For example, the Xuanwumen Rebellion killed his brothers Li and Li Yuanji. During the reign of Emperor Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, nine noble sons seized the office, and the princes began to fight for the throne for their own group. Finally, Yin Zhen, the fourth brother, won, and the failed myna group did not come to a good end.
But why didn't Sima Shi and Si Mazhao, the two brothers of Sima Jia, turn against each other in the face of power?
Accurately speaking, the status of the two is not equal, that is, Sima Shi is actually suppressing Si Mazhao everywhere, which is completely different from Yuan Shao's sons killing each other for power.
As the last big winner, Sima's family is unexpectedly harmonious. Sima Shi and Si Mazhao did not have conflicts because of power.
In contrast, Yuan Shao's sons seem to be unscrupulous and kill each other for power.
Why can two people control their emotions and maintain brotherhood in the face of power? There are three main reasons:
The status gap between them is too big.
Sima Shi is Si Mazhao's brother, so everything in the family, except Sima Yi, is operated by Sima Shi.
Sima Shi was in charge of the imperial army in the imperial city at a young age. At this time, Sima Shi was just an obscure little official, and there was a big gap between them.
The most notable is the 3,000 deaths of Sima's family. Because Sima Yi was under surveillance, it was all handled by Sima Shi. From here we can see the ability of Sima Shi. In fact, we can see a thing or two from Sima Yi's request that Sima Shi do it instead of Si Mazhao.
On another occasion, it is famous in history that Si Mazhao led an army to attack Wu Dong? Battle of Dongxing? Finally, it ended in the defeat of Cao Wei.
After the defeat, Sima Shi directly abolished the title of Si Mazhao, and Si Mazhao had no resistance. As a result, the gap between the two is too big, and there will be no matter for the two brothers to fight for power and profit. After all, Si Mazhao can't beat Sima Shi.
There is no conflict of interest between them.
Although his elder brother Sima Shi crushed his younger brother Si Mazhao in all aspects, Sima Shi had one shortcoming, that is, he had no sons, and his five daughters just had no sons.
In order to have an heir, Sima Shi adopted a son from his younger brother Si Mazhao, so there will be no inheritance problem between them, because they are both sons of Si Mazhao. In the end, no matter how they fight, they are good for Si Mazhao. What's the point?
The two brothers dare not fight.
Yes, these two people were even more afraid in the end, because once something went wrong inside them, the efforts of Sima's family would certainly fall short.
Although the Sima family won the victory after the mutiny in Ping Ling, Sima Yi, as the pillar of the family, died soon, which undoubtedly increased the burden of the two brothers.
After Sima Yi's death, the old minister in the DPRK couldn't sit still. After all, there are still many people who are dissatisfied with Sima's usurpation.
If the two brothers kill each other at this time, the world will definitely be surnamed Cao again soon, but fortunately, the two men cooperated tacitly, Sima Shi went out to fight, and Si Mazhao was responsible for guarding Luoyang and stabilizing the court.
At this time, even if they really want to fight for power and profit, they dare not try because of the status quo.