In the cold winter season, looking at so many cotton clothes in front of them, many soldiers can only hope that "cotton" will stop the "cold".
At this time, many people will ask: "There are so many cotton clothes, why don't you let everyone wear them?" The one who did not let the soldiers wear cotton clothes was Sima Yi, a wolf ambition.
Why didn't Sima Yi let the soldiers wear cotton clothes at that time?
The wolf looks good
Sima Yi was born very smart, and Cao Cao, who likes talents very much, heard about Sima Yi's reputation early on, so he recruited this talent into his command.
Sima Yi wanted to serve his country, but the Eastern Han Dynasty at that time had become Cao Cao's back garden, so Sima Yi said: "I am sick and can't go to work anymore." ”
Later, after Cao Cao succeeded in blackmailing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, he needed talents even more at this time, because he needed to stabilize his hard-won power, so he thought of Sima Yi.
Seeing that Boss Cao remembered himself again, Sima Yi said that the illness was not cured yet, and this trick was no longer effective for Cao Cao.
Cao Cao said to his subordinates: "If Sima Yi doesn't come to work again, then arrest him and put him in prison!"
Sima Yi is not the kind of person with a backbone, so he hurried back to work.
Sima Yi has been doing his best since he returned, and Boss Cao is very satisfied with his performance, but a new problem has arisen.
Although Sima Yi is very talented, Cao Cao found at a glance that he is not the kind of person who is willing to work for others all the time, and Cao Cao also found that he has a "wolf look".
Once after communicating with Sima Yi, Cao Cao said, "Wait a minute, I still have some business." After hearing this, Sima Yi first turned his head back, and only after Cao Cao finished speaking, his whole body turned around.
It was this action and that look that were so similar to the wolf that Cao Cao was a little scared after watching that scene.
At that time, Cao Pi and Sima Yi had a very good relationship, so Cao Cao advised his precious son: "It's best to stay away from Sima Yi, I think he is like a wolf, be careful when he eats you." ”
On the one hand, he is his good brother, and on the other hand, he is his biological father, Cao Pi did not hesitate to choose to believe Sima Yi, and he has been saying good things for him, Cao Cao is also very helpless when he sees this: "This unfilial son." ”
Later, after Sima Yi learned about this, he worked harder, and Cao Cao's suspicions were not so great after seeing it.
After this incident, Cao Cao took Sima Yi with him. During that time, Sima Yi's main responsibility was to advise Cao Cao during the war.
From the battle for Hanzhong that year, we can see that Sima Yi is still talented in fighting, but Cao Cao did not listen to his advice, so in the end Hanzhong became Liu Bei's.
Because of this battle, Cao Cao was also frightened and fell unconscious. If it weren't for Sima Yi having been dealing with the aftermath, I'm afraid Cao Cao would have been captured by Shu Junsheng long ago.
After Cao Cao woke up, he regretted very much that he didn't listen to Sima Yi at the beginning, and Sima Yi naturally couldn't blame him when he saw this, after all, he was the boss.
Cao Cao died of illness, and after Cao Pi usurped the throne and established Cao Wei, Sima Yi was reused. But did Cao Pi really not listen to Cao Cao's advice?
Although Cao Pi said that he would reuse Sima Yi, he did not give him military power most of the time, for example, when Cao Pi personally conquered Eastern Wu, Sima Yi was left in Luoyang to look after his family.
Cao Pi explained it this way at the time: "I was fighting outside, and what I was most worried about was the safety of the rear, but with you, I have no worries." ”
When Cao Pi was fighting outside, Sima Yi guarded Luoyang. When there was no war, Cao Pi asked Sima Yi to go to Xuchang to keep an eye on Sun Quan.
To say that this Cao Pi is also treacherous enough, it seems to play Sima Yi in the palm of his hand.
Although Cao Pi, the emperor, said that he was not bad, but his life was too short. After Cao Pi left, Sima Yi and the other two became important ministers, and Sima Yi also had military power at this time.
Sima Yi was a little drifting after he had the military power, and he directly came to a first cut and then a prelude.
The path of the Earthquake Lord
Previously, the Shu general Meng Da was at odds with Liu Bei's righteous son Liu Feng, so he defected to Cao Wei. Cao Pi was also very happy when he learned about this, and he was very good to Meng Da.
By the time Cao Rong was in power, although Meng Da was the Taishou of a city, he was no longer so valued, and Zhuge Liang sent him a letter when he saw this.
At that time, Shu Han also needed talents, and seeing that Meng Da had the idea of coming back, Zhuge Liang wrote the letter.
After Cao Wei learned of this, someone hurriedly told Sima Yi about it. Seeing this, Sima Yi sent a letter of comfort to Meng Da, because he was afraid that Meng Da would be frightened and ran away in advance.
At the same time, Zhuge Liang also advised Meng Da to be careful, because Sima Yi was too cunning. Meng Da didn't think so at all, because Sima Yi was in Wancheng at the time, and if he wanted to arrest Meng Da, he had to at least tell Cao Rong in Luoyang.
Wancheng is far from Luoyang, and the whole round trip is said to take nearly two months. In Menda's opinion, it was possible to complete the construction of fortifications during this time.
Unexpectedly, Sima Yi did not report the situation to Cao Rong, but directly led his troops to Meng Da's side to kill him, and finally Meng Da was defeated and died.
In Sima Yi's view, the fighter plane is fleeting. In very special circumstances, it can only be cut first and then played.
After solving Mengda, the next step was Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition.
If you want to say that Sima Yi is the most difficult time in his life, it is naturally against Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang also defeated Sima Yi many times.
Since he couldn't beat it, Sima Yi became a "shrinking turtle".
Zhuge Liang's health was getting worse and worse at that time, on the other hand, Sima Yi was still as strong as a cow.
At the last moment of the Northern Expedition, Sima Yi successfully killed Zhuge Liang with his physical advantage. Therefore, I would like to advise you here, you must pay more attention to exercise, and you must also pay attention to the combination of work and rest, as long as you live, there is hope for everything.
From these experiences, it is not difficult for us to see that Sima Yi is indeed very good at fighting, and the next thing is to pacify Liaodong.
Before the establishment of the Three Kingdoms, the situation in the Eastern Han Dynasty was that many warlords divided one side and supported their own troops, such as Liu Biao occupied Jingzhou and Gongsun Du occupied Liaodong.
At that time, Gongsun Du was afraid of Cao Cao's power, so they temporarily attached themselves to Cao Wei. But because of the distance, Gongsun Du and them are actually semi-independent.
With the death of Cao Cao and Cao Pi one after another, the leader of Liaodong became Gongsun Yuan, the grandson of Gongsun Du.
This Gongsun Yuan is an ambitious person, and after he became the Taishou of Liaodong, he directly shouted that he wanted to break away from Cao Wei's jurisdiction and choose independence. Seeing this, Cao Rong naturally couldn't tolerate him, so he asked people to lead troops out to fight.
The reason why Gongsun Yuan dared to be so arrogant was because of the protection of Liaoshui, as long as the people who came to crusade against them dared to cross the river, they were doomed to defeat, so the crusade failed.
Seeing that this matter was so tricky, Cao Rong asked the treacherous and cunning Sima Yi to take the Wei army on the expedition.
Self-stigma festival
Although this time is also a difficult problem, it is much easier than when he dealt with Zhuge Liang before.
The Liaoshui is indeed turbulent and difficult to cross, and the river is a defensive city in Gongsun Yuan's territory, so it is indeed difficult to fight this battle.
Since it's so difficult to fight here, let's avoid its edge. Then Sima Yi set his sights on Xiangping, the capital of Gongsun Yuan, which is now Liaoyang.
After Gongsun Yuan knew that Sima Yi led the army over, he hurriedly asked people to take the troops to the Liaoshui to defend, and Sima Yi was very happy when he learned about it.
The generals under Gongsun Yuan's account poured out with a large army, indicating that their capital Xiangping can basically be said to be an empty city. In this case, if Xiangping is defeated, then the Gongsun army by the Liaoshui River will definitely lead a large army back to support.
So Sima Yi had another group of soldiers harass Gongsun Yuan by the Liaoshui River, that is, to attract their attention.
Then Sima Yi led the main force to secretly cross the Liaoshui from the other side and killed Xiangping directly.
Sure enough, Xiangping City's defense is indeed very weak.
After Sima Yi led his army to the city of Xiangping, he directly ordered his troops to storm it, and finally the Wei army completely surrounded the city.
At the same time, the Wei army that remained on the edge of the Liaoshui successfully broke through the enemy's defenses and went ashore, and Gongsun Yuan's troops can be said to have been defeated on both sides.
Gongsun Yuan was also very panicked when he saw this, so he quickly began to think of a way to get out.
Later, Gongsun Yuan sent envoys to sue for peace and return the hostages, but they were all rejected by Sima Yi, and in the end, Gongsun Yuan tried to escape but failed, so he was killed by Sima Yi.
Under the leadership of Sima Yi, the rebellion on the Liaodong side was successfully put down, which is another great achievement!
We all know that whether today or before, Liaodong is a very cold existence. In order to protect the soldiers there from the sufferings of freezing, Cao Rong personally ordered them to be sent cotton clothes, which could be regarded as a reward for their success.
As a result, Sima Yi put these cotton clothes aside, even if the soldiers were frozen to death, he didn't send the cotton clothes down, why did he do this?
From Sima Yi's experience, it is not difficult to see that now, he is already a minister with high merits, and he has made too many contributions.
So Sima Yi did that, in fact, he was stigmatizing himself, so as to prevent Cao Yi from doubting himself. The one who did this in history before was Xiao He, the founder of the Western Han Dynasty.
It was from this time that Sima Yi began to "sharpen his sword", that is, to prepare for the future seizure of power. In this case, he needs to dispel Cao Ei's doubts about himself.
Cao Rong was also a short-lived emperor, and before his death, he still chose to let Sima Yi be a lonely minister.
Eleven years after the end of the Liaodong War, Sima Yi successfully staged a coup d'état and seized power. At this moment, his previous efforts were worth it.
Although Sima Yi is more cunning than a wolf, his forbearance in order to achieve great things is definitely not something that ordinary people can do, and this quality is very worthy of our deep thought and learning.
Although many people have always had different evaluations of Sima Yi, we have to admit that what he did can be said to be: "Sin is in the present generation, but merit is also in the future!"