Looking at the ancient and modern times, the class struggle carried out by the ruling class in order to fight for the highest power can not be described as cruel and bloody. Fathers and sons killed each other, husbands and wives turned against each other, and siblings fought against each other. This is related to the short-lived Western Jin Empire. Many people will immediately think of Rebellion of the Eight Kings.
Speaking of "fighting in the nest", in Chinese history, there is probably nothing as authentic and magnificent as the "Eight Kings Rebellion" in the early years of the Western Jin Dynasty. The "Eight Kings" are arranged in order of appearance: King Sima Liang of Runan, King Sima Wei of Chu, King Sima Lun of Zhao, King Sima Jiong of Qi, King Sima Yi of Changsha, King Sima Ying of Chengdu, King Sima Yong of Hejian, and King Sima of East China Sea. cross. Among them, King Runan and King Zhao are Sima Yi's fourth and ninth sons respectively; King Hejian and King Donghai are the grandsons of Sima Yi's younger brothers Sima Fu and Sima Kui respectively; King Chu, King Changsha and King Chengdu are Sima Yi respectively. The fifth son, sixth son and sixteenth son of Emperor Wu of Jin. From this point of view, the relationship between these "eight kings" is really not that far away. Since they are all family members, what is the big deal that cannot be resolved through negotiation? Speaking of which, they had "negotiated", but the tools they used were not words, but guns and knives.
The culprit of this "fighting in the nest" is the stupid emperor's empress, Jia Nanfeng. Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty died, and the foolish prince Sima Zhong came to the throne. The power of the court was in the hands of Yang Jun, the father of the Queen Mother. Empress Jia was unwilling to give in. After igniting internal and external connections and igniting fire from above and below, she finally falsely accused Yang Jun of "causing chaos" and wiped out all Yang's close associates.
However, Jia Hou was busy in vain, and Mao did not get anything - it was King Runan and Taibao Guan who replaced Yang Jun in power. She endured it for several months, and then she actually falsely accused the two governors of having a "plan to abolish the establishment" and asked the King of Chu to lead troops to surround their mansion at night and kill them. Then she killed the King of Chu on the charge of "falsifying the imperial edict". .
Jia Hou, who was short, fat and ugly, killed three birds with one stone and finally took over the power. If she had restrained herself a little, maybe the outcome would not have been what it was later, but she was just the opposite: stubborn and authoritarian, and becoming more and more abusive. Not to mention this, he first deposed the prince Sima Yu, and then eliminated the root cause. This was equivalent to raising the "red cloth" that excited King Zhao who was watching at the side. As a result, all Jia's pro-party members were wiped out. Later, Empress Jia was given a glass of gold crumb wine, and she was in mourning.
King Zhao had been in power for eight months, but he seemed to be unhappy, so he simply grabbed the imperial seal and usurped the throne. King Zhao had bad eyesight and was called "blind". "Blind" took the throne from "Silly", arousing public outrage. Two months later, the King of Qi who was guarding Xuchang raised troops, and the King of Chengdu and the King of Hejian also responded one after another. The three juniors fought with their elders for more than two months, and nearly 100,000 people were killed on both sides. In the end, the "blind son" failed and was sentenced to death. The king of Qi who replaced him had a bad fate. He was in power for only half a year and was attacked and killed by the king of Changsha. Nearly 2,000 people were executed under the implication of the king of Qi.
The Sima clan is all unambiguous, killing people is as easy as chopping melons and vegetables, as if a head can grow out after being chopped off. Without exception, these "kings" are robbing the central government. But if everyone is killed, who will rule? In this regard, the "Eight Kings" were really not as far-sighted as the Xiongnu leader Liu Yuan. Liu Yuan's general Liu Jing captured the city of Jin and drowned more than 30,000 men and women in the Yellow River. Liu Yuan was angry and said: "The person I want to get rid of is Sima Shi'er. What's wrong with the people?" Liu Jing was demoted.
(Volume 87 of "Zi Zhi Tong Jian") The "Eight Kings" treat the "small people" as if they are nothing, so how can they achieve good results?