Zhou Bo had the merit of supporting the establishment, and was given the title of Right Minister, and every time he retired from the dynasty, Emperor Wen of Han always respectfully watched Zhou Bo leave. One day, Zhou Bo was the first to walk out of the palace triumphantly, and suddenly someone said, "Minister, you are about to be in trouble!" ”
In 180 BC, Lü Hou fell ill and died. The Xiangguo Lü Chan and the general Lü Lu "corrected the world" in a vain attempt to usurp the Han Dynasty, and Liu Xiang, the King of Qi, first raised an army against Zhu Lü. The lieutenants Zhou Bo and Chen Ping used tactics to seize the military power of the Lü clan, and conspired with Liu Zhang, the Marquis of Zhu, to kill Er Lü in one fell swoop, destroy the Lü clan, and establish Liu Bang's fourth son Liu Heng as emperor and Emperor Wen of Han.
After Emperor Wen of Han succeeded to the throne, he rewarded his meritorious servants, appointed Zhou Bo as The Left Chancellor, gave him five thousand jin of gold, and added the title of 10,000 households to the throne, and a few months later, the Right Chancellor Chen Ping resigned from the position of Right Chancellor on the grounds that he was ill and unsuitable for complicated work, and was relegated to the position of Left Cheng Xiang (after the Han Dynasty Cao Shan, the Right Xiang was respected, the head of the Hundred Officials, and the Left Cheng Xiang assisted the Right Xiang Xiang), and Zhou Bo was promoted to the Right Cheng Xiang.
Above the court, Emperor Wen treated him with courtesy, and he became more and more overwhelmed. Every time he retreated from the dynasty, he held his head high and walked first with great spirits, but Emperor Wen respectfully paid attention to him and waited for him to leave.
After more than a month, someone advised Zhou Bo: "You have leveled zhulu, supported the establishment of a new emperor, shocked the world, and your majesty has treated you with great courtesy." However, the moon is profitable, the water is overflowing, and if the time is long, I am afraid that there will be disasters. ”
Zhou Bo had some doubts, and the person who persuaded him asked a sharp question: "How clever is Chen Ping, the left chancellor, why doesn't he do this right chancellor?" ”
A sentence awakened the dreamer, for Chen Ping's wisdom, Chen Ping's strategy, self-preservation wisdom, Zhou Bo has been taught. In the struggle to kill Lü Shi, Zhou Bo was only an executor, and the real commander behind the scenes was Chen Ping, which Zhou Bo was clear about, and on wisdom, Zhou Bo knew that he was not as good as Chen Ping. Why didn't he do this right minister, but he took the initiative to resign, only to be a left minister and serve as his assistant? Presumably, Chen Ping saw the crisis and Mingzhe protected himself.
One day, Emperor Wen of Han asked Zhou Bo on a whim: "How many cases does the imperial court try a year?" Zhou Bo said honestly, "The minister does not know." ”
Emperor Wen of Han asked again, "What is the tax revenue of the imperial court for one year?" What about the expenses? ”
Zhou Bo was frightened out of a cold sweat and spent half a day, but the result was still a question and did not know.
Emperor Wen of Han then asked Zuo Xiang Chen Ping again, only to hear Chen Ping say unhurriedly: "How many cases are judged, I have to ask Ting Wei; the tax and expenditure geometry must be asked about the history of Zhisu Nei, and I, as the minister, do not care about these." ”
Emperor Wen of Han then asked, "You don't care about any of this, so what do you care about?" ”
Chen Ping said, "I am responsible for managing the courtiers, assisting the Heavenly Son, conforming to the four hours, calming the princes, and appeasing the people, so that the hundred officials can perform their duties." ”
Emperor Wendi of Han smiled satisfactorily, looked at Chen Ping, and then looked at Zhou Bo, and praised Chen Ping.
Only then did Zhou Bo understand that his talent was really inferior to Chen Ping's, and he had the intention of retreating. At this time, someone advised Zhou Bo to resign from the position of prime minister, so Zhou Bo submitted his resignation to Liu Heng.
At this time, Liu Heng was facing Zhou Bo's existence like a man, and he was also thinking hard about a solution. And Zhou Bo's resignation made him overjoyed, and he immediately issued a decree to approve it, afraid that Zhou Bo would repent. Zhou Bo saw that Liu Heng was so happy, and he also knew that junchen did have mustard, and he was glad to resign in time.
In this way, Zhou Bo told the old man to return to his hometown, came to Daixian County with his family and wealth, hugged his grandson every day, raised dogs and walked birds, and lived a good life. It would have been nice if the days had continued like this, but only a year later, Chen Ping, the prime minister, had died of illness. At this time, the most prestigious person in the world was only Zhou Bo, so Liu Heng, the Emperor of Han, issued a decree asking Zhou Bo to go out of the mountain to serve as a minister.
So Zhou Bo hurried back. After returning home, "Pu Tong" knelt down in front of Emperor Wen of Han and said with tears in his eyes: "The old minister is late, and the old minister should not leave the emperor, otherwise he will not let the emperor worry so much!" ”
Emperor Wendi of Han rolled his eyes to the sky, thinking to himself, this old man's emotional intelligence is also too low, saying let you come back, really come back. However, Emperor Wen of Han still cordially helped Zhou Bo up and said, "It is good for Ai Qing to come back, just come back." ”
Soon after Zhou Bo's comeback, Emperor Wen of Han really couldn't stand it, and felt that Zhou Bo was simply an eyesore. He said directly to Zhou Bo: "You set an example for those ministers who are unwilling to return to the fiefdom, and if you return to the fiefdom, they will also return." ”
Zhou Bo listened and understood, the emperor is clearly driving me away! This place should not stay for a long time, I still hurry to withdraw!
Back in the fiefdom, Zhou Bo was most worried that Emperor Wen of Han would liquidate him, and his nerves were tense all day, and as a result, he did a lot of stupid things.
Every time the lieutenant of Hedong County patrolled to Dai County, Zhou Bo was afraid that Emperor Wen of Han had sent him to kill him, so he was fully armored when he greeted him, and let his family accompany him with swords. Zhou Bo's overreaction is difficult not to make people feel that there is no cattiness.
Sure enough, people with hearts saw the clue and immediately falsely accused Zhou Bo of plotting rebellion, and Emperor Wen of Han did not investigate much, so he arrested Zhou Bo by pushing the boat along the water, and planned to be beheaded after half a month. Zhou Bo lay in his damp cell and slapped himself. He regretted that he had not acted cautiously, and he would undoubtedly die.
At this time, there was a disdainful laugh next to him, and Zhou Bo turned his head to look at it and found that it was a jailer. The jailer laughed disdainfully, "The founding minister of the tang dynasty, when you encounter such a little thing, you are helpless?" Zhou Bo said busily, "If you have a way to save me out, I will give it away with a thousand gold!" ”
The jailer laughed, "It's not that simple!" On the back of the book, he wrote, "Take the princess as proof." "What does it mean, that is, let Zhou Bo go to find his princess daughter-in-law, and then let her go to the Empress Bo in the deep palace."
With the help of the princess, Empress Bo advised the emperor: "Zhou Bo led the army in the Northern Army, not to rebel at that time, and now living in a small county, but to rebel!" ”
Emperor Wen of Han had no choice but to apologize to Empress Bo: "It has been clearly investigated, and he will be released from prison immediately." ”
After Zhou Bo was released from prison, he said, "I once led an army of a million, but how do I know the honor of the prison guards!" ”
Zhou Bo returned to the fiefdom and lived in trembling for eleven years, and finally died in loneliness, and after his death, he was given the title of Marquis of Wu.
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