HLnovel Chapter 576 Huan Wen's Death
Chapter 576 Huan Wen's Death
During the Northern Song Dynasty, even though Emperor Renzong Zhao Zhen had already heard about Huan Wen, he couldn't hide his surprise. Good heavens, he didn't even bother to pretend anymore. With such drive, what couldn't he do?!
Is there really a desire to be remembered with infamy if they insist on deposing and installing emperors? Using the same old excuses, they've turned the true imperial heirs into other people's children—how absurd! So utterly absurd!
As a fellow man in the same profession, he felt deep sympathy for this situation.
Killing someone is just a matter of a beheading, but this move is too ruthless, utterly heartless. If Sima Yi of yesteryear knew that after a lifetime of scheming, his descendants would end up with a weak imperial power, I wonder if he would regret it...
During the Western Han Dynasty, Huo Qubing had a look of "This is acceptable?" Should he praise his brother Guang for his extraordinary experience as a powerful minister, or should he lament Sima Yi's bad luck in encountering such a reason?
At this moment, the still young Huo Guang waved his hands repeatedly, saying that he was not that kind of person!
Even if you're going to find a reason, it should be a legitimate one, not something this outrageous! They've already had a child and they're still trying to deny that the child is a fake royal heir!
In the early years of the Western Jin Dynasty, Sima Yan also felt that this matter was extremely outrageous and absurd!
Wait, isn't this development too surreal? The Eastern Jin Dynasty has actually turned into a situation where a powerful minister deposed the emperor!
No way!? You're treating me, Jin, like an enemy?!?
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"The matter of deposing an emperor has been done by predecessors, and later generations have followed suit. The methods and approaches have already been demonstrated. Huan Wen just needs to copy the homework."
Huan Wen: You don't know? I have the biography of Huo Guang!
"Therefore, Empress Dowager Chu Suanzi received a letter of consent from Grand Marshal Huan [recommending the emperor to replace her].
"The Empress Dowager didn't cause any trouble, but the process of deposing the emperor was completed. Next, Huan Wen deposed Sima Yi and installed Sima Yu, the Prince of Kuaiji, as emperor, who became Emperor Jianwen of Jin."
"Of course, the deposition of an emperor is usually accompanied by rebellion and grand ambitions, and many people in and out of the court oppose it."
"For example, Sima Yu's other brothers, the Yin family, or the Yu family of Yingchuan, so Huan Wen followed up by eliminating dissidents and purging them all."
"At this time, Huan Wen seems to wield immense power, but don't forget that since the founding of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, regardless of whether there were powerful ministers or not, the Sima family, representing imperial power, has had virtually no presence."
Sima family: That hurts! My friend!
"The powerful clans have always existed. For example, how did the last of the Wang, Yu, Huan, and Xie families rise to prominence?"
"On the other hand, Sima Yu only stayed for two years before he fell seriously ill and died. His last will and testament to Huan Wen was to ask him to assist in governing, like the models of Zhuge Liang and Wang Dao."
"As for Huan Wen, his ambitions were no longer possible after Sima Yu's death. He was neither in the central government nor by Sima Yu's side, so he couldn't regency even if he wanted to!"
"Thus, Crown Prince Sima Yao ascended the throne smoothly, becoming Emperor Xiaowu of Jin. In 373 AD, Huan Wen led his troops into the capital, and rumors spread throughout the capital, suggesting that his move was intended to overthrow the Jin Dynasty."
"Not long after Huan Wen finished paying respects to Emperor Jianwen, he fell seriously ill and never recovered. Even more outrageous, according to the magical Jin Shu catalog, he spotted the late Emperor Sima Yu."
"However, we still have to be scientific. In any case, Huan Wen was seriously ill. In the last years of his life, he was waiting for the court to complete the work of bestowing the Nine Bestowments."
However, the court delayed under various pretexts, and he never received the imperial edict. On July 14th, 373 AD, Huan Wen, the Grand Marshal of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, passed away at the age of sixty-two.
"After he leaves, military power will be handed over to Huan Chong, and the title of Duke of Nanjun will be inherited by Huan Xuan. Remember this kid, he will rebel in the future!"
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