The succession of feudal dynasties is generally indispensable to bloody storms, and those who seize power will use up all means at all costs in order to overthrow the old dynasty and establish a new dynasty. Of course, the kings who use these means to seize their positions are generally not well-known, and even if they become emperors and try their best to cover up the truth, they cannot escape the "infamy". Even if people don't say it on their lips, they are all clear in their hearts, and these "words from the heart" will be passed on to future generations.
Among the emperors who were not in the right place, Sima Yi's father and son bore the brunt of it and were spurned by the people of the world.
Everyone uses the same means, why is Sima Yi's father and son taken out separately for targeted criticism? The reason for this can only be said to be that the father and son are self-inflicted. At the time of the usurpation of power, some resentful things were done. Let's take a look at what evil things Sima Yi's father and son have done.
Photo: Sima Yi and his son Sima Shi in the military camp stills
First, there is no political integrity
From an early age, our parents and elders taught us not to lie, but to be honest. It can be said that "honesty" is the foundation of a person's life, and in ancient times, some celebrities regarded honesty as precious as their lives, and once they spoke out, they had to be practiced, but Sima Yi's father and son regarded honesty as a plaything in their hands, promised at will, and practiced all by their own mood and interests.
Of course, some people think that relying on political interests to fulfill their promises is a manifestation of a qualified politician. In this regard, Dahui did not dare to agree. Qualified politicians should not be limited to their own interests, but should focus on the interests of all the people in the world, which is related to the national economy and people's livelihood.
In dealing with the surrendered enemies, Sima Yi's father and son promised preferential treatment, but in fact, they were completely fooled by their means.
For example, the old minister Jiang Ji guaranteed Cao Shuang with his life and persuaded him to surrender, but only afterwards did he learn that this was a trick of Sima Yi's father and son, and he was completely deceived.
And Sima Yi's father and son did not even want to "pretend to be stupid", but a look of "I just deceived you, what can you do to me", which makes people resentful.
Photo: Sima Yi coaxed Jiang Ji to go and persuade Cao Shuang to surrender
In addition, there are people like Wang Ling who were also deceived and took the initiative to surrender, in fact, his fate was also very tragic. Although such a trick will be used for a while, in the long run, it will only turn away more descendants. At the same time, the people under Sima Yi's father and son must be very vigilant against them, and will not easily obey their words, but take a wary attitude.
Of course, Sima Yi's father and son ignored these things, in their eyes as long as things succeeded, it was perfect, as for the process, it was not important. So in order to get the final result they wanted, they went to great lengths and means to achieve the ultimate goal, but their image in the hearts of the world was almost destroyed.
Image: Stills of Sima Yi deceiving Wang Ling into voluntarily surrendering
Second, they like to kill, and they kill the three ethnic groups at every turn
Killing in war is inevitable, but the contest between political enemies is generally a back-to-back battle, using language and wisdom to fight, rarely dancing knives and guns. Generally speaking, the punishment of the victor for the loser is mostly to degrade the official, or to degrade the capital, and rarely put the other party to death, after all, this is the last resort, and it will not be used until a critical moment.
But Sima Yi's father and son are different, in their eyes, the victor's punishment for the loser is "killing", as a loser, you have no reason to live in this world anymore.
Not only that, Sima Yi's father and son not only killed one person, but killed a group of people, a group of people, and even all three tribes.
Photo: Stills of Sima Yi's father and son killing a group of people
We know very well that Sima Yi's father and son did this in order to cut the grass and remove the roots, so as not to leave hidden dangers. But this practice is too cruel and too bloody. Since the Han Dynasty, it has promoted "filial piety" and advocated benevolent politics to govern the world, even if it is to execute the opponent, it will not "cut the grass and remove the roots", but will leave him offspring, or properly settle his family.
Such an approach is praised by people, and it will also enhance their personal image and be respected by the people of the world. As we all know, Cao Cao is also a good killer, but he also has a sense of proportion when killing people, and he will not curse the whole clan without moving.
Sima Yi's father and son were not only cruel to their political enemies, but also cruel to the people around them.
For example, Sima Shi thought that his wife had the intention of turning her arm outwards, and he was not soft on him. Even the people around them are treated like this, and it is conceivable that there will only be fewer and fewer people who follow them with a dead heart.
Photo: Stills of Sima Shi's wife being killed
3. Whoever mutilates a celebrity shall be killed by anyone who disagrees
The voice of the celebrity is not negligible, and sometimes it is a key factor in the change of dynasties, but Sima Yi's father and son did not notice this, and their attitude towards the celebrities was very general, and even said that they did not cherish it. For celebrities who dare to speak out, their remarks are slightly less than their own hearts, then there is only one way to end up - a dead end.
Sima Yi's father and son did this, which would only make people panic, and even if the celebrities had words in their hearts, they would only hide their patience and avoid disaster. If the world's celebrities do not speak out, then the huge national governance system will definitely have problems, and it is difficult to deal with Sima Yi's father and son alone.
At the time of the Two Han Dynasties, even if the emperor or the powerful courtiers did not like celebrities, they would not poison them, and at most they would be imprisoned. There is also a completely different attitude towards celebrities during the Three Kingdoms period.
Cao Cao knew the importance of celebrities, the country of the world, without celebrities it would never work. Cao Cao not only allowed celebrities to speak more, but also took the initiative to guide celebrities to speak more with scheming. Therefore, Cao Cao's pursuit of celebrities is also sought after by celebrities.
At the beginning of the founding of the Jin Dynasty, it was precisely because Sima Yi and his father and son promoted the "white terror" that the celebrities were not interested in the government, but were busy returning to the hidden mountains and forests, wandering skeletons, and passively having fun. Of course, such an ending is also doomed that the Jin Dynasty will not last long, and there is no enlightened dynasty without the voice of the famous scholars.
Photo: Stills of Cao Cao's pursuit of celebrities
Fourth, kill the king in broad daylight
In ancient times, the idea of loyalty and patriotism was paid attention to, and "killing the king" was a first-class felony, and the powerful courtiers with the intention of plotting rebellion, although they wanted to put the emperor to death in their hearts, they would not show it, but would only use scheming to mutilate, such as poisoning, etc., and would never be carried out in a just and just manner. Of course, this behavior will arouse people's suspicions, but it is limited to the level of suspicion, after all, there is no evidence, and under pressure, I dare not investigate deeply.
However, Sima Yi's father and son were very rampant, not only daring to kill the king, but also honoring and upright, without arrogance. The political contest between the Wei emperor Cao Xian and Sima Zhao ended with Cao Huan being killed.
Sima Zhao was engaged in monopoly, and Cao Xian had the intention of getting rid of Sima Zhao, so he led his army to a crusade, but unexpectedly was intercepted by Sima Zhao's army on the way to the crusade, and Sima Zhao directly instructed Jia Chong to openly kill the king. This act shocked the people of the world, and everyone knew Sima Zhao's heart, but they did not know that his heart had swelled to such an extent. Even the execution of the king was carried out openly, not by stealing the set.
There were also many usurpers in later generations, but there were very few who were so rampant that they openly killed the king like Sima Zhao, which also highlighted the evil of Sima Zhao's behavior from the side.
Image: Stills of the blatant killing of Jun Cao
5. Summary
As power-seeking usurpers, Sima Yi's father and son's sins have far surpassed those of other usurpers, so they were put forward separately to criticize, not because they intended to smear these two people, but because their behavior subverted people's previous cognition, they were incompatible with others in this world, and they would eventually be included in the list of criticism.
Article author: Dahui
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