On October 2, 179 BC, Liu Heng, the Acting King, was hit by the "pie in the sky" and was supported by the courtiers and ascended to the emperor's throne.
After rejoicing, Liu Heng immediately rewarded the meritorious ministers to appease people's hearts, "The right chancellor (Chen) Ping migration is the left chancellor, the taiwei (zhou) bo is the right chancellor, and the great general irrigation baby is the lieutenant."
In the early Han Dynasty, the left minister was the main minister and the right minister was the deputy minister; the lieutenant was the highest military commander in the country, in charge of the military and political affairs of the world. The chancellor and the lieutenant were the highest administrative officer and the highest military commander respectively, and the rank was 10,000 stones, and the gold seal was purple.
"Yifeng Tai wei Bo Wanhu, give five thousand pounds of gold." Chen Ping, the minister of finance, and the general Officia, each had three thousand households, and two thousand pounds of gold. Marquis Liu Zhang of Zhuxu, Marquis Tong of Xiangping, and Marquis Liu Xingju of Dongmu each had 2,000 households and 1,000 jin of gold. The sealed pawn was unveiled as the Marquis of Yangxin and given thousands of pounds of gold. ——" History of the Tenth Emperor Xiaowen of the Benji Dynasty
Judging from the reward of Emperor Xiaowen Liu Heng, there is no doubt that the merits of Zhou Bo and Chen Ping in quelling the rebellion in Zhulu were affirmed. However, in the "Han Gao Zu Benji", "Empress Lü Benji", "Xiaowen Emperor Benji", as well as "Chen Cheng Xiang Shijia" and "Daihou Shijia", Sima Qian seems to have deliberately shown through various indications that Chen Ping and Zhou Bo were the main contributors to the destruction of Zhu Lü and the stabilization of the Liu clan.
In February 195 BC, liu Bang, who was lying on a hospital bed, was dying, and Empress Lü asked about personnel arrangements and who would succeed Xiao He after his death. Liu Bang said Cao Ginseng. Empress Lü continued to ask what about after Cao San? Liu Bang said that Wang Ling was still competent, but he was upright and stubborn, and needed Chen Ping's assistance. This was followed by another sentence:
"Chen Pingzhi has more than enough, but it is difficult to be alone. Zhou Bo was heavy and thick and Shaowen, and Ran An Liu's person bi Bo Ye could be made a lieutenant. ”
How to understand Liu Bang's words?
Zhou Bo was deep and generous, and lacked literary talent, but it must be him who could stabilize the Liu family's world, and he could serve as the commander-in-chief.
As for Chen Ping's extraordinary intelligence and extraordinary wisdom, "difficult to take on his own" can be understood as difficult to be alone. There are two interpretations of "Ren", one is trust, believing; the other is ability and competence.
"Marquis Dai conspired with the chancellor Chen Ping to have people rob Li Shang and order his son to send him to Lü Lu", and Zhou Bo defrauded the "Northern Army" (in charge of the Beijing Division garrison) of the military power, which was again a strategy that Zhou Bo discussed with Chen Ping.
Zhou Bo kidnapped Li Shang and forced his son Li Ji to deceive Lü Lu into handing over his military power. Lü Lu had a good relationship with Li Ji, and it can be said that there was no doubt about his trust, and Lü Lu listened to Li Ji's persuasion and surrendered his military power to return to the feudal state.
Zhou Bo
After the destruction of Zhu Lü, "the ministers and conspiracies" could not leave the young emperor Liu Hong, who was supported by Lü Hou, "that is, long use, I belong to no class", fearing that after Liu Hong grew up and took power, he would exterminate the ministers who plotted to destroy Zhu Lü. Although Sima Qian used the three words "ministers" here to keep secrets with the people who discussed the matter, we know that the leaders are definitely Chen Ping and Zhou Bo.
Liu Heng, the acting king, entered the Weiyang Palace overnight, and it was not expected that "there were ten gurus holding halberds to guard the end gate", Liu Heng could only consult with the taiwei Zhou Bo, and then "the taiwei went to the edict, and the ten gurus all carried the soldiers (laid down their weapons) and left." It can be seen from this that Zhou Bo and Chen Pingping completely controlled the imperial palace after extinguishing the Rebellion of Zhu Lü, and who they wanted to support to ascend to the throne, Zhou Bo and Chen Ping had considerable decision-making power.
Chen Ping
From the above point of view, Zhou Bo and Chen Ping seem to be the main plotters and participants in the destruction of Zhulu, but Sima Qian seems to vaguely tell us in the "Biography of Lu Jialie" that Lu Jia is the real behind-the-scenes operator of the destruction of Zhulu.
During the reign of Emperor Xiaohui, Empress Lü was in power, and Empress Lü intended to reward Lü as king, but she was worried about the advice of her ministers. After Lu Jia himself estimated that he could not stop Lü, he said that he had resigned from his official illness and returned to his hometown, choosing to settle down in Haoyi, whose land was fertile. Lu Jia distributed the thousands of dollars donated to South Vietnam to his five sons, allowing them to settle down and buy a house for a living.
Lu Jia then lived a peaceful pension life, "An Cha Cha Riding Horses, Ten Waiters from Song and Dance Drums and Pianos". Sitting in a comfortable car, following a dozen servants, ten days a family, taking turns in the home of five sons, every day must be good wine and good food to serve. Such a comfortable retirement life looks enviable, but Lu Jia is retiring.
"When Empress Lü was empress, Wang Zhulu and Zhu Lü abused their power and wanted to rob the Young Lord, endangering the Liu clan." Sima Qian explained Lu Jia's background in retirement.
Lu Jia dismissed the official, ostensibly asking about the government, but not because he was not concerned about the situation in the court.
"I have visited other guests in my first year, but I have been there again and again." This is what Lu Jia agreed to his five sons, and friends who come and go to your house in a year will probably go to live at your house two or three times. A son three or two times a year is ten to fifteen times a year.
What are these friends? Why are visits so frequent? Lu Jia stayed with his friends, not just to describe friendship. This is probably a way to inquire about the information of the court!
Sima Qian then spoke of Chen Ping's apprehension that as a strategist, the chancellor was actually worried. Moreover, the reclusive Minister was worried at home and was actually obtained by Lu Jia.
"Can't argue, fear of harm to yourself, Chang Yanju deep thoughts", Chen Ping himself felt that his strength was not enough to fight (Lü Hou), and he was afraid that the disaster would affect himself, so he often lived idly at home to consider this matter.
Just when chen ping, the right chancellor, was worried and worried, "Lu Sheng went to please", Lu Jia went to Chen Ping's house to greet him and please. This active door-to-door visit proves that Lu Jia has timely information on the one hand, and on the other hand, what happened to Lu Jia's visit to Chen Ping?
Lu Sheng went directly into the house and sat down, while Chen Ping was thinking about this matter carefully and did not pay attention to Lu Jia immediately. Lu Jia asked, "What is so fascinating?" Chen Ping looked back and looked at Lu Jia and asked, "Guess what I want?" ”
Lu Jia said: "The upper rank under the foot is a marquis with 30,000 households, which can be said to be the richest, and there is nothing more to pursue." But you have sorrows, but you are only worried about the Lords and lords. This once again proves that Lu Jia has a detailed understanding of the situation in the court, and even has a grasp of everyone's tendencies.
"Yeah. What to do? Hearing Lu Jia's answer, Chen Ping immediately asked Lu Jia back.
"The world is safe, pay attention to the phase; the world is in danger, pay attention to the general." If the harmony is reconciled, then the soldiers will be attached; then the soldiers will be attached to the service, and although there will be changes in the world, the power will not be divided. For the sake of the community, in the hands of the two kings. ——" Shi Ji Liechuan XXXVII Li Shiqi Lu Jia Zhu Jian"
Lu Jia said: "The world is too peaceful, pay attention to the prime minister; the world is in danger, pay attention to the military generals." If there will be harmony and coordination, then the scholars will certainly be dependent; the scholars will be dependent, and even if there is chaos in the world, the power will not be dispersed. For the sake of society, [the national security is only] under the control of you and the two people. ”
Why didn't Lu Jia tell Tai Wei Zhou Bo? On the one hand, "Daihou plays with me, Yi Wuyan". The relationship between Daihou and Lu Jia was extraordinary, the two people often joked, and Lu Jia already knew Zhou Bo's tendencies. On the other hand, "Zhou Bo is heavy and thick and less literate", Zhou Bo is steady and thick, and he is not very good at hiding himself, afraid that Zhou Bo will expose the plot prematurely. "One by one, the way of culture and martial arts." Lu Jia understood that Chen Ping was meticulous in carrying out the plan, and Zhou Bo was even better at charging the battlefield.
Lu Jia persuaded Chen Ping to make friends with Zhou Bo and "painted several things for Chen Ping to deal with Lü's clan", and planned several things for Chen Ping to deal with Lü's clan. A chancellor who is good at planning does not have a good plan, but he can follow Lu Jia's advice, which shows that Lu Jia's wisdom and strategy exceed Chen Ping.
"Chen Ping used his own tricks", Chen Ping adopted Lu Jia's plan, gave Zhou Bo five hundred gold to wish him a happy birthday, and also prepared a rich music and dance wine to enjoy with him; Tai wei Zhou Bo also returned the favor. "If these two people are deeply linked, then the Lü clan will benefit and decline", so they will unite one by one, and the Lü clan's plot will become more and more unsuccessful.
Chen Pingcheng happily rewarded Lu Jia, a hundred slaves, fifty carriages and horses, and five million dollars as a pension settlement fee. "In this way, the reputation of the Han Dynasty secretaries is very famous", but Lu Jia used this wealth to communicate among the secretaries of the imperial court, and his reputation was great. Although Lu Jia planned these things, he still traveled back and forth between the secretaries of state, grasped and understood the information at any time, and planned with Chen Ping in a timely manner.
This proves that the real mastermind behind the destruction of Zhu Lu should be Lu Jia. Therefore, after Emperor Xiaowen Liu Heng ascended the throne, "he thought that Tai wei Bo was close to the Lü clan with soldiers and had done a lot of work; Chen Ping wanted to make Bo honorable, but he was sick", and Chen Ping thought that Zhou Bo's merits were much greater than his own, so he called the sick official and gave way to Zhou Bo.
The discussion continued next time, "Emperor Xiaowen in October of the first year of gengshu, the former King ze of Langya was established as the King of Yan. "Why did Emperor Liu Heng of Han reward his distant relative Liu Ze so much? #洞见 #
Lu Jia