The Romance of the Three Kingdoms describes more than 400 characters, most of whom are resourceful or powerful for a while.

No one expected that such a troubled times of the Three Kingdoms, with a gathering of heroes and heroes, would eventually be attributed to Sima's family.

In 249 AD, Sima Yi staged a coup and seized the Cao Wei regime. Later, his grandson Sima Yanping decided Dongwu and established the Jin Dynasty.

In troubled times, why did Sima Yi become the final winner?

Sima Yi's forbearance experience in 4 1 year tells us that only by tolerating what others can't do can we achieve what others can't do.

Knowing how to show weakness in others is a kind of wisdom to retreat and a kind of strength to restrain oneself.

The weak try to be brave, and the strong show weakness.

In the 13th year of Jian 'an, Sima Yi went to the DPRK to take office at the invitation of Cao Cao.

At this time, Cao Cao also had an official named Yang Xiu.

The two men were inseparable in their view of talent and emotion, and they were once deeply appreciated and taboo by Cao Cao.

However, as far as personal style is concerned, it is completely different from Sima Yi.

Yang Xiu is brilliant, always likes to show off his knowledge, and shows his talents everywhere whenever he has the chance.

Cao Cao wrote a word "live" on the newly-built palace gate. He told the builder directly that Cao Cao's gate was too "wide".

Cao Cao wrote "a mouthful of crisp" on a box of crisp in "Saibei Tribute", and guessed the meaning of "one bite for each person" on the spot, so he ate it without hesitation.

Although these words and deeds can really prove his cleverness.

But he forgot that Cao Cao, who is suspicious by nature, can let others see through his mind all the time.

At this time, Sima Yi only did one thing, that is, hiding the front and being clumsy.

By Cao Cao's side, he never makes public and doesn't say anything he shouldn't.

Cao Cao knew that Sima Yi was very talented and ambitious, and he also wanted to kill Sima Yi.

I once had doubts about Sima Yi because of the dream of "Sanma Arch Trough". Later, I regarded Sima Yi as my confidant because I found that he had a "wolf-like attitude".

Fortunately, all this was resolved by Sima Yi with an honest duty and a diligent and low-key attitude.

Finally, Yang Xiu was executed by Cao Cao.

On the other hand, Sima Yi not only escaped the crisis of life and death, but also gained more opportunities to be promoted from literature to prince.

Later facts proved that Cao Cao's guess was right.

Sima Yi is not without ambition. On the contrary, his ambition is far beyond the average person.

But he knew that if he wanted to take something, he would eventually hide it.

It was because he was good at giving in that he was able to be reused by the four successive monarchs and became the powerful minister of Cao Wei.

There is a cloud in "Caigen Tan": "The beauty of hiding is clear, the clarity is turbid, and the extension is soft."

High-profile bluffing will only appear shallow and bring disaster.

Learn to hide your sharpness and strength, so as to save yourself.

The wood in the forest is beautiful, and the wind will destroy it; Only by leaving the device in the body can we wait until time.

Weakness is not cowardice, but the strategy chosen by the strong.

The bigger the pattern, the lower the posture.

The death of Cao Cao and the succession of Cao Pi are important turning points in Sima Yi's life.

Cao Pi attached great importance to Sima Yi. Shortly after Sima Yi succeeded to the throne, he was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister for many times.

Finally, we can reverse the situation that Cao Cao suppressed everywhere in the past and usher in the opportunity to make a name for ourselves.

He made suggestions for Cao Pi, formulated the New Deal, founded Shangshutai, and recruited talents.

With his steady and steady efforts, Wei's inheritance is getting stronger and stronger.

But he didn't take any credit, and he still acted cautiously.

In 224 AD, Cao Pi attacked the State of Wu, appointed Sima Yi as the general of the government army, and led 5,000 troops to guard Xuchang and act as the national government.

For a civil servant, it should be a great honor to be in charge of military power.

Sima Yi refused to accept his words. Later, Cao Pi said, "Now you are not honored, but you have to share my worries." Only then will you have to shoulder the heavy responsibility.

Why is this happening?

Because he knows very well that he must speak with strength in any position.

When you are young, the most important thing to do is to lower your posture and save your strength.

He is waiting, waiting for an opportunity to truly show his military talents.

It was not until seven years later that this opportunity finally came.

In 226 AD, Cao Pi died, and Cao Cao became Ming Di at the age of 22.

When Sun Quan of Soochow learned the news, he took advantage of the chaos to send troops to besiege Jiangxia City. Fortunately, Sima Yi led the army to attack and meet, and was able to defeat Wu Kou.

With this great achievement, Sima Yi was promoted to be an ancient general, and deserved it.

At that time, Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu claimed to be good at leading troops to fight.

But the result of overconfidence is to lose the battle in succession.

On the contrary, Sima Yi, who is calm and modest, has won many wars and achieved remarkable results.

During Zhuge Liang's fifth Northern Expedition, Sima Yi knew that he was not an opponent and refused to send troops by "sticking to the city wall and refusing to defend".

Due to the difficulty of logistics supply, Zhuge Liang had to use the goad to force Sima Yi to send troops to fight a decisive battle quickly.

He ordered the messenger to send a suit of women's clothes to Sima Yi. Surprisingly, Sima Yi was not ashamed and accepted it and put it on.

In this way, the two armies were deadlocked in Wuzhangyuan 100 days later, Zhuge Liang died from overwork, and Sima Yi took this opportunity to win the battle to destroy Shu.

In the crusade against Liaodong, Sima Yi also adopted the tactics of weakness, which made Gongsun Yuan lower his vigilance and successfully put down the rebellion.

From then on, he won Wei's conviction completely by virtue of his literary talent.

The key to Sima Yi's success is that he can see clearly his own shortcomings and his own position.

There is an old saying: if you think of high risk, you should be modest and self-grazing; If you are full of fear, you will think of rivers and oceans.

People are too arrogant, mostly because they respect themselves too much and can't recognize their position.

And when you reach a certain level, you will be willing to be modest and self-disciplined.

The ears of wheat are low ripe, and people bow their heads to ripen.

The lower the posture, the more you can show a person's pattern and realm.

People who are really good are quiet.

Sima Yi's nickname is "Tomb Tiger", which means the tiger hidden in the grave.

Throughout his life, he really lived up to his name and explained the word "hidden" incisively and vividly.

After Sima Yi came out of a famous family, he was famous for his cleverness and wit when he was young, and was asserted as a "strange man".

He waited until he was twenty-nine years old to become an official in Cao Fu, because before that, he had been deliberately avoiding being an official.

In the sixth year of Jian 'an, Cao Cao, who was still commonplace at that time, heard about Sima Yi's talent and sent messengers to explore the road.

However, at that time, the situation was chaotic, and Sima Yi, who just wanted to wait and see, refused the application on the grounds that he lied that he had rheumatism.

Cao Cao didn't believe it at first, so he sent people to sneak into Sima Yi's house at night to find out the news.

Who knows that Sima Yi has a countermeasure? He lay there and let the spy prick his legs and feet with silver, but his face remained the same and motionless.

He pretended to be ill for seven years.

During this time, he worked hard and waited patiently, not worrying that his talents were buried.

And as he expected, after Cao Cao unified the north and officially became the overlord of the Three Kingdoms, he was found again.

This time, he was finally able to follow the trend, which not only fulfilled Cao Cao's love for talents, but also found a wise Lord for himself.

Little ninja, big prank; People who can achieve great things must be patient.

In his later years, Sima Yi cultivated himself to a secret realm.

At that time, he was deeply excluded by Cao Shuang, the son of Ye Zhen, and was given political and military power. He only became a teacher in name only.

In the face of Cao Shuang's tit-for-tat, Sima Yi not only showed no indignation, but took the initiative to show weakness and give in.

Later, Sima Yi said that he was ill at home, so Cao Shuang, who was not at ease, sent someone to ask Cao Cao about his illness.

Sima Yi, a veteran of the Four Dynasties, paid no attention to her image, lying on the couch with glassy eyes and incoherent words.

When the girl brought porridge, he deliberately shook it while eating, so that more than half of the bowl of porridge flowed out of the corner of his mouth and covered it.

Knowing this, Cao Shuang settled down from now on, and put down the monitoring and alert of Sima Yi.

However, Sima Yi, who is ill in bed, is planning a big plan to change history.

A year later, 70-year-old Sima Yi staged a coup in Gao Ping Ling, destroying Cao Shuang factions by thunder and reaching the peak of power.

Between talking and laughing, I was exhausted.

And for this moment, he has been preparing for half his life.

There is a saying in "On Chiayi": A gentleman must wait for it when he is far away; Be patient when you are older.

Only mediocre people need grandstanding.

Real powerful people attack the city in a quiet way.

Still water is deep, similar to the sea.

Only by being calm, arrogant and self-righteous can we quietly realize the sublimation of life in a low-key and leisurely manner.

Sima yi has a famous saying: smart people actually have to do things, and fools have to fight for fame.

If a person can look at himself rationally, he will not stand out for fame and fortune.

Be brave for a while, and eventually lose big because of small; Learning to retreat from the net is a long-term solution.

Water eventually enters the sea because of goodness, and mountains do not compete for peaks.

You don't have to show off deliberately, your talent is not publicized, and your intelligence is not revealed. This is the realm of the strong.