When he first took office, one day the minister reported to him that there was a famine in the world, and many people starved to death and had no food to eat. Sima Zhong listened and said, "Why not eat minced meat?" Does that mean you can't eat meat porridge without food? There is not a grain left. Where is the meat porridge? This sentence made the minister laugh and cry.

Another day, when the emperor heard that there were toads in Hualin Garden, he asked around: "Are these toads official or folk?" After a long time, the attendant replied: "The official is the official, and the private field is private."

Because these two allusions were recorded in the history books, Sima Zhong became an idiot, an imbecile, a retarded person and so on. In the eyes of later generations, he also became "the chicken in the emperor".

After reading this article, you may think, what is Jin Huidi's IQ by today's standards? Is he really an idiot emperor? Look at the following facts.

In the early days of the Eight Kings Rebellion, Sima Lun, the king of Zhao, forced Sima Zhong to abdicate and usurp the throne as emperor. Later, the kings led troops to get rid of Sima Lun and help Sima Zhong to return to the throne. Everyone came to apologize. Sima Zhong said: "This can't be blamed." Another war, the ministers scattered, Sima Zhong was surrounded by the enemy, arrows rained down, Ji Shao was killed by the enemy to protect Sima Zhong, and Sima Zhong's clothes were dyed red with blood. After the war, the attendants had to wash clothes for the emperor. Sima Zhong said, "This is the blood of servants. Don't wash it off. " As can be seen from the above, Sima Zhong is not a fool and has a clear mind.

Sima Zhong came up with two famous sayings because he grew up in a closed court for a long time and had little contact with life practice. Honestly, it's no big deal. Just like the "giant baby" youth now, they are old and don't even know the common sense of life.

On the other hand, if Sima Zhong is really a complete idiot, how could his father Sima Yan, the extremely clever Emperor Wu of Jin, pass it on to him? How did he sit in the position of emperor for so many years?

Sima Zhong's words and deeds are rarely recorded in history books, but we can generally guess that the emperor is an honest man, but he will not be a real fool.