This dynasty is the most despised: the Western Jin Dynasty has a larger territory than the Song Dynasty, why is it the most insulted?
A historian put forward the idea of "winning the country" and believed that the only dynasties that had the most legitimate access to power were the Han and Ming Dynasties, and only these two were the storms set off from the bottom. Let's not mention the correctness of this view, just looking at the establishment process, it is not difficult to find that more dynasties, from conspiracies and usurps, are indeed not so bright and upright in terms of "legitimacy".
There are also many types of usurpation, such as the Sui Dynasty, which is the usurpation of the throne by foreign relatives, and the Tang Dynasty is also close behind, and the kinship between the two royal families is still relatively close. Another situation is the usurpation of the throne by powerful subjects, which is more common, such as Cao Pi's usurpation of Han, and the more famous "Chen Qiao Mutiny". Although according to traditional thinking, the usurpation of the throne is very disgraceful, but these dynasties can also be regarded as praise and depreciation, such as Liu Yu, although he killed many emperors, many people still regard him as a hero, rather than a pure ambitionist.
However, there was a dynasty whose territory was not small, at least larger than that of the Song Dynasty. Both are also known for their culture, but the song dynasty far outnumbered the former. To be precise, from the founding monarch to the end, this dynasty not only had only 4 people in number, but also had more bad comments than one, and was the most infamous dynasty in history, which was the Western Jin Dynasty.
On the surface, the establishment of the Western Jin Dynasty was no different from that of Cao Wei, and everyone started as a powerful courtier and usurped the position of the former emperor of the dynasty, but the wind evaluation of the two was completely different. In fact, from the perspective of the starting process, Cao Wei was much more difficult than the Western Jin Dynasty. From the beginning of Cao Cao, he appeared in the chaotic Yellow Turban era, and at first he had the heart of saving the people in the world. Under Cao Cao's hard work, his reputation continued to spread, which gradually led to Haojie's coming. With the joint efforts of everyone, they defeated the strong enemy in the north and finally laid their own foundation.
Although Cao Cao had many moves, he was a Han chen all his life, and compared with the other two opponents who competed to become emperors in the name of "Xingfu Han Room", he appeared more flamboyant. At the same time, although Cao Cao borrowed the banner of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, the weakened Han Court could not provide him with much help, and the opposition in the DPRK and China kept tripping her up. It can be said that it was only under the struggle of Cao Cao and his subordinates that half of the northern half of the country was re-stabilized.
The Western Jin Dynasty is different, it is also calculated from Sima Yi, who is a typical representative of the family clan, not a heroic man with the heart of the world. The first half of his life was completely shrouded in the shadow of Cao Cao, the lord, and when this great man died, he was able to relax. The two successive emperors of the Cao family could not be said to be unimpressed with Sima Yi, and from the fact that he was appointed as an auxiliary chancellor twice, it can be seen that Sima Yi's position in the dynasty was more due to cao Pi's initial trust.
This trust was exchanged for the spread of the Sima family in the dynasty. Sima Yi's father and son felt like they were out of the mix, taking advantage of the lack of outstanding talents in the imperial court, waiting for the opportunity to launch a coup d'état, single-handedly controlling the government and putting the emperor in the air. Here, I don't want to "wash the ground" for Cao Shuang, the incompetent Cao family ministers, but Sima Yi does not have the duties that a minister should have, which is also a fact. Moreover, the Sima family was able to end the dispute between the Three Kingdoms, more like "lying to win", and the most arduous entrepreneurial part was completed by Cao Cao.
Sima Yan, the founder of the Western Jin Dynasty, was arguably the least difficult of all the founding monarchs. He completely followed the traditional law of succession by the eldest son before taking over his father's inheritance. Judging from the external situation, the north is completely solid as a rock, while the Shu Han in the west has been destroyed, leaving only Eastern Wu in the south still surviving. Eastern Wu lost its upstream terrain and allies, and its lord Sun Hao was an unpopular tyrant. To put it mildly, any normal person can easily unify the whole country.
The Western Jin Dynasty's "unjust victory over the country" was also reflected in the construction of its ruling class. The Tang Dynasty was still a warlord who won the world, and Hanmen could devote himself to his command, and since Emperor Taizong came to power, he had been working hard to suppress the family and promote the selection of scholars, and finally let the noble "five surnames and seven hopes" such a thousand-year-old famous door be farther and farther away from the core of the imperial court. The Western Jin Dynasty, on the other hand, was a completely family dynasty, and from the very beginning of the founding weather, it seemed full of twilight.
The children of the rich who do not learn and talk about can also become high-ranking officials, while the heroes born in the cold door can only sink into the subordinates. Emperors and aristocrats did not think about governing the country and helping the people, and even openly competed to show off their wealth, and luxury seemed sensational even in the modern era, which was extremely rich in materials. Moreover, as soon as the emperor of the Sima family took over the world, he began to reduce the national army, resulting in almost no ability to fight back in the face of foreign invasions.
Generally speaking, the founding monarch is always wise after all, otherwise he will not get the world. In the early days, Sima Yan was still quite diligent, but later he became more and more corrupt, and the number of harems was tens of thousands, achieving a historical highest. His heirs are even more fools who have laughed at the dust of the ages, and it is no wonder that the emperors of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, after hearing about the deeds of their ancestors, hid their faces and sighed, how can such a country have a future?