After the fall of the Western Jin Dynasty, why did Soochow Wu not regain its kingdom, but instead assisted Sima Rui in establishing the Eastern Jin Dynasty?

Soochow was a country established by Sun Quan during the Three Kingdoms period. Its existence was from 229 AD to 280 AD. The Kingdom of Wu, the Kingdom of Wei and the Kingdom of Shu divided the world into three parts, and eventually perished at the hands of the Sima clan of the Jin Dynasty. Those who know the Romance of the Three Kingdoms are familiar with these, so after the fall of the Western Jin Dynasty, why did Soochow Wu not regain its kingdom?

First of all, we have to understand that Soochow is not a person, but a country or an interest group. When Soochow was destroyed by the Western Jin Dynasty, the interest group of Soochow was completely destroyed by the Western Jin Dynasty. Eradicated or completely collapsed, if it is really compared to a person, then when the Western Jin Dynasty destroyed Soochow, Soochow was already dead.

In fact, the reason why Soochow could not recover was already mentioned in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Before the Battle of Chibi in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao's 800,000-strong army went south, Jingzhou surrendered, and the troops pressed against the Yangtze River. At this time, Sun Quan was hesitant about war or peace. At this time, Lu Su came The general meaning of persuading Sun Quan is that everyone can surrender, but only Sun Quan cannot surrender. Others have official duties to surrender. Only Sun Quan will die without a burial place if he surrenders.

In fact, the same principle applies to the restoration of Soochow. As mentioned before, with the destruction of Soochow by the Western Jin Dynasty, the interest group belonging to Soochow has been completely broken up or reorganized, forming a new interest group.

So after the fall of the Western Jin Dynasty, who will recover Soochow? In fact, those who really want to regain Soochow are probably the royal family of Soochow, that is, the Sun family. However, after the destruction of the country, the killing and control of the royal family has always been the strictest. The Sun family definitely does not have much power in Soochow. .

As for the original vested interests of Soochow, they have either been destroyed and suppressed with the fall of Soochow, or they have surrendered to the side of the new Western Jin Dynasty and become part of the interest groups of the Western Jin Dynasty. .

The Western Jin Dynasty was destroyed at this time, so why should Soochow be restored? For the truly powerful faction in the south, the most they can do to regain Soochow is to gain a position of power from the Dragon Lord. However, internal conflicts and contradictions are inevitable, and there is a risk of failure, so they must reshuffle. Moreover, under the circumstances at that time, China was in chaos in the north, and civil strife was coming in the south. I am afraid that the country would be gone before Soochow was liberated.

At this time, the Jin Dynasty was assisted in establishing the Eastern Jin Dynasty. For the powerful people in the south, they could also control the power without any risk, so it goes without saying how to choose, just like Lu Su advised Sun Quan. It’s the same. Anyway, working for someone is not a job. Being a powerful minister is not a powerful minister. What’s the benefit of working so hard to recover Soochow? Helping the Sun family make wedding clothes. If you can really do it, why not become the emperor yourself and take over the Jin Dynasty? Instead.

It is not difficult to understand how to choose.