It is well known that the Cao Wei regime established by the Wei Emperor Cao Cao was eventually replaced by the Western Jin Dynasty established by Sima Yi and his descendants. Looking back at this historical process, the "Gaopingling Rebellion" was actually an important beginning, and it was through this mutiny that Sima Yi usurped the power of Cao Wei.
However, as far as the "Gaopingling Change" is concerned, Cao Shuang's consistent performance is really disappointing.
In the first year of Jiaping, that is, in the first month of 249 AD, the young emperor Cao Fang left Luoyang and went to Gaoping Tomb to pay homage to the Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui, on this trip, including the general Cao Shuang, the central leader Cao Xi, and the Wuwei general Cao Xun Congxing. At this moment, Sima Yi, who had been hidden for many years, took the opportunity to play Empress Guo and ask cao shuang's brothers to be deposed. At that time, Sima Shi, as the central protector, had already led his troops to control the capital Luoyang.
It can be said that the "change of Gaopingling" was a turning point in the history of Cao Wei and even the Three Kingdoms. Before the incident, the Cao clan relatives represented by Cao Shuang firmly held the power of Cao Wei, while Sima Yi, who had twice become a vassal of the Orphans, was squeezed out of the center of power. If nothing else, the strongest Cao Wei will eventually unify the three kingdoms, and Sima Shi will also be completely out of the game, and perhaps even eliminated by the forces of Cao Wei's clan. However, the "gaopingling change" changed all this, and Cao Shuang's hesitation and compromise not only buried the efforts of several generations of Cao Wei, so that Cao Wei's power fell into the hands of Sima Shi from then on, and finally completed the change of dynasty in the hands of Sima Yi's grandson Sima Yan.
Although Sima Yi launched the "Gaopingling Revolution", it was really a helpless move. After all, at that time, the situation in the State of Wei was already in danger, and he would be finished without taking another shot at the State of Wei. However, in the Battle of Gaopingling, Sima Yi killed more than 5,000 of Cao Wei's relatives, as a soldier and courtier who had been loyal to Cao Cao, what were they doing at that time? Why doesn't anyone dare to stand up and resist?
Speaking of this, we must first understand the distribution of Cao Wei's forces at that time.
In fact, the official power of Cao Wei was roughly divided into two factions, one of which was the family clan and the other side was the clan clan. And it was precisely because of the mutual checks and balances between the two sides that Cao Wei's foundation remained so solid over the years.
However, this delicate relationship remained until the young emperor Cao Fang succeeded to the throne, and then fundamentally changed. The heavenly power of power instantly fell to the side of the Cao clan relatives, and Cao Fang, who succeeded to the throne at a young age, was obviously closer to the clan relative Cao Shuang, and Cao Shuang also had the support of the young emperor Cao Fang, so he acted arbitrarily.
According to historical records: King Xuan then said that he was sick and avoided shuang. Yan and other dictatorships divided Luoyang, the Wild King's Agricultural Department Sangtian hundreds of acres, and bad Tang Mu land as an industry, took on the power to steal official property, and sought to desire the prefecture and county for karma. There is a siwang wind, do not dare to make a will.
The power to encroach on large areas of land and oppress the family clan, under Cao Shuang's continuous death, their hearts were definitely unwilling and full of resentment. Therefore, while the young emperor Cao Fang was sweeping the tomb of the former emperor, Sima Yi took the opportunity to launch a mutiny in Luoyang.
Therefore, even if some people are dissatisfied, it is estimated that they will not be stupid enough to touch the stone with an egg and challenge Sima Yi's authority, after all, the cost of doing so is obviously too great, so they can only accept it helplessly. Moreover, for them, it is nothing more than a change of person to govern, as long as their lives and official positions are not lost, nothing matters.
It would be stupid enough to touch the stone with an egg and challenge Sima Yi's authority, after all, the cost of doing so was obviously too great, so it was only helpless to accept. Moreover, for them, it is nothing more than a change of person to govern, as long as their lives and official positions are not lost, nothing matters.