vrcanaries Chapter 494 Sima Zhao, whose infamy will last for eternity
Chapter 494 Sima Zhao, whose infamy will last for eternity
"It's not that ministers haven't assassinated emperors in the past, but generally, it was done secretly, with a pretext."
Even someone as domineering as Dong Zhuo never directly fed the emperor lunch in front of the common people.
"The ministers may know this in their hearts, but who would openly and honestly assassinate the emperor in front of the people? Wouldn't that tell the world that the emperor is nothing special, so what's there to be afraid of?!"
"So, everyone in the world knows that your Sima family came here to usurp the Great Wei, and you even killed the emperor right in front of them. You really don't treat them like outsiders!"
"Therefore, when the Sima family one day usurped the throne of Wei, it was not surprising to the people of the world, but it can be considered an illegitimate succession. On a side note, later on, when an emperor of the Sima family asked about the path his ancestors took to establish the dynasty, he cried and said, 'How can the dynasty last long?'"
Sima Shi: That's our home, the road we came from...
Cao Mao: (｀へ′) Bah!
"Sima Zhao also understood what it meant for Cao Mao to be killed in the street. Although his Sima family did covet the Cao Wei group, how could they allow so many people to witness their shame!"
"So, someone was found to take full responsibility for this, and that was Cheng Ji, the one who spurred Cao Mao into this mess. The entire family of that great traitor was wiped out!!"
"However, Sima Zhao was even more shameless, forcing Empress Dowager Guo to issue an edict saying that he was violent and rebellious, and that even his imperial title was stripped and he was buried with the rites of a king."
"The people at that time gathered at the burial site of Cao Mao, some covering their faces and weeping, for this was the emperor of the Great Wei!"
People in Wanchaozhong: This is blatant theft of the country!
Yuan Shao of the Eastern Han Dynasty: The Sima family is ruthless! They killed the emperor in the street and then went on to accuse him of being tyrannical! Your face is as thick as a city wall!
Cao Cao (swearing profusely): ...The Sima family! I'll remember this! ...? %...
Zhang Fei: Holy crap! Even the villain Dong Zhuo wasn't dealt with directly, but the Sima family is something else! They've gone to heaven!
First Emperor: He used his life to exchange for the Sima family's eternal infamy... No wonder the Jin Dynasty had such a bad reputation!
Liu Zhuzhu of the Han Dynasty: The Sima family is constantly pushing the boundaries of morality, no wonder they don't have as many positive reviews as Zhuge Liang!
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Meanwhile, the Qin and Han dynasties, as well as the Three Kingdoms period, were in an uproar. No matter how hard they racked their brains, they never imagined that the emperor would die in such a way.
This is tantamount to breaking the imperial power and shattering the common people's impression of it.
Emperor Xian of Han was forced to abdicate in the past, and now Cao Mao is dead. How similar are their circumstances? How could the Sima family know that Cao Mao today might not be their descendant tomorrow?
At this moment, Cao Cao was so angry he wanted to beat Sima Zhao to a pulp. Sima Yi! Just you wait! As the saying goes, "If a son is not taught, it is the father's fault!"
Damn it! He was so angry that his head was throbbing, and he wondered if Hua Tuo could cure his headache!
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In the live broadcast room at this time.
Lin Ke's thoughts raced. Sima Zhao's actions had shattered the world's impression of the emperor.
In other words, it doesn't matter whether it's legal or not; whoever has the strongest army can do it, and even emperors can take turns!
The War of the Eight Princes in the Jin Dynasty set a bad precedent, and throughout history, countless people, fathers and sons, brothers, have fought each other endlessly.
At that time, it would be easier for the country to descend into chaos and for the people to suffer.
Thinking of this, Lin Ke sighed silently, then continued, "Everyone knows Cao Mao's fate. It's no secret; it's a fact."
"In the past, emperors established their dynasties based on standards such as loyalty, trustworthiness, and virtue. Did the Sima family possess these qualities?"
"Be loyal, yet you kill the emperor in the street; believe, yet your oath by the Luo River is worthless. So in the end, all that's left in the Jin Dynasty is filial piety. With such a way of gaining the throne, how long can the dynasty last?!"
Li Mi (scratching his head): I've thought about it for a long time, and I've flipped through books for ages...
"From then on, whoever had the strongest army and the most powerful horses took the position, setting a bad example for later dynasties. This not only stirred up turmoil but also brought near-extinction to the Central Plains people!"