With the great strides of the urbanization process, the demolition of the second generation emerges in an endless stream, brothers and sisters in order to share more money, do not hesitate to turn against each other, and in the ancient imperial home, brothers in order to compete for the throne of the emperor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, even at the cost of swords, brotherhood is worthless in the face of the temptation of absolute power. There were the seven-step fatal poem of Cao Pi's brother Cao Zhi, followed by the life-and-death struggle of Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin's brothers, and the capture of the nine sons in the last years of the Kangxi Dynasty, and Sima Yan, the founding prince of the Western Jin Dynasty, also killed his only brother Sima You for his own Jiangshan Yonggu.
Sima Yan was sima yi's grandson, Sima Shi's nephew, and sima Zhao's son. Sima Zhao's wife was Wang Yuanji, the daughter of Situ Wang Lang, and the couple had a very good relationship and gave birth to five sons and a daughter, but only two of the five brothers survived, namely the eldest son Sima Yan and the second son Sima You. Sima Shi never had children, and Sima Yi took sima Zhao's second son Sima You over to Sima Shi as his heir. When Sima Zhaoli was the heir, what he wanted most was not his eldest son Sima Yan, but Sima You, who was followed by Sima You. According to historical records, Sima You was a gentle and elegant person, erudite and talented, and his talent was far above Sima Yan. Moreover, Sima Zhao's power was derived from his brother Sima Shi, and it was reasonable to say that Sima Shi's son should inherit it. Sima You was also sima shi's second son, and sima you's ascension to the throne was more in line with common sense.
After some ideological struggle, Sima Zhao finally did not overcome the shackles of the rule of establishing the eldest son, and finally established his eldest son Sima Yan as his heir, that is, the founding emperor of the Western Jin Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Jin. Sima Zhaosheng was afraid that Sima Yan would not be good for his second son Sima You, and he called Sima Yan to his side, and with tears in his eyes told Sima Yan the story of Liu Chang, the king of Huainan, and Cao Zhi, the king of Chen Si, hoping that Sima Yan would open up to his brother. Before Sima Zhao died, he also handed Sima You's hand to Sima Yan, hoping that his brothers would love each other. After Sima Zhao's death, Sima Yan replaced Wei Lijin and became the Supreme Lord of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and began to treat Sima You well, making him the King of Qi and commanding the national army and horses.
But soon Sima Yan's face changed. In the face of his own ability to overshadow his own brother, he is truly envious and jealous. Before Sima Yan's mother died, she also told Sima Yan to be kind to her younger brother. But the good times did not last long, sima Yan finally decided to do something to his brother, because he wanted to set up a son with a problematic IQ, Sima Zheng, as the emperor, and he was sick all day, and the healthy and wise Sima You was the biggest scourge. The Qunchen actually asked Sima You to assist the government, a move that directly stimulated Sima Yan's murderous heart. Sima Yan ordered Sima You to hurry back to his fiefdom, that is, to drive him out of the capital. After Sima You heard the news, his anger did not disperse for a long time, resulting in an illness, and he begged Sima Yan to let him guard the mausoleum, but Sima Yan still did not agree. Sima You eventually vomited blood and died on his way back to the kingdom.