Sima Yi usurped the position of Wei San, but Cao Wei's political counterattack made Sima Yi's family full of twists and turns. At that time, the Queen Mother was in mourning, and the ambitious Goose Bell would take over Wargo's army and put Si Mazhao and Sima Yi's generals under house arrest, ready to let Jiang Wei kill them all. So who raised the banner of Cao Wei against Sima Shi? With questions, let's follow the historical knowledge network to find out.
During the twenty years from Sima Yi's coming to power to Sima Yan's usurpation, Sima Shi experienced three central coups and three local military resistance and repression, and finally basically eliminated Cao Wei's resistance. In fact, after Cao Mao was killed, the Cao Wei regime launched a Jedi counterattack. They are often ignored simply because of historical tampering and the complex characteristics of leaders. The person we want to talk about is Jude Zhong.
Brief introduction of Jude Zhong's life
Zhong Hui is a noble family. His father, Zhong You, was Cao Wei, Guo Xiang He and had helped Cao Cao and Cao Pi. Zhong You is a master of calligraphy. He and Wang Xizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty are called Zhong Wang. Originated in lowercase, descendants are called the ancestors of regular script. Influenced by family style, Zhong Hui is also very accomplished in calligraphy. He is good at running script and cursive script, especially official script.
When I was very young, Jude Zhong was very clever. At that time, the famous minister Jiang Ji visited Zhong You's home. He looked at Jude Zhong in surprise and said to Zhongyou, This child is not an ordinary person. You can tell from his eyes that he is not afraid of the market at all. This is a brave wizard. Later, his father Zhong You introduced him and his younger brother Yu Zhong to Cao Pi. When Yuzhong met the emperor for the first time, he was so scared that he was sweating, but Zhong Hui was very calm. The emperor asked, Yuzhong, why are you sweating so much? Yuzhong said: The son of heaven is mighty, and all the ministers are sweating. The emperor asked Zhong Hui again: Why don't you sweat? Zhong Hui listened to the eldest brother's tone and said: The emperor is mighty, and the minister is afraid of sweating. The emperor smiled.
Zhong Hui will enter the officialdom early and get ahead. Besides high officials, Jude Zhong also likes to make friends with high officials and celebrities. According to Shi Shuo Xin Yu, Zhong Hui has heard the name of Ji Kang for a long time and invited friends to visit. While Ji Kang was working while the iron was hot under the tree, Xiang embroidery was pulling the bellows. Ji Kang is also there. He hasn't said a word to Jude Zhong for a long time. Jude Zhong got up and left. Ji Kang said, did you hear that you came? What do you see? Did you leave? Jude Zhong said: We heard what we heard, came, saw what we saw and left.
Wang Rong and Peggy visited Zhong Hui and left soon. A guest asked Jude Zhong: How were those two children just now? Zhong Hui said: Pei Kai is simple, while Wang Rong is unpretentious and concise. Twenty years later, these two sages will become official ministers. I hope there will be no missed talents in the world at that time.
As can be seen from the history books, the evaluation of Zhong Hui is almost negative.
For example, his wife Wang Yuanji said: Zhong forgets righteousness and likes to make trouble. Excessive indulgence will lead to chaos. Xin Xianying said: Zhong Hui was arrogant and did nothing for a long time. Even my younger brother, Yu Zhong, said: Zhong may be treacherous, and no one can guarantee what he will do, so he can't be entrusted with an important task.
These comments may have been exaggerated, because Jude Zhong later adopted the name of rebellion and should not be trusted.
Refine and calculate Wang Zuo's talents.
When Zhong Hui officially took office, Cao Wei's power had been marginalized. Cao jiadi is like a puppet, and the regime is in the hands of Sima Shi. Cao Cao, Cao Pi and some aristocratic families in Cao Rui's era, such as Xun, Jia Kui and Wang Su, all became Sima's family. And the clock home, also as close as possible to SiMaShi.
At first, Zhong Hui was willing to help Sima Jia. When the second Shouchun rebellion was put down, he led the army eastward and served as the secretary of Sima Shi. Zhong Hui went out to enjoy many paintings, and Sima Shi said that he had the talent of Wang Zuo. After resistance and pacification, Sima Shi became seriously ill and died on his way back to Li. Si Mazhao came to Xuchang from Beijing to visit his brother and take over the power of the army. At this point, the newly enthroned emperor Cao Taizu had just pacified the south and ordered Si Mazhao to be stationed in Xuchang. Zhong Hui suggested that Si Mazhao should return to Luoyang as soon as possible, so as not to be overhead by the emperor. Si Mazhao followed his advice, returned to the army, stationed on the shore of waterinfo, and firmly held the emperor and power in his hands. From then on, Si Mazhao trusted Zhong Hui very much and regarded him as a bosom friend.
Shouchun rebelled for the third time, and Zhong wanted to fight. At that time, Zhuge Dan sent troops to Dongwu, and Dongwu sent Quan Yi to help defend the city. My nephew was at odds with the two families, and the whole family crossed the river to Wei. He used the trick of Zhong Hui to write a fake letter to his family and sent his servant. He said in a tone that Emperor Wudi wanted to kill the whole family because he couldn't win Shouchun, saying that Emperor Wudi had defected to Wei. Hearing this, he was afraid and surrendered to Si Mazhao. After Wu Dong's reinforcements were defeated, Zhuge Dan fought alone and was soon killed. Zhong Hui made great contributions to this movement and showed great originality. People even think that he is the contemporary Sean. The court commended the hero and awarded Zhong Hui, Chen Hou and other honors.
Zhong Hui's life experience is closely related to the interests of Sima family. He not only made suggestions, but also helped Sima Jia solve two Shouchun uprisings. Even the emperor Cao Mao took measures to deal with Sima's family, and he stood firmly on Sima's side. In order to abolish Cao Fang and pacify Shouchun Sanluan, Zhong Hui took a pro-Sima position. What caused his attitude to change 180 degrees?
On the eve of the destruction of Shu by Zhong Hui, an ancient scandal happened:
In 260 AD, Sima Zhao became more and more domineering, and Cao Cao finally couldn't stand it. He said: Si Mazhao's heart is well known. I can't sit here and wait for the shame of being deposed by him! So Cao Mao rushed out of the imperial city with an elite guard and attacked Si Mazhao. Sima Ping showed that soldiers dared not offend when they saw the emperor. Jia Chong said to Ji Cheng, the late king, King Jin was very kind to you today. What can I ask for today? Ji Cheng pulled out his spear and stabbed Cao Mao to death on the spot.
Killing the emperor is a great event. Although there were deposed emperors before, there were precedents in ancient times. Killing the emperor directly is treason. The seventh biography of the Book of Jin records that Wei Guigui was a good man in his hometown, and he loved literati. Sima Wang and others will meet Pei Xiu and Zhong. At this time, Zhong can approach Cao Mao. Being together day and night, happy, let him unconsciously sympathize with Cao Mao. Cao Pi's sudden murder strongly stimulated Zhong Hui's psychology and prompted him to rethink his behavior and position: should he continue to obey the powerful Sima family or support Cao Zhi's orphans and widows? What is the best way to help Cao Wei?