Solve his father's mess, get rid of the traitor Wang Dun, and the young Sima Shao with lofty ambitions
Sima Shao was the eldest son of Emperor Yuan, and he was very intelligent from an early age, and Emperor Yuan liked him very much, so he was made the emperor's successor early. Sima Shao was outstanding in both managing the government and fighting wars, and at that time he befriended famous scholars such as Wang Dao. During Sima Rui's reign, Wang Dun became the master of power.
Sima Rui knew that Wang Dun's power was a great threat to him, so he wanted to get rid of this person who was a great threat to him, but this news was known to Wang Dun, and Wang Dun chose to attack the emperor first. When Wang Dun attacked the capital with his army, Sima Shao decided to personally lead his troops to fight Wang Dun, and Wang Dun saw that Sima Shao was very courageous and resourceful, and wanted to get rid of him, but Sima Shao's reputation accumulated over the years made many ministers side with him. Wang Dun originally wanted to put on Sima Shao's unfilial hat, but was stopped by the ministers.
As emperor, Sima Rui had no choice but to face Wang Dun, who had a heavy army, and watched him arrogantly return to his camp, and in the end Sima Rui was also angry because Wang Dun was too arrogant, and Sima Shao took over his father's class. He became emperor at a young age, he was also at the age of flesh and blood, and he also wanted to create a glorious empire, but his father only left him a mess full of crises.
If you want to carry out a major rectification of the country, the first thing to do is to get rid of Wang Dun, who is too powerful. When Wang Dun heard that Sima Rui had died, he wanted to find a legitimate excuse to rebel, and he thought that Sima Shao would refuse to let him return to the court, because he was afraid that he would raise an army, so asking to return to the court became a plan for him. Sima Shao knew of Wang Dun's plan, so he personally ordered Wang Dun to return to the court, and instead of pursuing his previous responsibilities, he gave him many privileges. Although Wang Dao was Wang Dun's brother, he was still very loyal to the imperial court.
Wang Dun saw that his brothers had been doing things for the emperor, and he thought that this would give him a chance to replace the emperor, so he began to nervously prepare for the usurpation of the throne. Once, when Wang Dun and his confidants were talking about rebellion, his nephew Wang Yunzhi actually heard it clearly, but in order to avoid worrying about his life, Wang Yunzhi began to pretend to be drunk, vomiting everywhere, and finally quietly told Wang Dao and his father the news, and the two of them immediately reported it to Sima Shao.
Sima Shao did not only wait like his father, he heard that Wang Dun was going to rebel, he immediately took action, he personally went to Wang Dun's army to explore, and grasped the situation of Wang Dun, just at this time Wang Dun won the army, Wang Dao took advantage of Wang Dun's illness to encourage the morale of the soldiers, and the other side's arrogance was also extinguished. Wang Dun's condition also worsened after hearing the news, and when he finally heard the news of the defeat of the soldiers, he was directly killed by anger. Sima Shao did not severely punish ordinary soldiers, he only punished Wang Han and other first criminals, and although Wang Dun was already dead, his body was also taken out by Sima Shao and beheaded for public display. After so many years of struggle, from the beginning of his father Sima Rui to his ascension to the throne, wang Dun's power was finally eliminated, and Sima Shao finally regained his rights. Originally, I had an ambition to make greater contributions to the country, but who could have imagined that such an ambitious young man would die of illness early. Although his career as emperor was short, his strategy was enough to be called a great young emperor.