Service Under Cao Rui
In 226, as Cao Pi lay on his deathbed, he entrusted his successor Cao Rui to the care of Sima Yi, Cao Zhen, and Chen Qun. When Cao Rui became Emperor of Wei, he trusted Sima Yi greatly and appointed him Piaoqi General (骠骑大将军) and military commander of Yuzhou and Jingzhou (督荊豫二州諸軍事), placed him on the border between Wei and Wu to defend against Sun Quan's forces, and created him Marquess of Wuyang.
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