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Cao Shuang was not satisfied after becoming a general and taking charge of the government, after the defeat of Luo Gu, he not only did not reflect but expanded his power more unscrupulously, and finally even directly imprisoned the Empress Dowager Guo. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

At this time, Cao Shuang's intention to rebel was already obvious, and Sima Yi, Jiang Ji and other Cao Wei ministers could no longer turn a blind eye.

【Authoritarian Cao Shuang】

At first, Cao Shuang often respected Sima Yi as he did with his father because of his age and high morality, and asked him for advice on everything. When He Yan and others were appointed by the emperor, they all recommended and supported Cao Shuang, saying that some important positions should not be handed over to outsiders to Cao Shuang. Soon the imperial court appointed He Yan, Deng Yang, and Ding Mi as Shangshu, He Yan was in charge of the election, Bi Liang was the lieutenant of Sili, and Li Sheng was the commander of Henan County. After that, all kinds of political affairs rarely passed through the hands of Sima Yi.

At that time, He Yan and others abused their power, divided the mulberry fields under the Yewang of Luoyang without authorization, destroyed Tang Mudi and took it for themselves, relied on power to seize public property, and also demanded property from various states and counties. The magistrates were intimidated by their might, and no one dared to resist. He Yan and others had always been at odds with Lu Yu, the court commander, and they seized on Lu Yu's small mistake and brought Lu Yu to justice according to the harsh legal provisions, and they ordered the officials in charge to confiscate Lu Yu's seal and ribbon before writing to the emperor.

Their abuse of power in this way aroused the dissatisfaction of the upright ministers of the DPRK, and Shang Shulang Fu Yi said to Cao Shuang's brother Cao Xi: "He Yan is quiet and light on the outside, but he is sinister and dark on the inside, greedy for personal gain, and does not consider the fundamentals of his actions. I am sure that he will first confuse you two brothers, and then the wise men will alienate you, and the government will decay as a result. He Yan was at odds with Fu Yan because of this, and soon dismissed Fu Yan for trivial matters.

In history, Sun Li was originally the assistant appointed by Emperor Cao Rui of the Ming Dynasty to Cao Shuang, but Cao Shuang thought that Sun Li was an upright person, so he pushed him directly to his opposite. At the beginning, the two monarchs of Qinghe and Pingyuan disputed the boundary, and they could not be decided for eight years. Sun Li, the assassin of Jizhou, asked to see the map collected by Tianfu when Emperor Wei Ming was crowned king of the plains to make a decision; However, Cao Shuang believed Qinghejun's appeal, saying that the map was not available, so Sun Lishang defended himself and used strong and harsh words. After Cao Shuang saw Sun Li's recital, he thought that Sun Li was attacking him by retreating, so he was furious, so he impeached Sun Li for resenting the important ministers, and as a result, Sun Li was sentenced to five years in prison and has been idle at home. At that time, many people pleaded for Sun Lijin, and after a long time, the imperial court appointed Sun Li as the captain of the city gate.

In August of the sixth year of Zhengshi (245), Cao Shuang abandoned the middle base and the backbone battalion, and handed over the two battalions to his younger brother Cao Xi to lead.

In the first month of the seventh year (246 years), according to the record of the Spring and Autumn Period of the Han and Jin Dynasties, the Wu soldiers invaded the city again, and more than 10,000 people crossed the river in the north to avoid the Wu soldiers. Cao Shuang disagreed, saying: "Now you can't build a city and defend the land in the south, but let the people stay in the north, which is not a long-term plan." Sima Yi said, "This is inappropriate. Where it is safe, it is safe, and where it is dangerous, it is dangerous, and this is true for people and things. Therefore, it is said in the book of war that 'success or failure lies in form, and safety lies in potential'. The situation is the key to controlling everyone, and we cannot but be cautious. Suppose that the Wu thieves defend Shuishui with 20,000 people, 30,000 people confront our southern armies, and 10,000 people storm Qizhong, how can we go to the rescue? Cao Shuang didn't obey and drove the order back to the south. Wu soldiers really broke through the city, and tens of thousands of people were lost.

Cao Shuang's brother Cao Xi was deeply worried about this, and repeatedly admonished him to discourage Cao Shuang's behavior. Cao Xi also wrote three articles, vigorously exaggerating the scourge of extravagance and lewdness, and the wording was clear, but he did not dare to speak directly about Cao Shuang, and warned all the disciples under the pretext, but his intention was Cao Shuang. Cao Shuang knew that these articles were written for his own behavior, and he was very unhappy. Cao Xi sometimes left crying because his advice was not heeded.

It can be said that Cao Shuang's power at that time was already above 10,000 people under one person, but even so, Cao Shuang was still not satisfied, and in the first seven years (247) Cao Shuang did another thing and finally broke through the bottom line of all the ministers of the DPRK and China, which also made Sima Yi and others determined to get rid of Cao Shuang.

【The Queen Mother】

After Cao Rui's death, the crown prince Cao Fang succeeded to the throne, and the queen Guo was the queen mother, and the palace where she lived was called Yongning Palace. and posthumously named Guo Man, the father of the Empress Dowager Guo, as the marquis of the Western Capital, and Guo Jian, the son of Guo's uncle Guo Li, inherited his title; Feng Guo's mother, Du Shi, is Yang Jun. Guo's uncle Guo Zhi was transferred to the rank of Commander of the Loose Cavalry and Captain of Changshui, and his uncle Guo Li was the general of Xuande, all of whom were named Marquis. Guo Jian's brother Guo De was appointed as the son of Empress Wenzhao Zhen's deceased Congsun Zhen Huang, and inherited the title of Princess Pingyuan Yi, the deceased daughter of Emperor Wei Ming, and was named the Marquis of Pingyuan, and changed his surname to Zhen. Guo De and Guo Jian, both brothers, were both general guards of the town, and they were both named marquis, and they were jointly responsible for the security of the Beijing division.

It can be said that although Guo is not Cao Fang's biological mother, he also has a lot of power in Cao Wei.

In the eighth year of Zhengshi (247), the general Cao Shuang adopted the advice of his subordinates He Yan, Deng Yang, Ding Mi and others, and put the Empress Dowager Guo under house arrest in Yongning Palace, and Guo and Cao Fang cried when they said goodbye. Cao Shuang thus monopolized the power of the court, and he extensively promoted his relatives and henchmen, and changed the system many times. Taifu Sima Yi couldn't prohibit it, so there was an obvious contradiction between him and Cao Shuang.

Cao Shuang imprisoned the Queen Mother at this time, which should have something to do with the age of the emperor Cao Fang at that time, Cao Fang was already sixteen years old at this time, and he would be able to pro-government after a while, and Cao Shuang was reckless for almost ten years, he couldn't lose the power in his hands, but he didn't dare to attack Cao Fang directly, so Cao Shuang made a move on the weakest Empress Dowager Guo first.

It is said that at that time, Cao Shuang's diet, housing and transportation had begun to emulate the emperor, and the treasures that were only available in the palace, their homes were also arranged at will, and the wives and concubines were full of rooms, and privately seven or eight of the emperor's talents, as well as 33 people of generals, teachers, advocates, and children of good families as his slaves and maids, and kept them at home for their own fun. Huangmen Zhang Dang once privately transferred eleven people including Quartz, a talented person in the palace, to Cao Shuang as a trick. Cao Shuang forged an edict and sent 57 talented people to Yetai, so that the first emperor's Jieyu could teach them to become a worker. Unauthorized appropriation of Taile musical instruments and weapons in the arsenal for oneself. Dig a cave room, decorate the walls with beautiful silk, and often gather with He Yan and others in it, drinking and having fun.

After Cao Shuang imprisoned Empress Dowager Guo, he was already "Sima Zhao's heart is known to everyone", what he wanted to do at that time, fools know it, at this time, the ministers of the DPRK and China led by Sima Yi have no way to tolerate Cao Shuang, they can no longer retreat, and if they retreat, Cao Shuang will directly usurp the throne.

So I can only kill Cao Shuang.