During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao, the tyrant, rose up in the midst of the chaos of the world, and as the prime minister of the State of Wei, he blackmailed the Tianzi to order the princes, the Northern Expedition, eliminated Lü Bu, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and other separatist forces, and conquered the Xianbei, Xiongnu and other ethnic minority forces to the outside world. However, such a person was taken by Sima Yi's soldiers after his death without bloodshed, and we know that Cao Cao dreamed of the Three Horse Food Trough when he was alive, but such a subtle and cautious person did not get rid of Sima Yi's aftermath, why?
Because the Sima family was a famous and prestigious family during the Han Dynasty, it was a descendant of Sima Wei, the king of Yin, and the family was also very powerful and cultural, and it was a respected family in the Central Plains, and there were families and followers in the north who followed them. At that time, Cao Cao threatened Tianzi to order the princes to make the princes angry, but the Sima family firmly chose Cao Cao, which brought a lot of people to Cao Cao, and if Sima Yi was removed, it would cause great public anger, so Cao Cao did not dare to act arbitrarily.
Sima Yi himself was also a cautious and cautious person, who was modest and lowly in peacetime, and was very popular in the army. And he is well versed in the way of the king, working with the king is equivalent to working with the tiger, never exposing the flaws in front of Cao Cao, but waiting for it. Sima Yi's heart was like a mirror, knowing that Cao Cao was a tyrant who could not tolerate sand in his eyes, and had the ability to hold troops but did not have a corresponding belly, so he presented himself in front of Cao Cao as an obedient and capable pawn. Cao Cao worked with him for so many years, and although he had some concerns about Sima Yi, he had no choice but to continue to observe. Sima Yi knew that Cao Cao was wary of him, but did not show his ambitions in order to eliminate Cao Cao's jealousy.
Cao Cao's son, Cao Pi, was not favored by Cao Cao, but through his tenacious character, stoic patience and fierce means, he showed himself in front of Cao Cao and shifted Cao Cao's attention from Cao Zhi to himself. Cao Pi grew up with his father on horseback, and military life not only expanded his insight and horizons, but also gave him wisdom. The rivalry between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi was deceitful and attacked each other, but Cao Pi won the victory with the help of Sima Yi and other ministers. Cao Cao saw that his son, who was usually not exposed to the mountains and water, thought that he could become a great instrument, so Cao Cao wanted to leave Sima Yi as a ghost to his son and let him continue to serve the Cao family.
Sima Yicai was a talented man who was high in eight buckets and learned to be rich in five cars, and his talent in military and other aspects could be compared with Zhuge Liang, and it can be said that he was a rare talent, and Cao Cao was also a thirsty tyrant, from his poem "Qingqing ZiZhen, leisurely my heart." But for the sake of the king, he has been groaning to this day", you can see how much he longs for talent. In such a war-torn period as the Three Kingdoms, famous generals could be an important part of the war situation, so Cao Cao wanted to leave Sima Yi to his son to continue to serve the country, and Cao Cao also believed that his son could adopt Sima Yi for his own use.
However, Cao Cao's calculations were empty, and Sima Yi's life even exceeded That of Cao Pi, and after Cao Pi's death, the Sima family began to steal power, and after the establishment of the Jin Dynasty, Sima Yi was posthumously crowned king of Jin.
If you want to know more interesting history, it is interesting to pay attention to that kind of history.