Chapter 124: Confused by power, the threat from the grassland!
Time passed unknowingly at the fingertips. It was almost noon in Chengdu, but Sima Yi still had no intention of having lunch and continued to meditate and reminisce...
In the first month of the first year of Zhengshi (240), the Eastern Japanese (today's Japan) came to pay tribute to Yanqi, Weixu, and other countries south of Weishui. The famous kings of Xianbei all sent envoys to pay tribute.
Wei Emperor Cao Fang praised Sima Yi and increased Sima Yi's fiefdom. At first, Cao Rui liked to overhaul the palace, and the establishment was very extravagant and luxurious, which made many people suffer.
When Sima Yi went to Liaodong and returned to the army, there were still more than ten thousand people who had been drafted to build palaces, and they were full of all kinds of rare and rare treasures.
During the reign of Wei Emperor Cao Fang, after Sima Yi's suggestion, all the laborers involved in overhauling the palace were eliminated. Why did he not dare to rashly dissuade Cao Rui when he was in power?
The main reason is that Cao Rui used the emperor's check and balance technique so well that he suppressed all the ministers, including Sima Yi, who truly controlled the life and death of the ministers in the hands of the emperor alone.
If he writes a letter to strongly dissuade Cao Rui on the overhaul of the palace, then Cao Rui may take the opportunity to get rid of him or further suppress him. Then whether he can save himself and the Sima family is another matter.
It is better to keep a low profile, as this is in line with Sima Yi's principles of conduct. When the young emperor Cao Fang came to power, he, as one of the two auxiliary ministers of the Wei Dynasty,
The emperor is young, and the power of the Wei Dynasty is in the hands of him and Cao Shuang. It will be easy to give advice at this time, there will be almost no resistance in front, and there will be no danger.
After all, the two of them are in charge of government affairs. How could Cao Fang still disagree with Sima Yi's request? Although in ancient times, there was a saying that a father would not change his will for three years after his son died, but at this time, Cao Fang had no choice but to do so.
Cao Fang had to agree to Sima Yi's request even if he was reluctant. After all, the political power of the Wei Dynasty was still in the hands of Sima Yi and Cao Rui.
And he, Sima Yi, also knew that Cao Shuang was suddenly promoted to the position of auxiliary minister, and his foundation was still relatively shallow. He would not be eager to take the position of auxiliary minister as soon as he came, and openly opposed Sima Yi over some trivial matters before he took the position.
It is also unwise to do so. Although Cao Shuang is a descendant of the Cao Wei clan, his father is also the adopted son of Cao Cao.
But even so, Cao Shuang's qualifications and prestige in the court were still difficult to compare with those of the veterans of the four dynasties. Even his father Cao Zidan was unable to survive Zhuge Wolong's death. In battle formations, governing the people, and handling political affairs far surpass him and his father,
Moreover, he is also the leader of the Sima clan in Hanoi, which is relatively powerful among the noble clans in the world. However, the nominal leader of the Cao Wei clan is a young boy - Cao Fang, the emperor of Wei, not Cao Shuang.
But even if Cao Shuang takes this leader's position, he has too little foundation and may not be able to defeat him in the short time after the new emperor Cao Fang ascends the throne. If Cao Shuang is not too stupid, he will have to compromise with Sima Yi first.
After all, at this time, the enemy was strong and we were weak, so we had to do this, and Sima Yi was able to implement his policy strategy of resting with the people and not doing much construction without any resistance.
The result of this was that the Wei State was engaged in farming, its national power was greatly increased, and all countries came to visit, but Sima Yi's desire for power was also increasing day by day, but Cao Shuang was also taking advantage of the honeymoon period of the relationship to accumulate strength as quickly as possible.
So that one day our own strength can compete with Taifu Sima Yi's side, or even surpass Sima Yi's side, so we no longer have to entrust him with Sima Yi's virtual snake, and can freely manipulate Sima Yi and the Sima family...
In April of the second year of Zhengshi (241), Emperor Wu Sun Quan divided his forces into four groups to attack Wei: Quan Cong led tens of thousands of troops out of Huainan, Zhuge Ke attacked Lu'an, Zhu Ran attacked Fancheng, and General Zhuge Jin attacked Peizhong.
In the fifth month, Wu general Quan Cong invaded Shaopi, Zhu Ran and Sun Lun besieged Fancheng. Zhuge Jin and Bu Zhao invaded and plundered Taizhong. Sima Yi himself asked to send troops to attack. The court officials believed that the enemy troops came from afar to attack the fort, and they should wait for them to defeat themselves.
Sima Yi thought otherwise.
In June, Sima Yi led the army to reinforce the army. He knew that the south was hot and humid and it was not suitable for the army to stay here for a long time. He first sent Qingqi to challenge, but Zhu Ran did not dare to move. So he rested his soldiers.
Select the elite, recruit warriors, issue orders, and prepare to attack the city. The Wu army was frightened and retreated overnight.
At the entrance of Sanzhou (Jing, Yu, and Yangzhou), the Wei army pursued them, and the Wu army was wiped out with more than 10,000 men and heavy losses in ships and materials. When attacking Lu'an, the Wu army in Piao returned without success.
In the seventh month, Sima Yi was added to the city of Linying. There were four counties in total, ten thousand households in the city, and eleven of his children were all princes. Sima Yi's merits and virtues became more and more prosperous, but he became more humble.
In the spring of the third year of Zhengshi (242), Cao Rui pursued Sima Yi's father, Jingzhao Yin Sima Fang, as Wuyang Chenghou. After all, if you want to win over a veteran of the four dynasties like Sima Yi, you still can't use force. You can use force to play tricks.
Even the emperor cannot play with a child who is still in his infancy.
The main reason is that Cao Fang has never been a prince before, nor has he been taught by the emperor's "father" to know how to be an emperor.
Before this, no one hired him a good tutor to teach him well. It was just before Cao Rui died that he was lucky enough to choose him as his successor, and he came up like this.
The means and abilities still need some years of experience. For such a veteran of four dynasties, the current imperial prince can only be soft and win over him in every possible way, so that one day he can take the initiative and take back the political power that should belong to him.
These two auxiliary ministers "returned power" to the emperor,
No matter what method is used, of course Sima Yi and Cao Shuang know this in their hearts, but they are also obsessed with the power of the Wei Dynasty. After all, how many people in the world can resist such a great temptation of power and are willing to return the power?
Son of Heaven......
In March, Sima Yi reported to build the Guangcao Canal, divert the river into Bian, dredge the large lakes in the southeast, and establish large-scale farming in Huaibei. The state of Wu sent Zhuge Ke to garrison Wancheng, which made the people around him feel miserable.
Sima Yi wanted to lead his troops to attack it. The court officials thought that Zhuge Ke occupied a strong city and had a lot of grain. He could attack far away alone and reinforcements would arrive. However, Sima Yi thought that the Wu army was good at water warfare, not land warfare. The lake was shallow in winter and ships could not move.
, to rescue troops, they must abandon their ships and go to land to rescue them. It will be easy to defeat the enemy in a land battle.
In September of the fourth year of Zhengshi (243), Sima Yi led the army to the expedition, and the emperor drove out of Jinyang Gate. When the army arrived in Shucheng, Zhuge Ke burned the accumulations and abandoned the city and left. Sima Yi also visited the Huaibei Tuntian District and promoted Deng, a farmer's son.
Ai presided over the farming.
When the three kingdoms in the Central Plains were still fighting against each other, fighting and peace, the northern grasslands still echoed the lingering power of Xianbei hero Kebineng, but even if Kebineng was gone, Xianbei was still growing stronger and began to fight for
The existential threat is in the midst of a melee in the Central Plains...