scheme to usurp power(sān mǎ tóng cáo)

scheme to usurp power

The former refers to Ma Teng, Ma Chao and Ma Dai, while the latter refers to Sima Yi, Sima Shi and Sima Zhao who usurped the power of Cao Wei, which generally refers to conspiracy to usurp power. Sima Yi (179-251), Zhongda, Han nationality, was born in xiaojingli, Wenxian County, Hanoi county (now Wenxian County, Henan Province). He was a statesman and militarist of Wei state during the Three Kingdoms period and the founder of the Western Jin Dynasty. He once served as the governor, Taiwei and Taifu of Cao Wei. He was an important official who assisted the three generations of Wei state and became a powerful official in charge of Wei state. The most remarkable achievement in his life was that he led the army many times to successfully confront Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition. After his death, his posthumous title was Xuanwen Marquis of Wuyang, and his second son Sima Zhao was granted the title of Queen of Jin, and Sima Yi was granted the title of xuanwang.

pronunciation

sānmǎtóngcáo

interpretation

It implied that Sima Yi and his son would usurp the power of Wei. It also refers to conspiracy to usurp power.

Examples

Gu Xiangri once dreamed that it was Ma Teng and his son's misfortune. Today, Ma Teng is dead. Yesterday, he had a dream again. What's good or bad for him? The seventy eighth chapter of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in Ming Dynasty

allusion

Source: Xuandi Ji in the book of Jin: "the Emperor (SIMA Yi) was not afraid inside but broad outside, and his suspicion was flexible. Wei Wu (Cao Cao) Emperor Cha had a great ambition and heard that there was a wolf looking after him. I want to test it. It's called to move forward, to look back, to face back and not to move. It's also a dream that three horses eat in the same trough. It's very evil. Because he said that Prince PI said, "Sima Yi is not a man's minister. He must predict your family affairs." According to the records of emperor Xuandi in the book of Jin, when Sima Yi was still a counsellor of Cao Cao, Cao Cao found that he was ambitious and worried about him. One day, Cao Cao had a dream that three horses were eating in the same trough. When he woke up, he was very unhappy. At first, Cao Cao thought it was Ma Chao's family, so he killed Ma Chao's father. Sima Yi's father and son are just three horses, and "Cao" is homonymous with "Cao". Doesn't it mean that Sima's family will eat Cao? Cao Cao felt that this was a bad omen, so he called the prince Cao Pi and said to him, "Sima Yi is not a man who is willing to be a minister. In the future, he will certainly interfere in our government affairs." However, Cao Pi later trusted Sima Yi very much, and did not take his father's words to heart. Later, as expected by Cao Cao, Sima's father and son not only changed the politics of Cao Wei Dynasty one after another, but also eliminated Cao Wei and established the Western Jin Dynasty. The first three horses were Ma Teng, Ma Chao and Ma Dai. The second time was Sima Yi, Sima Shi and Sima Zhao. As the saying goes, Sima Zhao's heart is known to all.

Discrimination

It refers to conspiracy to usurp power

Chinese PinYin : sān mǎ tóng cáo