Although in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Sima Yi laughed to the end with the honor of a tyrant, but often showed his ugly attitude, but Luo Guanzhong also highlighted Sima Yi's talent through Zhuge Liang's jealousy of Sima Yi between his words.
At that time, Cao Pi died, Cao Rui ascended the throne, and Sima Yi was put on the throne, and Zhuge Liang was "shocked" when he heard about it.
Why the "big surprise"? Zhuge Liang said: "Cao Pi is dead, and his widow Cao Rui is on the throne, and Yu is not worried; Sima Yi has a deep strategy, so that the governor Yong and Liang Soldiers and Horses, if they are trained, will be a major disaster in Shuzhong." It is better to start the war first. ”
This passage from Zhuge Liang indicates:
1. Zhong Xuan, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, Hua Xin, Wang Lang, Chen Qun, these important ministers of Cao Wei, Zhuge Liang, do not pay attention to them, these people are the "Yu" in "Yu is not enough to worry about", and they belong to the roles that do not need to be worried at all.
2. Zhuge Liang thought that Sima Yi was very difficult, mainly because he was very strategic.
3. The Yong and Liang soldiers trained by Sima Yi will become a major problem for Shu Han's confidants.
The conclusion was that it was necessary to preemptively attack, and when Sima Yi had not yet trained his soldiers and horses, he would raise an army to kill Sima Yi.
On the side, Ma Mo suggested that a counter-plan should be implemented, and no force should be used. Ma Mo's counter-plan was still very successful. Sima Yi was stripped of his post and returned to his hometown, and was succeeded by Cao Xiu.
When Zhuge Liang heard that Sima Yi had stepped down, he said happily, "What else do I have to worry about?" (What worries am I?) So he went to the famous passage "The Table of Teachers" and prepared for the Northern Expedition.
From here we can see the weight of Sima Yi's enemy in Zhuge Liang's mind.
Unfortunately, the heavens did not obey people's wishes, and Sima Yi was actually reinstated. Someone reported to Zhuge Liang that the Wei lord Cao Rui had personally marched to Chang'an, and at the same time ordered Sima Yi to be reinstated, and the two sides would be in Chang'an. Zhuge Liang was once again "shocked" when he heard the news.
Zhuge Liang's two "big surprises" before and after were because Sima Yi was given the power of Yong and Liang.
Joining the army before, ma Mo, who had performed well before, gave the reader the feeling that he did not understand what Zhuge Liang had in mind. Ma Mo thought that Cao Rui, the little emperor, had something to be afraid of? When people arrived in Chang'an, they just grabbed it.
Zhuge Liang spoke: "Even if I am Cao Rui? I'm worried about Sima Yi. ("Am I afraid of Cao Ruiye?") The patient Sima Yi was alone. ”）
Although Zhuge Liang spoke several times about Sima Yi's jealousy, Sima Yi did not have to laugh, Zhuge Liang was not really afraid of Sima Yi, but reflected the image of "Zhuge Liang was only cautious in his life"; Luo Guanzhong would not let Zhuge Liang lose to Sima Yi, and Sima Yi praised Zhuge Liang several times with "I am not as good as Zhuge Liang" and "Zhuge Liang Zhi is before me", and praised Zhuge Liang as "a true god and man". When the two fought, Sima Yi was obviously inferior, and even preferred to be humiliated, wearing women's clothes rather than attacking.
In the 105th story of "Dead Zhuge Can Walk and Live Zhongda", Sima Yi thought that Zhuge Liang had cheated into death, and when he saw the fake Zhuge Liang in the car, he was frightened and scattered, fled into the wilderness, ran for more than fifty miles, was terrified, touched his head with his hand and asked his subordinates: "Do I have a head?" "Its embarrassment, its image is very bad.
The "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" did not fully humiliate Sima Yi, or refer to the zhengshi, which also has the record of "dead Zhuge scared away the living Zhongda", but writing Sima Yi so timidly is a masterpiece of the novel.
In this way, Sima Yi originally did not fight with Zhuge Liang, which could be interpreted for him as using the word "drag" to deal with Zhuge Liang. In fact, this "drag" trick was also successful, Zhuge Liang died of illness, Shu Han retired, and Sima Yi successfully withdrew from the enemy and made great achievements. However, after such a description in the "Yanyi", the world believes that Sima Yi is really afraid of Zhuge Liang to death.
In fact, an opponent who is not afraid to admit defeat is even more chilling. No wonder even Zhuge Liang sighed: "He (Sima Yi) knows me very well." ”
Sima Yi was even better than Zhuge Liang in the political field He took retreat as an advance, defended as an attack, and took step by step as a battalion, and finally won the final victory. Sima Yi is admirable and respectable!
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