The most poisonous person in the Three Kingdoms, Boss Cao advised me to calm down!

Chapter 432 Sima Yi's Precarious Status
Seeing that Cao Pi was finally stabilized by himself and Chen Qun.

Sima Yi also had a lot of thoughts in his mind.

Cao Mengde, oh Cao Mengde, you are as good at predicting things as a god and have made ingenious plans for your life.

But there will come a time when it is beyond your reach!

Sima Yi was there as early as when Cao Cao ordered the construction of many study academies.

It is obvious at a glance that this move must have a lot to do with the policy of promoting people based on their merits!

The purpose is to win over those children from poor families.

This would weaken the influence of the court gentry on the political situation of Cao Wei.

It's ridiculous that the aristocratic families like Yang Zhong, Cui Xin, etc. actually thought they were Cao Cao.

Are you really interested in cultivating students and recruiting talents?
Not only do they not know the pros and cons of the matter, but they also add fuel to the fire.

He was willing to contribute his manpower and effort to help Xun Yu and Xun You run schools in various places.

Do you think you can get a piece of the pie from this study academy?

Little did he know that he was being played around by Cao Cao!
Even Sima Yi couldn't help but sigh.

This move by Cao Gong was indeed clever.

But even if universities are built in various places, what can it do?
Cao Pi was eventually pushed to the throne by Chen Qun and me.

A hundred years later, Cao Cao will eventually return to dust.

Allow him to be powerful, allow him to kill people like crazy, and allow him to do whatever he wants.

In the end, it is just a symbol to maintain the rule of future generations.

And he created such great achievements for Cao Cao, Duke of Wei.

Although it is a glory for future generations, it is also a disaster.

Because in the future there will always be greedy people coveting Cao Wei's foundation.

As a result, it was inevitable that Cao Cao would not have peace after his death.

The second is the heavy price Cao Cao paid for monopolizing the world and looking down on everything!

How the world comments, in Sima Yi's opinion.

Cao Mengde was a great leader but not a wise one.

Xunzi once said: "Be respectful and modest, and you will be quick to follow."

"Be selfless and act alone, be selfless and make your own choices, and be determined by the will of the above. This is the way to serve a sage king."

"Be upright, be flexible, be tolerant and orderly?"

"To know the great principles and bring harmony to all things, to be good at guiding and updating with the times, this is the way to serve a tyrant."

Judging from the king's status as his own minister, was Cao Mengde a wise ruler or a tyrant?

To be fair, there are probably more tyrants, right?

There is no denying that Cao Mengde is an outstanding military expert.

There is no denying that he is full of enthusiasm and has a desire to save the world.

Even in Sima Yi's view, there was nothing wrong with Cao Cao's plotting to usurp the throne.

After all, even if there is an attempt to usurp the throne, it is human nature.

It's all because of ambition, so why is it surprising?

However, as the saying goes: He who knows the times is a hero.

The rise of the Qin aristocratic families since the Qin and Han Dynasties.

This is a trend that is inevitable and it is useless to resist it.

In the past, when the foreign relatives were rampant and the eunuchs resisted, weren't it the wise men in the literati who maintained justice and held up the sky?

At that time, the foolish emperor Lingdi set up the Hongdu Gate School and employed people from humble backgrounds.

Didn’t you, Cao Mengde, also criticize it severely?

But why did things change when you, Lord Cao, came to power?
The so-called selection is based on talent, and the so-called building many academies to broaden people's knowledge.

How is this different from the essence of Hongdu School?
It's just that the people you recruit are there to help you conquer the world.

And the group of people that Emperor Ling recruited were just to please himself...

Yuan Shao could be a hero or a fool.

At least its political path has not deviated from the general trend.

In today's world, the aristocratic families are the leaders, and this is irreversible! Cao Gong once advocated that only talents should be promoted, no matter how tortuous the process was.

In the end, don’t we have to return to this path?

In short, in Sima Yi's view, the Battle of Guandu in the past.

Cao Cao won on the battlefield and with his wisdom, not in the court!

The ideal of promoting people based on their merits is a nice idea.

But Wang Mang’s ideals were even better! But what was its ending?
People must learn to give up ideals and accept reality. Once you have mastered the reality, then you can plan for your ideals!

Cao Cao just didn't understand this.

When he realized that his way of governing was so inappropriate.

Yet he gave up so slowly and so reluctantly.

The court is not much different from the market. It is a place that focuses on practical interests.

If you can't be ruthless in the court, it means you haven't practiced enough!
In Sima Yi's view, the reason why Cao Mengde could not become emperor.

That’s because he hasn’t practiced enough!
From beginning to end, Cao Cao got angry at anyone who obstructed him, and killed anyone who tried to stop him.

In the past, Ni Heng was killed, and later Kong Rong was killed. How many famous scholars were killed in total?
Even if he succeeds in usurping the Han Dynasty, won't he still be a tyrant?
When disillusionment with ideals turns to anger, one uses authority to force others to do things against their will.

How is such behavior different from Dong Zhuo's?
Killing is not a skill. If you have power and a knife in your hand, you can kill people.

If you can make people willingly follow and obey you, then your real skills will be revealed!
When it comes to commanding troops and generals, Sima Yi admires Cao Cao very much.

Even when it comes to scheming and strategy, he would admire Cao Cao 70%.

But when it comes to the art of governing, he only admires Cao Cao three points.

But we have to face the endless number of nobles in the world who are ready to be killed.

Facing the famous ministers and wise men from all sides who helped Cao Wei achieve its great cause.

Cao Cao could certainly be suppressed when he was alive, but what about after he died?

And at this moment, Sima Yi had already planned for a long time with Chen Qun.

Secretly formulate a new system of selecting officials, called "Nine-Rank System"!
And Cao Pi had already agreed before leaving!
As long as Cao Pi ascends the throne, talents will be recommended by various prefectures and counties.

They must be evaluated based on their moral character, knowledge and family background!
According to the subdivision of the nine grades of upper, middle and lower as stipulated by the Jiupin Zhongzheng.

Regardless of one's background, one would be granted an official position according to one's rank.

This is a small improvement in the imperial court’s official selection system in the future!

It is equivalent to pushing the recommendation system forward!
Moreover, by doing so, the influence brought about by meritocracy can be completely eliminated!

Cao Mengde, oh Cao Mengde, don't look down on your sons.

For example, Cao Pi knows more about current affairs than you do.

This young man knew how to conceal his violent ambitions and put on a smiling face.

Today is no longer the time when Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang could start a business with a group of peasants.

It is also not the time when Liu Xiu can conquer the world by playing both sides and balancing the green forests and the aristocratic families!
In today's world, only those who win the hearts of scholars can win the world!
It’s not that Sima Yi came from a prominent family and was unaware of the sufferings of the people.

But this is the way the world is today!
In the court, Cao Cao and the gentry each got what they needed.

But what if Cao blocks our way in the future?

Then the Cao family will inevitably be overthrown by the gentry.

If one day, scholars like us are no longer needed, we should retire on our own.

Otherwise, you will be crushed by the wheels of history and ruthlessly eliminated.

And this is the iron law of the world, cruel but fair!
In Sima Yi's view, the hegemony that Cao Cao failed to achieve was eventually inherited by his son Cao Pi.

And those aristocratic families that Cao Cao regarded as suppressed would also become the stepping stones for Cao Pi to climb to the throne.

And Cao Pi will stand on the shoulders of these scholars and sit on the throne of the Lord of the World.

So no matter what task Cao Pi gave him.

Sima De always tried his best to do it as quickly as possible.

You must never be complacent just because you are Cao Pi's good teacher and friend.

Because he really understood Cao Pi.

Cao Pi may not be as good as his father in many aspects, but there is one aspect in which he is better than his father.

That is, Cao Pi is more cunning and knows better how to wield authority!
More like an emotionless monarch!

(End of this chapter)