Sima Yan, emperor of the Jin Dynasty, had eighteen sons, eight of whom died prematurely at an early age. It is said that there were still ten sons, so why did Emperor Wu of Jin simply pass the throne to Sima Zheng?
Is Sima Zheng a "stupid emperor"? Probably not. If there is a problem with Sima Zheng's IQ, will his old father Sima Yan joke with his great cause? If sima zheng had a problem, Sima Yan would never have made him crown prince and passed the throne to him.
Therefore, Sima Zheng was made crown prince, indicating that he was at least not stupid. Sima Zheng was able to become the crown prince to inherit the hegemony for the following reasons:
First, in the tradition of standing up for a long time and not standing young, Sima Zheng was the eldest son of a concubine at this time (all those older than him died prematurely). Second, because Sima Zheng's maternal clan, the Hongnong Yang clan, and the Jia clan of his wife were powerful, with their support, it was conducive to the stability of the country. The Book of Jin records that Sima Zheng was made crown prince to "obey the advice of the princes and secretaries of state", which was unanimously supported by everyone.
Sima Zheng (259–307), also known as Emperor Hui of Jin, was the second son of Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of Jin, and empress dowager Yang Yan of wuyuan, the second emperor of the Western Jin Dynasty, who reigned for 17 years.
In the third year of the Tai Dynasty (267), Sima Zheng was made crown prince, and Taixi took the throne in the first year (290) and changed his name to Yuan Yongxi.
The Book of Jin records two derogatory stories about Sima Zheng, one is "toad calling" and the other is "why not eat meat paste".
The first story: the toad barks
Di Wen tasted in Hualin Garden, smelled the sound of toads, and said left and right: "This naruto is official, selfish? Or to say: "In the official land for the official, in the private land for the private." ”
The meaning above is that when he heard the toad grunting, Sima Zheng asked, "Is this called toad official or private?" ”
One of the attendants was more clever, and his eyes rolled and he said, "What is called in the official land is the official family, and in the private place is private." ”
This story was passed down and proved to be one of the evidences of Sima Zheng's IQ problems.
Combined with the situation at that time, after Sima Zheng succeeded to the throne, Empress Jia Nanfeng hen reported that "MuJi Sichen" controlled the power of the imperial government, and for the sake of wrongdoing, he overthrew Sima Zheng and killed Sima Wei, the king of Chu, and arbitrarily ruled the government.
Since then, under the intervention of Jia Nanfeng, the Western Jin Dynasty began a decade-long period of dictatorship after Jia.
Sima Zheng himself said nothing, could he not be depressed? There was a miasma of black smoke in the DPRK, each with its own small gang, and everyone fought for the rights of you to die.
As an upright man, Sima Zheng was very depressed, and when he heard the toad calling, he absentmindedly asked the minister next to him, "Is this Naruto official, selfish?" "It is also excusable, maybe I thought of my own chaotic imperial court and felt it!"
Therefore, this is not enough to show that Sima Zheng has a problem with iq!
Second story: Why not eat minced meat
When famine broke out every year, the people had no food to eat, only to dig up grass roots and eat tree bark, and many people starved to death. Emperor Hui of Jin was greatly puzzled, "Emperor Yue: "Why don't you eat meat?" ”
Through this story, it can only be shown that Sima Zheng does not understand the people's feelings, he is at least not smart, and he does not know the suffering of the people at dawn. He has been living in the deep palace, every meal is hundreds of dishes, and he can eat any mountain treasure sea flavor he wants. He took it for granted that the living conditions of the common people were also good.
When the minister reported that the people ate bark and had no food to eat, he thought of what he could eat and meat, so why not eat meat? Is there no meat left?
Sometimes, we can't turn our heads and say something like that. At this time, for Sima Zheng, who is upright and loves to blurt out, this may be the case.
Therefore, this is not enough to show that Sima Zheng's IQ is problematic!
In fact, there is a positive story about Sima Zheng
The third story, "The Savior"
During the Battle of Tangyin during the Rebellion of the Eight Kings, Sima Zheng was taken hostage and defeated.
When the enemy attacked and killed, Sima Zheng was wounded in the cheek, and he was hit by three arrows, and the hundred officials on the left and right fled in all directions.
In a critical situation, The Attendant Ji Shao jumped off his horse and hurriedly boarded the carriage to protect the emperor with his body. The enemy grabbed Ji Shao and slashed, and Sima Zheng stopped:
"Loyalists, don't kill!"
The enemy didn't care about that, he took the knife in his hand and killed Ji Shao, and the blood splashed the emperor's body.
Sima Zheng did not let anyone wash this dress, and kept it all the time, saying, "This is the blood of the servants, don't wash it!" ”
I would like to ask, if a person has a problem with iq, can he say such a thing? Obviously impossible.
Although Sima Zheng is not particularly intelligent, there is no problem with his IQ.