Sima Ying , Jin Wudi Sima Yan's favorite son, was named King of Chengdu when he was a child, enjoying a fief of 100,000 households. When the Eight Kings fought, Sima Ying occupied Hebei as the foundation, and once attacked the rebellious officials as the "savior". "Add nine qi special rituals, the general and the commander-in-chief of Chinese and foreign military affairs, false festivals, , Huang Yue, and the minister's affairs, and did not go to the court, and the swords and shoes went to the hall." , this honor indicates that when Emperor Hui of Jin died, Sima Ying would become the next heir. From the promising future of , the crown prince to falling from the altar, why did Sima Ying not extend his life for , the Jin Dynasty ?
1. King Ren arrived, and the country was in danger
In order to express his love for Sima Ying, Emperor Wu of Jin Sima Yan appointed Sima Ying as the King of Chengdu when he was eleven years old, and used Yizhou Shu County , Guanghan , Jianwei, and Wenshan as his fief, with a fief of 100,000 households. This fief belongs to the top echelon among the vassal kings of the Jin Dynasty. However, because of his young age, Sima Ying spent his youth in the imperial capital. Under the earnest teachings of his parents and famous teachers, Sima Ying, who was well-behaved, soon became famous. At this time, he firmly believed that the Jin Dynasty could reach a new climax with his own assistance. Even if the current emperor was his stupid brother, he also had the promising nephew, Sima Yu. In the ninth year of Yuankang (299), Sima Ying offended Empress Jia and was expelled from the imperial capital for protecting Prince Sima. Sima Ying left
, Luoyang , was mixed with joy. He was worried about the safety of the prince and was also happy to be able to leave the town of Yecheng . In this solemn and solemn ancient capital, Sima Ying was able to keep a low profile for two years. During this period, the situation in the central government of the Jin Dynasty changed drastically: King Zhao Sima Lun first helped Empress Jia kill the crown prince Sima Yu, and then summoned Empress Jia and his followers to abolish the emperor and usurp the throne. Sima Lun himself has no virtue in elders. He is surrounded by evil people. He lacks the ability to govern the country. He eliminates dissidents and uses villains, making a joke about " lack of marten, dog tail continuation" . In order to appease Sima Ying, who was in charge of the army, Sima Lun was promoted to General of the Northern Expedition and was added to the three departments of Kaifu Yitong, but he sent his relatives and followers to monitor him.
2. Promote righteousness and the highest position of minister
Faced with Sima Lun's act of proclaiming emperor, King Qi Sima Jiong , advocated great justice first, "Transfer to the world to conquer towns, prefectures, counties and states, and all sent to the country to know" , Sima Ying responded to Sima Jiong's call for uprising and led the army to Chaoge . Due to the uneven rebels, all the vassal kings were in charge of their own affairs. There were even guys like Sima Yong , who had the upper hand at both ends. For a time, Sima Lun's army was the one who had the upper hand. Under the persuasion of his confidant adviser, Lu Zhi, Sima Ying, who had defeated the first game, seized the opportunity and led his army to defeat the slack Sima Lun's army, crossed the Yellow River, took advantage of the victory and drove straight into Luoyang. After learning that Sima Ying's army was a big victory, Sima Jie, who was determined to defend himself, also decisively sent troops and defeated Sima Lun's main force who blocked him. Sima Lun, the first Eight Kings , publicly usurped power and seized the throne, was about to usher in his own doomsday.
Since Sima Jiong first advocated justice and launched a war, all the officials and soldiers in Luoyang wanted to kill Sima Lun, Sun Xiu and his followers to apologize to the world. After learning that Sima Lun's army was defeated, they even stepped up their plans. At the time of crisis, all kinds of ghost ideas appeared around Sima Lun. Some people suggested forcing men over fifteen in the capital to join the army to fight, some suggested taking a boat to escape east to the sea, and some wanted to burn the palace, plunder treasures and flee south. Before these plans were implemented, Sima Lun was imprisoned. Sima Ying, who was the first to take the lead, sentenced him to death and sent his generals to help Sima Jiong eliminate the remnants. After Sima Jiong entered the capital, Sima Ying pushed all the credits to Sima Jiong and returned to Yecheng himself. However, Emperor Hui of Jin did not forget this meritorious official and gave Sima Ying the special ceremony of nine qi, and promoted the general and the commander of the military affairs of China and abroad, false courts, yellow axe, and record the affairs of the Shangshu. He did not go to the court and went to the palace with his sword and shoes.
3. The chaos is still the same, brothers are centrifuged
Power can quickly corrupt people's hearts, and the Sima family is full of ambitious people. Sima Jiong is becoming increasingly arrogant, giving other vassal kings an excuse to raise an army to attack. In the second year of Yongning (302), Sima Yong attacked Sima Jiong, and Sima Yi killed Sima Jiong and invited Sima Ying to take charge of the government. Sima Ying took retreat as advance. After Sima Jiong was appointed as the Grand Sima , he returned to his base and waited for the situation to change. Sima Ye became increasingly arrogant. Emperor Hui issued an edict to call Sima Ying, who was expected to be the one who came to the court to assist in the government, but because his mother and favorite ministers were nostalgic for Yedu, he was unwilling to go to Luoyang until Sima Yong enjoyed the beauty of remote control of the ministers, he quickly became corrupt and even indirectly killed his elder brother Sima Yi who supported his rule. Under the intrigue between Sima Yong, Sima Ying and others, The Eight Kings Rebellion reached its climax.
The aura of Sima's deterioration when he was in power did not cover Sima Yi's head. Compared with Duke Zhou, he hoped to join forces with his younger brother to support Emperor Hui of Jin, so he would report and ask Sima Ying of Yecheng without any details. "The world is the cause of the late emperor, Wang Yiwei" . Sima Yi firmly believes that Sima Ying can resolve the chaos and continue to control the foundation created by his father Emperor Wu of Jin in his lineage. Emperor Hui of Jin no longer has any descendants, so who will be the next emperor of the Jin Dynasty? Sima Ying said that he could not wait, but his elder brother Sima Yi not only refused to make himself the heir, but also did not give up the crown prince established by Emperor Hui of Jin. On one side is the new crown prince whom he is not familiar with, and on the other side is the "Crown Brother" promised by the emperor's uncle. Sima Ying decisively responded to Sima Yong's call to attack Sima Yi and sold his brother.
4. Great disappointment and died in the war
In the second year of Tai'an (303), the ambitious Sima Yong wanted to kill Sima Yi. Sima Ying also secretly sent assassins to Luoyang. The two of them sent troops to attack Sima Yi together. After persisting for half a year, Sima Yi, who was trapped in Luoyang, was killed by the back stab of Donghai King Sima Yue . Emperor Hui of Jin issued an edict to appoint Sima Yong as the Taizai , the Grand Commander, and the Muslim of Yongzhou . Sima Yong did not forget his promise to Sima Ying. He submitted that Sima Ying was appointed as the crown prince. "Returned to the capital of Ye, additional titles to 20 counties, and appointed as prime minister", "The system is based on the story of Wei Wu, and all the emperors are moved to Ye" . Sima Ying, who thought that becoming an emperor was a foregone conclusion, began to wander. "The usurpation became increasingly serious, and he had the heart of a king. He was disappointed by appointing Meng Jiu and others." , Sima Yue, the King of Donghai, summoned 100,000 people to attack him, including Emperor Hui of Jin, who was personally expeditioned.
Sima Ying defeated the invading Sima Yue and captured the injured Emperor Hui of Jin, but he failed to stop Sima Yue's younger brother, Ma Teng, the governor of Bingzhou, and the army of General Anbei, Wang Jun, and Wang Jun, lost the Yecheng on which he relied for his survival, and was forced to defect to Sima Yong. Seeing that Sima Ying had no military power, Sima Yong tore off his previous disguise, abolished Sima Ying's identity as the Crown Brother, and drove him to his fiefdom Chengdu, and curled up with Sima Yuelai. Sima Ying has been in Hebei for several years. His old generals and the people of Hebei hope that he can return to Hebei and gather tens of thousands of troops, intending to fight against Sima Yue.
When Sima Yong, who failed to negotiate with Sima Yue, learned that there were still people in Hebei to support Sima Ying, he quickly promoted Sima Ying to the general of the army and governor of Hebei's military, and asked him to return to Yecheng to fight Sima Yue. Because Sima Yong's atrocities in hijacking Emperor Hui of Jin were despised by the world, Sima Ying, who had long been regarded as colluding with Sima Yong, also became the target of public criticism. The real power of Sima kings alleged Sima Yue as the leader of the alliance. The coalition forces were unstoppable and defeated Sima Yong and Sima Ying. Sima Ying eventually fell into the hands of Wang Sima Su, who died at the age of twenty-eight.
The Sima family has many ambitious people. Under the deliberate indulgence of Emperor Wu of Jin, Sima Yan, all the kings wanted to go further. Sima Ying had the ability to turn the chaos, but when Sima Ying, whom he believed in the throne, died, Sima Ying's ambition could not be restrained.Whether to quell the civil strife but make wedding dresses for others, or to seize the opportunity to become emperor, Sima Ying chose the latter, and even betrayed and killed his brother Sima Yi for this. "I was born with the same roots, so why are we too anxious to fight each other?" Sima Ying lost all the good reputation he had previously won, and died in Yecheng prison.
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