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Emperor Wu of Jin's eldest son and heir, Sima Zhong (later Emperor Hui of Jin) was developmentally disabled. While Wu's concerns about his son's capabilities were assuaged somewhat by his son apparently being able to impress him (actually his daughter-in-law Ja Nanfeng having someone else write answers to the emperor's inquiries), he still felt Zhong needed help to rule. So when the Emperor's health began to decline, he appointed two men - Yang Jun and and Sima Liang - to act as co-regents for his son after he died. But Yang Jun schemed against his would-be colleague and arranged things so he would be made sole regent. Yang Jun's intrigues would start a chain of events that culminated in the Fall of the Western Jin.

What if Sima Zhong wasn't handicapped? Would things have gone better for the Jin dynasty?
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