After pacifying Wu and Shu, in order to achieve long-term peace and stability, what should be worried about is not the secret troubles (rebellions) among the people, but the arbitrariness of the state and county chiefs.
At this time, we should recruit good officials to appease all parties, so that the people who have experienced more than a hundred years of turmoil can live in peace of mind. Then we can send trustworthy ministers to lead excellent troops to defend key points, so that the potential instability can be suppressed.
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After Sima Yan pacified Wu, although on the surface he abolished state and county soldiers to prevent the reoccurrence of state separatism at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, in fact, very few state and county soldiers were abolished.
This leads to the fact that all states and counties have soldiers. Setting up such a large stall certainly cannot guarantee that all the soldiers are elite soldiers, let alone that the generals are trustworthy. Therefore, not only will it not be able to quell the war, but it will lead to chaos.
After Wu was pacified, the people of Wu would of course rebel against the Jin Dynasty, and there was an endless stream of rebellions among the descendants of the Sun family.
There are nursery rhymes in the south of the Yangtze River that say, "If you count the number of crossbars, China will be defeated by Wu Dangfu," there are also nursery rhymes that say, "The palace gate pillars will be decayed, and Wu Dangfu will be restored in thirty years." etc. It can be seen that at that time, Wu was
Resistance to the Jin Dynasty.
Perhaps it was precisely because of these prospects and the fact that the Wu surname was the loser after all that the Sima family ran to the south and established the Eastern Jin Dynasty. After stabilizing the court, they cited a large number of Qiao surnamed families (original northern aristocratic families) and suppressed the Wu surnamed family.
This made Zhou Qi and other members of the Wu family dissatisfied and wanted to rebel, but failed to disclose the secret. Zhou Qi died of depression. His son Zhou Xie succeeded him and planned to rebel, but his uncle Zhou Zha leaked the secret but failed.
The Later Jin Dynasty divided the Zhou and Shen clans, causing them to collapse successively, and promoted the four clans of Zhu, Zhang, Gu and Lu who were close to the Jin Dynasty.
However, due to the continued intrusion of the Qiao family into the Jiangnan economy and the suppression of southern families from joining the imperial court, the political and economic conflicts between the Qiao and Wu families continued. In addition, the Qiao family discriminated against the Han people and fought against the imperial court; the central government and Fangzhen were in conflict with each other.
The rise of careerists made the Eastern Jin Dynasty always turbulent.
Because the threat of foreign invasion from the north was still there, the Eastern Jin Dynasty relied on the support of the clans and Fangzhen to stabilize the situation. This made many powerful clans intend to rebel and seize power. At that time, Emperor Yuan of the Jin Dynasty relied heavily on the Wang family and appointed Wang as prime minister. Wang Dun was in charge of the military dictatorship.
At that time, it was said that "the king and the horse share the world."
Director Wang, where did Wang Dun come from?
The Wang family includes the Taiyuan Wang family and the Langya Wang family.
I don’t know how the Wang family of Taiyuan was in other dynasties. In the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, they were not outstanding. What Gou Xiong knows is that when Huan Wen was mentioned earlier, Wang Tanzhi fought against Huan Wen with Xie An and others, and the Wang family of Langya was in the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.
During the period, it became more glorious.
For example: Wang Xizhi, the "quick son-in-law of the East Bed", his son Wang Xianzhi, the aforementioned Wang Biaozhi who assisted the government with Xie An and Wang Tanzhi, and Wang Yan, Wang Dun, and Wang Cheng who will be mentioned below
, Director Wang, all belong to the Langya Wang family.
Wang Yan, one of the three princes in the late Western Jin Dynasty, told Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea, that "China is in chaos and we should rely on local officials" during the "Eight Kings Rebellion". Later, he appointed his younger brother Wang Cheng as the governor of Jingzhou and Wang Dun as the governor of Qingzhou.
He also said to the two of them, "Jingzhou has the Yangtze River, the Han River is strong, and Qingzhou has the steepness near the sea. The two of you will guard here while I stay in the capital, which is enough to be called the Three Caves."
During the rebellion and chaos caused by Chen Min and others, the two brothers Wang Dun and Wang Cheng showed their talents, but they were also unscrupulous.
"The Biography of Wang Cheng" says:
"The exiles from Ba and Shu were scattered in Jing and Hunan. They fought angrily with the locals, killed the county magistrate, and gathered in Lexiang. Wang Cheng sent Wang Ji, the internal historian of Chengdu, to attack them. The thieves surrendered, and Wang Cheng pretended to agree. Then they attacked, rewarded the thieves with their wives and children, and drowned more than 8,000 people in the river. This move angered the exiles. As a result, there were 40,000 to 50,000 households of the exiles in Liang, and they all rebelled. I recommend Du Tao as the main one."
Wang Cheng was later feared by Wang Dun, so Wang Dun ordered his warriors to strangle Wang Cheng to death.
During these rebellions and rebellions, Wang Dun was active frequently, and even used tricks to frame loyal ministers and wise men such as Hua Yi and Liu Kun.
In Chinese history, there are many heroes who can sing and cry, and there is also no shortage of sycophants who want to be crushed and ashes. But the sycophants succeed in framing them, and loyal and virtuous people are often the victims...
I'm getting excited again, and I'm about to let out the national curse. Please let the bear go to the corner and stab the villain, calm down...
Wang Dun benefited from these chaos, accumulated a lot of achievements for himself, and intended to control the court.
In order to suppress the power of the Wang family, Emperor Sima Rui of the Jin and Yuan Dynasties used Liu Wei, Diao Xie, Dai Yuan and others to contain and defend the capital. Wang Dun was very resentful and sent troops to capture Jiankang in 322. Diao Xie and others were killed, and the history Known as the Wangdun Rebellion.
Later, when Emperor Ming of Jin Dynasty, Sima Shao, succeeded to the throne, he ordered a crusade against Wang Dun and lied that Wang Dun was dead, so as to eliminate the soldiers' fear of Wang Dun.
After Wang Dun received the letter, he was furious and launched an army to attack Hengjian. However, he died of illness that year. Emperor Jin and Ming succeeded in quelling the rebellion, and Wang Dun was also dissected and his body was dissected.
Wang Dun was evaluated in history as a delusional man who was cruel, tyrannical and arrogant. If he was cruel and tyrannical, he would dare to do injustice; if he was arrogant and cruel, he would not be subordinate to others.
Lu Simian said that Wang Dun did not have any intention to rebel, but that he could not be tolerated by the emperor because of his arrogant and ruthless habits. As a result, resentment gradually arose between the emperor and his ministers. Wang Dun was unwilling to compromise, and was unwilling to compromise. We couldn't retreat bravely, so we drifted further and further away, leading to the situation that followed.
Maybe Wang Dun really didn't mean to rebel, but his attempt to depose Emperor Sima Shao of Jin and Ming Dynasties showed that he wanted to manipulate the court. If the dethronement is successful, will the next step be to usurp the throne? Maybe he will be as aggressive as Huan Wen. .
It's really hard to say this. It didn't happen, so I can only speculate.
However, compared with Huan Wen who followed him, Wang Dun was indeed much gentler and not overbearing. Perhaps the domineering Emperor Jin and Ming suppressed him and did not dare to jump too much.
After the "Wangdun Rebellion" was put down, the rebellion of Nandun King Sima Zong, the younger brother of Xiyang King Sima Yi, broke out. However, this was small in scale and had little impact, so it was quickly put down. Sima Yi was dismissed from office.
From 327 to 328, the "Su Jun Rebellion" occurred.
Ji Gang was very decadent at that time, and Su Jun's army responded to his call. Sima Yi, who was dismissed from office, and Sima Xiu, the king of Zhangwu, all defected to him, as well as Li Huang, Zhang Jian, Zu Yue, Guo Mo, etc., or directly defected to Su. Jun, or perhaps taking advantage of Su Jun's army, he also took the opportunity to rebel.
It can be seen that the imperial court has declined to the point that it can no longer suppress those who hold military power.
There are also some generals who, although they have no objections, still consider their own interests and hesitate to ask them to cooperate.
Just like during the Warring States Period, when you move, you have to consider whether neighboring countries will attack, whether they will stab you in the back, what benefits you can gain, etc. There is no longer the concept of "imperial court".
If the Sima family has gotten so mixed up, will it also bring about the sadness of the clan leader Zhou? All of my clan leaders are almost dead, but you guys only care about intrigues and fighting for power!
Lu Simian believed that the sluggish state of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was due to the laziness and laxity of the atmosphere at that time, and the main culprit for this atmosphere was the then powerful minister Wang Dao.
However, Gou Xiong believed that Sima Rui could not escape his involvement.
When they were in Luoyang, Sima Rui and Director Wang were close friends and had close contact with each other. It was Director Wang's suggestion to cross to the south. In this way, the two people must have something in common to have close contact. Therefore, the atmosphere is lazy and lax, and it cannot be completely eliminated.
I blame Director Wang alone.
Later, Sun Tai of the Langya clan organized the masses to launch an uprising. However, in 398, Sun Tai was executed and his nephew Sun En fled to the sea.
Who is Sun En? There are two versions in historical records. One is that he is after Sun Xiu, and the other is that he is from Sun Xiu's clan. So who is Sun Xiu? I won't mention his resume, which is too troublesome.
, let’s talk about the familiar “Green Pearl Falling from a Building”. In the Western Jin Dynasty, Sun Xiu and Shi Chong competed for Shi Chong’s favored concubine, Green Pearl, and Green Pearl committed suicide by jumping off the building. “Sun Xiu” was this Sun Xiu.
Sun En went to the sea and became the "beginning of pirates in the Central Plains", providing experience for later generations of pirate activities and becoming synonymous with pirates!
Sun En's uncle Sun Tai worshiped Du Zigong of Qiantang as his teacher, or treated Du Zigong as a teacher.
Who is Du Zigong? He is a Taoist priest from Qiantang. He believes in the "Five Dou Rice Way", one of the Taoist sects. He seems to be a very prestigious person and has treated many celebrities. (To be continued)