Emperor Jingdi of Han remembered Zhou Yafu again, and it had been four years since he had laid him off and returned home. Don't know how he reflected?
Zhou Yafu's talent was appreciated by the Han Jing Emperor. It is a pity that such a person should be abandoned.
In the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms that year, if Zhou Yafu had not led his troops to fight, perhaps the outcome would have been different.
Zhou Yafu was a second-generation official, and his father was Zhou Bo, the founding hero of the Western Han Dynasty.
Tiger father has no dogs, and Zhou Yafu is quite accomplished in the military.
He was once valued by Emperor Wen of Han for his strict management of the army. Before Emperor Wen of Han died, he told his son that once he encountered war, he could use Zhou Yafu, who was a general worthy of trust.
Because of this sentence, Zhou Yafu's life has changed, and it has also paved the way for the later ending.
In the third year of the Han Jing Emperor, Liu Hao, the king of Wu, joined forces with Liu Peng, the king of Chu, Liu Wei, the king of Jiaoxi, and other princely states to launch a rebellion, which is known as the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms.
The other side is menacing, hundreds of thousands of troops gathered together, on the momentum, no worse than the central government.
Emperor Jing of Han panicked, he did not expect Liu Hao's rebellion to come so quickly. The Han Dynasty had not fought a war for a long time, and Emperor Jing of Han, who had just become emperor, could not think of who to use for a while to quell the war.
Emperor Jingdi of Han thought of his father's instructions before his death, using Zhou Yafu.
Emperor Jing of Han appointed Zhou Yafu as a lieutenant to quell the rebellion.
Zhou Yafu did not live up to the expectations of Emperor Jing of Han and successfully suppressed the rebels, and Liu Hao, the king of Wu, was killed when he fled to the Eastern Yue Kingdom.
Zhou Yafu won the battle, but offended Liu Wu, the King of Liang. Liu Wu was the younger brother of Emperor Jing of Han and empress dowager Dou's treasure.
In this rebellion, Liu Wu's days were terrified. His Liang state was surrounded and fought by rebels, and a large number of soldiers were killed every day.
Zhou Yafu did not move, did not support, he had his plan, to wait until Wu Hao's army exhausted its strength here in Liang Wang, he attacked again, with half the effort.
Liang Wang's little heart spent every day in anxiety, as a rich and handsome man, life is so beautiful, he does not want to die young.
The King of Liang asked Zhou Yafu for support, but Zhou Yafu ignored it, and then asked for it again, but still ignored it. Every day was besieged, the King of Liang was already overwhelmed, he could only ask his brother Emperor Jing of Han for help, Emperor Jing of Han asked Zhou Yafu to support the King of Liang, Zhou Yafu still did not send troops, so the King of Liang hated Zhou Yafu.
Although King Liang was very afraid of death, he was still very brave, and he always commanded the army to fight against the rebels, and resolutely refused to surrender.
Zhou Yafu later sent people to rob the rebels of their food, and the rebels, who had no food to eat, finally retreated from liangguo, and Zhou Yafu led his troops to take advantage of the victory to pursue, and beat the other side to the ground.
Zhou Yafu's plan was very good, but Liu Wu said that under the great victory, he was sacrificed, but fortunately his life was great. King Liang remembered the name Zhou Yafu and waited for the day to avenge Xue Hate.
Zhou Yafu, who had made military merits, was valued by emperor Jingdi of Han and became a red man by emperor Jingdi's side.
He was never willing to deliberately cater to emperor Jingdi of Han, so his official road seemed to be a bit bumpy.
When Emperor Jing of Han wanted to depose the crown prince Liu Rong and appoint his son Liu Che as crown prince, Zhou Yafu strongly opposed it, deposing Chang Liyou and violating the law of the ancestors. Emperor Jingdi of Han was therefore dissatisfied with Zhou Yafu, and none of his most valued ministers were on his side, which made him feel embarrassed.
Emperor Jingdi of Han was dissatisfied with Zhou Yafu, and Liu Wu was even more dissatisfied.
Every time Liu Wu entered Chang'an to see his brother, he would blow the wind in his brother and mother's ears, and Zhou Yafu was a big badass! Repeat the important things three times.
Liu Wu is a person with perseverance and never forgets to complain about Zhou Yafu.
Emperor Jing of Han was originally soft in his ears, and his impression of Zhou Yafu was even worse, and in addition, Zhou Yafu was indeed not very smooth, he not only offended the emperor, but also offended the empress and the empress.
Because Empress Wang's brother once said a lot of good things for Liu Wu in front of Emperor Jing of Han after Liu Wu did something wrong, Empress Dou, who loved her son, was very grateful to Empress Wang's brother and wanted to reward him with a marquis.
Emperor Jingdi of Han was reluctant, but it was not easy to refuse the request from his mother, so he made a sinister move. Emperor Jingdi of Han told Empress Dowager Dou that he would consult with Zhou Yafu before making a decision.
Of course, Zhou Yafu did not agree to make Empress Wang's brother Hou, and Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gaozu, said that "no one can be a king unless Liu Shi is a king, and no one can be a marquis unless he has merit."
Empress Wang's brother had no merit and could not be sealed according to the rules.
Emperor Jingdi of Han secretly rejoiced that he had long known that the righteous Zhou Yafu would reply in this way, so he justifiably did not give Empress Wang's brother the title of Marquis.
After knowing Zhou Yafu's attitude, Empress Dou and Empress Wang were very angry, although they had not caught Zhou Yafu's handle at present, and once Zhou Yafu had an accident, it was logical that he would fall into the well.
Zhou Yafu soon offended Emperor Jing of Han.
When Emperor Jingdi of Han wanted to make the generals who had surrendered from the Xiongnu as hou, Zhou Yafu knew about it, and was seriously dissatisfied, and he asked Emperor Jingdi of Han, "If these people who betray the country are made marquises, then how will we punish those ministers who do not keep discipline in the future?" ”
To be fair, Zhou Yafu was a little unreasonable this time, and it was a good thing to win over the Xiongnu generals, and if they did not give benefits, who would be willing to come in the future.
Emperor Jingdi of Han criticized Zhou Yafu for a few words. Zhou Yafu was angry and clamored to resign, originally thinking that Emperor Jingdi of Han would retain him, but he did not expect that Emperor Jingdi of Han directly approved it.
Zhou Yafu, who had played too much, could only leave the official field and live a retired life.
In fact, Emperor Han Jingdi did not forget Zhou Yafu, and he hoped that Zhou Yafu could reflect on some of his personality problems and maybe cooperate again.
After all, he still hoped to leave a few loyal and capable old ministers for his precious son Liu Che, and wait until Liu Che succeeded to the throne before anyone could be available.
Therefore, Emperor Jingdi of Han decided to give Zhou Yafu another chance.
He wanted to invite Zhou Yafu to a special meal.
When Zhou Yafu received the emperor's invitation, he was very excited, like an old tree in spring, but when he came to the palace and greeted the emperor, he was dumbfounded.
Although the meat in front of him was delicious, there were no chopsticks on the table. Zhou Yafu thought that there was a problem with his eyes, and if he looked closely, he still did not have chopsticks.
No chopsticks, how to eat? After all, Zhou Yafu is a Sven and does not want to eat hand-torn chicken. At this time, Zhou Yafu was a little angry, thinking that Emperor Jingdi of Han was teasing himself, but he did not dare to lose his temper with Emperor Jingdi of Hanjing, and could only ask for chopsticks from the steward.
Because the tone of his speech was not very good, Emperor Jingdi of Han heard the unpleasantness in his words.
Emperor Jingdi of Han smiled and asked Zhou Yafu, "It seems that my things here cannot satisfy you."
Zhou Yafu felt the dissatisfaction of Emperor Han jingdi against him, and in desperation, Zhou Yafu could only kneel down and ask Emperor Hanjing for his guilt, and emperor Hanjing just let him get up, and then he left in a negative mood.
Emperor Jingdi of Han looked at the back of Zhou Yafu's departure and sighed deeply, "How can such a person assist the Young Lord?" ”
It's all for his son, and he's given Zhou Yafu one last chance, but Zhou Yafu is still the same.
He lives a very egotistical life, which is true, but he is very egotistical in front of the emperor, and this is dangerous.
Ancient emperors want absolute obedience, can have personality, but can only point to the end, otherwise they are tentatively looking for death.
Emperor Jingdi of Han could not see Zhou Yafu's reverence for himself, which made him worry that he could not stop Zhou Yafu, and when Liu Che succeeded to the throne, could Liu Che hold Zhou Yafu?
At this time, the physical condition of the Han Jing Emperor was not as good as before, Liu Che was only 14 years old, and the Han Jing Emperor could not help but think about Liu Che.
If Zhou Yafu had other ideas after Liu Che succeeded to the throne, whether Liu Che's throne could sit firmly was a question.
Zhou Yafu was right, he didn't want to be a submissive slave; Emperor Jingdi of Han was also right, for the sake of the Liu family's Jiangshan, he had to let the prince succeed smoothly, so he could eliminate any potential threats, even his own son Liu Rong died because of it, not to mention the little Zhou Yafu.
Soon after, Zhou Yafu was imprisoned for absurd reasons.
He said he was going to rebel, all because he had an unreliable son.
Zhou Yafu's son saw that his father was older, and maybe one day he would say goodbye to the world. Therefore, he prepared some posthumous funerary items for his father in advance, including 500 pairs of armor.
Zhou Yafu was a soldier, which was to match his identity.
Zhou Yafu's son was very harsh on the craftsmen who made the armor, did not pay others, was completely rich and unkind, and the consequences of angering the working people were serious.
The craftsman could not get the money, and in a fit of anger, he reported to the government that he had secretly bought armor.
When Emperor Jing of Han learned of this, he sent someone to arrest Zhou Yafu.
The person in charge of handling the case said he was going to rebel. Zhou Yafu smiled bitterly and said that his son bought funerary goods, not rebellion.
The person handling the case said a very classic sentence, even if you do not rebel on the ground, you must rebel underground.
This is complete nonsense. There is no excuse for the sin of wanting to add.
Zhou Yafu had suffered such insults in his life, and even if he had, he had come from the emperor who was high above, but now he was embarrassed by a small official, and Zhou Yafu's pain had reached its peak.
Thinking of Emperor Jingdi's attitude toward himself, he seemed to understand a lot of things.
Shi Ke could not be disgraced, and Zhou Yafu went on a hunger strike in prison for five days, vomiting blood and dying.
Such a way of dying is too humiliating.
A generation of famous generals, perhaps dying on the battlefield, is the best destination.
Reference: Chronicle of History