Daming: Spoilers about the future, Zhu Yuanzhang collapsed

"In March of the ninth year of the Zhengshi reign, Zhang Dang, the eunuch, sent eleven people including Shi Ying, a talented lady in the inner court, to Cao Shuang.

Cao Shuang and He Yan took the opportunity to collude with Zhang Dang and endanger the country.

Cao Shuang and his accomplices were also worried that Sima Yi was faking illness.

In the winter of the same year, Henan Yin Li Sheng was going to Jingzhou to serve as the governor, and went to visit him before leaving.

Sima Yi pretended to be seriously ill.

After Li Sheng came out, he said to Cao Shuang: Sima Yi is like a corpse, lying in bed.

There is only residual energy, the body and soul have separated, so it is not worth worrying about.

Later he said: It is sad that the Grand Tutor cannot recover.

So Cao Shuang and others were not on guard against Sima Yi..."

Inside the room, Han Cheng's voice continued to ring, telling Liu Bei about Sima Yi.

Liu Bei couldn't help but nodded secretly.

He finally understood why Mr. Han said that Sima Yi was the key figure in the Sima family's seizure of the pseudo dynasty founded by Cao Cao.

Apart from anything else, Sima Yi is really scheming and has real means.

Pretending to be very similar.

He is able to endure humiliation, has strategies, and holds a high position.

Crush these people from the Cao family in all aspects.

Cao Shuang and other descendants of the Cao family are far inferior to Sima Yi.

Not an opponent at all.

One of them is in the light, and the other is in the dark.

One is careless and the other is cautious and patient.

Next, I am afraid that people like Cao Shuang from the Cao family will be in trouble and will be dealt with by Sima Yi.

Sima Yi's journey to becoming a powerful official has probably officially begun.

“…On the 15th day of the first month of the first year of Jiaping, Emperor Cao Fang of Wei left Luoyang to pay homage to Emperor Ming of Wei at Gaoping Mausoleum.

General Cao Shuang, the Central Commander-in-Chief Cao Xi, and General Cao Xun of the Wuwei Army all accompanied him.

Sima Yi took the opportunity to report to Empress Dowager Guo, asking her to depose Cao Shuang and his brothers.

At that time, Sima Shi was the Central Guard General, and he led his troops to station at Sima Gate and control the capital.

Sima Yi arranged his battle array and passed by Cao Shuang's gate. Cao Shuang's general Yan Shi climbed up the tower and drew his crossbow to shoot Sima Yi.

Sun Qian pulled his arm to stop him and said: The truth of the matter is still unknown.

Tried to shoot the arrow three times, was stopped three times?

Sun Qian held down Yan Shi's elbow, preventing him from shooting.

When Grand Minister of Agriculture Huan Fan left the city to join Cao Shuang, Jiang Ji worriedly said:
The think tank is gone.

Sima Yi said:
Fan is wise, but a slow horse is attached to the beans in the barn, so Shuang will definitely be useless.

Sima Yi summoned Situ Gao Rou and gave him the title of General.

In charge of Cao Shuang’s military camp.

He said to him: You are Zhou Bo.

He summoned the Minister of the Imperial Household Wang Guanxingzhong to take charge of military affairs and command Cao Xi's military camp.

Sima Yi led the Grand Marshal Jiang Ji and other soldiers to welcome the emperor.

Stationed at Luoshui Floating Bridge.

Send someone to submit a memorial to the emperor to explain Cao Shuang's crimes...

Cao Shuang withheld the memorial and left Cao Fang south of the Yi River.

Thousands of soldiers were recruited to defend the city.

Huan Fan advised Cao Shuang to take the emperor to Xuchang and issue an order to mobilize troops from all over the country to come to the rescue.

Cao Shuang was indeed confused and did not follow his plan.

Instead, he sent the attendant Xu Yun and the minister Chen Tai to meet Sima Yi at night to find out what was going on.

Sima Yi took the opportunity to point out Cao Shuang's faults and asked him to confess his crimes as soon as possible.

Then the court sent Cao Shuang's trusted lieutenant Yin Damu to tell him that the court only wanted to dismiss him from his post and swear an oath by the Luo River.

At the same time, he also asked Jiang Ji to write a letter to Cao Shuang.

He said that he just wanted to remove them from office and advised him to hand over power and surrender as soon as possible.

It can protect their titles and wealth.

Cao Shuang wanted to believe his words, so Huan Fan and others persuaded him from evening until dawn the next day.

Cao Shuang said: Sima Yi just wants to seize my power.

I can return home as a marquis and still be a rich man.

Huan Fan cried and said: "Cao Zidan is a beautiful woman, but she gave birth to you and your brothers, who are just calves!"
How could I have imagined that your clan would be exterminated today?

So Cao Shuang asked to be relieved of his post and returned to the capital with Cao Fang..."

After hearing Han Cheng's story, Liu Bei nodded secretly.

It turned out to be just as I thought.

Sima Yi was a man who had fought his way through.

And very capable.

Cao Shuang and other relatives of the Cao family obtained high positions without the corresponding experience, and were far from sufficient in many aspects.

Now he was easily killed.

When the Cao brothers were fighting for power, everything seemed fine.

But it's really an emergency now.

Instead, he is indecisive and unable to make up his mind.

Just something happened and he has to surrender.

I hope Sima Yi will really treat them well according to the agreement in the future.

For people like them, aren't they handing over their life, death, honor and disgrace to their enemies and becoming fish on the chopping board?

What a coward.

They are all people who appear fierce on the outside but are weak on the inside.

However, he felt that Cao Shuang and others would not have a good end in the future.

But after thinking it over again, Sima Yi swore an oath in public by pointing to the Luo River.

If you say you will treat them well, you shouldn't go back on your word.

As a person of high rank, one must value his promises.
Especially when he swore an oath by the Luo River in public.

This is even more significant.

I think Sima Yi would never do that and would go against his promise later.

When Emperor Shizong attacked Luoyang, he sent people to persuade Zhu Yu.

He pointed at the Luo River and swore that he would never break his promise.

As long as Zhu Yu, who occupied Luoyang, surrendered, he would never treat this former enemy who killed his brother unfairly in the future.

The subsequent results also proved that Emperor Sejong kept his word.

It is indeed not difficult for this person.

With the example set by Emperor Shizong, Sima Yi would definitely not break the promise.

"...After being dismissed from office, the Cao Shuang brothers returned to their palace as marquises.

Sima Yi built a tall tower at the fourth corner of Cao Shuang's mansion and ordered people to monitor it day and night.

Cao Shuang and his brothers were worried, so they claimed that they were short of food and asked Sima Yi for food.
Later, Sima Yi really sent someone to deliver food.

The Cao Shuang brothers were very happy, thinking that Sima Yi would not kill them all.

But not long after, Zhang Dang, the eunuch who was very close to the Cao Shuang brothers, was forced to confess under Sima Yi's torture that Cao Shuang and He Yan and others intended to rebel.

As a result, Cao Shuang's brothers and their close associates were arrested.

On the Wuxu day of the first lunar month, all three clans were massacred.

During the Jiaping period, Cao Zhen's grandson Cao Xi was granted the title of Xinchangting Marquis because of Cao Zhen's meritorious service, making him Cao Zhen's heir..."

No...Sima Yi actually plays like this?
After hearing what Han Cheng said, Liu Bei was stunned for a moment.

My heart was filled with astonishment and dullness.

Don’t mention how confused I was.

This... Sima Yi actually dared to do this?

Isn't he afraid of being criticized?
Even country folk keep their promises.

Sima Yi held a high position, but he was so fickle.

Who in the world will dare to keep oaths from now on?

Who dares to believe what Sima Yi says?
Even swearing by Luoshui can be regarded as a fart!
This... Liu Bei said that he was really enlightened.

At the same time, there was some shock and a lot of indignation rising in my heart.

This guy did something that really tarnished Emperor Sejong!

Both swore an oath by Luo River, and one kept his promise.

The other one just turned around and treated the oath he made as fart!
This... the Sima family is really eye-opening!
Han Cheng's voice was full of emotion as he spoke: "This Sima Yi really lowered the limit.

His act of making the Luo River fart directly defiled and made the Luo River dirty.

Not only that, it also set a particularly bad precedent.

After him, many people dared not to easily believe in other people's promises. In this regard, the one who was as famous as Sima Yi was Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng.

It can be said that Sima Yi single-handedly made the Luo River dirty.

But it was that bastard, Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng, who tarnished Mount Tai.

These two people are really hard to describe...

...In February of the first year of Jiaping, Cao Fang appointed Sima Yi as prime minister.

Sima Yi refused the position of prime minister.

In December, the emperor ordered the nine gifts to be bestowed upon him, but Sima Yi refused to bow at the court meeting.

In the first month of the second year of Jiaping, Cao Fang ordered Sima Yi to build a temple in Luoyang.

Sima Yi had been ill for a long time and was unable to attend court.

Whenever an important event occurred, the emperor would personally go to his palace to seek his advice.

Sima Yi killed Cao Shuang, which caused Wang Ling, who had been promoted to General of Chariots and Cavalry and Grand Master of the Imperial Court and later to Minister of Works, to become dissatisfied.

Together with his nephew Linghu Yu, he conspired to depose Cao Fang and establish Prince of Chu Cao Biao as emperor.

Before he could take action, Linghu Yu had already died...

After a series of events, Sima Yi gained power and successfully undermined the Cao family.

How similar is this scene to Cao Cao using the emperor to control the princes?
All I can say is that it is the law of nature that will bring retribution...

Cao Fang appointed Sima Yi as prime minister and conferred him the title of Duke of Anping County.

One of his grandsons and his brother's sons were each made marquises, with a fief of 50,000 households.

Nineteen people were granted the title of marquis.

Sima Yi refused the positions of Prime Minister and Duke of a county...

In June of the third year of Jiaping, Emperor Xuan was bedridden and dreamed that Jia Kui and Wang Ling were causing trouble.

Very disgusting.

On the 23rd day of August, Sima Yi died in Luoyang.

He died at the age of seventy-three..."

This guy can really survive!
He actually lived to be seventy-three years old!

Liu Bei was filled with emotion.

At the same time, he couldn't help but wonder in his heart how long his second brother, third brother, Zilong, Kong Ming and others would live.

I don't think it should be particularly short...

He wanted to ask Han Cheng about these.

But I also know that now is not the time to ask this.

Just keep it in your heart.

It will not be too late to ask after you have heard how the Cao Wei family was usurped by the Sima family.

“…After Sima Yi died, his eldest son Sima Shi became the General of the Fujun Army.

He held the military and political power of the Wei State.

In the fourth year of Jiaping, Sima Shi was promoted to general.

In October, Emperor Sun Quan of Wu died of illness.

The Wei State intended to attack the Eastern Wu and built a new dam.

At that time, Wang Chang, Guanqiu Jian and Hu Zun all proposed to attack Wu.

Because the generals had different strategies, Sima Shi finally decided to attack in three directions...

In December, the State of Wei sent troops to attack Dongxing.

Sima Shi appointed Sima Zhao as the commander-in-chief, leading General Hu Zun, the General Zhuge Dan, and General Hu Zun of the Eastern Frontier to attack Wu.

But he was defeated by Zhuge Ke.

The Wei army suffered heavy casualties, and the Wu army seized a mountain of supplies and equipment from the Wei army...

The court officials unanimously agreed to demote Zhuge Dan and other military generals who participated in the war.

Sima Shi blamed himself for the defeat and said:
I didn't listen to the public holiday and it came to this.

This is my fault. What is the fault of the other generals?
Because Sima Zhao was a military governor, he was punished the most severely and was stripped of his title.

No other generals received severe punishment.

Just swap the defense zones...

...February of the sixth year of Jiaping.

Emperor Cao Fang of Wei, together with the Minister of the Central Secretariat Li Feng, the Grand Master of Imperial Household Zhang Ji and others, planned to launch a coup d'état.

Sima Shi was deposed and replaced by Taichang Xiahou Xuan as the general.

However, the plan was leaked, and the three men were killed by Sima Shi, and their three clans were exterminated.

In March, Empress Zhang, daughter of Zhang Ji, was deposed.

The Wei Kingdom was in chaos...

In the same year, Sima Shi became suspicious of Cao Fang and deposed him as King of Qi.

Sima Shi originally planned to make Cao Ju, King of Pengcheng, the emperor.

But Empress Dowager Guo demanded that Cao Mao, Duke of Gaogui, be made emperor.

Sima Shi could not argue, so he obeyed the Queen Mother's order.

He sent an envoy to welcome Cao Mao to Luoyang to ascend the throne.

The brothers Sima Shi and Sima Zhao continued to hold power...

...At that time, Sima Shi had a tumor on his eye and had just had the doctor perform surgery to remove it.

During the second rebellion in Huainan, Wen Qin's son Wen Yang led his troops to attack the camp.

Sima Shi was so frightened that his eyes were shaken out of their sockets.

In order to calm the hearts of the six troops, he covered himself with a quilt and endured the pain.

His subordinates were unaware of his injury.

When he was seriously ill, he let Sima Zhao lead the troops...

In the second year of Zhengyuan, on the Xinhai day of the first month of the leap year, Sima Shi died tragically in Xuchang.

He died at the age of 48.

In February, Cao Mao came to mourn in plain clothes and was posthumously named Zhongwu...

After Sima Shi's death, his younger brother Sima Zhao took control of the power.

Compared to Sima Shi, Sima Zhao was more domineering...

At that time, the Wei Emperor Cao Mao was a tough man.

Seeing the emperor's authority declining and being unable to make decisions on state affairs, he felt uneasy.

He was also often worried about being deposed and humiliated, and planned to summon all officials in the palace to depose Sima Zhao...

On the sixth day of the fifth month, Cao Mao sent his deputy Li Zhao and others to deploy soldiers at Lingyun Terrace. He summoned Wang Shen, the Palace Attendant, Wang Ye, and Wang Jing, the Secretary of State, and said indignantly:

Even passers-by on the street know Sima Zhao's intention!
I cannot sit and wait for the humiliation of being deposed, so I will lead you to defeat him personally.

Wang Shen and Wang Ye quickly informed Sima Zhao of this matter.

Sima Zhao summoned the guard Jia Chong and others to be on guard.

Cao Mao knew that the secret had been leaked, so he led his men to attack the mansion where Sima Zhao was.

When they arrived at Nanque, Jia Chong led his troops in from outside to stop Cao Mao.

Cao Mao declared that he would punish the guilty and exterminate the entire clan of anyone who dared to cause unrest or resist.

The soldiers and generals in the prime minister's residence did not dare to fight.

Jia Chong rebuked the generals and said: Sima Gong has been feeding you all the time just for today!

Cheng Ji, the prince's attendant, assassinated Cao Mao, and the blade of the spear pierced his back.

Cao Mao died in his carriage...

Sima Zhao was shocked when he heard the news, and threw himself on the ground and said:
How will people in the world talk about me..."

Quiet!

Deadly quiet!

Inside the study, as soon as Han Cheng's voice fell, the room fell into silence.

People like Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao already knew about these things even before this.

However, at this time, Han Cheng mentioned it again.

There are still many emotions in my heart.

Of course, compared to them, the person with the most emotional fluctuations in the study at this time was Liu Bei!
At this time, Liu Bei was really shocked.

He had practiced to the point where he could keep his emotions hidden most of the time, but at this moment he couldn't control his expression.

This matter was really beyond his expectations.

He was naturally delighted to learn that the descendants of Cao, the traitor who usurped the Han Dynasty, were treated in this way.

This is the law of justice, the retribution will come true?

But... Sima Zhao's methods were really too crude.

After Cao Pi accepted the abdication, he said something about Yao and Shun, "I know it."

This shocked Liu Bei.

As a result, now, Sima Zhao actually dared to have someone murder the emperor in the street!!!
(End of this chapter)