As a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty, Zhou Yafu not only stationed in the frontier (Xiaoliu) area to resist the invasion of the Xiongnu, but also quelled the rebellion of the princes of the Seven Kingdoms, and Zhou Yafu's battle achievements made him become the prime minister of the dynasty, so why did The Han Jing Emperor kill Zhou Yafu just because he wanted a pair of chopsticks to eat meat? What crime did Zhou Yafu commit?
In fact, the problem is precisely that when Zhou Yafu was named a minister, the power of the chancellor was second only to the emperor, and the chancellor was generally a civilian official.
This week Yafu is a military general, not to say, he is straight and habitual, and he does not understand the way this monarch gets along,
In the face of the questions raised by the Han Jing Emperor, he can always pick out the faults in them, and over time, how will the Han Jing Emperor view Zhou Yafu? He needed not only generals who could fight, but also ministers who understood expediency. Obviously, Zhou Yafu's bluntness is not suitable for the position of prime minister.
Zhou Yafu had disagreed with Emperor Jing of Han several times, originally, Emperor Jing of Han wanted to depose the crown prince, but Zhou Yafu thought that the prince had no fault and vigorously opposed this matter, here it can be seen that Zhou Yafu was not bad in heart, just doing what he thought was right, but Zhou Yafu, as a courtier, forgot his duty, pointing out that Emperor Hanjing's mistakes were good, but blindly opposing it would only make Emperor Jingdi of Hanjing feel bored, and later, Emperor Hanjing's intention to reward the Xiongnu king and others who surrendered to the truth was strongly opposed by Zhou Yafu, and even Zhou Yafu called sick leave for this matter. In the end, the position of prime minister was also deposed.
Even though Emperor Jingdi of Han was dissatisfied with Zhou Yafu, Zhou Yafu was a hero of the two dynasties.
The influence in the court is also quite high, so in order to test whether Zhou Yafu is loyal, the Han Jing Emperor specially set up a banquet to invite Zhou Yafu, at the banquet, the Han Jing Emperor prepared a very fat piece of meat for Zhou Yafu, but strangely, the Han Jing Emperor did not prepare tableware for Zhou Yafu, Zhou Yafu was also quite confused, looking at the delicacies in front of him but could not enjoy? If it was a civilian official, at this time, he could also perceive that something was wrong, but Zhou Yafu was a military general, and he did not understand what Emperor Han Jingdi meant this time, and when he saw that there was no tableware, he immediately summoned the internal attendant to get a pair of chopsticks. Emperor Jing of Han asked Zhou Yafu why he was not satisfied with such a large piece of meat? Zhou Yafu is also a sincere person, saying that how can he eat this piece of meat without chopsticks? So Emperor Jingdi of Han said that since the chancellor was not used to eating meat with his bare hands, the banquet was dispersed, and in this way, Zhou Yafu did not even eat meat and was forced to retreat to Emperor Jingdi of Han.
After this incident, Zhou Yafu found that his behavior was not appropriate, he thought that he was not far from the time of death, and began to arrange his own affairs, Zhou Yafu's son was also as straight as Zhou Yafu, thinking of giving his father a noodle, buying a full five hundred sets of armor as a martyrdom, you know, in the Han Dynasty, buying armor is illegal, not to mention Zhou Yafu such a high-powered minister, zhou Yafu should have acted carefully, Zhou Yafu's son can be good, directly let Zhou Yafu break the law, in fact, It was not a big deal that the matter was concealed, but one of the porters was underpaid, and the coachman was of course not happy and immediately reported the matter. This was good, just in line with the han jing emperor's pride, immediately made a big fuss about this matter, no matter how Zhou Yafu defended, the Han Jing emperor would condemn him.
At last
Zhou Yafu was imprisoned, went on a hunger strike for five days, vomited blood and died, and a generation of famous generals fell.
Looking back on Zhou Yafu's life, he did make a lot of contributions to the Western Han Dynasty, and spent his whole life loyal to the Western Han Dynasty, but he lost in the high-ranking lord, did not know how to act low-key, considered for the king, a pair of chopsticks was the fuse, in the final analysis, the Han Jing Emperor lost trust in Zhou Yafu.
Reference: Tencent News "Zhou Yafu, a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty, who ruled the army strictly and had outstanding wisdom, but because he wanted a pair of chopsticks for eating, he was killed by the emperor"