If Sima Yan hadn't passed it on to Sima Zhong, would Jin Dynasty be a long-lived dynasty?

The world is divided into three parts: Wei Shuwu and Sima Jin. The Jin Dynasty was divided into the unified Western Jin Dynasty and the southeastern Eastern Jin Dynasty. However, although the Western Jin Dynasty was a unified dynasty on the surface, in fact, the complete time was only 10, that is, Wu was destroyed in 280 AD and the fifth emperor of the Jin Dynasty died in 290. Later, in the Western Jin Dynasty, there was the Eight Kings Rebellion, followed by the Five Rebellions, and finally the situation got out of hand.

Someone once commented: "It is impossible for the Western Jin Dynasty not to be chaotic, all because Sima Yan passed the country on to his stupid son." This silly son is Sima Zhong, Emperor Jinhui.

Sima Zhong is not famous, but one of his jokes is very popular. At that time, there was a famine in the world and many people starved to death. Someone reported the disaster to Sima Zhong. The stupid emperor was puzzled and asked, "Why don't people eat meat when they have no food?" This is the allusion to "why not eat minced meat".

So, if Sima Yan doesn't pass the throne to his silly son Sima Zhong, will the Western Jin Dynasty be chaotic? The answer is cruel-yes!

From a military point of view.

Sima Yan realized a problem from the demise of Cao Wei, that is, the imperial clan was too weak, and Sima could easily control Cao Wei.

Wei Wendi Cao Pi was very suspicious of the imperial clan. After he proclaimed himself emperor, almost all the imperial families in Cao Shi became senior prisoners, who ate and drank, but were not free. Even the "gifted scholar" Cao Zhi was kicked around like a ball by Cao Pi and Cao Cao, which changed many places of imprisonment.

Therefore, Sima Yan thought that in order to make the country of Sima permanent, it is necessary to strengthen the strength of the imperial clan of Sima, and grant it its position and relieving power. Sima Yan's logic is simple: Master Sima holds the military power, and if there is a power minister with a different surname in North Korea, Master Sima will naturally send troops to get rid of the power minister with a different surname, thus consolidating Sima's country.

According to the rulers' system, the monarch of Sima family was stationed in each county, and the original county name was changed to "Guo". Take Jizhou, Hebei Province as an example. Hejian County in Cao Wei period was renamed Hejian State (Xiongxian County in the north and Jiaohe River in the south), Zhangwu State was separated from Bohai County (now Wen 'an and Huanghua), Anping County was changed to Anping State (Jizhou, Hebei Province), and so on.

In addition, with Sima Yan as the dot, the imperial clan closely related to him was named "Great Country", and the imperial clan slightly distant from him was named "Secondary Country" or "Xiaguo". For example, Sima Yan's uncle Sima Lun was named "King Langya" and Sima Liang was named "King Fufeng". These are "big countries", which can form a "Shang Jun" with a population of 5,000. The strength of the "second country" is 3000, and that of the "next country" is 1500.

Sima Yan named the kings, the original intention is to let the kings be the courtiers, so they can be "reasonable" when something happens. But in fact, the kings hold the military power, and they are all ambitious, but Sima Yan is still alive, and they dare not be presumptuous. When Sima Yan died, even if Sima Zhong, the stupid son, succeeded to the throne, but Sima Yu, the clever grandson, these princes would rebel.

There are two things in history that can be proved.

First of all, after Wendi's death, Jingdi succeeded to the throne. Is Jingdi a formidable advocate? I'm heartless, but I'm sorry, but Liu Qiwang, led by Wu Wang and Liu Bi, still rebelled. Why? Who doesn't want more with military power and financial power?

Second, after the death of Prince Zhu Biao of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang made Zhu Yunwen, the son of Zhu Biao, his successor. After Zhu Yunwen acceded to the throne, he decided to cut the vassal, and his uncle seized the relieving power, which was a threat to the court. And the result? Prince Judy jumped out and knocked Zhu Yunwen to the ground. In fact, even if Zhu Yunwen doesn't cut the vassal, Judy will oppose it, just looking for a suitable excuse.

This is also the situation faced by the Western Jin Dynasty. These governors are old and have made great contributions. They can barely do their best for Sima Yan, but who among them will believe Sima Yan's sons?

In fact, Sima Yan once had an idea, that is, he crossed the silly son Sima Zhong and made his grandson Sima Yu emperor. You know, Sima Yi was extremely smart since he was a child, and he was ambitious and had the demeanor of his ancestor Sima Yi, so he inherited the throne much better than Sima Zhong.

However, when Sima Yan died in 290 AD, Sima Yucai was 12 years old. No matter how clever he is, how can he subdue those unruly uncles, uncles and even great-uncles?

Moreover, even if Sima Yi became the emperor, his father Sima Zhong was also the father of the emperor, right? Therefore, Jia Nanfeng, who is evil, is naturally the Queen Mother, and she is still in power. Such a restless woman, coupled with a strong gentry background, will eventually lead to chaos in the Western Jin Dynasty.

Another angle is the degree of social development. To measure the existence of a dynasty, it is necessary to see to what extent the upper class of this dynasty has decayed. How did the Ming Dynasty perish? There are many reasons, one of which is that countless governors have eroded Daming's finances.

The same is true of the Western Jin Dynasty, which is a rare dynasty in China history that became corrupt after the founding of the People's Republic of China. When Sima Yan was alive, he visited Wang Wuzi, the minister, and found that all the utensils used by Wang Wuzi were colored glasses that were very rare at that time. And the Wangs came out to see the emperor's maids, as many as hundreds of people, all wearing gold and silver, eating extremely luxurious, Sima Yan's face will hang up.

A more famous story is that Shi Chong and Wang Kai compete for wealth. Where did their money come from? How many people have you robbed? No one can say for sure.