At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, many heroes came together, and Cao Cao (155 -220) gradually unified northern China. Sima Yi was born in wen county, Hanoi (now wen county West, Henan). Many of his ancestors were high-ranking officials of the Han Dynasty, and they were noble families. In 20 1 year (the sixth year of Jian' an in the Eastern Han Dynasty), Cao invited Sima Yi to be an official, but Sima Yi still wanted to wait and see, but dared not openly refuse. He thought he was paraplegic and refused to be an official.
Cao Cao estimated that Sima Yi might not really be ill, and secretly sent someone to find out the truth at night. Sima Yi got the news in advance and stayed in bed all day and all night. The man sneaked out of Sima Yi's bedroom and looked out through the door. He saw that the waiters were busy, but Sima Jianyi couldn't move. It seems that he is really paralyzed. After this person reported to Cao Cao, the matter of asking Sima Yi to be an official was temporarily put aside.
One day, Sima Yi found that all the books at home were moldy, so he had them spread out in the yard to blow the wind. Unexpectedly, all of a sudden, dark clouds were gathering and heavy rain poured down. Sima Yi forgot that she was still pretending to be ill and jumped out of bed to grab the book. Unfortunately, the maid at home saw her. Zhang Chunhua, Sima Yi's wife, is afraid that if this matter gets out, it will bring great disaster. She was so angry that she killed the maid herself.
There is no airtight wall in the world. When Cao Cao became prime minister, he heard some rumors that Sima Yi was pretending to be ill, so he sent someone to see Sima Yi. Cao Cao told the messenger that if Sima Yi refused to come out as an official again, he would be arrested. In this way, Sima Yi had to leave home and take up the post of literary director. Sima Yi saw with his own eyes that Cao Cao did have extraordinary military and political talents, and he already had extraordinary strength. He also gave full play to his talents and tried to do his job well, which won Cao Cao's appreciation. Later, he became the master book in charge of all the affairs of the Prime Minister's Office.
Cao Ming died on the 23rd day of the first month in 220 (Jian 'an year of the Eastern Han Dynasty). His eldest son Cao Pi (187-226) was succeeded by Wang Wei. In October, Emperor Liu Xie (18 1-234) was forced to abdicate, and Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor, namely Wei Wendi, and established the State of Wei.
Wei, Wu and Shu are based on it, and Cao Pi is bound to invade the east and fight the west. He appointed Sima Yi as the general of the Fujun, recorded the history and sat in Xuchang. Lu Shangshu is the minister in charge of state affairs, and his power is extremely heavy. Sima yi strongly refused. Cao Pi said seriously:? This is not your honor, but you and I share the worries for the country. ? In 226 (seven years of Wei), Cao Pi died. According to his testamentary edict, General Cao Zhen (relatives of Cao Cao) and Sima Yi assisted Wei Mingdi Cao Rui (205-239) in managing state affairs.
After the death of Cao Zhen in 23 1 year, Sima Yi took charge of the military, commanded Wei Jun and confronted Wu Dong and Han Shu. Zhuge Liang of Shu Han (18 1 -234) has amazing intelligence, but when he met Sima Yi, it was a diamond in a diamond. Sun Quan of Wu Dong (182-252) cares more about him. He once said to people: Sima Yi is good at fighting, which can be described as invincible. ?
In July 237 (the first year of Wei Jingchu), Gongsun Yuan, who left Liaodong (now the middle reaches of Dabieling River in western Liaoning), rebelled against Wei and became a prince. In the second year, Sima Yi was ordered to take the so-called 400,000 troops on an expedition to pacify Liaodong. In the first month of 239, he returned to Li smoothly and walked slowly along the way. I didn't expect to meet the emperor's post horse in Hanoi (now Qinyang, Henan) and let him rush back to the capital. Sima yi rushed to Luoyang and headed for the inner palace.
It turns out that Wei Mingdi has been very ill since last month, and now he is going to die. When he saw Sima Yi, he took his hand and said, I can still see you, so there is nothing to worry about. I am very ill, so I entrust my affairs to you. I hope you and Cao Shuang (son of Cao Zhen) can help my young master together. ? Wei Mingdi breathed a sigh of relief that day, and Cao Fang (232-274), an eight-year-old doll emperor assisted by Cao Shuang and Sima Yi, succeeded to the throne.
Sima Yi and Cao Shuang * * * were in charge of the imperial power, and their positions were also attendants. They are in charge of Chinese and foreign military affairs, recording the affairs of ministers, each leading 3 thousand troops and guarding the palace in turn. Yanhe, Deng Kui, Ding Mi, Bi Gui, etc. They are all famous people, and Wei Mingdi didn't value them before his death. After Wei Mingdi's death, Cao Shuang took Yanhe and others as his confidants, and Yanhe and others repeatedly advised Cao Shuang to monopolize the imperial power.
After some planning, the imperial edict was issued soon, and Sima Yi was worshipped as a teacher. Although the status is high, the real power was taken away by Cao Shuang. At the same time, Yanhe, Deng Kui and Ding Mi were ministers in charge of the government affairs of the imperial court, and Bi Gui was a captain in charge of the capital and surrounding areas. Cao Shuang's younger brothers either commanded the imperial army and seized the relieving power, or served the emperor as a fierce Hou. As a result, Cao Shuang almost monopolized the military and political power.
At first, Cao Shuang respected Sima Yi from his parents, and he often asked questions about big and small issues. Since Deng Kui, Ding Mi, etc. When they seized power, they were polite on the surface, but they stopped consulting Sima Yi when dealing with government affairs, and the gap between them was increasing day by day. In May, eight years after Cao Fang ascended the throne (247), Sima Yi couldn't bear it, claiming that she was too old and sick to get up. On the surface, he gave up politics, but secretly he waited for an opportunity.
Cao Shuang was surprised to hear that Sima Yi was suddenly seriously ill. He sent the new Jingzhou secretariat Li Sheng to investigate the truth. Sima Yi sat weakly on the bed to meet Li Sheng, and the room was filled with the strange smell of boiling medicine. Li Sheng is from Jingzhou. He said that he would take office in this state, but Sima Yi turned a deaf ear. Honshu? Listen? Bingzhou? , said a few words of blind interrupt. The maid handed him the coat, but he couldn't catch it and it fell to the ground. The maid fed him porridge, which he couldn't swallow, and the porridge soup flowed to his chest.
Finally, Sima Yi sincerely asked Sun Sheng to take good care of his sons Sima Shi and Si Mazhao in the future. Sima Yi's fake play was really excellent, and Li Shengxin took it for granted, thinking that he was only one breath away. Yanhe, Ding Mi and others were overjoyed. They are arbitrary, and Cao Shuang is even more ambitious.
Sima Yi is secretly preparing to turn the tide and seize power. His actions are very confidential, and he only discusses and plans with his eldest son Sima Shi. The night before the incident, he told his second son, Si Mazhao. That evening, Sima Yi said to his entourage. The two brothers are in poor health. Go and see how they sleep. The waiter reported after seeing them. The eldest son slept soundly and sweetly. What did the second son worry about? He couldn't sleep well! ?
The next day, at the dawn of the sixth day of the first month in 249 (the first year of Wei Jiaping), Cao Shuang accompanied Di Wei Cao Fang to Ping Ling (Wei Mingdi Mausoleum), 90 miles south of Luoyang. Sima Yi took advantage of this opportunity to command a coup in the city with great energy under the pretext of being ordered by the Empress Dowager. The 3,000 warriors raised by Sima Shi gathered together as if they had emerged from the ground. They closed all the gates of Luoyang, occupied the armory where weapons and war materials were stored, and took over the barracks and imperial guards originally under the jurisdiction of the Cao Shuang brothers. Sima Yi's main force is Yang Xuanmen in the south of Luoyang. Came to the waterinfo pontoon bridge, threatening Cao Shuang combatively.
Cao Shuang heard the bolt from the blue and fell into the ice hole like a somersault. Soon, Sima Yi sent people to ICY to play, reprimanding Cao Shuang and demanding that ICY remove his relieving. Cao Shuang watched the play first, but he was afraid to show it to Cao Fang, the sixteen-year-old Wei Emperor. He doesn't know what to do. His men recruited thousands of soldiers from nearby wasteland and cut down trees as fortifications. Sima Yi sent someone to persuade Cao Shuang to surrender, and swore by Luoshui that everything was as usual after Cao Shuang dismissed from office.
Huan Fan, a senior farmer, is a countryman of Cao Shuang. He and several family members of Cao Shuang have escaped from the city gate and come to Cao Shuang's side. Huan Fan is a famous think tank. Sima Yi was a little worried when he heard that he had run away and said to Qiu Jiangji. This think tank went there. What shall we do? Jiang Qi said with a smile. Like a lame horse attached to the feed in the manger, Cao Shuang attached to his family business. If Huan Fan has any good ideas and wants him to make a quick decision, I'm sure he won't adopt them because of his worries. ?
Jiang Ji's expectation really came true. Huan Fan see Cao Shuang depressed, trying to cheer him up, hope he cheer up, and sima yi showdown, and asked Cao Shuang to hold wei emperor Cao Fang, go to xuchang soldiers. Huan Fan also said that he had the official seal of Dasinong, and he could quickly assemble a large number of shops. Huan Fan talked till midnight, thirsty, while Cao Shuang, who was completely paralyzed with fear, never got up.
When the cock crowed in the distance, Cao Shuang threw his sabre into the ground and said? Sima Yi just wants to seize my military power. I surrendered my military power and returned to my hometown as a marquis. I am still a rich man. What can Sima Yi do to me? Huan Fan burst into tears and said: Zi Dan (Cao Zhenzi), such an outstanding talent, how can you give birth to a son like you? He is as stupid as a pig and dog, and you will kill us all! ?
Cao Shuang surrendered the military power to go home and was placed under house arrest. At first, Sima Yi sent someone to send 100 tons of rice, plus dried meat and soybeans. The day will come when Cao Shuang won't be hungry. He thinks good luck is shining. A few days later, imperial secretary Zhang Dang, who had close contacts with Cao Shuang, was arrested. Under torture, Zhang Dang confessed that Cao Shuang and others conspired to rebel in March.
So there was a big arrest immediately. Cao Shuang and his brothers, as well as Yanhe, Deng Kui, Ding Mi, Bi Gui, Huan Fan and the Jingzhou secretariat where Sima Yi was ill earlier were arrested, Zhang Dang was killed, three families were destroyed, and even the married wives were collectively beheaded. From then on, the military and political power of Cao Wei Dynasty was transferred to Sima Yi, and Cao Fang, the Wei Emperor, could only obey his orders.
Two years later, Wang Qiuling and his nephew Chongzhou, the secretariat of Hu Ling, discussed that in Huainan, they would establish another king of Chu, Cao Pi, as the Wei Emperor. After this matter was reported, Sima Yi issued an amnesty order. Wang Ling thinks she can settle for the status quo. I didn't expect Sima Yi to kill her with an army, so the tomb had to give in easily. 600 infantry and cavalry escorted the tomb to Luoyang.
Before leaving, the tomb asked Sima Yi for some coffin nails to test her fate. As soon as the coffin nail arrived at the tomb, I knew that Sima Yi would not spare his life and committed suicide by taking poison on the way. Anyone involved in the case was also killed and destroyed. Hu Ling, who died of illness, was dug out of the grave for three days, and Cao Biao, the king of Chu, was forced to commit suicide.
In August of 25 1 year (three years of Wei Jiaping), Sima Yi, who was 73 years old, died of illness. His eldest son, Sima Shi, was appointed as a general of the government army and recorded history, continuing to assist the court.
Before Sima Yi's death, Cao Wei's royal family was forced to move to Luoyang, and they were not allowed to communicate with each other and to enter and leave freely. After Sima Yi's death, he was buried in the foothills of shouyangshan (now ten miles east of Luoyang Old Town). Later, after the establishment of the Jin Dynasty, Sima Yan called this mausoleum the Plateau Mausoleum.
In the early years of Cao Wei, it was stipulated that future generations were not allowed to pay homage to the mausoleum. Sima Yi used Cao Shuang and Cao Fang to illegally sacrifice to Gao Ping Ling and seize power. He is also afraid that similar accidents will happen when future generations pay homage to the mausoleum. Therefore, before he died, he strictly applied for an order not to sweep the grave, stipulating that the tomb could not be buried and trees could not be planted, and the family members who died later were not allowed to be buried together. The descendants of Sima Yi strictly carried out this ancestral training, so it is not a suspense where the Jin emperors were buried, but its specific location, which emperor's tomb it was buried in and whose tomb it belonged to is an eternal mystery, which has not been confirmed so far.