In 220 AD, Cao Pi deposed Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty and established the Wei State; In 265 AD, Emperor Cao Huanchan of Wei gave the throne to Sima Yan, and since then the Wei State has been destroyed and the Western Jin Dynasty has been established. In any dynasty, the reputation of usurping the throne is not good, and the essence of the Jin Dynasty of Cao Wei and the Sima family is the same, except that Cao Wei's reputation is slightly better; Why is this happening?
First of all, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, and the Han Dynasty was crumbling, and it was Cao Cao who reorganized the rivers and mountains to welcome back the Han Xian Emperor Liu Xie, which made the Liu family not go to extinction.
The whole world was fought down by Cao Cao, the Han Dynasty existed in name only, and Cao Pi replaced the Han Dynasty, which seems to be understandable; The Jin Dynasty of the Sima family was different, Sima Yi, who was a courtier in the Wei Dynasty, secretly accumulated strength, and finally stole the fruits of Cao Wei's victory, presumably his reputation was naturally not as good as Cao Wei's.
Secondly, for the emperor of the previous dynasty, Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and the three generations of monarchs of Cao Wei were all respectful and courteous; On the other hand, Sima Yi launched the "Gao Pingling Change", and he did not believe in his words, killed Cao Shuang and wiped out the three clans.
Sima Yi's son Sima Zhao was even more ruthless, he actually killed the king on the street, Cao Chao was the emperor after all, so he died at the hands of the ministers, and the majesty of the Son of Heaven suddenly lost face; This strong contrast is in stark contrast to Cao Wei, so it is easy to understand that the Jin Dynasty did not have a reputation as Cao Wei.
In addition, the Jin Dynasty of the Sima family broke out in the "Rebellion of the Eight Kings", which eventually led to chaos in the world, and then fell into endless darkness in the Central Plains Dynasty due to the "Five Hu Chaohua". It is impossible for such a dynasty to have a good reputation; Even if Cao Wei is not good, he is still stronger than the Jin Dynasty of the Sima family. What do you think about this?