"When everyone sees this, do you feel like you are breathing a sigh of relief, feeling that the country is running well and that the political power is stable?"
Fusu: This Sima Rui is indeed better than the previous two emperors. He stabilized the large number of people who moved south, and took some measures against the Tu people, which can be regarded as stabilizing the chaos.
Liu Che: Haha! First Emperor, your son must learn more about governing the country. He must not just take things at face value.
Qin Shihuang: With this large number of people moving south, not to mention the resettlement and enfeoffment of the people, the land is definitely a big mess. Besides, Sima Rui has appointed officials from so many aristocratic families, and the court is not the place where Sima Rui can speak. At that time, the internal political power should not be stable! In addition, the group from the north has also moved south, and it will be a matter of time before the Eastern Jin Dynasty becomes chaotic again. It depends on what the emperor will do next.
Qin Shihuang: Fusu has never experienced these troubled times. No matter how much knowledge he learns, he still practices the truth. Now that the Qin Dynasty can't get into chaos even though I'm here, it still needs a few more years of experience.
Yang Jian: The First Emperor’s analysis is good. The characteristic of the Eastern Jin Dynasty from beginning to end was clan politics. The Sima family and the gentry family were almost in a co-prosperous and symbiotic relationship. Without the support of the gentry, the country would lose its generals and the emperor would lose his status.
Li Shimin: The Eastern Jin Dynasty would not have collapsed like this if it had been more ambitious.
Kangxi: I think anyone can be Qin Shihuang! It's a pity that the Eastern Jin Dynasty is useless!
"What you emperors said is correct. If you are on an equal footing with the nobles, that high seat will definitely be unstable. It is true that other nobles have ambitions to compete for power."
"At the beginning, it was "the king and the horse share the world", and then the Xie, Yu, and Huan families appeared one after another."
"These four powerful families controlled the political situation of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and allowed the four major families to control the government. Many powerful officials such as Wang Dao, Yu Liang, Xie An, Huan Wen, and Huan Xuan appeared."
"Faced with powerful ministers, most of the Eastern Jin emperors had no choice but to defend. The contrast in strength kept the Sima family in a weak imperial position."
"This has led to a contradiction that has always existed in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, that is, the contradiction between the royal family and the clan. This contradiction has waxed and waned, causing the political situation of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to go back and forth."
"When the emperor is willing to share power, the relationship between the family and the royal family will be good, and the country will be stable. When the emperor is unwilling to share power, the relationship between the family and the royal family will be bad, and the country will be in turmoil."
"Except for the founding Sima Rui, the emperors of the Eastern Jin Dynasty were mostly mediocre. They had little chance of reversing the decline and monopolizing power. This gave the Eastern Jin Dynasty a characteristic that almost no previous dynasty had, the balance of power and the Relatively democratic.”
"The emperor of that dynasty did not want to promote his own people to become officials. The power of many aristocratic families was replaced by the emperor's own people. But in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there was no such thing as ordinary people being able to be officials. The officials were all from aristocratic families."
"Because people's desires are endless, and the family's power is getting bigger and bigger, then ambition is not just about controlling the power in your hands."
"Not only during several Northern Expeditions, some people became more ambitious. In 401 AD, Huan Xuan led his troops on an expedition. In the name of fighting against rebellion, he, who already owned the wealthy land of Jingzhou, further expanded his power and became one-third of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The real power faction of the Second Territory.”
"What should we do if we have the strength? The answer is to let the Sima family get out. The ambition that cannot be hidden has turned into a state of death after the continuous political struggle!"
"Subsequently, Huan Xuan led his troops into Jiankang City, killed Sima Daozi, Sima Yuanxian and other clan members, and then deposed the throne of Emperor Jin'an, transformed himself into the emperor and established the Huan Chu regime."
"This is how the Eastern Jin Dynasty perished for the first time. It perished when the three major clans of Wang, Xie, and Yu declined, and the Huan clan became dominant. This is the loss of dynamic balance. Without the support and cross-checking of the aristocratic families, the so-called imperial power will also It’s just fish on the chopping board.”
"What does his Huan family rely on?"
Cao Cao: It’s because the Sima family gave me great power. With such great power, why wouldn’t I dare to usurp the throne with some tricks?
Li Shimin: I also have some rights, but it was because of the famine at that time. If you let these aristocratic families fight among themselves, they would panic when the world is in chaos, let alone the position. These aristocratic families can't get out much. Fall in years.
"It is indeed as the two of you said. The reason why Huan Shi rose to power is that he was given enough power, had good opportunities, and his opponents were too weak."
"The rights must have been given by the Sima family. This opportunity was indeed due to the famine. Before the Huan family came to power, Sun En and Lu Xun revolted in the Northern Expedition, which made everyone in the Jin Dynasty feel in danger, agricultural production came to a standstill, and the whole country was in trouble. Famine breaks out.”
"This makes the wealthy family who have little ability and can do nothing but fight within themselves upset. They have no way to alleviate this situation and cannot maintain their status. Apart from protecting themselves at home and being a stable apartment tenant, they lack the strength. Sure enough, they have no intention of competing with Huan Xuan for the throne."
"This makes Huan Xuan, a man whose only advantage is that he has a large territory and enough troops, become the temporary emperor."
Qin Shihuang: What a wonderful use of the word "temporary"!
"As Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty said, even if this nobleman ascends to that position, he does not do his job properly, does not deal with serious matters, and does not have any brains."
"Like some emperors, after Huan Xuan usurped the throne, he did not think about how to work hard to govern. Instead, he was arrogant and extravagant, and hunted without morality."
"My favorite thing to do is to play all night long. Even when his brother Huan Wei passed away, he would cry out during the day and then sneak out to play at night. This is not only against human ethics, but also It’s not the way to be a king.”
"Such a person is undoubtedly lying when dealing with family and country affairs, and has made many former Beifu Army generals dissatisfied. The most ambitious among them, and the one who is most likely to cause Hengxuan's defeat anyway, is Liu Yu."
"Liu Yu was born into a poor family. Although his family background was not good, in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, an era dominated by powerful families, his career progress was a bit behind. However, it was precisely because of his birth, his backward rise, and the injustice he encountered that he understood A truth."
"The powerful families have become rotten after years of pampering. Their rule looks stable, but in fact it is just a castle in the water. If they really want to appeal to the world, it will be broken at the touch of a finger."
"In addition to this, Liu Yu has another advantage. Although he was born into a poor family, his ancestors are also rich. He is a descendant of Liu Bang's younger brother, Chu King Liu Jiao. When he followed the Western Jin Dynasty clan to the south, he belonged to the lowest class of nobles. This birth It gives him the possibility of rebellion."
Liu Bang: I didn’t expect that in this situation, my Liu family could still resist! Is this the Western Jin Dynasty asking my Liu family to take it back again?
"Liu Yu is not only a good fighter, but also very patient. Coupled with the help of the people, it can be said that the right time and place are right for him!"
