Film and television drama diagram In film and television dramas, excellent protagonists often need the same amount of supporting roles to fully bloom their charm.
If you choose Sima Yi, who is scheming and obscure, as the protagonist, you must need a person who is bold and open-minded and sharp as a foil to look good. History happened to give an opponent like Sima Yi, who was the famous Yang Xiu.
Sima Yi has been in love with Yang Xiu for the first half of his life, and the two are in different camps, and they are also-for-tat in life and work.
But their endings are very different, Sima Yi usurped the national throne and retired successfully; Yang Xiu was defeated and died.
Later generations looked back at the Three Kingdoms, and when Cao Zhi and Yang Xiu were defeated, they always sighed, feeling that the fate of Cao Wei's collapse was doomed at this moment.
Even many people complained about Cao Cao, since they saw that Sima Yi was unwilling to be subordinated, why didn't he extinguish this scourge before he died?
If Cao Cao was spared because he cherished his talents, then why did Yang Xiu die unexpectedly?
In fact, in Cao Cao's eyes, the life and death of Yang Xiu and Sima Yi are not convergence, but opposites.
Cao Pi won the victory in the battle for the national capital, then his mastermind Sima Yi will have ** Houlu; And Cao Zhi's political struggle can be left safely, but Yang Xiu must die.
Whether it is folklore or wild history biography, there are many stories of Yang Xiu's wanton showmanship, so that many people think that he just refuted Cao Cao's face again and again, and then he was liquidated by the latter and died of death.
Such a statement not only looked down on Yang Xiu, but also underestimated Cao Cao. Although Yang Xiu loved the appearance of saints in front of others, he was very restrained in front of Cao Cao.
Although Cao Cao was criticized and suspicious, there has always been no shortage of tolerant peopleAs long as you don't touch his scales, the slightest offense won't be taken to heart.
Yang Xiu was executed, mainly because of his status and status, which had nothing to do with his personality.
Yang Xiu is the wisdom and mainstay of the Qian Pei Group, and it is likely to become the source of the future troubles, and Cao Cao naturally can't keep him.
In fact, the battle between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi on the surface is a contest between the two princesIn fact, it was the confrontation between the two major forces within Cao Wei, namely the Ruying Group and the Qian Pei Group.
The former is centered on the clans of Runan and Yingchuan, who were attached to Cao Cao after he started his business, and were mainly civil ministers and strategists, holding power.
The latter was centered on the Shu landlord of Cao Cao's hometown of Yanzhou, who was mostly good at martial arts, followed Cao Cao from the beginning and controlled Cao Wei's military power.
However, the goals followed by the two groups are intriguing, and the talented Cao Zhi has been recognized by the military generals of the Qian Pei Group.
Cao Pi, who often led troops to fight, received the support of a number of civilian officials and became the object of strong support from the Ruying Group.
Cao Cao will finally choose Cao Pi as the first person, and there is also the reason why the Ruying Group is gradually growing and suppressing its competitors.
The Qian Pei Group is dominated by military generals, and its political and fighting plans are insufficient, so it falls into disadvantage everywhere and has to rely on the "outsider" Yang Xiu.
What Cao Cao hopes most is to leave his son with a stable and thriving court.
And Yang Xiu's existence is definitely an unstable factor, as long as he is killed, the Qian Pei Group will lose the engine of political struggle and live in peace and stability.
And Yang Xiu's background was also disliked by Cao Cao, he is the proud son of Hongnong Yang, and his father Yang Biao and Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are all relatives.
And the latter was once Cao Cao's enemy, and once forced him to the place of death and life.
Therefore, after defeating Yuan Shao, Cao Cao repeatedly wanted to attack the Yang family, but because of the mutual protection between the big clans, he had to give up.
A year before his death,Cao Cao, who felt that the deadline was approaching, had no scruples in his heartcasually found an excuse and put Yang Xiu to death.
And Sima Yi, who is not well-known, is actually not much of a threat in Cao Cao's opinion.
Yes, this is the fundamental reason why Cao Cao let Sima Yi go, he recognizes this person's talent and is quite optimistic about him, but he attaches far less importance to it than those ministers who are famous in the Three Kingdoms.
To say that Cao Cao let go because of his talent is completely overestimating Sima Yi at that time.
In folk tales, there are many wonderful episodes between Cao Cao and Sima Yi, such as eagle and wolf Gu, three horse troughs, and unentrustable military power.
In these stories, Cao Cao was very jealous of Sima Yi's potential threat.
In fact, the credibility of these wild legends is not high, they are not recorded in the official history, and there is no relevant corroboration at all.
When Cao Cao was still alive, Wei was able to produce many people, and Sima Yi's weight was far from enough.
When Cao Cao was 53 years old, he was already a veritable prime minister of Cao Cheng, and Sima Yi was just an official with no grade at the beginning, and there was little intersection between the two, so it was actually difficult for Cao Cao to take him seriously.
Just like in a large chain group, it is difficult for the chairman to pay attention to the new college students, even if the latter is very talented.
Taking 10,000 steps back, even if the plot of eagle and wolf Gu is indeed true in history, it is more of Cao Cao's admonition to Cao Pireminded him how to use people and how to distinguish people's hearts, instead of killing Sima Yi.
Although he was hesitant about the storage position, Cao Cao had always recognized Cao Pi's ability, and even if Sima Yi was ambitious, he did not feel that the latter could get out of Cao Pi's control.
History has also verified Cao Cao's judgment that Sima Yi was an absolute loyal minister under Cao Pi.
After Emperor Wei Wendi ascended the throne, he was promoted to the servant and the right servant of Shangshu, and was jointly responsible for the affairs of Shangshutai with Shangshu Linghuan and Shangshu's left servant Chen Qun.
Although his status soared, he still maintained a modest official style. And he recognizes Cao Pi's wrist in his heart, and he has always been very low-key.
The five-year Shangshu work was completed conscientiously, and efforts were made to regulate the military, government and people's livelihood of the Wei State.
During this period, Sima Yi had been active in the court, but he did not form a gang to consolidate his power.
On the one hand, it is because he is still relatively peaceful and self-contained at this stage; On the other hand, it is also because of Cao Pi's power skills, through means such as mixing different theories, balanced the power of the court, and did not let any one dominate.
During Cao Pi's reign, he made several foreign expeditions, and many times he chose to hand over the rear to Sima Yi.
And the latter did not live up to Cao Pi's trust, and gave the firmest support every time.
At least in Emperor Wei Wendi's generation, the Sima family and the Cao family were compatible with each other.
Real history may have subverted the imagination of many people, and the "cunning and insidious" Sima Yi has always been a loyal minister of Wei at the beginning of his career.
AbsolutelyIt is normal for many people to have a negative evaluation of Sima YiIt's not just the impact of romance. In history, the descendants of the Sima family acted perversely, mediocre and incompetent, which led to chaos.
Therefore, when many people evaluate Sima Yi, they naturally bring a negative filter, and always feel that he is a despicable and shameless villain who conspires to bring disaster to the country.
But in "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", Chen Shou once commented on Sima Yi like this: "Therefore, Xiang Guoyi, Kuang Fu Wei Room, loyal in all matters, so Emperor Lie Zuming gave him the responsibility of entrustment." Yi Kill all the efforts to Ning Huaxia. And the king of Qi is wise, and there is no filth and virtue, but the heart is diligent and loyal to supplement, and the world depends on it. His evaluation is actually more informative.
Because of Sima Yi's loyalty, Cao Pi died before he diedSima Yi, Cao Shuang and Chen Qun were designated as ministers of Tuogu,Explain to his son Emperor Wei Ming, Cao Rong, to rely on a few ministers, with them, to ensure that Wei is safe.
In fact, during the 13 years of the reign of Emperor Cao Rong of Wei Ming, Sima Yi was still obedient to the royal family, and no matter how difficult the tasks were assigned, he did not refuse.
For example, Cao Rong wanted to crusade against Xianbei and Gongsun Yuan, who were far away in Liaodong, but because the distance was very long and the logistics were inconvenient, the generals of the DPRK were reluctant.
In the end, Cao Rong handed over this mess to Sima Yi to deal with, and the latter went to the front without saying a word, not only beating Xianbei, but also destroying the Yan State established by Gongsun Yuan, and completely completing Cao Wei's unification of the north.
In the later period of his reign, Cao Rong actually had a lot of problems, whether it was a large-scale construction project or a harem, it was not a sign of the master, but Sima Yi was still loyal and had no complaints.
Therefore, when Cao Rong was dying, he was also holding Sima Yi's hand like his fatherinstructed him and the general Cao Shuang to assist the prince together, Sima Yi wept and kowtowed again and again.
It can be said that until the death of Emperor Wei Ming, Sima Yi should not have had the heart to rebel.
But the crown prince Cao Fang was not Emperor Wei Ming's son, and his successor identity made him very embarrassed, and Sima Yi's affection for Cao Pi's father and son was completely worn out at this moment.
He began not to be willing to be just an ordinary virtuous minister, but tried to let the Sima family wield more power.
Cao Fang was only 7 years old when he ascended the throne, so he needed Sima Yi and the general Cao Shuang to jointly assist him, who regarded Sima Yi as his lifelong enemy and was aggressive everywhere.
At this time, Sima Yi also intended to seize power, so the originally harmonious relationship between the two gradually became like fire.
In order to paralyze Cao Shuang, Sima Yi pretended to be sick and begged to go, his old and realistic performance made Cao Shuang relax his vigilance, but the Sima family was secretly accumulating strength.
In the first ten years, Sima Yi launched the Gaopingling Revolution and directly abolished all of Cao Shuang's forces.
Since then, the real power of Wei has fallen to the Sima family, and the name of Sima Yi's loyal minister has been completely brokenHis children and grandchildren also had the idea that he could take his place.
Throughout Sima Yi's life, before Cao Fang ascended the throne, he was an exemplary loyal minister.
And two years after the Gaopingling Incident, Sima Yi passed awayIn his life, he never rebelled against the Cao family in a clear and unambiguous manner.
If it weren't for God's tricks, the Cao family might really be able to end the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms.
There is no problem with Cao Cao's decision, but he didn't expect that the will of heaven would make people, Cao Pi, who had always been in good health, died young, and died in less than seven years of reignIt almost collapsed the good situation that Wei had worked so hard to build.
Fortunately, Cao Rong, who ascended the throne, was quite proficient in power, and he was also shrewd in his early years, and he ruled both internally and externally properly, which was enough to subdue the ministers.
Who would have thought that this grandson would also be a short-lived ghostHe died before the age of 33Only a mess of the main Shaoguo suspicion was left.
In fact, as long as Cao Pi is allowed to live for 10 more years, the situation of Wei will be completely different, and Sima Yi will not have the possibility of usurping power and seizing the throne.
It's a pity that people are not as good as heaven, and the good situation laid by Cao Cao was finally lost to the short life of his descendants.
In fact, you don't have to worry about why Cao Cao didn't kill Sima Yi at all, people's decision-making is always based on the analysis of the existing situation, and it is impossible to really know five hundred years later.
Many people have a misunderstanding when they look back at history, that is, they like to work backwards from the resultsSima Yi's descendants usurped the throne, so he must have been a rebel and thief from the beginning.
As everyone knows, people's hearts are changeable, and personal ideas will change with the environment and status.
Junior high school politics has always taught everyone to look at things from the perspective of development, which is also a golden word in historical research.
Sima Yi studied Confucianism intensively, and the idea of loyalty to the monarch has long been rooted in his heartIn the early stage, he did not replace Cao Wei's strength at all, and there is no such thought.
It's just that Cao Rong's early death has changed the situation dramatically, and Sima Yi suddenly realized that there is no opponent in the court who can threaten him.
Ten years of power in his hands made him corrupted little by little, and the idea of loyalty to the monarch and love for the people was also left behind. The ambitions of the entire Sima family are constantly expanding, and even the idea of usurping power has emerged.
Perhaps, Sima Yi still couldn't pass the inner level in the end, so after sweeping away all threats, he chose to hide and not release, and he was Cao Wei's courtier until he died.
It was not until more than ten years later that his grandson Sima Yan replaced Cao Wei to establish a new regime, changed the name of the country to Jin, and set the capital Luoyang.
It is said that "the initiator has no aftermath", which is vividly reflected in the Three Kingdoms. In 196 AD, Cao Cao held Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty hostage to order the princes of the world, how proud he was at that time.
Who would have thought that a few decades later, history would be reincarnatedAnd this time it was Cao Cao's grandson who sat in the position of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.
Thinking about it carefully, Cao Cao and Sima Yi have too many similarities: they are both from families, and there is no lack of loyalty to the country when they are young; At the same time, after taking power, his ambitions swelled, and the idea of usurping the throne was born;
Even the ending is similar, although the two of them have swept away the obstacles of the court, they are reluctant to take a step forward, until his death, he was still a minister of the former dynasty. At that moment, at this moment, everything can be so similar!