Did the Western Jin Dynasty die due to luxury, or was it caused by other events?

The demise of the Western Jin Dynasty was caused by many factors, including political reasons and internal reasons within the ruling class. These factors combined made the Western Jin Dynasty a short-lived dynasty after all, and it became a joke in history.

During the few decades of rule in the Western Jin Dynasty, extravagance has always been prevalent, from the emperor to the officials. Under the leadership of Sima Yan, it was popular among the officials of the Western Jin Dynasty to show off their wealth. , the style of fighting for wealth. Among them was an official named He Zeng. He spent 10,000 yuan on food every day, but he still felt that it was not rich enough. His son was even more luxurious, spending 10,000 yuan more than his father.

But in addition to the extremely extravagant atmosphere, there were other reasons that caused the decline of the Western Jin Dynasty. Random killing laid the foundation for disaster

Sima Yi was the founder of the Western Jin Dynasty. During Cao Rui's period, talents were withering, especially the number of generals who were good at fighting became fewer and fewer, so Sima Yi could only be valued. When the prefect Gongsun Yuan rebelled, Cao Rui sent Sima Yi to redress the rebellion, and captured Gongsun Yuan one year during the war. At this time, Sima Yi showed his bloody and cruel side, beheading Gongsun Yuan and thousands of his subordinates in a display? Jingguan?.

Sima Yi's army was destroyed, and they massacred malaria everywhere they went. Almost all the people in Liaodong were killed. The Liaodong defense line that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had worked hard for more than 400 years lost its defense, leaving the barbarian forces in the northeast Xianbei, which rose rapidly and was in chaos in central China, developed at this time. The Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System

The Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System was a system formed during the Cao Wei Dynasty. It was followed by the Western Jin Dynasty and then developed to maturity. A situation in which the clan monopolized politics emerged and completely controlled the appointment and selection of officials. At that time, The society of China is that "there are no poor families in the upper class, and no noble families in the lower class". Although the clans have culture and power, if they do not do their jobs properly, it will bring disaster to the country and the people.

The Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System was still a good system during the Cao and Wei Dynasties of the Three Kingdoms. When selecting officials, birth, talent, and virtue were all considered. Because this system was good, the Western Jin Dynasty inherited it, but it seems that It's just a name they inherited. When they select officials, they only look at their family background and don't care about anything else. This results in the fact that talented people are never reused, while incompetent people occupy positions and do nothing. Over time, this will inevitably trigger social conflicts and frequent peasant uprisings.