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Chapter 537 The Fall of the Western Jin Dynasty

Everyone was speechless. Wasn't this just the Jin Dynasty's version of the Southern Song Dynasty? The north had been occupied by the barbarians, so of course they had to flee south to escape the war?

To put it nicely, it was a migration of the elite south; to put it bluntly, they fled because they couldn't make a living there. If we don't count the Sima family, would the Central Plains and the north have become like that?

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Lin Ke, on the other side, continued unhurriedly.

"However, compared to Sima Rui in the south, the Western Jin still had remnants of power, constantly launching attacks against the Xiongnu. This was Liu Kun of Jinyang, but in his struggle against Han Zhao, well, how should I put it, the Xiongnu couldn't defeat him!"

"The reason is simple: he retaliated against the Xianbei. It seems the Xianbei are also loyal subjects of Jin. However, later generations will say that Liu Kun was a military strategist, writer, musician, and so on."

"As the saying goes, 'Success and failure both depend on Xiao He.' He loved music and had a musician named Xu Run, who could play music all night long. Historical records state: 'Kun greatly admired him.'"

"They even arranged an official position for him. We all came here together, but now you're engaging in corruption and using back channels. This isn't a good thing, so Linghu Sheng stepped forward to advise him!"

"But he still underestimated the power of a singer. Liu Kun chose to send Linghu Sheng, the military commander, to the heavens, but sometimes layoffs can cause big problems!"

"Linghu Sheng's son harbored resentment towards him, and then defected to the Xiongnu Han, revealing all the truth about Jinyang. As a result, Liu Kun fled with several people."

Linghu Ni: You blind old man! Just you wait!

"As mentioned earlier, the aristocratic families of the Western Jin Dynasty did not think that it was wrong to win over the Hu people. When Liu Kun could not defeat them, he summoned the Xianbei people to fight. In the end, the Xiongnu people cursed him for not having martial virtue and then fled in defeat."

"As for Sima Chi, under Liu Cong's tutelage, he became a servant, serving tea and water, and was even verbally abused by Liu Cong, who said close to his face, 'Why do you Western Jin people love to kill your own flesh and blood?!'"

"The emperor of a dynasty has fallen to this state. The old ministers, with tears in their eyes, brought disaster upon themselves. Meanwhile, the prince Sima Ye, who had been living in exile, ascended the throne in Chang'an to continue the Western Jin dynasty. He became Emperor Min of Jin."

Zhang Fei: Damn it, the Sima family isn't finished yet?!

"The Han Zhao regime also launched repeated attacks on this remnant of the Western Jin forces in Chang'an, but with little success."

"In addition, Shi Le, a figure within the Xiongnu, was showing signs of growing power. He even dealt with the difficult Wang Jun. Liu Cong, who was well-versed in the power struggles among the Han people, was very dissatisfied."

"However, compared to Shi Le, Liu Cong chose to deal with Sima Ye first. In response, Sima Rui in the south said that he was just waiting for the Western Jin Dynasty to be vacant so that he, the emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, would be ready to take the throne!"

"Thus, in 316 AD, the Western Jin Dynasty came to an end, and Liu Yao captured Chang'an."

"Although Sima Ye used the traditional skills of the Western Jin Dynasty to issue a proclamation and call on troops from all over the country to serve the emperor, now that the title of emperor was practically meaningless, who would pay attention to him? So there were very few people who responded."

"For example, in Liangzhou in the northwest, people were indeed sent, but the journey was too long. Even if they arrived, Sima Ye's body would be cold. In short, when one region is in trouble, many others do not move."

"Therefore, a famine broke out in Chang'an. Sima Ye, feeling hopeless about the restoration of the city, in order to avoid the needless sacrifice of the people and soldiers, made arrangements for his affairs and requested to surrender."

"If he had not been born in a chaotic era, Sima Ye probably would not have been a cruel person. At least he would have been much better than the previous eight princes. Thus, the Western Jin Dynasty came to an end."

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