Why is Kou Zhun, who was highly praised and trusted by Song Zhenzong, not liked by others?

Kou Zhun was a famous official in the Song Dynasty. He rose from an ordinary official to the position of prime minister. Kou Zhun has been highly recognized by Song Zhenzong for many years as an official, but he does not know how to get along with his colleagues. Moreover, subordinates and even colleagues are held to the strictest standards everywhere, which makes everyone feel very uncomfortable. When the other party disagreed with him, he refused to give in at all, which made countless people not want to serve as officials in the same court with him, and was eventually demoted to Leizhou under the frame-up of others.

1. Kou Zhun does not know how to give in when doing things

When dealing with various government affairs, it is inevitable to have different opinions with others. Only by sitting together and discussing with each other can we come up with a good solution. But Kou Zhun has a big problem. As long as he thinks it is right, others can only firmly agree. His subordinates are obedient. But for officials at the same level, this kind of problem The approach made them very uncomfortable.

2. After becoming the prime minister, he wanted to take care of everything

Kou Zhun was a Jinshi during the Taizong period of the Song Dynasty. Until the Zhenzong period of the Song Dynasty, he won the most for the Song Dynasty because of the Chanyuan alliance. He had great interests, so he was officially appointed as prime minister by Zhenzong of Song Dynasty. After he became prime minister, he intervened in everything and made various comments on matters that were not his responsibility, making everyone in the court very dissatisfied with him.

3. Not knowing how to save face for others

Kou Zhun has always been an upright and upright official in history. But often such people are straightforward and do not know how to act or speak appropriately. They also treat people who have helped them in the same way. For example, a colleague saw rice grains on his beard when he was eating one day and helped him remove it. Not only did he not say thank you, he also laughed at me for flattering me.

Everyone in the world has advantages and disadvantages. Kou Zhun’s advantage lies in his ability to think about the country to the greatest extent and solve problems for the emperor. Therefore, he is highly recognized by Song Zhenzong. There are so many things in a country that it is impossible for one person to complete them all. They must rely on everyone to work together to solve them. But Kou Zhun's words and deeds in various aspects made his colleagues uncomfortable with him and began to resent him, which eventually turned into a political attack.