Sima Yue of the Jin Dynasty (322-344 AD), also known as Shi Tong. Emperor Ming, brother of Emperor Cheng. After Emperor Cheng's death, he succeeded to the throne. He reigned for 2 years, died of illness at the age of 23, and was buried in Chongping Mausoleum (present-day Jiangshan, Jiangning County, Jiangsu Province). Mediocre and weak personality. Father Sima Shao, mother Yu Wenjun. The fourth emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Sima Yue was also a calligrapher, and his representative works include the "Lady's Post", which was included in the "Chunhua Ge Ti" of the Song Dynasty.
In May of the eighth year of Xiankang (342), Emperor Jincheng was unwell. On the fifth day of the first month of June, Emperor Jincheng's illness worsened. At that time, The two sons of Emperor Jincheng, Sima Pi and Sima Yi, were young and still in their infancy. Emperor Jincheng's uncle Yu Bing, because his brother had been in charge of the imperial government for a long time, was afraid that after the emperor's change of generation, the relationship between himself and the emperor's relatives would become more and more distant, so he was alienated by others, often persuading the Jincheng Emperor that there were strong enemies outside the country, and should appoint an elderly king, and requested that the Jincheng Emperor make Sima Yue the heir to the imperial throne, and the Jincheng Emperor agreed, so he ordered Sima Yue to be the heir to the imperial throne. On the seventh day of the first month of June, Emperor Cheng of Jin ordered Sima Xi the Prince of Wuling, Sima Yu the Prince of Huiji, Yu Bing the Superintendent of Zhongshu, He Chong of Zhongshu Ling, and Zhuge Hui of Shangshu To receive the edict to assist Sima Yue.
On the eighth day of the first month of June, the JinCheng Emperor died. On the ninth day of the first month of June, Sima Yue, the emperor, took the throne as Emperor Kang of Jin and granted amnesty to the world. Civilian and military generals and local county sheriffs who are stationed in various places must not leave their posts and come to the funeral without permission. On June 14, Emperor Kang of Jin made Emperor Jincheng the second son, Sima Pi the Prince of Lang and Sima Yi the King of the East Sea. At that time, Emperor Kang of Jin could not say much during the period of mourning, and entrusted Yu Bing and He Chong to handle government affairs.
During Sima Yue's reign, he reused Yu Yong and Yu Wings to guard against the southward march of Shi Hu, the emperor of the Later Zhao state in the north. In September 344, Sima Yue fell ill and became increasingly serious. At this time, he had not yet designated The Heir, and the ministers asked Yu Yong and Yu Yi, who were leading the troops, and the two Yu Yu believed that an older member of the royal family should be appointed as the Heir King, but the minister He Chong suggested that Sima Yue, who was only two years old at the time, be made crown prince, and was echoed by many people. The two yu were out of reach, and the chancellor finally made Sima Tan crown prince. On the day of Wushu, Sima Yue fell ill and died in the Style Qiandian Hall in Jiankang Palace.
Sima Yue reigned for only three short years and had no major political achievements. However, his calligraphy was very profound, and his representative work "Lu Nü Ti" was included in the Song Dynasty's "Chunhua Ge Ti". The Chunhua Ge Ti is the earliest Fa Ti in China that collects calligraphy and ink from various schools, and is later known as the crown of the Chinese Fa Ti and the "Ancestor of Cong Ti".