Sima Fu is the third brother of Sima Yi, the word Shuda, the eight brothers are well-known, the time name "Bada", Sima Fu as the first generation of the Sima family, the longest life, known as the Sima family's "evergreen". Sima Fu can be civil and martial, can fight on the horse, and can govern the country when he gets off the horse, and is a rare civil and military all-round talent of the Sima family.

When Sima Yi launched the coup d'état in Gaopingling, Sima Fu assisted Sima Yi in killing Cao Shuang and made meritorious contributions, and since then he has entered the core of the Sima family's political system. Although Sima Fu is not the kind of brave general who can charge into battle, he has a unique way of controlling the overall situation, whether it is Sima Shi or Sima Zhao, they all rely on this uncle a lot, and naturally Sima Fu's position in the court is extraordinary.

In the era of Cao Wei's abolition of the Han Dynasty, Sima Fu was already active in the political arena of Wei, at that time Sima Fu successively served as Zhongshulang, to the affairs of the permanent servant, Hanoi Diannong, Qing He Taishou, Du Zhishangshu and other positions, when the Gaopingling Incident, Sima Fu and Sima Shi together with Sima Gate to control the Beijing Division. Cao Shuang's party was killed, and Sima Fu entered the county marquis of Jue Changshe for his merits, and he was added to the service. Later, Sima Fu was promoted to Sikong, and replaced Wang Ling as the lieutenant, sat firmly in the position of the third duke, and became one of the most important ministers in the Cao Wei Dynasty.

However, Sima Fu's personality is very cautious, in the political situation of Wei is clear, Sima Fu on behalf of Wei under the situation of major events, Sima Fu deliberately kept a low profile, and deliberately faded out of the center of power, Sima Shi abolished the emperor of Wei several times, Sima Fu did not participate. Cao Chao was dissatisfied with Sima Zhao's unauthorized power, and as soon as his brain was hot, he led the palace attendants to find Sima Zhao's bad luck, but he was killed by Jia Chong on the way to Cheng Ji, and Sima Fu rushed to hear the news. Holding Cao Chao's corpse, he cried bitterly and said: "The crime of killing His Majesty's ministers." ”

Sima Shi and Sima Zhao are both because Sima Fu is an elder. Don't dare to push him too much. Later, Sima Fu resigned from the position of the third prince on the grounds of his advanced age, transferred to the post of Taifu, and was crowned as the Duke of Changle. Taifu is above the three dukes, and is listed as the third division along with Taishi and Taibao, and his status is respected, but it is a false title and does not directly participate in political affairs. More often than not, it represents a kind of glory.

After Sima Fu became the Taifu, he did rarely participate in political affairs, and was preparing to retire at the age of eighty-six, but this time Sima Zhao was seriously ill, and at the critical time of selecting the heir, it was naturally indispensable to be the only remaining heavyweight of the previous generation of the Sima family.

Unlike Wang Xianghe, who had clearly supported Sima Yan, Sima Fu maintained a rather cautious attitude on the issue of establishing an heir, and did not express his position lightly.

When I returned to the Changle Mansion, I had just sat down when I heard a report from my subordinates. said that Sima Yan, the son of the world, came to visit, to tell the truth. Sima Fu didn't have a very good impression of Sima Yan, Sima Yan looked at the wolf as an eagle, had the appearance of a tiger and a wolf, and the yin owl was quite similar to his grandfather Sima Yi, who was good at manipulating power and was insidious, and Sima Fu didn't like it very much.

However, this is Sima Zhao's family matter, although Sima Fu is an elder, he is too lazy to pay attention to it, this time it involves the dispute between the heirs, but Sima Fu is a little involuntarily, originally he didn't want to wade into this troubled water, but Sima Zhao is quite dependent on him, and he has to give an opinion. Wang Xiang and He Zeng have both expressed their support for Sima Yan, but Sima Zhao is still hesitant and has been waiting for Sima Fu to express his position.

Obviously, Wang Xiang and He Zeng, as Yan Party figures, will definitely report to Sima Yan after they go back, and after Sima Yan gets the news, he immediately comes to visit Sima Fu.

Due to the situation, Sima Fu still received Sima Yan, but Sima Yan's attitude was still not angry, and he was vague, so that Sima Yan took advantage of the excitement and left in defeat.

Of course, all this has not been hidden from Liu Yin's eyes, Luoyang Division has a large number of eyeliner in Luoyang City, Sima Yan's every move has always been the focus of the most attention, and Liu Yin knew about his trip to Changle Mansion in the first time.

You don't need to listen to the details, just look at Sima Yan's expression, it is enough to prove that he hit a soft nail here with Sima Fu, it seems that this Sima Fu is really not good at oil and salt, and it is not easy to convince him.

Liu Yin thought about it for a long time, and thought that only by retreating was the best way to get Sima Fu's support, Sima Fu was cautious by nature, and he would not easily express his stance on this kind of major event, and only if he could really move him, could he hope to get his support.

So Liu Yin persuaded Sima You to also go to the Changle Mansion to visit Sima Fu, and Sima You said with some hesitation: "The eldest brother just went to his uncle's place and touched a nail, I will go now, is it appropriate?" ”

Liu Yin smiled slightly, whispered a few words in Sima You's ear, Sima You suddenly realized, thanked Liu Yin, and got up to go to the Changle Mansion to visit Sima Fu.

Not long after Sima Fu sent Sima Yan away, he heard another rumor that the Marquis of Wuyang asked to see him.

Sima Fu's impression of Sima You was a little better than Sima Yan's, and he felt that Sima You was honest and reliable, but he didn't expect Sima You to also engage in Sima Yan's set, which made Sima Fu a little unhappy, and originally wanted to refuse him, but after thinking about it, he still asked Sima You to come in.

After Sima You came in, he saluted Sima Fu and said, "My nephew has asked my uncle for peace." ”

Sima Fu said lightly: "It turned out to be You'er, I don't know what happened to you?" ”

Sima You said very respectfully: "My nephew heard that my uncle has been running back and forth in the palace in recent days for the matter of establishing a prince, my uncle is already in his old age, and he should have been in his old age, but he was running back and forth for my family's affairs, and he wasted his energy. ”

Sima Fu didn't go to Sima You's door and never talked about the establishment of an heir, but cared and greeted him, which made him feel a little moved, smiled slightly, and said: "Thank you for your concern, my old bones are still tough for the time being, and they can withstand tossing, but the establishment of an heir of the Sima family is a big deal, and I don't dare to break it easily." ”

Sima You said: "Uncle why should he worry about the heir, the nephew is not good, but he also knows that there have been many battles for the prince and heir in the past dynasties, which has led to brothers turning against father and son, and even more, flesh and blood cannibalism, the heavens are angry and resentful, so the heir, the nephew would rather not, and he can't break the brother's affection." The uncle asked his father to return to him, and said that he had no intention of fighting with his brother at all, and since he was in order, he should give way to his brother. ”

Sima Fu was very surprised, he didn't expect Sima You to say such a thing, and couldn't help but admire: "The Lord of True Benevolence and Virtue is also." (To be continued.) )