bookcurios Chapter 56: From the 5-stone powder of the Wei and Jin Dynasties to the opium of the Ming and Qing D
Chapter 56: From the 5-stone powder of the Wei and Jin Dynasties to the opium of the Ming and Qing D
Of course, Li Ranran watched 13 videos during this period. In order to respond to the voices of all walks of life, the system 999 changed the sky curtain into a light curtain and delayed the end of the video by one day, so that past videos can be replayed freely.
It was another ordinary day, and Li Ranran stayed up late at night watching videos as usual.
I opened the video and saw that my favorite uploader finally updated! Two episodes! It was 36 minutes long! So happy!
[From the Five Stones Powder of the Wei and Jin Dynasties to the Opium and Sima Disaster of the Ming and Qing Dynasties? ]
【Hello everyone, this is Xining. We all know about drugs, and going back further, we all know about opium, after all, there were two Opium Wars. In fact, the earliest drug in my country was Wushisan, also known as Hanshisan. During the turbulent Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, which lasted for more than 300 years, Wushisan was popular.
We will explain Wu Shi San from three topics: political changes, ideological rebellion, and its harmfulness.
Political changes
The popularity of Wushisan can be attributed to the Western Jin Dynasty. We all hate Jin now. We rarely see Jin in many inventory videos. I don’t know how everyone knows about Jin. I only knew about Sima Yan when I was watching "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
Why was the founding of the Western Jin Dynasty despised by everyone? Because it destroyed a lot of order, but it left it alone, which led to a situation that was difficult to manage and chaotic at the time.
How did the Western Jin Dynasty come about? Through Sima Yi's deception, he secretly raised 3,000 dead servants and took advantage of Cao Shuang and others accompanying Emperor Cao Fang to worship their ancestors to launch the Gaopingling Incident.
Then he swore in front of Luoshui that he could keep his title as long as Cao Shuang surrendered his military power. Cao Shuang believed him and his entire clan was exterminated. Without mentioning Cao Shuang, Sima Yi's behavior of treating his oath as a fart is really shameful.
The establishment of the Western Jin Dynasty was achieved through Sima Zhao's cruelty and various unjust means. Although we all call Cao Cao "Cao the Thief" or "Cao the Boss", no one does not admire him, after all, he conquered the country.
Some people believe that Cao Pi replaced the Han Dynasty, rather than usurping it, because he followed legal procedures, and Emperor Xian of Han was later named Duke of Shanyang and lived to be 54. At least there was a fig leaf, but the Sima family ripped it off and put it in the open, which was even more blatant.
What did Sima Zhao do? The most famous saying is "Everyone knows what Sima Zhao is thinking." Emperor Cao Mao was stabbed to death in the street. Sima Zhao threw himself to the ground after knowing the truth, and then consulted with his ministers. Chen Tai said that he should kill Jia Chong to stop the gossips.
Sima Zhao refused. Who was Jia Chong? A trusted and beloved minister! If he was killed, wouldn't it chill the people working under him? So he had no choice but to push Cheng Ji, who had stabbed Cao Mao. The "loyalty" in the Confucian "loyalty, filial piety, courtesy and righteousness" was gone.
The Sima family rubbed all the integrity of their ministers, Confucian morality, and the beliefs of the people of the time underground.
"How can Jin's reign last long?"
Does it sound like the Sima family is unforgivable? But we modern people don't think there is anything wrong with killing the emperor and usurping the throne. For us, what is there to sympathize with and like about these feudal emperors? We hate the Sima family and the Jin Dynasty and even expelled it from the Great Unification. What else could it be? It's because the Jin Dynasty of the Sima family was too disgusting.
How many wise rulers were there in the entire Jin Dynasty? They were short-lived. Do we like the Five Barbarians' Rebellion in the Central Plains? Or do we like the mingling of men and women? Or do we like the Han Dynasty's migration to the south? We sympathize more with the lower classes of that era, because the struggles for power among the upper classes led to the Eight Kings' Rebellion, the Five Barbarians' Rebellion, and the migration of the Han Dynasty to the south...
Let's talk about the most innocent example - Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin. He relied on launching the Xuanwu Gate Incident, killing his brothers and forcing his father to the throne. But he governed the country well, with the Zhenguan Reign and the three-hundred-year Tang Dynasty. How innocent was he? To the extent that later generations forgot that Li Yuan was the founding emperor, and argued how Li Yuan relied on his children to build the Tang Dynasty.
Who is the most outstanding monarch in the Sima era? Only Sima Yan, the founding monarch, but his Taikang reign lasted only ten years. In the later period of Sima Yan's reign, he conferred titles on many Sima kings, and lived a life of luxury and debauchery.
＜You are Xining, why don't you talk about the Xining Reform? ［狗头］ ＞
＜Wow, you are so good. ＞
＜Up, your angle is good ＞
＜In the last scene of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Sima Yan accepted the abdication of Cao Huan, the Lord of Wei, with his hair down… seems to be a hint?＞
＜Sima Yan: Driving my lamb cart＞
＜ Emperor Xuan of the Jin Dynasty Sima Yi: So the entire life span has been added to me…＞
＜Cao Shuang is a fool. He didn't just want to be a powerful official. He put the empress dowager under house arrest and usurped the emperor's ceremonial guard. And Sima Yi might have to thank him. The Cao clan or those loyal to Cao Wei were squeezed out [dog head] ＞
＜I have memorized this question! I hope the holy dynasty governs the world with filial piety, hahahaha, there is nothing more to say, and then I look through the magic book of Jin, which is full of demons and monsters＞
＜Why do you compare Li Shimin and Sima Yan? Isn't this really a dimensionality reduction attack [laughing and crying]＞
＜I don't agree with your point of view. Li Shimin did not violate any of the rules of loyalty, filial piety and etiquette! He was loyal to the Tang Dynasty because Li Yuan abdicated. There was nothing wrong with that in terms of etiquette. The Sima family dared not say they were loyal. If they were loyal, Cao Mao would have to climb out of his coffin. That would be wrong in terms of etiquette.＞
＜Cheng Ji: Damn, I’m just the one taking the blame [angry]＞
＜The flood during the Taikang Reign was huge, it can be said that it was only a superficial prosperity＞
＜ The Sima family is the biggest sinner in China, no rebuttal accepted＞
＜Cao Cao conquered all his territory by himself, while Jin took advantage of Cao Wei. With Cao Wei's base, there was no need to worry about not being able to destroy Shu Han and Dong Wu later.＞
＜I feel that the up is a bit biased. These kinds of discussions were very popular in Cao Wei, and the implementation of the Nine-Rank System was also Cao Pi's way of winning over scholars. Even if the Sima family hadn't usurped the Wei, Cao Wei would still have ended up like the Sima family.＞
＜Cao Pi is just not capable enough. He didn’t learn any of Cao Cao’s strengths. He originally promoted people based on their talents, but later compromised with the aristocratic families in order to gain power.＞
＜emm, but the Sima family was destroyed because of political chaos. Sima Yan established a foolish emperor Sima Zhong, and then the Western Jin Dynasty was plagued by endless internal strife. The powerful families were considered accomplices, but at that time their influence was not as great as that of the kings. ＞
＜If you want to talk about the aristocratic families and powerful people, you can also talk about Liu Xiu. If Liu Xiu had not tolerated them, Liu Xiu would have ruled the world together with the aristocratic families and powerful people.＞
＜ Hey, aren’t we discussing Wushisan? UP Why did you go off topic and talk about the Sima family’s succession? ? ? ＞
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As soon as the light screen appeared, the video also appeared. Everyone looked at the ball of light in front of them with curiosity, touched it carefully, and then passed through it. It was really novel!
After the Northern and Southern Dynasties, everyone knew that Wu Shi San was not a good thing. Rather than listening to Tianmu's stories about old times, they still wanted to hear about opium in the Ming and Qing dynasties.
People before the Northern and Southern Dynasties were no strangers to Wu Shi San, especially the aristocratic families, everyone had the habit of taking it, and they didn't think it was poisonous, right?
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Western Jin Dynasty, Taishi 2nd year
Because of Wang Hun's recommendation and Tianmu's repeated mentions, Sima Yan summoned Liu Yuan, talked with him, appreciated him very much, and forgave him for his future anti-Jin behavior. This moved Liu Yuan very much, and he swore in front of Sima Yan: "I am willing to be loyal to Jin forever."
After the sky curtain closed, Sima Yan was still somewhat happy, finally he didn't have to worry anymore, so he invited all the ministers and princes to a banquet, including Anle Gong Liu Chan and his son, and Liu Yuan was also called to sit with them.
Everyone was dissatisfied with Sima Yan's desire to reuse Liu Yuan. How could a foreign race be of one mind with us, let alone a future rebel!
At this moment, a light curtain appeared and then played the history of the founding of the Western Jin Dynasty, which Sima Yan least wanted to mention.
Title: [From the Five-Stone Powder of Wei and Jin Dynasties to Opium of Ming and Qing Dynasties 1 Sima Disaster? ] When this appeared, everyone looked at the seat in fear and found that Sima Yan was calm and composed, as if he was not talking about the Sima family.
"Is Wushisan a drug?"
“It’s actually poisonous!”
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The ministers sitting below the table were whispering to each other, some couldn't believe it, some were panicked, and even Sima Yan, who had maintained a good expression, was a little surprised.
It's a pity that Guangmu didn't seriously describe the harm of Wushisan, and kept talking about how the founding of the Western Jin Dynasty was wrong...
Everyone served as an official in the Western Jin Dynasty. You tell me that their family is not suitable? We know whether they are suitable or not. Their family is quite suitable...
It mainly satisfies the interests of each family.
Sima Yan was puzzled. What kind of sheep cart is this? I don't like driving a car! Is this light curtain really sent by the heavens to urge me? Whenever I want to enjoy myself, it appears to stab me!
And! How could my son Sima Zhong be a fool! He is just a little unintelligent...
Sima Yan came to his senses and realized that no, the second generation had to be reliable and capable.
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Eastern Han Dynasty, 25th year of Jian'an
Xudu
Lying on his sickbed, Cao Cao looked at his designated successor, Cao Pi.
Guangmu was not happy with Cao Pi. Cao Cao said, "There are no commoners in the upper class, and no nobles in the lower class. This is not desirable. In the future, the officialdom will be controlled by the nobles, and the imperial power will become a puppet."
Cao Pi nodded quickly.
"Now that the threat from the Sima family is gone, we still cannot let our guard down. Without this Sima, there is still the next Sima. Liu Bei of Yizhou is also eyeing us covetously. Sun Quan is a man who changes his mind with the wind and cannot be trusted. If Shu is strong, he will form an alliance with you, but if the situation is not right, he will eventually betray the alliance."
"Remember Tianmu's words."
"As for Cao Shuang, don't use him. But his father Cao Zidan is now guarding Yongliang and needs to be comforted. Zidan is a good boy and he is not ignorant of propriety."
"My son knows."
Yongzhou
It was okay to say that Cao Shuang was a little stupid before, but now he was directly said to have rebellious intentions, which scared Cao Zhen.
"Cao Shuang is such an idiot!"
"General? The young master..." The attendant was worried whether Cao Shuang would be in danger.
Cao Zhen waved his hand to interrupt and said, "Stop talking. I believe the King of Wei will take care of it." This means that he is not going to care about Cao Shuang's life or death anymore.