Official history 景皇帝諱師,字子元,宣帝長子也。雅有風彩,沈毅多大略。少流美譽,與夏侯玄、何晏齊名。晏常稱曰:「惟幾也能成天下之務,司馬子元是也。」魏景初中,拜散騎常侍,累遷中護軍。為選用之法,舉不越功,吏無私焉。宣穆皇后崩,居喪以至孝聞。宣帝之將誅曹爽,深謀秘策,獨與帝潛畫,文帝弗之知也。 — 晋书·卷002[3] Basic facts Born: 208[1] Died: 255[1] Birthplace: Wen County[1] Portrayals Sima Shi (character in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms)