The Lamentations of the Two Jin Emperors: The Trembling Emperor Jianwen (Part 2)

Sima Yu was anxious, and constantly asked the media to hire him, and then he put a concubine, and then invited a concubine who was good at xiang bu, and summoned all the concubines to let him see the face, and the one who was friendly just shook his head. Sima Yu then gathered the low-status maids and palace ladies for him to see, at that time, Li Lingrong was just a weaving woman in the weaving room, tall and dark-skinned, people jokingly called her "Kunlun Woman", and the Xiangbu exclaimed: "It is this woman!" Sima Yu did not look up to her at first, but for the sake of the heirs, he had to let Li Lingrong "serve the bed". In this way, Li Lingrong gave birth to two sons and a daughter: in addition to Sima Yao and Sima Daozi's brothers, there was also a princess of Poyang. Li Lingrong also lived a relatively long life, living until the fourth year of the Jin Dynasty Emperor Long'an (400 AD), always around the age of 60, as the grandmother of the Jin'an Emperor Sima Dezong, should be called "Empress Dowager". On the day of Emperor Jianwen's death, at the same time that his brother Sima Yao was made crown prince, the 9-year-old Sima Daozi was also crowned the Prince of Lang, and later renamed the Prince of Huiji; at the age of 13, he was again made a general of the Scattered Horse Changshi and the General of the Chinese Army, and soon promoted to the rank of General of the Hun Horse. After the Battle of Shuishui, Sima Daozi served as Situ, Lu Shangshushi, Yangzhou Assassin, and Governor of the Chinese and foreign militaries, replacing the deceased minister Xie An in charge. At that time, Huan Wen had already died of illness, and Sima Daozi had become a figure of power and opposition. However, this huijian king was arrogant and extravagant, trustworthy, unauthorized and bribery, drunk and drunk all day, and the power was gradually controlled by his son Sima Yuanxian. Although his precious son was young, he was on par with his father in terms of monopoly and greed. Once, Huan Wen's son Huan Xuan asked to see Sima Daozi, and Sima Daozi, who was drunk, opened his eyes and asked, "What is the reason why Huan Wen wants to be a thief in his old age?" Huan Xuan was so frightened that he fell to the ground, sweating profusely, and did not even dare to lift his head. Fortunately, someone said in a round field: "The late Sima Huan deposed the Emperor and established the Holy Lord, and his merits surpassed that of Yi Yin, who was Yin Shang, and Huo Guang of the Western Han Dynasty." As for the discussions that are raging outside, we should also analyze and rule after hearing them. Sima Daozi nodded and said, "I know I know." And raised his wine glass and toasted to Huan Xuan. Huan Xuan climbed up tremblingly, and since then, his heart has become more and more uneasy, and he has gritted his teeth with hatred for Sima Daozi. In the first year of Yuan Xing (402 AD), Huan Xuan attacked Jiankang and killed Sima Yuanxian and his six sons, and Sima Daozi was also forced to take poisoned wine and died at the age of 39.

Princess Wuchang

Emperor Jianwen had at least four daughters, in addition to the above-mentioned Princess Xin'an and Princess Poyang, there was also a princess Wuchang whose mother did not leave a surname. Princess Poyang married Wang Dao's great-grandson Wang Gao. Princess Wuchang, married to the Left Guard general Huan Xiu, when Huan Xuan was proclaimed emperor, Feng Huan Xiu was the King of Ancheng; Huan Xuan's soldiers were defeated and killed, and Huan Xiu also became a ghost with a severed head, I don't know if the princess of Wuchang who had golden branches and jade leaves was implicated? Princess Xin'an married Wang Xianzhi, the nephew of Wang Dao, and the famous calligrapher Wang Xianzhi, and gave birth to a daughter, Wang Shen'ai, who grew up to become empress of Sima Dezong, the emperor of Jin'an. However, Princess Xin'an was dubbed "Princess Xin'an", and according to the "Law of The Law", the misfortune party was worried and worried in the country, so it seems that the fate of this princess may not be very good. In addition to these three explicit princesses, the Biography of Wang Tan in the Book of Jin also mentions a Princess Yuyao: after Huan Wen's death, Wang Tanzhi and Xie An jointly assisted in the government. Soon after Wang Tanzhi left the town of Guangling, before leaving, he wrote a note to the 13-year-old young emperor Sima Yao, saying that although the empress dowager Chu Garlic was not His Majesty's biological mother, she was very kind, and Her Majesty should treat her like a birth mother; the emperor's brother Sima Daozi, the evil king of Lang, Princess Yuyao, and the rest of the imperial daughters should go to greet Ann sooner or later and accept her old man's teachings. At that time, Chu Garlic Zi was already 51 years old, and on the basis of his generation, he was only Sima Yao's cousin, and on his age, he could almost be his grandmother. From this point of view, Princess Yuyao is not only the daughter of Emperor Jianwen, but also in addition to the three married princesses above, there are several "imperial daughters" below her, but because of her young age, she has not yet received the title of "princess" and can only be called "imperial daughter". The little emperor Sima Yao had not yet reached the age of having children, and those few imperial daughters, the emperor could not have been deposed, and the possibility of emperor mourning was not very likely, the biggest possibility was: they were all young daughters of Emperor Jianwen. Of course, even whether Princess Yuyao had grown up and married or not, she had not been able to leave any traces, let alone her sisters. Even if a man dies early, not only does his mother leave his name, but his mother can often leave a surname and title, but women are discriminated against so severely, is this also a kind of "national essence"?

(Cold in the Heights: The Emperor and His Descendants Series No. 130)