1. Empress Jia Versus The Prince of Runan, Sima Liang, 291
Power was now in the hands of Sima Liang, the emperor's grand-uncle, and Wei Quan. However, Empress Jia remained unsatisfied with her lot. She thus plotted with Sima Wei, who was in control of a battalion of the imperial guards, and was himself under pressure from Sima Liang to return to his fief of Jing Province. Again issuing an imperial edict accusing Sima Liang of treason, the empress and Sima Wei killed Sima Liang (Sima Wei's grand-uncle) and Wei Quan.
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