In 322, the general Wang Dun, who controlled the states in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, raised an army from Wuchang and went down the river, attacking the capital of the Eastern Jin Dynasty under the pretext of killing Liu Kui Diao Xie on the "side of the Qing Dynasty", and Jiankang was in danger.
Wang Dun's cousin Wang Dao (王導) held the important position of chancellor at this time. Before Wang Dun raised his army, Wang Dao had repeatedly written to persuade him to give up, but Wang Dun believed that the rivers and mountains of the Eastern Jin Dynasty were all beaten down by his royal family, and now life is a little better, you Sima Rui (Emperor Yuan of Jin) wants to unload and kill donkeys, to suppress the Wang family, Wang Dao you can endure, I Wang Dun must not tolerate!
Wang Dao was helpless, emperor Of Jinyuan called himself "Zhongfu", and also compared himself to "Xiao He", and the master who had worked hard for many years to help him replace him, this matter could not be done, or it was not the time to do it. Therefore, Wang Dao, with more than twenty people of his own clan, took the initiative to come to apologize for his sins, and knelt in front of the palace gate every day, hoping that the emperor would know and understand his loyalty and hard work.
For several days in a row, there was no movement in the palace, and the taste of kneeling and begging for life was really uncomfortable.
On this day, Wang Dao suddenly saw his good friend Zhou Yan (Zi Boren), and seemed to see a glimmer of life, and he must grasp this life-saving straw!
In a hurry, Wang Dao did not care about any prestige, and cried out loudly: "Bo Ren! Brother Boren! Save me! The lives of more than a hundred members of this family have all come to Brother Ren! ”
Unexpectedly, Zhou Boren didn't even look at him, and went straight into the palace from his side with his head held high.
Zhou Boren's official position at this time was Shangshu Servant Shooting, equivalent to deputy chancellor, known as duan vice chancellor, with the right to correct hundreds of officials, and was also a heavy vassal relied on by the Jinyuan Emperor.
Wang Dao waited hopefully, until after dinner, he saw Zhou Boren come out drunk, and quickly called him, Zhou Boren ignored it, sprayed wine and said: "This time, I will kill all those rogue thieves in exchange for a big gold seal!" "After saying that, I went away.
Statue of Zhou Boren
Wang Dao thought that Zhou Boren deliberately avoided him, and he secretly hated him in his heart, was he a true friend, he knew everything in the matter, how speculative he was usually, and now he pretended not to know?
Wang Dao remembered that he and Zhou Yan, Yu Liang and others were feasting and drinking in Xinting (now the area of Software Avenue in Yuhuatai District, Nanjing), and Zhou Boren could drink and loved to drink, and he couldn't help but sigh as he drank: "This scenery is as beautiful as when it was on the Luo River, but it is a pity that it is not the Jiangshan at that time." "Everyone listened, and for a moment they all felt nostalgic and couldn't help but cry. Wang Dao was present, looking at the miserable way these people were crying, and suddenly changed color: "When the royal family of the communist force is restored, how can it be a Chu prisoner who is relatively weeping evil!" It is precisely because of this that we have to work together to recover the great rivers and mountains in the north! How can you cry like a prisoner in relative!
Zhou Boren felt that Wang Dao's words were righteous and awe-inspiring, and quickly wiped away his tears and confessed his mistake.
This is a famous allusion called "New Pavilion Crying". At that time, everyone was looking at each other with their liver and gallbladder, and they couldn't see that Zhou Boren was so ruthless and unjust!
Wang Dao remembered that the two were drinking together, both drunk a little bigger, he rested his head on Zhou Boren's leg, and pointed to his stomach and asked what was inside? Zhou Boren replied with a smile: "There is nothing inside, people like you can accommodate hundreds of them." "Wang Dao was older than Zhou Boren at that time, and he didn't think he was arrogant, and now it seems that this person has not put himself in his eyes since then?"
That time, Zhou Boren became a general of the defending army, and Shangshu Jizhan put wine and congratulated him, and invited himself to the banquet. During this period, Zhou Boren was drunk and out of shape, violated etiquette, and was played by others. Emperor Jin Yuan listened to his own explanation, and should have also looked at his own face before he was exempted from punishment, had he forgotten all these things?
In the past, the more Wang Dao thought about it, the more sad he felt.
Wang Dun had been fighting for many years, and there were many generals, and Jiankang City could not stop him, and soon he led his troops to kill all the troops in the city. Then, Diao Xiefu and Liu Kui fled north, and all the "traitors" in the dprk were eliminated, but he did not go with his troops, and he also plundered everywhere.
Sima Rui, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, had no choice, and Wang Dun had the final say in all matters of the dynasty. As for how to deal with Zhou Boren's question, Wang Dun specifically came to seek Wang Dao's opinion.
The first plan: "Zhou Yan is still very prestigious, ranked in the third division, no problem, right?" Wang Dao was silent.
The second plan: "Even if you don't list the third division, you must at least give a servant a shot, right?" Wang Dao still did not squeak.
The third solution: "If it can't be used, it can only be killed!" Wang Dao still did not speak.
Therefore, under Wang Dun's order, Zhou Boren was about to land on the ground.
When the execution procession passed by the Taimiao Temple, Zhou Boren shouted: "The spirit of the emperor of heaven and earth is on top: the thief Wang Dun overthrew the society, killed the loyal ministers, abused the world, the gods have the spirit, kill them quickly, and do not order poisoning to pour the royal family." ”
In the process of Zhou Boren's shouting, the soldier poked him in the mouth with a large gun, and the blood flowed all over his face, and Zhou Boren's face did not change color, and he calmly went to death, when he was fifty-four years old...
After The Rebellion of Wang Dun was put down, Wang Dao was not only not implicated, but also added an official to the knighthood, was given the title of Duke of Sixing County, ate three thousand households, gave nine thousand silk horses, and took the throne as Taibao.
On this day, Wang Dao browsed the previous palace folds, and suddenly saw Zhou Boren's folds, his words were earnest and touching, he fully guaranteed the innocence of Wang Dao, who was kneeling outside the palace gate, and advised the emperor that he must not kill Zhongliang by mistake!
Wang Dao slowly reacted at this time, and it turned out that Zhou Boren had apparently dissociated himself from his relationship, but in fact, he was trying to get rid of his suspicions and increase the weight of his speech.
Only after understanding it a little more did you know that when Zhou Boren entered the palace that day, it was when Liu Kui and others persuaded Emperor Yuan of Jin to cut off the Door of the Wang clan, and it was he who tried to turn the tide, repeatedly entered the speech when he accompanied the emperor to dine and drink, and then put on this fold to support Wang Dao, and Emperor Yuan moved his heart of compassion and slowly put down the butcher knife that had been raised.
At this time, Wang Dao was holding Zhou Boren's fold, and he really had the regret of eating the navel, and a moment of sorrow came from it, and he cried bitterly! After that, he said bitterly to his sons: "Although I will not kill Boren, Boren will die by me." In the shadows, bear this good friend! ”
Personally, I think that where is what is "in the shadows", it seems that Wang Dao also pushed Zhou Boren's death to fate, in fact, Bo Ren was killed by your Wang Guide. At that time, Wang Dun came to ask your opinion, he and Zhou Boren originally had some friendship, and did not mean to kill him, and even wanted to give him a high-quality official, you can not give him an official, at that time you just shake your head gently, you can save Zhou Boren's life, it is your narrow-mindedness, and lack of knowledge, it is your silence that single-handedly created the tragedy of Zhou Boren. Besides, you still don't understand what kind of goods your cousin is? It was a demon king, fierce and cruel, and killing ten Zhou Boren would not blink.
Wang Dao calligraphy ink
After Zhou Boren was killed, Wang Dun sent people to raid his home, and only received a few empty baskets, which contained old cotton wool, five urns of wine, rice and stones, and the deputy minister of the hall was as poor as si, which was the integrity of a generation of sages Zhou Boren.
Reference Books: "Book of Jin", "Zizhi Tongjian", "Shishu Xinyu", "History of the Two Jin Dynasties", "General History of China", "Outline of the History of the Southern and Northern Dynasties of Wei and Jin"