Chapter 14 The first decade of the fourth century (300-309)

The "Eight Princes Rebellion" ended at the beginning of this century, the situation was out of control, and the "Era of Great Split (304-589)" came. The "Great Split Era" is divided into two periods, the early period is the "Five Husbands and the Nineteen Kingdoms Period (304-439)", and the later period is the "Northern and Southern Dynasties Period (439-589)".This century (the fourth century) is the century of the Five Hu and Nineteen Kingdoms. The chiefs of the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Jie, Di, and Qiang nationalities, as well as the heroes of the Han nationality, rose up against the chaotic tyranny caused by the "Eight Kings Rebellion".The two emperors of the Jin Dynasty were captured alive and killed by them.The Jin Dynasty had no choice but to retreat to the south of the Huaihe River, moved its capital to Jiankang (Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province), and became a regional local government (known as the Eastern Jin Dynasty in history).The whole of China was caught in a large-scale and fierce civil war that had never been seen in history. Human lives were not as good as pigs and dogs, which made people cry.

1. In spring, on the first day of the first lunar month, the Jin Dynasty (the capital Luoyang) pardoned the world and changed the year name to Yongkang. 2. Yan Yan, the military and political officer (Sima) of the Xirong Security Command (Xirong Xiaowei), took the coffin and went to the palace to write a letter, saying: "Liu Ju, the prince of the Western Han Dynasty, rebelled and resisted the emperor's orders. But it’s just a slap in the face (refer to 1991 and 1990 BC). Now when Prince Sima Yu was punished, he did not dare to violate etiquette. His fault was far lighter than that of Liu Shi. What we have to do now is , choose a master carefully for him, and teach him more severely, if you still can't repent, it's not too late to abandon it." After the memorial was submitted, there was no further text.Yan Yan is Yan Pu's grandson (Yan Pu is Zhang Lu's think tank, refer to 2011).

3. Empress Jiananfeng ordered an eunuch (Huangmen) to surrender to the imperial court, and confessed that she planned to conspire with the prince Sima Yu to kill the emperor.The emperor issued an edict to circulate the confessions and transcripts of the eunuchs in the Forbidden Palace to senior officials above the ministerial level; he ordered Ma Dan of Dongwu Company to lead 1,000 armed troops to escort Sima Yu to Xuchang (east of Xuchang City, Henan Province) to be imprisoned in the palace; He ordered Liu Zhen, the litigation supervisor (censor who holds the book), to "hold the festival" (second-level power) and guard him closely; he ordered that on the day Sima Kui went to the Tao, no officials were allowed to see him off.The librarians of the crown prince (Prince Xima), Jiang Tong and Pan Tao, and the attendants of the crown prince (Prince Sheren) Wang Dun, Du Rui (sound rui), Lu Yao, etc., violated the ban and went as far as Yishui (Luoshui in Luoshui) South of Luoyang, the capital, and Yishui is south of Luoshui), weeping farewell to Sima Yu.

Man Fen, commander of the Gyeonggi General Garrison (Sili Xiaowei), arrested Jiang Tong and others, and detained them in Luoyang City Prison (Henan Prison) and Luoyang County Prison (Luoyang Prison).Those who were detained in Luoyang City Prison, the mayor of Luoyang (Henan Yin) Le Guang, immediately released them all; those who were detained in Luoyang County Prison continued to be imprisoned.Sun Yan, the picket officer of the Gyeonggi General Garrison Headquarters (in charge of the capital officer), persuaded Jia Mi, saying: "The prince was deposed and Xu Chang was exiled only because he was guilty of breaking the law. Severe punishment, news spread everywhere, I am afraid that it will show the prince's profound virtue, so it is better to forgive him instead of promoting him!" Jia Mi then ordered Luoyang County Magistrate Cao Min to release him, and Le Guang was not punished for this.Wang Dun is Wang Lan's grandson (Wang Lan is Wang Xiang's half brother, refer to 256).Cao Yu is the grandson of Cao Zhao (Cao Zhao was rejected by Cao Shuang, refer to 238).

After Prince Sima Yu was escorted to Xuchang (Xuchang City, Henan Province), he wrote to the crown prince and concubine Ms. Wang who was forced to divorce, detailing how he was framed, but his father-in-law Wang Yan dared not report Shen Xue for him. * Sima Yu's "Letter to Wife": Although I am foolish and stubborn, I wholeheartedly hope to change my mistakes and become good, do my best to be loyal and filial, and have no sinful or rebellious thoughts.Although I am not the queen (Jiananfeng), I serve the queen like my own mother.Since I was crowned prince, the imperial edict ordered me to restrain my behavior and not allow me to visit my mother (Xie Jiu); since Lord Guangcheng (Jiananfeng's mother-in-law Guo Huai) passed away, I lost my compassion and sympathy;In December of last year (299), Dao Wen (the baby name of Sima Xun, son of Sima Xun) fell ill and was in a serious situation. The love between father and son was deeply pitiful. At that time, he wrote to the emperor (father Sima Zhong), asking for more The child has a title, without the permission of grace, the child's condition worsens, we pray to God for him, and he has no evil intentions.Since Daowen fell ill, the empress sent envoys to visit three times, saying: "The emperor told you to go quickly." On the evening of the 28th, a letter was sent, with the cover saying: "The East Palace is opened", on the letterhead Write: "The emperor misses you." Then he submitted the memorial and asked to enter the palace.On the morning of the twenty-ninth day, I went to the palace to meet my father; later, my father ordered me to meet the queen, and Chen Wu, the queen's maid, told me: "The queen vomited a little this morning, and she is not feeling well." Taught me to sit in an empty room, After a while, the queen sent Chen Wu to tell him: "I heard that you wrote to Your Majesty to beg the prince for Daowen, so you didn't approve it, and you followed the country's system." At this time, the queen called Chen Wu from a distance: "Yesterday! , Didn’t I teach you to give the prince fine wine and red dates?” Chen Wu then sent three liters of fine wine and a plate of red dates, and ordered me to eat them all. I never drink alcohol, so I stated to Chen Wu that I didn’t have three liters.The queen shouted from a distance: "You usually drink two cups in front of the emperor, which makes people happy. How can you refuse now? The emperor gave you wine to wish Daowen's illness better." I replied to the queen: "Your Majesty During the court meeting, I dare not refuse, but I have never drank three liters in one day. And I don’t have breakfast, I’m afraid I can’t bear it, and I haven’t met His Highness (Jiananfeng) yet, if I drink three liters in one breath, I may lose my mind " Chen Wu sent another message: "You are really disobedient and unfilial. I taught you to drink alcohol. If you don't drink alcohol, is the wine poisoned?" As a last resort, he had to drink two liters, and asked to take the remaining one liter back to the East Palace (Taiwan Palace) ) to drink again, but still forced, and finally drank it all.When the wine enters the stomach and intestines, the body will be hot and irritable, confused and flustered, and unable to control itself.After a while, a little court lady brought a piece of letterhead and said, "The emperor taught you to copy this document." I sat up in amazement and looked at the letterhead. The maid urged: "Your Majesty is waiting there." Another court lady, Cheng Fu, brought a pen and paper, studied ink at the side, and ordered to write immediately. In a hurry, she didn't read the content again. There is nothing wrong with the words on the paper, just because the parents are close relatives of flesh and blood, so there is no suspicion.After such a thing happened, she was really framed and asked to be exonerated.

4. On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, the emperor's grandson Sima Zhen passed away. 5. In March, it rained in Weishi (Weishi County, Henan Province), and the color was as red as blood.A comet has been spotted in the southern sky.Venus (Taibai Star) appears during the day; the two stars in Zhongtai suddenly separate (ancient astronomers said: Comets come out, wars start, and the monarch mourns. Venus rises in the daytime, competing with the sun, and the female master is the power. The position of Zhongtai stars moves, and the monarch and ministers conflict) .Zhang Wei (wei Wei), the youngest son of Zhang Hua, the chief inspector (Sikong), advised his father Zhang Hua to resign, but Zhang Hua refused, saying: "The sky is dark and far away, and it is unpredictable. It is better to wait and see the development."

6. After the prince Sima Yu was deposed, the hearts of the people were dissatisfied, and the whole country was full of resentment and anger.Sima Ya, Commander of the Right Guard (Director of the Right Guard) of the Imperial City Security Force, Commander of the Guards (Director of Chang Cong) Xu Chao, both served in the Crown Prince's womb. , Helped the crown prince Sima to reset.Because Zhang Hua and Pei Wei are content with the normal state, they only know how to preserve their official positions, and it is impossible to lead major events that shake the world.He believed that Sima Lun, the general of the right army Zhao Wang, now held military power, was greedy and ambitious, and he could use his hand to achieve his goal, so he suggested to Sun Xiu, Sima Lun's confidant: "The queen is vicious and jealous, and she acts evil. and others jointly framed the prince. Now, the emperor has no legal heir, and the country is in dire straits. Among the high-level officials, there will be riots. King Zhao (Sima Lun) serves the queen, is well known in the world, and is friendly with Jia Mi and Guo Zhang When the crown prince (Sima Yu) was deposed, people thought that King Zhao had participated in it, and once there was a change, the catastrophe would surely spread, so why not arrange it yourself and act first?" Sun Xiu promised to report to Sima Lun, who accepted and told Secretary-General of the Legislative Yuan (Communication Order History) Zhang Lin (great-grandson of Zhang Yan, leader of the Black Mountain Bianmin Group) and Secretary of the State Council (saving troubles) Zhang Heng, etc., ordered them to be internal correspondents.

The coup was about to start, Sun Xiu told Sima Lun: "The crown prince is smart and has a strong temper. If he returns to the East Palace, he will probably not accept the control of others. Duke Ming has always been the queen's trusted party member and has a close relationship, even passers-by on the road know about it. Although you have made great achievements for the prince, the prince may think that you are under the pressure of the people, and you are just saving yourself from disaster. Even if you restrain your resentment, you will never be grateful to you. If there is A small mistake, I'm afraid it's hard to escape the punishment. It's better to postpone it a little bit. According to my observation, the queen will finally kill the prince. At that time, you can call for an uprising, depose the queen, and avenge the prince. This is not just to save the prince. It is nothing more than a disaster, but it can achieve the goal of gaining power." Sima Lun agreed.

Sun Xiu used countermeasures to spread rumors that the Imperial Guards of the Golden Palace planned to depose Queen Jananfeng and welcome the restoration of the crown prince.Jananfeng kept sending court ladies to change into civilian clothes to inquire about the news among the people. After hearing this rumor, he was very frightened.Sima Lun and Sun Xiu took the opportunity to advise Jia Mi and others to get rid of Sima Yu as soon as possible and eradicate the hope of the people. On March 22, Jananfeng ordered his lover Cheng Ju, the director of the Imperial Medical Commissioner (Emperor Physician Order), to prepare the poison.In the name of the emperor, Sun Li, the eunuch (Huangmen) of the Forbidden Palace, was ordered to go to Xuchang to poison Sima Yu.Since Sima Yu was exiled, he was afraid of being murdered, so he often cooked by himself in front of his bed.Sun Li told Liu Zhen, the procurator in charge of guarding (the censor who holds the book), of his intention. Liu Zhen then moved Sima Yu to a small courtyard, cut off his food, and hoped to starve him to death, but the maid was still secretly handing him in from the wall. meals.Sun Li couldn't wait, so he directly forced Sima to take poison, but Sima refused, so Sun Li shot Sima to death with an iron pestle (this is a heart-pounding murder, Sun Li took Sima in the bathroom, Breaking in suddenly, he slammed Sima Yu with an iron rod, and the sound of wailing was heard outside the wall).The competent unit requested that Sima Yu be buried as a commoner, and Jananfeng wrote a letter requesting that he be buried with the royal ceremony of King Guangling (Sima Yu was granted the title of King Guangling before he became a prince. He died at the age of 23).

7. Summer, April 1st, solar eclipse. 8. Zhao Wang Sima Lun and Sun Xiu will launch a coup, and secretly invite the court right guard Yi Fei (sound ci times) Commander (Ka Fei Du) Luhe to participate (Ka Fei, an ancient warrior who is good at archery, since the Western Han Dynasty, as a guard Title), Lu and promise.It is scheduled to be three o'clock in the night on April 3rd, when the first drum sounds (before the clock was popularized, even in the 1940s, people still divided the night into five sections: from 21 o'clock to 23 o'clock. From 23:00 to 1:00, it is called "Second Watch"; from 1:00 to 3:00, it is called "Three Watches"; from 3:00 to 5:00, it is called "Four Watches"; Watching" until dawn. The court uses hourglass or drumming to distinguish, and the folks use the sound of gongs or the sound of two wooden boards hitting each other. There is one sound for the first watch, two sounds for the second watch, and five sounds for the fifth watch. Walking all over the streets and alleys, telling the time for the sleeping villagers, it is also equivalent to security patrols, and using "gengsheng" to convey safety information to people), when the time comes, you Luhe will beat drums in the palace as a signal, and foreign troops will attack immediately .On the day of the incident (April 3rd), Sun Xiu still made a last effort and ordered Sima Ya to secretly report to Zhang Hua, saying: "King Zhao intends to save the country with your Excellency, to eradicate harm in the world, teach me to report to you." Zhang Hua refused.Sima Ya said angrily: "The steel knife has cut to the neck, and you are still making mud!" Ignoring Zhang Hua's persuasion, he stood up and left.

The hour of the third watch (1:00 a.m.) has arrived, and the action begins.Sima Lun issued the fake emperor's edict to the "Second Guards" (Imperial City Guards and Capital Garrison) of the capital. , Strong Crossbow Imperial Guard Camp): "The queen and Jia Mi, etc., murdered my prince. Today, order the chariot general to enter the palace and depose the queen. All the generals should obey the order. After the matter is over, Jin will be the Marquis of Guanzhong. If you refuse, Kill the three clans." Everyone obeyed.Sima Lun then pretended to preach the imperial decree and opened the gate of the palace; the armed forces entered the palace under the cover of night and set up defenses in the south of the royal road.He ordered Sima Jiong, the commander of the Yi army and the king of Qi, to lead a hundred people to break through the palace gate and rush into the harem. Luo Xiu, the manager of Hualin Garden (Hualin Ling), came to meet him and welcomed the emperor Sima Zhong to the East Hall.Jia Mi was summoned with an imperial edict. Jia Mi came to the front of the hall and found that things had changed. He broke free from the siege of the warriors and ran to the west chamber, crying, "Auntie, save me!" Jananfeng was shocked when he saw Sima Jiong, the king of Qi, and asked, "What's the matter with you?" Sima Jiong said, "I've received the imperial edict to arrest the queen." Jananfeng said, "Only I can issue the imperial edict. Where did you come from?" Imperial edict?" Then he ran upstairs and shouted to Emperor Sima Zhong: "Your Majesty's wife has been abolished, and you will soon abolish yourself!" At that time, Sima Li, king of Liang, was also involved in the conspiracy, and Jananfeng asked Sima Jiong "Who caused the trouble?" Sima Jiong said: "King Liang (Sima Xun), King Zhao." Jananfeng said: "A dog should be tied around the neck, but I'm going to tie the tail. How could it not be like this?" (Regret that he devoted all his energy to deal with Sima Yu, but he didn't know where the catastrophe lies.) Sima Zhong issued an edict to demote Jananfeng to a commoner and detain Jianshidian.Arrest Zhao Can, Jia Wu, etc., hand them over to the palace prison (violent room), and execute them in prison.The emperor issued an edict to the administrative officer of the State Council (Shangshu) to search for Jia's henchmen; summoned the deputy chief legislator (Zhongshujian), the senior consultant (shizhong), the chief attendant of the forbidden palace (Huangmen shilang), the eight seats (eight senior officials of the State Council) , refer to 283), and gathered at the Jinluan Palace by night.At first, the State Council (Shangshu) suspected that the edict was fake, and the assistant officer (Lang) Shi Jing wrote an unsealed memorial to request the emperor to write down the edict himself; Sima Lun and others killed Shi Jing and announced it to the whole country. Sima Lun secretly negotiated with Sun Xiu to seize the throne, so he had to wipe out prestigious officials in the court first, and also took the opportunity to avenge his personal enmity, so he arrested Zhang Hua, Pei Wei, Jie Xi, Jie Jie, etc. (Si Ma Lun, Sun Xiu and others Grudges, refer to 296), went to the Golden Palace for interrogation.Zhang Hua said to Zhang Lin, secretary-general of the Legislative Yuan (General Secretary) Zhang Lin: "You plan to murder loyal ministers, don't you?" Zhang Lin questioned in the name of the emperor: "You are in a high position as a prime minister. ?” Zhang Hua said: “At the Hall of Shiqian, the facts of my remarks and the memorials I wrote are all there and can be checked.” Zhang Lin said: “If your advice is not accepted, why don’t you resign?” Zhang Hua couldn’t answer. .So they all beheaded and slaughtered the three clans (Zhang Huanian was 69 years old, Pei Yunian was 34 years old).Jiejie’s daughter has a marriage contract with the Pei family, and she is going to get married the next day (April 4th). The Pei family intends to admit that she is married and save her life. The daughter said: “The whole family is like this, why should I live alone? ?” He refused to be rescued and was also beheaded.Therefore, later on, the imperial court amended the traditional criminal law, and daughters would no longer sit together (in ancient times, women belonged to the husband's family after marriage, refer to 255). On April 4th (after dawn), Sima Lun personally sat at Duanmen (the south gate of the imperial palace), and sent the administrative officer of the State Council (Shangshu) and Yu, "Chijie" (secondary authority), to escort Jananfeng to Jinyong City (the northwest corner of Luoyang City) Li Gong); Liu Zhen, Dong Meng, Sun Li, Cheng Ju, etc. were beheaded.Prime Minister (Situ) Wang Rong, as well as internal and external officials, were implicated and accused of being pro-party members of Zhang Hua and Pei Wei, and many of them were dismissed.Yan Yan caressed Zhang Hua's body, wept bitterly and said, "I advised you to resign a long time ago, but you insisted on refusing to do so. It really cannot be avoided today, and it can only be attributed to God's will!" Sima Lun issued an imperial edict to pardon the world.My own "Envoy Festival" (first-level talisman, the most powerful, and can kill ministers and governors at ordinary times), as well as the commander-in-chief of all military regions across the country (supervising Chinese and foreign military forces), prime minister, and senior consultant (servant), completely in accordance with Sima Yi, Sima Zhao once assisted the emperor of the Cao Wei Empire.There are 10,000 troops directly under the Xiangguo Mansion; he ordered his eldest son (legal heir to the throne) Sanqi attendant (Sanqi regular attendant) Sima Hua and the imperial palace attendant director (redundant servant shoot); other sons: Sima Fu was a former general, granted King Jiyang; Sima Qian was the chief attendant of the Forbidden Palace (Huang Menlang), and was granted the title of King Ruyin; Sima Xu was the attendant of Sanqi (Sanqi Changshi), and was granted the title of Marquis of Bacheng.Sun Xiu and others also sealed the big county as a fief and held military power at the same time.Thousands of civil and military officials were conferred marquess, and they all obeyed Sima Lun.And Sima Lun has always been stupid and stupid, and he obeys Sun Xiu in everything.When Sun Xiu was the chief legislator (Zhongshu Ling), his power and power shocked the court. People all over the world rushed to Sun Xiu's door, but they ignored Sima Lun. 9. Emperor Sima Zhong issued an edict to restore the official position and title of the former prince Sima Yu, and sent the executive officer of the State Council (Shangshu) and Yu to lead the old officials of the East Palace (Taiwan Palace) to Xuchang to welcome Sima Yu's coffin.Sima Zang, the son of Sima Xun, was posthumously named "King of Nanyang", Sima Zang, younger brother of Sima Xun, was named "King of Linhuai", and Sima Shang was named "King of Xiangyang". The relevant unit stated: "Wang Yan, the chief executive of the State Council (Shang Shu Ling), is responsible for the important task of the country, and when the crown prince (Sima 遹) was framed, Wang Yan shrank his head and tail, and only wanted to live by life (referring to severing the relationship between in-laws, and Don’t dare to repeat Sima Yu’s statement of defense), please deprive him of political rights for life.” Approved. In order to buy people's hearts, Xiangguo Sima Lun tried his best to select well-known and moral people in China.Li Chong, the former county magistrate of Pingyang County (Linfen City, Shanxi Province), and Xun Zuo, the former county magistrate of Xingyang County (Xingyang County, Henan Province), were appointed as the left and right secretary-generals (left and right long history) respectively.Wang Kan from Dongping State (northwest of Dongping County, Shandong Province) and Liu Mo from Pei State (Huaibei City, Anhui Province) were appointed as left and right military and political officials (left and right Sima) respectively.Shu Xi from Yangping County (Northeast of Daming County, Hebei Province) was appointed as the assistant official of the State Council (Shang Shulang) as the confidential secretary (recorder).Xun Song, the education officer (literature) of the Huainan King's Mansion, and Lu Ji, the imperial guard officer of the Golden Palace (one of the thirty-five Langs of Dianzhong Lang and Shangshu Province), were appointed as military counselors (joining the army).Xunzu was the son of Xunxu (Xunxu, refer to 262).Xun Song is the great-great-grandson of Xun Yu (Xun Yu, refer to 192). Li Chong knew that Sima Lun had ambitions to usurp the throne, so he refused to take office because of his illness.Sima Lun kept persecuting him, and Li Chong was so sad and angry that he actually fell ill. He accepted the appointment with his walking stick, and died a few days later. 10. On April 7th, Sima Xun, the king of Liang, was appointed Dazai (one of the upper three princes), He Shao, the senior state official from the left (Doctor Zuo Guanglu), was promoted to the prime minister (Situ), and the senior state official from the right (Doctor You Guanglu) Liu Shi is the Supreme Inspector General (Sikong). 11. At the beginning, when the crown prince Sima Yun was deposed, he planned to make the emperor's younger brother Sima Yun the king of Huainan as the emperor's younger brother (the legal heir to the throne), but he gave up because of objections.Coincidentally, Sima Lun, king of Zhao, deposed Queen Jananfeng, and appointed Sima Yun as Hussar General, Kaifu Yitong Third Division (prime minister level) and director of the Central Forbidden Army (Central Guard). 12. On April 9th, Prime Minister Sima Lun falsely preached an imperial decree and sent Liu Hong, an executive officer of the State Council (Shangshu), carrying poisoned wine (gold scrap bitter wine) mixed with gold powder, to Jinyong City (Li Palace in the northwest corner of Luoyang City) to force Jananfeng After drinking it, Jananfeng died (at the age of forty-four). 13. On May 9th, the emperor issued an edict to seal Linhuai King Sima Zang as the grandson of the emperor, and ordered the crown princess, Ms. Wang, to return to the crown prince (Wang Yanzuo was allowed to divorce in December last year) and raise him as his aunt.The original officials of Taigong Palace were all transferred to Taisun Palace.Xiangguo Sima Lun acted as Taisun Taifu (the second of Taisun's three masters). 14. On May 19th, the posthumous title of Sima Yu, the late prince, was given the title of "Minhuai" prince.On June 13, Sima Yu was buried in Xianping Mausoleum (unknown today). 15. Qinghe King (Kang Wang) Sima Xia (brother of Emperor Sima Zhong) passed away. 16. Sima Yun, the king of Huainan, the director of the Central Guards (Central Guards), has a stable temperament, and all the guards of the court are in awe and admiration of him.Sima Yun saw that Xiangguo Sima Lun and Sun Xiu were ambitious, so he secretly assembled warriors who could live and die together, and planned to deal with them.Sima Lun and Sun Xiu were deeply terrified. In autumn and August, Emperor Sima Zhong issued an edict: Promote Sima Yun to the commander-in-chief (Taiwei) of the national armed forces.On the outside, it seems that he is given special treatment, but in fact, he is emptied and deprived of military power.Sima Yun claimed to be ill and refused to take up his post.Sun Xiu sent supervisor (censor) Liu Ji to force Sima Yun to hand over the seal and arrest Sima Yun's officials.Sima Yun picked up the edict and looked it over, and found that it was Sun Xiu's handwriting. He couldn't help being furious, imprisoned Liu Ji, and executed him. Left and right roared and said: "King Zhao wants to destroy my house!" Then he led the Huainan Corps (Fengguo army) and 700 guards of the headquarters, rushed out of the gate, and shouted: "King Zhao is rebelling, I want to crusade against the rebellion, listen to me I'm coming!" A lot of people gathered at once.Sima Yun was about to enter the palace, Wang Yu, Secretary-General Zuo of the State Council (Shangshu Zuocheng), closed the left and right side doors, and Sima Yun could not enter, so he surrounded the Xiangguo Mansion.Sima Yun's troops were fierce and good at fighting, and the guards of the Xiangguo Mansion were defeated repeatedly, killing more than a thousand people, and they could not support them.And Chen Hui, the captain of the left-wing guard of Taisun Palace (left rate), led the guards of the East Palace (Taisun Palace), beat the drums in the Xiangguo Mansion, shouted loudly, and supported Sima Yun (Sima Lun used the East Palace as the Xiangguo Mansion at the time), Sima Yun set up a position in front of Chenghua Gate (the east gate of Taisun Palace), and all arrows were fired, like a torrential rain, directly hitting Sima Lun's residence.The clerk (Chief Secretary Sima) Sui Mi (Sui, surname, sound sui), covered Sima Lun with his body, and died from an arrow in the back.Sima Lun's officials and subordinates all hid behind big trees, and each tree was shot with hundreds of arrows. The battle was stalemate from 6:00 am to 2:00 pm. Chief Legislator Chen Zhun, Chen Hui's elder brother, planned to respond to Sima Yun and report to Emperor Sima Zhong: "We should use the white tiger flag to make them undo the struggle." ("Baihu" Hu Sanxing's note: "Sima Zhong is an idiot, Chen Zhun intends to deceive the white tiger banner to support Sima Yun, so that Sima Lun's army will collapse on its own.") So he ordered the palace ban The commander of the guards (Sima Duhu) Fu Yin led 400 cavalry and left the palace with white tiger banners.Meanwhile, Sima Lun's son, a senior consultant (servant), Sima Qian, king of Ruyin, is in the supervisory institute (menxia province, consultation office and advisory office), making a secret alliance with Fu Yin, saying: "You and I share the glory and wealth! " Fu Yin went out of the palace with a blank edict in his body, declaring: "The emperor has an edict to assist King Huainan (Sima Yun) in fighting." He raised his sword and beheaded Sima Yun (29 years old), Sima Yun's sons Sima Yu, king of Qin, and Sima Di, king of Han.Thousands of people were implicated and wiped out by Sima Yun.Afterwards, the emperor issued an edict to pardon the capital Luoyang. 17. In the beginning, Sun Xiu was a minor official and served Pan Yue, the Chief Attendant of the Forbidden Palace (Huang Menying). Sun Xiu was beaten repeatedly, and after being beaten to the ground, she kicked her violently, not treating Sun Xiu as a human being).Ouyang Jian, the nephew of Shi Chong, the commander of the Imperial City Guard (Wei Wei), has always had a grudge against Sima Lun, the Prime Minister (Ouyang Jian's impeachment of Sima Lun, refer to 296).Shi Chong had a favorite concubine named Liang Lvzhu (at the foot of Shuangjiao Mountain in Bobai County, Guangxi, there is a Lvzhu well. The daughter of the Liang family, Lvzhu, is so beautiful. Shi Chong once went to Jiaozhou as an envoy, bought Liang Lvzhu with three dendrobium pearls and returned home. The well is in the courtyard of Liang’s family. Legend has it that whoever drinks the well water must give birth to a beautiful woman. Later, people in the village found out that beautiful women are not good, so they filled the well with stones).Sun Xiu sent someone to ask for Liang Luzhu, but Shi Chong refused. When Sima Yun, king of Huainan, failed, Sun Xiu took the opportunity to expand his attack area, accusing Shi Chong, Pan Yue, and Ouyang Jian of supporting Sima Yun as the main force and jointly rebelling.So, all were arrested (Shi Chong was having a feast upstairs. When the army arrived at the gate, Shi Chong said to Liang Luzhu: "I committed a great crime for you." Liang Luzhu cried and said: "I should die before you." She jumped to her death) .Shi Chong sighed and said: "Those slaves are just greedy for my family property!" The officer who arrested him said: "Since we know that wealth is the root of disaster, why didn't we get rid of it earlier?" Travelers and merchants killed people and silenced them, and their wealth became higher than that of princes). At first, Pan Yue's mother always mocked and scolded his son: "You should be satisfied, why is there no end to the search?" When he was arrested, Pan Yue confessed to his mother: "I failed my mother." Twelve years old), Ouyang Jian, the entire family was slaughtered, and all Shi Chong's family property was confiscated (Pan Yue's mother, Pan Yue's elder brother, Pan Shi, the law enforcement supervisor, younger brother Pan Bao, the county magistrate of Yan County, Pan Ju, Pan Ju, the secretary of the Prime Minister's Office, etc.) Pan Shen, his older brother Pan Shen, their sons, and even their married daughters, regardless of gender, age or age, were all killed. Only Pan Shi’s son, Pan Bowu, fled. Pan Bao’s daughter embraced and cried with her mother. No, it happened at this time that the amnesty was issued, and he also escaped to death. When Pan Yue beat up a lowly official, he thought that he would never have the power to fight back. How could he expect such a cruel return! The hatred is deeply rooted in the bone marrow). Sima Lun, the Prime Minister, arrested Huainan King Sima Yun and his mother and younger brother Wu Wang Sima Yan, intending to execute them.Fu Zhi, a senior state official (doctor Guanglu), argued hard in the Jinluan Palace, and everyone dissuaded him; Sima Lun then demoted Sima Yan to be the king of Bintu County. 18. Qi Wang Sima Jiong was promoted to Guerrilla General (fourth rank) due to his meritorious service; Sima Jiong was very dissatisfied, and his resentment was reflected in his face.Sun Xiu noticed and was afraid of the danger of him staying in the capital (Luoyang), so he promoted Sima Jiong to General Pingdong and sent him to guard Xuchang. 19. Promote Chen Zhun, a senior state official, to be the commander-in-chief of the national armed forces, in charge of court secrets (recording affairs).Soon, he passed away. 20. Sun Xiu suggested that the emperor should reward Sima Lun with "Nine Tins" (that is, "Nine Bestowments", referring to four years).None of the civil and military officials expressed any objection.Liu Song, Minister of Civil Affairs of the State Council (Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials), said: "In the past, the Eastern Han Dynasty awarded the 'Nine Tin' to the Cao family, and the Cao Wei Empire awarded the 'Nine Tin' to the Jin Dynasty. Zhou Bo and Huo Guang had great accomplishments (referring to dethroning the emperor and setting up a new monarch), but it has never been heard that they were rewarded by "Jiuxi" (two things, refer to 180 BC and 74 BC) ” Zhang Lin, Secretary-General of the Legislative Yuan (Communist Lingshi), broke out new and old grudges against Liu Song, thinking that Liu Song was Zhang Hua’s accomplice, and planned to kill Liu Song.Sun Xiu said: "The killing of Zhang Hua and Pei Wei has already hurt everyone's confidence in us, so Liu Song cannot be killed again." Zhang Lin gave up.Then he was transferred to Liu Song as a senior state official (Doctor Guanglu).Therefore, the emperor issued an edict to reward Sima Lun with "nine tins", and promoted Sima Lun's son, Sima Hua, to the general of the Fujun, Sima Qian to the director of the Central Forbidden Army (General of the Central Army), and Sima Xu to the senior consultant (Servant).He also promoted Sun Xiu to be a senior consultant (shizhong), general of Fuguo, military and political officer of Xiangguo's government (sima of Xiangguo), and still concurrently served as captain of the right wing guard of Taisun Palace (right rate).Zhang Lin and others also occupied prominent high positions at the same time.The troops directly under the Xiangguo Mansion increased to 20,000, which was equal in number to the Royal Palace Guards.If you add the undisclosed secret troops, the number exceeds 30,000. In September, the prime minister (Situ) was abolished and renamed the prime minister; Sima Xun, king of Liang, was ordered to be the prime minister, but Sima Xun refused to accept it. Sima Lun and his sons were stubborn, ignorant and ignorant.The only adviser, Sun Xiu, is cunning, greedy and promiscuous; the people who work together are just a group of treacherous villains, who only know how to pursue the immediate prosperity and wealth, and have no far-reaching strategies. into a ball.Sun Xiu's son, Sun Hui, is the commander of the shooting corps (the captain of Shesheng, the fourth grade). He is short in stature and ugly in appearance. Even the appearance of the most humble servant is better than him.Through Sima Lun, Sun Xiu got Sun Hui to marry Princess Hedong, the daughter of Emperor Sima Zhong (Sun Hui was 20 years old this year, and was buying horses with a group of rich children in the west city of Luoyang. for shock). 21. In winter, on November 7th, the emperor Sima Zhongli Yang presented his face as a queen, pardoning the world. Yang Xianrong is the daughter of Yang Xuanzhi, an assistant official of the State Council (Shang Shulang), from Taishan County (east of Tai'an City, Shandong Province).Sun Qi and Sun Xiu have a very good relationship, so Sun Xiu made the decision and chose Yang Xianrong.Yang Xuanzhi was promoted to be a senior state official (Doctor Guanglu), "Special Jin" (the position was only second to Sangong at the court meeting) and an attendant on Sanqi, and he was granted the title of Marquis of Xingjin. 22. The emperor issued an edict to recruit the governor (inspector) of Yizhou (central-southern Sichuan Province and Yunnan Province) Zhao Yu (qin, Qin) to return to Beijing to be the head of the Queen's Palace (Da Changqiu); he was promoted to Chengdu State (Chengdu City, Sichuan Province) Geng Teng, the governor of the county (internal history), and a native of Zhongshan (Dingzhou City, Hebei Province), succeeded the governor of Yizhou (the governor of Yizhou).Zhao Qian is a relative of Empress Jiananfeng. He was terrified when he received the imperial edict to return to Beijing.Moreover, seeing that the Jin Dynasty has declined, he is also planning to occupy central Shu (Sichuan Province) and start a career.So all the grain stored in the warehouse was distributed to the refugees in exile to buy people's hearts.The Li Te brothers, the refugee leaders in Qinzhou (Southern Gansu Province), were brave and talented, and the Li Te brothers’ ancestral home was from Brazil County (Langzhong City, Sichuan Province) (Li Te’s tribe moved from Brazil to Hanzhong, and from Hanzhong to Lueyang, Return to the ancestral home from Lueyang. Refer to 298), same county as Zhaoyu.Zhao Jin then gave special preferential treatment to Li Te as his powerful party member.Li Te and others also relied on Zhao Yu's power to gather the masses and go out to rob everywhere. The original residents in central Shu (Sichuan Province) deeply hated and worried.Geng Teng secretly reported to the court several times, saying: "The refugees in exile are stubborn and strong, while the residents of the Central Plains of Shu are weak; if the master cannot restrain the guests, there will be troubles, and the refugees should be ordered to return to their original residence (Lueyang County, Tianshui County) and other six prefectures). If they stay in dangerous places for a long time, I am afraid that the disaster in Qinzhou and Yongzhou will spread to Liangzhou (northeast of Sichuan Province and southern part of Shaanxi Province) and Yizhou.” Zhao Wei got the news , suddenly murderous. The government of Yizhou Prefecture received Geng Teng's edict to succeed him as governor (inspector), and sent more than 1,000 civil and military officials and armed forces to welcome Geng Teng.At that time, the Chengdu County Government was in Chengdu Shaocheng, and the Yizhou Prefecture Government was in Chengdu Taicheng (the two cities are connected, both in Chengdu City, Taicheng is in the east, and Shaocheng is in the west. Taicheng is a sub-city of Chengdu, and Shaocheng has been established today. Shaocheng Park).Zhao Yu still stayed in Taicheng and did not leave.Geng Teng intends to enter Taicheng to take over the state government.The personnel officer (gongcao) Chen Xun dissuaded him and said: "Now, the enmity between the prefecture and the county is deep. Once you enter Taicheng, there will be a catastrophe. You might as well stay in Shaocheng and observe the changes (see Zhao Qian's next step) What to do). On the one hand, he ordered the counties to organize the villages closely to prevent the attacks of Qindi refugees (Li Te was originally Badi, but because he came from Qinzhou, he was also called Qindi). Xiyi Security Commander (Xiyi Colonel) Mr. Chen will arrive soon (Xiyi Security Headquarters is located in Wenshan), we should wait for him, otherwise, we might as well retreat to Qianwei County (Pengshan County, Sichuan Province) and cross the river source to the west (Southeast of Chongzhou City, Sichuan Province) to prevent extraordinary incidents." Geng Teng refused.On the same day, Geng Teng led civil and military officials and troops into Taicheng.Zhao Jian sent troops to meet them, and fought in a scuffle at the west gate of Taicheng. Geng Teng was defeated and killed, and the county government officials scattered for their lives.Only Chen Xun was left, with his hands behind his back, went to Zhao Qian and asked for the return of Geng Teng's body for burial; Zhao Qian praised his loyalty and agreed. Zhao Qian also sent troops to meet the Xiyi security commander (Xiyi school lieutenant) Mr. Chen who was going west. Mr. Chen had arrived in Jiangyang County (Luzhou City, Sichuan Province) and heard the news that Zhao Qian was about to rebel.The chief secretary (chief book) Zhao Mo from Shu County (Chengdu, Sichuan Province) said: "Conflicts between states and counties must cause great changes, and you should march quickly. After you take over, you will have a strong army in hand, assist court officials, and fight against rebellion. Who dares to move around!" Mr. Chen not only refused to accept it, but instead stopped and stopped all the way.By the time they arrived at Yufujin (Qingyi River Ferry) in Nan'an County (Jiajiang County, Sichuan Province), the forward had already contacted Zhao Yu's army.Zhao Mo suggested to Mr. Chen: "Take out gold and silver treasures, recruit strong men, and resist traitors. If you can defeat the troops in the state capital, you can take back Yizhou; if you can't win, we will retreat along the Yangtze River without any danger. Mr. Chen said: "Zhao Jin hated Geng Teng so much that he killed him. What's the trouble with me? Why?" Zhao Mo said: "Zhao Jin has raised troops and will definitely use your head to build him up. Even if you don’t fight, you can’t protect yourself.” When the words came to the point, he burst into tears, but Mr. Chen didn’t listen.As a result, the crowd collapsed in an instant.Mr. Chen fled to hide in the grass, Zhao Mo changed into Mr. Chen's official uniform, stood up and fought, and was killed.Zhao Qianjun inspected the body and found that it was not Mr. Chen, so he launched a carpet search; finally found Mr. Chen and beheaded him. Zhao Jin then announced that he was the commander-in-chief (general governor), supreme commander (general), and governor (shepherd) of Yizhou (the state capital is located in Chengdu). "The First Year of Taiping").Officials appointed by the Jin Dynasty court were recruited to Zhao Yu, and no one dared to refuse to go. Li Xiang, younger brother of Li Te, the refugee leader of Qinzhou, led his brother-in-law Li Han, Ren Hui from Tianshui County (Tianshui City, Gansu Province), Shangguan Jing, Li Pan from Fufeng County (Xingping County, Shaanxi Province), and Shiping State (the seat of the government) Southeast of Xingping County. Jurisdiction includes Feita from Xianyang, Fucheng from Di, Kaibo from Di, etc. 4,000 cavalry troops returned to Zhaoyu.赵廞任命李庠为威寇将军，封阳泉亭侯，为做心腹；命他招募集结秦州六郡逃亡难民中的勇士，多达一万余人，在北部布防，切断南下的道路。 1、春季，正月，朝廷任命散骑侍从官（散骑常侍）安定郡（甘肃省镇原县东南曙光乡，东晋移治泾川县）人张轨，为凉州（甘肃省中部西部）州长（刺史）。张轨因为国家多难，暗中有盘踞河西（甘肃省中部西部·河西走廊）的计划，所以请求派到凉州（州政府设姑臧）。当时，州境之内，盗贼匪寇，遍地都是；而鲜卑部落（指河西鲜卑，散布在今内蒙古西部及甘肃省中西部境内），更不断侵扰。张轨到任之后，用宋配、氾瑗（氾，姓。音fan，凡）为自己的智囊，把盗匪以及鲜卑部落全部击破，声威震撼西土（甘肃省）。 2、相国司马伦篡夺帝位。 司马伦与孙秀，命营门官（牙门）赵奉，宣称梦见司马懿（宣帝）传话：“司马伦应早日入主皇宫（司马伦是司马懿的儿子、皇帝司马衷的叔祖父）。”散骑侍从官（散骑常侍）、义阳王司马威是司马望的孙儿，一向谄媚司马伦；司马伦命司马威兼任高级咨询官（侍中），负责夺取皇帝司马衷的玉玺，并撰写禅让诏书。又命国务院最高行政长官（尚书令）满奋，“持节”（二级权力），代表皇帝把玉玺呈献给司马伦，正式让出宝座。首都西区卫戍司令（右卫将军）王舆、前军将军司马雅等，率武装部队进入金銮宝殿，向皇城三区禁卫营（三部司马）宣布禅让经过，并明确表示如何赏罚，没有人反抗。张林等率军驻防宫城各门。 正月九日，司马伦乘坐皇帝专用的车队（法驾）入宫，正式登基（三任帝），赦天下，改年号建始（之前是永康二年，之后是建始元年）。被废黜的皇帝司马衷，从华林园西门出宫，居住金墉城（洛阳城西北角离宫），司马伦派张衡率军看守。 正月十日，司马伦尊称司马衷为“太上皇”，改金墉城为永昌宫，废黜皇太孙司马臧，改封濮阳王。擢升世子司马华为皇太子，改封其他儿子：司马馥为“京兆王”、司马虔为“广平王”、司马诩为“霸城王”，全被任命为高级咨询官（侍中），手握军权。又任命梁王司马肜为“宰衡”（合“太宰”与“阿衡”，位更高过太宰、相国），何劭为太宰（上三公之一），孙秀为高级咨询官（侍中）、副总立法长（中书监）、骠骑将军、仪同三司（宰相级），义阳王司马威为最高立法长（中书令），张林为首都卫戍司令（卫将军）。其他党羽，都为高级官员，超越官阶和超越官位升迁的，不可胜数。甚至最卑微的奴仆士兵都享有爵位。每天金銮宝殿上朝会时，帽上绣着蝉形图案，帽侧挂着貂尾的高级亲信官员，黑压压坐满座位（原文：“貂蝉盈座。”貂，音diao，刁，古代皇帝对特准进宫的亲信官员，在冠帽上绣一蝉形图案，并在帽侧悬挂一条貂尾，高级咨询官在左侧，散骑侍从官在右侧）。当时人们有句谚语说：“貂尾不够，狗尾代替。”（“貂不足，狗尾续”。当时，高级咨询官（侍中）及散骑侍从官（散骑常侍），共九十七人，成语“狗尾续貂”即由此来） 本年，各州郡所保荐的“贤良”“秀才”“孝廉”，一律免除考试，全体录用。各郡各封国雇员及国立大学学生，超过十六岁的，全体委任官职。大赦令颁布之日，仍在岗位上的郡长、县长，全体晋封侯爵。郡政府主任秘书（纲纪）全体入选“孝廉”，县政府主任秘书全体入选“廉吏”。朝廷仓库储存，不能供应庞大的赏赐。封侯爵的人数太多，来不及铸造印信，就发给他们一张空白诏书，教他们自己填写。 最初，平南将军孙旂（时驻襄阳）的儿子孙弼，侄儿孙髦、孙辅、孙琰，逢迎攀附，走孙秀的路线，跟孙秀家合成一族，所以，不到一月时间，每人都登上明显的高位。等到司马伦称帝，四位子侄，全晋升将军，封郡侯；擢升孙旂为车骑将军（一级上将），开府（开府仪同三司）。孙旂认为子侄们接受司马伦的官爵，超过正常制度，一定会为家族招来大祸；派幼子孙回，去责备他们，孙弼等不接受，孙旂无法制止，只有痛哭而已。 3、正月十七日，诛杀濮阳王（哀王）司马臧（生在帝王之家，身不由己，父子先后毙命）。 4、副总立法长（中书监）孙秀完全控制中央朝廷，皇帝司马伦所颁布的诏书，孙秀认为不合适时，经常更改，或者把司马伦的诏书作废，自己在诏书专用的青纸上，另写诏书。有时候，早上颁布的命令，晚上就加以更改，文武官员职位，变动之快，好像流水。首都卫戍司令（卫将军）张林，跟孙秀结怨已久，而又不满足赏赐，埋怨自己没有享到“开府仪同三司”（宰相级），遂写密函给太子司马华，说：“孙秀独断专行，违反大家愿望，不得民心。而所谓的功臣，不过一群无赖小人，扰乱朝廷，应该全部诛杀。”司马华把密函呈送给老爹司马伦，司马伦拿给孙秀过目，孙秀建议逮捕张林。司马伦遂斩张林，屠灭三族。 孙秀认为齐王司马冏、成都王司马颖、河间王司马颙，每人都拥有强大的军队，独为一面（司马冏镇守许昌、司马颖镇守邺城、司马颙镇守长安），心中不安，十分厌恶，遂派自己的亲信党羽，为三位王爷的助理官员。一面擢升司马冏为镇东大将军，司马颖为征北大将军，都开府仪同三司，作为对他们的安抚。 5、益州（四川省中南部及云南省）局势续有变化，秦州（甘肃省南部）难民首领李庠骁勇善战，深受部众爱戴。已经脱离朝廷的总司令官（大都督）赵廞，对他渐渐猜忌，但一直闷在心里。州政府秘书长（长史）蜀郡（四川省成都市）人杜淑、军政官（司马）张粲，建议赵廞，说：“将军刚刚起兵，就不假思索，委任李庠，在外掌握重兵。不是我们一类的人，心理一定不同。这是把刀柄送到别人手里的措施，应该早日把他除掉。” 正巧，李庠奉劝赵廞登基当皇帝。杜淑、张粲建议抓住这个口实行动。赵廞遂指控李庠“大逆不道”，斩李庠，并屠杀他的儿子及侄儿十余人。这时，李庠的老哥李特、老弟李流，都率军驻屯成都城外，赵廞派人宣慰安抚，说：“李庠说出他不应该说出的话，罪状应该处死，但再大的罪，不会牵连到兄弟。”仍任命李特、李流为司令、将军。李特、李流自不接受这项说辞，对赵廞深为怨恨，率军回到绵竹（四川省德阳市北黄许镇）。 赵廞的营门官（牙门将）涪陵郡（贵州省沿河县西北）人许弇（音yan），要求当巴东郡（重庆市奉节县东）监军官（监军），杜淑、张粲坚决反对；许弇怒火上冲，就在赵廞面前，抽刀击斩杜淑、张粲。杜淑、张粲左右部属，再击斩许弇。这三个人都是赵廞的智囊，一天之内全死，赵廞势力遂告衰退。 赵廞派新任秘书长（长史）犍为郡（四川省彭山县）人费远、蜀郡郡长李苾、大营指挥官（督护）常俊，率一万余人，出发北方阻断道路，驻防绵竹（四川省德阳县）石亭水（四川省什邡县东雒江渡口）。李特秘密集结七千余人，乘夜袭击费远大营，纵火焚烧，费远军被杀十分之八九。李特遂进攻成都；费远、李苾以及参谋主任（军咨祭酒）张微，半夜砍开城门逃亡，文武官员霎时尽散，只剩下赵廞一人，惊恐中带着妻子儿女，登上小船，逃到广都（四川省双流县），被他的部下诛杀。 李特进入成都，放纵部众，大肆抢劫。一面派人到京师陈述赵廞罪行。 最初，梁州（州政府设南郑）州长（刺史）罗尚，听到赵廞叛变消息，上书朝廷说：“赵廞不是英雄材料，巴蜀（重庆市、四川省）人心不服，败亡指日可待。”皇帝下诏任命罗尚为平西将军兼益州州长（刺史）。罗尚遂率营门官（牙门将）王敦、蜀郡（四川省成都市）郡长徐俭、广汉郡（四川省广汉县）郡长辛冉等，武装部队七千余人，进入巴蜀。李特听说罗尚大军将到，大为恐惧，派他的老弟李骧在道路旁边恭迎，呈献珍贵宝物，罗尚大为高兴，任命李骧为骑兵司令（骑督）。李特、李流，更在绵竹（四川省绵阳市）准备丰盛的牛肉、美酒，慰劳罗尚的军队。王敦、辛冉劝罗尚说：“李特等专干盗匪勾为，最好是在他晋见你时，当场诛杀。不然，定有后患。”罗尚不同意。辛冉跟李特原是老朋友，对李特说：“老朋友再见重逢，不是吉，就是凶！”李特惊恐不安。 三月，罗尚抵达成都（益州州府所在县·四川省成都市）。汶山郡（四川省理县）羌人部落起兵，罗尚派王敦讨伐，羌部落斩王敦。 6、齐王司马冏准备用武力讨伐篡夺帝位的司马伦，还没有发动，正巧，离狐（河北省东明县）人王盛、颍川郡（河南省禹县）人王处穆，在浊泽（河南省临颍县）招兵买马，集结部众，人民前往投靠的，每天都以万为单位计算。司马伦任命他的部将管袭，为司马冏的参谋长（军司），管袭攻击，斩王盛、王处穆。司马冏立即逮捕管袭，处死。遂联合豫州（河南省东部）州长（刺史）何勖、龙骧将军董艾等起兵。派使节分别通知成都王司马颖、河间王司马颙、常山王司马乂以及南翼警卫指挥官（南中郎将）新野公司马歆，并通报全国四征四镇（四征：征南、征北、征东、征西将军。四镇：镇南、镇北、镇东、镇西将军），以及各州、各郡、各县、各封国，宣布：“逆贼孙秀，迷惑误导赵王（司马伦），当共同出兵讨伐，如有抗命，屠灭三族。” 使节抵达邺城（河北省临漳县），成都王司马颖召见邺城县令卢志，共商对策。卢志说：“赵王（司马伦）篡夺帝座，地上人民和天上神祇同感愤怒。殿下（司马颖）集结英雄贤能，顺从人民盼望，依仗大义，讨伐叛逆，人民用不着征召，都会加入战斗，卷起袖子，高举手臂，奋勇争先，没有不可以克服的事。”司马颖同意。任命卢志为首席军事参议官（咨议参军），仍兼左秘书长（左长史）。卢志是卢毓的孙儿（卢毓事，参考二三七年）。司马颖再任命兖州（山东省西部）州长王彦、冀州州长（河北省中部南部）李毅、大营指挥官（督护）赵骧、石超等为前锋。消息传出，远近响应。军队到了朝歌（河南省淇县），部众已达二十余万。石超是石苞的孙儿（石苞事，参考二六八年）。 常山王司马乂，在他的封国（常山国·河北省正定县）跟太原国（山西省太原市）郡长（内史）刘暾，各率军队南下，作司马颖成都兵团的后援。 新野公司马歆，接到司马冏的文告后，不知道如何决定，亲信王绥说：“赵王血缘最亲，而且强大；齐王（司马冏）血缘疏远，而又微弱，你应该拥护皇上。”（司马伦是司马歆的亲叔父，司马冏则是司马歆的堂侄。）军事参议官（参军）孙询在大庭广众中公开质问：“司马伦是一个凶恶的叛逆，天下人应当联合起来把他诛杀，谈什么亲疏强弱？”司马歆才决定响应司马冏。 前安西将军府军事参议官（安西参军）夏侯奭，在始平国（陕西省兴平市、辖今咸阳市）集结数千人，响应司马冏，派人邀请河间王司马颙同举义兵。司马颙接受秘书长（长史）李含的建议，命振武将军河间国（河北省献县）人张方，出军攻击，生擒夏侯奭跟他的党羽，腰斩。不久，司马冏文告送到，司马颙逮捕司马冏的使节，用囚车送往中央，派张方率军东下，支援皇帝司马伦。张方抵达华阴（陕西省华阴市），司马颙得到情报：司马冏、司马颖军力强大；于是，立即改变立场，召回张方，转为响应司马冏、司马颖。 司马冏文告传到扬州（州政府设建业），州政府官员都打算响应。州长郗隆是郗虑的玄孙（郗虑，东汉王朝末年，当御史大夫，参考二〇八年八月），因为他的儿子和侄儿郗鉴，都在首都洛阳，恐怕受到屠杀，疑惧交集，不敢决定，召集全体官员共同磋商。主任秘书（主簿）淮南郡（安徽省寿县）人赵诱、前秀才虞潭都说：“赵王篡夺帝位，四海之内，无不痛恨，而今，勤王军四面八方起事，他一定失败。为明公（郗隆）设计，亲自率领精锐部队，直指许昌（司马冏根据地），是上策。派将领率军前往许昌会师，是中策。酌量派出象征性的军队，观看形势，哪一方面获胜，就帮助哪一方面，是下策。”散会后，郗隆跟总务官（别驾）顾彦秘密商量，顾彦说：“赵诱等的下策，恰恰是上策！”总务官（治中）留宝、主任秘书（主簿）张褒、行政管理官（西曹）留承，得到消息，请求晋见郗隆，说：“不知道你现在怎么决定？”郗隆说：“我身受二位皇帝厚恩（二帝，指惠帝司马衷及赵王司马伦），所以不偏不倚，对谁都不帮助，只求保全本州（扬州）。”留承说：“晋王朝政权，是世祖（武帝司马炎）创业。太上皇（司马衷）在位已久，今上皇帝（司马伦）篡夺到手，事理至不公平（帝位应传子孙，而司马伦是司马炎的叔父）。齐王（司马炎）顺应天心人事（司马冏是司马炎的侄儿），成功失败，显而易见。阁下如果不出军响应，推托搪塞，灾变会随时发生，本州怎保得住？”郗隆不回答。虞潭，是虞翻的孙儿（虞翻，参考一九六年）。郗隆把司马冏的文告，搁置六天，还不表明态度，将领们愤怒怨恨。军事参议官（参军）王邃（音sui）镇守石头城（建业城西北），将领们纷往投奔。郗隆派参谋官（从事）在牛渚（安徽省当涂县采石矶）拦截（牛渚更在石头城之西南，地理位置似误），但不能阻止。将领们遂奉王邃为主，攻击郗隆，斩郗隆父子跟顾彦，砍下人头，呈送给司马冏。 安南将军、沔北军区司令（监沔北诸军事）孟观（时驻宛县），夜观天象，发现代表皇帝的紫宫星，毫无变化。认为司马伦一定不会失败，遂决心固守。 皇帝司马伦、副总立法长孙秀，听到三位亲王起兵消息（三王：齐王司马冏、成都王司马颖、河间王司马颙），大为恐惧，遂伪造一份司马冏的奏章，说：“不知道从什么地方来的盗匪，突然向我进攻，我力量有限，不能自保，请求派朝廷禁卫军援救，我只盼回到封国（司马冏封国在山东省淄博市），接受死刑。”司马伦把这份伪造的奏章，正式公布。派上军将军孙辅、折冲将军李严，率军七千人出延寿关（河南省偃师县东南）；征虏将军张泓、左军将军蔡璜、前军将军闾和，率军九千人出崿阪关（河南省登封县东南）；镇军将军司马雅、扬威将军莫原，率军八千人，出成皋关（河南省荥阳县西北汜水镇）；以上三路兵马，南下抵抗司马冏。又派孙秀的儿子孙会，统御将军士猗、许超，率中央禁卫军三万人，北上抵抗司马颖。征召东平王司马楙（司马孚的孙儿，司马颙的堂兄，皇家血统疏远），为首都卫戍司令（卫将军）、全国各军区总司令长官（都督诸军）。又派皇子京兆王司马馥、广平王司马虔，率军八千人，作为后援部队。 司马伦、孙秀，日夜祈祷上天，用种种诅咒、法术，压制敌人，祈求赐下福祉，又命巫法师选择作战的日子，又派人登上嵩山，身穿飞鸟羽毛编成的衣服，宣称：得到神仙姬乔写的书笺，指出司马伦帝位长久，用以迷惑人心（姬乔，又名姬晋，刘向《列仙传》称王子乔；是周王朝二十七任王姬泄心的儿子，时为前六世纪。姬乔好吹笙，口中能发出凤凰叫声，游逛伊水、洛水之间，一位名叫“浮丘公”的有道之士，把姬乔接上嵩山。三十年后，姬乔突然在山顶出现，对游客桓良说：“告诉我的家人，七月七日，在缑氏山头等我。”届时，姬乔乘坐白鹤，从天际飞来，向家人挥手，再行飞走）。 7、闰三月一日，日食。从正月到闰三月，五星（金木水火土）于白昼穿过天际，纵横交错，失去正常秩序（太阳代表皇帝，诸星代表臣属）。 8、征虏将军张泓推进到阳翟（河南省禹州市），跟司马冏的齐兵团接触，击败齐兵，齐兵向后撤退。司马冏返抵颍阴（河南省禹县南二十公里）。夏季，四月，张泓乘胜攻击，司马冏派军迎战。朝廷其他部队在旁袖手不动，而上军将军孙辅、徐建所统的部队，忽然发生夜惊（军中夜惊情形，参考一九二年），二人遂逃回首都洛阳，向皇帝司马伦自首说：“齐王兵力强盛，勇不可为，张泓等已经阵亡。”司马伦惊恐失措，秘而不宣，只命皇子司马虔跟许超，急速回军保卫京师。正好张泓击败司马冏的捷报传到，司马伦遂再派司马虔返防。张泓率各路兵马，渡过颍水，向司马冏发动总攻。司马冏反击张泓的侧翼，负责侧翼的将领孙髦、司马谭等抵挡不住，张泓只好跟着撤退。孙秀诈称：“已经击破齐兵，生擒司马冏。”命文武百官向皇帝司马伦祝贺。 成都王司马颖的兵团抵达黄桥（河南省淇县西南）。朝廷军孙会、士猗、许超迎击，成都兵团大败，死伤一万余人，全军震恐。司马颖准备退保朝歌（河南省淇县），首席军事参议官（咨议参军）卢志、兖州州长王彦劝阻说：“我们军队出师不利，而敌人刚刚获胜，对我们有轻视之意，如果撤退，士气沮丧，恐怕再不能作战。何况，任何战争都有胜有败，失利并不稀奇。不如挑选精锐，乘夜急行进军，兼程南下，出敌人意料之外，这才是军事上的奇计。”司马颖同意。司马伦对黄桥有功将士，颁发赏赐，孙会、士猗、许超，都分别“持节”，于是，谁都不听谁的命令，互相不服，军令紊乱，而且仗恃胜利，瞧不起已被击败的成都兵团，不作戒备。司马颖率军反攻，在湨水会战（湨，音ju。湨水，源出河南省