However, the Eastern Jin Dynasty was different. Si Marui, the founding emperor of Jinzhong and Emperor Zongyuan, became emperor because of the support of a noble family headed by Wang Langya, so that there is a saying that "the king and the horse are the world".
After the death of Si Marui, the five emperors, from Si Mashao, the Zuming Emperor of Jin Su, to Sima Pi, the Emperor of Jin Ai, were forced to share power with other gentry, showing a trend of weakening from generation to generation.
By the time Sima Yi, the seventh emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was in power, Huan Wen, the powerful minister, was enough to threaten the imperial power. In the end, Sima Yi, who was cautious, was abolished without fault, and was called the emperor of Jin Dynasty.
Sima Yi, the successor of Sima Yi and the emperor of Jin Taizong's short prose, as the emperor created by Huan Wen, obviously does not have much sense of existence. Only eight months after he ascended the throne, Sima Yi became seriously ill because of depression, and even gave way to Huan Wen several times.
Thanks to Lantian Hou, Xie An, Shi Zhong Xie An, Shang Shu minions and other ministers who were dissatisfied with Huan Wen's autocracy, they jointly stopped his plot to usurp Jin and ensured the smooth accession of the Crown Prince, which was later the filial piety of Jin Liezong, Sima Yao!
However, Sima Yao was only 1 1 years old when he ascended the throne. Although Huan Wen died a year later, his situation is actually even less optimistic:
However, in the 12th year of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in Taiyuan (387), Sima Yao, 26, squeezed out and divided the powerful gentry such as Huan, Chen Jun Xie and Taiyuan Wang, and successfully achieved the "authority coming out"!
How did Sima Yao break through the numerous obstacles of the door-and-door politics and raise the imperial power of Sima to the highest point in one fell swoop, becoming the only emperor who really took power in the Eastern Jin Dynasty?
Yue Shijun will show Yue You the bitterness behind Sima Yao's dogmatism with the clearest brushwork.
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In July of the first year of Kangning (373), Huan Wen, a 62-year-old powerful minister, died in Guzhu, handing over the relieving to his younger brother Feng Chenggong, commander-in-chief of the Southern Army and Jiangzhou secretariat Huan Chong.
At that time, Emperor Sima Yao was only 12 years old. In order to prevent Huan Chong and other members of Huan family from continuing to be authoritarian, Xie An led his ministers to invite Sima Yao's subordinate sister-in-law, the Queen Mother Zhu Suan, to attend the court.
The minister in charge of state affairs was Shang Shu. Later generals Xie An, Shang Shu, Shang Shu, Danyang and other ministers all made great achievements in assisting Sima Yao.
In May of the third year (375), with the death of the commander-in-chief of Beiyang Army and Wang, Xu Yanzhou was transferred to Guangling (now Yangzhou, Jiangsu) and retired at an old age, and his power was further concentrated in the hands of Chen, represented by Xie An.
14-year-old Sima Yao sits on the throne, but he has almost no actual power.
Without the emperor's leadership, Xie's strength is even better.
In August of the third year of Kangning (375), Sima Yao, Emperor Xiaowu of Jin Dynasty, married Wang Fahui, the granddaughter of Wang Meng, a famous celebrity, as the queen. His younger brother Daozi also married Wang Weilang, Wang's niece, to come to the princess.
Here, Yue would like to remind that both Queen Fahui and Princess Langya belong to the Wang family in Taiyuan, and the Wang family in Taiyuan has always maintained a certain influence in the court.
On the first day of the first month in the first year of Taiyuan (376), Sima Yao Yuanfu, aged 65,438+05, was given to Sima Yao by the Empress Dowager Chu.
However, the actual effect of Sima Yao's personal rule is very small. Xie An recorded history in Chinese books and became a veritable prime minister, and Chen Jun's power was further strengthened.
In the second year of Taiyuan (377), Xie An elected his nephew Xie Xuan as the secretariat of Yanzhou. Two years later, he led the secretariat of Xuzhou and settled in Jiebei (now Zhenjiang, Jiangsu).
During this period, Xie Xuan formed an army mainly composed of refugees, that is, the "northern government soldiers" with strong combat effectiveness, and Chen's military strength was enhanced.
At this time, although 16-year-old Sima Yao has been leading the government, it is Chen who can really set the tone.
During the war, the emperor was worried about Xie's contribution.
In the first year of Thailand, with Fu Jian, the former king of Qin, gradually completing the unification of northern China, the war between the former Qin Dynasty and the Eastern Jin Dynasty became inevitable.
In July of the eighth year of Taiyuan (383), Huan Chong elected Wang Hui, the son of former Prime Minister Wang Dao, as Jiangzhou secretariat, and Xie An introduced Xie Wei as Jiangzhou secretariat. Huan Chong was strongly dissatisfied, and finally Xie An gave in. Sima Yao, the emperor of Xiao Jin, took Huan Chong as Jiangzhou secretariat.
In August of the same year, Fu Jian issued a letter to attack the gold, claiming to be a million troops.
Xie An took Xie Shi as the viceroy and Xie Xuan as the pioneer, and led 80,000 chosen men to fight against Qin Jun in the north.
At this critical juncture, Sima Yao began to delegate power to Xie An with his younger brother Wang Sima Daozi. He recorded six things in history.
The Xie family of Chen County, headed by Xie An, led the Eastern Jin Dynasty to win the battle of Feishui, and the former Qin army was defeated.
However, Sima Yao, the filial piety emperor of Jin Dynasty, was very afraid of the Xie family in Chen Jun, so he encountered the dilemma of not rewarding meritorious service.
It is difficult to settle down, and the king alienated the imperial power and monopolized the power.
Taiyuan nine years (384), 57-year-old Huan Chong died, Huan lost the backbone, but Xie An did not dare to seize power. Finally, Xiao Jin and Sima Yao appointed Huan as the secretariat of Jingzhou, while Huan Yi changed Zhenjiang and Huan Shiqian, and the power became decentralized.
At that time, Wang Guobao and others of the Wangs in Taiyuan hated Xie An for not paying attention to them, and alienated the relationship between Sima Yao and Xie An by flattery, which made Xie An very uneasy.
In the tenth year of Taiyuan (385), 66-year-old Xie An surrendered voluntarily to avoid disaster and died in the same year.
After Xie An's death, Sima Yao immediately appointed his younger brother Wang Sima Daozi as Yangzhou secretariat, local chronicles, our time and commander-in-chief of Chinese and foreign military affairs, and took over his power before his death.
In the 12th year of Taiyuan (387), Xie Xuan was deeply disturbed and demanded the relieving of the military power. He died a year later. The three states of Xu, Qing and Yan, which he controlled, were also given to Sima Daozi (who was also the secretariat of Xuzhou) and Sima Tian (the secretariat of Qing and Yan) by Sima Yao.
At this point, Sima Yao completed the recovery of imperial power and truly became an "authoritative" emperor!
Yue Comments: Although Sima Yao, Emperor Xiaowu of Jin Dynasty, has been surrounded by powerful ministers, he has not lost himself, but endured humiliation and waited for the opportunity.
The victory of the Battle of Feishui not only pushed the Xie Chen family headed by Xie An to the peak of prestige, but also made them a thorn in the side of other aristocratic families. Finally, Sima Yao took advantage of the dissatisfaction within the cremation to exclude the representatives of the Xie Chen family one by one.
However, the influence of the Huan family was dispersed by the death of Huan Chong, and the Wang family in Taiyuan did not have enough outstanding talents. Sima Yao finally monopolized the power and became the only emperor who really took power in the Eastern Jin Dynasty!