Whenever I talk about Sima Yi with someone, the uncle will always give him some negative comments, the reason is actually quite simple, because the Sima family has brought heavy disasters to history, so that the people at that time lived a precarious life, according to historical records, only one or two of the people in the north died, that is, ten people died in the war, or died due to the war. So the uncle really doesn't like to talk about this person, although what happened to the Sima family later is not something he can decide, but the uncle thinks that he still has to bear some responsibility, if it weren't for him, how could the Sima family replace Cao Wei?
But having said that, Sima Yi is indeed a master, no *** or military, they are all rare dragons among people, Sima Yi is a figure worth studying and learning. In the uncle's opinion, Sima Yi has several personality traits that are worth learning from.
Bow your head when you should bow your head, and never touch a stone with an egg.
Before Sima Yi joined Cao Wei's regime, Cao Cao invited him to join the circle repeatedly, but Sima Yi was unwilling to accept Cao Cao's warm invitation. Cao Cao knew that Sima Yi was a great talent, so he invited him to join three or five times, but Sima Yi was unwilling to follow Cao Cao, he felt that it was risky to follow a leader with superior resourcefulness.
Most smart people don't want to play with smart people, and leaders never want their subordinates to be smarter than themselves, because there is a huge hidden danger for subordinates who are too smart, especially those who are very good at hiding. So Sima Yi was reluctant to follow Cao Cao, and later he was forced to have no choice, so Sima Yi joined Cao Wei's camp.
For Cao Cao, if Sima Yi could not be used for himself, he would either imprison him or kill him, lest he surrender to the enemy camp and bring great trouble to himself. For Sima Yi, if he didn't bow his head again, Cao Cao would kill him, so Sima Yi finally obediently joined Cao Wei's camp.
To be a man is to bow your head when you should bow your head, if you insist on touching a stone, it is a dead end, it is right to insist on yourself, but it is a big mistake to insist on it at the end of the dead end. Sometimes we should learn from Sima Yi's spirit and insight to avoid suffering unnecessary losses.
Second, we will never move blindly, and we must win if we shoot.
After the death of Emperor Cao Rui of Wei Ming, the Cao Wei regime was jointly controlled by Sima Yi and Cao Shuang, Cao Shuang deprived Sima Yi of all the rights he had for the sake of dictatorship, and in order to protect himself, Sima Yi pretended to be sick at home, pretending to be terminally ill, and let himself escape the fatal crisis.
Sima Yi has led the army for many years, how can there be no loyal people in the army? How can you not have your own die-hard fans? How can there not be a man who wants to seek riches through him? There must be, but Sima Yi did not summon them to seize power, but blindly showed weakness, waited for the opportunity, and killed with one blow.
A real master, never act blindly, only in the case of absolute winning, will attack quickly, never procrastinate. Winners are always looking for 100 percent winning, because winners simply can't afford to lose, so they never lose. And the losers tend to be the losers, because they are after fifty percent of the wins, so they always lose.
If you want to win, you have to guarantee a 100% win, and if you bet on the probability of winning, then you will definitely lose in the end. Because the god of luck will not favor you forever, the real winners are prepared to win absolutely, and they will never become winners by betting on luck and probability.
3. Patience is worth having everything.
Sima Yi's patience was rare in history, so he was able to override the Cao Wei regime and lay the foundation for the later Jin Empire. However, all successful people are quite patient, and patience is the foundation of success. Without patience to build a foundation, it is difficult to succeed, especially when it comes to seizing power.
There are many people in history who failed to seize power and have a high probability of winning, but in the end they all lost. Because their desire overcomes their own patience, if they don't have patience, they can't wait for the opportunity to win with one blow, and there is no way to achieve absolute win, and if they can't achieve absolute win, then how can they not lose?
There are too many losers in this world, who are always impatient, always pursuing quick success, and always pursuing overnight riches. As everyone knows, no matter what you do, you have to do the foreshadowing, and the foreshadowing is enough to be fast, and all the speedy Chengdu has paid great patience and effort.
People who pursue quick success have finally achieved others and become leeks in the hands of others, of course, this is human nature. If you want to be a successful person, you must have enough patience, you must overcome your desire to pursue quick success, and you must not let yourself become a leek in the hands of others.
In the pursuit of personal growth and success, Uncle believes that each of us should learn Sima Yi's personal traits, and then constantly reflect on and improve our personality traits and behavioral abilities, and strive to become a mature, wise and patient person. Only in this way can we continue to move towards the other side of success and become the ultimate winner. Of course, the article is purely personal and for reference only.