A short story about the Jin Dynasty

1. Release grain according to the order

Legend has it that when Wang Xizhi, the great calligrapher of the Jin Dynasty, was the general of the right army, there was a severe drought in the Langya County area for many years. They all ate it up, but the corrupt officials and gentry refused to save them. Wang Xizhi then wrote a Taoist memorial, mounted a fast horse, and rode straight to the capital day and night.

The emperor took the memorial, and regardless of its content, he concentrated on admiring Wang Xizhi's calligraphy. In particular, the word "grain" in the memorial floats like floating clouds and is as graceful as a swimming dragon. As the emperor watched, he praised: "Put grain - good, good, good!" As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Xizhi responded loudly below: "Thank you, Lord Long! I will go to Langya to put grain today."

By the time the emperor came to his senses, it was too late to stop it. He had no choice but to make mistakes and appointed Wang Xizhi as the imperial envoy to distribute grain. On the same day, Wang Xizhi hurried back to Langya County under the banner of "releasing grain according to the order".

2. Wang Ma conquered the world

After Liu Cong captured Chang'an, the south was still in the hands of Jin Dynasty officials. Before being captured, Emperor Min of Jin left an edict asking Sima Rui, the king of Langya who was guarding Jiankang, to inherit the throne. There were originally a lot of people watching the excitement on the Jiankang River. Everyone saw this kind of grand spectacle that they had never seen before. It was a sensation. When Gu Rong, a famous gentry landowner in Jiangnan, heard the news, they secretly peeked through the crack of the door.

When they saw that such prestigious people as Director Wang and Wang Dun respected Sima Rui, they were shocked. Shocked, fearing that they had neglected Sima Rui, they came out one after another to see Sima Rui.

On the day Emperor Jin Yuan ascended the throne, Wang Dao and civil and military officials came to the palace to see him. When Director Wang arrived, he stood up from the throne, grabbed Director Wang, and asked him to sit on the throne together to accept the worship of the officials. This unexpected move surprised Director Wang and said, "How can this be done? If the sun. How can living things get sunlight when they are with ordinary living things?"

Emperor Jin Yuan was very happy with Director Wang's compliments. He appointed Director Wang as Minister. Among the children of the Wang family, Many people were given important official positions. At that time, there was a saying among the people that "the king and the horse rule the world", which means that the Wang family and the royal family Sima jointly controlled the power of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Wang Dun held military power and thought he was great, so he looked down upon Emperor Jin Yuan. Emperor Jin Yuan also saw Wang Dun's arrogance, and appointed Liu Wei and Diao Xie to his posts, and gradually became alienated from the Wang brothers. . In this way, cracks appeared within the newly established Eastern Jin Dynasty.

3. The Rebellion of the Eight Kings

An unprecedented civil strife in the history of our country, which led to the collapse of the country and nearly 300 years. The turmoil ended with King Sima Yue of the East China Sea seizing power, which caused serious damage to the rule, and was considered to be one of the reasons for the demise of the Western Jin Dynasty. This turmoil started with a power struggle in the palace, and then caused war and harmed society. It caused great damage.

Aggravated the ruling crisis of the Western Jin Dynasty and became an important factor in the rapid demise of the Western Jin Dynasty. Not only the kings of the Western Jin Dynasty were involved in this turmoil. Eight, but the Eight Kings were the main participants, and the "Book of Jin" compiled the Eight Kings into one biography, so it was called the "Eight Kings Rebellion" in history.

4. Sima Yan usurped Wei

Since Sima Yan's grandfather Sima Yi, the Sima family has controlled the power of Wei. When Sima Yan's opportunity to usurp Wei matured, Sima Yan usurped Wei, annexed Wu and Shu, and ruled the world. The country was named Jin, and he was Emperor Wu of Jin. , passed to Emperor Min, was destroyed by the former Zhao Dynasty, and was called the Western Jin Dynasty in history. In 265 AD, Sima Yan ascended the throne, changed the name of the country to Jin, and was called the Western Jin Dynasty in history. Jin King Sima Yan became Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty.

5. The rule of Taikang

The Taikang era refers to the peaceful and prosperous era in the early Western Jin Dynasty when Emperor Wu of Jin unified the country and the economy was prosperous. At that time, the society was prosperous, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the political prosperity was present. The government of the Western Jin Dynasty attached great importance to production, encouraged farming and mulberry cultivation, and built water conservancy. The people were harmonious and peaceful, and the families had enough food. The cattle and horses were everywhere, and the surplus grain was distributed in the fields. There was a peaceful scene where the world was peaceful and peaceful.

6. Zhang Chang raised troops

Zhang Chang changed his name to Li Chen and rebelled in May of the second year of Tai'an (303) in Shiyan Mountain, north of Anlu. People from all over the country who were unwilling to go on expeditions and hungry people in Jiangxia actively participated.

The rebel army first conquered Jiangxia County and defeated the army sent by Sima Xin to suppress it. They made Qiu Shen, a former Shandu County official, the emperor and changed his name to Liu Ni, pretending to be a descendant of the Han Dynasty.

Zhang Chang personally led the army to attack Wan in the west, defeated the Yuzhou governor's army, killed Sima Xin in the battle of Fancheng, and advanced to Xiangyang. Farewell to Shi Bingdong Pojiang and Yangzhou along the way. Fengyun, a native of Linhuai, raised troops to respond and occupied Xuzhou. Along the way, Chen Zhen and others broke through Changsha, Xiangdong, Lingling and Wuling counties in the south. In this way, the rebels quickly occupied most of the five prefectures of Jing, Jiang, Xu, Yang, and Yu in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and many people from the lower classes served as governors of prefectures and counties.

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