< h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" >01 depart from Gaopingling</h1>
In the first ten years (249 AD), the Wei emperor Cao Fang went to Gaoping Mausoleum (高平陵, southeast of present-day Luoyang, Henan) to pay homage to the tomb of The Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui.
Cao Shuang and his younger brothers Cao Xi, Cao Xun, and Cao Yan all went with them, and Cao Shuang and his henchmen were almost all out.
Seeing this, Grand Si Nong Huan Fan dissuaded Cao Shuang and said: "The great general brothers are always in charge of the general machine, and the soldiers are forbidden, and it is not appropriate for them to go out." What if someone closes the city gates and stages a coup? ”
Cao Shuang said unhappily, "Who dares to rebel!" ”
Therefore, he insisted on taking almost all his brothers and cronies and set off for Gaopingling, while Huan Fan chose to stay in Luoyang alone.
At that time, Cao Shuang probably didn't expect to die: when he left the city, the honor guard covered the sky; the guards were like clouds; when he returned to the city, the wind and rain were miserable,......
< h1 class= "pgc-h-center-line" >02 The timing of the rebellion</h1>
The night before the Cao Shuang Group was preparing to leave the city, Sima Yi's younger son Sima Zhao stayed up all night and was excited.
It turned out that on this night, his father Sima Yi solemnly told him: Tomorrow is the day that will determine the fate of my Sima family. Sima Zhao, who heard the news, did not know whether he was nervous or excited, and he tossed and turned, and did not sleep all night.
And his brother Sima Shi, because he had already participated in his father's plot, should have been confident, so he was snoring like thunder.
When the news came, Cao Shuang and his party had left the city gate, and Sima Yi, who had been ill for a long time, immediately put on a robe and led Sima Shi and Sima Zhao to rush out of the house across the horse.
At this time, Sima Shi had already secretly cultivated 3,000 dead soldiers, and he was waiting for this time to attack.
At that time, many of the officials who remained in the city were former subordinates of Sima Yi, and seeing this scene, most of them joined the ranks of the Sima family, and only a few chose to watch behind closed doors.
At the beginning of the coup, the Sima family closed the gates of Luoyang City for the first time, and Sima Shi and Sima Zhao led people to control the arsenal and the imperial palace.
After taking control of the city of Luoyang, Sima Yi ordered Gao Rou to assume the post of grand general, with Wang Guan acting as the leader of the army, seizing the military power of Cao Shuang and Cao Xi respectively.
The number of middle- and lower-ranking officers and troops that Cao Shuang left in Luoyang City was actually considerable, but the dragons were leaderless, and they were replaced by the three dukes and nine secretaries, so they did not do much resistance and then transferred to the camp of the Sima family.
When all these preparations were completed, Sima Yi took the important courtiers into the palace and went to play cao shuang's various bad behavior inside and outside the court to the empress dowager Guo Shi, and everything was well documented, and the pile put Cao Shuang to death.
In this regard, Empress Guo had nothing to say, and could only posthumously recognize that Sima Yi's previous acts were legal and not rebellious, and at the same time authorized Sima Yi to set up a special task force to thoroughly investigate Cao Shuang's illegal acts.
With Empress Guo's approval, Sima Yi directly presented Cao Shuang's crimes to Cao Fang, who was far outside the city, and at the same time, Sima Yi personally led his troops to occupy the Luoshui Bridge, preparing for Cao Shuang's possible counterattack.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" > 03 Cao Shuang of the mask</h1>
Cao Shuang of Gaopingling was overwhelmed by Sima Yi's series of raids. Not long after, he received a recital from Sima Yi to Emperor Cao Fang, and after reading it, Cao Shuang was directly blindfolded.
In fact, at this time, Sima Yi did not fully control luoyang city, and Sima Luzhi and Xin Chang in Cao Shuang's mansion broke out and went out to report to Cao Shuang urgently.
Therefore, Cao Shuang had time to deal with it, after all, Emperor Cao Fang was still in his hands. However, at this time, Cao Shuang's reaction was really incompetent, and he hesitated for half a day before he finally "held back" two countermeasures:
First, all of them camped in Gaopingling;
Second, dispatch thousands of Tuntian troops in the surrounding areas to increase their own defensive forces.
Where is the reaction of a great general in the face of a coup d'état, ah, it is really a small family full of arrogance...
< h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" >04 Huan Fan emergency out of town</h1>
Cao Shuang's reaction was already expected by Sima Yi, and he was more worried about Huan Fan who remained in the city.
Therefore, when Sima Yi blockaded the city of Luoyang, he immediately recruited Huan Fan in the name of Empress Guo and prepared to appoint him as the leader of the central army, hoping to pull Huan Fan into his camp.
The temptation of power really made Huan Fan hesitate. But his son advised him: At this time, the emperor's car is still outside, and the power of Cao Shuang's clique should not be underestimated, and now the victory or defeat is unpredictable, so it is better to go outside the city to meet Cao Shuang and strive to be a hero in counterinsurgency.
Huan Fan felt that his son was right, so he decided to go out of the city.
When Huan Fan single-handedly rushed to the Pyeongchang City Gate, the city gate was already closed. At that time, the guarding men waiting for Si Fan happened to be Huan Fan's former subordinates. Huan Fan called him out, raised the token in his hand and shook it, and said, "The emperor has a will, summon me to GaopingLing, and you will quickly open the city gate!" ”
Si Fan did not believe it, and asked Huan Fan to read the edict. At this moment, Huan Fan shouted loudly, "Aren't you my old official, how dare you be so arrogant now?" The emperor's edict, how can you read it? ”
Si Fan was frightened by the old boss's arrogance, so he asked people to open the city gates.
Huan Fan quickly rushed out of the city gate on horseback, and then turned back to Si Fan and shouted, "Tai Fu has rebelled, so come with me to Qin Wang!" Si Fan was dumbfounded.
When Sima Yi learned that Huan Fan had escaped from the city, he did not panic. Because he knew Too much about Cao Shuang's incompetence, although Huan Fan was good at planning, Cao Shuang would definitely not adopt it.
However, just in case, Sima Yi still sent emissaries to stabilize Cao Shuang.
First, Sima Yi sent his younger brother Sima Fu to Gaopingling and sent the curtain and the Taiguan tableware to Cao Fang for cao fang to use on the grounds that the emperor could not sleep in the open; then he sent Cao Shuang's usual friend to be a lobbyist, appeasing Cao Shuang and telling him that he was only trying to seize power, not to kill him; and then he sent a letter from The Eunuch Jiang Ji, who comforted Cao Shuang that Sima Yi just wanted to seize the power in Cao Shuang's hands and did not want to harm them.
There were more people to persuade, Cao Shuang believed.....
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" >05 Cao Shuang's last life</h1>
At this time, Huan Fan had rushed to Cao Shuang's tent in Gaoping Ling, and he saw Cao Shuang's wavering, so he gave the best advice at that time, saying:
"It is common for people to fight back in the face of trouble. The great general can mobilize the world's soldiers and horses, there are many troops around Luoyang Gaopingling is only a day away from Xuchang, Xuchang's arsenal is enough to support the use of the great general, I, as the great si nong, and brought the seal, enough to raise the grain and grass of the army, the great general should immediately support the emperor to go south to Xuchang, announcing the crusade against the rebellious sima Yi! ”
Why Huan Fan's advice is the best:
First, Cao Shuang mastered the little emperor Cao Fang. Cao Cao used the trick "Holding the Son of Heaven to Order the Princes", and how good the effect was, I did not need to explain more;
Second, Cao Shuang's cronies were almost out of the nest at that time, and the seals were in hand, in other words, the power was still in hand, especially Cao Shuang and Cao Xi, who had the right to mobilize the world's soldiers and horses, and Huan Fan, as the great Si Nong, could mobilize military materials according to law.
Third, Cao Cao's old lair, Xuchang, was "ordered" by Emperor Xian of Han to be "ordered" to be here for many years, and the city was strong, the grain and grass were sufficient, and it could enter Luoyang and retreat to confront Sima Yi.
However, Cao Shuang was really straw bale, and he hesitated about Huan Fan's suggestion.
Huan Fan knew that compared to Cao Shuang, Cao Xi was still a person who understood, so he went to Cao Xi's side and began to exhort:
"Now things are clear. What are you reading for? Isn't it just to make up your mind at a critical time like today's, which concerns the safety of the royal family? ”
"You can still command the garrison south of Luoyang City now, and if you order them to escort them, they can reach Xuchang in half a day if they are fast." Moreover, when the emperor comes, Xuchang will definitely open the door to greet him. Pifu was forced to be anxious and knew that he wanted to take hostages, and now we have the Son of Heaven with us, commanding the world, who dares not follow? ”
It was a pity that Huan Fan sincerely persuaded him, and both Cao Shuang and Cao Xi were silent. In the end, the great general Cao Shuang just said: Let me think again.
Cao Shuang's thought was a whole night. On the one hand, Sima Yi's promise, on the other hand, the risky struggle, Cao Shuang has never encountered such a difficult political choice, he is very struggling.
On the fifth day of the next day, Cao Shuang looked at the people gathered in the tent, suddenly threw the sword on the case to the ground, and said loudly: "TaiFu's intention is just a struggle for power." As long as I surrender my power, I will still be a rich man. ”
Upon hearing this, Huan Fan burst into tears and scolded the Cao brothers, "How did General Cao give birth to you pigs!" I didn't expect that I would be exterminated today! ”
In this regard, Cao Shuang gave up the only decision that Huan Fan had provided him with the possibility of survival, and went under Sima Yi's butcher's knife...
Huan Fan, on the other hand, left the tent crying and returned alone, ready to meet his own end.
< h1 class = "pgc-h-center-line" >06 ordained outcome</h1>
Cao's ending is really predestined.
After Huan Fan left, Cao Shuang immediately gave Cao Fang the form of Sima Yi's impeachment of himself, and took the initiative to request his removal from his official post. The young Cao Fang, where he understood the stakes, directly dismissed Cao Shuang.
At the same time, Cao Shuang took out his own great general seal and prepared to give it to Sima Yi. Yang Zong, the master bookkeeper, grabbed Cao Shuang and said, "As soon as the Great General's seal is handed over, I am afraid that his life will be in danger!" Cao Shuang replied innocently, "Taifu will not lose faith with me." ”
Immediately, Cao Shuang and his party accompanied Cao Fang, and the monarch silently returned to Luoyang, and those who were attached to the group when they left, they went with them, and when they arrived in Luoyang, only a few of Cao Shuang's brothers were left alone.
The Cao Shuang brothers went back to their homes with great sorrow. Sima Yi immediately dispatched 800 civilians from Luoyang to surround Cao Fu and build tall buildings in the four corners to keep a close watch.
Cao Shuang, who was under house arrest, not only did not reflect on it, nor did he plan to fight back to do the final struggle, but actually ran to the backyard to play with the slingshot...
On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Sima Yi imprisoned Cao Shuang's brothers and his close associates He Yan, Deng Biao (yáng), Ding Mi, Bi Rail, Li Sheng, Huan Fan, and others for treason.
When Sima Yi saw Huan Fan, he asked him, "Why did Dr. Huan come to this step?" Huan Fan was silent.
On this day, it was only five days before Huan Fan advised Cao Shuang not to leave for Gaoping Mausoleum.
Cover the coffin to conclude:
The change of GaoPingling was actually a coup d'état without suspense, and the vision and ability of the two sides of the struggle were too different. Cao Shuang only won the victory temporarily by relying on a higher starting point, but politically he was extremely naïve, and for a scheming person like Sima Yi, as long as he had the opportunity, he could be killed with one blow.
In the struggle for power, when the loser is looking for the bottom line of retreat, he often finds that life is his most basic need. Unfortunately, it has become a luxury.
Cao Shuang's ending is the best proof.
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