At this point, there has been clear evidence in history: when Sima Yi died, Sima Shi and Si Mazhao brothers almost faced the challenge of the whole Cao Wei Dynasty. But after Si Mazhao destroyed Shu, these opposition forces almost disappeared, and Si Mazhao took over the imperial court.
If you don't restrict Emperor Wu of Song, let him explore Southern Yan in the north. With the military talent of Emperor Wu of Song and the strength of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it should not be a problem to destroy Southern Yan. As a result, the power of emperor wu of song is bound to multiply. When the time comes, what will the nobles of the Eastern Jin Dynasty take to restrict Emperor Wu of Song?
It is precisely because of fear of the expansion of Emperor Wu of Song's power that the decision of Emperor Wu of Song's Northern Expedition has been blocked. This obstruction is not openly opposed, but behind the scenes. In this context, there is always an unlucky atmosphere of "cursed" when the Northern Expedition begins. Once the war goes wrong, the Eastern Jin Dynasty is likely to take the opportunity to make trouble. So Emperor Wu of Song has been waiting for someone to speak in support of his Northern Expedition.
At this time, an unexpected person stood up and publicly supported Emperor Wu of Song's Northern Expedition. This person is Meng Chang. Meng Chang voice, Xie Gu important people also stand up to support the northern expedition of emperor wu of song.
In March, Emperor Wu of Song refused to attack Southern Yan, but he thought it was impossible to discuss. Instead, his left servant shot Meng Chang, rode Sima Xie Yu, and joined Zangxi, thinking that he could do it, and advised him to do it. -"Zi Tongzhi Jian" 37 Jin
When I was writing an article about Emperor Wu of Song becoming a consul, I wrote such a detail: After the death of the consul Wang Mi, the original plan of the gentry was that Emperor Wu of Song would become the secretariat of Yangzhou, and the internal affairs of the court would be handled by Meng Chang. The advantage of this is that Emperor Wu of Song is well-known and early adopters. Visible in the initial planning of the giants cremation, Meng Chang is used to restrict emperor wu of song, and giants cremation believe that Meng Chang has this ability.
Liu Yi and others didn't want Emperor Wu of Song to enter Fuzheng, so they suggested that Xie Hun, the domestic leader, should be the secretariat of Yangzhou, or let Yu Yu, the apprentice, lead Yangzhou and hand it over to Meng Changjun to handle internal affairs. -Zi Jin Jianji 36
However, with the development of the situation, aristocratic men may think that Meng Changjun's position and influence alone are not enough to restrict Emperor Wu of Song. So the gentry decisively gave up Meng Chang and turned to support Liu Yi, who was also a senior official of the Northern Government. In this context, Liu obtained the qualification to open the government.
Is there anything wrong with this practice? It's hard to say. Because Meng Changjun alone, it is difficult to balance the emperor wu of song. But if we look at the problem from Meng Chang's point of view, naturally we can only draw a conclusion: the rich gentry betrayed their faith and became abandoned children.
Meng Changjun is also a member of the gentry, but the gentry is not a closely United whole, but a combination of many individuals without affiliation. In other words, they lack effective means to restrict each other.
If aristocratic men can completely control Meng Chang's fate, then Meng Chang can only accept his fate. However, because Meng Chang's strength is not fully controlled, Meng Chang will naturally look for opportunities for his own interests. In this context, Meng Chang decided to support Emperor Wu of Song in order to get promoted.
To say the least, even if Emperor Wu of Song didn't get the support of Meng Changjun, the giants couldn't obstruct Emperor Wu of Song's Northern Expedition. Because emperor wu of song never openly above the giants cremation, but always respect the vested interests of giants cremation. In this context, Emperor Wu of Song naturally had the opportunity to woo and divide the giants and the cremation, because the contradiction between them was not irreconcilable.
For example, Xie Yu publicly expressed his support for Emperor Wu of Song's Northern Expedition on the grounds of selflessness in recovering the Central Plains. But in fact, this shows that Xie, who represents the thought, is optimistic about Emperor Wu of Song, or is optimistic about Emperor Wu of Song, hoping to bundle some interests with Emperor Wu of Song.
You can look at Liu Laozhi in the past, and no rich gentry is willing to bind their interests with him. From this perspective, Emperor Wu of Song gained a broader stage than Liu Laozhi, and also had more room for dilemma.
Just look at the practices of Meng Chang and Xie Yu. In fact, they all violate the hidden rules of the wealthy gentry, that is, they can never wholeheartedly support the cold people.
However, it is not surprising that the rich gentry who lack binding force and organizational power will naturally be divided under the background of the times when the cold people gradually step onto the political stage.
It should be said that the gentry of this era lacked a leader Tao and Xie An. If it can be merged to a certain extent, Emperor Wu of Song's Northern Expedition is expected to be as anticlimactic as Huan Wen's Northern Expedition.
If you look at the problem from the perspective of Emperor Wu of Song, you will find that Emperor Wu of Song must be careful when doing things.
As the consul of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, if Emperor Wu of Song wanted to tame the nobles, he had to always carefully avoid their tacit understanding and cooperation and collectively point the finger at himself. If this really happens, Emperor Wu of Song must take refuge, otherwise, I don't know how I died.
This caution is actually what we call "leadership skills". This is an extremely complex ability, and its most striking feature is that it always enables leaders to win the support of most people at critical moments.