The five hu chaos and the demise of the Western Jin Dynasty are an extremely cruel history, so who caused this situation? Many people will say, then ask, Sima Yan and the Chaos of the Eight Kings, they do have an unshirkable responsibility, but what really makes this situation appear is a person named Wang Jun.
Wang Jun (252-314 AD), the character Pengzu, this person's origin is very interesting, both noble and lowly, why do you say so? Wang Jun was born in the Taiyuan Wang clan, which was a first-class clan of door valves, Wang Jun's father was Wang Shen, and Wang Shen was the nephew of Cao Wei's heavy minister Wang Chang. Wang Shen was originally a subordinate of Cao Shuang and was removed from his post after the coup d'état at Gao Pingling. Later, because he informed Sima Zhao about Cao Xian's desire to start an army, Cao Huan was killed. Wang Shen also rose to prominence as a result, and after the establishment of the Western Jin Dynasty, he worshiped the general of the Hun Horse.
Therefore, there is no doubt that Wang Jun's family is noble, so why is it said that he was born lowly? Because Wang Jun was an illegitimate son, Wang Jun's mother, Zhao Shi, was born poor and lowly, and only because she often went in and out of Wang Shen's home did she give birth to Wang Jun. This layer of identity caused Wang Shen to look down on this son, but the fate was so wonderful, Wang Shen had no other sons besides Wang Jun, so in 266 AD, after Wang Shen's death, relatives established Wang Jun as an heir and succeeded Wang Shen to the dukedom of Shen Boling.
In that era of family lineage, Wang Jun's career was naturally smooth. But he was also a restless lord, and when Jia Nanfeng poisoned the crown prince Sima Song, he had ordered Wang Jun, who was then serving as the general of Dongzhong Lang and the town guarding Xuchang, to assist the eunuch Sun Wei she sent to poison and kill Sima Song.
Later, Wang Jun successively served as the general of Ningbei and the assassin of Qingzhou, and finally as the general of Ningshuo and the governor of Youzhou. There were many ethnic groups around Youzhou, so Wang Jun intermarried with several powerful tribes at that time, and Duan Wubeichen, a Humble man, also became his son-in-law. At that time, the rebellion of the Eight Kings within the Western Jin Dynasty intensified, Jia Nanfeng fell, and Sima Lun ascended the throne. Wang Jun also decisively supported Sima Lun. Even when the Three Kings rebelled against Sima Lun, Wang Jun chose to support Sima Lun and confiscated all the crusade letters sent to Youzhou, so that no one in the territory could go to support the Three Kings. This made Sima Ying very dissatisfied, and the two sides formed a vendetta from then on, and after Sima Lun's fall, in order to appease Wang Jun, the Western Jin Dynasty gave him the position of general of Anbei.
In 304, as Sima Ying took power, the contradictions between the two were finally irreconcilable, and Sima Ying appointed his right Sima He as the Assassin of Youzhou, and secretly ordered and executed Wang Jun and annexed his subordinates. But He yan's plan was known to Wang Jun. Wang Jun then secretly raised an army with Sima Yue's brother Ma Teng of dongyi company to kill and execute, and took youzhou by himself. Wang Jun then united with Sima Teng, Duan Wu Beichen, and Wu Huan Tou to woo Sima Ying, and Sima Ying was eventually defeated and The city of Yicheng was captured, in the process, Wang Jun received the support of the Xianbei people, who also began to attack the Central Plains. In order to oppose Wang Jun, Sima Ying asked Liu Yuan to go back and gather the Xiongnu army, and finally made Liu Yuan independent.
In 305, Wang Jun and Sima Yue the Prince of Fanyang promoted Sima Yue as co-lords, during which time they directly sent troops to support Sima Yue and Sima Yue. When Sima Yue launched a major counterattack, Wang Jun sent Hu cavalry to assist Sima Yue, causing the Hu people to wreak havoc in Guanzhong. After Sima Yue took power, Wang Jun transferred the military forces of Dongyi Hebei to the military of Dongyi, the governor of Youzhou, and incorporated the State of Yan into the fiefdom of the Duke of Boling. After Sima Chi, the Emperor of Jinhuai, succeeded to the throne, Wang Jun was promoted to Sikong and added to the rank of Lieutenant of Karasuma.
But at this time, Wang Jun encountered a fierce enemy, that is, Shi Le, and in the face of Shi Le's sharp attack, Wang Jun defeated him many times with the support of xianbei cavalry. After the Yongjia Rebellion, Wang Jun, in order to establish a military order, sent an army to attack Shi Le, but this time Shi Le cleverly subdued Duanbu Xianbei, and the Xianbei people gradually turned away from Wang Jun. However, Wang Jun did not care, and also competed with Liu Kun for Jizhou, and for the sake of territory, he did not hesitate to withdraw the army that was originally attacking Shi Le, and ordered them to fight against Liu Kun.
As Wang Jun's strength grew stronger, Wang Jun took the opportunity to undertake the establishment of a false crown prince, prepared hundreds of officials, signed the town, and received the Shang Shu Order by himself, and then installed his own cronies to take up various positions, and began to have a disobedient heart. However, because Wang Jun indiscriminately killed the scholars, the scholars in his territory were angry. Because Wang Jun was severely punished and the subordinates were corrupt, Wang Jun gradually lost the hearts of the people. At the same time, natural disasters continued, and he lost the support of Duanbu Xianbei, and Wang Jun's power began to weaken.
At this time, Shi Le surrendered to Wang Jun, promising to take Wang Jun as the main force. This made Wang Jun, who was losing strong reinforcements, very happy, so he did not guard against it. In 314 CE), Shi Letun's army was Yi Shui, and Wang Jun's overseer Sun Wei suspected that Shi Le was deceitful and ran to tell Wang Jun, asking for troops to fight against Shi Le. However, Wang Jun did not listen, and let Shi Le come directly, and the group was even more intimidated, and ordered people to prepare to meet Shi Le, and as a result, Shi Le easily entered the city and plundered.
In the end, Wang Jun became a prisoner of Shi Le, and in order to humiliate him, Shi Le sat with Wang Jun's wife and counted Wang Jun's crimes of disloyalty to the Jin Dynasty and disregard for the people. Finally, he ordered five hundred horsemen to escort Wang Jun to Xiangguo, and then killed him, and then killed all his elite soldiers.