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<h1>Author: Gao Cheng'er</h1>
In the language and history courses, Zhou Yafu is a classic figure who occasionally appears, he does not have the high exposure rate of Su Shi, Qu Yuan, Ouyang Xiu, Li Bai, Du Fu, but if the writing involves themes such as "strict discipline", it is likely that the allusions of Zhou Yafu's fine willow rule of the army will be used as material. In the history textbook, when it comes to the struggle between the central and local governments, the history of the rule of Wenjing will inevitably involve the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, and the commander who led the Han army to suppress the rebellion was the Taiwei Zhou Yafu.
Opening Bangu's "Book of Han", you will find that Zhou Yafu's biography followed his father Zhou Bo, as a descendant of the founding heroes, Zhou Yafu was not the eldest son, and after Zhou Bo's death, it was certainly not him who inherited his father's title. A person who looked at zhou Yafu said: "In three years you will get a marquis, and in another eight years, you will become the vice chairman of the Central Military Commission or the premier of the State Council, with a noble status and a very popular subject; in nine years, you will starve to death!" The last sentence was a divine twist, and Zhou Yafu was confused after listening to it, he thought it was nonsense. First of all, Dad's title has been inherited by my brother, even if my brother is gone, there are brother's sons, and I can't take my turn at all! He also predicted that he would become an important position in the military or the government, and since they all sat in such high leadership positions, how could they still starve to death? ridiculous! The charlatan's words are not to be believed.
I didn't expect it to come true in the end. Three years later, his brother was sentenced to death for murder and his title revoked. A year later, Emperor Wen of Han, considering that Zhou Bo had made many contributions to the imperial court during his lifetime, decided to choose a suitable candidate among the children of the Zhou family to continue Zhou Bo's marquis. Everyone recommended Zhou Yafu and thought he was the most talented, and Emperor Wen made him a Marquis. There was an element of luck in this, and if the brother had not broken the law, Zhou Yafu would not have been able to obtain the marquis at this point in time. However, once the opportunity arose, his usual efforts had borne fruit, and the Zhou family unanimously agreed to recommend him to the imperial court.
The Marquis of Feng can rely on his father's relationship, and it is not so simple to become a minister and a lieutenant, such an important position must be highly recognized by the emperor to have the opportunity to serve. What did Zhou Yafu rely on to conquer the Son of Heaven? Willingly hand over military and political offices to him? These are the two things mentioned at the beginning.
Six years after Emperor Wen of Han, the Xiongnu invaded on a large scale, and the imperial court appointed Zongzheng Liu Li as a general and stationed in Bashang; Zhu Zihou Xu Li as a general, stationed in Zhimen; and Hanoi Shou Zhou Yafu as a general, stationed in Xiaoliu. Emperor Wen of Han first inspected the camp of the first two generals and was not very satisfied. Arriving at the Xiaoliu camp, it was found that Zhou Yafu's army was strictly disciplined, the emperor's emissaries came, the guards did not let them in, saying, "The army heard the general's order, did not hear the edict of the son of heaven", Emperor Wen himself came, the guards still did not open the door, only allowed the messenger to go in to report, after getting the general's order, the camp gate was opened, but the carriage could only go slowly, because the general's limited speed regulations. After seeing the emperor, Zhou Yafu was in armor and did not bow down, but only performed military salutes.
When Luan returned to Chang'an, the accompanying ministers were shocked, saying that Zhou Yafu was too arrogant, and he did not even give the face of the supreme leader, and demanded so much. However, Emperor Wen of Han was full of praise, and immediately promoted Zhou Yafu to lieutenant, and also told the prince that if the country was in an emergency, Zhou Yafu was the one who could command the soldiers and horses. This matter also has an element of luck, Zhou Yafu's strict rule of the army is on the one hand, the attitude of Emperor Wen of Han is on the other hand, Liu Heng such a son of heaven is more tolerant, does not care, cherishes talents for the Han family world, for a temperamental, solipsistic emperor, Zhou Yafu may have been punished long ago, or even beheaded, and it is impossible to recommend it to the next leader.
The inspection of Xiaoliu won Zhou Yafu's appreciation, and he became famous for quelling the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms. After the rebellion broke out, Emperor Jing of Han remembered Emperor Xian's last words, promoted Zhou Yafu to be a lieutenant, and led the central army out of Hangu Pass to meet the enemy. Zhou Yafu judged the situation and found that the Chu army's individual ability and marching speed were above the central army, and it was hard to deal with, and I was afraid that the imperial court was not yet an opponent of the rebel army. He suggested to the emperor: First let the WuChu army and Liu Wu, the king of Liang, engage in battle, and we will watch from the sidelines, and when the time is ripe, cut off the rebels' food routes, and then take the opportunity to send troops, we will be able to win a great victory. Emperor Jingdi of Han approved Zhou Yafu's plan, which was simply a plan to kill two birds with one stone! The first helped to quell the rebellion and reduce the losses of the central army; the second was conducive to weakening the strength of the Liang state, Liu Wu was the younger brother of Emperor Jing of Han, Empress Dou's beloved son, bent on passing the throne to him. This time, just taking the opportunity of the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, the rebels and the Liang army had a good fight, which played an indirect role in cutting the domain. Zhou Yafu's strategy really worked, and in just three months, the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms was put down, and the Han Jing Emperor paid more attention to Zhou Yafu, named him a minister, and truly achieved "one person below, above ten thousand people".
However, such a well-rooted, capable, meritorious, and well-behaved minister ended up starving to death, and the murderer was Liu Qi, the Han Jing Emperor who gave him the opportunity and status. What's going on here? Because Zhou Yafu attaches great importance to the country and is too disciplined, everything must be done according to the system, even the emperor and the relatives of the emperor and the state cannot be an exception. Previously, he insisted on the system in the Xiaoliu camp and once blocked the emperor out of the camp gate, which did not make Emperor Wen dissatisfied. Things in the court were different from those in the army, not all the powerful people had the mind of Emperor Wen, and Zhou Yafu almost offended all the important people at the top.
The first to offend was the King of Liang. During the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, the rebels violently attacked the State of Liang, and Zhou Yafu remained stationary at Changyi. The King of Liang asked Zhou Yafu to send troops to relieve the siege, but was refused; he wrote a letter to Emperor Jing of Han, and the imperial court ordered Zhou Yafu to send troops, but he was still unmoved. Because Zhou Yafu was considering the problem from the perspective of the overall situation, sending troops at this time was not good for counterinsurgency, and moreover, Emperor Jing approved his plan to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, whether liang guo was in danger, the loss was not big, and it was not important. Liu Wu was jealous of Zhou Yafu from then on, and every time he entered Kyoto, he had to complain to Empress Dou, saying that it was not good, that it was not good, empress Dowager Dou of course listened to her precious son, and her impression of Zhou Yafu was very bad.
The second offender was empress Wang. Empress Dowager Dou wanted to improve the relationship between her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and offered to give Empress Wang's brother Wang a letter to hou. She also said that when her brother was alive, Emperor Wen did not have the title of marquis, and she always felt regret. Now I didn't want my daughter-in-law to feel sorry, so I gave Wang Xin's marquis to me! Emperor Jingdi of Han said that he would listen to the opinion of the chancellor. Zhou Yafu immediately expressed his opposition, and when Gao Zu killed the White Horse Alliance, he was not allowed to be a marquis without military merit, otherwise the people of the world would oppose him together. Wang Xin was just a foreign relative, and he had to be crowned a marquis by nepotism, which made the people who were born into death and obtained the title of knighthood. Emperor Jingdi of Han did not say a word after listening to it, of course, Empress Wang's family hated it to the bone, the financial road was cut off by the chancellor, And Empress Dou's proposal was not realized, and her heart was not happy. One operation offended the empress, the empress dowager, and the emperor's two most important women at the same time.
The third offender was the Han Jing Emperor. At that time, important figures of the Xiongnu surrendered to the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Jing prepared to make them marquises, encouraging more people to "abandon the dark and surrender to the light". Zhou Yafu is firmly opposed, do these five people have merit? The Emperor's order clearly violated the Oath of the White Horse. Moreover, those who betray the lord and seek glory can be crowned marquis, so what reason should the imperial court use to educate those who want to defect to the enemy? Emperor Jingdi of Han did not heed Zhou Yafu's advice and resolutely gave the five Xiongnu the title of Marquis.
The biggest contradiction between the monarch and the courtier is the selection of the crown prince. Emperor Jing of Han first established his eldest son Liu Rong, and later wanted to establish Liu Che, the tenth son of the emperor. When he heard the news, he and the emperor went on to work again. In Zhou Yafu's eyes, this is a bad behavior of abolishing long and young children. According to normal operation, there are concubines, no concubines, empress Bo has been deposed, equivalent to the country currently has no empress, among the existing princes, Liu Rong is the oldest, there is no fault, the emperor because of his dissatisfaction with his mother Li Ji, heeded the advice of Princess Guantao and others, to depose Liu Rong, it is really not advisable. Of course, Emperor Jingdi of Han was very dissatisfied, is this world still not the world of the Liu family? Can you still decide? Does what you say count? The issue of succession is very sensitive, and the emperor wants to make a decision, and he can set up whoever he wants! Zhou Yafu is more from the perspective of system and practice, more upright, and dares to give advice to the supreme ruler. The loyalty is commendable, and it also lays the foundation for killing himself. It is very appropriate to describe it as "working for the country and being clumsy in seeking oneself".
Whether it was the former dynasty or the harem, the Han Jing Emperor was exposed to the negative evaluation of Zhou Yafu. Liu Che was still young, he was almost fifty years old, his body was not good, Zhou Yafu was so capable, and he was in a high position, holding a certain amount of power, and had a clear attitude on the issue of opposing the abolition of the prince. Leaving him behind is definitely not good for the new emperor, in liu qi's words, "not a young lord and subject.". To this end, Emperor Jing of Han moved his murderous heart, first asking Zhou Yafu to leave the post of chancellor, and then taking his son's purchase of armor as a burial product as an opportunity to frame Zhou Yafu for rebellion and starve him to death in prison.
Looking back on Liu Qi's life, he was also a cruel man, and when he was not yet a child, he smashed the Prince of Wu with a chessboard; after ascending the throne, in order to make the rebel division famous, he beheaded his teacher Chao by mistake. When the counter-insurgency heroes repeatedly opposed him, he killed the killer and starved the famous Zhou Yafu to death in prison. The most ruthless imperial family was embodied in the Han Jing Emperor. From the perspective of performing his duties, Zhou Yafu did not do a single thing wrong, and his opinions are in line with the rules and regulations. However, the emperor and his relatives often destroyed the system for their own interests and preferences, and people like Zhou Yafu, who were "ignorant of current affairs", could only be cruelly abandoned as stumbling blocks. It was these people who set up the system at the beginning, and it was this gang who took the lead in disobeying it, which made people cry and laugh.
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