Chapter 79 Why did the Sima family remain infamous for eternity?
[Why did the Sima family remain infamous for thousands of years? 】

……

As the new title appeared, Liu Bei was startled. He hurriedly sent the dancer away, stopped drinking and watching the dance, and stared at the sky.

During the late Han Dynasty, most people reacted like Liu Bei and looked up at the sky. Cao Cao and his son Cao Pi were even more alert.

As the saying goes, if it's none of your business, just stay out of it. Since Tianmu didn't mention me before, everyone just treated it as a story.

But when the matter fell on him, even Cao Cao's expression became somewhat solemn.

At this moment, the sky screen is playing the scenes of the Luoshui Oath.

……

[Sima Yi! Behind you is the Luo River! ]

[Even the water of Luo River cannot wash away the name of usurper Sima! ]

[You will only be cursed for generations to come! ]

After a brief moment, the sky began to slowly move.

[Why did the Sima family remain infamous for thousands of years? 】

[Except for the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, in fact, no matter which dynasty, the means of gaining the world were not very fair, but only the Sima family was despised. ]

[Even the poem says: The Three Kingdoms wiped out all the heroic spirit, and the Jin Dynasty was full of rats. ]

……

"The Three Kingdoms wiped out all the heroes, and the Jin Dynasty was filled with rats!"

Guan Yu recited this poem and nodded slowly: "Well said, an old man who refuses to die is a thief. The old thief Sima usurped the Han Dynasty, causing the Five Barbarians to invade China and harming the Chinese people. He is the greatest thief in history!"

Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and others also showed expressions of disgust.

Li Shimin looked at the sentence "No matter which dynasty, the means of gaining the world are not fair and aboveboard." He felt a little emotional, and always felt that the sky was pointing at him.

On the other hand, Old Zhu was beaming with joy, and he laughed happily: "See, I am the one who got the most legitimate position!"

Empress Ma on the side rolled her eyes at him, thinking to herself that you, Zhu Chongba, are the one with the lowest social status. However, Empress Ma did not think there was anything wrong with having a low social status. The fact that Zhu Yuanzhang was able to rise from a commoner to the throne was enough to prove his talent.

……

[This shows how notorious the Sima family is. ]

【Today we will take a look at the five sins of the Sima family. 】

[The first crime: breaking the oath made to Luoshui, and losing the trust of the world from now on. ]

[The story of Luoshui originated from Emperor Guangwu of Han, Liu Xiu.]

[In those days, in order to persuade Zhu Yu, the defender of Luoyang, to surrender, Liu Xiu swore by the Luo River that if Zhu Yu was willing to surrender, he would no longer care about the fact that he had killed his own brother. Not only would he not kill him, but he would even promote him to a higher position.]

[After Zhu Yu surrendered, Liu Xiu kept his promise and appointed him as General Pingdi and gave him the title of Fugouhou, which became a story that has been passed down to this day.]

[After Sima Yi launched the Gaopingling Incident, he also swore by the Luo River that as long as Cao Shuang was willing to hand over his military power, he could keep his title and allow him to enjoy wealth and honor for life.]

[But just as Cao Shuang handed over his military power, Sima Yi went back on his word. He first imprisoned Cao Shuang's brothers and their followers, and then asked He Yan, one of Cao Shuang's confidants, to investigate the case. Of course, the condition he gave was that he could atone for his sins.]

He Yan believed it to be true and tried his best to frame him.

[In the end, Sima Yi executed Cao Shuang and his entire clan for these crimes.]

[He Yan thought that he could save his life by doing his best, but Sima Yi went back on his word again and exterminated He Yan's entire clan.]

[Such behavior can be described as killing people and destroying their hearts. ]

【As a politician, he really has no bottom line. 】

……

"You are a shameless villain who doesn't keep his word!"

Cao Cao angrily slammed the meal on the table, hating himself for being blind and not seeing through this jackal in human skin earlier!
"Without father and without king, I am ashamed to be on par with this man." Zhuge Liang was a righteous man. When he learned about Sima Yi's shameless behavior, he hated him extremely.

The Cao family valued him and promised him a high position, but this man did not think of being loyal to the emperor and serving the country. Instead, he repaid kindness with enmity, which simply refreshed people's views.

……

[Second crime: killing the king in public, risking the wrath of the world.]…

"Killing the king in the street?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire Han Dynasty was in an uproar.

Many people widened their eyes, wondering if they had heard it wrong.

An old man was in the corner of the teahouse, twirling his beard, with an incredible look in his eyes.

The teacup in his hand stopped in mid-air, as if he had forgotten to put it down. He muttered to himself, "Regicide? How is this possible!"

Someone immediately retorted: "How is it impossible? Didn't you see what Tianmu said? Sima Yi violated the oath of Luoshui and killed his clan members without authorization. With such a villain in power, what would he not dare to do?"

"Unbelievable! Unbelievable!" A young vendor also heard the news, his mouth slightly open, as if he had forgotten to breathe.

"What's wrong with this world? The king is the ruler of the world, how dare the Sima family do this?"

The whole capital seemed to be in an uproar over this news. People were talking about it, some were in disbelief, while others angrily denounced the Sima family for their disloyalty.

In this era of supreme imperial power, the emperor is supreme in the hearts of many people.

Upon hearing the news, not only the common people, but also many princes and ministers were filled with disbelief.

Sun Quan looked at the sky and took a long time to hold back a sentence: "This Sima family is really ambitious!"

Cao Cao was so angry that he almost collapsed. He angrily overturned the documents in front of him and said, "Someone! Someone! Go dig out the body of that old man for me. I will whip his corpse!"

Looking at Cao Cao's furious expression, the ministers around him looked at each other and kept silent.

No one could have imagined that the Sima family, who usually pretended to be loyal subjects, would actually do such a treasonous thing.

……

Just as the officials of Shu Han were silently watching the show and lamenting that Sima Yi had no father or king, Tianmu continued the story.

[Throughout history, there have been many ways for emperors to die, but Cao Mao was the first to be killed in the street.]

[Generally speaking, even if he died, the emperor, who held supreme power in the hearts of the people, could be more or less dignified.]

[You can cripple him, keep him under guard, or let him fend for himself, which at least leaves him with a bit of dignity and respect. But the Sima family is totally unscrupulous. They killed him in the street without any hesitation. They are worse than beasts.]

……

"Indeed." Cao Pi commented silently.

……

[What’s even worse is that he was not even given a posthumous title after his death.]

[The third sin: selfishness of one family, no concern for the rest of the world. ]

[The Sima family can be said to be a family that only cares about itself and does not care about the fate of the world. ]

[Throughout history, no matter how a new dynasty came to power, the founding emperor would at least work hard to govern the country, develop the economy, and improve the external environment in order to achieve long-term stability.]

[But Sima Shi was the better. Right from the start, he was thinking about how to enjoy himself and how to compete for wealth. ]

[The family members were obsessed with power and profit, not striving for progress at all, and even reversed history by implementing the feudal system, which ultimately caused the people to be displaced and in dire straits. In the end, they played with fire and burned themselves, bringing about their own destruction.]

[The fourth sin: The Eight Kings caused chaos in the government, and the whole country was in turmoil. ]

[The Rebellion of the Eight Princes was a big drama of the Sima family. It can be said that it was simply a dog-eat-dog situation, and none of them were good people. ]

[The most pitiful ones are the common people. They had just experienced the chaos of the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period. They finally unified the country and could live in peace for a few years, but the Eight Kings Rebellion caused chaos again.]

[Countless people were killed and injured, and the whole country was in chaos. On the other hand, none of the Sima kings had a sense of the overall situation. As soon as they got power, they all acted the same way, singing and dancing, enjoying themselves wantonly, and finally directly destroyed the military power of the Western Jin Dynasty.]

[The fifth sin: the Five Barbarians invaded China, and the Han people suffered a devastating disaster. ]

[After the Yongjia disaster, the Hu people killed more than 3 members of the royal family and civilians, which was a horrific sight.]

[The Sima nobles packed up their property and fled to the south of the Yangtze River with their wives and children to continue their enjoyment, while the common people lived worse than pigs and dogs. The Han people in the north were almost exterminated. This was all the fault of the Sima family. As a result, China entered a period of great division that lasted for hundreds of years, and even caused a break in Han culture.]

[The once glorious and powerful Han civilization in the Central Plains was cruelly castrated by the emergence of the Jin Dynasty and was plagued by bad luck. The mighty spirit of the Han Dynasty, which was so eye-catching, never recovered. ]

(End of this chapter)