Second Rebellion in Shouchun The Second Rebellion in Shouchun , also known as Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin ' s Rebellion or the Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin Rebellion , was a punitive uprising against the Sima clan of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms era . This was the second of the Three Rebellions in Shouchun in the 250s . Background . Following the Incident at Gaoping Tombs , the Sima clan obtained complete control of the authority of Wei . Sima Shi deposed the Wei emperor Cao Fang in 254 and replaced him with Cao Mao , inciting Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin to rebel . Planning . When Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin rebelled , they decided to secretly obtain masses of troops without giving away that their intentions were to revolt . They sent a messenger to Zhuge Dan to recruit and levy heavy quantities from Yu Province . ( They did not reveal that they were going to rebel . ) Finding that this was an unreasonable request , Zhuge Dan knew that they were plotting a revolt and had the messenger executed . Rebellion . News of the uprising quickly reached Eastern Wu , which has long desired Shouchun . The Wu emperor Sun Liang sent troops to aid Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin to weaken the Wei forces . Sun Jun led the support forces with Liu Zan and Lu Ju . Sima Shi , Hu Zun , Deng Ai , and Zhuge Dan merged forces and marched upon the rebels . Wang Ji , the Inspector of Jing Province , was told to capture Nandun before Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin could do so . The Wei army then halted and mobilised , successfully instilling fear in movements in the rebel army , which would ultimately end their uprising . The Huai River northern region was where the rebels ' families were , which brought down the rebels ' morale . Troops abandoned Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin . When Sima Shi saw this , Deng Ai was ordered to take his forces into Yuejia garrison , with a mere number of troops . Wen Qin rushed for the attack and was intercepted by the main force . Wen Qin ordered a retreat but was ultimately routed by Sima Ban . This caused a massive amount of Shouchun ' s population to flee to Wu in fear that they would be massacred . The rest of the rebels disbanded , and Guanqiu Jian was murdered in Shen County by Zhang Shu . Wen Qin immediately fled to Wu . By the time Wen Qin had reached Xiang County , Shouchun , and the rest of Huai River was captured by Zhuge Dan . The Wu forces by this time had not yet arrived , so they quickly ordered retreat from Dongxing . Zhuge Dan sent troops to attack the Wu forces , killing Liu Zan and many of their troops . Aftermath . Wen Qin and his family successfully retreated to Wu , but Wen Qin was killed by Zhuge Dan when the latter rebelled a few years later . Sima Shi was young and had no heirs , so the regency was given to his younger brother Sima Zhao . Sima Zhao quelled a third rebellion in Shouchun led by Zhuge Dan a few years later , and later launched the conquest of Shu a few years later . Then Sima Zhao died and the regency was given to his son Sima Yan . Sima Yan then quickly had Cao Huan abdicate the Wei throne to him , establishing the Jin Dynasty . In 280 , Wu fell to Jin and the Three Kingdoms period ended . Modern references . This stage , along with the other two rebellions , are all featured as playable stages during the Jin Story Mode in the seventh instalment of Koei ' s " Dynasty Warriors " video game series . In the stage , the player plays as Sima Shi .