Chapter 604 Cao Rui Dies, Power Changes Hands

Seeing Cao Rui's look of being about to die, Sima Yi swallowed his saliva subconsciously.

But soon, he reacted, and then bowed to Cao Rui to express his loyalty,

"I dare to exhaust my strength, be loyal and loyal, and die!"

Here, Sima Yi took out Zhuge Liang's words to Liu Bei and posed. In this way, he showed that although he was not as capable as Zhuge Liang, he was definitely a loyal minister named after Zhuge Liang.

However, Cao Rui did not express this, but just looked at him deeply. This nearly 30-year-old emperor seemed to have seen the old fox in front of him the most profoundly in history.

This is not a loyal minister, Cao Rui knew it very well. But at this point, Sima Yi still had the mind to pose... This heart is probably a bit big.

However, Cao Rui finally ordered the drafting of an edict, ordering Sima Yi and Cao Shuang to be the Shangshu Ling together. Among them, Sima Yi was the main one, and Cao Shuang was the auxiliary one, and they recorded the Shangshu affairs together.

There was no other way. The only person who could hope to resist the Shu army was Sima Yi. If he was not used, the court and the country of Cao Wei would be shaken after his death, and the country would probably be destroyed in only two years.

So, even if Cao Rui knew that Sima Yi was a deadly poison, he had to drink it.

With no choice at all, Sima Yi won the power struggle by lying down...

In the 16th year of Jianxing in the Han Dynasty and the 2nd year of Jingchu in the Wei Dynasty, Cao Rui, the emperor of Cao Wei, died of illness in Yecheng. To be honest, this emperor, who was posthumously named Emperor Ming, did a really good job.

During his years in office, he tried his best to ease the domestic conflicts of Cao Wei, and always used key figures in key places. He was also very courageous in all aspects, and he was also brave enough to delegate power.

Objectively speaking, he could beat Liu Chan by dozens of streets, and was a truly wise monarch. If he hadn't met Ma Su, he would have been the Wei Ming Emperor in history at worst.

Unfortunately, in the year when he just succeeded to the throne, he had a wall hanging. In the following ten years, this wall-hanger brought down his country right under his nose.

In the end, not only was he angry to death, but he was also likely to be despised as an incompetent ruler after his death. It is estimated that even if Cao Rui went to the underworld, he could not swallow this breath.

Cao Rui died of illness, but the matter was not over. He could not be the king of a fallen country, but someone had to take care of the mess he left behind.

After Cao Rui's death, Taiwei Sima Yi and Wei General Cao Shuang officially recorded Shangshu affairs together. These two were appointed Wei Tuogu Ministers in Cao Rui's will, and were responsible for acting as the government before the young emperor Cao Fang came of age.

After the funeral of Cao Rui, Sima Yi looked sad, but still managed to handle the government. Relying on Sima Yi's majesty and political means for many years, the chaotic Cao Wei court finally began to stabilize.

To be honest, although Sima Yi's morality was despised, his ability was indeed beyond doubt. Less than a month after Cao Rui's death, Sima Yi stabilized the court of Cao Wei.

Those who cause trouble are killed, those who refuse to obey are demoted, and those who waver are quickly won over. His way of handling government affairs once had a bit of Zhuge Liang's style, which made some old ministers sigh why this old artist was not used earlier.

If Sima Yi was allowed to take charge of Guanxi affairs, perhaps things would be better...

However, contrary to those old ministers, Cao Shuang's attitude towards Sima Yi was indeed a bit strange.

"Now that the Shu army has left Hulao Pass, it has threatened the safety of Yanzhou and Yuzhou of our Great Wei, and even Xuzhou has been affected." Cao Shuang met Sima Yi and said calmly.

"Since we are both ministers entrusted with the care of the young emperor, I would like to hear the Taiwei's thoughts on this."

"I don't think the southern part of Yanzhou is worth defending..." Sima Yi was silent for a moment, then spoke steadily,

"The Shu army has already reached Xingyang, and the southern counties of Yanzhou have no strategic locations to defend, and Yuzhou is a thousand-mile plain."

"However, Yuzhou is where the previous emperor started his career and the birthplace of the Wei Dynasty, so it really needs to be preserved. So in my opinion, we should abandon the Yanzhou area and move the Shu army to Yanzhou to confront them in the Yellow River area, which still has some natural dangers."

"As for Yuzhou, we should move its people to Xuzhou as much as possible, and station heavy troops in Xudu as a barrier..."

"Who can be the commander?" Cao Shuang stared at Sima Yi closely and asked in an inexplicable tone.

"My eldest son Sima Shi can be the governor of Yuzhou, and my old general Guo Huai can be the governor of Xuzhou, and they can support each other. If the Shu army's offensive is too urgent, I will go to Xudu in person!" Sima Yi spoke without any pause, and looked very fluent and natural.

"Then I will trouble the Taiwei. I will write a letter to ask my son to be the general of Wuwei, and I will jointly protect the safety of Yecheng." Cao Shuang nodded, bowed and turned away.

As soon as he left Sima Yi's house, Cao Shuang's face became gloomy.

"This old guy really has bad intentions, and we should be on guard... Fortunately, it is not bad to send him to Xudu."

Cao Shuang's plan is a complete conspiracy, directly putting the crisis in the south in front of Sima Yi's face and letting him make a decision.

Although the situation is that the Yuzhou line can be completely abandoned. But as a politician, Sima Yi will never and dare not suggest this.

Yuzhou is the birthplace of the Cao family, and Yingchuan is the hometown of a lot of big officials. Even if you know that this place cannot be defended, you have to try your best to defend it, there is no other choice.

So after such a series of operations, Sima Yi had no choice but to take on this thankless job. The old artist was successfully sent away from the capital, and it would be less troublesome to control him at that time.

Cao Rui thought so, but soon he thought of the rumor. So Cao Shuang, who felt unsafe, gave another order,

"Pass my order, order Cao Yu to be the governor of Qingzhou and supervise the military affairs of Qingzhou!"

Since the old thief Sima has no good intentions and is not trustworthy, then we must never believe his promise. It is best to let him bleed for the Great Wei, and then give him a better honor, which is the best result.

However, when Cao Shuang made a series of preparations, Sima Yi in the mansion flashed a trace of solemnity.

"You can't wait to take action just after stabilizing the court? It seems that the little emperor said something before his death..."

Sima Yi obviously felt Cao Shuang's hostility and vigilance. This young man's political skills are a little immature, but he still has some skills. Sima Yi was just set up.

But he didn't care about this. On the contrary, he had already begun to consider how to sell the Great Wei's country for a good price.

In this situation, he couldn't fart in the water. But at the same time, his education and character also meant that he couldn't be Zhuge Liang.

This Great Wei can help whoever it wants, Sima Yi only cares about how to get enough benefits for the Sima family!

"Come here, write a letter to Xiangping, ordering the master to leave his trusted confidant to guard Liaodong, and he will lead the majority of the troops to withdraw to Yijing."

"The fate of our Sima family will depend on these two years..."