Why did Han Jing choose to give up Zhou Yafu because of a pair of chopsticks?

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, there was a famous general named Zhou Yafu, whose background was not small. His father, Zhou Bo, was the founding hero of the Han Dynasty and made great contributions to the destruction of Lu, and his position in the imperial court was extremely high. After the death of frequency, after unanimous recommendation, Zhou Yafu was fortunate to be the new marquis. Moreover, he does have his own advantages, not only running the army well, but also being good at training troops. Emperor Wendi admired him very much, saying that real generals are like him. Before he died, he told his son that if there were really important and urgent things, Zhou Yafu could definitely lead troops. Dad left him with you. He can help you.

Have a father this sentence, Han Jingdi also reuse Zhou Yafu after taking office, very trust in him. Later, when the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion happened, Emperor Jingdi appointed Zhou Yafu as Qiu and asked him to lead troops to pacify the situation. And Zhou Yafu didn't live up to Jingdi's expectations. He got things done in three months, put down the unrest and saved the chaos in the Han Dynasty.

With such achievements, Zhou Yafu can be said to have a stable life. No matter who sits on the throne, his contribution to the Han Dynasty cannot be denied. But it is such a person who was told by a woman physiognomist named Xu negative that you will starve to death in the future. Is this not a joke? Regardless of his own credit, even if he does nothing, the credit of his parents alone is enough for him to live a chic life. How can such a person starve to death? It's not only Zhou Yafu who doesn't believe it, but everyone treats it as a joke.

But it turns out that Xu is right, and the development of things is beyond everyone's expectation. Finally, Zhou Yafu really vomited blood and died of hunger in prison. Why is this?

This matter should be started from the beginning. One day, Emperor Jingdi gave a banquet in the palace and invited many ministers, including Zhou Yafu. But the difference is that Jingdi secretly asked the waiter to put a big piece of meat on Zhou Yafu's box, but he didn't cut it and didn't give chopsticks. Zhou Yafu was anxious when he saw this, thinking how to eat? Think more, is the emperor trying to insult him? Thought of here, Zhou Yafu turned pale and asked the waiter for chopsticks in a bad mood.

Han Jingdi asked him with a smile at this time. Does this make you unhappy? Zhou Yafu, angry and annoyed, stood up and confessed to Jingdi. However, when Jing Di spoke, the stubborn Zhou Yafu immediately stood up and strode out. This frightened everyone present. You know, in ancient times, doing this without the emperor's instructions was a sign of disrespect for the emperor. They were so scared that they went to see Jingdi's face. When they saw Jingdi, they sighed and said, Look, he doesn't respect me. How can he help the young master? The young master here refers to Liu Che.

You might want to know something. After a good meal, why did Jingdi play tricks on others? In fact, there is a reason. He is too rigid, stubborn, straightforward and difficult to use. Not only that, but there are four things that lead to Jingdi's falling out.

First of all, during the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, King Liang, the younger brother of Jingdi, once asked for help, and Jingdi sent Zhou Yafu, but Zhou Yafu, as the leader, thought that he could not take risks blindly, so he didn't go at once because he had to wait for the opportunity. Liang Wang hates him and often speaks ill of him in front of Jingdi. After a while, Jingdi remembered it in his heart. Although there is a saying outside that he will not obey the military orders, it is always a big knot in his heart not to listen to the orders. In addition, Emperor Han Jing also wanted to abolish Liu Rong, the prince who failed to live up to expectations at that time, and made Liu Che as the prince he thought fit. Zhou Yafu always opposed it, and Han Jing was very unhappy and gradually alienated him. Later, Dou Taihou asked Jingdi to make the queen's brother Hou, and then Zhou Yafu ran out and disagreed with them. He even moved out of the former king's warning, not that Liu's children can't be kings, but that people who are not active can't be princes. This incident made him offend the two women in the harem who had the most say in the emperor's heart. Under their instigation from time to time, Jingdi had a greater view of Zhou Yafu; Finally, five Xiongnu generals brought people to the Han Dynasty, which made Jingdi very happy. He wanted to make them Hou, to show his magnanimity and merit, and to attract more Huns to the Han Dynasty. In fact, this strategy is correct in the long run, but Zhou Yafu disagrees. He said, "If these deserters can be rewarded, what should our minister do if he doesn't keep the festival?" This can't be done. "

In fact, these things are reasonable, but they can't be too rigid. Do you still have to deal with specific things? Especially in the case of Xiongnu, the pattern of Zhou Yafu is really a little small. He only saw the small side, but did not see the benefits and political significance that Jingdi's approach could bring. This incident made Jingdi begin to doubt Zhou Yafu's ability, while Zhou Yafu had a strong self-esteem. After he found that Jingdi was different from before, he resigned and went home directly. This behavior made Jingdi breathe a sigh of relief and even paid him respect.

Therefore, when Han Jing felt that his physique was not good enough, he considered learning from his father, Emperor Han Wendi, and looking for some ministers who could help his son Liu Che to escort him in the future. The first thing that comes to mind is Zhou Yafu, so this is the previous test. Jingdi wants to see it. Has Zhou Yafu got better after all these years at home? Obviously, the development of things is not what he expected. Zhou Yafu's performance worried him. Now he doesn't think about whether he can help. What he is afraid of is that this man will turn against him one day.

So later, when someone falsely accused Zhou Yafu of rebellion, Jingdi clearly knew that this was not the case, but he still let people find out. Zhou Yafu's personality is honest and frank. He refused to suffer such humiliation. After five days of hunger strike in prison, he vomited blood and died.

On the surface, Emperor Han Jing seems to dislike Zhou Yafu because of his rudeness, because a pair of chopsticks at the banquet has a long history, and chopsticks are only a final test for Zhou Yafu. If Zhou Yafu were not so stubborn, so straightforward, and speak and do things more tactfully, or a little more outside the circle, it wouldn't be like this.