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With history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall! A historical tragedy caused by chopsticks!

It is said that one day, Emperor Han Jing was preparing to eat in the forbidden palace. Before the meal, he remembered his Honggu minister Zhou Yafu.

then ordered the attendants to call Zhou Yafu to eat together.

In ancient times, it was a great glory to be able to eat with the emperor, and countless people took it as the pinnacle of life, enough to blow for a lifetime.

This grace is not light.

Zhou Yafu was so excited when he saw that the emperor was going to invite himself to dinner, so he hurried over.

After came over, I saw an embarrassing scene. I saw that in the banquet, there was indeed a whole piece of fast meat in Yafu's position, but this meat had not been cut, and there was no chopsticks on the side!

This is embarrassing, how to eat?

Zhou Yafu looked a little upset, so he said to the next person, "What do you think? Didn't you see that there are chopsticks? Take the chopsticks with me.

(Han Jing Emperor)

When the next person heard it, he looked at Emperor Han Jing tremblingly.

Han Jingdi looked at it, and said leisurely, "Is this not enough for you?" It means, can't this meet your needs?

Zhou Yafu looked at him and invited me to eat, but he didn't give the chopsticks, and was a little bit angry, so he got up and took off his hat, and after paying a salute to the emperor, he turned around and hurried away.

Han Jingdi looked at him, but didn't stop him. Instead, he stared at Zhou Yafu with his eyes, and said lightly, this buddy, you can't be the courtier of the young master.

Hengzhi, Emperor Jing stayed in the ban, called Tiaohou, and gave food. There is no meat, no meat. Tiaohou's heart is not peaceful, Gu said that he still fetched the meal. Jingdi smiled and said: "Is this not enough for the king?" Tiaohou Mengguan thanked. From the top, Tiaohou Yin approached. The Emperor Jing watched it and said, "This is not a young master minister!" "Historical Records·Jianghou Zhoubo Family"

When most people read this passage, they probably read the chopsticks the most. Yeah, this lover of Han Jingdi didn’t give knives or chopsticks to eat. Could Zhou Yafu learn from Indians to eat with his hands?

There is no such rule in the country of etiquette. From this point of view, it is actually the Han Jing Emperor who has lost his dignity, and even lost his grace.

At this time, Zhou Yafu, even if he wants chopsticks, it is natural, there is nothing to think about.

If the Emperor of Han Jing took the chopsticks according to his words, there would be no subsequent things at all.

But he just said, "Is this not enough for you?"

Zhou Yafu felt awkward when he said this. The reason is simple. The meaning of these words is too profound and rich in layers.

(Zhou Yafu with stout character)

Where there are so many levels, it can be interpreted in two ways: kindness and malice.

Seeing in good faith means, are you missing this thing somewhere?

I didn't give you chopsticks, why are you complaining, can't you eat with your hands? Besides, I didn't mean it.

Seeing maliciously means, do you have any dissatisfaction?

Then it's a bit vicious. I'll give you food, but you still pick and choose. Can't you eat without chopsticks? Don’t you mention, won’t I give it to you during the meal?

As soon as the pros and cons are interpreted, everyone will know Zhou Yafu's embarrassment at that time.

is also right, Zhou Yafu is the prime minister of less than 10,000 people. Even if the emperor is solemn, he should have a minimum of respect for the prime minister. If you don't give chopsticks, don't you take me seriously and disrespect people.

Zhou Yafu, who had thoughts in his heart, was a little bit guilty and mumbled that there was no big problem.

But why did this lead to the subsequent killing? It was related to his overreaction. After the incident, Zhou Yafu was relieved of the cap on his head and kowtowed his head to apologize.

If you don't exempt the crown and hat, there is no problem at all, but there is a problem except for the hat. The hat has the definition of identity in the Han Dynasty. The emperor has a crown and the ministers have a crown. The order of each level is orderly and strict.

(I don't want my hat to do it)

What do you mean by hat-free apology? Resign? Dissatisfied? Make opinions?

As the prime minister, forcing me to give you chopsticks?

No matter what the Emperor Han Jing thinks, he can't think of a good result.

Han Jingdi saw Zhou Yafu seriously, and put away his posture, let Zhou Yafu get up, and then prepared to say something nice.

But the words hadn't been spoken yet, Zhou Yafu, who had just apologized for his hatlessness, left without saying any greetings, leaving only the Han Jingdi in a mess.

There is a problem, because the calm and the waves left without saying goodbye, it became an uproar.

Using the workplace to interpret this incident, Zhou Yafu did make a big mistake.

Zhou Yafu's apologetic Han Jingdi has expressed his kindness. At this time, you shouldn’t be entangled in why! Because the superiors have their own considerations, return to the table to continue eating, and sincerely admit their mistakes is the right answer.

But if you leave without saying goodbye, it's a bit embarrassing to leave, and at a deeper level, it's a bit reliant on merit and arrogance and domineering.

Faced with the old leader Han Jingdi, Zhou Yafu dared to do so. After showing his skills, he immediately expressed his dissatisfaction.

So if Emperor Han Jing is gone and the young master succeeds, what will happen to Yafu this week?

was more arrogant and inevitable at that time.

(Zhou Yafu)

From this, there is the final testimony of Emperor Han Jing: "This is not the young master minister!

What the sullen person means here is that Zhou Yafu, who left in anger, was a bit domineering and mean, even unfair.

And the murderous intention of Emperor Han Jing came into being. It has nothing to do with the chopsticks problem, but it has something to do with Zhou Yafu's behavior.

All this is actually the product of the accumulation of conflicts between Emperor Han Jing and Zhou Yafu. We can regard the chopstick incident as the last test of Emperor Han Jing on Zhou Yafu. As a result of the test, Zhou Yafu failed.

Then why Zhou Yafu failed? It's a long story!

During the Han Dynasty, especially before Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, imperial power had not been strengthened by strengthening centralization.

Prime Minister is an official position with important powers. In many cases, it can even influence the decision to veto the emperor.

Zhou Yafu is in such a high position. If he is cautious in his words and deeds, he will not be disgusted by Emperor Han Jing. However, Zhou Yafu is not low-key at all, but rather high-key.

There is an endless history of this high-profile thing.

First of all: Zhou Yafu had different opinions on the appointment of the emperor's heir.

Jing emperor abolishes the crown prince Li.

When Emperor Han Jing dismissed Prince Li, Zhou Yafu kept arguing, and finally the Prince was abolished under the compulsory order of Emperor Han Jing.

Secondly: Facing Emperor Han Jing's mother, Zhou Yafu was also rude.

Queen Dowager Dou said: "Brother Queen, Wang Xin can be Hou Ye." Jing Di said: "Please discuss it with the Prime Minister." After the Prime Minister agreed, Yafu said: "The Emperor Gao made an appointment with the Liu clan to be king, and the meritorious service. It's better than the promise, the world will strike it together." Although the empress brother, Jinxin is not successful, he is not promised." Jingdi stopped silently.

What do you mean by this is that the Queen Mother Dou wanted to open the mouth without success, and finally the Emperor Han Jing threw the pot to Zhou Yafu and asked Zhou Yafu to block the gun. Zhou Yafu also refused to give up to the Queen Mother Dou, not knowing the euphemism, but took it. Han Gaozu's group training was directly rejected. Han Jingdi looked a little speechless, probably because he felt sorry for his mother. This is a vulgar person and his speech is not literary.

Zhou Yafu did nothing wrong in this matter, but the words were too aggressive, and there was a problem with Emperor Han Jing not coming to Taiwan.

Again: Facing the different opinions of Emperor Han Jing, he threatened to resign.

Xiongnu King Xu Lu and other five people descended, and Emperor Jing wanted to persuade him. The prime minister Yafu said: "If he carries his lord to his majesty, and your majesty is noble, why should he blame people and ministers for not keeping the festival?" Jingdi said: "The prime minister is not available." He named Xu Lu and others as princes. Yaf Inshe's disease. Emperor Jing was in three years in order to avoid illness.

means that the Emperor of Han Jing wanted to make the few Huns who surrendered. The purpose was to draw more people to surrender and stabilize the external border troubles.

This is a question of major policies. However, Zhou Yafu still didn't allow it. Instead, he ridiculed Emperor Han Jing and even resigned to express his dissatisfaction. This was not to respect Emperor Han Jing and he was also proud of himself.

kill heart suddenly

These three incidents not only did not follow the wishes of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, but also exposed many problems with Zhou Yafu.

The first thing involves the position of the prince.

There is the meaning of interfering with the imperial power. Although Zhou Yafu’s move is in accordance with the law, he does not understand the thoughts of Emperor Han Jing. This thought is very simple. If the prince becomes the emperor because of your help, will he rely on you more in the future? The prime minister is already in high position. Weight, with the trust of the emperor, who owns this Han dynasty?

This move undoubtedly threatens the uniqueness of imperial power.

The second thing is that the problem involved is more serious.

Zhou Yafu repeatedly reiterated, ‘If you don’t have the Liu family, you won’t be king, you won’t have merit. "Also constantly emphasized that "the whole world strikes it together."

Two no, one strike, whether the front is the front, the back is shouting and screaming, what is this? Is the threat of force? The question is the Queen Mother Dou, the emperor's mother, can you not speak more artfully?

It can be seen that this week Yafu insisted on principles and was a little restless, almost no art of speaking. Such a person does not understand political relations and cannot be a prime minister. More importantly, he still has military threats.

The third thing is to do it right with the emperor. If you don't follow my wishes, I won't do it.

As soon as there is a disagreement, the emperor will resign if he doesn’t listen. Are you the emperor, or the Emperor Han Jing? How can the emperor like Zhou Yafu, who is too strong in character?

After these three things, Emperor Han Jing not only saw the shortcomings of Zhou Yafu's strong character, but also the shortcomings of his incomprehensibility, and even the shortcomings of his lack of understanding of the overall political situation, and then a problem was raised, that is, the Xungui Group. The arrogance and domineering!

Zhou Yafu, the son of Zhou Bo, the founding minister of the early Han Dynasty, became the prime minister and the leader of the noble class because of his feats in quelling the Seven Kingdoms. This force is enough to threaten the emperor's power. If he is gone, the little emperor will inherit the position.

The original minister of the country will become the minister of the chaotic country if he is uneasy and kind.

This promising future is too terrifying, and if it happens, the consequences would be unimaginable.

From the perspective of the emperor, such threats must be eliminated.

To remove him is to remove a force that can threaten the imperial power. It must be removed, immediately!

Then, Zhou Yafu was tragic.

Behind this tragedy, there are both the suspicion and suspicion of Emperor Han Jing, as well as Zhou Yafu's uncomprehending accident and not knowing the workplace.

Just as Tai Shigong said in the historical records: if you don't learn by yourself, keep your festivals inferior, and end up in poverty. Sad husband!

means that this person is a good person, and what he does is also a good thing, that is, he is too ignorant of his words and behavior, and he must not be imitated!

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