Liu Qi Wang You might as well expose Xun Xun Feng Zhen's adultery (Total 336)
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After the demise of the Western Jin Dynasty, Sima You, the prince of Qi, who died in relatively virtuous virtue, was suspected and deposed to death.
Sima You's screen image
Let's follow the annals of history to understand the relevant historical facts:
Emperor Wu of Jin ordered Tai Chang to discuss matters related to the reward of Sima You, the King of Qi, and the doctors (the collective name of the erudite people, the official name, equivalent to the government policy adviser) took the opportunity to prepare to once again express their sincere words to let the King of Qi return to the imperial auxiliary government, and after the statement was written, it was passed to Cao Zhi of Taichang, who sighed and sighed: "How can such a talent, such a close person not only does not need him to establish a foundation and assist in education, but instead sends him to the end of the world!" The prosperity of the Jin Dynasty Grandmaster is probably dangerous! Cao Zhi presented the doctors' forms and then played Emperor Wu, also knowing the great righteousness, hoping to say that Emperor Wu of The Jin Dynasty agreed to the doctors' proposal. However, these courtiers who were bent on serving the country did not understand how big Emperor Wu of Jin's heart was at this time. After reading Cao Zhi's recital, Emperor Wu of Jin was furious: Even Cao Zhi can't understand my heart, let alone the people of the world? Emperor Wu's reply was: Answer not what you asked! Hand it over to lieutenant court! Cao Zhi was then deposed by the imperial court for exceeding his authority, detaching himself from his duties, hoodwinking the imperial court, and honoring and whitewashing evil remarks, and was sent to his native country. Although many of the ministers who spoke were unexpected. Before Sima You was forced to return to the kingdom, Yin Xiangxiong of Henan still had illusions about Emperor Wu of Jin, hoping that his attitude would change, but Emperor Wu of Jin still ignored him, and poor Xiangxiong had an impatient personality and was actually killed alive.
Cao Zhi's game character image
The reason for the demise of the Western Jin Dynasty is that Sima You, the king of Qi, who died in relatively virtuous virtue, was suspected and deposed to death.
Because Sima You was still alive, the yang family, a foreign relative, could not usurp Sima Guozheng, and the Jia family would not have the opportunity to let the traitors succeed, and there would be no rebellion of the eight kings that would lead to the collapse of the country. At the same time, it was also why the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu at that time was almost all fighting for Sima You, hoping that Sima You could sit on the throne. Although this is only a court infighting around whose imperial power falls, people are fighting against the Western Jin Dynasty at a time of life and death, in fact, they can't bear in their hearts that an era will die so early. But even so, the whole court, and even the people, knew that there was no way to think about whether the Western Jin Dynasty could still be preserved.
Looking at the historical fact that Sima You's depose and death led to political turmoil, it can be seen that in the beginning, Emperor Wu of Jin did not have a suspicious heart, and it was his Shangshu who caused Xun Xun and Feng Zhen, a scattered attendant, to be bored and provoke the incident.
Xun Xun and Feng Zhen were actually the two slaves of the powerful minister Jia Chong, who not only lived in the world by adultery, but also harbored the intention of betraying the country and changing the name and surname of the Jin Dynasty, which had really existed for a long time. They hated Sima You, not simply against him personally, but in fact, they hated the entire Sima Jin Dynasty.
Of course, Sima You's virtuous virtue was enough to entrust state power to him, but can it be said that he really has the same character as The Duke of Zhou?
Of course not, even without Sima You, the King of Qi, the Jin Dynasty could have survived very firmly. The reason why the three dynasties of Han, Tang and Song were able to continue the national fortunes for hundreds of years, and there were no sages who were particularly close to the emperor, most of them were the emperors themselves who took over the power, relying on the strength of one person to restrain the group of subjects and govern the world, so that the country was always not chaotic. There is no other reason, although there is no close courtier, but there is no traitorous courtier chattering around the emperor. When Liu Fang and Zhongshu Ling Sun Zi were in the presence of Lord Wei, they were the close figures of the inner court who were constantly noisy, but Sima Shi continued to use them as foreign aid, so they rubbed their fists.
For Jia Mi and Yang Jun, whose power had even surpassed that of the human masters at that time, as well as Xun Xun or Feng Zhen, they did not know who the world would belong to, but it was the goal that they had been planning for in the twilight of their minds. Even if Sima You was deposed, the Western Jin Dynasty would not necessarily perish, but if the two pests Xun Xun and Feng Zhen were not removed for a day, the Western Jin Dynasty would have no reason to survive. They inherited Jia Chong's resentment, causing Yin Zhao to belittle Sikong Zhang Hua, rejecting the advice of Emperor Wu of Jin to leave Sima You the Prince of Qi to assist the imperial court, and particularly excluding the representative figure among them, Dr. Cao Zhi of Guozi.
At this time, if there are still people who are willing to try to preserve the Western Jin Dynasty' clans, from a small point of view, they must have the awe-inspiring righteousness of not hesitating to abandon the officials; in the big picture, it is even more necessary to have the fearless spirit of not hesitating to lose their lives, in order to publicize it in the royal court, expose the traitors of Xun Xun and Feng Zhen, abandon them, and let them become barbarians in remote areas, then there is no need to cross each other and submit a song to the Lord to defend Sima You, and Sima You will certainly be safe and sound. There was no need to wait until Sima You's position was stable, and the Western Jin Dynasty was bound to be preserved.
The reality was very helpless, at that time, the whole country, regardless of respect and inferiority, defended Sima You word for word, as if everyone was forcing Emperor Wu of Jin to hand over the world to Sima You to preside. Xun Xun could have said to this, "Your Majesty, if you try to issue an edict and let Sima You return to his fiefdom, the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu will think that this is not possible." "How could Emperor Wu of Jin not fall into his trap?" As a result of the internal strife of the Sima clan, Emperor Wu of Jin was still speechless. Sima You was trapped by him, not to mention, the Jin Dynasty sheji was also in danger, and this was all caused by the unwiseness of the ministers!
It was not enough for people who were attracted by fame to rely on for a while, but strong and upright figures such as Li Xi, Liu Yi, and Fu Xian, who were all leaders of the masses at that time, could not learn the lessons of "villains who have rumors in front of the emperor, and thieves who spy on the authority of the state behind them", and serve the Jin Dynasty clan and eliminate adultery. From this point of view, the Western Jin Dynasty cannot be said to be capable people.
If there is a capable person to support the gentleman, then the villain will naturally go away, at this time, it should be based on the introduction of virtue, and the rebuke of adultery is secondary. This refers to the day when the adulterer has not yet succeeded;
If the villain is not expelled, then the gentleman is uneasy, and at this time, it is necessary to rebuke the adulterer as the basis, and the introduction of virtue is secondary, which refers to the day when the imperial court has been occupied by the adulterer.
The two are mutually exclusive, so that the gentleman knows how to choose, understands his obligations as a courtier, and can be relied upon by the state community. Otherwise, they will stimulate each other and fuel the turmoil.