After Zhuge Liang died of illness, why did Sima Yi not want to cut down Shu until his death? The reason is only four words
During the Three Kingdoms period, there were frequent wars, but it was Sima Yi who succeeded in the end, so it seems that this person's Wen Tao martial strategy is actually very outstanding. But there is a very puzzling thing, at that time in Cao Wei as a great general Sima Yi's greatest enemy Zhuge Liang has died, why did he not take advantage of the victory to pursue? If he takes advantage of the victory to pursue, it is not a very good thing for him, and he can also ask for credit in front of the king and obtain a stable official position. But behind this seemingly perfect, there are many things that are not known.
In the chaotic era, no matter who can share a piece of the pie, after all, the heroes in the chaotic world will come out on top as long as they are capable and able to grasp the opportunity, and Sima Yi will not become a person who succeeds to the unification in any way. If you analyze the reasons, you can probably summarize two points.
First of all, because the ancient belief was always hereditary, it is clear that Sima Yi did not have a superior family lineage. Secondly, in terms of talent, the number of talents in the Three Kingdoms period is innumerable, and the struggle of "being born of Yu and He Shengliang" has long been in full swing. In this context, Sima Yi, who can become the final winner, obviously has his own meticulous thoughts.
Young and powerful, step by step into the core of power
The former dynasty of the Three Kingdoms period was the Eastern Han Dynasty, and Sima Yi's grandfather and father both held important official positions during the Eastern Han Dynasty. And Sima Yi, who received an excellent education from an early age, was in a family of officials and eunuchs, and naturally knew the road to promotion. For the deceit between people, I have also heard about it since I was a child. When his fame rose, he met Cao Cao.
Although Cao Cao himself was jealous, he was also a general who would appoint sages. After hearing that Sima Yi was not an idle person, he hoped to make him a subordinate. At the beginning, Sima Yi had always rejected Cao Cao by saying that he was ill, and even attracted Cao Cao's suspicions to check it out in person. Attempts to escape did not seem to succeed, and Sima Yi was eventually taken under Cao Cao's command.
After the fall of the Eastern Han Dynasty, with the help of a strategy of Zhuge Liang, the world of the separation of the three kingdoms was formed. Cao Cao's side belonged to the State of Wei, and his sons Cao Hong and Sima Yi could be said to be his right and left arms at that time. But Cao Hong had always been jealous of Sima Yi's equality with him.
As we all know, Cao Hong is a family, and the Cao family has always been jealous, so under such circumstances, Sima Yi's life can be said to be difficult. But fortunately, he knew how to take a stand and supported Cao Cao from the beginning, which also allowed him to slowly get Cao Cao's reuse and gradually enter the center of power.
After several conquests, victory was about to be won, but he hesitated
Zhuge Liang fought wholeheartedly for the revival of the Han Dynasty throughout his life, so he frequently went north. With the passage of time, the final king will also be decided between Wei and Shu. However, in the end, Zhuge Liang fell ill and died after five Northern Expeditions. From the unsupportable Ah Dou, it can be seen that since the death of Zhuge Liang in the Han Dynasty, it seems that there is no longer a leader in the army. When the other side is confused, this is the last moment.
In the face of such a situation, if Sima Yi took advantage of the victory to pursue, he was bound to win the final victory, but Sima Yi did not fight this last battle for a long time. Judging from this incident, Sima Yi was actually a very far-sighted person. If people who are familiar with history will always know, it will not be a good thing to do high.
Reading history wisely, this is not an empty phrase. The cunning rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked, and the emperors who have been afraid since ancient times are the generals who follow their founding to take their places. Sima Yi knew this well, and naturally knew that if he helped Wei Guo win this last battle, he would certainly win a momentary glory, but it would always leave a hidden danger for the future.
Therefore, the reason for Sima Yi's hesitation can be summarized in four words: "Wolf Gu Zhi Xiang". And the only way to crack this matter is to become the master of this Central Plains.
Painstaking efforts, and finally to seize power
Sima Yi's claim to be ill seemed to be a trick he had tried and tried many times, and this method had been used in cao cao before, and it was still effective after Cao Cao's son took the throne. At that time, Emperor Ming of Wei died and the new emperor succeeded to the throne, and Sima Yi and Cao Shuang held important military positions at the same time. But Cao Shuang had always been jealous of Sima Yi, something that Sima Yi had always known.
However, the Cao family still had absolute power in the military after all, and Cao Shuang had been eager to make quick gains and hoped that the State of Wei could attack the State of Shu. Sima Yi's answer was no, so the two were divided into two factions. It turned out that Cao Shuang's attack on the Shu state caused the wei state to decline and also made him lose a certain amount of power.
It was at this time that Sima Yi successfully pushed the Sima family to glory after a series of arrangements, and this incident was also called the "Gao Pingling Incident" by later people. Since then, the Sima family has also become the final winner of the Three Kingdoms.
The history of Greater China for 5,000 years has always been inseparable from the deeds of many celebrities. Reading history makes people wise and is useful to both ancient and modern people. Sima Yi's people all said that they would not read the Three Kingdoms after they became adults, and the deception in them was really amazing. Those who can laugh to the end are the kings, and Sima Yi's life is the best witness. Maybe some people will not like this kind of life, but life seems to be a pusher, it will push people step by step to a situation, just like Sima Yi, if you do not choose such a road, the final outcome may be covered up by history, becoming an obscure existence in history.
Reference: Zhuge Kongming