Preface
The strategists of the Three Kingdoms period, a Zhuge Liang and a Sima Yi, these two people are famous figures, but Zhuge Liang did not protect Liu Chan in the end, and the Sima family had the last laugh.
And many people will say that the Sima family can get great power and the throne, largely because Sima Yi's foundation is good, and it is undeniable that the facts have proved that this is indeed the case. It's just that although the foundation is well laid, the reputation is despicable, and it can be said that it is the opposite of Zhuge Liang at this point.
Although Sima Yi dared to violate benevolence and righteousness, he would never dare to provoke these four people, why is this?
1. Old opponent - Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang can be said to have fought with Sima Yi for a lifetime, and in the end, if it weren't for physical reasons, the two of them would definitely have to die.
Both of them are strategists of their respective camps, and they are also Cao Cao and Liu Bei's trusted ministers, but they just had a different heart and died of illness.
In our understanding, Sima Yi's strength seems to be inferior to Zhuge Liang, and he has been calculated by Zhuge Liang every time, and he has been fooled every time, so that Zhuge Liang is really sick in the end, and he has to test it well.
In the later period, Zhuge Liang focused on the affairs of the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, and even left his life there.
However, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi also won and lost the competition. Previously, Zhuge Liang sent Wei Yan and other generals, and Sima Yi's team was then broken, he lost thousands of troops, and lost a lot of equipment, and finally Sima Yi could only retreat, so that he could be saved.
But this was only temporary, and later Sima Yi led the Wei army to meet Zhuge Liang, rushing day and night, and finally was able to fight in Hanyang. This time, Sima Yi had the upper hand, he used the trick as bait, and Zhuge Liang could only retreat in the end.
But the Shu army led by Zhuge Liang was still broken by Sima Yi, and what they wiped out was tens of thousands of troops.
Therefore, the situation of Zhuge Liang was not very good for a while, and he lost generals one after another, and in the end he could only defend Wuzhang Yuan.
Although Zhuge Liang's situation is not optimistic, he will still be as arrogant as before, and even give Sima Yi a letter of war many times, and he may be angry if he is placed in the identity of any other person, but Sima Yi is quite stable and has not been provoked at all.
Even Sima Yi didn't take action, and he also began to guard, I have to say that Sima Yi's move was in line with Zhuge Liang's wishes, to be precise, Sima Yi was still in the middle of the plan.
Then Sima Yi often inquired about Zhuge Liang's situation, and asked about trivial things, whether he ate well and slept well, so he didn't know and thought he was caring about him, but Sima Yi was looking forward to his body collapsing.
In this way, Zhuge Liang did not live long, so it was in line with Sima Yi's wishes. From this point of view, Sima Yi is bound to be cautious in the face of Zhuge Liang, as long as Zhuge Liang is in trouble, Sima Yi will not be afraid of the Shu army.
Then he will boldly attack, and his victory will naturally be just around the corner. It's just that Zhuge Liang died, and he also guessed Sima Yi's out, and in the end, he didn't mourn, and finally scared Sima Yi to quickly withdraw his troops.
Second, the person of allegiance - Cao Cao
Sima Yi did things for Cao Wei, and Cao Cao naturally took a fancy to him at the beginning, but Cao Cao took a fancy to him, it doesn't mean that Sima Yi wants to do things for Cao Cao, even if Cao Cao sends someone to invite, Sima Yi is unmoved, why did Sima Yi give in in the end? It had to be because Sima Yi was afraid of Cao Cao.
Sima Yi's ability is not only Cao Cao's fancy, but Shangshu Cui Yan had previously talked to Sima Yi's brother Sima Lang about his younger brother.
In short, they are all praise, and all the words such as smart and sensible are used, and the most noteworthy thing is that Sima Lang is not as good as Sima Yi.
When Sima Yi was a teenager, it can be said that he made friends with many people, even if he had a grudge with someone and was murdered, someone would try his best to save him. Then according to his ability, it is certain that someone will nominate him in front of Cao Cao.
At that time, Cao Cao was still in the position of Sikong, and we also knew that Cao Cao was a person who knew and used talents, and after hearing Sima Yi's reputation, Cao Cao was unmoved, so he sent someone to find him, and told him to let him go to his own mansion to serve.
It's just that Sima Yi is a smart person, he naturally understands the situation at that time, working under Cao Cao, in his opinion, it is definitely not the best policy, so Sima Yi found the worst excuse - calling him sick.
Cao Cao can be regarded as a person who has experienced strong winds and waves, and his little trick is still clear, but he just sent someone to investigate how much he believed it, so Cao Cao was not in a hurry.
When he sat on the position of prime minister, Sima Yi was no longer willing, Cao Cao forced him to take office, and Sima Yi had to follow, after all, at a certain stage, it is easy to use if you are powerful and powerful, and Cao Cao is still a ruthless person, Sima Yi is naturally afraid of him, and then he is also at ease.
Later, Cao Cao thought about asking Sima Yi to help Cao Hong, but the two of them didn't deal with it very well, so Sima Yi said that he was sick and did not cooperate. Later, he sued Cao Cao, Cao Hong is Cao Cao's younger brother after all, he will naturally go to his family, and in the end, Sima Yi has to hurry up to serve him if he is sick or not.
3. Cao Cao's son - Cao Pi
It stands to reason that Sima Yi is a person of the same generation as Cao Cao, Cao Cao is dead, and his son is naturally not enough to be afraid. But don't forget, Sima Yi can only be regarded as a lonely minister, and Cao Cao's position is really in the hands of Cao Pi.
Of course, there will be a certain amount of power and the submission of some people. If Cao Pi and Liu Chan can't support the wall in the same mud, Sima Yi will naturally not be afraid, but we have also seen Cao Pi's ability.
After he took over the heavy responsibility, he knew the importance of power, so he thought about concentrating power in his own hands as soon as possible, and he also knew how to stabilize a certain situation, so he knew that Cao Pi was a master with ideas.
And in many cases, Cao Pi's reaction is very timely, he can react quickly to the situation within Cao Wei, and then he also knows that he will win over his own forces and support people he trusts, in short, if Sima Yi has other actions, I am afraid that he will also be excluded as a dissident.
The most important thing is that Cao Cao must have warned him before he died, who was more dangerous.
Fourth, Cao Pi's eldest son - Cao Rong
Cao Rong has been deeply loved by Cao Cao since he was a child, his intelligence is not inferior to his father, and some people even think that he is the most similar to Cao Cao.
And Cao Ei's status has not been low since he was a child, as long as it is a banquet between the court and the central government, he will sit with his close ministers, and it can be said that he has seen and heard a lot. Coupled with his own knowledge, he can only be said to be involved in a wider range of aspects.
In this way, these foundations have been laid, and it is enough to ensure that Cao Rong will not be a powerless monarch when he ascends to the throne. In short, like his father, Sima Yi may not be able to handle it. Even he will firmly hold the power in his own hands, and Sima Yi can only have no chance.
Just like Cao Rong's methods can also be said to be ruthless, his daughter died, and he even asked hundreds of officials to wear mourning clothes, this thing is probably unheard of, and even he has to personally help the spirit, so everyone is naturally unwilling, but what can they do if they don't want to, after all, their arms can't twist their thighs.
epilogue
It can be seen that these four people can make Sima Yi dare not act rashly. Even if he was resourceful? Sometimes it is definitely impossible to be weak alone, and you still have to save your life when you should save your life under power.