Huan Wen was a controversial man in the history of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and some people said that he was a true hero and had a heart for the country. Some said that everything he did was to steal the country, to replace the Sima family, and to become emperor himself. No matter which way it is said, it cannot be denied that Huan Wen was a talent in the history of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
"If you can't live a hundred lifetimes, you will be left with a stink for a thousand years!"
This famous saying came from Huan Wen, a powerful minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Huan Wen was born in the Huan clan of the Kingdom of Huan and was less famous. At the age of 19, he became a donkey, and then he was lucky all the way. At the age of 34, he became famous for defeating the Chenghan regime and was regarded as a "god of war" for a while. Subsequently, three northern expeditions were launched, and at one point the old capital Luoyang was taken back. After monopolizing the government for more than ten years, he dominated the imperial program, manipulated and abolished the establishment, and became a powerful vassal of the first generation. However, no one is born a ruler. From "ministers" to "famous ministers" to "powerful ministers", this road is inevitable and accidental, subjective and objective. In short, under the joint efforts, he became a "powerful minister".
Young talents
Huan Wen was the son of Huan Yi, a two-jin courtier. His name is also quite legendary, it is said that when Huan Wen was not yet one year old, the famous scholar Wen Yu saw at a glance that this was extraordinary, and he named it "Wen". Of course, this statement should be credible, since the rise of the wind of tasting characters in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there have been many face-to-face experts, these face-to-face experts have a good eye, look at people accurately, and it is not surprising that Huan Wen's name is so obtained.
Marry a princess
Huan Wen was not only brave and martial, but also strategic, and knew how to make friends, so he benefited a lot and became a donkey. Huan Wen was good at making friends when he was young, and he had a group of aristocratic friends, especially Yu (yǔ) wings. Yu Yi was the younger brother of Yu Wenjun, the empress dowager of the Jin Ming Emperor, who regarded Huan Wen as a confidant, and the two often talked about the national economy and the people's livelihood together. Later, thanks to Yu Yi's strong recommendation in front of Emperor Ming of Jin, Huan Wen was selected as the husband of Sima Xingnan, the princess of Nankang. Huan Wen, who had returned to the princess, entered the career path from then on, and later rose to the rank of Jingzhou Assassin several times, and grasped the military power in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. And Huan Wen, who has military power, has a higher desire for fame.
The result is tragic
In 373, Huan Wen brought troops into the dynasty and eliminated all the royal relatives who were politically threatened, so rumors spread that Huan Wen would usurp the throne. Huan Wen was ill and wanted to add the gift of nine tins first, and then force the emperor to take the throne, as a result, the courtiers Xie An and Wang Tanzhi deliberately delayed time, and Huan Wen died of illness without waiting for the imperial court's edict. The imperial court posthumously gave Huan Wen the title of Chancellor, with the posthumous title xuanwu, and the funeral ceremony was given in accordance with the old practice of Sima Fu and Huo Guang, the king of Anping, and also gave Jiu Xuan luan and Huang Wu Zuo Ling and other items.
The evil deed of deposing the emperor was done successfully. However, until his death, Huan Wen did not wait for the imperial court to give him the courtesy of adding nine tin, and he failed to realize the dream of usurping Jin and standing on his own. In his later years, Huan Wen repeatedly sighed, "Men can't live forever, and they should be left behind for thousands of years!" But even to his death, he did not understand that a person who only has selfish desires in his heart, and has no public morality and morality, wants to live forever, and it is difficult! It's hard to leave a stink for thousands of years!