In Zhou Yafu's later years, his son Zhou Yang secretly bought five hundred jia shields out of filial piety, and prepared to use it as a funeral product after the death of his father Zhou Yafu.
Zhou Yang did not know what was wrong with his move, and it was illegal to buy and sell military armor shields without authorization in the Han Dynasty, thus giving those who were dissatisfied with him a chance to overthrow the Zhou family.
Soon after someone accused Zhou Yang of buying a military armor shield privately in order to rebel, Emperor Jingdi of Han sent someone to inquire about Zhou Yafu's specific situation, at this time Zhou Yafu was still in the dark, he did not know, and he did not know how to answer the questions of the investigation officials.
After the officials informed Emperor Jing of Zhou Yafu's words and deeds, Emperor Jing was very angry and immediately ordered that Zhou Yafu be handed over to Ting Wei for trial (judicial organ), and Emperor Jing decided that he wanted to put Zhou Yafu to death.
Zhou Yafu, who was in prison, was humiliated and eventually died of hunger strike.
Zhou Yafu was a famous general who was greatly respected by Emperor Jing, and during the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, Emperor Jing reused Zhou Yafu to repel the rebels.
However, this time, Emperor Jing did not send someone to investigate the truth of the matter, did not remember his merits, and arrested Zhou Yafu and imprisoned him, why was Emperor Jing so ruthless? All this is probably related to Zhou Yafu's stubborn character.
The son of Shomen, he was highly appreciated by Emperor Wen
Zhou Yafu was the son of Zhou Bo, a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty, who inherited the title of Marquis of Zhou Botiao from his father.
In 158 BC, the Xiongnu sent two large armies south to attack Shangjun and Yunzhong County, and Emperor Wen sent three large armies to meet the battle, of which Zhou Yafu was responsible for garrisoning Xiaoliu.
This large-scale invasion of the Han Dynasty by the Xiongnu attracted the great attention of Emperor Wen of Han, who personally went to the three-way army to comfort the soldiers, first Emperor Wen came to the Western Army and the Northern Army, along the way Emperor Wen's carriages and horses were unimpeded, no one informed in advance, when the soldiers saw Tianzi's convoy, they all rushed to greet and take the initiative to let them go.
When Emperor Wen of Han's forerunner officer came to Zhou Yafu's camp of Xiaoliu, he was blocked and stopped outside the camp, and the generals, armed with sharp blades and wearing armor, said to the pioneer officer very seriously, "Our general has repeatedly instructed that in the army the military orders are like mountains, and we cannot obey the edicts of the Son of Heaven."
The first officer saw that the camp was heavily guarded, and the lieutenant who guarded the camp gate was so insistent on his duties that he could only stand at the door and wait for Emperor Wen, and after Emperor Wen of Han arrived, the lieutenant who guarded the camp gate still did not let him in.
So Emperor Wen sent an emissary to enter the military camp with the Rune of the Son of Heaven to inform Zhou Yafu. After seeing the Rune of the Heavenly Son, Zhou Yafu ordered someone to open the camp gate and greet Emperor Wen of Han.
The soldiers guarding the camp also told Emperor Wendi's entourage that they could not gallop in the camp.
Emperor Wen of Han and his party slowly advanced, and after Emperor Wen saw Zhou Yafu, Zhou Yafu said that it was inconvenient for him to perform the courtesy of a monarch in his armor, so he met him with the courtesy of a soldier.
Emperor Wen of Han did not expect that Zhou Yafu's military discipline was so strict, and he could not help but sigh that if the Xiongnu attacked, only Zhou Yafu could resist the Xiongnu, and the other two roads were likely to be captured in a war, so Emperor Wen greatly appreciated Zhou Yafu's military talent.
The reason why Emperor Wen of Han appreciated Zhou Yafu and did not blame him for disrespecting the Son of Heaven was because Emperor Wen really needed to resist the good generals of the Xiongnu, and second, Emperor Wen of Han was originally a more tolerant and generous emperor.
However, zhou Yafu would not be so lucky in the future.
Stubborn, admitting things and not recognizing others
After Emperor Jing of Han ascended the throne, the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms of Wu and Chu broke out, Emperor Jing appointed Zhou Yafu as a lieutenant (one of the three dukes of the highest military commander), before Zhou Yafu went out on the expedition, Emperor Jing asked him if he had any good strategies to deal with the rebels, Zhou Yafu replied, can let Liang Guo be a shield, let them first contain the Wu-Chu coalition army, I took the opportunity to cut off the rebels' food routes, so that they could break the enemy.
Zhou Yafu led the army to the east and stationed in the southwest direction of the Liang state, so that the Liang state and the rebels fought, the military strength of the Liang state was far inferior to the rebels, the two sides soon fought, the Liang state could not resist and asked Zhou Yafu for help, Zhou Yafu ignored it, the King of Liang again sent people to ask Zhou Yafu for reinforcements, Zhou Yafu still refused to fight.
In desperation, the King of Liang could only write a letter to Emperor Jing of Han, who ordered Zhou Yafu to support Liu Wu, the King of Liang, but Zhou Yafu resisted and resolutely did not send troops.
Helpless, the King of Liang could only kneel down to his generals and let them defend the State of Liang no matter what, and the kneeling of the King of Liang stimulated the fighting spirit of several generals, and under their desperate struggle, they saved the State of Liang, and Zhou Yafu saw that the time was ripe, and sent people to cut off the grain route of the Wu Chu army, and in just three months the Wu Chu rebels were repelled.
Zhou Yafu did things at a glance, did not know how to be flexible, did not recognize things, and Liu Wu, the king of Liang, was the most favored young son of Empress Dou, and Empress Dou was one of the most powerful old ladies in the Western Han Dynasty. In this way, Zhou Yafu offended Liu Wu, the king of Liang, and liu Wu often entered Zhou Yafu's rumors in front of Empress Dou.
He did not know how to be flexible and was forced to resign
In 152 BC, Zhou Yafu was promoted to chancellor, and at first Emperor Jing respected him very much, and later disagreed with Emperor Jing over the matter of deposing the crown prince.
Zhou Yafu did not know how to be flexible, did not support the abolition of chang li young, and adhered to the principle of establishing a long concubine, so that he not only sinned against Wang Meiren and the eldest princess Liu Yan, but also made Emperor Jing begin to alienate him.
Once several high-ranking Xiongnu generals rushed to Chang'an and surrendered to the Han Dynasty, Emperor Jing was overjoyed and prepared to make them marquises, but he was opposed by Zhou Yafu, who said to Emperor Jing that Dafeng was not loyal to his master, did not he encourage everyone to be disloyal?
Emperor Jingdi of Han was very angry, and he wanted to lure more Xiongnu people to surrender to Han in the future, but he did not expect to be so badly affected by Zhou Yafu's words.
In fact, the starting point of their monarchs and subjects was different, Emperor Jing's starting point was "profit", and Zhou Yafu's starting point was "righteousness".
Emperor Jing not only did not take Zhou Yafu's advice, but also scolded him for not knowing how to be flexible, and the relationship between them became more and more distant from then on.
In 147 BC, Zhou Yafu gradually realized Emperor Jing's dissatisfaction with himself, so he resigned under the pretext of illness, and Emperor Jing very happily agreed.
Emperor Jingdi of Han was very different from his father Emperor Wen of Han, and emperor Jing, in addition to being far less resourceful than Emperor Wen, could not compare his measurements with Emperor Wen, and although Zhou Yafu had been dismissed, Emperor Jing had no intention of sparing him.
The first hero to quell the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms was defeated by his own stubbornness
Although Zhou Yafu was far away from the center of power, Emperor Jing had always been worried about him, once Emperor Jing wanted to test whether Zhou Yafu's stubborn personality had changed, he invited Zhou Yafu into the palace for a banquet, Zhou Yafu thought that the emperor was going to hold a banquet, when he came to the palace, he strangely found that the palace was very quiet, not as lively as holding a banquet.
When Zhou Yafu saw Emperor Jing, he found that the emperor had only invited him alone, what medicine was sold in the emperor's gourd? Immediately after that, Emperor Jing ordered people to serve a very peculiar dish, a large piece of uncut meat.
Emperor Jing did not give chopsticks or knives, and let Zhou Yafu eat like this.
Zhou Yafu then asked the steward for chopsticks, and Emperor Jing smiled and said, I rewarded you with such a large piece of meat, are you not satisfied?
Zhou Yafu felt very embarrassed, so he took off his hat and got up to salute Emperor Jing, and before Emperor Jing could tell him to get up, Zhou Yafu stood up, said nothing, turned around and left.
Emperor Jing looked at Zhou Yafu's back and sighed and said, how will such a stubborn and dissatisfied person assist the Young Lord in the future.
Not long after, Zhou Yang, the son of Zhou Yafu, was involved in Zhou Yafu because he had privately bought a military armor shield that the state prohibited from trading, and Emperor Jing of Han asked Ting Wei to deal with the matter.
Lieutenant Ting asked Zhou Yafu, did you ask your son to buy a military armor shield with the intention of rebellion? Zhou Yafu replied that the armor shield was used for funerals, so why rebel?
Ting Wei secretly laughed in his heart, is Zhou Yafu so stupid? The emperor wants you to die, don't you even notice it? So he ridiculed Zhou Yafu and said, who said that only the living can rebel, I see that you will rebel when you die.
Zhou Yafu was furious after hearing this, he could not bear such a great shame, so he began a hunger strike, and died of vomiting blood five days later.
In fact, Emperor Jingdi of Han did not have a broad mind, he wanted to tell Zhou Yafu through the meal, your credit is all given by me, without me even if a piece of meat is placed in front of you, you can't eat, at this time Zhou Yafu only needs to say a word please give Your Majesty to give tableware, I need your help, there will not be so many troubles in the back.
Zhou Yafu is a warrior, he does not understand the art of power, and does not know how to deal with the stingy leader, although in the quelling of the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, Zhou Yafu made great achievements, but such a first hero to quell the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, but ultimately lost in his stubborn character.