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Zhou Yafu served as chancellor of the Han Dynasty in 152 BC.

Liu Qi trusted him very much, and he also trusted him very much. The final decisive battle of the previous Seven Kingdoms Rebellion was won by Zhou Yafu himself. It can be said that he was the greatest hero in the period of Emperor Jing.

However, Zhou Yafu was upright and didn't talk about political strategies and worldly sophistication, which aroused Liu Qi's suspicion in the peaceful and prosperous times that followed.

Once, when the Xiongnu General Xu Lu and other five people surrendered to the Han Dynasty, Emperor Han Jing wanted to confer titles on several people to encourage more ethnic minorities to submit, but Zhou Yafu firmly opposed them. Hou, Zhou Yafu resigned due to illness and returned home.

Later, as Emperor Jing grew older, he was recruited into the palace and held a banquet to entertain him, but he did not put chopsticks in front of him, in order to test whether his temper had changed.

But things backfired, Zhou Yafu still went his own way, and the two broke up in a quarrel. Facing the back of Zhou Yafu leaving, Emperor Jing sighed: "How can such a person assist the young master?" Convicted and imprisoned, he starved to death in prison.

In Emperor Han Jing's relatively stable career as a king, the "Seven Kingdoms Rebellion" was considered a very big coup in the history of the country, and it was only after the suppression of the rebellion that Emperor Han Jing's centralization reform was considered a phased victory.

Therefore, Zhou Yafu, who put down the rebellion, not only made great contributions to stabilizing the regime, but can even be said to be the founder of Emperor Han Jing's successful political career. Such a loyal "founding father" can end up in such a sad situation.

The deeds and importance of his life are not unknown to Emperor Han Jing, but now that he has experienced so many betrayals, he gradually understands that the position of emperor is not easy, and how peaceful he used to be.

For the sake of imperial power, he had to do the act of forcing his younger brother to death, so he could only make as comprehensive a consideration as possible for his heir when he was old.

Of course, his original intention was still to hope that Zhou Yafu could assist the prince, but at this time, he could no longer tolerate any deviation or any possible threat to the prince, so he had no choice but to kill Zhou Yafu.

At this time, Emperor Han Jing had completely become a leader among the emperors, and he was not influenced by others, but one day he would die of old age, and Liu Qi, who was a little older, also officially started his preparations for becoming a heir.But the five sons of Empress Bo of Emperor Jing were helpless.

In the Han Dynasty, the eldest son inheritance system was still implemented, but Emperor Jing had no choice for a son. According to the principle of establishing the eldest son, it was Su Ji's son Liu Rong. Because of the incident of King Liang, Emperor Han Jing hurriedly made Liu Rong the prince.

Looking back now, I feel that Liu Rong is not qualified enough, so Liu Rong's biological mother, Su Ji, has never been named queen.

But in ancient times, abolishing the crown prince was a major event for the country. Although Emperor Jing was dissatisfied, he did not find a suitable reason until Su Ji couldn't restrain her mother's desire to be queen based on her son's preciousness, which gave him a chance.

First, Mrs. Wang and other noble concubines asked the ministers to write a letter to make Su Ji the queen, and they secretly joined forces with Guan Tao to let the latter speak ill of Su Ji in front of Emperor Jing.

But at this time, Su Ji herself couldn't resist the temptation of power, and asked Liu Qi's thoughts many times.The wise Emperor Han Jing saw all this in his eyes, and he directly pushed the boat along the river, taking advantage of this matter to abolish the prince as the king of Linjiang, and then personally selected his successor-Liu Che, who was the Emperor Wu of the Han who later created the prosperity of Han Wu.

However, for Emperor Han Jing, his work was not over yet. In view of the undercurrents of Empress Dowager Dou and his younger brother Liu Wu when he was in power,

Liu Qi started his own thinking. He believed that as long as he is in power, he must always be prepared to be usurped by others, especially his close brothers. For Prince Liu Che, the biggest enemy is Liu Rong who was just deposed.

So in 148 BC, Liu Rong was caught occupying the land of the ancestral temple to build a palace, and he was directly sent to the Lieutenant's Mansion for trial. Liu Rong was very frightened.

He wanted to write a letter to Emperor Han Jing to apologize, but the guard did not even give him a pen and paper according to Liu Qi's request. In the end, Liu Rong, who had nowhere to go, was forced to commit suicide in the Lieutenant's Mansion.

So far, Han Jingdi Liu Qi has done everything he thought he should do when he was in power, and also paved the last brick for his son Liu Che's succession.

In 180 BC, after the death of Empress Lu, the loyal Prime Minister Chen Ping and Taiwei Zhou Bo, who were loyal to Liu Bang, fell in love with the generous, kind and well-known acting king Liu Heng.

Little did they know that Liu Heng was a brilliant statesman with great skill, he was thoughtful, and his palace was extremely deep.

Military power is the greatest power, and Emperor Wen knew this well, so on the night he entered Weiyang Palace, he ordered Song Chang to be the general of the guard, to control the southern and northern armies;

Afterwards, Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty adopted a two-handed strategy of combining kindness and power to divide and disintegrate Zhou Bo and other important ministers who supported him.

Under the rule of Emperor Wenwen of the Western Han Dynasty, the country was prosperous and the people were safe. However, the issue of the power of the princes and kings was always a concern of Emperor Wen. Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty took time to digest the conflicts.

Emperor Han Jing didn't understand this point. Like the famous Wu Chu Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, the root cause of the disaster was planted by Emperor Han Jing when he was the prince.

At that time, princes and kings from all over the country would go to the central government of the Western Han Dynasty to pay homage every year. Liu Bi, king of Wu, sent his son to Chang'an to meet Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty.Liu Xian, the crown prince of Liu Bi, came to Beijing and accompanied the prince Liu Qi to drink and play Liubo chess.

Liu Xian is frivolous, aggressive, and arrogant at ordinary times. When he played chess with Liu Qi, he fought for the way of chess, and his attitude was arrogant and rude.Liu Qi also had a violent temper. He was so angry that he picked up the chessboard and beat Liu Xian, but unexpectedly killed him by mistake.

This incident caused a sensation in the court and the public, and Emperor Wen of Han sent his body back to Wu State for burial.

Liu Bi, king of Wu, resented Liu Qi because of this. He was not polite at the beginning, and did not fulfill his duties as a courtier. He often excused his illness and did not go to Chang'an to see him, but only sent envoys.Later, Liu Bi prepared secretly and began to plan a rebellion.

Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty naturally knew the reason. The country of Wu was rich in products. Rebellion under such circumstances would be very troublesome to the Western Han government.So how did Emperor Han Wen respond?

Once Liu Bi, the king of Wu, sent an envoy to the court, and Emperor Wen of Han personally received him. He asked the envoy what happened if the king of Wu did not come to the court.The envoy also directly pointed out that the reason why King Wu did not come to court was because his son died and he had resentment against the government.

Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty abandoned his previous suspicions and began to repair the relationship with Liu Bi, King Wu, and appease him.

Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty released the captured envoys of the state of Wu, let them go back to the state of Wu, and gave the king of Wu a table and a walking stick, so that he could not come to see the emperor until he died of old age.The conflict was resolved, Liu Bi began to relax, and his plan for treason was temporarily cancelled.

However, Emperor Han Jing went against the norm and intensified the conflict, which caused the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion and made him helpless.

However, Liu Bi did not dare to point the spearhead directly at Emperor Han Jing, and he used the banner of "Qing Emperor's side, punish Chao Cuo".In desperation, Emperor Han Jing beheaded his mentor Chao Cuo in half, and wanted to make the rebels come out of nowhere, but it didn't help at all.The arrogance of the rebels became even more arrogant.

In fact, after careful analysis, Emperor Hanwen's appeasement policy is the most brilliant.The princes and kings of the Western Han Dynasty were powerful, and many insightful people knew that Jia Yi was one of the outstanding representatives. He proposed the solution to "build the princes and kings with less power", that is, to divide the power of the princes and kingdoms, so as to achieve the goal of centralization. The purpose, the leader of which is Liu Bi.

Emperor Wen admired Jia Yi's "Security Policy" very much. However, at that time, he was focusing on stabilizing the political situation and could not adopt such an extreme method. He could only wait patiently for the right time.In fact, Emperor Hanwen should not be underestimated. He adopted the strategy of using static braking.

Why did Emperor Hanwen want to appease Liu Bi?In fact, he has other plans. He is one of the few emperors in history with a deep city.The first thing Emperor Wen of Han considered was Liu Bi's age. He was 62 years old when he rebelled.

It can be inferred that Liu Bi is 13 years older than Emperor Hanwen, so he can be regarded as an old man.Although there is a possibility of rebellion, Emperor Hanwen knew it well, but rebellion also needs a reason.

Emperor Hanwen's appeasement policy was to not give Liu Bi any reason.

If Liu Bi was in his prime, then this appeasement strategy would not last long, but when Prince Wu was crushed to death, Liu Bi was already in his 50s, and there was no chance for that kind of adventure, so Emperor Wen of Han took advantage of his age The key point, I hope that time will minimize the possibility of its rebellion.

When a wise man does not move, there are often deeper reasons behind it.

Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty had a meticulous mind and a deep city, which was far beyond Jia Yi and Chao Cuo's knowledge.Not only that, Emperor Han Wen also considered the issue very carefully. What if the appeasement policy doesn't work?In fact, he had already prepared for it, and this person was Zhou Yafu.

When Emperor Wen was seriously ill and dying, he asked Prince Liu Qi, who would later become Emperor Jing, to say: "You can use Zhou Yafu at critical moments in the future. He is a general you can use with confidence."

Sure enough, Zhou Yafu put down the massive Seven Kingdoms Rebellion in three months.