pjbooks Chapter 527 Emperor Huai of Jin
Chapter 527 Emperor Huai of Jin
Chapter 527 Emperor Huai of Jin
What the heck?! There's internal strife?! This damn government is still around?! The rest of the people were completely baffled; they couldn't possibly have imagined such a scenario!
After eliminating the Empress and more than a dozen Grandmaster-level princes, they still haven't stopped their internal strife!
And doesn't anyone care about the emperor who was poisoned? It seems the world is truly going to the dogs; even emperors have lost their value!
Why do they think they deserved it? Cao Mao back then, Sima Zhong today—the emperor's power was shattered by Sima Zhao himself!
Who can we blame?
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"With Sima Zhong gone, the throne became vacant, leading to disagreements within the court."
"One group, led by Empress Yang Xianrong, wanted to pass the throne to Sima Tan, while another group, led by Sima Yue, consisted of vassal kings who preferred to pass the throne to the Crown Prince Sima Chi."
"Let me briefly introduce Yang Xianrong. She was the second empress of Emperor Hui of Jin, Sima Zhong. Emperor Hui of Jin was a man of many hardships, and as empress, she was deposed five times and reinstated six times."
"But in fact, the conflict between Sima Tan and Sima Chi had already begun long before Emperor Hui of Jin had any children."
"For example, in 302 AD, when Sima Jiong was still in power, he supported making Sima Tan the crown prince, and they did indeed do so later."
"Although Sima Tan was still young, it did not hinder the older Sima Jiong from using him as a pawn in the struggle."
"However, at that time, the princes fought to the death for power, so Sima Tan, like Yang Xianrong, was deposed and installed several times, except during the time of Sima Yue."
"One of the reasons why Yang Xianrong supported Sima Tan as the crown prince was that he was the crown prince, and she could become the empress dowager after he ascended the throne. Sima Chi was Sima Zhong's brother, and if he ascended the throne, he would nominally be the uncle and sister-in-law."
"Perhaps she also wants to experience being an empress dowager and interfere in court affairs!"
The people of the Wan Dynasty: ...Empress Dowager, my foot! Have you forgotten that the last Empress Dowager starved to death?!
"Therefore, Yang Xianrong urged Sima Tan to enter the palace, wanting to finalize the status of their relationship before Sima Yue could make a move! But if Yang Xianrong and her group could think of this, why couldn't Sima Yue?!"
"Therefore, Sima Yue also urgently summoned Sima Chi. Is this a race to see who can act faster?"
"In the end, Sima Yue was one step ahead, and the Crown Prince Sima Chi was granted the title of Emperor, becoming Emperor Huai of Jin, and then changed the era name to Yongjia."
"Sima Tan's fate was far more tragic than Sima Zhong's. He had no choice and was eventually imprisoned in Jinyong City. He was murdered at the age of fourteen."
The Sima family: Another one gone…
"Of course, Sima Chi's ascension to the throne does not mean that his ending was good. According to records, he himself did not have much ambition and liked to study historical records."
“If he hadn’t been born in the Jin Dynasty, perhaps a leisurely prince would have been more suitable for him.”
"Unfortunately, the Western Jin Dynasty at that time was a place even more chaotic than the Chaos Era. Nobody knew where to run to for safety, let alone the impending crisis."
Damn it, what's so great about this damn throne! How many years will he even reign?! Didn't you see how Sima Zhong fared?!
Everyone was inwardly complaining, wondering why they were still fighting when the country was on the verge of collapse! What was the point?
Could it be that they're after a land flooded with refugees, or that they're drawn by the power of the barbarians?
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