "Aren't you the official under me in the past? How dare you do this to me? Si Fan had no choice but to open the city gate. After Huan Fan left the city, he turned around and said to Si Fan: "Taifu is plotting rebellion, you better go with me!" Si Fan couldn't catch up on foot, so he had to take refuge on the side of the road.

"Ganbao Jin Book" records: Huan Fan went to Shuang, and King Xuan said Jiang Ji said: "The think tank is going." Ji said: "Fan Zezhi is wise, the horse loves the stack beans, and it must not be used." ”

On the contrary, it is Jiang Ji who expressed concern to Sima Yi, Sima Yi believes that Cao Shuang will not use Huan Fan, and the other contents are basically the same, because the "Book of Jin" is already regarded as a first-hand material, and the author himself is still a historian of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

【Cao Shuang's surrender】

After learning of the coup d'état in Luoyang, Cao Shuang sent his attendants Xu Yun and Shangshu Chen Tai to meet Sima Yi to listen to the movements. Sima Yi took the opportunity to count Cao Shuang's mistakes and asked him to confess his guilt as soon as possible. Then he sent Cao Shuang's confidant, Lieutenant Colonel Yin Damu, to tell him that the imperial court only dismissed him from his official position and swore by Luoshui. Taiwei Jiang Ji also wrote to Cao Shuang, saying that Sima Yi just wanted to remove them from office, and advised him to surrender power and surrender as soon as possible, so as to protect their titles and wealth.

According to the record of "Wei Luo": After Huan Fan arrived, he persuaded the Cao Shuang brothers to take the Son of Heaven hostage to Xuchang, and then mobilized troops from all over the world to assist him. Cao Shuang was still hesitant, and Huan Fan said to Cao Xi: "This matter can only be handled like this, I really don't know what you are studying for!" In today's situation, is it still possible for people like you to demand a life of poverty and peace? Moreover, one of the ordinary people was taken hostage, and people still hope that he can survive, not to mention that you are with the Son of Heaven, and you are holding the Son of Heaven hostage to order the world, who dares to disobey. They were silent. Huan Fan said to Cao Shuang again: "Your central army and other battalions are close to the south of the city, and the administrative office of Luoyang Diannong is also outside the city, you can summon and dispatch them at will." Now to Xuchang, it is only two days and two nights away, and the arsenal of Xuchang is enough to arm the army, and what we are worried about is the food problem, but the seal of Dasi Nong is on me, and I can issue a levy. However, the Cao Xi brothers remained silent and sat from the first night to the fifth watch. Cao Shuang then threw the knife on the ground and said, "Even if I surrender, I am still a rich and noble family!" Huan Fan cried and said: "Cao Zidan is a beautiful woman, Brother Shengru, calf ear!" He Tu sat on you and the other tribes today. ”

When Sima Yi launched a coup d'état, Cao Shuang's Sima Luzhi and the chief bookkeeper Yang Zong took the road to Cao Shuang. When Cao Shuang pleaded guilty, the two cried and persuaded: "The public office is in the position of Yiyin Zhougong, holding the Son of Heaven hostage, relying on the power of heaven, who dares to disobey?" Wouldn't it be sad to die in the East Market without this righteous deed! However, Cao Shuang didn't listen, and later Sima Yi spared the two of them from death.

So Cao Shuang sent Xu Yun and Chen Tai to see Sima Yi and expressed his willingness to be punished; He also handed Sima Yi's recital to the emperor, and the emperor immediately dismissed Cao Shuang's brothers from their positions and let them return home as marquises.

According to the "Biography of the Late Wei Dynasty", it is recorded that the Shuang brothers returned home, and 800 people were sent to Luoyang County, so that the lieutenant surrounded the fourth corner of Shuang, and the corner was a high-rise building, so that people could watch the Shuang brothers' actions from above. Shuang Ji was poor and depressed, and when he went to the back garden, the people upstairs sang, "So the general goes southeast!" "Shuang returned to the hall, discussed with his brothers, did not know the depth of King Xuan's intentions, wrote a book and said to King Xuan: "The Shuang is sad and terrifying, has no form to invite trouble, is slaughtered, and sends his family to welcome food. King Xuan was shocked when he got the book, and immediately replied: "At the beginning, I didn't know that there was a lack of food, and I was very hesitant." 100 pieces of rice, preserved meat, soy sauce, and soybeans. "Find. Brother Shuang is not up to variables, even if he likes it, he claims to be immortal.

Later, a priest reported: "Huangmen Zhang Dang privately gave the selected talent to Cao Shuang, suspecting that there was a hidden conspiracy between them." So Zhang Dang was arrested and handed over to Tingwei for interrogation and verification. Zhang Dang confessed: "Cao Shuang and Shangshu He Yan, Deng Yang, Ding Mi, Sili Captain Bi Rail, Jingzhou Assassin Li Sheng and others conspired to rebel, and waited until mid-March to start an incident." Sima Yi then arrested Cao Shuang, Cao Xi, Cao Xun, He Yan, Deng Yang, Ding Mi, Bi Rail, Li Sheng, Huan Fan and others and imprisoned them for the impeachment of the imperial court for the crime of treachery, and together with Zhang Dang, they were all exterminated by the three clans.

Note 1: Song Shuang said: "The ministers returned from Liaodong in the past, and the first emperor edicted His Majesty, the King of Qin and the ministers to ascend to the imperial bed, and put the ministers' arms in mind. The minister said, 'The second ancestor also belongs to the minister's future affairs, (for the thought) this is seen by His Majesty, and there is no sorrow; In case of disappointment, the minister should be edicted with death.'" Huangmen Ling Dong Ji and others, talented people who serve the sick, are all known. Today's great generals have turned their backs on Gu and ruined the national code, and the internal is arrogant, and the external dictatorship is authoritarian; Destroying the camps, banning the soldiers, and holding important positions in the group of officials, all of them are placed in their own hands; The guards in the palace, the old people of all generations have been rejected, and they want to put the new people in a private plan; According to each other, indulgence is getting worse day by day. Outside, this is the case, and the Yellow Gate Zhang Dang is the capital eunuch, specializing in the customs, inspecting the supreme, serving the artifact, separating the second palace, and hurting the flesh and bones. The world is turbulent, people are afraid, but Your Majesty is sitting down, how can you be in peace for a long time! This is not the original intention of His Majesty and his ministers to ascend to the imperial bed. Although the minister is decayed, dare to forget his words? In the past, Zhao Gao was extremely willing, and the Qin family was destroyed; Lu and Huo were judged early, and Han Zuo was eternal. This is the great lesson of His Majesty, and it is also when the minister is ordained. Taiwei Chenji, Shangshu Ling Chenfu, etc., all take coolness as the heart of a king, and the brothers should not pawn the soldiers and guard, and play the Yongning Palace. The Empress Dowager ordered the ministers to do so. Those who are subordinate to the lord and the Yellow Gate order to strike Shuang, Xi, and train the soldiers shall be in the first place, and shall not stay in order to drive in a chariot; If you dare to stay in the office, you will be engaged in military law. The ministers are weak, and the soldiers are on the Luoshui pontoon bridge, and they are very inspected. ”