Looking at the various dynasties in Chinese history, whether it is a unified dynasty or a period of separatist wars, each era seems to have its own characteristics, which can always leave some deep impression on future generations. However, if we want to say that the era is the most difficult to look back on, which dynasty is the era with the lowest sense of existence, most people will definitely think of it as the Jin Dynasty. Indeed, although the Jin Dynasty was a unified dynasty, it seems that it did not impress people as much as the Three Kingdoms Era before it, nor did it have many stories of the Southern and Northern Dynasties behind it, let alone the Han, Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties. Why the sense of existence of the Jin Dynasty is very low, there is really no political achievement on the table, leaving only decay and darkness in history.
Sima Zhaojun
First of all, "winning the country is not right" is the beginning of the decay and darkness of the Jin Dynasty.
The Western Jin Dynasty was different from other great unified dynasties, Sima Shi was able to gain power through a "usurpation", although the usurper Cao Wei was also "usurper Of Han independence", but the nature of the two was completely different. Cao Wei's world was laid down by Cao Pi and his father throughout his life, although it is not possible to talk about the return of the world to the heart, but in the chaotic world, it can unify the north and give the people a stable life, which is still deeply popular with the people. Sima Shi was different, he controlled the government through a "Gaopingling Mutiny", in order to usurp the throne and even hesitate to kill the king, "Sima Zhao's heart is well known", this sentence not only describes the people of that era's understanding of Sima Shi's ambitions, but also reflects the people's attitude towards Sima Shi's usurpation to a certain extent. For the Chinese people who have been deeply influenced by Confucian culture for thousands of years, the Western Jin Dynasty itself is an illegal regime, which is difficult to convince the public not only at that time, but also in the years to come.
Rebellion of the Eight Kings
Second, the Western Jin Dynasty chose a historical regression, causing serious turmoil.
After the unification of the world, Sima Yan whimsically believed that the reason why Cao Wei was usurped was because no one supported the emperor at a critical time, and if some kingdoms were divided, they would not be usurped, so Sima Yan divided many princes as kings. The reason why the warlords were fighting at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty was because of the decline of centralized power and the strengthening of local divisions, and the Western Jin Dynasty, which had just unified the country, could not see the shortcomings of the previous dynasty at all, and once again divided the seals, and really could not understand what Sima Yan was thinking.
Wuhu moved inland
And his division of the country also made the country soon fall into civil war again, the Rebellion of the Eight Kings consumed national strength, lost a large number of people, caused the ruin of frontier defenses, a large number of ethnic minorities moved inland, directly caused the later Yongjia Rebellion, Wuhu Chaos, Shenzhou Lu Shen, the darkest moment in the history of Chinese civilization was born.
Sima Zheng and Jia Nanfeng
Third, the Western Jin Dynasty was dimwitted and brain-dead.
Although Sima Yan completed unification, he was only stained with the light of his grandfather and uncle and his father, and the foundation was laid for him. Sima Yan's sons were not few, but they were chosen to choose an idiot successor. When the people had no food to eat in the famine years, the emperor actually asked the ministers why the people did not eat porridge. These histories may not necessarily be real histories, and may also be made up by later generations, but Sima Zheng's brain damage is recognized by history. The fact that such a person can be chosen as an heir is enough to show that Sima Yan is also a lulu.
Shi Chongwang Kai Doufu
Fourth, in the Western Jin Dynasty, social luxury became the norm, and aristocratic life was eroded.
After Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, the Nine Pins Zhongzheng system was established. The meritocracy of Cao Cao's era was once again replaced by Shiqing Shilu, and the shi clan door valve became a personal label. This may be the inevitable development of the history of that era, but it is also a retrogression of history. In the Western Jin Dynasty, the life of the upper nobility was rotten, luxury became the norm, and it was outrageous to show off wealth. The Western Jin Dynasty can be said to have quickly moved towards corruption just after completing its unification, with almost no buffer in the middle, and the lower classes of the people were miserable.
Eastern jin
Finally, the Eastern Jin Dynasty court was partial to the south of the Jiangsu River and had no intention of the Northern Expedition.
After the fall of the Western Jin Dynasty, the Sima family fled to the Yangtze River valley and lived a quiet life. During the Sixteen Kingdoms era, the north was in a chaotic war, and the rulers of the Eastern Jin Dynasty had no ambitions for the Northern Expedition, and even after the Battle of Shuishui, there was no decent Northern Expedition. Although the later Southern Song Dynasty was also partial to the south of the Anjiang River, the Jin Dynasty in the north was indeed militarily powerful. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the north was not always unified, and the rulers were not at all active in the Northern Expedition, and watched the Descendants of the Chinese in the Yellow River Valley struggle in suffering.
Wei Jin demeanor
In general, the Jin Dynasty came to power politically through illegal usurpation, and after unification, divided the kings and chose to go back in history. There has also been little success in economic development, the rulers are incompetent, the social life of the upper classes is corrupt, and the lower classes are miserable. Militarily, internal friction continued, causing the Yongjia Rebellion and a serious destruction of Chinese civilization. There may be a sense of existence in culture, that is, what many scholars like to talk about Wei and Jin demeanor, what Confucian and Taoist complementary scholars and doctors, in addition to the Jin Dynasty, there is almost nothing to praise, and the sense of existence is too low, which is a matter of course.