The famous and noble families of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties were the highest-ranking period in Chinese history, they were the backbone of the prevailing gate lord politics, a symbol of social status, and a bargaining chip for the ruler to stabilize his rule. These celebrities showed their talents in the land where they lived, but because these celebrities in different places rarely interacted, in the Western Jin Dynasty, it evolved into a strong conflict between the north and the south.
The difference in geography and the distance made the estrangement between them continue to deepen, but with the entry of a southern celebrity into Luo, the deepening of this estrangement slowed down, and he was the famous southern celebrity Lu Ji at that time. But what happened to him later can't help but make people sad, why did he enter the land of Luoyang, and how he endured the ups and downs, and finally walked to the end of his life ahead of schedule.
Why did Lu Ji enter the land of Luoyang, combined with the background of the times, we can see that there are complex factors intertwined behind this. Let's peel it back a little bit. Before the establishment of the Western Jin Dynasty, it was the state of Wu that governed the south, and the land south of the Yangtze River did not show its prosperity before the Sun family ruled it.
However, in just a few decades of development, the southern scholars began to show their prominence, and Sun Quan was good at combining the power of famous families to consolidate the stability of the Jiangnan region. And with the gradual development of the Jiangnan area, Jiangnan is no longer the Jiangnan that seemed to be in a slump before, but has begun to be full of wealth, power, and fame. And this is a starting point for Lu Ji to enter Los Angeles.
1.The rise of the Southern Shi Clan, Lu Ji is one of the forces
With the prosperity and prosperity of Jiangnan, a large number of celebrities began to emerge in the south, and "Wu Zhijiuwang" refers to the characters of the Jiangnan nation, among which the Lu family of Wu County is the most representative. Lu Ji is an outstanding person in the Lu clan, and the famous Lu clan can even grasp the military and political power in the south, and such a social prestige is particularly prominent in the south.
This influence also gradually penetrated into the north, and when the Western Jin Dynasty was established, the rise of the Jiangnan forces was a fact that they did not expect, which meant that they could no longer let the south go as they did in the previous dynasty, and the dynasty was not just a random change, but must bring some kind of new reform, new measures.
When the rulers of the Western Jin Dynasty realized this situation, they began to throw olive branches to the famous people in the south, hoping that they would enter Luo to display their talents, and also use this to consolidate the rule of the Western Jin Dynasty. It was in this context that Lu Ji decided to go north, but this is not just a matter of adapting to this policy change, but also contains another meaning. What kind of determination did this southern celebrity make?
2.What is the purpose of the southern celebrities entering Luo
Lu Ji's prestige in the southern region will not be ignored by the imperial court, and the encirclement of Lu Ji must be what the people in the court want. With the support of the government and the Jin court's efforts to strengthen its recruitment, Lu Ji entered Luo.
However, the more critical motive of Lu Ji's entry into Luo was actually to strengthen the reputation of the Lu family, and at that time, only merit could more effectively strengthen the prestige of the famous nobles. "What a pity for life, sigh for fame. "This thirst for fame can be felt from the Yuefu poems written by Lu Ji, and it is precisely because of this that Lu Ji was able to face the conflict between the north and the south at that time, and resolutely decided to go north.
Along with Lu Ji's entry into Luo, other southern celebrities also entered Luo one after another, which can be understood as the pursuit of Lu Ji's entry into Luo, and it can also be seen that other celebrities also have the ambition of Lu Ji to light the lintel, so a large number of celebrities and scholars entered Luo was a climax of the southern scholars entering the north at that time.
Lu Ji's entry into Los Angeles changed the long-term irrelevance between southern celebrities and northern celebrities, but it failed to change the prejudice and even discrimination of northern celebrities against southern people.
Due to the previous geographical closure, the north and the south were unable to have enough exchanges, which led to the failure to adapt to the regional culture of the north after the southern celebrities entered Los Angeles for a while, resulting in various conflicts. Of course, Lu Ji was also involved in this conflict, and he became the spearhead of all kinds of discrimination caused by the northern scholars. Under this kind of regional contradiction, how should Lu Ji face it, and how will it evolve into a more fierce conflict?
1.Geographical barriers lead to cultural conflicts
Since ancient times, the north and south have their own regional cultures, and when the land plane entered Luo, there was no way to completely erase its own cultural traces to adapt to the northern culture. These northern aristocrats regarded themselves as rulers, regarded their own culture as a symbol of Chinese culture, and had a disdainful attitude towards southern culture, and even bluntly referred to Nanshi as "the death of the country".
In such a prejudiced environment, Lu Ji has to face such humiliation constantly, and one of the things he has been discriminated against is the southern accent. Claiming to be an orthodox culture, he often ridicules Nan is an impure Chu Yin. In order not to be ridiculed, Lu Ji can only work hard to learn Luoyang pronunciation, but it is not easy to completely correct a person's accent.
Cultural clash is certainly a big problem, but what is more deep-rooted is the sense of superiority displayed by the scholars in the north, who do not reflect an egalitarian mentality, and this sense of superiority has deepened since a large number of southern scholars entered Luo, and for Lu Ji and other southern celebrities, they will face more severe challenges in the future.
2.Surviving in the cracks, the change of power makes it difficult for Lu Ji to seek office
In order to overcome this regional conflict, Lu Ji had to put away his edge at all times, and constantly learn the conversation habits of the northern scholars.
This series of measures is to avoid expanding the conflict between the two sides, and the suffering suffered by Lu Ji is heavy, but the northern scholars do not understand this famous man from the south, and they are embarrassed everywhere, and even humiliate Lu Ji's father and ancestors in public.
"The World Says New Words" recorded the episode where Lu Zhi humiliated Lu Ji, Lu Ji couldn't bear this humiliation, and Zhengse said: "My father and ancestor are famous in the sea, I would rather not know, the devil dares!" Lu Ji, who was surviving in the cracks, showed his tough side and did not accept this kind of humiliation deliberately imposed by others.
However, this kind of counterattack planted the seeds of deepening the grievances of the northern soldiers, and laid the groundwork for Lu Ji to be framed in the future. Lu Ji's various circumstances forced him to attach importance to fame, and the clinging to the powerful was both self-defense and helplessness, and the southern scholars who had no right to speak had an inferiority complex under this geographical barrier. In the future, this dedication to fame will also make Lu Ji slide to the end of his fate.
There are direct and indirect reasons for how Lu Ji was killed in this land full of crises. Lu Ji's initial ideal of recovering the lintel did not fade away after encountering the conflict between the northern and southern scholars, but deepened his faith. The strength of faith can make people endure dangerous situations, and at that time, the ruling group of the Western Jin Dynasty killed each other, and many scholars became useless martyrs.
The turmoil of the situation has caused many southern scholars who remained in the north to tremble and have begun to return to the south in order to escape with their whole body. However, Lu Ji did not respond to the call of the southern scholars to return to their hometowns at that time, and resolutely stayed in the north, which was the indirect cause of Lu Ji's death. Why should he be left alone in this turbulent situation and put himself in danger?
1.Lu Ji did not flee the chaotic northern situation at that time, and put himself in danger
There is a reason why he did not return to the south, and there is a belief that he held because of his ideals mentioned earlier, and it is recorded in the Book of Jin that he "failed to live up to his talents" and "Zhi Kuang Shi is difficult" can be seen that this is a person with strong political aspirations.
Another reason is that Sima Ying summoned Lu Ji to serve his subordinates, and in the face of his kindness, he wanted to contribute to the revival of the imperial court. However, Sima Ying's trust in Lu Ji caused strong dissatisfaction among the northern scholars, because Lu Ji counterattacked Lu Zhi's humiliation at that time, and the contradictions between them were even more difficult to reconcile.
This celebrity from the south was not respected by the people under Sima Ying's group. When Lu Ji led his troops to attack and was defeated, these generals fell into the well one after another, and even spread rumors that Lu Ji was plotting against him, and Sima Ying was furious and beheaded Lu Ji. Lu Ji was guilty and died, but this crime was imposed by someone with a heart, and it was the direct cause of Lu Ji's death.
2.Lu Ji did not compromise with the pedantic style of the time, and was eventually murdered
We see that this famous man from the south has not been able to change his ideal of recovering the lintel, and has not been able to escape from this turmoil mixed with the conflict between the north and the south. Can't he really avoid it entirely?
It's not like that, it's just that Lu Ji is a famous man with a literati backbone, how could he let himself fall into the aristocratic group full of pedantic style at that time? And he did not compromise this pedantic style, and did not go along with the Lu Ji to deepen the dissatisfaction of the northern aristocracy with him.
Lu Ji not only did not agree, but advised them to change this style, but he failed to change the situation. No one was willing to accept his command when he led the army, which also led to the inevitability of his defeat in battle, and finally ended his life on trumped-up charges.
The ups and downs and hardships after Lu Ji entered Los Angeles were recorded by history, and this ambitious celebrity at that time failed to realize his ideals, just because he was in the context of the conflict between the north and the south, and it was difficult to break free, and he ended up in the name of capital crime. It can't help but make people lament the constraints of the times on people, and the end of this celebrity also marks the end of the climax of the southerners' entry into Los Angeles.
Although Lu Ji suffered an unfortunate end, he also allowed the northern and southern scholars to have a short blend under the long-term separation, which laid the foundation for a large number of northern people to move south and establish the Eastern Jin Dynasty regime.