Sima Yi the Tactician (Chinese Edition)

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The Ghost: Several important characters of the period were only mentioned without being seen, including Yuan Shao and Guan Yu (unless one counts his severed head in a box which was sent to Cao Cao,); Liu Bei barely averted this as he was shown once in Part I, during the events of the Belt Edict Plot. Sima Zhou married Lady Zhuge, Zhuge Dan's daughter. They had four sons: Sima Jin, Sima Dan, Sima Yao and Sima Cui. Sima Dan's wife, Lady Guo, was a sister-in-law of Empress Jia Nanfeng. [27] Sima Jin's wife was Xiahou Guangji. Xiahou Guangji was the daughter of Xiahou Zhuang, the son of Xiahou Wei and a grandson of Xiahou Yuan. [28] [29] Sima Jun [ edit ] Cai Zhong・ Cao Ang・ Cao Hong・ Cao Shuang・ Cao Xi・ Cao Zhang・ Chang Xi・ Chen Jiu・ Chen Lan・ Cheng Yi・ Dong Feng・ Dian Wei S・ Gao Ding・ Gao Sheng・ Guan Xing・ Guan Yu S・ Han Fu・ Han Hao・ Hong Ming・ Huan Lin・ Huan Zhi・ Huang Gai・ Huang Zu・ Huo Nu・ Ji Ben・ Jiang Gong・ Li Damu・ Li Huan・ Li Yu・ Ling Tong・ Liu Shao・ Lu Kang・ Pang De・ Qu Gong・ Quan Rou・ Sen Pei・ Song Yang・ Tao Ying・ Tuoba Liwei・ Wang Xi・ Wei Huang・ Wei Jie・ Wen Chou・ Xiahou Dun S・ Xianyu Yin・ Xin Ping・ Xu Chu S・ Xu Rong・ Xuan Fan・ Yang Feng・ You Tu・ Yu Qin・ Zang Ba・ Zao Zhi・ Zhang Fang・ Zhang Fu・ Zhang Guang・ Zhang Lu・ Zhang Yan S・ Zhao Du・ Zheng Yan・ Zheng Jiang S F・ Zou Lin・ Zuozi Hangba Although Emperor Hui was now in Chang’an, the influential ministers, Xun Fan, Liu Tun, and Zhou Fu, were left behind in Luoyang to run a separate court. Thus, there were two courts governing the empire, and Chang’an was referred to as the “Western Court” (西臺) while Luoyang was referred to as the “Eastern Court” (東臺). The Eastern Court reinstated Yang Xianrong as the empress, but the following year, she was deposed by Zhang Fang. This summoning of Sima Yi is a result of summoning Kongming (Zhuge Liang) in the vessel of Lord El-Melloi II — a so-called 'chain summoning'.

Historically, Sima Yi recognized Deng Ai's talent between 235 and 239 CE, while he was Grand Commandant (Cao Rui himself died on the first day of the Lunar New Year of 239, which corresponds to 22 January 239 in the Julian calendar).

In southwest China, Li Xiong, the son of Li Te, created the Ba- Di state of Cheng Han in 304. South of the Changjiang, despite his rebellion spilling over to multiple provinces, Jin forces were able defeat and capture Zhang Chang. [21] Captivity in Luoyang [ edit ] Green-Eyed Monster: Zhang Chunhua doesn't take too kindly to Lady Bai becoming Sima Yi's concubine, even if it's by imperial decree. Lady Bai warned Sima Yi that the Nine Rank System would entrench powerful scholar-bureaucrat clans in Wei's bureaucracy at the expense of learnt but poor men. Historically, that was exactly what happened. On 4 May 291, Sima Liang and Wei Guan were installed as the new regents of Emperor Hui. Now that he was in power, Liang asserted his authority by freely handing out new appointments and titles to around 1,081 people to garner support. At the same time, Empress Jia began placing her relatives and allies into positions of power.

Lady Bian F・ Lady Cai F・ Cai Xun・ Cao Cao S・ Cao Jie F・ Cao Ren・ Daqiao F・ Da Qiao S F・ Dong Peishan F・ Guan Yinping F・ Liu Bei S・ Liu Biao S・ Lady Liu F・ Liu Yu・ Liu Zhang S・ Wang Lang・ Lady Wu F・ Sun Quan S・ Yuan Anyang F・ Yuan Shao S・ Yuan Shu S・ Yuan Tan・ Yuan XiEmperor Hui was reinstated and celebrated the occasion with a five-day non-stop drinking binge. Ying was the first to reach the capital on 1 June, followed by Yong on 7 June. Jiong was still fighting Zhang Hong's forces at Yangdi at the time, so Ying had to send his soldiers to assist him. After Zhang Hong and his peers surrendered, Jiong entered the capital with "several hundred thousand armored soldiers, before whom the capital trembled in awe" on 23 July. [11] Prince of Qi, Sima Jiong (301–303) [ edit ] Regency [ edit ] Death Seeker: Lady Bai. As the carriage she was in burns during an assassination attempt, she could have escaped. After remembering how the cautious and humble Sima Yi she knew was gone, only to be replaced by a power-hungry mass murderer, she willingly remained in the burning carriage. Under Cao Cao, Sima Yi rose through the ranks of Dongcaoyuan (東曹掾; in charge of bringing officials into service), Registrar (主簿; an administrative position), and Major (司馬; position in charge of aids and advisors). In 215, when Cao Cao defeated Zhang Lu and forced him to surrender, Sima Yi advised that Cao Cao continue to advance south into Yi Province (covering present-day Sichuan and Chongqing), since Liu Bei had still not stabilised his control of that area. However, Cao Cao did not listen to his advice. Sima Yi was among other advisors who urged for the implementation of the tuntian system and for Cao Cao to take the title of a vassal king - "King of Wei". [2] Service under Cao Pi [ ] Reassigned to Antarctica: Due to seeing the face of Lady Zhen during a private banquet, Cao Pi's friends and power base for his bid to be the crown prince is exiled to remote positions in the countryside. Decadent Court: In Wei, the Cao and Xiahou clans faction to keep their power and privileges at any cost; in Shu, the natives of Yi province struggle against the Jing province faction (officials who followed Liu Bei to Yi province).

Within four years of his victory in the War of the Eight Princes, Sima Yue had been hounded to death by an assortment of rebellions, invasions, and court politics. Five years after his death, both the capitals of Chang'an and Luoyang had been lost and most of northern China fell under the rule of an assortment of barbarian kingdoms. [26] See also [ edit ] As Cao Rui laid on his deathbed, he had doubts about Sima Yi, and initially planned to exclude him from the regency of his successor Cao Fang. [11] He wanted to entrust Cao Fang to his uncle Cao Yu, to serve as the lead regent, along with Xiahou Xian (夏侯獻), Cao Shuang, Cao Zhao (曹肇), and Qin Lang. However, his trusted officials Liu Fang (劉放) and Sun Zi (孫資) were unfriendly with Xiahou Xian and Cao Zhao and were apprehensive about their becoming regents, and managed to persuade him to make Cao Shuang (with whom they were friendly) and Sima Yi (who was then with his troops at Ji (汲縣, in present-day Xinxiang, Henan), and to whom Liu Fang and Sun Zi were close to, as regents instead. Cao Yu, Cao Zhao, and Qin Lang were excluded from the regency. Liang, Jieming (2006), Chinese Siege Warfare: Mechanical Artillery & Siege Weapons of Antiquity, Singapore, Republic of Singapore: Leong Kit Meng, ISBN 981-05-5380-3 The Sanguozhi mentioned that Xun Yi married a younger sister of Sima Shi and Sima Zhao, but did not specifically mention that she was Princess Nanyang. It is assumed that this "younger sister" of Sima Shi and Sima Zhao was Princess Nanyang because she was their only biological sister, according to the Jin Shu. Sima Shi [ edit ] Yang Xu Sima Kui had three sons: Sima Quan, Sima Tai and Sima Sui. Sima Quan's son was Sima Zhi. [43] Sima Tai had four sons: Sima Yue, Sima Teng, Sima Lue and Sima Mo. [44] [45] Sima Sui's son was Sima Xiao. [46] Sima Xun [ edit ]

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The Chessmaster: The series is littered with them, given the constant warring political factions that support Wei. Chan Mou's manhua series The Ravages of Time is a fictionalised retelling of the history of the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms, with Sima Yi as the central character. Ying's party managed to reach Luoyang, but with very little troops, Zhang Fang was able to dominate him and take possession of Emperor Hui. For a brief period, Zhang Fang was in charge of state affairs. He remained with the in Luoyang for a few more months, but his soldiers were becoming restless and were suggesting him to move the emperor to Chang'an. On 14 December 304, Zhang Fang forced Emperor Hui to stay at the ramparts he built during his war with Sima Ai. With the emperor away, Zhang Fang's men looted the palaces in the capital. He also planned to burn them down as well, but was persuaded not to by Lu Zhi.