The Western Jin Dynasty was a unified dynasty in Chinese history after the Han Dynasty, but the establishment of the Western Jin Dynasty was much shorter than that of the Two Han Dynasty. Since 265 AD, Sima Yan replaced Wei and established the Jin Dynasty. Until 316 AD, Chang'an fell into the hands of the Huns, and the Western Jin Dynasty fell the following year.
As the founding emperor of the Western Jin Dynasty, Sima Yan did not cherish the throne as he imagined, and after Sima Yan ascended the throne, he did create the rule of Taikang. However, after destroying the state of Wu, Sima Yan changed his struggle to govern the country to greedy for enjoyment.
Coupled with the chaos in the harem, the initiator was Jia Nanfeng, Jia Nanfeng was the daughter of Jia Chong, the founder of the Western Jin Dynasty, and then Jia Nanfeng married Sima Zhen, Emperor Hui of the Jin Dynasty. But Sima Zhen was a person with intellectual problems, so Jia Nanfeng began to make waves, and this result also made the prince of the Sima clan unacceptable, and finally caused the Eight Kings Rebellion.
In addition, the Western Jin Dynasty was the ruling model of Emperor Sima and the Hao clan, and Emperor Sima was definitely not happy with such a management model. However, the wealthy clan is more powerful than the imperial court, and as long as the wealthy clan is unhappy, the emperor can be replaced, and this model leads to the unification of rights. It is also the cause of riots.
And this method also has great drawbacks, in order to be able to gain the support of these wealthy families, the Sima clan adopts a strategy of indulgence towards them. Therefore, from the beginning of the establishment of the Western Jin Dynasty, it was the wealthy clans who controlled the government in the central government and supported troops in the local area, which gradually formed a potential threat.
Sima has been dormant for many years
During the Three Kingdoms period, the world was in turmoil and heroes were produced. With his superhuman scheming and perseverance, Sima Yi experienced ups and downs from the political fringe to the center of power, and finally achieved the great goal of seizing power and becoming emperor. Sima Yi's 70 years of dormancy is indeed admirable.
Sima Yi was in Jing Zhaoyin at that time, Sima Fang's second son, Sima Fang once saw Cao Cao serve in the court of the Eastern Han Dynasty, so Sima Fang's eldest son Sima Lang was deeply valued by Cao Cao.
And Sima Yi is talented and intelligent, and he has been prominent since he was a child and is famous far and wide. When Cao Cao learned about it, he wanted to reuse Sima Yi, but Sima Yi looked down on Cao Cao as a eunuch and directly rejected Cao Cao. After Cao Cao served as prime minister, Sima Yi knew that he had offended Cao Cao at the beginning, so he was cautious during his tenure.
The more careful Sima Yi was, the more Cao Cao was on guard against him. When Cao Cao and Cao Pi were alive, they were not at ease with Sima Yi, and even had doubts about Sima Yi's loyalty. Therefore, in normal times, Cao Cao and Cao Pi tested Sima Yi, although they were all avoided by Sima Yi, they still did not dare to show their edge.
Until Cao Pi died, let the young prince inherit the throne. Cao Rong believed that Sima Yi and Cao Shuang were the people who assisted the imperial court, although they were both ministers who assisted the imperial court, but Cao Shuang excluded Sima Yi everywhere. Even so, Sima Yi endured it, and in order to be able to deal with Cao Shuang, he pretended to be sick at home and gave birth.
Sima Yi really made Cao Shuang relax his vigilance by pretending to be sick, and Sima Yi's ambition slowly swelled, and after years of dormancy, he gradually encroached on the rights of the Cao family. Until 249 AD, Sima Yi was already seventy years old at this time and decided to seek power and usurp the throne.
Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared, Sima Yi pretended to be sick and recuperated on the surface, but secretly adopted 3,000 dead soldiers with a lot of money, scattered in all corners of the city, looking for opportunities to fight back.
Just when Cao Shuang led his cronies and ministers to accompany Wei Shaodi to the Gaoping Mausoleum to pay respects, Sima Yi, who had been dormant for a long time, thought that the opportunity had come. Immediately took the dead soldiers he had cultivated and his two sons and quickly took control of the Luoyang City Gate and the Hyogo.
After that, Sima Yi went to the palace to control the Empress Dowager Guo to force the palace. At this time, Cao Shuang still naively thought that as long as he handed over his military power, he could be safe and continue to live his rich life, obviously Cao Shuang underestimated Sima Yi's ambitions, coupled with Cao Shuang's political inaction, which also made Cao Shuang's clan suffer from the destruction of the three clans.
At this time, Sima Yi really controlled the imperial court, and Sima Yi also lived to be 73 years old, which was already a high life expectancy at that time. In 265 AD, Sima Yi's grandson Sima Yan established the Jin Dynasty and posthumously awarded Sima Yi the title of King Xuan, 16 years after Sima Yi launched a coup d'état.
However, it is not simple to defend a country, and the existence of the Western Jin Dynasty is relatively short. After all, Sima Yan was born in a big family, and in order to be able to distribute the benefits fairly, he believed that Cao Wei's failure was due to the failure to divide the children of the clan, which led to overkill of the Jin Dynasty.
Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty adopted the method of recuperation and recuperation in the early days of the correction, which really allowed the rapid development of national strength. But the rule of the Western Jin Dynasty lasted only 51 years before it fell apart.
As for the reason for the real demise of the Western Jin Dynasty, it was because of the Rebellion of the Eight Kings and the occurrence of the Wuhu Rebellion, these two large-scale and long-term rebellions also directly sentenced the Western Jin Dynasty to death. The Western Jin Dynasty, which seemed to be steadily developing, suddenly went into decline.
In addition to the Rebellion of the Eight Kings and the Five Hu Chaos, another reason is that Sima Yan passed the emperor to Sima Zhen. At the time, it seemed that Sima had serious intellectual problems, even though many people opposed the decision. But Sima Yan still gave the throne to Sima Zhen, such a person is obviously not suitable to be the emperor.
It would be reasonable to have a virtuous minister to assist, but I didn't expect Sima Yan to choose some people with bad morals, which also accelerated the demise of the Western Jin Dynasty.
There were many reasons for the demise of the Western Jin Dynasty, not only because of the Rebellion of the Eight Kings and the Five Hu Chaos. Among them, because the government was not well managed, the long-term war made it impossible for the people to live a stable life, and the internal strife between them also accelerated the decline of the Western Jin Dynasty.
If a country wants to develop steadily, it not only needs shrewd rulers, but also continuous reform and innovation, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment. At the same time, it is necessary to adapt to the development of the times, so that the country can have long-term peace and stability.
The rapid decline of the Western Jin Dynasty has also triggered a lot of thinking, the development of a country is inseparable from the people's livelihood and the army, and if you want to promote the development of the country, you still need the right leadership.