Sima Yi's closed disciple, the Kingdom of Shu perished because of him, couldn't Jiang Wei compete with him?

There were many capable people in the Three Kingdoms period. Zhuge Liang of Shu, Zhou Yu of Wu, and Sima Yi of Wei were all capable people at that time. There were achievements both politically and militarily.

Let’s talk about Sima Yi of the Wei State. He was a veteran of the three dynasties of the Wei State. He supported Cao Cao’s idea of ??proclaiming himself emperor. When Cao Zhi and Cao Pi were fighting for the throne, he was Cao Pi’s teacher and helped Cao Pi get it. to the throne. Not only that, he also helped future monarchs of Wei. He has many political and military strategies. It posed a huge threat to both Wu and Shu. But the protagonist I want to talk about today is not him. There is someone else. He is the famous general of Wei? Deng Ai.

As we all know, when Zhuge Liang died, he passed everything he had to his beloved disciple Jiang Wei. Did Sima Yi also pass it on to his beloved disciple? The answer is yes, his beloved disciple is none other than Deng Ai whom I mentioned before.

Deng Ai’s life

Deng Ai’s original name was Deng Fan. Because he had the same name as a member of his family, he changed his name to Deng Ai. Deng Ai was originally a farmer working in the fields. What kind of knowledge can a farmer have, but Deng Ai happened to be knowledgeable. So he was recommended to the local government as a small official in charge of grain and grass. After he became this small official, he became very interested in military affairs. Even if others laugh at him, why would a man who only manages food and grass want to study military affairs? Deng Ai didn't care either.

It wasn't until later that a big man passed by Deng Ai and saw Deng Ai's military talent. This big man was Sima Yi. When he met Deng Ai, he fell in love with Deng Ai's military talent and took him as his disciple, passing on to him all he had learned throughout his life. Facts have proved that Sima Yi's decision was right. Because the agricultural policies proposed by Deng Ai allowed the Wei State to not worry about food and drink, but also had sufficient food and grass. It can be said that the strength of the Wei State in the later period had a lot to do with the policies proposed by Deng Ai.

Later, after Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi died one after another, Deng Ai fought against Shu general Jiang Wei on Wei's western defense line. A battle between master and master has quietly turned into a battle between apprentice and apprentice. In the end, Deng Ai led an army to invade Chengdu, which led to the destruction of the Shu Kingdom. Jiang Wei became a surrender of the Wei Kingdom. On the surface, Jiang Wei seemed to have lost, but Jiang Wei secretly seduced Zhong Hui and raised an army to rebel. After Zhong Hui's incident was revealed, he dragged Deng Ai into the water, causing Deng Ai to be killed. From the comparison between master and master to the comparison between apprentice and apprentice, there is still no result in who wins and who loses.

Why is Deng Ai called the Little Changsheng General

Anyone who has watched the Three Kingdoms knows that the Changsheng General is Zhao Yun’s nickname. Zhao Yun has this nickname because of his life In a battle, you almost never lose. The only time you lose is when you pretend to lose because of a trick. Deng Ai was victorious in 90% of all the battles he participated in. The remaining 10% of failures were due to weather conditions at the time.

After Deng Ai's teacher Sima Yi died, Deng Ai went to the western defense line to the west of Wei to fight with Jiang Wei. During this period, he almost always won every battle. It's not because Jiang Wei isn't great. It was because Liu Chan, the monarch of Shu at that time, did not trust Jiang Wei at all. Therefore, he did not give Jiang Wei food, grass, soldiers and horses, let alone supplies. How can an army without supplies defeat an army with continuous logistics? In this way, he won every battle and won every battle. In the end, Deng Ai achieved the achievement of becoming a small victorious general. ?The cause of Deng Ai's death

Theoretically speaking, Deng Ai should be respected for helping the Wei State to annihilate the Shu State, but why was he sentenced to death? In fact, it is inseparable from a word, and this word is Gong Gao Gaizhu. Deng Ai's contribution was so great that it overshadowed the emperor's reputation. Not only that, after he conquered Shu, he also enfeoffed Shu officials without authorization. This was no longer the right of a general. After Zhong Hui learned about this, he sent someone to intercept Deng Ai's letter to the emperor and changed some of its contents, which made the emperor very dissatisfied with Deng Ai.

This led to increasing conflicts between Deng Ai and the emperor.

In the end, because of Zhong Hui's conspiracy to rebel, Zhong Hui thought that he would drag someone into the water before he died, so he thought about it and dragged Deng Ai into the water. Moreover, the conflict between the emperor and Deng Ai was still very serious. He would rather trust Zhong Hui, a rebellious minister, than Deng Ai, a man of great merit. So he ignored the advice of other ministers and insisted on killing Deng Ai. General Xiao Changsheng has since fallen, and some people say that Deng Ai's death is inevitable. Because he offended the majesty of the emperor. He used the emperor's power without authorization and incurred the emperor's dissatisfaction. Some people also say that although Deng Ai is guilty, he will not die. History is left for future generations to evaluate, and everyone has their own views on history.

Deng Ai is proud of himself. In the eyes of all dynasties, he deserves to die. Because it is impossible for the emperor to leave behind someone who is a threat to him.