If the bastard is lucky, he can mix into a prince
The founding emperors of the past generally have a lot of brushes, either they are strategically high, or they are strong in martial arts, in short, they are much more talented. But there are always exceptions, like the founding emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Mr. Sima Rui, who belongs to the auspicious star Gao Zhao, the fate is open, and the good things are overwhelmed.
He was originally a weak person, and he did not have great skills, but he not only dominated Jiangnan, but also opened the foundation of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the emperor of a wild road really sat down. With great luck in fate, the immortals did not move, and The history of Mr. Sima Rui's family history of being safe with the encounter is simply a pain in the hearts of the masters of success and struggle.
First of all, Sima Rui's origin is very strange and interesting. He was born in 276 and was the son of Sima Xiao, who was the son of Sima Ling, who although Sima Ling was Sima Yi's partial son, was given the title of King of Lang, and was still capable of making great contributions to Pingwu and serving as a great general.
Then a series of things happened to come. Sima Ling died at the age of fifty-seven, and Sima Xiao happened to be the eldest son, and of course took the throne, and he happened to marry Xiahou Yuan's great-granddaughter Xiahou Guangji. The Book of Jin records that "Princess Gong of the Xiahou clan actually gave birth to Emperor Yuan", and Guangji did not keep the way of women, and happened to have an affair with a small official surnamed Niu, and happened to give birth to Sima Rui. Therefore, Sima Rui, who was supposed to be Niu Rui, was born in the palace with a golden key.
At that time, Sima Yi, who created a foundation for his children and grandchildren, heard that there was a proverb "Xuanshi Tu" that was very clever, and there was a saying that "the cow followed the horse", thinking that this was the surname Niu who wanted to cut off the incense of his Sima family, and actually poisoned a general named Niu Jin. It was thought that twenty-five years after his death, the people with the surname Niu had moved their hands, and the so-called human calculation would never be as good as the heavenly calculation.
Some people also say that this was fabricated by the Northern Dynasty people in order to denigrate the legitimacy of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but some people are very willing to admit that this is the retribution of the Sima clan for deceiving people and widows and seizing the position of people. Not only is the Book of Jin recorded, but also the Book of Wei is not tucked away, and other books such as "Crane Forest Yulu", "Rong Zhai Essay", "Bin Retreat" and other books are also described. Anyway, the Ming Dynasty scholar Li Zhen believed, calling the Eastern Jin Dynasty "Southern Dynasty Jin Niu Clan".
If the prince is lucky, he can mix into a clan king
As it happens, it continues. Sima Xiao died at the age of thirty-five, and a few years later, at the age of fifteen, Sima Rui became the King of Langya. Don't underestimate this king, he has the Lang evil kingdom, and rules nine counties below, about twenty-nine thousand five hundred households, which is considered to be a large number of feudal states, not only economically rich, but also very important in military status.
If he was born by stealing someone else's pie, then the king of the clan was a big pie that fell from the sky, and Sima Rui carefully caught it. The emperor at that time was his cousin Sima Zheng, the emperor of Hui, a poor man with a low IQ, and the cake he received was bigger than Sima Rui, but he was unable to eat it. Marrying an ugly wife can be a trickster, and try to help. The government was corrupt and bribery soon triggered the "Rebellion of the Eight Kings", and the family was killed in blood and flesh.
Sima Rui was still in Luoyang at the time, and was appointed a left general, and every day he watched the tragedy unfold, and one royal family member after another was killed. Always gentle and frugal, he hid in the corner very sensibly, and did not dare to show his sharp edge at all, in order to avoid disaster. Everyone thought that this person was cowardly and did not show anything. Only Ji Kang's son Ji Shaohui saw people and thought that he "would not be in the position of a human subject for a long time."
Later, Sima Rui was coerced by Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea, to fight Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, when he was twenty-nine years old. The two armies fought fiercely at Dangyin (present-day Tangyin, Henan), and as a result, Sima Yue's army was defeated, and he ran away. Emperor Hui of Jin and Sima Rui became prisoners and were controlled in Yecheng, and Sima Rui knew that his fate was imminent. That night, first the fog was thick, then the rain was pouring, and the guards could not help but slacken off. Sima Rui braved the rain to sneak out of Yecheng, went straight to Luoyang, picked up his family, and hurriedly fled to his feudal state of Langya.
If the king of the clan is lucky, he will be able to meet the high man
On his own turf, it was always much safer, but it was impossible to stay out of the chaotic world, because his Langya state and Sima Yue's East Sea state were neighbors. The following year, in 305 AD, Sima Yue, the king of the Eastern Seas, raised another army to retake the kidnapped Emperor Hui of Jin. He gave Sima Rui the title of General of Pingdong and Overseer of xuzhou, and remained in Xia Pi to guard the rear.
Sima Rui did not dare to disobey, thinking that he needed help too much, so he immediately went to ask Wang Maohong, the king of Langya.
Sima Rui had known Wang Dao since luoyang and was his only close friend. He was indeed lucky, Wang Dao was a great talent, he didn't look up to ordinary people, and it was really not something that ordinary people could afford. This person was born from the Langya Wang clan of the first-class scholar clan in the north, and he had been reading poetry and books since he was a child, and his style was flowing and he had seen Hongyuan. Because the territory where the Wang family was located was Sima Rui's fiefdom, the two were the same age and brothers and sisters. When Sima Rui was still in Luoyang, Wang Dao advised him to return to the domain as soon as possible.
Soon, Sima Yue took control of the imperial court and did whatever he wanted. He may have looked at Emperor Hui of Jin unfavorably, and gave him a piece of poisonous cake, and poor Emperor Hui died in the Xianyang Hall. Sima Yue then supported the emperor's brother Sima Chi to succeed to the throne as Emperor Huai of Jin.
At that time, Wang Dao watched the situation in the world and saw that the Hu forces were difficult to contain, the situation was deteriorating day by day, and it was irreparable, and Xia Pi was a place of four battles and was not easy to defend. Therefore, Wang Dao presented Sima Rui and wrote to Sima Yue, allowing him to move the town of Jianye (present-day Nanjing, Jiangsu).
Sima Yue had always regarded Sima Rui as his own, and it was reasonable to think that he should cultivate forces in the Jiangnan region, in case the situation in Luoyang was unfavorable, it was also a place of regression, so he readily agreed.
In 307, Sima Rui was promoted to the rank of General of Andong and Governor of Yangzhou. After receiving the order, he immediately appointed Wang Dao as Sima of Andong and quickly crossed the river south.
The king of the clan is super lucky and can become the founding emperor
When they first arrived in Jianye, the Jiangnan clan did not regard Sima Rui as a root onion at all, and ridiculed them as "fathers". In this case, Director Wang directed another huge performance:
When: The first three days of March "Meditation Festival"
Location: By the Qinhuai River
Plot: Surrounded by royal honor guards, a group of people and horses slowly came, and above the luxurious shoulders, sat Sima Rui, the king of Langya, who was dressed in embroidered clothes. Wang Dao and a group of northern warrior celebrities dressed in magnificent costumes, and Bi respectfully served in the back, and the whole team was solemn and solemn. Sima Rui was also very spirited and very powerful, and these people showed the royal style of the Western Jin Dynasty in front of the people of Jiangnan. Famous clans such as the Ji clan and the Gu clan in Jiangdong were shocked by the majesty of the royal family and took the lead in bowing down on the side of the road. Sima Rui and Wang Dao let people take them to reward, and all kinds of ceremonial items were also unseen by jiangnan people, and they had to sigh, it turned out that these people should not be underestimated!
Immediately afterward, all the major clans and local celebrities received letters of appointment, and more than one hundred and sixty prestigious people became Sima Rui's staff, and the Jiangnan people were quickly united around.
Wang Dao assisted Sima Rui in consolidating the hearts and minds of the people at Jianye, while his brother Wang Dun led troops to attack the city and expand his territory, and Yangzhou, Jiangzhou, Jingzhou, Guangzhou, and Jiaozhou were all taken.
After gaining a foothold in the south, in 311, Sima Rui entered the position of General of Zhendong and became the supreme military and political governor in the Jiangnan region. In 316, the Xiongnu Emperor Liu Cong sent the general Liu Yao to besiege Chang'an, and the Jin Emperor Sima Yi left the city to surrender, and the Western Jin Dynasty was destroyed. The following year, Sima Rui proclaimed himself King of Jin, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty was formally established. In April 318, the obituary of Sima Yi's death came, and Sima Rui immediately proclaimed himself emperor, known in history as "Emperor Yuan of Jin".
A man of estranged blood, lack of prestige, and no ambition, who took over all the pies that flew horizontally and vertically, finally became the founding emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Wang Dao finally became a generation of famous people.
Sima Rui can catch all the pie, after all, there are his merits, such as knowing people and doing good job, using wang dao is an example. However, after he became emperor, he was partial to Jiangnan, did not think of making progress, and had no intention of the Northern Expedition was also criticized by historians of all generations, and even Zhao Shuo of the Southern Song Dynasty had a face to criticize him: "If Emperor Yuan, he can only protect the left side of the region, and slightly take the heart of the Central Plains without rules." "Huh! To say that Compared with Emperor Yuan of Jin, Zhao Zhuo had only one advantage, that is, he had a long lifespan, and he lived for eighty-one years.
Reference Books: Book of Jin, Zizhi Tongjian, History of the Southern and Northern Dynasties of the Two Jin Dynasties, General History of China, Outline of the History of the Southern and Northern Dynasties of the Wei and Jin Dynasties