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5th year of Ganlu (260 years), the Ganlu Incident broke out in order to fight for power. At that time, Cao Mao's strength was obviously weaker than Sima Zhao. This battle was like dying for nothing. Shangshu Wang Jing also knew this. Then why did Wang Jing choose to be loyal to Cao Mao? The captain told you in detail.
1, became an official
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At that time, Cao Wei implemented the 9th rank Zhongzheng system . The power to become an official was in the hands of aristocratic families, and it was difficult for ordinary children to make a name for themselves. Fortunately, when he came from the same county, he heard that Wang Jing was talented, he actively recommended it to the world, which made Wang Jing famous and integrated into the aristocratic circle, becoming a famous scholar at that time.
First Jing became the county magistrate, and Jing's mother said to Jing: "You Tian family's son has now served two thousand stones. The things are too ominous and can be stopped." Jing could not follow him, and he went to the governors of the two states and the captain of the Si Li, and eventually he was defeated. ( The Three Kingdoms · The Biography of Xiahou Xuan )
Soon after, Wang Jing became the prefect of Jiangxia under the conscript of the Cao Wei court and became the fifth-rank intermediate official. Wang Jing's mother was worried that her son would not be an official, so she advised him, "You are the son of ordinary people. Now you have become a high-ranking official of two thousand stones at once. I am afraid there will be ominous disasters, so don't go."
Wang Jing was unwilling to spend his life in obscurity. If you want to make achievements, you did not listen to what your mother said and insisted on becoming the prefect of Jiangxia. Then the General Cao Shuang sent Wang Jing twenty pieces of silk, asking him to find a way to exchange it for the specialty of the Eastern Wu. Wang Jing believed that Wei and Wu were hostile, and doing business with Dongwu was betrayal of the Great Wei. If he didn't do it, he would offend Cao Shuang, so he had to give up his official position and return to his hometown.
Wang Jing's mother was surprised that her son suddenly came home, so she asked about the reason, and Wang Jing then answered accordingly. Wang Jing's mother knew that her son had caused a big disaster and was worried that Cao Shuang would not let him go, so she took the initiative to beat him in front of his subordinates on the grounds that he had left his post without permission. After hearing this, Cao Shuang did not pursue Wang Jing again.
2, Battle of Didao
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11 in Zhengshi (249), Taifu Sima Yi launched the Gaopingling Incident and killed Cao Shuang in power. Wang Jing was activated because he did not rely on Cao Shuang and re-employed as a local official. At that time, Shu Han repeatedly attacked Cao Wei, and Wang Jing was transferred to the position of the governor of Yongzhou and guard against Shu generals Jiang Wei.
In the second year of Zhengyuan (255), Cao Wei's powerful minister Sima Shi died of illness. Jiang Wei took the opportunity to attack Wei and launched the Battle of Didao. Wang Jing did not have much practical experience and thought that the Shu army would inevitably be exhausted when they came from afar. In addition, his military strength was in an advantage, so he took the initiative to fight against the Shu army despite his superior General Chen Tai, who wanted him to defend Didao. As a result, the Wei army suffered a crushing defeat in Taohe and had to retreat to Didao.
Fortunately, Didao is the capital of Longxi County , and Wang Jing was able to fight Jiang Wei for a long time. More than a month later, reinforcements led by Chen Tai arrived, and Jiang Wei had to retreat. After the Battle of Didao, Sima Zhao realized that Wang Jing did not understand military affairs, so he quickly transferred him from Yongzhou and changed him to the Sili Captain.
3, serving the emperor
At that time, Cao Wei emperor Cao Mao was dissatisfied with Sima Zhao's autocracy, so he secretly wooed ministers to fight against the Sima family. But most ministers were afraid of Sima Zhao's great power, and either chose to rely on Sima Zhao or protect themselves. Only a few of them, including Wang Jing, were still loyal to Cao Wei. Cao Mao was very happy with Wang Jing's loyalty, so he promoted him to Shangshu.
5th year of Ganlu (260 years), Sima Zhao forced Cao Mao to sign him Jingong and also awarded Jiuxi. Cao Mao knew that Sima Zhao usurped the throne was right in front of him, and he was unwilling to be a puppet emperor again and decided to resist to the death. Then Cao Mao found Wang Jing, Shizhong Wang Shen , and Sanqi Changshi Wang Ye , and discussed the uprising of an army to attack Sima Zhao.
Depend on the spirit of the Zong Temple, Shen and Ye immediately spoke to the general, and had to be strict with the police first. Then, the left and right exited Yunlongmen, thunder and drums, pulled out their blades, and joined the army with the left and right guards to enter the Chen period, which was harmed by the vanguard... The Shangshu Wang Jing was also in a bad mood, and his family members all went to the court lieutenant. (Three Kingdoms·Three Young Emperors' Chronicle)
Wang Jing knew that Cao Mao's move was tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, so he advised him to continue to endure and not to waste his life in vain. But Cao Mao had made up his mind and insisted on summoning hundreds of guards to confront Sima Zhao. Wang Shen and Wang Ye were unwilling to accompany Cao Mao to die, so they advised Wang Jing to go with them to report to Sima Zhao. But Wang Jing was unwilling to be a villain who sells his masters and seeks honor, so he refused to win over the two of them.
4, Zhongjun was killed
Then Cao Mao was easily killed by Sima Zhao's subordinates, and Wang Jing and his family were arrested and imprisoned because they were in the Wei family. When Wang Jing was arrested, he said goodbye to his mother, but his mother remained calm and said to his son with a smile: "No one can never die! The reason why he kept preventing you from becoming an official in the past was that he was afraid that you would not have a good end. Now you died because you were loyal to the Great Wei Dynasty, so what can I hate!"
Then Sima Zhao slandered Wang Jing as a vicious rebellious person and ordered people to execute his mother and son. Wang Jing's former official was grateful to Xiong and Huangfu Yan for his kindness of Wang Jing's understanding, so he went to see him off regardless of life and death, and paid for his mother and son to bury him.
