Wen Qin
In 255, generals Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin started a rebellion against the Sima clan in Shouchun, but were quickly crushed by Sima Shi's forces. Guanqiu Jian was killed and his clan was slaughtered. Wen Qin and his sons, Wen Yang and Wen Hu (文虎), fled to the rival state of Eastern Wu. Sima Shi died of illness shortly after the rebellion was suppressed. In the aftermath of Sima Shi's death, a 14-year-old Cao Mao made another effort to seize back state power. He issued an imperial edict for Sima Shi's successor, Sima Zhao, to remain at Xuchang using the excuse that the situation at Shouchun was still not completely peaceful. He also recalled Sima Zhao's assistant, Fu Gu, to return to the capital with the troops. However, on the advice of Fu Gu and Zhong Hui, Sima Zhao ignored the edict and returned to Luoyang and continued to remain in control of the government.