Who is Cao Wei Barrier? If he doesn't die, Sima Yan doesn't dare to be the emperor
The three-horse trough, Cao Cao's last words, heralded the end of Cao Wei's replacement of the Han Dynasty. However, the Ma-related family in the Cao Wei regime, the Sima clan, was under constant repression. "
Some people asked, why can't the Sima clan be completely eradicated? Fortunately, the emperors of Cao Wei were able to effectively control the Sima clan, from Cao Cao, Cao Pi to Cao Rong, they all had absolute influence.
However, with the decline of the Cao Wei royal family, the Sima clan eventually rose to power and took control of Cao Wei. But at that time, the Sima clan was not strong enough, because they also faced the threat of Cao Chao.
As the representative of Cao Wei's royal family, Cao Chao's existence is Cao Wei's last line of defense, and only when Cao Chao dies can Sima Yan dare to be the emperor. In fact, Cao Pi's replacement of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was the result of orthodox Chan concessions.
Since Emperor Xian of Han was rescued from Chang'an by Cao Cao and brought to Xuchang, the Han Dynasty had effectively perished. Emperor Han Xian himself knew that his position was entirely given by Cao Cao, and it was only a matter of time before the Cao family took his place.
However, Cao Cao always regarded himself as a courtier of the Han Dynasty and therefore did not choose to replace Emperor Xian of Han, but Cao Pi was different.
Cao Cao died, and Cao Pi inherited his scepter and established the Cao Wei regime, replacing Emperor Xian of Han. However, Cao Pi did not abuse Emperor Xian of Han, but instead made him the Duke of Shanyang, treated him as the Son of Heaven, and expressed his willingness to share the good things in the world.
Emperor Xian of Han during this period was not seriously threatened, so he was able to enjoy his old age in peace. During the reign of Cao Pi and Cao Rui, due to the strength of the emperor and Cao's courtiers, the Sima clan was effectively suppressed.
Cao Pi and Cao Ei were heroes of the Three Kingdoms period, and once they discovered that the Sima clan was disobedient, they would take immediate action, either imprisoning them or beheading them. Sima Yi was frightened because of this and tried his best to pretend to be sick.
In addition, Cao Wei's courtiers were also very strong, including civil ministers such as Jia Xu, Hua Xin, Wang Lang, and Chen Qun, and military ministers such as Xiahoudun, Cao Zhen, and Cao Xiu.
Emperor Cao Wei has never been able to completely ** the scourge of the Sima clan, and the helplessness of gate politics is the key. Emperor Cao Wei had to be wary of the Sima clan and had to appoint them, because since the implementation of the Jiupin Zhongzheng system, the gate valve has become a unique existence in politics.
The rise of the Sima clan made the Cao Wei Emperor feel helpless, and the top talents they left behind made the Cao Wei Emperor never able to fully control the situation, and the military power held by Cao Shuang and others formed a certain deterrent to the Sima clan.
The stability of Cao Pi's rule was inseparable from the support of the gate lords, especially the Sima family. He adopted a strategy of combining suppression and appointment to treat the Sima clan, but he did not dare to attack it, because the Sima clan was a huge family power.
In the era when gate valves married each other and formed a complex political network, Cao Pi and Cao Rui only restricted the Sima clan. After Cao Rong's death, Cao Fang ascended the throne, but he lacked the ability to suppress Sima Yi.
Coupled with Cao Shuang's weakness and incompetence, Cao Shuang was defeated in the Gao Pingling Rebellion, and Cao's power was taken away by Sima's family. From then on, Sima was unrivaled in the imperial court.
Although some of Cao Wei's courtiers had advised Cao Fang to kill Sima Zhao in order to regain power, Cao Fang lacked courage and the matter was eventually revealed. Sima Zhao was not only not killed, but deposed Cao Fang.
At the suggestion of Sima Zhao, Cao Chao, the noble township duke, was canonized as emperor. This emperor was the most bloody of the late Cao Wei period. Cao Chao is not dead, and Sima Zhao is not moving.
Cao Chao is the grandson of Cao Pi, the son of Cao Lin, the king of the East China Sea, according to historical records, he was smart and talented since childhood, and was the most outstanding of the descendants of the Cao Wei royal family. After Cao Fang was abolished, Cao Chao was elected emperor.
As a member of the imperial family, Cao Chao had long been dissatisfied with Sima's authoritarian behavior, but the Cao Wei royal family had no power at that time and could not fight. Cao Fang was deposed, and Cao Chao was made emperor.
In contrast, Cao Chao was not afraid of the Sima clan, and after ascending the throne, he began to try to fight the Sima clan and try to regain power from him.
When Wuqiu Jian and Wenqin rebelled, Sima Shi personally led his troops to quell the rebellion, and although the rebellion was quelled, he was seriously injured and died. Sima Zhao was succeeded by Sima Zhao, when Cao Chao issued an order for Sima Zhao to stay in Xuchang, and Shang Shu Fu led his army back to the capital Luoyang alone, hoping to regain the power of the Cao Wei royal family.
However, the fourteen-year-old Cao Chao could not compete with the scheming Sima Zhao, who ignored Cao Chao's orders and led his troops back to Luoyang, and the power was still controlled by the Sima clan.
This incident made Sima Zhao realize that Cao Chao might become a powerful king, and began to plot to get rid of him. Cao Chao was young and vigorous, dissatisfied with the encroachment of power, and brazenly staged a coup d'état, but was eventually killed at the age of nineteen.
When Sima Yi was alive, he was worried about Cao Pi and Cao Rong. However, when Sima Zhao and his son Sima Yan appeared, they were even more afraid of Cao Chao. Especially Sima Yan, compared to Sima Zhao's ability, he is much inferior.
Once Sima Zhao dies and Cao Chao grows up, I am afraid that Sima Yan will be unable to resist Cao Chao's ambition to regain power. For Sima Yan's plan to become emperor, I am afraid it will only be a pipe dream.