novelkee Chapter 490 Cao Fang: Forced into retirement at a young age!
Chapter 490 Cao Fang: Forced into retirement at a young age!
"But after the Gaopingling Incident, Cao Fang appointed Sima Yi as prime minister, but Sima Yi chose to refuse."
"The prime minister of Cao Wei was not the same as the prime minister of Shu Han. Sima Yi had already grasped the reins of power, so what difference would it make whether he took the position or not? Besides, even if Sima Yi didn't take over the Cao Wei group, he still had descendants!"
"Ultimately, the taste of power is wonderful; take a gamble, and you might turn a bicycle into a motorcycle!"
"In the spring of 250 AD, which is the following year, Sima Yi fell ill again. Whether it was true or not, we don't know. After all, he had been bedridden for seven years when he was sick at home in front of Cao Cao."
"So this time, he was bedridden for another year. It is said that Cao Fang had to go to his residence to ask him for advice when making decisions. Coincidentally, the Great Emperor of Wu in Eastern Wu was also nearing his end, also over seventy years old."
"However, Sima Yi was relatively long-lived because he even led troops to arrest Wang Ling, who was plotting a rebellion. In short, Sima Yi and his family lived relatively long in the early period."
Cao Rui: Damn, even an old tortoise couldn't survive like him...
"And in June of that year, Sima Yi fell ill again, this time for real. He soon succumbed to his illness at the age of seventy-three, and thus departed to join Cao Cao."
"Looking back on his life, he was consistently patient and tolerant; no one could feign illness better than him. However, the Sima family did indeed set a bad precedent for the later dynastic changes..."
People in the court: If this happens again, those officials will probably be in serious trouble too!
Sima Yi in another timeline: It's over! We're really doomed!
"After that, the Cao Wei regime fell into the hands of Sima Shi. In order to counter him, Li Feng, the Grand Secretary, joined forces with Empress Zhang and others to try to enthrone Xiahou Xuan as his regent."
"With the Empress involved, it's hard for Sima Shi to believe that Cao Fang wasn't involved. But since Sima Shi holds great power and has a few human surveillance devices at his disposal, it's not a problem."
"Therefore, the plot failed, and all those involved were exterminated along with their entire families. Since Cao Fang was disobedient, we should not give him any face. Sima Shi then wanted to remove him from the position of emperor."
"That is, in 254 AD, Sima Shi forced Cao Fang to resign from the position of emperor on the grounds that he was not close to the government and was indulging in women."
"He was succeeded by Cao Mao, son of Cao Lin, the Prince of Donghai. Emperor Xian was deposed in the past, and now Cao Fang has been deposed. Isn't this all too familiar?"
Upon hearing this, everyone silently muttered, "It's not that he doesn't want to take charge; you elders should give him the reins too!"
"On the other hand, the former Three Kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu have undergone tremendous changes."
"At this point, Cao Wei was already in dire straits. Even large groups were changing their names. It was unexpected that the strongest Cao Wei would fall into the hands of others so quickly."
"As for Shu Han, after Zhuge Liang's death, it went through the periods of Fei Yi and Jiang Wei in charge of the government. However, because Jiang Wei supported the Northern Expeditions and was not good at internal affairs, the country's strength was not as good as before."
"As for the Eastern Wu, Sun Quan died in 251 AD, and his successor was Sun Liang, who was only ten years old. At the same time, the ministers entrusted with the care of the young emperor were Zhuge Ke, Sun Hong, Sun Jun and others."
"From this point on, the era of the Three Kingdoms has passed, and the final chapter of the Three Kingdoms period is about to begin for Wei, Shu, and Wu."
Zhang Fei: Without our strategist and so many capable generals, our Shu Han is almost gone...
Liu Bei: ...That's true, but Cao Wei didn't start later than us, and they're still fighting amongst themselves...
Cao Cao, the boss: ...You big-eared thief! ...Don't expose someone's weaknesses! Do you understand?! Sima Yi! You just wait!!!
A romantic scholar from the Tang Dynasty: Sun Quan lived a long life; that was rare in those chaotic times…
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: Sima Yi was able to usurp power only because the Cao family died too young; none of them could outlive him!
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