Sima's family is lucky, because Master Sima is good enough to lead the family through the most dangerous years during the handover of power. Although Sima Shi has a bad reputation, his talent is first-class.
After Sima Yi's death, there is no dispute about the successor, but the key is how to make Sima Shi take over reasonably and legally.
Cao Cao died, and Cao Pi succeeded to the throne smoothly. This is because Cao Cao is not only a nominally Han minister, but also a king long ago, so Cao Pi inherited the titles of Cao Cao and Wang Wei. And Cao Cao's main team is also detained in Wang Wei, so it is natural for Cao Pi to take over.
But Sima's house is different. Sima yi still declined the county magistrate before his death, and only had the title of Wuyang Hou until his death. You know, the title can be inherited, the official position can't be inherited, and the Sima family can't hand over power normally.
If there is no reasonable explanation for your behavior, although there is not much problem in operation, it will be bad in reputation. After all, there were not a few people who opposed the Sima family inside and outside the court at that time, so don't be too arrogant.
At that time, people attached great importance to imitating the ancient example. For example, when Liu Bei was the king of Hanzhong, because he could not find a legal basis, he had to adopt the precedent of * * * pushing Dou Rong as a marshal in five counties in Hexi to confront Xiao Wei. In other words, even if you have the strength, you can't do whatever you want. You must find a convincing precedent.
Fortunately, Sima's think tank, familiar with the classics of historians, found a suitable precedent. After the death of Yi Yin, a famous figure in Shang Dynasty, his son succeeded him as prime minister and eventually became a famous minister. I have to say that this example is quite appropriate.
In this way, Sima Shi succeeded to the throne smoothly and was appointed as the general of Fujun, which recorded history.
This Fujun general is nothing unusual. When Wei Wendi Cao Pi just acceded to the throne, Sima Yi also held this position. There is still a gap between the second-class official position and the third-class official position.
But what is really powerful is the title of Shangshu, which is the most powerful support for Sima Shi to control the state affairs.
The embryonic form of Shangshu originated from Huo Guang's leadership of Shangshu in the Western Han Dynasty. As the emperor's confidential secretary, he has great power. After the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the main book history was officially changed to video history, and its power status was further improved, making it a de facto prime minister above the Three Fairs.
In other words, it is the standard for the minister to record the minister's history. Although Sima Shi was not a three-official in name, he was actually the undisputed head of the imperial court and had the title of recording the history of ministers.
Of course, Sima Shi will not always be a second-rate general of the rich army. In the spring of 252, he was promoted to general and was awarded the title of Chinese and foreign military commander-in-chief.
As the name implies, Chinese and foreign military commanders command the imperial army and local military forces, nominally the highest military commander of the country. But in fact, there is no such power, and there are still local governors.
But in any case, Sima Shi nominally became the supreme commander in the military, and he recorded that ministers controlled state affairs, which can be said to be military politics and became the actual decision-maker of the country.
So what is the political level of Sima Shi? Facts have proved that he is not only excellent in military quality, but also a good hand in governing the country.
In the early years, when Jiang Ji was a security guard in China, it was common to ask for bribes. At that time, there was a folk song that said, "If you want a tooth, you need a thousand horses;" 500 overseers get 500 horses. " Sima yi later asked about this matter, but Jiang Ji made no secret of it, which shows that it is common to buy and sell officials.
However, after Sima Shi took office, he changed his bad style and rewarded fairness and justice without favoritism. In this way, the imperial army took on a new look under his rectification, which also became a great help during the change of Gao Pingling.
Sima Shi's characteristic of employing people is pragmatism, which only emphasizes ability and doesn't ask anything else, which is different from Sima Yi.
For example, Sima Yi was dissatisfied that Shibao, whom he valued, was a good woman with bad conduct, but Sima Shi thought that talented people should not stick to these details, and people with good conduct may not be talented. Facts have proved that he has a good eye.
Sima Shi's concept of employing people is very similar to Cao Cao's meritocracy. He cited examples of Guan Zhong's greed for money and Chen Ping's rash but great achievements, and finally persuaded Sima Yi.
Of course, Sima Shi's courage to employ people in this way also stems from his extreme self-confidence, and he has the confidence to control all kinds of talents. This is really not bragging. Supporting the dead for more than 3,000 years without making any mistakes is really beyond the ability of ordinary people. Need strong leadership and personality charm.
Sima Shi has not been in power for a long time, only three or four years before and after, but his ability to manage political affairs in an orderly way in these short years shows his ability.
At that time, Cao Wei had just experienced the change of Gao Pingling and the two Huainan riots, and Wu and Shu were eyeing up outside. It can be said that the situation was still relatively tense.
Sima Shi took over at this time, and his prestige was far less than that of his father Sima Yi. It is not that simple to control the situation easily. After all, as the second generation hero, when Cao Shuang was the minister of Fuzheng, he made the court malodorous in a few years, and widespread indignation and discontent.
In fact, Sima Shi was also a noble child who advocated glitz and liked to talk clearly in his early years. He is not much different from Yanhe and Xia Houxuan, but in the end he became such an outstanding talent for governing the country. It seems that the environment has great influence on a person.
After Wei Mingdi put down the flashy party, Sima Shi was unemployed at home for a long time. Finally, I came out of the mountain again in Cao Fang's time, hoping to make great achievements, but it was not long before Cao Shuang and his party were jealous and had to dormant.
Ten years' forbearance in Zhengshi period created his persevering character, and finally he waited until the change of Gao Pingling became a blockbuster and became a seasoned politician.
There is a saying in the lurk: "personnel is politics." This is the eternal truth.
There are so many officials in and out of the imperial court, some of whom are from noble families and some from poor families; Some have both ability and political integrity, and some have a prominent reputation; Have a plenty of Sima's cast, have a plenty of don't deal with his family.
It is very difficult to arrange so many kinds of people and let them play their greatest role, but Sima Shi arranged them in order.
At that time, it was suggested that the current system should be changed. This is actually a bit suspected of digging a hole. How did Cao Shuang lose his heart? Sima Shi naturally won't forget. So he replied, "I don't know ancient and modern times, but I follow heaven, which is described in the Book of Songs." The old rules should be observed and cannot be easily changed unless there is a war. "
It's no exaggeration to give Sima Shi a hundred praises here. This is the great wisdom of doing nothing. The unrest has just subsided, and the country needs a rest. At this time, it is not appropriate to make any changes. It is best to let nature take its course and restore national strength. But this simple truth is not understood by most so-called reformers.
As for the second half sentence, it expounds an advanced wartime system thought. Governing the country needs to be relaxed and in a state of war for a long time. Sooner or later, this string will break, and then something will happen, such as Qin under the agricultural war system.
Doing nothing in peacetime and doing it in wartime in the face of war is the superb realm of governing the country. Sima Shi, who was both civil and military, was really the most underestimated talent in the Three Kingdoms period.
At the same time, Soochow has passed the short-term pain of Sun Quan's death and has gradually returned to normal. Zhuge Ke, an ambitious teacher, is also eager to prove himself. The contest between two assistant ministers, Wei and Wu, is about to begin.