Sima Shi (208 March 23, 255), also known as Ziyuan, was a native of Wen County, Hanoi (now Wen County, Henan Province). He was the eldest son of Emperor Xuan of Jin and Empress Xuanmu Zhang Chunhua, the half-brother of Emperor Wen of Jin and Sima Zhao, and the uncle of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty Sima Yan. Due to his illustrious background, Sima Shi's marriage was not decided by himself, but by other families. Below we will detail the three wives of Sima Shi.
Xiahou Hui (211-234), also known as Yuanrong, was a native of Peiguo County (now Bozhou, Anhui), and was Sima Shi's first wife. Xiahou Hui is the daughter of Xiahou Shang, the general of the expedition to the south, and her mother is the sister of the great Sima Cao Zhen. As a lady of everyone, Xiahou Hui is intelligent and insightful, and often provides ingenious advice when Sima Shi has a plan.
However, the harmonious relationship between the two gradually broke down. During the reign of Cao Rong, Sima Yi was powerful, and his sons were also very talented. Xiahou Hui realized that Sima Yi's father and son were not loyal ministers of Cao Wei, and Sima Shi was also quite scruples about Xiahou Hui's background. According to the "Book of Jin", in the second year of Qinglong (234), it was the year of "great epidemic" and "great disease", Xiahou Hui was poisoned by Sima Shi at the age of 24 and buried in Junping Mausoleum.
It is worth noting that Xiahou Hui and Sima Shi had a total of five daughters. Sima Shi's behavior shows his cruel character. After the establishment of the Western Jin Dynasty, Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, under the repeated statements of Empress Yang Huiyu of Sima Shi's third wife, Empress Jingxian, posthumously called Xiahou Hui Empress Jinghuai.
After Xiahou Hui, Sima Shi married Wu Zhen's daughter, but the historical records are relatively scarce, and only this person's name is Wu. Wu Zhen is a figure that cannot be ignored in the history of Cao Wei, and he, like Sima Shi's father, Sima Yi, is Cao Pi's confidant. When Cao Pi and Cao Zhi competed for the crown prince, Wu Zhen and other Cao Pi four friends played a key role.
Therefore, when Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, Wu Zhen was appointed as the general of Zhenwei, and concurrently served as the governor of all the soldiers and horses in Hebei, and was named the marquis. In 230 AD, Wu Zhen was conscripted into the court and served as a servant. He put forward a plan for the safety of Emperor Cao Rong of Wei Ming, believing that Chen Qun, the minister of the air force, was a mediocre person and not a talent of the prime minister, and praised the hussar general Sima Yi for his loyalty and wit, and was a pillar of the country. Emperor Ming of Wei adopted his advice, which had a profound impact on the pattern of the Cao Wei court.
Based on Wu Zhen's contributions, Sima Shi married Wu in order to repay Wu Zhen's kindness and consolidate the relationship with Wu's family. However, Sima Shi's marriage to Wu did not last, and Sima Shi deposed Wu, and the two had no children.
After Sima Shi abandoned the Wu family, he married his third wife, Yang Huiyu. Yang Huiyu (214-278), a native of Taishan Nancheng (now Xintai, Shandong), came from the Taishan Goat clan, a family of eunuchs. She is the granddaughter of Nanyang Taishou Yangxu and the daughter of Shangdang Taishou Yangxu;His mother is the daughter of Cai Yong, a famous scholar in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the sister of Cai Wenji.
Yang Huiyu was smart and virtuous, and did not have children after marrying Sima Shi. Sima Shi's younger brother, Sima Zhao's second son, Sima You, became his stepson. In 255 AD, Sima Shi died, and Sima Yu served Yang Huiyu with filial piety. In the first year of Taishi (265), Sima Zhao's eldest son Sima Yan was enthroned as the emperor of the Western Jin Dynasty, and his uncle Sima Shi was posthumously named Emperor Jing. In the second year of the beginning of Tai (266), Yang Huiyu was honored as Queen Jing, and was called the Empress Dowager Hongxun because she lived in Hongxun Palace.
In the fourth year of Xianning (278), Yang Huiyu passed away at the age of sixty-five, nicknamed Queen Jingxian, and was buried in Junping Mausoleum with Sima Shi. It is worth mentioning that Yang Huiyu's younger brother Yang Hu has been guarding Jingzhou for a long time and formulated a plan for Sima Yan to defeat Wu. It was precisely because of the foundation of Yanghu that the Western Jin Dynasty was able to eliminate the Eastern Wu in 280 AD, ending the era of the Three Kingdoms.
Sima Shi's wealthy marriage, bizarre emotions, and three marriages reveal the interweaving of power and emotion.
Sima Shi's life is like a magnificent and tortuous picture, and his three wealthy marriages show the complex interweaving of power and emotion, leaving a deep historical imprint on future generations. Xiahou Hui, Wu Shi, and Yang Huiyu each have a huge family background behind them, and the marriage relationship between Sima Shi and them is not only a political marriage, but also a microcosm of life feelings.
First of all, Xiahou Hui's marriage experience highlights the game of power and family glory. Xiahou Hui, as the daughter of Xiahou Shang, has a prominent background, intelligence and insight. Her marriage to Sima Shi may have been the product of a political marriage at first, but in the incident of Sima Shi's poisoning of Xiahou Hui, the shadow of power gradually hung over the two men. This marriage is both a political alliance between families and a reflection of the twists and turns of personal feelings.
Secondly, Wu's marriage presents the interaction and mutual benefit between historical figures. The historical relationship between Wu Zhen and Sima Shi, as well as the marriage of the Wu family, are all witnesses to the power struggle during the Cao Wei period. Sima Shi's marriage to the Wu family was ostensibly a reward and reward for Wu Qian, but in fact it was to consolidate his position and marriage relationship. However, the marriage eventually ended with Sima Shi deposing the Wu clan, showing the cruelty and impermanence behind the conspiracy.
Finally, Yang Huiyu's married life is more indifferent, showing the interweaving of family emotions. Yang Huiyu was born in the Taishan Goat clan, her intelligence and virtue were appreciated by Sima Shi, and the final fate of the abolition also showed that the family cherished her. Although Yang Huiyu's married life failed to leave an heir, he found a filial piety and attachment in Sima You's stepson. Her death became a tragedy in Sima Shi's life, but she also found a trace of warmth in Sima You's filial piety.
Sima Shi's three wealthy marriages are not only a record of history, but also a painful picture of human nature, politics and family feelings. The conspiracy, family affection, and love behind these marriages are intertwined into a brilliant chapter in Sima Shi's life. In the long river of history, Sima Shi's marriage story still has far-reaching and moving resonances, making people ponder how people wrote their love legends in the complex political landscape in that era full of war and strife.
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