in january 249 ad, cao shuang, the actual power leader of the cao wei court, brought a group of cao clan relatives to gaopingling to pay homage to the imperial tomb of emperor ming of wei. sima yi launched a coup in gaopingling, closed the luoyang city gate, and sent a memorial to the emperor to request that cao shuang be removed from all positions. cao shuang and his group realized that there had been mutiny in luoyang until they received the memorial. cao shuang temporarily ordered the dispatch of military farm soldiers to protect the emperor, blocking the emperor's news and preventing him from returning to beijing. cao shuang was stationed on the south bank of yishui and added defensive fortifications to resist the ministry...
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