In the later years of Emperor Wu of Jin, his sons were not weak, the crown prince was not wise, and the courtiers inside and outside all had the intention that Sima You, the king of Qi, would ascend to the throne.
Portrait of Sima You, King of Qi
Emperor Wu of Jin's courtiers, Zhongshu Supervisor Xun Xun (荀勖), Feng Zhen (侍中) and others, fearing that after Emperor Wu's death, Sima You's succession would be unfavorable to his own personal status, so he took advantage of the opportunity to slander Emperor Wu of Jin, and first Feng Zhen spoke: "Long live Your Majesty, the crown prince will not be allowed to stand up." ”
Emperor Wu was shocked and asked, "Why?" ”
Portrait of Feng Zhen
Xun Xun continued on the side: "All the officials inside and outside the court have returned to the King of Qi, so how can the crown prince be established?" If His Majesty does not believe, he can pretend to issue an edict to let the kingdom of the King of Qi (return to his fiefdom), and there will certainly be a situation in which the dynasty will not be able to do so. ”
Feng Zhen immediately beat a side drum on the side: "The country that Your Majesty has sent to the princes is also the great law of the country, and it should start with relatives." His closest relative, King Morozzi, should first respond to orders to leave the capital and go to his fiefdom. ”
荀勖 Images
Because of the early existence of the festival, Emperor Wu of Jin was very impressed. He pronounced an edict, pretending to assign Jinan County to the fiefdom of the State of Qi, making Sima You's son Sima You the King of Beihai, and ordering Sima You, the King of Qi, to return to the fiefdom and take office.
Under the edict, a group of ministers such as Wang Hun, Wang Jun, Yang Xiao, and Wang Ji in the court advised one after another, believing that King Qi was the closest prince and should stay in Beijing to assist the government. At the same time, the ministers took out the wills of Sima Zhao, the empress dowager, and others, and discussed the old texts and persuaded Emperor Wu of Jin to take back his life.
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Emperor Wu did not listen, and angrily said, "Brothers and dear ones, there will be no thought of him." The kingdom of the qi kings is a family affair! Then, he issued an edict to demote Wang Hun, Wang Ji, and others to foreign posts.
Between fear and resentment, knowing that Xun Xun, Feng Zhen and others were behind their backs, Sima You, the king of Qi, wrote a letter begging to stay in the capital and guard the tomb for his dead birth mother, Empress Wang. Emperor Wu did not allow it.
Empress Wang (Wang Yuanji) stills
Seeing that the edicts of the urging country were more and more urgent, Sima You was angry and anxious, and the illness intensified.
In order to find out whether this old brother pretended to be ill to push away from Beijing, Emperor Wu of Jinwu kept sending imperial doctors from the palace to the residence of the Qi Palace for medical treatment.
The imperial doctors walked in the palace all day long, all of them were human spirits, knowing Emperor Wu's thoughts, and after returning to the palace, they all reported that King Qi was in good health.
Qi Wang Sima You stills
The real situation is that seeing the death of the emperor's eldest brother's edict, Sima You, the king of Qi, fell ill day by day. However, the edicts urging him to ascend to the path became more and more severe, and there was no room for maneuver.
Sima You, the King of Qi, was strong in nature and belonged to the temperament of "freezing to death in the windward station". Although he was too ill to walk, he still struggled to change into a new imperial dress, freshen up the crown belt, and enter the palace to resign from Emperor Wu.
Stills of Emperor Wu of Jin (Sima Yan).
Seeing this, Emperor Wu was even more suspicious in his heart.
The two brothers each had their own concerns and shook hands to say goodbye.
After resigning for a few days, the king of Qi, who had worked hard halfway, finally could not support it, vomited blood and died, only thirty-six years old.
Emperor Wu of Jin received the news of the death of his brother and realized that Sima You was not pretending to be ill, but was really dead. Emperor Wu came from there in sorrow and wept unceasingly.
Feng Zhen, the attendant, would also enlighten, saying, "The king of Qi is exaggerated, and the whole world returns to him." Now, it is a blessing for the society that he himself has fallen ill and died, why should you mourn so much, Your Majesty? ”
Hearing this, Emperor Wu of Jin stopped in tears.
At the time of the funeral, Sima You's son Sima You prostrated himself and cried that the imperial doctor had falsely claimed that his father was not ill and delayed the diagnosis and treatment.
Portrait of Sima You (son of Sima You).
Emperor Wu of Jin, guilty, went down the slope and executed several imperial doctors who treated King Qi,thus concealing his own mistakes.
Crying and crying, ashamed, it is estimated that Emperor Wu of Jin also secretly breathed a sigh of relief: this heroic and intelligent brother would no longer threaten his son's throne.
Portrait of the Crown Prince (Sima Zheng).
To put it mildly, Emperor Wu of Jin had such a stupid prince, it would be better to leave the throne to his half-brother Sima You. According to common sense, Sima You, who was filial, broad, and modest in nature, if he really inherited the throne, he should not poison his stupid nephew. Moreover, the state is dependent on the changjun, who has rich experience in leading troops and ruling, and the state of the Jin Dynasty is likely to have another grand scene in his hands.
However, history does not have any "ifs" and "assumptions", existence is a fact, and the system of succession of fathers and sons in the world cannot be easily shaken. Each historical figure has its own unique and inherent destiny!