The mystery of the short life of the Western Jin Dynasty The Sima family destroyed the faith of the world, but Guozuo was so short-lived
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In 280 AD, the Western Jin Dynasty destroyed Wu, which not only ended the situation of the Three Kingdoms, but also ended the situation of the unification of the world.
However, it was such a unified dynasty that only lasted 51 years (not counting the Eastern Jin Dynasty) before coming to the end of the dynasty, thus becoming a truly short-lived dynasty in history.
Why was the Western Jin Dynasty so short-lived?Maybe from the day the Sima family usurped power,"Short-lived"The foreshadowing has already been laid.
This is because the Sima family used their power to destroy the faith of the people of the world.
Sima Yi usurped power.
Sima Yi served Cao Wei for most of his life, assisting the three emperors Cao Cao, Cao Pi, and Cao Ei, and held a high and powerful position.
However, Sima Yi's ambition was clearly much more than that, he did not want to be just a slave, but to fully control the power of Cao Wei.
Before his death, Emperor Hui of Han entrusted the young Cao Fang to Sima Yi and Cao Shuang. However, it is clear that Sima Yi ultimately decided to seize power through the Battle of Gaopingjing.
However, even without Cao Shuang's pressure, the Gao Pingling incident would have happened, but Cao Shuang's intervention slightly contributed to Sima Yi's coup.
Sima Yi's betrayal undoubtedly opened one"Good head", opened up the moral bottom line of the descendants of the Sima family, laid the foundation for the Sima family to usurp power and seize the throne, and also laid a hidden danger for the future rule of the Sima family.
Sima Zhao committed suicide.
Sima Zhao's heart is well known to passers-by"。
Even worse than Sima Yi's behavior was the suicide of his son Sima Zhao.
Although it was Cheng Yi who killed Cao Fang, Cheng Yi killed Cao Fang on the orders of Sima Zhao's henchman Jia Chong, so whether Sima Zhao really had it"Kill the king"The heart doesn't matter, but he can't be blamed for Cao Fang's death, because Cao Fang died on his orders.
According to the record of "Spring and Autumn of the Han Dynasty", when Sima Zhao heard the news of Cao Fang's killing, he was shocked and cried on the ground
What will the world say about me?"
Sima Zhao seemed to realize"Kill the king"The severity of the consequences is unrequited by the whole world.
Although Cheng Ji, who killed Cao Chao with his own hands in order to appease the anger of the public, was killed, he was only a scapegoat. On the other hand, the power of the Sima family has been re-established, but it has also become a political stain that the Sima family will not erase.
No wonder Sima Zhao sighed"Jin Zuo was not long in coming"It's really a stroke of genius.
Respect Confucianism. Before Cao Wei and the Western Jin Dynasty, starting with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty advocated it"Depose the hundred schools of thought and respect Confucianism"This policy also established the legitimacy and dominance of Confucianism.
This policy also established the legitimacy and dominance of Confucianism. Among them,"Three Platforms and Five Constants"It is the basic structure of Confucian ethics and the moral standard adhered to by feudal Xi. By the Han Dynasty, this standard had long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and became the code of conduct and moral belief of many scholars.
Three outlines"Namely"Monarchs and ministers, fathers and sons, husbands and wives"。
It requires courtiers to obey the monarch, sons to their fathers, and wives to their husbands. It also requires rulers, fathers, and husbands to set a good example.
This embodies the moral code that should be observed between the ruler and the subject, the father and the son, and the husband and the wife in the feudal society.
Benevolence, truth, kindness, wisdom, and faith"Yes"P5"。
The emphasis is on the relationship and code of conduct between the monarch and the minister, father and son, brothers and sisters, husband and wife, and friends.
In addition, Confucius also proposed:"The monarch envoys are courteous, and the ministers are loyal"、"Gentlemen and ministers are courteous"and other ethical and moral concepts.
It was precisely because the moral rationality and order advocated by Confucianism helped the rulers of the time to maintain power and consolidate imperial power that the Han Dynasty strongly supported and promoted Confucianism.
To put it bluntly, what are the social order and rules of a country?It is nothing more than the ruling class having the final say.
However, it is clear that during the 400 years of the Han Dynasty, the social and moral order and ideas established by Confucianism had long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and many well-educated people even regarded Confucianism as their life belief.
The decline of faith.
How deep is this impact?As a typical example, Xun Yu wholeheartedly assisted Cao Cao, but when Cao Cao wanted to usurp the Han family, why did Xun Yu oppose Cao Cao?
Because Xun Yu was loyal to the Han Dynasty from the beginning. He was a courtier of the Han Dynasty all his life, and although times have changed, he always considered himself a courtier of the Han Dynasty, and he always thought that Cao Cao was a courtier of the Han Dynasty.
He helped Cao Cao just for"Kuang Fu Han Room", and not to replace Cao Cao.
This is Xun Yu's Confucianism"Monarchy"、"Loyalty"The embodiment of thought. This is enough to show how much influence the rule of the Han Dynasty and the moral order of Confucianism had on a literati like Xun Yu.
Sima Yi usurped power and seized the throne and betrayed his promise. Sima Zhao was later also arrested for violating the etiquette of the monarch and ministers"Infidelity"、"Rudeness"、"Unrighteousness"And become"Monarchicide"。
They not only violated the Confucian moral order, but also shook people's minds and beliefs, and dealt a major blow to imperial power and Confucianism.
Therefore, the Sima family can no longer accept it"Loyalty"As the foundation of the country, but chosen"Filial piety", which will be discussed later.
Loyalty is the foundation of all nations, and filial piety is the foundation of the Jin family"。
The Sima family's rebellion against the government and the misdeeds of destroying religion also paid a price: short lives and death.
of the Sima family"Usurpation of power"、"Unprovoked gain"It was also nailed to the shame of history.
The hearts of the people are lost, nothing'Loyalty'None'Cheap', how to talk about the foundation of the country?