If Sima Wei had half the courage of his great-grandfather and was decisive in killing, the Western Jin Dynasty might be able to continue his life for hundreds of years. Sima Wei lost to age, he was too young, and the 20-year-old prince could not fight the 34-year-old queen.
The Sima family was not righteous, and the means of replacing Cao Wei were despicable, and Sima Zhao and Sima Yan's father and son did not have enough prestige to integrate domestic resources and prevent Sima You, the king of Qi, from coveting imperial power.
The existence of Sima You, the king of Qi, made it difficult for Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of Jin, to sleep peacefully, and in order to make Sima Zhen succeed to the throne smoothly, he made a layout to maintain the stability of the imperial court.
First of all, let Sima Zhen marry Jia Nanfeng, win Jia Chong's support, and prevent him from falling to Sima You. You must know that Jia Chong's daughter Jia Bao married Sima You, and the two are in-laws.
Secondly, he set up Sima Zhen as the prince and set an example of "establishing a successor to be long", so that Sima You's supporters could not find a reason and cut off the inheritance qualification of Sima Shi (Emperor Jing).
Moreover, he didn't trust the gate lords and was worried that they would usurp power, so he asked his cousin Yang Jun to assist him. Jia Nanfeng is the queen, and the Jia family is also a relative, but they do not assist the government, thus forming a kind of checks and balances. The Yang family is not as strong as the Jia family, and they have their own advantages.
Finally, the princes were divided, and they were given the power to supervise the local military, check and balance the auxiliary ministers of the court, and prevent the gate lords from following the story of the Sima family and defending the Western Jin Dynasty.
In 290, Sima Yan died, and the crown prince Sima Zhen succeeded him, and Yang Jun assisted him. At this time, a balance of power was formed between relatives, gate valves, and princes and kings, and if they all kept their duties, the Western Jin Dynasty could also maintain it normally, and the country would be honored for hundreds of years.
Sima Yan was very thoughtful, but underestimated Jia Nanfeng's ambitions. Emperor Hui Sima is stupid, and it is a problem to take care of himself in life, and being an emperor is his biggest mistake and the source of a tragic life.
Sima Zhen is stupid, after all, he is the emperor, and the deterrent power of the imperial power is still very strong. Jia Nanfeng obviously doesn't want Yang Jun to assist in politics, she wants to be a figure like Lu Pheasant, actually control the government and monopolize power. Yang Jun is the same, he doesn't know how to share power, and Jia Nanfeng is embarrassed everywhere, isn't it asking for hardship.
Yang Jun is in control of the soldiers and horses in the capital, or is he an auxiliary minister, how can Jia Nanfeng deal with him? It's very simple, send foreign princes to Beijing, look for opportunities to kill Yang Jun, and Sima Liang and Sima Wei become candidates.
Sima Liang, the son of Sima Yi, the uncle of Emperor Hui, and also Sima Yan's auxiliary minister. However, Yang Jun squeezed Sima Liang out of the game at a critical moment and asked him to leave Luoyang and go to Xuchang to "retire". Sima Liang was very dissatisfied with Yang Jun, but he didn't have the guts, so he politely rejected Jia Nanfeng.
Lao Cheng is serious, he may not be able to do big things, Sima Liang can't come out, and Jia Nanfeng is not reluctant. At this time, Jia Nanfeng thought of Sima Wei, the king of Chu, who was not only young, only in his early 19s, but also had a bad relationship with Yang Jun, and would definitely help him complete the task.
Sima Wei, with many soldiers and horses, is a strong man, and Yang Jun is very afraid of him. Yang Jun's foundation was unstable, and he was also worried that others would not be convinced, so he agreed to Sima Wei to enter the capital to participate in government affairs, and awarded him General Wei, the Lieutenant of the Northern Army, the Servant, and the Young Master of the Prince.
Sima Wei entered Beijing and was qualified to participate in the central government affairs, and he was satisfied. Next, Jia Nanfeng and Sima Wei joined forces to take a surprise attack to exterminate the three clans of Yang Jun and kick off the prelude to the Eight Kings Rebellion.
In return, Sima Wei was given command of the forbidden army of the palace, but did not become an auxiliary minister. Because Sima Liang and Wei Qian are older, and Sima Liang is the regent designated by Sima Yan, after Yang Jun's death, the power of the court fell into the hands of Sima Liang and Wei Qiang.
Sima Liang and Wei Qian have a shortcoming, that is, they don't have a long memory. The power struggle is life and death, and Sima Liang has also experienced the Gaopingling Incident, the Luoshui Alliance, and the Cao Chao incident, and has seen too many killing scenes, but he has learned the essence of his father Sima Yi, brother Sima Shi, and Sima Zhao.
Sima Liang always thought that he had to seriously assist the government, and he could die well without two hearts, but not necessarily. Sima Liang looked down on Sima Wei's character, so he played Jia Nanfeng and asked Sima Wei to leave the imperial court and return to Jingzhou, a feudal country, away from the center.
Wei Qian was also annoyed by Sima Wei, complaining that he did not restrain his subordinates and caused trouble in the capital. Gongsun Hong and Qi Sheng, the two strategists of the King of Chu, were reprimanded by Wei Qian and even wanted to arrest them. For this reason, they decided to strike first and let Sima Wei kill the two.
Sima Wei and Jia Nanfeng were dissatisfied with Sima Liang and Wei Qiang, so they naturally hit it off. Jia Nanfeng issued an order in the name of Emperor Hui to let Sima Wei arrest Sima Liang and Wei Qian on the grounds that they wanted to abolish Emperor Hui and cut off Emperor Wu's bloodline.
There are also a lot of soldiers and horses under the command of Sima Liang and Wei Qian, which is enough to fight with Sima Wei. However, Sima Liang and Wei Qian have always emphasized that they are loyal ministers, and the emperor will not kill them, at most, they will be relieved of power and go to the fief to retire.
It can only be said that Sima Liang and Wei Qian do not have long memories and are too naïve. The general suggested that he raise troops to protect himself, and Sima Liang and Wei Qian were the same, without any resistance, and were captured. Of course, it was impossible to provide for the elderly, they all died at the hands of the soldiers of the King of Chu, and all 9 people of Wei Qian and his descendants were killed.
attacked and killed Sima Liang and Wei Qian, and Jia Nanfeng and Sima Wei were left in power in the center. One mountain does not tolerate two tigers, Sima Wei and Jia Nanfeng are bound to be out, and the price is life, which Gongsun Hong and Qi Sheng can see very clearly.
Emperor Hui (actually Jia Nanfeng)'s decree was to "arrest" rather than "kill". Sima Wei killed them, which means "ignoring the holy decree", how can Jia Nanfeng tolerate it? Besides, Jia Nanfeng has always wanted to monopolize power, otherwise he would not let Sima Wei enter Beijing.
Gongsun Hong and Qi Sheng asked Sima Wei to take the lead, and with the help of this morale, they directly led the troops into the palace and abolished Jia Nanfeng, otherwise it would be too late to regret it. Abolish Jia Nanfeng and monopolize the power by himself, Sima Wei hesitated, he was still thinking about it, and he didn't agree.
Jia Nanfeng's side, seeing that Sima Wei's power was so strong, he was also terrified. At this time, Zhang Hua stood up and suggested that Jia Nanfeng should act immediately, not to give Sima Wei time to hesitate, and to seize this window period.
Decisive and ruthless, this is a necessary quality for those who achieve great things, and Jia Nanfeng is such a person. Jia Nanfeng immediately sent a messenger with the imperial banner to announce that Sima Wei had falsely passed on the holy decree to kill the minister, and the crime was not as good as that of others.
Emperor Hui was stupid, but the majesty of the imperial power was still there, and when the soldiers of the king of Chu heard about it, they fled one after another. At this time, Sima Wei's situation was the same as that of his grandfather Sima Zhao, but Sima Wei did not have Jia Chong and Cheng Ji by his side, and he was planted in the hands of Jia Nanfeng.
Sima Wei lost, he lost to the age, the 20-year-old boy can't fight the 34-year-old queen. Sima Wei thought that his mastery of the forbidden army was enough to resist Jia Nanfeng, so that he did not dare to act rashly, but he ignored the existence of imperial power.
Sima Zhen is stupid, and Jia Nanfeng is not directly in the army, but she is the queen, and this is the biggest capital. At that time, Sima Zhao basically controlled the government, but Cao Chao rushed out, and the soldiers, including Sima Ling, fled one after another, and no one dared to get along with the emperor in person.
Cao Chao is still okay, why can't Jia Nanfeng? Moreover, at this time, the imperial power has not yet fallen, Sima Zhen is still the recognized emperor, Jia Nanfeng is acting as the imperial power, how can Sima Wei fight under normal circumstances.
Sima Wei's best choice is to adopt Qi Sheng's suggestion, directly lead troops into the palace, and abolish the queen, which is not very difficult. Later, Jia Nanfeng's power was soaring, and even the crown prince Sima Shu was executed by her, but Sima Lun easily killed Jia Hou, which is enough to show that Jia Nanfeng's foundation is shallow.
Abolish Jia Nanfeng, it is not very difficult, and it will not cause too many problems. Because, the crown prince Sima Shu is still alive, this is the biggest capital, as long as Sima Wei respects Sima Shu, the other princes and ministers have no reason to oppose it, and Sima Wei acts on behalf of the emperor and coerces the Son of Heaven to order the princes, who dares to act rashly.
Sima Wei did not have the courage of his great-grandfather Sima Yi, and he was not decisive enough to kill, and he fell off the chain at a critical moment. Sima Liang and Wei Qian were killed the day before, Sima Wei was executed by Jia Nanfeng the next day, and the king of Chu failed to seize the strategic window.
If Sima Wei is ruthless enough, leads the troops to abolish Jia Nanfeng, and declares Jia Nanfeng guilty, detains the responsibility for killing Yang Jun, Sima Liang, and Wei Qian on Jia Hou, and then rehabilitates Sima Liang and Wei Qian in the name of the emperor, Sima Wei is enough to stabilize the situation and establish prestige.
After everything was done, Sima Wei respected Sima Zhen and Sima Shu, and became an auxiliary minister. In this way, the Western Jin Dynasty court can operate normally, and the Rebellion of the Eight Kings will end here, and the Sima family's Guozuo may last for two or three hundred years, similar to the Han and Tang Dynasties.