On the stage of the Eight Kings of the Western Jin Dynasty, Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea, played the latest time, because he was not a direct line of Sima Zhao, and his second generation was also low. Low qualifications and status means that they can only make soy sauce.
The so-called mantis catches the cicada and the oriole, Sima Yue himself did not expect that although he was not qualified to be the top few, but he became the finale of this eight kings chaos, after the last laugh, he became the eight The terminator of the King's Rebellion.
As the saying goes, the times make heroes. The more Sima can stand out in this chaos that lasts 15 years and the whole world is involved, there are natural reasons for the right time and place, but more thanks to his own characteristics.
1. The sudden emergence of Sima Yue
Sima Yue is the second son of Sima Yi’s fourth brother Sima Kui and the eldest son of Sima Tai. His branch and generation have been very closely related to Sima Yi, Sima Zhao and Jinwu Emperor Sima Yan. far. Although
is not closely related to the emperor by blood, he is a royal clan after all, but Sima Yue does not have the arrogance and luxury of the clan prince. He is modest and cautious, has no pretensions, is young, and has a great reputation. "Book of Jin" uploads: " has rare names, and the practice of humbly holding common clothes is the practice of Chinese and foreign. "
The Rebellion of the Eight Kings began in 291 AD and lasted for 10 years until AD 301. Sima Yue He has not joined this battle because he is far away from the center of power and has a low position. His East China Sea country has jurisdiction over only six counties, and his rank is only a third-rank military officer such as a general of the auxiliary country. By 300 AD, he was only a military officer. Shizhong.
In all fairness, among Sima's clan members, Sima is more capable, but there is no chance, because he and Sima Yan are too far apart.
Sima Yue's early debut was overnight.
After the king of Qi, Sima Jie, the king of Chengdu and the king of Hejian, killed the self-proclaimed Emperor Zhao, he began to assist and form a cabinet. Sima Yu is the son of Sima You's younger brother Sima You. In his heart, the world belonged to his father Sima You. If Simayou became the emperor, according to the principle of succession by the eldest son, the world should be inherited by Simayou, the second child, because Simayou's eldest son died at the age of 6. Therefore, Sima Jie's cabinet organization tried his best to avoid using descendants of the Sima Yan family. He used the collateral line and Sima Yue who had a better reputation.
Sima is more capable, low-key, and far away from the Sima Yan system, so Sima has become the best candidate to form a cabinet. In 301 AD, Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea, was appointed by Sima Jie as Sikong, and at the same time led the book superintendent, entered the three public ranks and became a remarkable new star.
Times changed too quickly. I did not expect that Sima Jie would be killed by Changsha King Sima Yi in the following year, 302 AD.
After Sima Yi killed Sima Yi, everything else was business as usual, except that he replaced Sima Yi in the government. Therefore, Sima Yue's status has not changed. However, Sima Yi's auxiliary monopoly has attracted a joint crusade by the King of Chengdu and the King of Hejian.
Sima Yi was single and lonely, and was besieged in Luoyang City by the Chengdu King and Hejian King's coalition army, but at this time the victory or defeat was not known. Because Sima Yi is a man who can and can fight, he has secretly sent out two armies to attack the rear of Hejian King Sima Yong, and the siege of Luoyang will be lifted soon, but Sima Yi's military secret is only known to a few people around him.
Sima Yue didn’t know about Sima Yi’s military aircraft. He had the same view as the princes and ministers in Luoyang City, that Sima Yi would be defeated, but unlike other princes and ministers, Sima Yue was a man of power and courage, so , When the others were at a loss, Sima Yue stood out.
Sima Yue suddenly killed Sima Yi and welcomed Chengdu King Sima Ying and Hejian King's general Zhang Fang to Beijing. He made great contributions in front of the winner Sima Ying.
, however, the result made Sima more angry.
Sima Ying came to Beijing this time and brought a large number of his subordinates. These subordinates had to arrange for them, so as a result of rearranging the results, Sima Yue, who made great achievements, lost power. Sima Ying only gave him a nominal title of Shang Shu Ling, asking him to " Shou Shang Shu Ling " instead of " record Shang Shu Ling ", which made Sima Yue not exercise the power of Shang Shu Ling, no doubt for playing. Give him a hand. For this reason, Sima Yue's chagrin can be imagined.
Sima Yue is a capable person. A capable person is good at grasping opportunities. Sima Ying gave him a chance.
Sima Ying doesn't like staying in LuoyangYang, however, liked his Yecheng very much. This was also the reason why he did not stay in Luoyang and rushed back to Yecheng after he and Qi Wang Simaru jointly eliminated Zhao Wang Simalun. However, Sima Ying couldn't let go of power. This resulted in a situation where the administrative center was in Luoyang, and Sima Ying, who gave the order, was remotely commanding in Yecheng. This situation of
has already caused Sima Ying to suffer. Sima Yi, who was attacked by him, still obeyed him at the beginning, and ignored him once he felt the thrill of power.
finally killed Sima Yi. Before Sima Ying learned his lesson, he went back to Yecheng to remote control. The only difference is that this time Sima Ying and Hejian Wang Sima Yong played a double role.
The emperor Sima Yong asked to make Sima Ying the emperor's first brother, that is, the younger brother who wants to inherit the throne of Emperor Sima Zhong, Emperor Hui of Jin. After Simaying became the emperor's brother, Sima Yong was named Dazai, Dadu, and Yongzhou Mu.
Both are very happy.
Sima Ying and Sima Yong are satisfied, but the other officials have a hard time. The two men are busy promoting their cronies and making money, undoubtedly squeezing the living space of other princes and ministers.
is psychologically unacceptable to everyone that Simaying at this time did not put the emperor in his eyes at all. The Book of Jin contained " with or without the heart of emperor ", which is much worse than Sima Yi. . Although the emperor is useless, he is sacred in the minds of scholars, and his attitude towards the emperor is still a political weather vane, and the emperor is so disrespectful, not to mention us.
Sima Ying took power in just seven months, completely overturning his image that once made people "popularize", followed by "disappointment." The antagonism is quite serious.
All of this was seen by Sima Yue, King of the East China Sea.
. Second, taking the emperor to beg Yecheng
Emperor Simazhong and Emperor Taidi Simaying were separated from Beijing and Yecheng (now Linzhang). Simaying was remotely commanded. The current situation allowed Sima Yue to see an opportunity.
In July 304 AD, Sima Yue joined Zuowei General Chen Wei and Sima Yi's old general, Shangguan Ji, suddenly launched a mutiny in Luoyang.
Chen Wei led his troops into the Yunlong Gate of Luoyang City, and the Sima Ying soldiers guarding the city couldn't resist. One door broke, and Chen Wei divided his troops into two groups, pointing straight to the palace, controlling Huidi, and killing all the other doors, expelling Sima Yingjun. Sima Ying's army suddenly fell apart, and 50,000 people fled to Yecheng. Chen Qi did not chase, and everything went according to plan. After
took control of Luoyang City, Sima Yue made an order in the name of Emperor Hui to request all the civil and military officials in the capital to come to the meeting. The content was beyond the expectations of the officials. This time, he set up troops to attack Sima Ying and ask the officials to follow Emperor Hui. In the imperial conquest, only Chen Wei and Shangguan left behind in the capital with Sima Tan, who had restored the title of the prince.
Sima Yue understands the importance of the emperor, and he must bring the emperor with him in the crusade against Sima Ying.
's several changes in the regime in a short period of time made the hundred officials at a loss. They all know the importance of standing in line, but the team is not sure. This has caused the thoughts of the hundred officials to be chaotic, and now they have to follow the emperor’s imperial conquest. There is no bottom in their hearts. For different purposes, officials naturally feel different in their hearts. After receiving the notice, Qin Zhun, the attendant, was worried and thought about preparing for the future as soon as possible. Because of the turbulence during this period, the country's materials are increasingly scarce, and horses are scarce. Officials are replaced by ox carts. This person is The people around the emperor often said that they had to go through the fire and water for the emperor. When the cash was met, they became anxious. He understood that life and death would be unpredictable when he went to the battlefield, so he ran to find the son of "the seven sages of the bamboo forest" Ji Kang Ji Shao, persuade Ji Shao to prepare two good horses in advance, and flee together if the war goes unfavorable. Ji Shao’s values are the opposite. At this moment, he is about to use his blood to serve the emperor’s grace. Qin Zhun comes to borrow the horse at this time. Ji Shao reprimands and speaks impassionedly: "A courtier should live and die together with the emperor. What are you going to do with a good horse?" Qin Zhun was also frightened and confused. As the saying goes, different things are not conspiring. To talk about value with a person who is diametrically opposed to his own value is tantamount to finding something for himself.
Sima Yue did things vigorously, holding the emperor and quickly sent troops to the Northern Expedition, all the way, in the name of the emperor, ordered the heroes of the world, and suddenly " go to gathered ", the army went to Anyang, 40 miles from Yecheng, already possessed 100,000 people.
Three, the change of yin
Sima Ying learned of the news of the Mutiny in Sima Yue’s capital, and hurriedly called a group of civil and military officers to discuss countermeasures. The generals such as King Sima and Cui Kuang joined the army to persuade Sima Ying to fight, but he was met by his cousin who was in Yecheng The mother of Dong'an Wang Sima Yao opposed.
Sima Yao said to Sima Ying: "Since you want to express your opinion for your uncle, then you should listen to what the uncle said. Right now, the emperor is the imperial conquest. How can the courtier be the enemy of the emperor? My opinion, you should disband The army personally went out of the city to plead guilty to the emperor's bear Jing. In this way, maybe they will win a confession and lenient."
Sima Ying hopes to borrow Sima Yao's name to build her own momentum, so what he wants is Sima Yao even verbal support. This is not only to save face, but also to stabilize people's hearts, but Sima Yao's words undoubtedly clearly expressed his opposition to him. Sima Ying felt resentful in his heart, and his murderous heart was awakened, but he knew that it was not the time yet, so he tolerated it, and if so, he could not help but walk away. Since
decided to go to war, Sima Ying made active preparations, which was different from the previous battles with Sima Yi.
The two younger brothers of General Zuo Wei Chen Wei, Chen Kuang and Chen Gui, happened to be in Yecheng. Simaying brought them in. After doing both soft and hard, they let the two enter the Sima Yue army to spread rumors: "Simaying has escaped from Ye. The city of Yecheng is now an empty city.”
Sima Dajun was only 40 miles away from Yecheng at this time, that is, the cavalry ran an hour’s distance, but Sima Yue was unwilling to go further. He was convinced of what the two said. Suspicious, since Sima Ying had escaped, it was meaningless to go to Yecheng again, so he ordered the army to return to the capital. Sima Yue didn't know that, not long after Chen Kuang and Chen Gui set off, Sima Ying used his life stone to exceed 50,000 soldiers and then pursued and killed them.
Sima Yue led his army back, and the army arrived near Tangyin, Henan, which is now Dangyin. As everyone looked at the distant city of Dangyin happily and ready to enter the city for a good rest, Shi Chao's army arrived.
Shi Chao traveled day and night in order to stop Sima Yue before he entered Dang Yin, because once Sima Yue entered the city, his 50,000 people might be eaten. Shi Chao hurriedly hurriedly, when he saw the Sima Yue army in the distance, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and then issued an attack order. The first round of Shi Chao’s attack was to shoot with bows and arrows from a long distance. For a time, ten thousand arrows were fired. The arrows were like locusts. The Sima and Yue Army were caught off guard. All units were attacked by arrows at the same time. The sequence of the three armies was immediately disrupted, forming separate battles. Even the emperor himself was not immune to the chaotic situation. The carriage was also filled with arrow feathers. Three of them shot through the carriage and directly hit Huidi's cheek. Fortunately, the force was not strong and would not be fatal.
In this round of bow and arrow attacks, most of Sima Yue's men and horses were damaged, and the rest were also injured, and their combat power was sharply reduced. After the first round of
attack, Shi Chao immediately launched the second round of attacks, ordering the troops to charge across the board. The 50,000 cavalry rushed towards Sima Yue’s position with a burst of shouts. As if into no one’s territory, the Sima Yue Army was unable to resist and immediately fell apart. .
Shi Chao’s army rushed all the way and quickly rushed to the emperor. At this time, there was only one person beside the emperor, Ji Shao, and the rest of the officials had fled. Qiu Bajian Ji Shao, the leader of the army, dressed in court clothes and guarded the emperor’s imperial vehicle. Regardless of who this person is, catch it and slash it. Seeing this, the half-silly Emperor Hui didn’t care about the pain of the cheek wound. In a hurry, he yelled out a sentence that completely moved Ji Shao: "Ji Shizhong is a loyal minister, don’t Kill him."
Ji Shao didn't think about how to go back alive this time. Even if it was a victory, he would never expect the silly emperor in front of him to reward him. All he did was do his loyalty and It’s just righteousness, but Huidi’s words made him cry in tears. These words expressed his lifelong pursuit. To him, it is undoubtedly more important than any reward, even though this emperor is a fool , But what fools say is often more truthful than smart people.
Ji Shao listened to the words of Emperor Hui, broke free from the sergeant, and fell to his knees. His respectful Emperor Hui knocked his head three times and said with tears: "Your Majesty, I’m afraid Ji Shao can’t be there anymore. Your Majesty’s side is loyal." Qiu Ba, the leader of
, was completely indifferent to everything in front of him, and shouted to the emperor: "According to the Taidi's order, all but your Majesty will be killed." Immediately, Ji Shao hacked to death with a knife.
The death of Ji's father and son is really sighing. Father Ji Kang was killed by Sima Zhao, while his son Ji Shao took the initiative to die for Sima Zhao's grandson.
Ji Shao's blood splashed on Huidi's dragon robe, Huidi had never seen such a situation before, and he was so frightened that he fell into the grass beside him, and the six jade seals he was carrying were also lost.
Ji Shao’s death gave Hui Di a great excitement. When he was taken to Yecheng by Shi Chao and Sima Ying asked him to change his clothes, he still said: "Don’t wash, don’t wash, there is Ji Shizhong on this clothes The blood."
Sima Yue took a few of his cronies and fled. He first ran to Xiapi and went to Sima Chao, the king of Dongping, because his grandfather Sima Kui was the younger brother of Sima Chao's grandfather Sima Fu. The first person
thinks of when he is in trouble must be the person he thinks is the most credible and the person who can deliver. What made Sima feel the more chill in the world was that Sima Zhu, whom he believed he could trust and deliver, drove him out like he was afraid of seeing the plague god. Reluctantly, Sima Yue had to return to his fief, the East China Sea, which is today's Tanxian County.
Sima Yue was not beaten, he licked his wound, waiting for a comeback.
Facts have proved that Sima Yue has a very strong tenacity. This is a big difference between him and other Sima clan families. He kept failing and stood up, finally becoming the final winner.
