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Chapter 74
"The Rebellion of the Eight Kings was caused by Jia Nanfeng interfering in politics and poisoning the prince. In addition, a group of elders were almost killed. There was no one who could manage the dignified dynasty, so some ambitious princes began to compete for that position. This competition for power The core figures include Sima Liang, King of Runan, Sima Wei, King of Chu, Sima Lun, King of Zhao, Sima Jiong, King of Qi, Sima Yi, King of Changsha, Sima Ying, King of Chengdu, Sima Yong, King of Hejian, and Sima Yue, King of East China Sea.

"After Jian Nanfeng died, all the princes immediately rebelled, trying to control the idiot emperor. As a result, everyone fought to the death, and a bunch of commanders were killed to death."

"It is conceivable that when the eight kings fight for power, the world will be in chaos, and the biggest crisis will come from this, that is-the five chaos will disrupt China."

"The "Five Hu" refers to the five nomadic tribes of the Hu people, the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Jie, Qiang, and Di."

"Let's not talk about other foreign races, let's talk about the Xiongnu. The entire Xiongnu dynasty has spent so much effort and so many lives to attack the Xiongnu and protect the Central Plains. But Sima Ying, one of the eight kings, directly cooperated with the Xiongnu to gain the political power. People brought it into the Western Jin Dynasty."

"In addition, when the kings of the Sima family were fighting, what were these barbarians doing? Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, they were preparing to turn over. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, these foreigners were just slaves and servants of wealthy businessmen. This brawl was great, it brought them directly into my big man's territory, they burned, killed and looted, there was a sea of ​​blood under the land, and they even cannibalized people."

"This troubled time is the darkest period,
"Among the Hu people who invaded the Central Plains, almost all of them did not have their own writing. They were very barbaric, and many of the Hu people still retained their cannibalistic nature. The Jie, white Xiongnu, and Xianbei tribes were the most vicious."

"Li Xiong, the leader of the Di tribe, occupied Chengdu and called himself the King of Chengdu, which was called Cheng Han in history. Liu Yuan, a nobleman of the Xiongnu, raised troops in Lishi and was called Former Zhao in history. There were also sixteen kingdoms such as Former Qin and Former Yan, because these founders were The people of the Five Barbarians, also known as the "Five Barbarians and Sixteen Kingdoms", the consequences of the Eight Kings' Rebellion led to the Central Plains being occupied by foreigners, directly dividing the land and ceding territory, and the Western Jin Dynasty perished."

"After the fall of the Western Jin Dynasty, some ethnic minorities in the north and some powerful Han people established separatist regimes one after another and fought with each other, entering the Sixteen Kingdoms period."

"In the south, with Jiankang as the center, the regime established by Sima Rui emerged, which was called the Eastern Jin Dynasty."

"Sima Rui is the great-grandson of Sima Yi. After inheriting his father's title as King of Langya at the age of 15, he made friends with the princes of Langya County."

"Director Wang saw that the world was in chaos in the Western Jin Dynasty and that he might be lucky enough to establish a small court with the Wang family in power, so he "devoted himself to Sima Rui" and paid special attention to win over him. However, Sima Rui had a very low reputation in Jiankang and had no manpower. Well, how did he build a dynasty again."

"Director Wang was also very worried. Just when Sima Rui went out to watch the Fei Festival, Director Wang came up with a clever plan. Director Sima Rui got on the sedan chair and arranged a majestic guard of honor. Director Wang and some others All the famous people on horseback gathered behind him to show off Sima Rui's dignity and majesty."

"This trick was indeed effective. Ji Zhan, Gu Rong, He Xun and others from the famous families in the south of the Yangtze River were very surprised and shocked after seeing this "lineup". They hurriedly ran out to worship Sima one by one on the side of the road. Rui."

"Sima Rui also took the opportunity to have Director Wang personally visit the most famous Jiangnan families such as He Xun and Gu Rong. He also appointed He Xun as the domestic historian of Wu, and Gu Rong as the military commander, and he was awarded the title of standing attendant of casual cavalry. Military and political affairs are all related to They discuss it.”

"So, under their leadership, the famous families in Jiangnan all rose up to support and respond to Sima Rui."

"Immediately afterwards, Sima Rui asked Ji Zhan to serve as military counselor and minister, and let some other people hold corresponding official positions. For a while, the people of Wu County and Kuaiji County all devoted their hearts to Sima Rui."

"At this time, the north was in chaos, but Jiangdong was relatively stable. The Central Plains clans were afraid of the war and fled south in large numbers. Director Wang therefore advised Sima Rui to accept his virtuous men and work with them, and strive to win the support and support of the northern clans. Sima Rui More than 100 famous people among these people were recruited as subordinate officials."

"Sima Rui established a firm foothold in the south of the Yangtze River because he received the support of the famous families from the south and the north."

"In the first year of Emperor Jianwu of Jin Yuan Dynasty, Emperor Jin Min was killed by Han Emperor Liu Cong. After learning the news, Sima Rui made it convenient for Emperor Jin Yuan to formally proclaim himself emperor in the first year of Taixing. He was Emperor Yuan of Jin Dynasty. The Eastern Jin Dynasty was established from then on."

"Before Sima Rui ascended the throne, Director Wang persuaded Sima Rui to select a group of talents from the Nandu clan and the southern indigenous nobles, which prepared sufficient conditions for the establishment of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and enabled Sima Rui to successfully ascend the throne."

"So, when Sima Rui became emperor, he asked Director Wang to "sit on the royal bed together" and receive congratulations from all the officials. Director Wang repeatedly declined, so that he did not force each other, and the rumor that "the king and the horse share the world" appeared. "

"This is also true. Sima Rui's rise to power was inseparable from Director Wang's help. After Sima Rui ascended the throne, the two had a close relationship and felt like brothers. Director Wang also proposed many beneficial rectification measures."

"Due to the fall of the Western Jin Dynasty and the invasion of the Central Plains by ethnic minorities, a large number of northern gentry and common people moved southward, further strengthening the power of the southern Han bureaucrats and aristocrats, which laid a solid foundation for the establishment of a new regime."

"After the establishment of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it faced the severe situation of stabilizing and consolidating internal contradictions, as well as accepting the migration to the south to resist the continuous intrusion of the northern minority regime."

"Director Wang, who was in charge of the government, carefully summarized the profound lessons of the Western Jin Dynasty's ruling group's incessant internal strife that led to their short-lived death, and put forward the political proposition of "suppressing the situation with tranquility and ensuring peace of mind."

"In order to seek "peace" with "quietness", Director Wang suggested that Sima Rui "be humble enough to accept his disciples, be thrifty enough to use them, govern with tranquility, and appease the old and the new", that is, strengthen unity and cooperation within the ruling group, and implement recuperation and recuperation for the people. , vigorously appease the refugees from the north moving south."

"Therefore, in the early years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, "the people were relieved from labor service to benefit the people", the farmers' burden of taxes and labor was reduced, and measures of "resettlement of overseas Chinese" were adopted to appease the refugees."

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