Sima Yi the Tactician (Chinese Edition)

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In 225, Cao Pi advanced against the rival state of Eastern Wu, and entrusted Sima Yi with command over the capital in his absence. He compared Sima Yi to Xiao He, whose quiet contributions behind the battle lines earned him much praise. [2] Upon returning from the military expedition, Cao Pi once again praised his servant, saying "As I did battle in the east, you stayed in the capital and guarded our state against Shu in the west. When I go to battle in the west against Shu, I'll entrust you with defence against Wu in the east." Sima Yi was soon given the post of Lushang Shushi (録尚書事), which at that time held the same real power and responsibilities as Imperial Chancellor. He had a son with Lady Zhang: Sima Rong. Sima Rong had no son and was succeeded by Sima Xi (司馬禧), a son of Sima Zhou's son Sima Dan. [11] Bao Xin・ Cai He・ Cai Yang・ Cao Ren・ Chang Diao・ Chang Xia・ Chen Heng・ Chen Qian・ Chen Wu・ Chen Xiu・ Cheng Pu・ Congqian・ Cui Jun・ Deng Ai・ Ding Feng・ Gan Li・ Gao Gan・ Gongsun Du・ Gongsun Xu・ Guo Xian・ Hou Yin・ Han Sui S・ Huang She・ Huang Yueying F・ Huang Zhong S・ Huangfu Song・ Jia Long・ Jian Yong・ Li Dian・ Liang Xing・ Liu Shang・ Liu Yao・ Lu Meng・ Lu Zhi・ Ma Mao・ Qu Ying・ Song Jian・ Sui Gu・ Sun Jian S・ Sun Shao・ Taishi Ci S・ Tao Shang・ Tian Fen・ Wang Kuang・ Wang Su・ Wang Yu・ Xia Zhao・ Xiaoqiao・ Xu Huang S・ Xue Li・ Yan Xing・ Yang Bo・ Yang Hong・ Yang Zhong・ Yin Li・ Yu Jin・ Yuan Shang・ Yue Jin S・ Zang Hong・ Zhang Hu・ Zhang Liao S・ Zhang Ya・ Zhao Yun S・ Zheng Bao・ Zhu Zhi

Sima Yi advising Cao Pi to cry while sending Cao Cao off to war was a nod to the historical Wu Zhi, who gave the same advice. The Fellowship Has Ended: By the end of the series, most if not all of the characters from Sima Yi's generation have passed away. The last scene of the series sees Hou Ji pass, and finally Sima Yi not long after.

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Sima Tong had three sons: Sima Ling, Sima Shun and Sima Bin. Sima Ling's son was Sima Ji. Sima Bin's son was Sima Yin. [50] See also [ edit ] Deng Ai is often overlooked due to his meek nature and terrible stammer, but when he's relaxed he's a brilliant orator and agricultural genius.

Wagner, Donald B. (2008), Science and Civilization in China Volume 5-11: Ferrous Metallurgy, Cambridge University Press Adapted Out: Historically, Cao Cao was well-known for his harem and many sons. In records which have survived, he had at least 15 concubines (including one ex-wife Lady Ding, who left him after Cao Ang's death; Lady Bian was elevated as her replacement), 25 sons and 6 daughters. Cao Chong's mother Lady Huan was also the grandmother of the last Wei emperor Cao Huan (who was her son Cao Yu's note the one who lost Cao Fang's regency to Cao Shuang, although historically he also had the intention of resigning after being General-in-Chief for a few days son). Also, Lady Bian had four sons; the fourth, Cao Xiong, died at a young age.Xun Yu’s suicide was both a wake up call for Cao Cao and the perfect opportunity for Yang Xiu to plant a forged letter to discredit both Xun Yu and Cao Pi Yang Huiyu was the daughter of Yang Chen and Lady Cai. She had two brothers: Yang Cheng (elder) and Yang Hu (younger). Yang Chen's father was Yang Xu. Lady Cai had a sister, Cai Wenji, and their father was Cai Yong. Yang Huiyu did not have any sons with Sima Shi. [15] [16] It is not known if they had any daughters. While Sima Lang did die from an epidemic illness, he contracted said disease during a campaign against Sun Quan; Wang Can's death from illness was during his return to Ye city, also after a campaign against Sun Quan.

Xiong, Victor Cunrui (2009), Historical Dictionary of Medieval China, United States of America: Scarecrow Press, Inc., ISBN 978-0810860537 Lorge, Peter A. (2011), Chinese Martial Arts: From Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-87881-4 Sima Ai seized control of the capital but deferred authority to his brother, Sima Ying. [13] The outcome of the conflict put a halt to Sima Yong and Ying's plans, which frustrated the two princes. Ying in particular was unhappy with his restricted control over the state as he shared power with Ai, and the relationship between the brothers deteriorated over time.The Man Behind the Man: The penultimate episode of the series reveals that all of Zhao's plots and murders weren't completely of his own volition. Sima Yi had secretly been helping Zhao pull the strings and eliminate those who opposed their family. Zhong Hui and Deng Ai are portrayed as contemporaries when Zhong Hui wouldn't be born for another five years after Deng Ai's first appearance in the series. The series also gave Zhong an Age Lift. note Historically, Deng was about 28 years older than Zhong; in turn, Deng was 18 years younger than Sima Yi. Also, Zhong was portrayed as an adult during Cao Cao's reign as King of Wei; historically, he was born in 225 CE, near the end of Cao Pi's reign as emperor. Besides plot reasons, giving Zhong an Age Lift also deflects attention from the fact that Zhong Yao was in his 70s when Hui was born. Smart People Play Go: Guo Zhao's self studying in the imperial palace often involved practicing Go. Graff, David A. (2016), The Eurasian Way of War: Military practice in seventh-century China and Byzantium, Routledge Sibling Yin-Yang: Cao Zhi is a poet and scholar while Cao Zhang a gruff, seasoned general. Cao Pi lays somewhere in the middle, though leans slightly towards Zhang's side due to being fairly temperamental.