in2ebook Chapter 526 Sima Zhong: It's my turn to go down!
Chapter 526 Sima Zhong: It's my turn to go down!
Chapter 526 Sima Zhong: It's my turn to go down!
"Looking back at the entire War of the Eight Princes, apart from the brief period of social stability maintained under Empress Jia Nanfeng, the rest of the time it was a complete mess."
"Most importantly, aside from the period when the princes of the Sima family were vying for power, it was only five years before the last time the court and the country were at peace."
"In these short five years, the princes have been constantly embroiled in bloodshed and fratricide, involving numerous court officials, imperial guards, and common people. What have you gained in the end?"
"The ridiculous thing is that Sima Yue thought he had won in the end, removing one obstacle after another, but little did he know that he was not the final victor!"
Sima family members: ...
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned. Only five years?!
Why would anyone think that this should take at least ten years, but after all that, it's only been five years?
What's even more terrifying is that this is not the end, but the beginning of the previous ending; the true chaos is about to begin!
Damn Sima Yan, he had to do this! Sixteen years of fighting for power, and in the end, he got nothing!
How innocent they are!
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Lin Kezhen found the history of the Western Jin Dynasty suffocating and absurd. All that fighting and plundering only dragged down the dynasty and implicated countless people. She wondered, what did they actually gain?
The Hu people on the other side even got an invitation ticket!
"On the other hand, Sima Yue, like the princes of the past, holds Sima Zhong as his trump card, and then consolidates his power to continue controlling the court."
"However, the War of the Eight Princes, which has lasted for sixteen years, is enough to bring disaster to the Western Jin Dynasty. The whole country is in chaos, the Hu people are growing stronger, and the central government can no longer control them!"
"Simply put, the neighboring barbarians have already established a state and rebelled against the Jin Dynasty, while you've been ravaged by internal strife and your country is in ruins!"
"For example, the Ba people in Shaanxi established the Cheng-Han Empire under Li Te, and the Xiongnu king Liu Yuan followed closely behind..."
"The Western Jin Dynasty was in chaos, with endless fighting and people suffering. Many people couldn't afford to eat, and some were forced to sell their wares, barely surviving."
"The disruption of political and social order has triggered various conflicts, resulting in widespread suffering and loss of life."
"On the other hand, Emperor Hui of Jin, Sima Zhong, from his ascension to the throne in 290 AD to the present day, 306 years ago, can be said to have reigned in what is essentially a biography of the War of the Eight Princes."
"He himself was actually quite unlucky. His parents died one after another, and then his maternal relatives, wife, and son died in a coup. In the end, he watched as his brothers rushed to stand behind him and issue edicts on his behalf."
"He survived to this day from the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, not because those people were so kind, but because he was so useful as the emperor!"
"After enduring a series of events including imprisonment and being coerced, Sima Zhong also reached the end of his life."
"Perhaps people will laugh at him for not eating meat porridge, but to be honest, compared to other cruel and abnormal princes, Sima Zhong was a kind and normal person."
"Therefore, on the day of Gengwu in the eleventh month of the first year of Guangxi (307 AD), Sima Zhong suddenly died in Xianyang Palace in Luoyang, which can be considered a relief."
"There is actually controversy about the cause of his death. It is said that he was poisoned by Sima Yue, the Prince of Donghai. However, with the death of Sima Zhong, the Jin Dynasty was about to be completely destroyed. Unfortunately, the Western Jin Dynasty was busy with internal strife at that time!"
Sima Yan: Of the more than twenty children, only two remain…
Yuan Shao of the Eastern Han Dynasty: It's not easy for this child to have survived until now. Isn't he just a lonely figure now?
Cao Cao, the boss: Putting everything else aside, it was all the Sima family's own doing! Who can they blame? They deserve it!
A bystander in the Ming Dynasty commented: "A bunch of people are so eager to improve that there aren't even enough pieces of pie to go around..."
Liu Zhuzhu from the Great Han Dynasty: The world is truly in chaos; even the death of the emperor doesn't matter!
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