The emperor held the honor and life and death of the ministers of the court, and even those who were well versed in the art of the emperor might not always be favored, let alone those who could not mediate in the struggles of the imperial court. Interpersonal relations is a science worth exploring, in ancient times, it seems to be particularly important, when the Han Jing Emperor invited Zhou Yafu to dinner, why did he have to get rid of this highly respected prime minister because of a pair of "chopsticks"?
Zhou Yafu was a famous general during the Han Jing Emperor period, and the reason why he was able to leap to the position of prime minister was entirely due to his own efforts, he had quelled the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms in a short period of time, and defeated the Xiongnu. Zhou Yafu can be called a real general, who attaches great importance to military discipline, strictly implements the battle plan, and is orderly. Even when facing the Han Jing Emperor, he was required to strictly abide by the rules of the military camp, which was actually a pros and cons of character characteristics.
The advantage was that he established a prestige in the army that no one could match, and everyone submitted to him, but the disadvantage was that The Han Jing Emperor was worried that he could not put himself in his eyes at any time after that, thus creating a rebellious heart. Therefore, the Han Jing Emperor made him prime minister, partly because he deliberately restrained his military power, but for Zhou Yafu, a general who had been fighting on the battlefield for many years, he really couldn't eat the set in the official field, and inadvertently offended many people.
Slowly, Zhou Yafu's political enemies increased, so it was difficult to truly settle down in the DPRK. Moreover, no matter what decision Emperor Jingdi of Han made, he always held an opposing opinion, and always made the king of a country very faceless. Therefore, it was reasonable for Emperor Jingdi of Han to be cold to him, so that in the end, he directly let Zhou Yafu go to defend the frontier, and his eyes were not pure. But within a few years, the emperor began to remember Zhou Yafu's goodness, so he asked him to return to the palace to assist the prince.
In line with the principle of wanting to test Zhou Yafu, once, the Han Jing Emperor deliberately set up a banquet and invited many courtiers, and Zhou Yafu was one of them. There is a detailed record of this in the "Records of History": "It is the case that Emperor Jing is in the forbidden middle, summons the Marquis of Tiao, and gives food." Alone with a large chest, no cut meat, and no lemon. Tiao Hou's heart was uneven, and Gu said that Shang Xi took the coffin. Emperor Jing looked at it and smiled, "Is this not enough for the king?" "The article is exempt from the crown. Up, the stripe tends out. Emperor Jing looked at him and said, "This one is not a young lord!" "
Emperor Jingdi of Han gave Zhou Yafu a piece of meat, but did not give him chopsticks, so that Zhou Yafu thought that the emperor was deliberately humiliating him, so he asked the eunuch for tableware to eat and greet him and left directly. Therefore, there is a saying that The Han Jing Emperor executed Zhou Yafu because of a pair of chopsticks, Zhou Yafu was a martial artist, where would he understand such a riddle as the Han Jing Emperor, and finally the Han Jing Emperor only said lightly, "How can such a person assist the young lord?" "
Back to the sentence "Is this not enough?" We speculate that the implication of Emperor Jingdi's words is, "You have this glory today, what is not to be satisfied?" After that, Zhou Yafu did not have the timely "no crown thanks", just took off his hat and confessed his guilt and left directly, which was a manifestation of great disrespect in the eyes of Emperor Jingdi of Han. I also found that he was still the same old man, did not show any performance, and was already like this in the face of himself, who could have predicted in the future that he would do something even more uncivilized in front of the young new king?
It can only be said that Zhou Yafu's death was also expected. When encountering emperors like Han Jingdi, whose brain circuits are infinitely long, they will not be able to adapt to changes, which is really not possible