"Sima Yi's courage is no joke. During Cao Cao's reign, when he went to invite him, he was afraid of being killed and pretended to be sick. You can see how timid this person is. He is also a drama star. In my era, this His acting skills are worthy of being a Best Actor."
"The first time he pretended to be sick was when Cao Cao first came to power. At that time, Sima Yi was also an official and looked down upon Cao Cao's background. Cao Cao wanted to summon him, but he didn't dare to offend Cao Cao, so he pretended to have rheumatic paralysis. "
"Cao Cao suspected that Sima Yi was trying to dodge, so he sent an assassin to break into Sima Yi's bedroom late at night to check. Sure enough, he saw Sima Yi lying straight on the bed."
"The assassin still didn't believe it, so he pulled out his saber, put it on Sima Yi's body, and pretended to chop him down."
"He thought that if Sima Yi hadn't been paralyzed by wind, he would have jumped up in fright."
"This Sima Yi is really good at it. He just stared at the assassin with his body motionless. The assassin had to believe it and put away his sword and reported back to Cao Cao."
Cao Cao: He actually lied to me. I believed him at the time.
Liu Bang: Just because of this performance, let alone you, I would think he was really sick.
Qin Shihuang: This is really good at pretending.
Qianlong: I admire you! Ha ha! I really admire this guy!
"Sima Yi knew that Cao Cao would not let him go, and was afraid that he would send people to kill him. After a period of time, people spread the news that the rheumatism was cured. When Cao Cao called him again, he would not refuse. ”
"The second claim of illness was the power struggle between Cao Shuang and Sima Yi. During the Wei Shao Emperor period, Cao Shuang was the general and Sima Yi was the lieutenant. Each of them led three thousand troops and patrolled the palace. Although Cao Shuang was said to be of the royal family, in terms of ability, His qualifications are far from those of Sima Yi."
"In the beginning, he had to respect Sima Yi and always listen to Sima Yi's opinion when it came to matters. However, when the power was in hand, his ambitions expanded. In addition, people around him said, "Power cannot be given to outsiders." Cao Shuang listened. That's right, just take care and take away Sima Yi's military power."
"Then, Cao Shuang arranged important positions for his confidants and brothers. Sima Yi saw this, pretended to be deaf and mute, and did not interfere at all."
"Cao Shuang had great power, so he had fun and lived a ridiculous life. In order to establish his prestige, he also led troops to attack the Shu Han. As a result, he was defeated by the Shu army and almost wiped out the entire army."
"Sima Yi didn't say anything on the surface, but he had his own plans secretly. Fortunately, he was indeed old, so he just pretended to be sick and stopped going to court."
"Cao Shuang heard that Sima Yi was ill, which was exactly what he wanted, but he was a little worried after all. He also wanted to find out whether the master's illness was real or fake."
"Cao Shuang sent his crony Li Sheng to investigate the situation."
"Li Sheng arrived at Sima Yi's bedroom and saw Sima Yi lying on the bed, with two servant girls serving him to eat porridge. He didn't take the bowl with his hands, but just put his mouth to the edge of the bowl to drink. Before taking a few sips, the porridge fell along the edge. The blood flowed from the corner of his mouth and covered his chest and clothes. Li Sheng watched from the side and felt that Sima Yi was really sick and pitiful."
"Li Sheng also said a few words to Sima Yi, but Sima Yi couldn't hear clearly. Li Sheng said a few more words, but Sima Yi still couldn't hear clearly. "He also said, "I'm old, old, and deaf. It's true." Can't hear clearly! "Just such a sentence made Li Sheng pity Sima Yi even more."
When Li Sheng told Cao Shuang about this, he said, "The master is just one breath away, so you don't have to worry."
Needless to say, Cao Shuang was very happy after hearing this.
"When Cao Fang, the Young Emperor of Wei, went outside the city to pay homage to his ancestors' tombs, Cao Shuang, his brothers, and trusted ministers all followed him. Since Sima Yi was seriously ill, of course no one invited him to go."
"Who knew that as soon as Cao Shuang and his men left the imperial city, Taifu Sima Yi's illness was completely cured. He put on his armor, cheered up, took his two sons, Sima Shi and Sima Zhao, and led his troops to occupy the city gate. and the military depot, and falsely conveyed the empress dowager's edict to remove Cao Shuang from his position as general."
Cao Cao: I, Cao, admire this person!
Li Zhi: Haha! 666!
Li Longji: Play really well!
Zhu Di: What a cunning old man!
"It was also through the elimination of Cao Shuang's forces that Sima Yi and his descendants were able to continue to control Cao Wei's government, thereby completing the Western Jin Dynasty's goal of replacing Cao Wei."
"The establishment of the Western Jin Dynasty was indeed inseparable from Sima Yi's machinations. The Wei people were also short-lived. Cao Pi's descendants died early after eight years in power, but Sima Yi lived to be 73 years old before passing away."
Cao Pi: If I had this lifespan, I would have disintegrated the Tu tribe long ago.
Wu Zetian: This lifespan is not comparable to that of ordinary people.
Zhu Yuanzhang: Your life span is not short. Hey, it would be great if our family’s life span could be this long.
"Although Sima Yi lived a long life, he only had rights. He did not usurp the throne. After Sima Zhao sent troops to attack Shu, Emperor Wei made him the "Gong of Jin" with ten counties including Bingzhou. After destroying Shu, he became the king of Jin. Later. His son Sima Yan inherited his title, forced Emperor Wei to abdicate, and proclaimed himself emperor. The country was named "Jin" and its capital was Luoyang."
"During the Wei Dynasty, due to its remote location, insufficient population, and insufficient fighting potential, coupled with the lack of talents in the later period, and the corruption and incompetence of the monarch Liu Chan, Sima Zhao destroyed Shu and Liu Chan surrendered, so Shu had no choice but to destruction."
"Decades after Sima Yan came to power, he destroyed Sun Wu and ended the situation of the Three Kingdoms, and then reunified briefly, ending the separation of the Three Kingdoms. It lasted for 4 emperors and 51 years of the reign of Zuo."
"But this Sima Yan is not a wise king, and there are a lot of problems with his policies."
"When the Western Jin Dynasty was first established, the external situation it faced was the inward migration of a large number of nomadic tribes. The foreigners in Guanzhong and Liangzhou accounted for half of the local population. These foreigners were almost taken as slaves by the noble families."
"After the destruction of Wu, the whole country of the Western Jin Dynasty was immersed in luxury and corruption. Emperor Wu of Jin came from a noble family. After long-term development, his family had long formed a huge group of powerful people. The political style was dark, corruption and perversion of the law, and bribery were common. This contributed to the subjugation of the Western Jin Dynasty and the Five-Year Plan. Hu Shiliuguo laid the groundwork."
"After the Western Jin Dynasty unified the country, Sima Yan did take a series of economic measures, but these measures all had drawbacks."
"The main one is the land policy at that time. During the Wei period, the farming system was implemented. Basically, the state released the land, farmers and the army cultivated it, and the harvest was divided according to proportion. The farming system can be said to have played a role in Cao Cao's unification of the north. played a huge role.”
"In the Western Jin Dynasty, Sima Yan ordered the abolition of the farmland system and introduced the land occupation system, which means that men can occupy up to 70 acres and women 30 acres, of which 50 acres are taxed, and the other 20 acres are yours. You can play casually, so that farmers can pay taxes, the labor pressure will be reduced a lot, the enthusiasm will naturally increase, and the economic population will increase."
