"The rule of Wenjing" can be said to be one of the most important rule of the world in ancient China, it was jointly created by Emperor Wen of Han and Emperor Jing of Han in the early years of the Han Dynasty, with recuperation and restoration of production as the top priority of a period of prosperity.
Under the leadership of two wise monarchs, the society of the Han Dynasty was liberated from the turmoil of the late Qin Dynasty and gradually returned to the right track. Not only were the people able to live and work in peace and contentment in light and thin service, but the whole country also developed steadily in peace, which laid a good foundation for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to establish wenzhi martial arts.
For The Han Jing Emperor, who took over the imperial power from Emperor Wen of Han and carried forward his career, people's evaluations have been mixed since ancient times.
Those who praise him will think that he is diligent and frugal in governing the country and encouraging production. Those who detracted him said that his improper means of cutting the domain caused the "Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms", and also shirked his responsibility and killed the minister who advised him to cut the domain.
In addition, the other faults of the Han Jing Emperor are not few. For example, Zhou Yafu, a famous general who performed well in quelling the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, was forced to kill by the Han Jing Emperor. Then, why did the Ming Emperor And Emperor Jing of Han have to force Zhou Yafu to die?
In the eighth year of Han Gaozu (199 BC), Zhou Yafu was born in Pei County, Pei County, which is now Feng County, Jiangsu Province.
Although he was the son of the founding hero Zhou Bo, Zhou Yafu ranked second and would not be crowned marquis. However, Zhou Bo's eldest son, Zhou Shengzhi, was stripped of his title for murder, and Emperor Wen of Han, in favor of Zhou Bo's contribution to the establishment of the Han Dynasty, ordered that the best of Zhou Bo's sons be selected.
In this way, zhou Yafu inherited his father's title shortly after he became an adult and was given the title of Marquis of Dai.
In the twenty-second year of Emperor Wen of Han (158 BC), the Xiongnu invaded the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wen of Han dispatched a number of soldiers and horses north to meet the enemy, including Zhou Yafu, who was then serving as the Taishou of Hanoi.
In order to motivate the generals, Emperor Wen of Han personally went to the front. When Emperor Wen of Han arrived at other places, he was greeted by the middle road, but when he arrived at Xiaoliu, where Zhou Yafu was stationed, he was stopped outside, and he was not able to enter the camp until after the briefing.
When Emperor Wen saw the discipline of Zhou Yafu's army, he exclaimed, "This true general is a great general! "
Later, after the end of the war, Zhou Yafu was renamed a lieutenant, responsible for guarding the capital and protecting the security of the capital.
When Emperor Wen of Han was dying, he also said to the future Emperor Liu Qi of Han: "Even if there is a hurry, Zhou Yafu can really be appointed as a general." "
Therefore, after Emperor Jing succeeded to the throne, he made Zhou Yafu a cheqi general and attached great importance to him.
In the third year of the Han Jing Emperor (154 BC), because of the hasty launching of the cutting of the domain, the seven kingdoms led by Liu Hao, the king of Wu, rebelled, which is the famous "Rebellion of the Seven Kings" in history.
In the face of turmoil, Emperor Jing remembered that his father had told him that in times of national crisis, he could rely on Zhou Yafu, so he immediately made him a lieutenant and in charge of counterinsurgency affairs.
During the war, Zhou Yafu attacked in a roundabout manner many times, and successfully defeated many rebels by cutting off the grain route. However, in Zhou Yafu's strategy, Liang Guo, who stood with the imperial court, had always been in the first place, which caused Liu Wu, the king of Liang, to be very displeased.
In the end, the huge rebellion was successfully quelled in only three months, and Zhou Yafu was convinced by the generals.
Two years later, Emperor Jing even made Zhou Yafu a chancellor in place of Tao Qing, a former chancellor who had left his post due to old age and physical decline.
Initially, Emperor Jing of Han was very attached to Zhou Yafu. But once, he wanted to depose Liu Rong, the crown prince born to Li Ji, and Zhou Yafu objected, which led to a direct estrangement between him and Zhou Yafu.
Later, the empress dowager wanted to make Empress Jing's brother Wang Xin a marquis. When Emperor Jing consulted with Zhou Yafu, Zhou Yafu replied: "Emperor Gao agreed that 'no king is allowed to be a prince unless he is of the Liu clan, and he must not be a prince unless he has merit.' It is not as good as the covenant, and the whole world will strike together'. Although Imashin is the empress brother, he has no merit, Hou Zhi, and is not a yoya. Therefore, Emperor Jing had no choice but to reject the empress.
Originally, Zhou Yafu was not in harmony with the King of Liang, which caused the King of Liang to often complain to the empress. The empress dowager's attempt to seal the king's letter was also prevented by Zhou Yafu, and these factors caused Emperor Jing of Han to often hear reprimands about Zhou Yafu from the empress.
In addition, one year the Xiongnu king Wei Xulu led the people to surrender, and the Jing Emperor Long Yan Dayue, in order to encourage more Xiongnu to submit to the Han Dynasty, wanted to make him a marquis. At this time, the very principled Zhou Yafu stopped him again: "If he betrays his lord and surrenders to His Majesty, His Majesty Houzhi, then why should he blame the people and subjects for not observing the rules?" Finally, Emperor Jingdi of Han did not listen to him this time.
Zhou Yafu, whose claim was rejected, chose to resign in anger.
After some time, Emperor Jing summoned him to dinner and deliberately presented him with a large piece of meat, but did not give him chopsticks.
Zhou Yafu looked unhappy to ask for the waiter, and Emperor Jing smiled and asked, "Is this not enough for the king?" "Meaning, isn't meat enough to make you happy?" After zhou Yafu listened, he found that the emperor was displeased, so he had to take off his hat and apologize, but he was allowed to leave quickly after being allowed to leave on his own.
Emperor Jing looked at the distant Zhou Yafu and sighed, "Is this a troublemaker not a young lord?" That is to say, how can such a person who is always dissatisfied with things be used by the new king and become a helper?
As Zhou Yafu grew old, his son Zhou Yang began to prepare for his father's funeral, and he bought a shield armor that the state did not allow private transactions to use in preparation for funerals, but because of the harsh treatment of the domestic workers, the domestic workers reported that they had purchased shield armor privately, intending to rebel.
Because the matter implicated Zhou Yafu, he was taken to investigate.
The lieutenant scolded, "Does the prince want to rebel against evil?" Yafu said, "The vessel bought by the courtier is a burial vessel, what is anti-evil?" The official said, "If a prince does not rebel against the earth, he wants to oppose the earth." The intrusion of officials is urgent. - "History Volume 57 , Marquis Zhou Boshi Xxvii"
But Zhou Yafu did not know about this, of course, he did not know it. When Emperor Jing learned of this, he thought that he was committing another crime and deliberately did not say it, so he handed it over to Ting Wei.
In Tingwei's place, Zhou Yafu was humiliated, and after five days of hunger strike, he vomited blood and died, and a generation of famous generals ended in such a desolate end.
Zhou Yafu's death was due to resentment against The King and Empress Dowager Liang, and there were reasons for Emperor Jing's displeasure due to repeated objections, but in fact, the biggest reason was that he was too stubborn and did not know how to please and be flexible. In addition, Emperor Jing forced him to die, also fearing that the new emperor would not be able to drive him in the future.