Sima Shi (208 AD - March 23, 255 AD), courtesy name Ziyuan , was a native of Wen County, Hanoi (now Wen County, Henan Province). A powerful official in the Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period, one of the founders of the Western Jin dynasty, and the eldest son of Emperor Xuan of the Jin Sima Yi and Queen Xuanmu Zhang Chunhua . Master Sima was a calm and strong man, with great talents and broad plans. After Sima Yi died of illness, Sima Shi took charge and suppressed the counterattack by the Cao Wei clan. It was precisely because of the foundation laid by Sima Shi that Sima Zhao was able to completely overshadow Emperor Cao Wei and launched the Wei War to destroy Shu..
It is worth noting that Sima Shi's decisiveness and even ruthlessness were shown long before the Gaopingling Incident. In 234 AD, Sima Shi poisoned his first wife. So, the question is, why did Master Sima poison his wife who gave birth to five daughters to him?
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Specifically, Sima Shi’s first wife was Xiahou Hui. Xia Houhui, courtesy name Yuanrong, was a native of Qiao County, Peiguo (now Bozhou, Anhui). Xia Houhui's father, Xia Houshang, was the nephew of Xia Houyuan, the general who conquered the West. Xia Houshang had a close relationship with Cao Pi . He was once in charge of the military forces in Cao Wei , Jingzhou and other places, and he was considered to be in a high and powerful position. However, in the seventh year of Huangchu (226), Xiahou Shang died of illness. In this regard, in the author's opinion, if Xia Houshang had not died so early, Master Sima would probably not have dared to kill Xia Hou Hui.
At the same time, Xia Houhui's mother, Cao, was the sister of Great Sima Cao Zhen, and was named the head of Deyang Township. Therefore, Xia Houhui is Cao Zhen's niece. However, Cao Zhen, the leader of Cao Wei's generals, died of illness in 231 AD. Cao Zhen was Sima Yi's important opponent during his lifetime. It can even be said that Cao Zhen suppressed Sima Yi during his lifetime. From this perspective, after Sima Yi, Sima Shi and his son became disobedient, they naturally became more suspicious and wary of Xia Houhui.
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The marriage time of Xia Houhui and Sima Shi is not clearly recorded in historical books such as " Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms" and "Book of Jin". After Xia Houhui married Sima Shi, he gave birth to five daughters. Xia Houhui was very knowledgeable and thoughtful. Whenever her husband, Sima Shi, had any ideas, she would plan and assist him.
During the reign of Emperor Wei Ming Cao Rui, Sima Shi's father Sima Yi began to get involved in Cao Wei's military power. Especially after Xia Houshang, Cao Zhen and others died of illness, Sima Yi took on the important task of resisting the Shu Han and Soochow . In the long process of getting along, Xia Houhui gradually realized that Sima Shi was by no means a loyal minister of Cao Wei, and Sima Shi was very scrupulous about Xia Houhui, who was from the Cao Wei family.
"Book of Jin·Volume 31·Biographies No. 1" records: Hou Ya was knowledgeable, and every time the emperor did something, he must plan it. During the reign of Emperor Wei Ming, Emperor Xuan held the most important position as a general, and all his disciples had great talents and great strategies. It was later learned that the emperor was not a pure minister of Wei, but that he was the nephew of the Wei family, and the emperor was deeply jealous of him. In the second year of Qinglong's reign, he was buried in Junpingling Tomb at the age of twenty-four.
In the winter of the second year of Qinglong (234), Xia Houhui was poisoned by Sima Shi. He was only twenty-four years old when he died. After Xia Houhui's death, he was buried in Junping Mausoleum.
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As early as Cao Cao was alive, he warned Cao Pi that Sima Yi might have disobedient intentions and needed to be on guard. After Cao Pi came to the throne, although he reused this confidant, Cao Pi tried his best not to let Sima Yi control the military power. After Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui came to the throne, he originally hoped that Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu and other clans would control the military power. However, because of the decline of the clan's generals, he was forced to rely on Sima Yi. Of course, no matter what, the Cao Wei clan was restricting the Sima Yi family. In this context, the marriage between Xia Houhui and Sima Shi should also have the meaning of surveillance.
Furthermore, after Xia Houhui married Sima Shi, he never forgot his mission, and even informed the Cao Wei clan about the performance of Sima Yi and his son. And this naturally broke through Sima Shi's bottom line. Moreover, in August of the second year of Qinglong (234 years), after Zhuge Liang died of illness, Sima Yi wanted to take the opportunity to attack the Shu Han, but was rejected by Cao Rui. Later, he was promoted to the rank of Taiwei secretly, which means that Cao Rui intended to remove Sima Yi's military power. .On this basis, Master Sima poisoned Xia Houhui, perhaps to express his dissatisfaction.
In addition, in the first year of Taishi (265), Sima Shi's nephew Sima Yan was enthroned by Zen and established the Western Jin Dynasty as Emperor Wu of Jin.. When Emperor Wu of Jin ascended the throne, he did not add a posthumous title to Xiahou Hui. On November 15, the second year of Taishi (266), under the repeated advice of Sima Shi's third wife, Queen Jingxian Yang Huiyu, Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty Sima Yancai added the posthumous title of Jinghuai to Xia Houhui. Queen .
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