Why was the smart Yang Xiu eliminated by Cao Cao, but Sima Yi was not?

Updated on history 2024-06-11
22 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-11

    Because Yang Xiu committed Cao Cao's taboo, he was sharp and didn't know how to cover up, so he was killed by Cao Cao, and Sima Yi knew how to forbear and be cautious.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-10

    Because Sima Yi has been very low-key in his life, and he has shown great loyalty to the emperor, he will have a good ending.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-09

    Because Yang Xiu's personality is too flamboyant, it has aroused Cao Cao's disgust, and let Cao Cao seize the handle, but Sima Yi is very good at forbearance.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-08

    Because Sima Yi is cautious and cautious, he knows how to endure humiliation and burden, while Yang Xiu happens to be smart but is mistaken by cleverness, and he is very flamboyant and does not know how to restrain.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    The answer is simple, and that's to see, do you say who your dad is.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    Cao Cao also knows that Sima Yi is a capable person, and he is also a capable person who Cao Pi laughs and can't give up, without him Cao Pi may be threatened to govern the country in the future, on the contrary, Sima Yi sometimes chooses to forbear, Cao Cao will also think that Sima Yi does not have much ambition, and may support Cao Feng Yingpi just to protect Sima's family. It was Sima Yi who did "Zhang Chi and sell envy", did not touch Cao Cao's bottom line, and did not completely expose his competitiveness in front of Cao Cao. However, Yang Xiu "dug out" all of himself, Cao Cao thought that if he died, Yang Xiu would definitely do whatever it took to cause endless trouble to the Cao family because of his competitive spirit, so he did not get rid of Sima Yi, but killed Yang Xiu.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    To put it bluntly, the reason why Cao Cao disturbed Yang Xiu was because Yang Xiu's background was too strong, and he was worried that after his brother's death, the forces behind Yang Xiu would fight back, not only possibly defeating Cao Pi, but even possibly threatening the entire Cao family, so Cao Cao wanted to kill Yang Xiu and suppress the envy Li Oak forces behind him! And before Yang Xiu died, he actually understood Cao Cao's purpose, so he said this sentence before he died: I think it will be too late to die!

  8. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    Because Cao Cao felt that Sima Yi could be used for himself, as long as he could make him his subordinate, he would definitely be like a tiger.

  9. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    It was because Cao Cao knew that Sima Yi had ambitions, and this ambition could help his son Cao Pi to carry forward the Cao Wei regime.

  10. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    Yang Xiu leaked secrets to shake the morale of the army, and he couldn't complain about Cao Cao.

  11. Anonymous users2024-02-01

    Cao Cao's killing of Yang Xiu just proved that Cao Cao thought that Yang Xiu was smarter and more harmful.

  12. Anonymous users2024-01-31

    Because Yang Xiu doesn't know how to forbear, and Sima Yi knows how to forbear and cater to Cao Cao's psychology, it is said that Yang Xiu doesn't know some of the principles of being an official, so he was killed by his boss.

  13. Anonymous users2024-01-30

    Because Sima Yi is very low-key and good at forbearance, while Yang Xiu is very high-profile and angers Cao Cao many times, and finally Cao Cao killed him.

  14. Anonymous users2024-01-29

    Because Cao Cao thought that Yang Xiu was more harmful to his son, Yang Xiu was good at figuring out his thoughts, and his son Cao Zhi was likely to become his puppet, but Sima Yi could also use it, so he killed Yang Xiu.

  15. Anonymous users2024-01-28

    Although Yang Xiu was talented, smart and wise, he was able to understand Cao Cao's heart, which made Cao Cao lose his sense of security, and other people kept silent, mocking that only Yang Xiu's emotional intelligence was too low, and he said Cao Cao's intentions, and he was killed by Chen and Cao Cao.

  16. Anonymous users2024-01-27

    The reason is that although Yang Xiu is extremely bright, his emotional intelligence is still too low. Every time you act, you only care about showing your talents. and did not understand their own situation.

    Under Cao Cao's repeated infiltration and patience, Yang Xiu was finally killed in the Battle of Hanzhong under the pretext of leaking military information.

  17. Anonymous users2024-01-26

    Because Cao Cao thought that Yang Xiu was more harmful to his son, and Yang Xiu, who was good at figuring out people's hearts, would turn his son into a puppet, so he killed him.

  18. Anonymous users2024-01-25

    Yang Xiu and Sima Yi were both famous strategists under Cao Cao, why did they only kill Yang Xiu in the end?

  19. Anonymous users2024-01-24

    Because Sima Yi was very forbearant and low-key, Cao Cao looked away. Because Yang Xiu was very smart, often saw through his thoughts, and was very conceited, Cao Cao killed him.

  20. Anonymous users2024-01-23

    Because Sima Yi is still very low-key and cautious, and he is also very modest, unlike Yang Xiu, who is very self-righteous, so he will be jealous of Cao Cao, and he will be killed.

  21. Anonymous users2024-01-22

    Cao Cao felt that Yang Xiu was even worse. Sima Yi still has a place to use. But I didn't expect it to turn out to be particularly bad later. So Cao Cao must have regretted it too. It's better to kill together!

  22. Anonymous users2024-01-21

    Sima's forbearance allowed him to harvest the Three Kingdoms, and Yang Xiu was cut because he liked to show off.

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