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Specifically, Sima You is the second son of Sima Zhao, Emperor Wen of Jin Emperor Wu of Jin Sima Yan and his mother's brother, and his mother is the Empress of Civilization Wang Yuanji . Sima You was very smart when she was young. She was gentle in adulthood and was happy to give gifts to others. She also loved reading scriptures, could write articles, and was especially good at writing letters. Therefore, she became a model at that time. Her talent and prestige surpassed her brother Sima Yan, and her grandfather Sima Yi valued him very much.
However, because his uncle Sima Shi had no son, Sima You adopted Sima Shi as his successor. In the second year of Jiaping (251), the Taiwei Wang Ling was accused of plotting to rebel. Sima Yi led his troops to attack, and Sima You also went out to war with him. After the war, he was granted the title of Marquis of Changleting. Compared with Sima Yan, Sima You not only had a higher prestige, but also achieved military achievements earlier. In other words, Sima Yan could only say that he had mediocre performance at the beginning.
In the second year of Zhengyuan (255), Sima Shi passed away. Sima You was only ten years old at the time. He was very sad at the funeral and moved the people around him and was praised. Later, he was conquered the Marquis of Wuyang. After Sima Shi passed away, Sima You served in another house and was famous for his filial piety.
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"Book of Jin·The Third Journal of Emperor Ji" records: At the beginning, Emperor Wen said that Emperor Jing was the legitimate emperor of Emperor Xuan, and had no descendants in his early life. He took the emperor's younger brother You as his heir. He especially loved Yi, and said that he was in charge of the position. A hundred years later, great careers should be returned to You. Every time he said, "This is King Jing's world, so what do I have to do with?" He is about to establish a prince, and it is your intention.
Sima Zhao is very fond of Sima You and often tells the public that he should return his great cause to Sima You a hundred years later. When facing his subordinates, Sima Zhao often said, "This is the world of King Jing (Sima Shi), how can I occupy it?" Therefore, Sima Zhao has discussed with others many times about establishing a prince, and every time he reveals the intention of passing the throne to Sima You.
However, there were also many supporters of Sima Yan in the court. In order to win the battle to become an heir, Sima Yan made extensive contacts with court ministers. For example, Sima Yan asked Pei Xiu "Whether there is a relationship?" Pei Xiu felt the strange appearance of Sima Yan, and he was in love with him. Yang Xiu also helped Sima Yan to provide advice and observe the gains and losses of current affairs, so that Sima Yan could remember them in advance for Sima Zhao to ask. Later, when Sima Zhao formally raised the issue of becoming a crown prince, Shantao, , Jia Chong, He Zeng, and Pei Xiu all opposed Sima You and advocated Sima Yan.
Among them, He once served as one of the three ministers, and he also followed Sima Yi to launch the Gaopingling Incident. Therefore, He Zeng 's opinion is something that Sima Zhao must consider. In 264 AD, He once praised Sima Yan many times in front of Sima Zhao, and emphasized that has established the legitimate as a legitimate as a legitimate as a legitimate wise as a legitimate wise as a legitimate wise . Because Sima Yan was the eldest son and received the support of these ministers, Sima Zhao finally changed his attention and made the decision to appoint Sima Yan as the fourth prince of Jin State.
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In the end, although Sima You lost to Sima Yan, Sima Yan did not suppress Sima You like Cao Pi treats Cao Zhi . After the establishment of the Western Jin Dynasty, Sima You was granted the title of King of Qi and served as important officials such as General of the Cavalry, Sikong , Kaifu Yitong Sansi, and his responsibilities were quite successful. That is, Sima You in the early Western Jin Dynasty, was an important helper to Sima Yan.
However, in the late reign of Emperor Wu of Jin, Sima Yan, because Sima Zhong was not very smart, the court's internal and external calls for Sima You to succeed the throne were high, which obviously touched Sima Yan's bottom line. Therefore, ministers Xun Xu and Feng Ju took the opportunity to say bad things about Sima You in front of Sima Yan, thus expelling him from the court, causing Sima You to become ill, vomiting blood and dying, at the age of thirty-six, with the posthumous title Xian, and his funeral specifications were the same as those of Anping Xianwang Sima Fu , "The temple sets up a pavilion and hangs the funeral, and enjoys the Taimiao."
