Liu Bei, who was born in the royal family but was not recognized, started as the lowest-level trafficker and pawn and obtained the qualification of being an official through military service. Later, he was considered an uncle by the emperor. With strong willpower and personal charm, Shu Han was finally established and once competed with Cao Wei for world hegemony.
It is worth mentioning that Liu Bei and Cao Cao are brilliant and doing the same thing on their deathbed. History has proved that their vision is right.
Cao Cao said Sima Yi before he died.
On his deathbed, Cao Cao told his successor, Cao Pi, that he must beware of Sima Yi because he would hurt your family. Sima Yi was Cao Pi's right-hand man at that time. Cao Pi doesn't approve of Cao Cao's heartfelt thoughts, but it's not easy to refute Cao Cao. He just said that he knew and would pay attention to it later. However, Sima Yi was promoted later, and even Sima Yi was the spokesman of imperial power in the whole Cao Pi era, and his strategies were basically adopted by Cao Pi.
By the time he arrived in Cao Rui, Sima Yi was already a veteran of the Three Dynasties and the leader of the civil service group. At that time, Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu and Han dynasties, tried his best to crusade against Cao Wei, and once occupied the Longxi area of Cao Wei, and the whole Guanzhong and Xiliang were in jeopardy. Cao Wei appointed Sima Yi as Commander-in-Chief of the Western Front. In order to resist Zhuge Liang, he had to drive away the enemy and recover the territory.
Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang have been at war for nearly ten years. They once almost captured Zhuge Liang alive in Xicheng. They also suffered a fiasco in Shanggu and were even humiliated by the Shu army. Cao Wei's generals Xinmeile Joint-stock Company and Zhang He were also beheaded by the Shu army. This was all done by Sima Yi on purpose, because Xinmeile Co., Ltd. and Zhang He were from Cao Rui, Wei Mingdi, and did not listen to Sima Yi's orders at all. Sima Yi wiped out his political enemies by Zhuge Liang's hand and completely turned this army into his own private army.
Zhuge Liang died, and Sima Yi ushered in a highlight moment. He is the savior of Cao Wei, and his prestige is comparable to that of Wei Mingdi and Cao Rui. Sima Yi even used a dead dog to concoct the truth. He deliberately showed weakness to Cao Rui, paid the relieving first and then provided for the aged, which dispelled Cao Rui's worries, but secretly accumulated his own strength. Later, when Cao Rui died, Cao Fang, the young emperor in the new position, had no opinion, while Cao Shuang, his political opponent, was a straw bag. Sima Yi seized the opportunity to launch a coup and seized the supreme sovereignty of Cao Wei in just one day. Poor Cao family finally worked for him.
Liu Bei said Ma Su before he died.
Before Liu Bei died, he not only entrusted He Dou to Zhuge Liang, but also specifically told people like Zhuge Liang and Ma Su not to exaggerate or reuse them, otherwise born to die. Zhuge Liang is Liu Bei's strategist and the actual trader of Shu Han. He disagreed with Liu Bei. So I promised Liu Bei on the surface, but later I brought Ma Su to train with me.
Zhuge Liang thinks that Ma Su is a deep-rooted Miao people. He was born in a noble family in Jingzhou, and his brother Ma Liang was a senior official in Han Shu. The whole family is very supportive of Han Shu Group, so don't worry about Masu's loyalty. Moreover, Ma Su was very clever at an early age, and he explained the art of war very clearly. At a young age, you can also have your own opinions. People like this are simply perfect heirs. Zhuge Liang even wants him to be the leader of the younger generation so that he can take over his class in the future.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang arranged for Zhao Yun to attack the most dangerous area in west Gansu during the first Northern Expedition, and stationed 20,000 soldiers in Jieting Fortress in Ma Su, promising that as long as he stayed here, Shu Han could digest the results, and his post-war contribution was the same as Zhao Yun's. The street kiosks at the junction of Guanzhong, Longxi and Xiliang are the best defensive points, and they are guarded by elite soldiers. It is simply Ma Su's deliberate action. However, Ma Su is very incompetent. He gave up the safety practice suggested by Lieutenant Wang Ping and led his troops up the mountain privately. Finally, Wei Jun cut off the water and won the street pavilion as easy as blowing off dust.
When the Shu army lost its street pavilion, it lost its defense. Sima Yi took this opportunity to lead a hundred thousand troops to attack Zhuge Liang. Zhao Yun, who had just pacified Longxi, had no choice but to lead troops to Huiyuan. Not only was Sima Yi ambushed on the road, but also the Longxi area was taken away by Cao Wei. Although Zhuge Liang later withdrew to Yizhou unharmed, he actually lost the last chance for Shu Han to make a comeback. No matter how hard Zhuge Liang tried, he could not escape the fate of failure, and Shu Han became the first country to be eliminated.
Both of them are cancer in the group.
Judging from what Sima Yi and Ma Su have done, they are both malignant tumors of their respective groups. Cao Cao tried his best to defeat Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and Tao Qian. Warlords like Marten made the group the most powerful force. After two generations of Cao Pi and Cao Rui, Cao Wei actually widened the gap with Shu Han and Soochow, and gained the strength to unify the world. However, just because Sima Yi forbeared, he used the power of the state to seek personal gain for his family. Finally, the Nine Wars Quechao took over the territory and resources of the whole Cao Shi Group. If Cao Cao and Cao Pi knew such a thing, what would they think?
Ma Su, as a noble family, received the elite education of that era since he was a child, and was also expected by his family, so Zhuge Liang wanted to train him. At that time, Shu Han was actually helpless, and a big mistake would make the chance of reviving the Han Dynasty even more slim. Zhuge Liang spent his whole life trying to revive the Han Dynasty, and actually almost did it. But unexpectedly, the emergence of Ma Su directly led to the strategic bankruptcy of the group, and all the efforts of the Shu and Han dynasties, the five tigers generals and soldiers from all walks of life were wasted. The existence of Ma Su is just like that of Zhao Kuo in the Warring States Period, with one person destroying the country.
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Perhaps Zhuge Liang and Cao Pi have different growth experiences and comprehension abilities from Cao Cao and Liu Bei, and even some abilities are higher than them. But ability does not represent knowledge, nor does it represent results. As the trendsetters of that era, Cao Cao and Liu Bei went from having nothing to dominating the world. Their knowledge, their skills of knowing and controlling people are all the best in that era. They naturally see farther than everyone else and are the most correct guidance.
If history could be repeated and Zhuge Liang and Cao Pi suppressed Sima Yi and Ma Su, the history of the Three Kingdoms might be rewritten or even more splendid. Unfortunately, history has no ifs. If it is wrong, it is wrong. Lost is lost.