The so-called "everyone knows" actually comes from Cao Taizu, the fourth emperor of Wei who was killed by Si Mazhao. He knows Si Mazhao's heart, and in order to gain more allies, he represents the passers-by. In fact, passers-by can't even see their faces, so how can they know what they think?
The original painting was recorded in The History of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Shu, Si and the Three Shaodi Ji;
When the emperor saw that the days of tyranny were gone forever, he was furious. He called Wang Shen, the minister, and Wang Jing, the assistant, to Wang Ye and said, "Everyone knows Si Mazhao's heart. I can't sit and be humiliated. Today, I should ask you for it. -"reflection, Wei Shusi and the Three Little Emperors"
Si Mazhao has a lot of ideas. Passers-by don't know what he thinks, even the people around him don't know.
On the question of which of the two sons, Sima Yan and Sima You, is the prince, Si Mazhao played with "the heart of Si Mazhao, which few people know."
First, complicated choices.
After killing Cao Taizu, Sima Zhaoli 14-year-old Cao Huan became emperor. At this time, although Si Mazhao didn't have the name of the son of heaven, all the actions of that country were excluded from Si Mazhao.
After the demise of Shu, its prestige was further promoted to the peak. He proclaimed himself King of Jin and took an important step to the throne. With a baron, he will establish an heir, that is, a prince.
Si Mazhao has many children, but most of them are short-lived. The two people he is most proud of are the eldest Sima Yan and the second Sima You.
As we all know, the prince can only choose between Sima Yan and Sima You.
In principle, the boss Sima Yan is an illegitimate child.
But Sima You is not only Si Mazhao's second son, he also has an identity. He is the son of Sima Shi and Si Mazhao's younger brother. Because he adopted Sima Shi and inherited Sima Shi's mantle, and in everyone's view, he is better than Sima Yan, this problem is complicated.
For Sima Zhao, Sima Shi is his brother and mentor, so the choice he faces now is not only the question of choosing the eldest or the second, but also the question of choosing the future ownership, whether it is Sima Shi's lineage or his Si Mazhao lineage.
Second, Sima You has obvious advantages and will undoubtedly become Si Mazhao's successor.
Sima You, recorded in the fine print "Book of Jin", Sima You was very clever at an early age. He likes reading classics, and his articles are well written. He is also gentle, close to genius and helpful. At that time, people thought that Sima You was more talented than his brother Sima Yan, because he had the most outstanding scholar temperament valued by Confucianism. Because of this, Sima Yi especially liked this lovely grandson when he was still alive. In 25 1 year, Sima You was only 6 years old. Before he was old enough to go to elementary school, Sima Yi took him out to counter the rebellion, and when he came back, he wrote the name of Sima You Jr. in the credit book. Therefore, Sima You Jr. was named Changle Hou Ting, and Sima Yi finally died in this year after realizing this wish, which was a great "love".
Sima Shi's uncle had no son, so Si Mazhao adopted Sima You to Sima Shi. Sima You's filial piety was also quite famous at that time.
When Sima You/Kloc-0 was 0/0 years old, his stepfather Sima Shi died, and Sima You was heartbroken and cried earth-shattering. Since then, Sima You has assumed the responsibility of being a man in this family and treated his stepmother, Queen Yang, like his own mother. Sima You is also very filial to Si Mazhao. Si Mazhao died in AD 265, and Sima You went on a hunger strike to show filial piety.
Although Sima You is Si Mazhao's own flesh and blood, he was adopted by Si Mazhao's brother Sima Shi, who is no longer a vein of Si Mazhao. In the future, the ancestors of Sima You's descendants will be Sima Shi, not Si Mazhao.
When Sima Shi was alive, Si Mazhao liked Sima You very much. After Sima Shi's death, Si Mazhao's love increased. Even compared with Sima Yan, Sima You was favored. Whether chatting or on formal occasions, Si Mazhao's favorite sentence is: "My present position didn't belong to me. Now I just help my brother manage it, so I will definitely return it to my brother in a hundred years." Every time I see Sima You, I pat the chair under the seat and call Sima You's nickname: "This peach symbol seat is also."
Every time, he said, "This is the king's world, so what can I do?" I will discuss the establishment of a prince, which is my preference. -The Book of Jin. Biography of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty
Sima You is filial and virtuous, and his reputation is greater than that of Sima Yan. Zi Tongzhi Bamboo Slips said that Sima You was "overstating his name".
Third, Sima Yan's positive actions should reverse the disadvantages.
Si Mazhao's performance made his eldest son, Sima Yan, feel anxious, but he asked himself that he was really inferior to his younger brother in terms of ability and reputation. Now his younger brother is very popular. what should he do ？
You must untie the bell and the person who tied it. The main contradiction lies in Si Mazhao. As long as Si Mazhao is repaired, everything will be solved.
Sima Yan followed his father for a long time and knew that he needed to find a weak link to conquer the fortress. His father is brilliant, but he has one weakness, that is superstition, especially believing in faces. It is also for this reason that he chose a wife for Sima Yan.