Sima Zhong, Emperor Hui of Jin Dynasty: A fool can be an emperor

Emperor Hui of Jin is a famous fool emperor in history. His intelligence was inherently flawed, but he became emperor. After taking the throne, he became the tool of the ambitious Queen Jia Nanfeng in managing state affairs. After the Eight Kings Rebellion broke out, he became a puppet robbed by the kings and was bullied. His life was undoubtedly tragic, and it also brought the history of the Western Jin Dynasty into a tragic chapter.

Famous Silly Emperors Through the Ages There are only a handful of ancient Chinese emperors who can be called enlightened saints. Most of them are mediocre and incompetent. In addition, there are also some who are cruel, cowardly, greedy for beauty, and obsessed with alchemy. Among these emperors, there was a foolish emperor who was born with a low IQ. He was the second emperor of the Western Jin Dynasty, Sima Zhong, Emperor Hui of Jin.

Sima Zhong, also known as Zhengdu, was the second son of Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty. He reigned for seventeen years. Sima Zhong was born with low intelligence and was simply not qualified to be the king of a country. During the seventeen years of his reign, the newly established country declined rapidly. Empress Jia interfered in politics, and the government was in chaos. Various princes and kings fought for power, and the famous Eight Kings Rebellion broke out. Emperor Hui of Jin, who could not bear the state affairs, was repeatedly used as a puppet during the turmoil, and was even deposed for a time. Finally, he died suddenly in the year when the Eight Kings Rebellion was put down, ending his absurd and embarrassing life.

Ten years later, the Western Jin Dynasty was attacked and destroyed by the Huns who took advantage of the chaos. From then on, northern China entered the chaotic era of the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms that lasted for three hundred years.

People may not be very familiar with the name Sima Zhong, but his two famous jokes are well-known to every household. Once when Emperor Hui was playing in Hualin Garden, he heard the sound of frogs in the pond in the garden. He stepped forward and stupidly asked his followers: Are these croaking things owned by the public? Or private? Another time, when the world was in chaos, the people were suffering from famine and starving people everywhere. The ministers reported the matter to Emperor Hui of Jin Dynasty. Unexpectedly, Emperor Hui of Jin Dynasty asked: They have no food to eat, why don't they eat meat porridge? After hearing this, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were stunned and speechless. The victims can't even eat, so where can they get the meat porridge? From this we can imagine how stupid Emperor Hui of Jin was.

The mystery of passing on the throne to the stupid prince, how could a person with such low intelligence be allowed to become emperor? This starts with Sima Zhong’s father, Sima Yan, the founding king of the Jin Dynasty. Sima Yan is the grandson of Sima Yi and the son of Sima Zhao. After two generations of accumulation and preparation by his grandfather and father, Sima Yan finally forced Emperor Cao Wei to abdicate in 265 AD and ascended the throne of the emperor. After the establishment of the Jin Dynasty, it destroyed Soochow in 280 AD, ending the situation of the Three Kingdoms and unifying China again. After the society was initially settled, Sima Yan began to neglect government affairs and indulge in female sex. According to records, Sima Yan's harem numbered ten thousand people, and he had as many as twenty-six sons. Sima Yan's eldest son Sima Gui died young, and his second son Sima Zhong was the son of Queen Yang. Queen Yang was gaining favor at that time, so it was justifiable for Sima Zhong to be established as the prince.

Sima Yan was not unaware of the prince's IQ shortcomings. He had expressed his worries about the prince's succession many times, and even had the idea of ??establishing another prince. However, due to the Queen's obstruction and the flattery of the sycophant, Sima Yan has been hesitant. Once, he decided to test the stupid prince, so he found some official documents and sent them to the East Palace for the prince to make a decision. Of course, the prince's IQ cannot solve these problems. At this time, the shrewd Crown Princess Jia Nanfeng had an idea and came up with the idea of ??letting someone else answer on the Prince's behalf, and asked the ghostwriter to quote more scriptures to show that the Prince was knowledgeable. Zhang Hong, the official on the side, quickly dissuaded him and said: "The prince has no knowledge. Your Majesty has known this for a long time. Now you should answer the question based on the matter and not quote from books." When Jia Nanfeng heard that it made sense, he asked Zhang Hong to write a rough answer, asked the prince to copy it, and gave it to Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty. Sima Yan was very happy after seeing it, and said to the courtiers: Who said the prince is stupid? Look, he doesn't study much, and he doesn't handle political affairs in the same smooth manner? Sima Yan also felt at ease from then on.

In fact, Emperor Wu was unwilling to admit that the prince was stupid no matter what, because he did not want to give up the throne to his younger brother Sima You.

oe-472 Sima You is the younger brother of Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty. He is gentle and fair, polite and virtuous. He is deeply favored by his father Sima Zhao, who wanted to make him the prince several times. However, the inheritance system of the eldest son in ancient times had far-reaching influence. There is a saying that the eldest son is not the virtuous. Sima You is not the eldest son, so his title cannot be justified. Therefore, Sima Zhao finally made Sima Yan the prince, who was later Emperor Wu of Jin. In the later years of Emperor Wu, everyone inside and outside the court wanted Emperor Wu to pass the throne to his younger brother Sima You.

In order to compete with his younger brother for the throne, Emperor Wu endured endless worries and frights. Now of course he is unwilling to give the throne to his potential biggest rival in vain, and would rather entrust the country to his somewhat demented son. .