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Chapter 268 Long Standby Sima Yi

For loyal ministers like Zhuge Liang, there are no emperors in all dynasties who dislike him.

In addition to the rulers of various dynasties, ancient people of various dynasties were also impressed by Zhuge Liang's wisdom and loyalty.

It's just a pity that Zhuge Liang passed away before fulfilling his last wish.

After talking about Zhuge Liang's achievements, Su Chen answered Zhuge Liang's questions.

"I believe you are very interested in the counselors during the Three Kingdoms period. The anchor will now talk about the top ten most famous counselors during the Three Kingdoms period."

"Zhuge Liang is one of the top ten counselors. Now the anchor will introduce to you another very famous counselor."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Three Kingdoms period pricked up their ears, especially the civil servants and military generals in their respective camps.

After all, being able to be ranked among the top ten counselors means that he is recognized by future generations, which is enough to show how powerful this person is.

Besides, this is also an opportunity to become famous and be known by everyone in the world.

The next thing Su Chen will talk about is Sima Yi. His intelligence is not inferior to Zhuge Liang, but his reputation is very different from Zhuge Liang.

Sima Yi assisted the four generations of monarchs of Cao Wei and witnessed the Cao family's decline from prosperity.

Sima Yi retreated from Shu to conquer Wu and pacified Liaodong, making outstanding contributions to the stability of Cao Wei's regime.

But it also laid the foundation for his grandson Sima Yan to unify China with the Jin Dynasty and Wei Dynasty, thus becoming the founder of the Western Jin Dynasty.

The world said that Sima Yi's military wisdom was superior to that of Cao Cao and Zhuge Liang, and he was also the most prominent official in the Cao Wei regime.

However, as early as when Cao Cao was in power, it was discovered that he had the appearance of a wolf and would definitely interfere in political affairs, but in the end Sima Yi succeeded in seizing power.

But it was precisely because Sima Yi rebelled and seized power without respecting martial ethics that his reputation was infamous for thousands of years, and even the surname Sima was implicated.

"Sima Yi is from Zhongda, a native of Wenxian County, Henan Province."

"Sima Yi's great-great-grandfather Sima Jun was the general who conquered the west during the reign of Emperor Han'an of Han Dynasty, his great-grandfather Sima Liang was the prefect of Yuzhang, his grandfather Sima Jun was the prefect of Yingchuan, and his father Sima Fang was the prefect of Jingzhao Yin."

"Sima Yi is the second son of Sima Fang. He was smart, knowledgeable and full of strategies in his youth."

"Yang Jun, the governor of Nanyang, is known for his knowledge of people. When Sima Yi was not yet 20 years old."

"Yang Jun has met him before and said he is absolutely extraordinary."

"In 201 AD, the county recommended Sima Yi as the chief minister."

"After Cao Cao heard about Sima Yi's reputation, he sent someone to recruit him to serve in the government. At this time, the Eastern Han Dynasty was controlled by Cao Cao."

"Sima Yi didn't want Qu Jie to serve under Cao Cao, so he said he had wind paralysis and refused."

"But Cao Cao didn't believe it and sent people to find out the truth at night."

"Sima Yi lay motionless, as if he was really suffering from wind paralysis."

"In 208 AD, Cao Cao recruited Sima Yi as a literary minister and told the envoy."

"If he still lies in bed and does not serve as before, arrest him."

"Sima Yi was very frightened when he heard about it, so he had no choice but to take office."

"Afterwards, Cao Cao gradually discovered that Sima Yi was ambitious and had the appearance of a wolf and a tiger, so he became very worried."

"So I told Cao Pi that Sima Yi is not a willing servant and will definitely interfere in our family affairs."

"But because Cao Pi had a good relationship with Sima Yi and always defended him, he was able to stay safe."

"So Sima Yi began to forget about food and sleep, and worked diligently on his duties, which made Cao Cao feel at ease."

"In 215 AD, Cao Cao conquered Zhang Lu, and Sima Yi accompanied him."

"He told Cao Cao that Liu Bei had conspired to capture Liu Zhang. Before the people in Shu could surrender to him, he raised troops to fight for Jiangling. This was a great opportunity to defeat Liu."

"If Chen Bing demonstrates in Hanzhong today, Yizhou will be shaken and uneasy."

"If we advance with troops and threaten them again, the Shu army will inevitably collapse. We will surely succeed if we take advantage of this opportunity."

"But Cao Cao thought that he had already obtained Longyou and still wanted to obtain Shu. This was because of his lack of support, so he did not follow Sima Yi's plan."

Cao Cao: Sima Yi is ambitious, Gu indeed was not wrong about him.

When he first recruited Sima Yi to serve, he already knew that this man had too many ambitions and was not a loyal person.

Feng Bi was gone sooner rather than later, but it happened that he was suffering from Feng Bi when he sent someone to invite him. How could there be such a coincidence in the world?

Later, he forcibly recruited Sima Yi to serve in the government and found that this man was ambitious and did not look like he wanted to be subordinate to others.

At that time, he was strictly wary of Sima Yi and would never give him a chance to take power.

But Sima Yi finally succeeded in usurping the power of Cao Wei, which was unexpected by him.

Since learning this, he has sent people to capture Sima Yi, but unfortunately the old thief ran away.

"In 219 AD, Sima Yi was promoted to the crown prince's concubine and assisted the Wei crown prince Cao Pi."

"Trusted and reused by Cao Pi, he later served as Army Sima."

"It was suggested that farming should be used to solve the food problem, which was adopted by Cao Cao."

"He also pointed out that Hu Xiu, the governor of Jingzhou, was rude, and Fu Fang, the governor of Nanxiang, was arrogant and extravagant."

"Such people should not be stationed at the border, but Cao Cao did not pay attention to them."

“In August of the same year, floods occurred in the Han River Basin due to heavy rain.”

"Guan Yu surrounded Cao Ren in Fancheng and took the opportunity to attack, capture Yu Jin, and kill Pang De."

"Hu Xiu and Fu Fang indeed took the opportunity to descend to Shu, and Cao Ren was even more critical."

"Because Fancheng was very close to Xuchang, Cao Cao felt threatened and prepared to move to the north of the Yellow River."

"Sima Yi tried to dissuade Yu Jin by saying that it was not a defensive mistake because Yu Jin was flooded, and it did not cause any great loss to the overall situation of the country."

"Moving the capital for this reason will not only show weakness to the enemy, but will also destabilize the hearts of the people along the Huaihe and Hanshui Rivers."

"Liu Bei and Sun Quan are close relatives on the outside and distant on the inside. Now that Guan Yu has become powerful, Sun Quan will definitely be uneasy."

"Inform Sun Quan of this matter and ask him to contain Guan Yu, and then the siege of Fancheng can be solved."

"Cao Cao followed his plan, and Sun Quan sent Lu Meng to attack Gong'an, and Guan Yu was ambushed by him."

"In 220 AD, Cao Cao passed away and the government and the public were in danger. Sima Yi took charge of the funeral arrangements."

"Cao Pi took the throne of Wei, and Sima Yi was granted the title of Marquis of Tingting in Hejin and became prime minister for a long time."

"At that time, Sun Quan was leading his army to the west. The court officials believed that Fancheng and Xiangyang were short of food and could not resist the Wu army, so they asked Cao Ren to return to Wancheng."

"Sima Yi said that Sun Quan had just defeated Guan Yu and it was the time when he wanted to form a good relationship with Wei and he would not dare to cause trouble."

"Xiangyang has developed waterway transportation and is an important place to resist the enemy. We cannot give up."

"But Cao Pi did not listen to his advice and ordered Cao Ren to set fire to the two cities."

"Later, Sun Quan did not come to invade, and Cao Pi regretted it."

"In the same year, Cao Pi ascended the throne as emperor and was known as Emperor Wen of Wei in history."

"Appointed Sima Yi as Shangshu, and soon he was transferred to military governor and censor Zhongcheng and was granted the title of Marquis of Anguo Township."

Cao Pi: Sima Yi, this traitor, has betrayed my trust in him.

The reason why he re-employed Sima Yi was because the talent of this traitor deeply moved him, and he couldn't help but be moved.

His father did not fail to remind the old thief of his ambition, but he did not doubt the old thief for this and still trusted the old thief.

But how could he have imagined that the old thief who had always been loyal to Cao Wei would eventually turn against Cao Wei.

Now that I think back to the old thief's usual dedication and dedication, it's just that he didn't see through the old thief's rebellious intentions.

If the old thief hadn't run so fast, he would have ordered the execution of Sima Yi's three clans long ago.

But he wasn't worried either. Sima Yi's reputation as a master-eater had become so bad that there was no place for this old thief in the world.

"In 224 AD, Cao Pi attacked Wu, and Sima Yi was ordered to guard Xuchang."

"He also changed the title of Sima Yi to the title of Marquis of Xiangxiang, led 5,000 troops, and added Shi Zhong and Lu Shangshu Shi."

"This year, Cao Pi once again mobilized a large fleet to attack Sun Wu, and ordered Sima Yi to stay behind."

"He calmed the people internally and provided military supplies to the army externally. He also compared Sima Yi to Xiao He."

"Afterwards, Cao Pi returned to Luoyang, the capital, and issued an edict to Sima Yi."

"I'll be in the east, and you'll be in charge of things in the west."

"I'm in the west, and you'll be in charge of things in the east."

"So Sima Yi stayed in Xuchang, which shows how much Cao Pi trusted Sima Yi."

"In 226 AD, Cao Pi was seriously ill. Before his death, he ordered Sima Yi, Cao Zhen, and Chen Qun to assist in the government."

"And tell Prince Cao Rui that the three loyal ministers here must not doubt them."

"After Cao Rui ascended the throne, he changed the title of Sima Yi to Wuyang Marquis."

"After Sun Quan learned that Emperor Wen of Wei had passed away, he sent troops to attack Wei. He ordered Zhuge Jin and Zhang Ba to attack Xiangyang in two groups, and he led the army to attack Jiangxia."

"Sima Yi defeated Sun Quan, defeated Zhuge Jin, and beheaded Zhang Ba. After beheading more than a thousand people, he was promoted to General of Hussars."

"In 227 AD, Emperor Ming of Wei Cao Rui ordered Sima Yi to garrison Wancheng."

"When Shu general Meng Da surrendered to Wei, Wei treated him very well. Sima Yi thought that his words and deeds were inconsistent and could not be trusted."

"But Cao Rui refused to listen and appointed Meng Da to lead the new city as governor."

"Zhuge Liang secretly contacted him, but in order to get Meng Da to rebel early, after knowing that Wei Xing prefect Shen Yi had a conflict with Meng Da, he sent someone to Shen Yi to pretend to surrender and deliberately leaked the news that Meng Da was about to rebel."

"Mengda heard that the incident was leaked and was ready to launch an army immediately."

"After Sima Yi learned about this, he was afraid that he would suddenly get into trouble, so he sent him a letter to comfort him in detail."

"Meng Da was overjoyed to receive the letter, but he was hesitant."

"Sima Yi marched secretly and personally led his army day and night to attack Mengda."

"After arriving at the gates of Xincheng in eight days, Wu and Shu sent reinforcements to rescue Mengda, but they were blocked by Sima Yi's troops at Anqiao, Mulansai and other places in the west city."

"Zhuge Liang had warned Meng Da to take precautions before, but Meng Da believed that Wancheng where Sima Yi was located was 800 miles away from Luoyang and 1,200 miles away from him."

"They heard that they had raised an army to go to the emperor. The journey back and forth would take a month."

"At that time, I had already made preparations, but I didn't expect that Sima Yi would arrive at the city in only eight days."

"Then Sima Yi's troops attacked the city in eight groups. After only sixteen days, Mengda's nephew Deng Xian and his general Li Fu surrendered in Kaicheng."

"The Wei army entered the city and captured Meng Da. They sent a message to the capital and captured more than 10,000 people."

"Sima Yi returned to the army and stayed in Wancheng, rewarding farmers and mulberry trees, and prohibiting waste."

Sima Yi: The world is big, but there is no place for me to hide.

At this moment, because he had already been exposed, he had to flee with his whole family.

Although he had the ambition to replace it, it was just an idea and far from being put into practice.

The three generations of monarchs of the Cao family were all wise, and he would not dare to make small moves even if he wanted to.

He had even given up on his ambitions. Who could have expected that the three generations of Cao family monarchs would die too early, which gave him hope of replacing him again.

It's just a pity that before he had time to prepare anything, what he did later was made public by the sky, so that now he has to hide in Tibet.

"At first, Shen Yijiu was in Weixing County. He was monopolizing power and used the emperor's name to engrave seals without authorization and grant them privately."

"After Meng Da was killed, Shen Yi became suspicious."

"At that time, the governors of various counties saw that Sima Yi had defeated the enemy and congratulated him one after another."

"Sima Yi let it go and asked someone to give Shen Yi a hint."

"Shen Yi had no choice but to come to congratulate him, and Sima Yi took the opportunity to take him into custody and send him to the capital."

"After Sima Yi returned to Beijing, Cao Rui asked him that if both Wu and Shu should be conquered, where should they start?"

"Sima Yi replied that the State of Wu thought that we were not used to water warfare, so we dared to disperse in Dongguan to attack the enemy."

"We must seize the enemy's throat and hit their heart. Xiakou and Dongguan are the heart and throat of the Wu army."

"If we attack Wancheng on land, lure Sun Quan's troops eastward, and then send the navy to attack Xiakou, we will definitely be able to defeat the Wu army by taking advantage of the weakness."

"Cao Rui was convinced of his views and ordered Sima Yi to station troops in Wancheng to prepare for war, and then ordered Sima Yi to advance to Jiangling."

"The four armies of Jia Kui, Man Chong, and Xu Zhi advanced from Xiyang to Dongguan, and Cao Xiu advanced to Wancheng."

"But Grand Sima Cao Xiu's lone army went deep to meet the Wu general Zhou Fang who surrendered, but was ambushed and defeated by Lu Xun in Shiting."

"In 230 AD, Emperor Wei Ming promoted Sima Yi to the rank of general, and made him governor. He pretended to be Huang Yue and joined forces with the great Sima Cao Zhen to conquer Shu."

"Sima Yi opened up a road from Xicheng, advanced by water, and went upstream along the Mianshui River."

"Go straight to Quren and conquer Xinfeng County. After garrisoning alone, we encountered heavy rain and returned to the court."

"In 231 AD, Zhuge Liang led his army on the fourth Northern Expedition, surrounded Jia Si in Qishan and Wei Wei Pingbu, and used wooden oxen and flowing horses to transport grain and grass."

"Emperor Wei Ming sent Sima Yi to the west of Chang'an to oversee the military affairs of Yong and Liang states, and to lead the cavalry general Zhang He, rear general Fei Yao, Yongzhou governor Guo Huai and others to attack Zhuge Liang."

"In this battle, Sima Yi defeated Zhuge Liang and killed thousands of prisoners."

"Military advisor Du Xi and others predicted that Zhuge Liang would invade again when the wheat was ripe the next year, and suggested transporting grain and grass in winter to solve the problem of lack of grain in Longyou."

"Sima Yi believed that Zhuge Liang went out to Qishan twice and attacked Chencang once, but he was frustrated and rebelled each time."

"Even if Zhuge Liang will send troops in the future, he will no longer attack the city."

"But we are looking for a field battle, and the location must be in the east of Longlong, not in the west."

"Zhuge Liang often resents the lack of food, so he will definitely stock up on food and grass when he returns."

"I estimate that Zhuge Liang would not have rashly sent troops to the Northern Expedition without three years of savings."

Zhuge Liang: I have to say that Sima Yi’s military wisdom is superior to mine.

Although Sima Yi finally violated his oath and carried out a coup, he is now infamous.

But he had to admit that Sima Yi's military ability was not weaker than him, and even surpassed him.

Sima Yi, his opponent, not only made him admire him, but also made him feel ashamed.

Such a loyal and treacherous person was the only one he had ever seen in his life.

But now Sima Yi has become a lost dog, and no force will accept him.

In this way, it saved him a lot of trouble.

Without the enemy Sima Yi to stop him, Cao Wei would have lost his arm. This was good news for the Shu Han.

He even had the confidence to rewrite history, unify the world, and help the Han Dynasty.

"Three years later, in 234 AD, Zhuge Liang led an army of people out of Xiegu to attack Wei and stationed south of the Weishui River."

"Sima Yi led his army across the Wei River and stationed his fortress with his back to block the attack. However, the generals wanted to stalemate Zhuge Liang across the water in Weibei."

"Sima Yi said that all the food and property accumulated by the people are in Weinan, and this is a must-win area."

"So we crossed the Wei River and set up camp on our backs."

"Zhuge Liang challenged Sima Yi several times, but Sima Yi's army could not get out, so Zhuge Liang sent someone to send women's clothing to Sima Yi."

"Sima Yi was furious and asked for a fight."

"Cao Rui didn't allow it and sent someone to serve as Sima Yi's military advisor to control his actions."

"When Zhuge Liang comes to challenge him later, Sima Yi will lead his troops to attack."

"The envoy will stand at the military gate with integrity, and Sima Yi will not send troops."

"Zhuge Liang told Jiang Wei when he saw that Sima Yi didn't want to fight in the first place."

"The reason why I went up to the table to request a fight is for the morale of the army."

"When a general is in the army and his orders are not accepted, how can he go thousands of miles to ask for battle?"

"Sima Yi's younger brother Sima Fu also wrote to ask about the military situation on the front line. Sima Yi wrote back and said that Zhuge Liang has great ambitions but no chance. He has many plans but few decisions. He is a good soldier but has no power." "Although he leads an army of 100,000, he has fallen into my plan. "It is inevitable to defeat him."

"The armies of Wei and Shu fought for more than a hundred days, and Zhuge Liang died of illness in the army."

"The Shu army retreated, and Sima Yi sent troops to pursue it."

"Sichuan general Yang Yi returned with flags and drums, as if he was going to fight back."

"Sima Yi thought that the enemy could not pursue the troops and retreated, so Yang Yi formed a formation and left."

"Then Sima Yi came to Zhuge Liang's camp and obtained a lot of food and grass, soldiers and horses, and military secrets."

"He knew that Zhuge Liang was dead and sighed that Zhuge Liang was a genius in the world."

Li Jing: Sima Yi, an old thief, might as well be in disgrace for thousands of years, but he has done me harm.

Although he was a great military god in the Tang Dynasty, he was now in an awkward situation.

And the initiator of all this was Sima Yi, an old thief.

When His Majesty launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident, he chose to sit on the sidelines and did not participate in the struggle between the two brothers, which had already made His Majesty a little unhappy.

It was precisely because of the issue of lining up that His Majesty had some objections to him.

He also consciously kept a low profile and would not make friends with others to avoid arousing His Majesty's suspicion.

I think he is already very old and has only a few years left to live, but His Majesty is still very cautious about him.

This result was caused by Sima Yi, an old thief, who set an extremely bad precedent and even implicated him.

"In 238 AD, Sima Yi led an army to attack Gongsun Yuan of Liaodong."

"Gongsun Yuan used strong walls dozens of miles north and south of the Liao River to defend the Wei army."

"Sima Yi announced his attack from the east to the west. He first put up multiple flags on the southern front to pretend to attack to attract the enemy, and then used his main force to covertly cross the Liao River."

"After crossing the Liao River, we will not attack the enemy but march towards Xiangping."

"The generals were puzzled and asked why."

"Sima Yi said that the enemy built a high fortress just to let us attack the city."

"If the attack on the city is exactly what we planned, now we are aiming directly at Xiangping. We will attack the enemy and save them."

"That way they would be so scared that they would have to fight us."

"The enemy who fights us in fear will inevitably fail."

"Then the entire army advanced, and the enemy troops came out to block them."

"Sima Yi commanded the Wei army to fight back and defeated the enemy. He won all three battles and took advantage of the victory to surround Xiangping."

"It coincided with the continuous heavy rain, the Liao River surged, and the ground was flat for several feet."

"The Wei army is afraid, and all the generals are thinking of moving their camps."

"But Sima Yi refused and killed Zhang Jin who advocated moving the military camp, and the morale of the army stabilized."

"The generals requested to attack, but Sima Yi still refused."

"The imperial court heard that Yu was a powerful enemy, and many people requested to summon Sima Yi."

"But Emperor Wei Ming said that Sima Yi was in danger and made a coup, and it would be just around the corner to capture Gongsun Yuan alive."

"Sure enough, after the rain stopped, the Wei army completed the siege of Xiangping and attacked day and night."

"Gongsun Yuan sent an envoy to surrender, but Sima Yi killed the envoy."

"Gongsun Yuan wanted to break out from the south of the city, but Sima Yi sent troops to defeat his army. Gongsun Yuan died in the battle on the edge of Liangshui."

"After entering the city, Sima Yi ordered the massacre of more than 7,000 men over the age of fifteen. He also beheaded all Gongsun Yuan's officials and ministers below, and then returned to the court with his troops."

"This battle also completely resolved the Liaodong issue that had troubled Cao Wei for many years. From then on, the Liaodong area was directly under the rule of Cao Wei."

"Originally, the imperial court asked Sima Yi to go to Zhenguanzhong, but there was an edict calling him to return to Beijing quickly."

"In three days, the edict will arrive on the fifth day."

"Sima Yi was shocked after seeing the edict."

"So we took a wind-chasing chariot and traveled day and night, from Baiwu to the capital, a journey of more than four hundred miles in one night."

"After meeting Emperor Wei Ming, Cao Rui took Sima Yi's hand, looked at the prince and said."

"I finally saw you before I died. Now I have no regrets about leaving you alone."

"On that day, Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui died, and Crown Prince Cao Fang ascended the throne. He was only eight years old."

"Sima Yi and the general Cao Shuang received the imperial edict to assist the young master. Sima Yi served as the minister, the chaplain, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese and foreign armies, and the official secretary. He and Cao Shuang each commanded 3000 elite troops to jointly govern the government."

Ying Zheng: These monarchs of the Cao family were too short-lived. No wonder they aroused Sima Yi's covetousness.

While he lamented the short life of the Cao family emperor, he also had to admire Sima Yi for being so capable of surviving and surviving three generations of the Cao family.

It seems that living a long life is the greatest advantage.

No matter Cao Cao, Cao Pi, or Cao Rui, they are not mediocre people and can completely suppress Sima Yi.

No matter how ambitious Sima Yi was, as long as these three generations of monarchs were alive, Sima Yi would not dare to make the slightest move.

It's just a pity that none of these three generations of monarchs lived long.

Perhaps this is God's will, forcibly creating the best soil for Sima Yi to rebel.

"Cao Shuang wants to squeeze out Sima Yi and wants Shangshu to approve him in advance so that he can have exclusive power."

"So he proposed to the emperor and appointed Sima Yi as Grand Sima."

"But the court officials thought that many of the previous great ministers died in office, which was very unlucky, so they appointed Sima Yi as the Taifu."

"In 240 AD, Japan came to pay tribute, and neighboring countries sent envoys to pay tribute."

"At first, Emperor Ming of Wei, Cao Rui, liked to overhaul palaces. The system was very extravagant and luxurious, and the people suffered a lot."

"During the reign of Wei Emperor Cao Fang, after Sima Yi's suggestion, all labor in the palace repairs was eliminated."

"Cao Wei devoted his time to farming, and his national strength greatly increased, and people from all over the world came to pay homage to him."

"In 241 AD, Emperor Wu Sun Quan divided his troops into four groups to attack Wei. Quan Cong led tens of thousands of troops out of Huainan."

"Zhuge defeated Lu'an, Zhu Ran attacked Fancheng, and General Zhuge Jin attacked Zhazhong."

"Sima Yi asked himself to send troops to conquer. The court officials believed that the enemy troops came from far away to attack the enemy and they should be defeated by themselves, but Sima Yi thought otherwise."

"In June, Sima Yi led the army to reinforce the army. He knew that the hot weather and low temperature in the south meant that the army could not stay here for a long time, so he sent Qingqi to challenge."

"Zhu Ran did not dare to fight, so he recuperated his soldiers, selected elites, recruited warriors, issued orders, and prepared a posture to attack the city."

"The Wu army was frightened and retreated overnight. They were overtaken by the Wei army at the three weeks' entrance."

"More than 10,000 Wu troops were wiped out, and their ships and supplies suffered heavy losses. The Wu troops who attacked Lu'an and Zhazhong also returned without success."

"In July, Sima Yi was rewarded again, and all eleven of Sima Yi's children were also princes."

"Sima Yi's meritorious service is prosperous, and he becomes more and more prosperous day by day, but he becomes more humble."

"In 242 AD, Sima Yi reported to the State Council that he built the Guangcao Canal, diverted the river into Bian, dredged various large lakes in the southeast, and established large-scale farming in Huaibei."

"The state of Wu sent Zhuge Ketun to garrison Wancheng. The people on the border felt deeply distressed. Sima Yi wanted to lead his troops to attack it."

"The court officials thought that Zhuge Ke occupied a strong city and had plenty of food and grass."

"If they attack alone, their reinforcements will definitely arrive soon."

"But Sima Yi confirmed that what Wu Jun was good at was water warfare, not land warfare."

"The lake is shallow in winter and boats cannot move. The rescuers must abandon the boats and rescue them by land. It is easy to defeat the enemy by land battle."

"In September of the following year, Sima Yi led his army on an expedition, and when the army arrived in Shucheng."

"As expected, Zhuge Ke burned all the equipment and abandoned the city."

Liu Che: It can be seen that Sima Yi's military ability is indeed excellent. It would be great if he could assist me.

Zhuge Liang's intelligence is already evil enough, but Sima Yi's wisdom is not inferior to Zhuge Liang's at all.

He has always been thirsty for top talents like Sima Yi.

As for Sima Yi's rebellious intentions, he didn't care and didn't think it was a big deal.

There are many subjects in the world, and there are also many people who are rebellious, and Sima Yi is not the least of them.

As long as he was around, Sima Yi could only obediently work for the big man and not dare to reveal the slightest bit of dissent.

And even if he died in front of Sima Yi, for the sake of the country and the country, he could still take Sima Yi away with him.

"In 244 AD, the general Cao Shuang wanted to establish his fame, but refused to listen to Sima Yi's dissuasion and insisted on conquering Shu."

"As a result, he was defeated by Shu general Wang Ping, and Cao Shuang returned without success."

"In 245 AD, Cao Shuang abandoned the Zhongba and Zhongjian camps and handed over the troops and horses of the two battalions to his younger brother Cao Xi."

"Sima Yi cited the old emperor's old rules to stop him, but Cao Shuang didn't listen."

"In 246 AD, Wu soldiers invaded Zhazhong, and more than people crossed the Mianshui River north to avoid the Wu soldiers."

"Sima Yi thinks that Miannan is too close to the enemy. If the people go back, they will attract Wu soldiers."

"So they should be allowed to stay here temporarily, but Cao Shuang disagrees."

"Sima Yi said, if the Wu rebels defend Mianshui with 2 people, 3 people fight against our Miannan troops, and 1 people attack and attack, we will have no way to rescue them."

"Cao Shuang still refused to listen and drove the people back."

"Wu soldiers really defeated Zhazhong and lost tens of thousands of people."

"In 247 AD, Cao Shuang used the tactics of his confidants He Yan and others to move the Queen Mother Guo to Yongning Palace."

"For a time, the Cao Shuang brothers were specialized in government affairs, and the brothers were also in charge of the imperial army, and they repeatedly changed the system."

"In May of the same year, Sima Yi pretended to be ill and did not ask about political affairs."

"In 248 AD, Cao Shuang and He Yan colluded with others to plan the country."

"Cao Shuang and his associates were also worried that Sima Yi was pretending to be ill. Henan Yin Li Sheng was going to take a post in Jingzhou and visited Sima Yi before leaving."

"Sima Yi pretended to be sick and told the maid that he was thirsty. The maid brought porridge for Sima Yi to drink."

"Sima Yi couldn't hold the cup, so the porridge flowed onto his chest. He talked nonsense to Li Sheng and entrusted his child to him."

"After Li Sheng returned, he told Cao Shuang that Sima Yi was bedridden and was about to die. He only had residual energy, and his body and soul had been separated. It was no longer worth worrying about, so Cao Shuang and others were no longer wary of Sima Yi."

Li Shanchang: Sima Yi and I have an sworn hatred.

As the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty, he was a highly respected official and had a distinguished reputation.

But now, he is facing a life and death crisis, and it is very likely that he will end up being executed.

His Majesty Hongwu fell seriously ill at the beginning of this year, and his health became worse and worse.

Although he is over seventy years old, his body is strong and strong.

It turns out that being old is a good thing.

But he heard that His Majesty seemed to be taking action against him and did not want him to die behind His Majesty.

He didn't need to think about why His Majesty was unwilling to let him go when he was old and frail. He knew the reason. It was simply because he was worried that he would become the second Sima Yi and usurp the Ming Dynasty.

"In 249 AD, Emperor Cao Fang of Wei left Luoyang to worship Emperor Ming of Wei. General Cao Shuang and his brothers accompanied him."

"Sima Yi took the opportunity to launch the Gaoping Ling coup and reported to the Queen Mother Guo, asking for the deposed brother Cao Shuang."

"At that time, Sima Division was the Central Guard and led troops to garrison Sima Gate."

"Sima Yi summoned Gao Rou to lead Cao Shuang's army camp, and summoned his imperial servant Wang Guan to lead Cao Xi's army camp."

"Sima Yi personally led Lieutenant Jiang Ji and others to meet the emperor, stationed at the Luoshui pontoon, and sent a memorial to the emperor to state Cao Shuang's crime."

"Cao Shuang withheld the memorial, left Cao Fang south of Yishui, and recruited thousands of troops to defend himself."

"Counsel Huan Fan advised Cao Shuang to take the emperor hostage to Xuchang, and then send a document to recruit soldiers and horses from all over the world."

"But Cao Shuang didn't listen to his plan. Instead, he sent someone to see Sima Yi to find out what was going on."

"Sima Yi detailed Cao Shuang's faults and said that he just wanted to remove Cao Shuang and others from office."

"He also sent Cao Shuang's cronies to lead the chief minister to persuade him, and swore an oath to Luoshui that he would only be dismissed from office."

"Huan Fan and others cited the past and present to persuade Cao Shuang not to go back, but Cao Shuang said that Sima Yi just wanted to seize my rights. I will be able to return home and be a rich man."

"So he was about to go back, but Huan Fan said with dignity that he was going to be exterminated, and then Cao Shuang followed Cao Fang back to the capital."

"Under Sima Yi's torture, Zhang Dang confessed that Cao Shuang, He Yan and others intended to rebel."

"So Cao Shuang and his party, together with He Yan, Ding Mi, Deng Yang, Bi Gui, Li Sheng, Huan Fan and others, were executed, and the three tribes were destroyed."

"At this point, Sima Yi has completely taken control of the government."

"In the same year, Sima Yi was unable to go to court due to illness. Whenever major events happened, the emperor personally went to his mansion to seek advice."

"Then Taiwei Wang Ling and Linghu Yu plotted to depose Cao Fang and make Cao Biao, the king of Chu, emperor."

Cao Shuang's stupid behavior made ancient people from all dynasties shake their heads and sigh.

Sima Yi had already rebelled and launched a coup, but Cao Shuang still naively thought that as long as he surrendered and admitted defeat, he could keep his wealth and become a carefree rich man. This is so ignorant.

Even a three-year-old child would not be so stupid.

Ancient people from all dynasties had to express their emotions with emotion. Although Sima Yi's betrayal was despised, Cao Shuang's stupidity made them even more angry.

Although there was a chance to suppress the rebellion, he gave up the bargaining chip in his hand and pinned his fate on the enemy's keeping his promise.

Being so naive and stupid, it’s no wonder he ended up with a tragic end.

"In 251 AD, Wang Ling requested troops to conquer under the pretext that the Wu people were blocking Tushui."

"Sima Yi knew his plot and refused to allow him to raise troops. In April, he personally led the Chinese army to attack Wang Ling."

"Knowing that Wang Ling was in a desperate situation, he had no choice but to tie himself up in Wuqiu and wait for Sima Yi."

"And he said that if I am guilty, you can recall me with half a piece of bamboo slip. Why bother to come in person?"

"But Sima Yi said, because you are not someone who can be recalled with bamboo slips, he escorted Wang Ling back to the capital."

"Wang Ling took poison and died on his way back to Beijing. Then he wiped out the remaining members of Wang Ling's party and killed all three clans."

"He killed Cao Biao, the king of Chu, and took the opportunity to arrest all the princes of Cao and Wei. They were placed in Yecheng and ordered to be supervised by a department. They were not allowed to associate with each other."

"In August 251 AD, Sima Yi died in Luoyang at the age of 8."

"The emperor quickly paid his condolences. More than ten years later, his grandson Sima Yan accepted the abdication of Emperor Wei Yuan and proclaimed himself emperor, establishing the Western Jin Dynasty."

"Looking back on Sima Yi's life, he defeated Mengda, resisted the Shu Han, conquered Liaodong, blocked Soochow, and stabilized the Cao Wei regime."

"After Cao Fang succeeded to the throne, Sima Yi launched a coup, killed Cao Shuang and his party members, and took control of the government."

"After quelling the rebellion of Wang Ling and King Cao Biao of Chu, he imprisoned the kings of the Cao Wei clan, which completely weakened the power of the Cao Wei clan and laid a solid foundation for his descendants to establish the Western Jin Dynasty."

"Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, commented that Sima Yi was a traitor but appeared to be loyal. He was submissive on the surface but cunning in reality."

"I accepted the important task of being entrusted by the king twice, but I did not act according to the guidance of the minister, and I harbored treason."

"He was also ridiculed by Emperor Shi Le of Later Zhao Dynasty as a rebellious minister and traitor, so he was reviled by later generations."

Li Shimin: Sima Yi's military skills are undisputed, but his moral character is extremely bad and outrageous.

Sima Yi was entrusted by the late emperor to assist his young master, and was regarded as a lonely and important minister by two generations of emperors.

The Cao family trusted Sima Yi so much, but Sima Yi failed to devote himself to death like Zhuge Liang.

Instead, he launched the Gaopingling Incident to seize power. It can be said that he was an out-and-out traitor.

Before this, the aristocratic family knew how to hide their intrigues from others, fearing that they would be spurned behind their backs and lose their trust.

But Sima Yi's family set an extremely bad precedent. Even if they were treacherous, they actually committed regicide in broad daylight, which seriously set back the moral standards of the Chinese nation.

(End of this chapter)