Then, why didn't Cao Wei, Shu Han and Wu Dong survive? What is the turning point of the Three Kingdoms from prosperity to decline? Listen to Yang Fei elaborate for you.
Cao Wei: The change of Gao Pingling, Sima Yi seized power.
Cao Wei is the country with the strongest comprehensive strength among the three countries, and it is also the most likely force to unify the whole country. Unfortunately, it was usurped by Sima Shi and finally forced to abdicate to Sima Yan. The key for Sima to seize power lies in the change of Gao Ping Ling.
It is said that Wei Mingdi Cao Rui suddenly contracted the disease and died young. Before he died, he left Cao Fang, an 8-year-old master, to Sima Yi and Cao Shuang, the eldest son of Cao Cao's adopted son Cao Zhen.
Shortly after the death of Ming Di Cao Rui, Cao Shuang immediately colluded with courtiers, monopolized the imperial power and kicked Sima Yi aside by virtue of the position of Cao Wei's imperial clan and the authority of the general. Under such circumstances, Sima Yi deceived Cao Shuang by pretending to be sick and dying, letting him relax his guard, but in fact he planned and arranged in secret, waiting for an opportunity to wipe out Cao Shuang's power in one fell swoop.
Because the deceived Cao Shuang was unprepared for Sima Yi, Sima Yi's chance to make a comeback soon came. In the first month of spring in the first year of Jiaping (249), Cao Fang, the Wei Emperor, went out to pay homage to Ping Ling, the tomb of Wei Mingdi. The mighty Cao Shuang left no garrison, but with his two younger brothers, Cao Xi and Cao Xun.
Seeing them build nests to attract phoenix, Cao Shuang and Sima Yi were keenly aware of the opportunity. He made a decisive decision and immediately let Sima Shi, the son of the imperial guard, lead the troops to control the capital Luoyang. He immediately sent his troops to cut off Cao Shuang and others' contact with Ping Ling, and wrote to the emperor to get rid of autocratic Cao Shuang.
In the face of such a sudden change, Cao Shuang, who is usually overbearing, was temporarily flustered. Huan Fan, an old farmer who escaped from Luoyang, suggested that Cao Shuang fled to Xuchang, the old capital, with the emperor, and then sent a document to recruit all the horses and soldiers. Cao Shuang, who is weak and incompetent, has no such courage. He cried from the first night until dawn the next day, and finally chose to let the emperor withdraw his official position and surrender to Sima Yi.
After Cao Shuang and Emperor Cao Fang and his party returned to Luoyang, Sima Yi quickly killed Cao Shuang and his henchmen on charges of rebellion and destroyed the three clans. Since then, the power of Cao Wei has been firmly grasped by Sima Shi, and it is only a matter of time before Cao Wei, the strongest of the three countries, loses power and loses power.
Shu Han: In the battle of Yiling, Lu Xun burned 800 Li.
The turning point of Shu and Han dynasties from prosperity to decline must be clear to fans of the Three Kingdoms, that is, the battle of Yiling between Shu and Wu.
After Lv Ziming crossed the river in white to kill Guan Yu, Liu Bei held a grudge. After the powerful Liu Bei captured Hanzhong, he did not listen to Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun's dissuasion and sent an army to crusade against Wu Dong.
Wu Jun, under the command of Lu Xun, the viceroy, adopted the strategy of temporarily avoiding the sharp edge and luring the enemy in-depth. After Liu Bei's army camped on Yiling Road, when the weather was dry and dry, they "picked up a handful of hairs and attacked them with fire". The Shu army was attacked by artillery fire, and suddenly "thousands of people died in flight". Liu Bei fled back to Baidicheng overnight. In this battle, the Shu army "was a little tired for a while with boat equipment and water army assets, and the corpses were everywhere downstream", which shows the heavy losses of Shu.
After Liu Bei fled to Bai Di, he was deeply ashamed and depressed, and soon died of illness. In the battle of Yiling, Liu Bei's hard-earned money for many years was almost completely destroyed by Lu Xun's fire, and Shu suffered huge losses. Shu, originally the weakest of the three countries, can be said to have never competed for the strength of the Central Plains again.
Soochow: Sun Quan's narrow suspicion in his later years destroyed the Great Wall.
Cao Cao once said, "Children should be like Sun Zhongmou". Sun Quan's early performance is beyond doubt. However, when Sun Quan entered his later years, his eldest son, Sun Deng, who had high hopes, died young. Sun Quan, who couldn't find a suitable successor, was depressed and began to change his temperament.
Originally, the third son, Sun He, was made a prince, and the fourth son was a king of Lu. However, there was a struggle between Sun He and Sun Ba over the right of inheritance, so the ministers of the DPRK were divided into two factions. Among them, Lu Xun, Gu Tan and Zhuge Ke supported the Prince, while Bu Zhi, Lv Dai and Sun Hong supported King Lu. The dispute between the two palaces caused great opposition and division of Wu Dong's political bureau.
At this time, Sun Quan himself only needs to uproot the faction of King Sun Ba of Lu, and North Korea will naturally be stable. However, in his later years, Sun Quan became narrow and sensitive. He no longer trusts anyone. After learning about the dispute between the prince and the king of Lu, he thought that his power had been challenged and ordered the abolition of the prince, the execution of the king of Lu and the change of Sun Liang to the prince. In fact, Sun Quan's decision not only failed to solve the problem, but also made Soochow's political arena more antagonistic and divided, leaving a huge hidden danger to Soochow's political situation.
After Sun Quan's death, feuds and vendettas began between courtiers and the royal family, and Soochow was destroyed by civil strife and eventually annexed by the State of Jin.