釋氏稽古略 1.565

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髦。東海王霖之子。文帝孫也。甲戌年九月。司馬師迎帝立之。正元二年正月。司馬師卒于許昌。二月詔其弟昭為大將軍錄尚書事。甘露元年四月。賜大將軍昭兗冕之服。赤舃副焉。三年五月詔以司馬昭為相國封晉公。加九錫。昭讓乃止。甘露四年春正月。黃龍二見寧陵井中。帝曰。龍者君德也。上不在天。下不在田。而屈於井中。非嘉祥也。作潛龍詩以自諷。司馬昭見而惡之。在位七年　正元（二）甘露（五五月帝殂）。

Mao was the son of Lin, Prince of Donghai, and a grandson of Emperor Wen. In the ninth month of the jiaxu year, Sima Shi welcomed and enthroned the Emperor. In the first month of the second year of the Zhengyuan era, Sima Shi died in Xuchang. In the second month, an imperial decree appointed his younger brother Zhao as Senior General in charge of the Department of State Affairs (Shangshu).

In the fourth month of the first year of the Ganlu era, Senior General Zhao was bestowed the imperial ceremonial robes of the yanyuan and accompanied by red shoes.

In the fifth month of the third year, an imperial decree appointed Sima Zhao as Chancellor of State, enfeoffed him as Duke of Jin, and granted him the Nine Bestowals; Zhao declined, and the bestowals ceased.

In the spring, the first month of the fourth year of the Ganlu era, two yellow dragons appeared in a well in Ningling. The Emperor said: 'The dragon represents the ruler's virtue. It is neither above in the heavens nor below in the fields, but coiled inside a well; this is not an auspicious omen.' He composed a poem entitled 'Hidden Dragon' to satirize his own situation. Sima Zhao saw it and despised him for it.

He reigned for seven years. Reign eras: Zhengyuan (two years), Ganlu (five years; the Emperor died in the fifth month).