Author: Chang Zhimei
(Sima Yi, grandfather of Sima Zheng, Emperor Hui of Jin)
A page of history is a mirror, polished mirror, we can breathe in reason and truth. It may be a little superficial to interpret it from the current perspective, but at least I understand that serious and thick history was only life at that time.
In ancient times, the throne was supreme, how many people killed huangquan for it, and how many people stayed away from it, or did not want to, did not want to get it, but in the end everyone could not withstand a thing called fate. Whether you want to or not, you should come or not, and gain or loss is just a thought.
I want to say that this emperor is extremely stupid in history, and his life can be summed up as two gains and two losses.
(Sima Zhao, grandfather of Sima Zheng, Emperor Hui of Jin)
One is to get the throne.
In 290, Sima Zheng, the second son of Sima Yan, the Emperor wu of Jin, succeeded to the throne as Emperor Hui of Jin. He got the throne, had the power above ten thousand people, and at the same time used his own stupidity to make people who walked into history remember him deeply.
So how did he ascend to the emperor's throne?
He did not love to read since he was a child, and Sima Yan was worried that his son would not be able to keep his inheritance. But then I thought, what if this son is wise and foolish? So I wanted to test him. Sima Yan issued several questions and handed in the papers within three days. Three days later, the stupid son handed in the papers, and the answer was orderly, and Sima Yan was very happy when he saw it, and felt that his son was a great wisdom and foolishness.
The question arises again, how did this stupid emperor hand in this examination paper?
This also began with his wife, who was very anxious to learn that the emperor wanted to examine her husband, so she secretly found a few learned people to help discuss and answer, so she handed in a full score answer sheet and concealed it from Emperor Wu of Jin. Eventually Emperor Wu of Jin ceded the throne to him, and the lady was made empress (her efforts were rewarded).
Speaking of this, I have to say that in addition to fate, there are women who dominate the fate of men, and in addition to men, there are also themselves who dominate women's fate.
(Sima Yan, father of Sima Zheng, Emperor Hui of Jin)
The second is the nickname: The Toad Emperor
Emperor Hui of Jin had a nickname in history called The Toad Emperor, what is going on?
One summer, he took a lot of his retinue to the garden to play, and when he came to a pond, he heard the frog "croaking" and calling. Therefore, Emperor Hui of Jin raised a question: "That croaking toad, is it for public or private?" "The entourage listened, what is this called a problem?" But it is not possible to answer, and he says, "Your Majesty, who is called in the public land, is for the public; and in the private place, it is for private." The emperor was very happy to hear this, and felt that he had a clear distinction between public and private. Since then, the Jin Hui Emperor has had the title of Toad Emperor, which is also the only one.
(Sima Zheng, Emperor Hui of Jin)
One is to lose a simple life.
Sima Zheng was born stupid, and if he was not the emperor, he might be able to live a carefree life, because he didn't have to think too much. On the one hand, man's troubles come from his own factors such as desire, unwillingness, and lofty ambitions; on the other hand, from external factors, such as the jealousy of others, framing, etc. If he is not an emperor, he is a person who can be completely forgotten.
Therefore, the identity of the emperor made him lose the life that should have been simple and happy.
The second is the loss of the country.
We know that the author of the "Search for God" Gan Bao, as a Jin courtier, there is no need for Emperor Heihui, look at Gan Bao's evaluation of Emperor Hui in the "General Treatise of the Jin Dynasty": read the words of Fu Xuan and Liu Yi, and get the evil of the hundred officials; the play of Fu Xian, the theory of "Qian Shen", and see the praise of favors. The people's customs and the country are so strong, although the lord of moderation rules, Xin You will see it in sacrifice, Ji Zha will get it in vocal music, Fan Xie will die for it, Jia Yi will cry for it, and I Huidi will come with the virtue of debauchery!
Let's talk about the absurdity of "why not eat meat".
During the reign of Emperor Hui, there were disasters and famines in some areas, crops were not harvested, and ordinary people sometimes starved to death, and local officials reported the disaster to the imperial court hoping to allocate funds for disaster relief. But he came to the phrase "why don't you eat meat", which means that why don't you eat meat without food?
There is no doubt that Huidi's IQ is not as good as ordinary people. If he could exercise his power normally, he would not be controlled by Jia Hou, Sima Lun the King of Zhao, and Wang Yigan of Chengdu. As an emperor, enjoying supreme power and managing the affairs of a large and complex empire requires higher qualities and abilities than normal people.
Huidi is stupid, and his IQ is not as good as ordinary people, which is itself a sin. Because the Central Plains at that time had experienced many years of war and chaos, the emperor sought pleasures for himself, regardless of the suffering of the people, and sealed the same surname wang, so that the Jin Dynasty lost the opportunity to breathe and cultivate, and also indirectly opened the prelude to the "Five Hu Chaohua".
Although the reason for the short life of the Jin Dynasty is not a single one, I think that the Jin Hui Emperor should have an important responsibility, and what can be done if the IQ is inferior to that of a person, who calls him the emperor.
His whole life was a honk, and even more hateful, at least that's what I thought. I would like to borrow the words of Wang Fuzhi: "The foolishness of Emperor Hui is matchless in ancient and modern times, and the country dies because of it." "To sum him up.
(It was this Sima Lun who caused the Rebellion of the Eight Kings.) He was Sima Yi's son and emperor of Emperor Hui of Jin. The picture shows a still of Sima Lun in "Dragon Yin Tiger Roar")
【Author's Profile】Chang Zhimei, pen name Yifan, Gansu Linxia people, teacher, like music, literature.
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