Copywriter, producer: Yuan Zaiyu; copywriter: Ma Jinghong

Whenever Sima Yi is mentioned, I think everyone defines him as a "treacherous villain", which is Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, and Sun Quan. Wait for the "big villain" in the eyes of a "hero".

In the second half of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the writing of the villain's last words is even more amazing. Even if the villain is dead, it will not make people worry about it. All kinds of calculations. In the 108th chapter of the novel, Sima Yi, who was about to die, said this to his descendants: When I was in Wei Dynasty, I was awarded the title of Taifu, and my position as a minister was very high. Everyone suspected that I had different ambitions, but I had no idea. fear. After my death, you two will manage the affairs of the country well and assist the emperor in bringing peace to the nine provinces. Be careful! Be careful!?

What does it mean? On the surface, it means that I have no intention of usurping the throne. You must also assist the emperor after my death. But in fact, he wanted to tell his son, don't take the Cao family lightly just because you have real power now.

So why did Sima Yi, who had already taken over the power, still be so afraid of the Cao family, and even reminded his descendants in such a subtle way before his death?

Speaking of which, in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao has always been wary of Sima Yi, feeling that he was not someone willing to be subordinate to others. Cao Cao also had a dream in which he saw three horses eating in a trough. Three horses, Sima, Cao and Cao. The suspicious Cao Cao felt that this might be a hint from God, telling him to be careful of Sima Yi and his family. He did so, and even took his son with him to distrust Sima Yi.

Sima Yi is also smart. He knows how to play dumb and curb his ambitions to show his humility. At the same time, he did not hide his clumsiness too much and served the Cao family when they needed him. This is to tell Cao Cao clearly, don't worry, I am not the kind of person who wants to take over your world, and you see, I am still very useful.

At the same time, we can also see from the play "The Empty City Strategy" that Sima Yi is an exquisite egoist.

In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Zhuge Liang, who was short of troops, came up with the idea of ??using an empty city strategy to fight against Sima Yi's 100,000 army. As soon as Sima Yi saw Zhuge Liang playing the piano leisurely on the tower, he knew there was no trick and immediately retreated. Comparing these two, Zhuge Liang is simply extremely resourceful and fully grasps the enemy's psychology. Sima Yi was terrible. To say he was as timid as a mouse would be an understatement. But is it really that simple?

Sima Yi is so smart, how can he not see through what Zhuge Liang is thinking? Even if he couldn't see through it, he was leading a large army. Was he still afraid that he couldn't capture this small city?

Sima Yi actually considered that if he captured Zhuge Liang now, wouldn't there be no one in Shu who could fight against him, and it would be a matter of time before he captured Bashu. After that, if the Cao family's foreign troubles are reduced, it may be necessary to focus on rectifying the internal affairs of the court. He is useless and holds great power, so he will definitely bear the brunt of it.

Out of this consideration, Sima Yi finally turned and left. In order to save his life, he would rather raise tigers to cause trouble. You will definitely say that Sima Yi is too old and cunning.

In fact, Sima Yi in real history was not such a person. He is not a cunning and rebellious traitor, but he is indeed very tolerant.

Sima Yi was born into a prominent family. Although he knew that Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty could not afford this power, he really looked down on Cao Cao, the man who held the emperor hostage to order the princes. Therefore, when Cao Cao asked him to be an official many times, he would rather say that he was ill than serve him.

But I can’t stand Cao Cao’s love for talents. Under Cao Cao's coercion and inducement, he was forced to leave. But it was also because he was so talented that Cao Cao was a little afraid of him. He also understood that now that he was working under others, he had to restrain himself.

At the same time, because he put forward many good strategies that were beneficial to the development and consolidation of Cao Wei's regime. Gradually, Cao Cao began to trust him.

However, such stability is not long-lasting.

After the death of Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui, the young Cao Fang succeeded to the throne. Considering that Cao Fang was young, Cao Rui arranged for his relatives Cao Shuang and Sima Yi to assist Cao Fang. Who would have thought that Cao Shuang always disliked Sima Yi and was always against Sima Yi. For the sake of the stability of the country, Sima Yi did not confront Cao Shuang head-on. On the contrary, he took the initiative to repair the relationship with Cao Shuang. However, Cao Shuang just disliked him and gradually ignored him.

Sima Yi originally thought that he had tolerated the Cao family for so many years, and it was not impossible for him to tolerate it no longer. But who knows, this Cao Shuang is not good at running a country, and the people he appoints are not very talented. He amassed money wantonly and resorted to warfare. Seeing that the good country was about to die, Sima Yi had no choice but to launch a coup and execute Cao Shuang.

So, Sima Yi in history was not a treacherous official, let alone a cunning person.

"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is a novel after all, so don't treat it as a history book to evaluate historical figures. You see Zhang Fei in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is a ferocious warrior. But Zhang Fei in history was a handsome and noble man. We have to understand the truth of history before we can draw a conclusion.

Reference material: "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"

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