During the Three Kingdoms period, talented people came forth in large numbers, and the stars gathered together. Compared with Cao Cao, Yu Xun, Jia Xu, Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu, Sima Yi was undoubtedly a secret and somewhat boring anomaly. Like a lone wolf, he hesitated in Jian 'an period at the end of Han Dynasty, and rose to be a strange peak in Huang Chu, Taihe, Qinglong and Jingxian period of Cao Wei. In the end, I drew a "blockbuster" for myself during the Zhengshi and Jiaping years of Cao Wei! Everyone didn't invent it until the last moment: Sima Yi was actually the last and biggest winner of the whole Three Kingdoms.
Since ancient times, Sima Yi has been accused as a representative of "careerist" and "schemer". "Old scoundrel, big scoundrel" and "wily" are almost personal and personal labels that he can't excuse from ancient times. However, can Sima Yi be sealed only by the titles of "careerist" and "schemer"? , Gao, Dong Zhuo, Li, etc., are greedy for power and profit, and hate the country and the people. Can they be compared with Sima Yi? Sima Yi was a real "Yi Yin" and "Duke of Zhou"!
He is honest and talented, but he is recognized by the ruling and opposition parties-Cao Zhi praised him a few days ago: "Wei Xiao Xiong Jie is special and straightforward." Fearless, disregard for human life. The ruling court praised customs and served etiquette; When it comes to one thing, it's hard to tear it down. "His political opponents Ding Mi and Bi Gui also have to admit:" Sima Yi is ambitious and popular. "
If the Jin Dynasty initiated by Sima Yi had not been liquidated so tragically, and if the tragedies of "Eight Kings Disaster" and "Five Wild Flowers" had not occurred, Sima Yi's reputation in the history of China should at least not be worse than that of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty. Sima Yi really bears too much blame for his incompetent children.
To be fair, judging from what Sima Yi has said and done in his life, he has hardly been criticized. In his long life, he did not do extravagance and defeat the country like Cao Shuang; Like xelloss, he is not eager for quick success and instant benefit; Like Cao Cao, he didn't kill the king and hunt nine tin.
I always thought that although Cao Cao claimed to be "if it was my destiny, I would be Zhou Wenwang." -Indeed, his "Zhou Wenwang" is not as harmonious as Sima Yi's. In my opinion, Sima Yi is a typical politician in ancient times: the highest ambition of Confucian classics, "cultivate one's morality, cultivate one's heart, govern the country and level the world", is beyond his reach!
In the Book of Jin, he is called "rare, intelligent and knowledgeable". Can you say that his cultivation is not good? Two sons, Sima Shi and Si Mazhao, have been trained. Can you say that he didn't do a good job at home? Raise the army to accumulate grain, pull out heroes, establish public order and establish prestige, take Wargo for farming, lead Zhou Tai into the army, entrust Wenwu to do his own thing, can you say that he didn't do a good job in governing the country? Sweep down internal enemies, strengthen national strength and lay a solid foundation for future generations. "If you get rid of Wanli, you will be starved forever." Can you say that he didn't make enough efforts to draw the whole country?
In detail, Sima Yi has three characteristics: Confucian, recluse and all-rounder.
First of all, the Confucian owl
Sima Yi is an out-and-out Confucian owl. Moreover, he is by no means a paranoid Rainbow headstrong who "Confucianism for Confucianism's sake". The Book of Jin called him "prostrate in Confucianism" and "always worried about the country", which always reminds me of another Confucian politician, Fan Zhongyan, who cares about the country and the people and takes the world as his responsibility. But where can Fan Zhongyan's achievements be compared with Sima Yi?
He beat Hao Yuan in the west for nothing, and pursued the "Qingli New Deal" without an ending. He is not as good as Sima Yi, because he has the heart to help the world and lacks the talent to cure chaos! In the early years of the Jin Dynasty initiated by Sima Yi, there was also a "rule of Taikang" in which there was no poverty in the world-although it was short-lived, it was also the implementation and implementation of Sima Yi's policy of "loving the people and being proud of being a good man" in the hands of his children.
Some of Sima Yi's words reveal a strong Confucian elegance: "Thieves are bound by dense nets, so they abandon them." Hony is generous, it is natural and pleasant. "Wang Fuzhi, a great thinker in the late Ming Dynasty, also commented in Reading as a Mirror:" Although Sima Yi was in the DPRK, he was kind to the people, and it was a big thing to unite the hearts of the whole country. Therefore, knowing strangers is to make up for your happiness. "It is inevitable for Sima Yi to govern the country with Confucianism and Taoism.
We can also see that many of Sima Yi's doorways are deeply branded with Confucianism: the person he admires most in his life is not Cao Cao, whose martial arts are unparalleled, but a generation of Confucian Yu Xun; His in-laws are Wang Su, a famous scholar and scholar in Cao Wei. He was followed by Cao Shuang's political allies Gao Rou, Wang Unfair, Sun Li, etc., all loyal officials and scholars like Harry.
That is to say, when Cao Shuang's side was destroyed, it was also based on Confucianism and Taoism to balance the scales: Xiahou ordered the female to cut off her nose to keep her ambition, but she would rather accept the law in order to maintain the loyalty of her master. Although they were enemies, they were encouraged and treated leniently by Sima Yi-Xiahou ordered the monument of women to be included in The Book of Jin, Biography of Women, and Lu Zhi has been the town general of the Jin Dynasty ever since. This is almost the same as Yuan Shaoqi's small amount of weapons. In the end, he became angry from embarrassment and killed Cang Hong, Chen Rong and other martyrs.
At the same time, however, Sima's fierce nature is not easy to hide: he should be ruthless and fierce-he abolished the separatist forces of the Gongsun family in Liaodong and wiped out political enemies such as Cao Shuang and the tomb, and he was completely heartless, pure and strict. Confucian owl is Confucian owl. No matter how Confucian, his character is still thin.
Second, Hideo
Sima Yi is an unpredictable hidden hero. What is a "hidden man"? A "hidden hero" is the ultimate hero who hides pearls and sinks pearls. His lofty aspirations are by no means weaker than those of Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan. His real talent and practical learning are by no means inferior to those of Guo Jia, Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu. But in order to "make a blockbuster" and "soar to the sky" at the right time, he spontaneously and automatically hid them completely, put them in a "sheath" and waited for an opportunity.
While he was speechless and forbearing, he was also good at preparing for a rainy day, and used the ingenious trick of "pulling a thousand pounds in four" to eliminate all threats and dangers in real time: when Cao Cao was deeply suspicious of him, he made ugly observations, sized up the situation, quickly seized the opportunity, and issued "Han Yun died, and his royal highness (referring to Cao Cao) was extraordinary." Sun Quan's submission is also the intention of heaven and man. Those who have no patience in danger, Xia, Yin and Zhou are also afraid to know life. "
After a period of persuasion, he immediately talked about Cao Cao's heart and became the confidant of the Prime Minister's office-the main book, the military department, and the long history! When Wei Mingdi and Cao Rui had doubts about him before his death, although he was in Liaodong, he expressed his loyalty to Cao Rui on the principle of "selfless people and ministers, pushing beauty above everything else", thus keeping his position as assistant minister.
Sima Yi is really a hermit: in order to completely realize his ambition of "eliminating Wanli and eight famine", he has been dormant for decades, quietly sharpening his edge and strengthening his strength. No matter how high he is in the temple, he is still far away from the border. He always stands firm in the face of repeated shocks from opponents and fate.
The humble life and survival of "we all know between grass and grazing" failed to destroy his great ambition to show the sky one day; Chen jiao and senior political opponents openly attacked and assassinated. To him, it was just a golden breeze. In the face of Cao Shuang's sudden death and overhead, he also assumed a face-to-face look ... All this stems from the unparalleled firmness and growth of Er's physiological essence! Emotions, sorrows, sorrows and fears, all emotions are adjusted in his deep chest, calm!
He was fearless, and when the assassin's blade touched his Adam's apple, he still pretended to be "stiff"-note: that year, he was only 29 years old! He is not angry or angry. When Zhuge Liangfa's "National Shame" provoked the generals under the account to fly into a rage, he also laughed and said that it was boasting that he was "quiet as a virgin" in fighting! No matter what achievements and victories he has achieved, he will not be slightly anesthetized. He always keeps burying his head in calm silence, taking pains to dominate the overall situation and plan for the future ... Sima Yi is such a hermit: the power of hiding power and forbearance can be called ecstasy, and the secular desire has been completely achieved. Reason and will are his most powerful weapons.
Third, all-rounder
In the end, he is a generalist who combines the wisdom of Sean, The Sage in the River and the ability of an honorary soldier of North Korea. In the autumn of the twentieth year of Jian 'an, when Liu Bei and Sun Quan competed for Jiangling, he presented a coup to swallow Shu. But Cao Cao failed to give it and took it as a good opportunity to disappear to the same country. In the winter of the twenty-fourth year of Jian 'an, he proposed to Cao Cao the general plan of keeping Xu's capital firmly, uniting Wu to control Shu and indulging in lust. Guan Yu, the "warrior", fell, and Zhuge Liang's "Longzhong Dui" was completely destroyed. Judging from his internal achievements, he completed the grand plans of rejuvenating the country, dredging Huainan and cultivating Longxi, which later became the key to the real growth of Wei.
In military action, he captured Mengda in the west, rejected Zhuge in the east, invaded Cao Shuang in Peiping and attacked the tomb outside, all of which were his brilliant military achievements. Sun Quan, the king of Soochow, had to be in awe of his noble military talents: "Sima Yi is good at fighting, changeable and indomitable!" In fact, an all-round player like him, who is an owl general, a sage and a strategist, has been known since ancient times.
Moreover, the greatest thing about him is that he has a large source, is overqualified, and is always ready to take over the test and provocation of fate! When and under what circumstances, in order to stand out from the crowd, it is correct to highlight your own means. He has always had an advantage in this kind of calculation and operation! It is precisely because of this time that he was brilliant, unknown, endless and the first to arrive in such a period of fierce competition in the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty!
Confucianism, hermit and all-rounder are three aspects of Sima Yi's personality. Zhu Yuanzhang is a "owl without Confucianism", he is strong enough but not literate enough; Wang Mang is a "Confucian but not an owl", but he is interested in restoring ancient ways but unable to govern today; Sean was "hidden but not male", and he died empty and reserved to avoid power; Cao Cao is "male but not hidden", sharp-edged and bitter everywhere; Zhuge Liang is "all-powerful and I am a man", surrounded by circles and meticulous; Zeng Guofan was "talented but incomplete". He was defeated repeatedly when he was a general, but pedantic when he was a relative.
Compared with Sima Yi, each of them seems to lack a little. Therefore, you have to admit that Sima Yi is an unprecedented achievement. Therefore, there was only one lean man in China's history, who changed from a Confucian scholar to a founding king. He is Sima Yi. No matter how firmly future generations discredit Sima Yi, his own essence will never be covered by the dirt of history.
The closer you get to him, the deeper you will feel: if you have the right time, the right situation and the right self-encouragement, a person's personal connotation potential can erupt as high, as far and as strong as a volcano!