Chapter 180 Let’s talk about Zhongda again
King Chenliu established a total of five kings, and his great achievements were passed down to Sima Yi. --------"Poetry of the Three Kingdoms" by Yang Jian of the Song Dynasty
After that, Chen Long put down little Pang Tong, picked up little Sima, and stuffed a piece of dried meat into him. Little Zhongda was eleven or twelve years old at the time, and his dark eyes were waiting for Chen Long's eyes without giving in at all.
Chen Long thought to himself, this is a very smart careerist, as the saying goes, the eagle looks at the wolf. His "weight" is much heavier than Pang Tong. When he turns into a dragon, I might not be able to hold him.
Sima Yi, courtesy name Zhongda, was from Xiaojingli, Wen County, Hanoi County. He was an outstanding statesman, military strategist, and strategist of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period, and the founder of the Western Jin Dynasty.
According to legend, Sima Yi's ancestor was a descendant of Chongli, the son of Gaoyang, namely Xia Guan Zhurong. From ancient times to the Shang Dynasty, the position of Xia Guan was inherited from generation to generation. In the Zhou Dynasty, Xia Guan was renamed Sima. During the reign of King Xuan of Zhou Dynasty, the ancestor Cheng Boxiu and his father contributed greatly to the victory over Xu Fang, so he gave Sima the family name. Sima Yi's twelfth generation ancestor Sima Yan followed Xiang Yu to destroy Qin, was granted the title of King of Yin, and established his capital in Hanoi. During the Han Dynasty, it became Hanoi County, and the Sima family lived here for generations.
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 Fang raised eight sons, and because they all had the character "da" in their names, they were known as Sima Bada at the time.
Sima Yi is the second son of Sima Fang. When he was young, he studied under Sima Hui, a member of the same clan, and gradually showed his strategy. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Sima Yi was born in troubled times, and he was said to be "always worried about the world." Yang Jun, the prefect of Nanyang, was known for his ability to know people well and manage them well. Before Sima Yi was twenty years old, Yang Jun met him and said that he was by no means an ordinary son. Cui Yan, the minister, had a good relationship with Sima Yi's elder brother Sima Lang. He once said to Sima Lang: "Your brother is smart, sensible, decisive, and extraordinary in appearance. You can't compare with him." It can be said that they are unanimously optimistic.
When Sima Yi was young, he had a good relationship with the famous hermit Hu Zhao. He was murdered because of a grudge against Zhou Sheng and others from the same county. When Hu Zhao found out about it, he immediately went into danger to search for him. He found Zhou Sheng and his party between Mianchi and Mianchi in Xiaoshan Mountain and asked them to let Sima Yi go. Zhou Sheng refused at first, but Hu Zhao cried. His sincerity finally moved him, and he saved Sima Yi.
In the sixth year of Jian'an (AD 201), the county elected him as the chief planner. At that time, Cao Cao was serving as Sikong. After hearing about his reputation, he sent someone to summon him to serve in the government. Sima Yi saw that the fortunes of the Han Dynasty were declining and he did not want to be under Cao Cao, so he used the excuse that he had wind paralysis and was unable to live in good health. Cao Cao didn't believe it and sent people to spy on the news at night. Sima Yi lay there motionless, as if he was really suffering from wind paralysis, so he escaped Cao Cao's punishment.
In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (AD 208), after Cao Cao became prime minister, he used coercive means to recruit Sima Yi as a literary official. Cao Cao told the envoy, "If Panhuan is restored, he will take it back." Sima Yi finally became afraid and had no choice but to take office. Cao Cao allowed him to travel with the prince, and he successively held the positions of Huangmen Shilang, Yilang, Prime Minister Dongcao, and Prime Minister's Registrar. According to "Wei Lue", Sima Yi was eager to learn, and Cao Hong thought he was incompetent and wanted Sima Yi to help him. Sima Yi was ashamed of being associated with Cao Hong and pretended to be unable to move with a crutch. Cao Hong hated Sima Yi and went to report it to Cao Cao. Cao Cao summoned Sima Yi, but Sima Yi immediately threw away his crutch and went to see Cao Cao to serve him.
Cao Cao gradually realized that Sima Yi had "great ambitions" and also found that he had "the appearance of a wolf", which made him feel very taboo. Therefore, he told Cao Pi that Sima Yi was not a willing servant and would definitely interfere in our family affairs. But because Cao Pi had a good relationship with Sima Yi and always defended him, nothing happened. As a result, Sima Yi's acting skills were perfect. From then on, he was half-true and half-false, diligent in his duties, forgetting to eat and sleep, and thus made Cao Cao feel at ease.
In the twentieth year of Jian'an (AD 215), Cao Cao conquered Zhang Lu, and Sima Yi accompanied the army. He said to Cao Cao: "Liu Bei conspired to capture Liu Zhang. Before the people in Shu surrendered to him, they raised troops to fight for Jiangling. This is a good opportunity to defeat Liu. If the troops demonstrate in Hanzhong now, Yizhou will be shaken and uneasy. If we continue to advance and threaten, the Shu army will inevitably collapse. Taking advantage of this good opportunity, things can be successful. A sage cannot go against the times, nor can he miss the times." Cao Cao said: "People suffer from dissatisfaction. After gaining Longyou, they want to win Shu again." Didn't follow his plan.
In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (AD 219), Sima Yi was promoted to the crown prince's concubine and assisted Cao Pi. At that time, Sima Yi "always came up with clever strategies every time he made big plans". He was trusted and reused by Cao Pi, and he was known as the "Four Friends" together with Chen Qun, Wu Zhi and Zhu Shuo. Sima Yi was transferred to the army Sima and suggested farming to solve the food problem, which was adopted by Cao Cao. He pointed out that Hu Xiu, the governor of Jingzhou, was rude, and Fu Fang, the governor of Nanxiang, was arrogant and extravagant. They should not be stationed at the border, but Cao Cao ignored them. Later, Cao's army encountered changes. Guan Yu surrounded Cao Ren in Fancheng, flooded seven armies, surrendered to Jin, and killed Pang De. As expected, Hu and Fu took the opportunity to descend to Shu. For a time, Guan Yu's reputation was "powerful in China". Because Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was in Xu County, which was very close to Fancheng, Cao Cao felt threatened. In order to avoid Guan Yu's sharpness, he once prepared to move the capital to the north of the Yellow River. Sima Yi and Cao Rong and Jiang Ji promptly dissuaded him and said: "Yu Jin was flooded by the navy. It was not a defensive mistake, and it did not cause great losses to the overall situation of the country. Moving the capital for this reason would not only show weakness to the enemy, but also cause the Han Dynasty in the Huaihe River to be destroyed." People in the Shui area are unstable; Liu Bei and Sun Quan are not close friends at home. Now that Guan Yu is in power, Sun Quan will definitely be even more unhappy. Tell Sun Quan about this and ask him to contain Guan Yu, and then the siege of Fancheng will be solved." Cao Cao followed his plan and Sure enough, Sun Quan sent Lu Meng to attack the public security forces, and Guan Yu was captured and killed. In fact, he died due to Sima Yi's plan.
This battle took advantage of the conflict between Sun and Liu competing for Jingzhou and made full use of diplomatic strategies to reap the benefits. It not only defeated Guan Yu's powerful offensive and lifted the siege of Fancheng, but also made Zhuge Liang's original plan to go all the way to Wanluo and all the way out of Qinchuan. The plan to hit Hara with a double-sided pincer could not be realized. More importantly, he destroyed the alliance between Sun and Liu in one fell swoop, changed the strategic pattern at that time, and took the initiative.
Later, Cao Cao believed that the survivors of Jingzhou and the soldiers and civilians stationed in Yingchuan were approaching the southern bandits and wanted to move them away. Sima Yi thought: "Jingchu is easily escaped, and it is easy to move but difficult to secure. Guan Yu is newly broken, and all those who do evil are hiding and watching. Now that the good ones are moving away, it will hurt their intentions and make those who left dare not return." Cao Cao listened to him According to the proposal, there was no immigration, so all the people who had been hiding and fleeing came back and became naturalized, and the counties were all at peace.
In the first year of Yankang (AD 220), Cao Cao passed away and the government and the public were in danger. Sima Yi managed the funeral affairs and was solemn both inside and outside. In the same year, Cao Pi ascended the throne of Wei, and Sima Yi was granted the title of Marquis of Ting of Hejin, and became the Prime Minister. At that time, Sun Quan was leading his army to the west. The courtiers 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: "Sun Quan has just defeated Guan Yu. It is the time when he wants to form a good relationship with Wei. He must not dare to cause trouble. Xiangyang is an important land and water transportation place and cannot be abandoned." 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 November of the first year of Huangchu (AD 220), Cao Pi ascended the throne and was known as Emperor Wen of Wei in history. After he ascended the throne, he appointed Sima Yi as Shangshu, and soon he was transferred to military governor, censor Zhongcheng, and was granted the title of Marquis of Anguo Township.
In the second year of Huangchu (AD 221), he was removed from the post of governor and promoted to Shizhong and Shangshu Youpushe. In the fifth year of Huangchu (AD 224), Cao Pi attacked Wu, and Sima Yi guarded Xuchang. He changed Sima Yi's title to Xiangxiang Marquis, transferred to Fujun, Jiajie, led 5,000 troops, and added Shizhong and Lu Shangshushi.
In the sixth year of Huangchu (AD 225), Cao Pi attacked Wu again, and Sima Yi stayed in Xuchang, "in order to control the people inside and provide military supplies from outside." Before leaving, Cao Pi issued an edict to Sima Yi, saying: "I am deeply concerned about the future, so I appoint you as a minister. Although Cao Shen has military exploits, Xiao He is more important. It does not allow me to worry about going west." Cao Pi later left. Guangling returned to Luoyang and issued an edict to Sima Yi: "To my east, the Fu army will be the chief of the west; to the west, the Fu army will be the chief of the east." So Sima Yi stayed in Xuchang.
In May of the seventh year of Huangchu (AD 226), Cao Pi died at the age of forty. When he was dying, he ordered Sima Yi, together with Cao Zhen, the general of the Chinese army, Chen Qun, the general of the Zhenjun army, and Cao Xiu, the general of the Zhengdong army, to serve as auxiliary ministers. Cao Pi said to the prince Cao Rui: "If there are any of these three princes, be careful not to doubt him." Cao Rui ascended the throne and 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 in August. He ordered Zhuge Jin and Zhang Ba to attack Xiangyang in two groups, and personally led the army to attack Jiangxia County. Sima Yi defeated Sun Quan, defeated Zhuge Jin, and killed Zhang Ba, beheading more than a thousand people. In December, he was promoted to General of Hussars.
In June of the first year of Taihe (AD 227), Emperor Wei Ming Cao Rui ordered Sima Yi to station in Wancheng and supervise the military affairs of Jing and Hezhou. At that time, Shu general Meng Da surrendered to Wei, and the Wei Dynasty treated him very well. Sima Yi thought that his words and deeds were clever and could not be trusted. But Cao Rui refused to listen and appointed Meng Da to lead the new city as governor, granting him the title of marquis and taking the holidays. Later, Mengda fell out of favor, and Shu Prime Minister Zhuge Liang secretly communicated with him, plotting to rebel against Wei. Zhuge Liang was afraid that he would be erratic in his words and deeds, and wanted to urge him to rebel quickly. Knowing that Shen Yi, the prefect of Wei Xing, had a conflict with him, he sent Guo Mo to Shen Yi to pretend to surrender, intending to leak the story. Mengda heard this leak and was ready to raise troops immediately. After Shen Yi reported the matter to Sima Yi, Sima Yi was afraid that he would suddenly attack, so he sent him a letter with detailed explanations. The letter said: "The general abandoned Liu Bei in the past and relied on the country. The affairs of Shu can be said to be as bright as day. The people of Shu are stupid and wise, and they all gnash their teeth at the general. Zhuge Liang wants to defeat each other, but he has no way out. What Mo Zhi said is not a trivial matter. How can Liang take it lightly and let it be revealed? It’s almost easy to hear.”
Meng Da was overjoyed and hesitant. Sima Yi secretly led his army to attack. When the generals saw Meng Da handing over to Wu Shu, they advised Sima Yi to observe first and then take action. Sima Yi said: "Da has no faith. When he is doubtful, he should push for a decision before it is decided." Sima Yi personally led his army day and night to attack Mengda, and arrived at the gate of Xincheng in eight days. Wu and Shu sent reinforcements to rescue Mengda, but were blocked by Sima Yi's troops at Anqiao, Mulansai and other places in Xicheng. Previously, Zhuge Liang had warned Mengda to take more precautions. Mengda wrote to Zhuge Liang and said: "Wancheng and Luoyang are 800 miles apart and 1,200 miles away from me. The above table is for the emperor. The round trip will take at least a month. By that time, my city had been fortified and all the armies were ready. The terrain where I was stationed was deep and dangerous, so Sima Yi would not come in person, and there would be no danger if other troops would come." However, Sima Yi killed him first and then sent troops to the city in only eight days. Meng Da wrote to Zhuge Liang again, exclaiming: "I started an action and my troops arrived at the city in eight days. How fast!"
Shangyong City is surrounded by water on three sides. Mengda built a wooden fence outside the city to strengthen the city defense. Sima Yi sent his troops across the water, destroyed the wooden fence, and advanced directly to the city. In the first month of the second year of Taihe (AD 228), Sima Yi's troops attacked the city in eight directions. In just sixteen days, Mengda's nephew Deng Xian and his general Li Fu surrendered in Kaicheng. The Wei army entered the city, captured Meng Da and sent him to the capital, capturing more than 10,000 people. Sima Yi returned to the army and remained stationed in Wancheng, rewarding farmers and mulberry trees and prohibiting waste. The officials and people in the south were convinced.
Shen Yi relied on his meritorious service and exercised power in Weixing County for a long time. He used the emperor's name to engrave a seal without authorization and granted it privately. After Meng Da was killed, Shen Yi had doubts. 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 hint to Shen Yi, so Shen Yi had no choice but to come to congratulate him. Sima Yi took the opportunity to arrest him and send him to the capital. Sima Yi also exonerated more than 7,000 Mengda's remaining families and moved them to Youzhou. Soon Shu generals Yao Jing, Zheng Ta and others led more than 7,000 of their subordinates to surrender.
Emperor Wei Ming asked him again if Wu and Shu were to be conquered, where should they start first? Sima Yi replied: "Wu thinks that China is not used to water warfare, so he dares to live in Dongguan. Anyone who attacks the enemy will grab his throat and rip his heart out. Xiakou and Dongguan are the throats of thieves. If you are an army, you can attack Wancheng , lead Quan eastward, and lead the naval force to Xiakou, and take advantage of its weakness to attack it. This magical weapon will fall from the sky, and it will be destroyed." Emperor Wei Ming agreed with him and ordered him to return to Wancheng to prepare for the war. In August, Grand Sima Cao Xiu did not follow the plan and went down to Wancheng to go deep into the enemy territory to meet the Wu general Zhou Li who was pretending to surrender. He was ambushed by Lu Xun in Shiting and was defeated. Cao Xiu died of illness.
In the third year of Taihe (AD 229), Shu Prime Minister Zhuge Liang sent troops to attack Wei for the third time and occupied Wudu and Yinping counties. In the fourth year of Taihe (AD 230), Emperor Wei Ming decided to launch an army to attack Shu. Sima Yi was promoted to the rank of general, governor, and fake Huangyue, and together with the great Sima Cao Zhen, he conquered Shu. In August, Emperor Wei Ming ordered Cao Zhen to lead the main force from Chang'an into the Ziwu Valley, General Zhang He from the left to leave the Xie Valley, and Sima Yi to follow the Han River from Jingzhou out of Xicheng, and divide his troops into three groups to attack Hanzhong. Sima Yi opened up a road from Xicheng, advanced by land and water, and went upstream along the Mian River to Quren. He captured Xinfeng County and garrisoned at Dankou. Later, he encountered heavy rain.
In February of the fifth year of Taihe (AD 231), Zhuge Liang, Prime Minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, led his fourth army to attack Wei, surrounded Jia Si and Wei Ping in Qishan, and used wooden oxen and flowing horses to transport grain and grass. Emperor Wei Ming said to Sima Yi: "The war on the southwest border is tense, and there is no one except you who can deal with it." So he sent him
