High-level substitution, middle-level grace, and lower-level propaganda, this is the correct step in the power struggle 1, Cao's clan relatives 2, wisdom and scheming 3, bright rise and dark descent 4, pay attention to eating 5, legal weapons 6, the correct steps

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【Reference Book】Zizhi Tongjian Wei Jiliu (239 AD)

【Cause】 Cao Shuang's service to Taifu was still respectful and courteous on the surface, but the various rulings were rarely approved by him, and Cao Shuang demoted the official Shangshu Lu Yu to a servant, and let He Yan replace him, appointing Deng Biao and Ding Mi as Shangshu and Bi Lu as a lieutenant.

He Yan and others relied on Cao Shuang's forces to take charge, those who tended to be attached were promoted to higher ranks, those who disobeyed were deposed and reprimanded, and both inside and outside the imperial court looked forward to the wind and did not dare to go against their will, and Fu Fu, the yellow door attendant, said to Cao Shuang's younger brother Cao Xi: He Yan is quiet on the surface and restless in his heart, skillfully taking advantage of profits, and not doing anything fundamental, I am afraid that he will inevitably seduce your brothers first, benevolent people will leave, and the government will soon be abandoned.

He Yan and others were therefore dissatisfied with Fu Yu, because of minor matters, he dismissed him from his official post, and transferred Lu Yu from Shangshu Province to serve as a court lieutenant, and Bi Yu also falsely accused Lu Yu of deposing him, and public opinion mostly defended Lu Yu's grievances, so he appointed him to guanglu xun again, Sun Li was upright and unyielding, and Cao Shuang thought that it was unfavorable to him, so he let Sun Li leave Beijing to serve as the assassin of Yangzhou.

【Analysis】

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Emperor Wei Ming made Cao Fang crown prince, cao fang was only eight years old at this time, and did not yet have civil capacity, so he could not govern political affairs, so Emperor Wei Ming arranged for Cao Shuang and Sima Yi to assist the government, Cao Shuang's father was Cao Zhen, and Cao Zhen's father was Cao Shao.

Cao Shao was once the Grand Sima of the State of Wei (equivalent to the Minister of Defense), Cao Shao was later killed by Huang Huan, Cao Cao pitiful Cao Zhen was orphaned, so he adopted him as an adopted son, through the above analysis, Cao Shuang can also be regarded as a relative of the Cao clan, otherwise Emperor Wei Ming would not have arranged for him to assist the government.

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Sima Yi was only a minister of the State of Wei, not a relative of the Cao clan, but because of his superior wisdom and fierce fighting, he was a meritorious figure of the State of Wei, so Emperor Wei Ming arranged for Sima Yi and Cao Shuang to jointly assist the government, with Cao Shuang in charge and Sima Yi in charge, which was the purpose of Emperor Wei Ming.

Cao Shuang belonged to the Cao clan and had a significant advantage over Sima Yi, and although it was said that Emperor Ming of Wei arranged for the two of them to jointly assist in the administration, because power was selfish, and this was the period of the highest power transfer of power in the State of Wei, there was bound to be a struggle.

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After the death of Emperor Ming of Wei, Cao Shuang, in order to consolidate his power, issued an edict in the name of the emperor and changed Sima Yi to Taifu (太傅), ranking third duke, ostensibly looking like a promotion, but in fact it was a demotion, because Taifu was a fictitious position and had no real power, which was a ming ascension and a secret surrender.

Sima Yi was thus deprived of his military power, Cao Shuang's power began to dominate, and Emperor Wei Ming's original intention was to let them support Cao Fang, so he arranged for them to assist the government, but in order to obtain the highest power, the two started a power struggle, and one mountain could not tolerate two tigers, which was the law of power.

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After Cao Shuang took power, he began to install his confidants in key positions, but because the movements were too frequent and the means were too ugly, it caused dissatisfaction among other forces, although it was said that supporting his confidants could consolidate power, but if it was too ugly, it would also cause negative effects.

As mentioned above, Fu Gao was dismissed from his official post because of a small matter, and the clear-eyed people knew at a glance that it was an act of revenge, so it was difficult to convince the public, and it was inevitable to use the means of the next three indiscriminate means to fight for the sake of profit, but it was necessary to pay attention to eating.

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The wise strategist will put on the cloak of morality to cover up the selfish behavior, no matter how dark the means are, only they know, but they must be reasonable and legal to the outside world, and they must be able to stand on the moral level, and Cao Shuang's naked struggle is doomed to go far.

In fact, it is not difficult to eradicate dissidents, the power is in their own hands, it is entirely possible to pass the means of law, whether there is a crime is the power to decide, even if there is no crime to be charged, the commonly used crimes are embezzlement and bribery, life style, power corruption.

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="52" >6, the correct steps</h1>

Remember not to operate frequently, anything is effective at the beginning, but if it is frequently operated, the effect will be greatly reduced, and even cause a counter-effect, the same is true for power struggles, if frequent operation, it will also cause counter-effects.

Cao Shuang should not actually rush to eliminate dissidents, but to break through one by one in a cyclical orderly manner, catch the thief first, get rid of the big tiger first, and the rest will not pose a threat, high-level substitution, middle-level grace, lower-level propaganda, this is the right step.

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