From the establishment of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in 317 AD to the murder of Emperor Xiaowu in 396 AD, the Eastern Jin Dynasty had staggered for eighty years. Since the successor of Jin'an Emperor Sima Dezong was a complete fool, the court fell into the hands of his uncle Sima Da

The Eastern Jin Dynasty has been staggering for eighty years from its establishment in 317 AD to the murder of Emperor Xiaowu in 396 AD. Since the successor Emperor Jin'an Sima Dezong was a complete fool, the court fell into the hands of his uncle Sima Daozi . Sima Daozi had no talent and virtue, was immoral and immoral, corrupted the imperial court, led to great chaos in the world, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty inevitably declined.

" Jin Shu " records that Sima Dezong was a fool since he was a child, and he was very stupid. The original text of "Book of Jin" says: "The Emperor has been unfavorable. He has been unable to speak since he was young and has grown up. Even though there are changes in cold and heat, it is impossible to distinguish. Whatever he moves or stops, it is not done." It means that Sima Dezong was very stupid. He could not speak since he was a child. He could not even tell the difference between cold winter and hot summer. He did not know spring, summer, autumn and winter, nor hot and cold. Moreover, all his actions, including eating, drinking and urinating, were , all need help from others and have no ability to take care of themselves. This is much stupider than the famous idiot emperor Sima Zhong of the Western Jin Dynasty. It can be said that he is extremely stupid.

Such a complete fool could actually become the emperor and become the most respected emperor in the world. This is only in a feudal society, such a ridiculous and strange thing would happen. With such an idiot emperor, how could the Eastern Jin Dynasty survive? Of course, the decline of the Jin Dynasty cannot be blamed on the stupid emperor, but on the people who made him the emperor. Basically, the feudal system at that time must be blamed.

When Emperor Xiaowu was alive, he had conflicts with his younger brother Sima Daozi. Sima Daozi was very ambitious and coveted the throne. Emperor Xiaowu made his eldest son Sima Dezong the crown prince. At that time, Sima Dezong was only five years old and very stupid. However, Emperor Xiaowu still established his status as the heir to the throne in order to show that his throne was It can only be inherited by the son. Even if the son is a fool, no one else can get involved.

Emperor Xiaowu regarded the throne as his own unique property. He would rather let his stupid son destroy the country than give up the throne to others, not even his own brother. This is in line with the mentality of the average emperor in feudal society.

In 396 AD, Emperor Xiaowu was suddenly killed. Sima Dezong was fourteen years old at the time and was still stupid. Therefore, Sima Daozi followed the trend and let the foolish prince succeed him as emperor, who was called Emperor Jin'an. Sima Daozi's abacus was also very good. Emperor Jin'an was a fool, just a puppet, and the power was still controlled by himself.

Sima Daozi assisted the government as the emperor's uncle and controlled the court. Sima Daozi had no talent for governing the country, let alone employing people. He liked others to fawn over him and flattered villains, while upright and capable ministers were ostracized.

There is a man named Wang Guobao , who is Xie An's son-in-law, but because of his bad conduct, he has never been reused by Xie An. After Sima Daozi came to power, Wang Guobao carefully speculated, and because his cousin was Sima Daozi's princess, he quickly gained favor and became a confidant. Sima Daozi promoted him to be the secretary of the Central Military Commission, and he was added to lead the army and take charge of the power of the court. Wang Guobao was a famous traitor in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. After gaining power, he did many bad things and aroused everyone's hatred.

Sima Daozi lived a luxurious life, indulged in debauchery and indulged in wine and sex. Like his brother Emperor Xiaowu, he was also addicted to alcohol and often became drunk. His favored people took the opportunity to play with the power of the government, accept bribes, sell their official positions, and do whatever they wanted. A man named Ru Qianqiu was promoted to a high official after gaining the favor of Sima Daozi. In a short period of time, he amassed hundreds of millions of dollars.

Sima Daozi also liked Buddhism. In this regard, he was even worse than Emperor Xiaowu. Due to Sima Daozi's extravagant spending, the treasury was already empty at that time, but Sima Daozi still spent huge sums of money to promote Buddhist temples. When the money was not enough, he levied money from the people, which made the people below overwhelmed and resentful. Sima Daozi also favored and valued Buddhists, and many Buddhists became his confidants.

Sima Daozi had physical problems and often fell ill due to his indulgence in drinking and sex without restraint. His son Sima Yuanxian began to take power. Sima Yuanxian was young and energetic, arrogant, domineering and did whatever he wanted.In this way, the politics and criminal law of the Eastern Jin Dynasty were in chaos, the people were complaining, and the society was in unrest.

At this time, the Eastern Jin Dynasty was in danger. The emperor was an idiot, and the father and son who were in power, Sima Daozi, had no moral character. They disrupted the imperial court and naturally caused chaos in the world. The first to raise troops to cause rebellion were the four local governors who held military power. Then Sun En's peasant uprising and the Huan clan's rebellion broke out. Amid internal and external difficulties, General Liu Yu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty took control of the military and the imperial court. Next, he would change the dynasty.