Hide your mind deep in your heart, so that people can't notice it. Many people have become successful because of this, and there are countless examples of this throughout the ages.

Sima Yi pretended to be sick and seized power is a well-known story, the purpose of which is to confuse the other party, make them relax their guard, and then secretly plot things, and when the opportunity is ripe, the original form will be revealed. It's a clever move.

During the reign of Emperor Wei Ming, Cao Shuang and Sima Yi ruled in the same dynasty. In order to confuse the other party, Sima Yi pretended to be sick and waited for the opportunity at home.

Cao Shuang is arrogant and authoritarian, and he is invincible, but he is worried about Sima's family. Just when Li Sheng was promoted to the assassin of Qingzhou, Cao Shuang asked him to go to Sima Mansion to resign, which was really to find out the truth. Sima Yi analyzed the facts, took off his hat, spread his hair, sat on the bed, pretended to be seriously ill, and then invited Li Sheng to see him.

After Li Shengbai saw it, he said: "I have never seen Taifu, who wants to be so sick." Now the kid is transferred to the history of Qingzhou Thorn, and he has come to resign to Taifu. ”

Sima Yi feigned and replied: "Bingzhou is close to the north, you must be careful!" ”

Li Sheng said: "I'm going to Qingzhou, not to merge with the state!" ”

Sima Yi smiled and said, "You're from Bingzhou?" Li Sheng thought to himself: Why is this old man so sick? They are all deaf.

"Bring the pen!" Li Sheng commanded, and wrote to him to read.

Sima Yi saw Fang understand, and said with a smile: "I don't want to be deaf!" He pointed to his mouth, and the maid gave him soup, and he drank it with his mouth, so that the bed was all over the place, and he choked, and said, "I am old, and I am so sick, I am afraid that I will not live for a few days." My two children are not talented, Mr. Wang instructed them, if you see General Cao, please ask him to take care of them! After saying that, he lay down on the bed again, gasping for breath.

Li Sheng resigned and reported the situation to Cao Shuang, Cao Shuang was overjoyed and said; "If this old man dies, I can rest assured." Since then, Sima Yi has not been guarded against.

When Sima Yi saw Li Sheng leaving, he got up and told his two sons: "From now on, Cao Shuang is really relieved of me, just wait for him to go out of the city to hunt, and then give him some power to taste." ”

Soon, Cao Shuang escorted and accompanied Emperor Ming to pay homage to his ancestors. Sima Yi immediately summoned his former subordinates, led his generals, occupied the arsenal, threatened the Queen Mother, cut off Cao Shuang's wings, and then lied to Cao Shuang, saying that as long as he handed over the military power, he would not harm him. When the situation stabilized, he beheaded Cao Shuang and his henchmen, and seized the military and political power of the Wei Dynasty.

Sima Yi disguised it vividly, so that Cao Shuang did not have the slightest awareness, which was the reason why the Sima clan succeeded in seizing power.