Introduction: In the history of our country, there are many outstanding and wise monarchs, and there are also many cruel and unkind tyrants. But monarchs who are born intellectually handicapped are uncommon. There is an allusion in history called - why not eat minced meat. Everyone said that the monarch could not be considerate of the people's livelihood, and he did not know the suffering of the people before saying such a thing. However, few people know that this sentence is actually not said by a monarch who does not know the suffering of the people, although it is indeed stupid and ignorant, but in fact this king is indeed a monarch who does not have the same intelligence as normal people, he is the Jin Hui Emperor from the Sima family - Sima Zheng.
Through history, we know that there are many obstacles to becoming a monarch, that is to say, not everyone can become an emperor, and the inheritance principle of the family has always been adopted in history, so in the family with many heirs, the inheritance of the imperial throne is even more full of multiple difficulties. And how did Sima Zheng become an emperor? What kind of tragedy is behind why not eat meat?
(Sima Zheng was given a picture of poisoned wine)
Let's go into history, do exploration and research, and see what the answer to the question is!
(1) Sima Yan's expectations and trust in others in the world
As for how Sima Zheng ascended the throne as emperor with a low-minded appearance, the biggest help of this may be sima Zheng's father at that time, Sima Yan's affirmation. But was sima Yan really because he loved his children too much that he had to ask Sima Zheng to ascend the throne as emperor?
This should not be the case, because according to historical records, Sima Zheng's mother Yang Yan did not like his stupid son very much, but Sima Zheng's brother died when he was two years old, sima Zheng became the eldest son, and Yang Yan, in order to consolidate his position, could only allow Sima Zheng, who had become the eldest son, to become the crown prince, only in this way could he consolidate his position.
(Sima Yantu, Emperor Wu of Jin)
Later, as Sima Zheng grew older, his stupidity was already known. It is just that Sima Yan has been busy with the establishment of the Western Jin Dynasty in his heart, and it should be known that at the beginning of the establishment of the Western Jin Dynasty, there were too many problems to be faced in the government, but he trusted his sons and nephews and brothers, restored the sub-feudal system in the Western Jin Dynasty, and wanted to consolidate his rule through the people of the Sima family, and this was in the early days because his sons, nephews and brothers were very supportive of him, and indeed achieved good results and stabilized the situation in the middle of the dynasty. Under such an arrangement, the people were also able to recuperate, but in the busyness, Sima Yan neglected his harem, and even more neglected his own child Sima Zheng.
According to legend, Sima Zheng relied on the help of his ugly empress Jia Nanfeng, and the cheating solution made the elderly Sima Yan feel that his child Sima Zheng could successfully take over the world of the Sima family with the help of his maternal grandfather Yang Jun. From this, we can see that behind Sima Zheng's succession to the throne is actually caused by his mother's monopoly and his father's neglect. No one had told him that he was not fit to be the emperor.
(Empress Wuyuan Yang Yantu)
(2) Incompetence is the original sin of being an emperor
In our country, the emperor is not a decoration, he should be a strong commander and ruler, to ensure that the people live and work in peace and contentment, so that the country can prosper and develop, and the country will be safe. But as a low-intelligence Jin HuiDi, it was obvious that these things could not be done. Although Sima Yan also arranged for him before his death, Yang Jun and a number of trusted princes and courtiers to assist him in governing the country well. However, after Sima Yan's death, the Sima family was no longer united because of the shortcomings of the feudal system, but had its own ambitions. They knew that Sima Zheng, the Emperor of Jinhui, was actually not suitable as an emperor, and secretly began to gather private soldiers long ago, waiting for the opportunity to replace Sima Zheng, the Emperor of Jinhui, as the master of the Western Jin Dynasty.
(Jia Nanfeng and Sima Zheng, film and television photo)
Because of the existence of Sima Zheng, the Emperor of Jinhui, the princes who were sealed in various places were eager to move. And the people who really assisted him didn't actually help him. You must know about the major events of the country and the people's livelihood. Sima Zheng, the Emperor of Jinhui, first did not eat meat, and then he could not distinguish between public and private, only knowing that he enjoyed the happiness brought to him by the imperial power, and was blinded by his grandfather and the ugly empress, completely unaware of the danger of the imperial throne. Under the eyes of the tiger, sima Zheng, the emperor of Jinhui, did not act the most dangerous. And the people around him are not without ambition to protect him. Jia Nanfeng then killed the two kings, triggering the Rebellion of the Eight Kings. Sima Zheng, the Emperor of Jinhui, became a victim of power and died in humiliation.
(Eight Kings Rebellion War Map)
(3) The beginning and end of the Rebellion of the Eight Kings
After Emperor Hui of Jin ascended the throne, Yang Jun controlled the situation through Sima Zheng, the Emperor of Jinhui. Because he himself was Sima Zheng, the Emperor of Jinhui
His maternal grandfather, coupled with Sima Yan's will, asked him to assist Sima Zheng, the Emperor of Jinhui, for this reason, he was a one-handed existence in the court at that time. However, his personality was not bent on the sake of the people, so he used his power to blindly seek personal interests for himself and to harm other courtiers in the court, and Sima Zheng, the emperor of Jinhui, was not a person who understood things, and did not know that what his grandfather did would actually damage his own prestige and endanger the rule of the imperial court. With the infighting between Sima Zheng's empress Dowager Jia Nanfeng and Yang Jun, the Jin Hui Emperor, the princes had the opportunity to step into Kyoto to compete for the throne.
(Sima Yuetu, King of the East China Sea)
After Jia Nanfeng killed the two princes, the Rebellion of the Eight Kings broke out completely. Under the unification of the three kingdoms, the people rested for less than a hundred years, and the society was once again plunged into war because of the war of kings brought about by the Sima family. Emperor Huidi of Jin's ascension to the throne was actually the beginning of this cholera, and although he was born with low intelligence, it did not hide his incompetence. And in fact no one will let him go. Jia Nanfeng used him, and the various princes who competed for the throne also persecuted and used him, and were displaced in the war, and the people who mourned all over the wilderness also spurned him. After being tortured, he was eventually poisoned and killed by the order of the King of the East Sea in the Sima family. The Rebellion of the Eight Kings eventually came to an end in the decline of the Western Jin Dynasty.
(Eight Kings Seal Map)
Conclusion: Through the discussion of the history of the time, we also know that the stability of the lives of the people in a class society depends to a large extent on those at the top. From the story of Emperor Hui of Jin, we can see the drawbacks of the inheritance system in the family world, which has created a family tragedy, and even more has pushed an innocent person to the cusp of history, so that a person who was born with defects has experienced his tragic life, and it will be left behind for thousands of years.
bibliography:
Book of Jin;
Zhang Fan: A Brief History of Ancient China;
Fu Lecheng: A General History of China.