Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 422 I became a pawn!

The atmosphere between Sima Yi and Xu Huang was indeed very solemn, but they were not afraid that the King of Wei would punish them. It was just that the death of Cao Zhen was a serious blow to morale.

Another thing is that Cao Zhen’s death was really...

So frustrating!

His death was so unclear that neither Sima Yi nor Xu Huang knew how to write about the military situation.

Therefore, there was only silence in the big tent at the moment.

After a long while, Xu Huang took the initiative to speak: "Hey! The Marshal's death today cannot be blamed on others. Let's... just tell the truth."

"This is the result of my plan. You can write it down in the military report."

Xu Huang obviously wanted to absolve everyone of responsibility, but he didn't expect Sima Yi, who took over the conversation, to take all the responsibility.

To be honest, even if Cao Zhen’s death has nothing to do with anyone, as the saying goes, death is the greatest thing.

If the military intelligence really only stated that it was Cao Zhen's fault, wouldn't it mean that Cao Pi chose the wrong person?

If the military intelligence was written like this, it would be no different from slapping the King of Wei in the face!
But actually speaking, it can only be said that it was Cao Zhen's fault!
If he hadn't been so impulsive, the plan would have been successful.

Even if it fails, it will not result in his death.

Therefore, no matter how it was written, it would not be appropriate, which was also the reason why Xu Huang was so hesitant.

Now that Sima Yi wanted to take all the responsibility, how could Xu Huang not know that he was going to take the blame?
He was immediately grateful and thought that Sima Yi was a very nice person, but he could not agree.

But he said: "This matter has nothing to do with the military advisor, how can it be so serious?"

Sima Yi's attitude was serious.

He said firmly: "I must write down some reasons. If I write it down like this, even if the King of Wei blames me, he won't embarrass me..."

Seeing Sima Yi's certainty, Xu Huang agreed and wrote a letter to Cao Pi, informing him of the situation.

I thought that the King of Wei would punish Sima Yi after hearing the letter, but unexpectedly...

Cao Pi actually replied directly, directly appointing Sima Yi to replace Cao Zhen as the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Route.

It is actually very difficult to convince the people when one changes from a military strategist to a commander-in-chief.

When Zhuge Liang first joined Liu Bei's army, he also made it step by step amid doubts, and in Cao's camp... the handsome men were handsome, and the counselors were counselors.

This is the first time that someone like Sima Yi has gone from being a military strategist to a general!
Logically speaking, once this precedent is set, there should be many people who have objections.

However, when the military order came down, Xu Huang was the first to support it. Even if someone else had objections, no one dared to object in front of Xu Huang.

However, the first thing Sima Yi did after becoming the commander-in-chief was to forget Yu Jin who was "put under solitary confinement" in Xuchang.

That night, he wrote another letter, stating: "Although Yu Jin has contradicted the King of Wei, he has the spirit of a great general. Now is the time to use him, so we should use Yu Jin to defeat the enemy."

Xu Huang saw Sima Yi write this letter with his own eyes.

Seeing that he was able to restore order immediately after becoming a general, speak out for justice, and directly use the ban, he was even more impressed. He also listened to Sima Yi's orders without any second thoughts.

...

However, when Sima Yi became the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Route, Xing Daorong gradually began to appreciate the charm of the city.

He captured Cao Zhi, killed Cao Zhen, and took control of the military power.

Could it be that Sima Yi wants to rebel now?
He knew that this was most likely Sima Yi's plan, but there were many puzzles. For example, how did he gain Cao Pi's trust and how did he calculate that Cao Zhen would get himself killed? He didn't understand.

I'm afraid that these inside stories can only be known by asking Sima Yi.

However, it was not an overnight thing for the Sima family to rebel. From the time when Cao Pi replaced the Han Dynasty to the Gaopingling Incident, the Sima family began to control the power of Cao Wei, and finally, during the time of Sima Yi's grandson, the Sima family established a new dynasty and unified the world. It took more than 30 years, and it was a gradual gathering of people's hearts. It was impossible for them to succeed at this moment.

Besides the fact that Cao Pi and Cao Rui both died shorter lives than each other, there were various other factors that led to the Sima family seizing power from the Cao family.

For example, the success of the Gaopingling Incident does not mean that Sima Yi will definitely take power. The reason why this incident happened was related to the reckless behavior of the Cao Shuang brothers.

Cao Shuang was not a member of the real Cao Wei royal family. The real Cao Wei royal family was Cao Cao's children, grandchildren and clansmen. Cao Shuang was just the son of Cao Cao's adopted son Cao Zhen, and had no relationship with the Cao Wei royal family.

In theory, there is no difference between Cao Shuang and Sima Yi being in power, as both were outsiders holding power.

Letting outsiders take power means that relatives are not valued. Relatives are clan members, and relatives are maternal relatives. Neither clan members nor maternal relatives are valued. This is the most bizarre thing about Cao Wei. The clan members were not in power because Cao Cao was unclear about the succession, which led to the discord between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi. After Cao Pi ascended the throne, he became suspicious of Cao Zhi and other brothers and did not use them.

After Cao Pi's death, Cao Rui also distrusted his uncles. The distrust between two generations directly excluded most of the royal family from the center of the Cao Wei regime. The only trusted royal family member, Prince of Yan, Cao Yu, was also kicked out of the ranks of regent ministers at the last moment.

Cao Pi's wife Zhen was originally the daughter-in-law of Yuan Shao. After Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, she was taken in as a wife by Cao Pi. She was the biological mother of Wei Ming Emperor Cao Pi, but she was not favored and was not the queen. The real queen was Queen Guo.

Cao Rui's queen also had the surname Guo, but she was not from the same family as Queen Guo, and she did not give birth to a prince for Cao Rui, so he could only adopt Cao Fang to ascend the throne.

Because the successor's mother's family had no power, the relatives by marriage were also unable to take power. It can be said that when the Cao family's family affairs were unclear and outsiders seized power, they could not fight back.

In the final analysis, it was the Cao family that was no longer able to rule due to the manipulations of Cao Pi and Cao Rui, and that was why the Sima family seized power.

Now Cao Ren and Cao Hong are still alive, so even if Sima Yi seizes the military power, how can he rebel?

Xing Daorong did not quite understand Sima Yi's thoughts, but he knew that the old villain Sima Yi definitely did not kill Cao Zhen by simply using a simple strategy improperly.

Otherwise, since he had seen through his plan, there must have been a safer way to directly capture Bao Long and others who he had ambushed, instead of letting his own coach die suddenly.

Also, Cao Zhi was secretly taken away by Sima Yi. It was obvious that Sima Yi wanted to use Cao Zhi to make trouble. If he had no intention of rebellion, how could he do such a thing!

It’s just that Xing Daorong, a time traveler, felt that rebellion was unlikely at this time, so naturally he couldn’t imagine what Sima Yi could be planning.

After thinking about it, he realized that he had no idea how to understand this information. If there was anyone in the world who could see through Sima Yi's plan, it must be Zhuge Liang.

Xing Daorong didn't care whether Zhuge Liang was free or not, and immediately wrote a letter to Chengdu, describing the whole process in detail, especially the situation on Sima Yi's side.

Unexpectedly, before the letter was sent out, Zhuge Liang arrived first!

Not only did Zhuge Liang come, he even brought generals like Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong with him, and they looked ready to start fighting.

(End of this chapter)