Honesty is a highly praised quality in our education and advocacy because it represents sincerity, frankness, principle, non-deception, and non-hypocrisy. However, in real life, we find that honest people always suffer, and the more capable honest people are, the more they will suffer. Zhou Bo, the founding hero of Liu Bang's side, is such a person who is both very powerful, very honest, and has suffered a big loss. 
Zhou Bo is indeed very powerful. He was a basket maker before following Liu Bang, and sometimes he also worked part-time to give the funeral people's ** drum music. Although his social status is very low, he has extraordinary strength and is still a reserve soldier who can draw a strong bow. is such a lowly person, who stood out in the troubled times at the end of the Qin Dynasty and became the founding father of the Han Dynasty. In the article "The Family of Zhou Bo, Marquis of Jiang", Sima Qian devotes nearly three-quarters of the space to describing Zhou Bo's military exploits. Whether it was attacking Qin in the early stage, attacking Chu in the middle stage, or quelling the rebellion in the later stage, Zhou Bo made great achievements.
Attack it, break it. Go down to the next eup, go first. Attack Meng, Yu, take it. Dingwei land. Attacking Qi and Dongyi, the past to chestnut, take it. Attack the mulberry and ascend first. Hit the Qin army and break it. Lower Zhen City. Attack Wanqu and get a single father's order. Attack Linji at night, attack Zhang, and break it. Attack Kaifeng, first to the city is more. Attack the eastern county lieutenant in the city and break it. Strike the king and leave the army, and break it. Attack the long society, go first. Attack Yingyang, Wushi, and Hejin. Break the martial pass and the pass. Break the Qin army in Lantian. To Xianyang, destroy Qin. ("The Family of Zhou Bo of the Marquis of Jiang").The above are just some of Zhou Bo's exploits in the early stage of following Liu Bang to attack Qin. At this stage, he broke through more than a dozen cities, and like Fan Xu, he took the lead, often taking the lead in climbing the city wall when attacking the city, and won the first credit! After the destruction of Qin, he followed Liu Bang into Hanzhong, and later recovered the Three Qins. Captured Huaili and Haoqi, and attacked Xianyang in the north, defeating the armies of Yueben and Neishibao, and the most military achievements. Then he defeated Zhang Han in the waste hill. Then he attacked the army led by Yi Si to the west and was annihilated in one fell swoop. Later, when he was crusading against Xiang Ji, he attacked Quyu and Aocang, and Zhou Bo's soldiers made the greatest meritorious service. After Xiang Ji's death, Zhou Bo led his army to the east to pacify the two counties of Surabaya and Donghai in Chu, capturing a total of 22 counties. After the founding of the Han Dynasty. In the operation to pacify Han Wangxin, Zhou Bo surrendered the six cities of Taiyuan, defeated Han Wangxin and the Xiongnu cavalry, and captured Jinyang; Later, Han Wangxin's army was defeated again at Yanshi. In addition, Zhou Bo also beheaded Chen Xian in Lingqiu, captured Chen Xuan's prime minister Cheng Zong, general Chen Wu, and Duwei Gao, and pacified the nine counties of Dai County. In fact, Zhou Bo still has a lot of achievements, but due to space limitations, he can't write anymore. Regardless of the number of his exploits for the time being, just looking at the trajectory of these exploits, it is not difficult to draw a conclusion: in the process of Liu Bang's southern expedition to the north, Zhou Bo accompanied him from beginning to end, and his performance was extremely good. No wonder Liu Bang once said when he explained the aftermath to Empress Lu before he died:
"Zhou Bo is heavy and thick, and those who are safe and Liu will be Bo" ("Gaozu Benji").Judging from Liu Bang's evaluation, Zhou Bo not only has outstanding ability to lead troops to fight, but also is very honest and kind.
Sima Qian commented on Zhou Bo in "The Family of Zhou Bo of the Marquis of Jiang":
When Zhou Bo was clothed at the beginning, he was despised.Zhou Bo is simple and strong, honest and honest, and has won Liu Bang's trust. So when he was fighting, Liu Bang trusted him and liked to take him by his side. When the transfer of power was carried out before his death, Liu Bang also strongly recommended him to Empress Lu. In fact, from his fighting style, we can also see his true character as an honest man: scheming generals always command their subordinates to charge when they fight, but Zhou Bo often rushes to the front and is the first to climb the high city wall. There are no weak soldiers under strong generals, and it is no wonder that his subordinates often win the honor of being the first in the number of enemies killed in battle. Zhou Bo's honesty is also reflected in his lack of political astuteness and stupidity. For example, after the death of Empress Lu, the meritorious group pacified the Zhulu group
Emperor Xiaowen was established, thinking that Taiwei Bo personally punished the Lu clan with soldiers, and he had a lot of merit; Chen Ping wanted to give up Bozun's position, but he was sick. When Emperor Xiaowen first established, he blamed Ping and asked him. Ping said: "When Gaozu was in the past, Bo Gong was not as good as Chenping. and Zhu Lu, and the minister's merit is not as good as Bo. I am willing to give way to the right prime minister. So Emperor Xiaowen took Marquis Bo as the right prime minister, ranking first; Ping Xi is the left prime minister, ranking second. ("Chen Chengxiang's Family").In the matter of destroying Zhu Lu, Zhou Bo was the executor, and Chen Ping was the mastermind behind the scenes. After the deed was completed, Chen Ping was willing to push out the credit, and he ranked second to Zhou Bo in the prime minister's ranking.
Lao Tzu said: "For the sake of not worrying, success but not living." ”Chen Ping is naturally well versed in the way of blessing and misfortune. But Zhou Bo accepted it calmly without refusal, which inevitably made people look arrogant. Later, Emperor Xiaowen assessed the two prime ministers, Zhou Bo and Chen Ping:
In the middle of nowhere, Emperor Xiaowen learned about state affairs, and asked the right prime minister: "How old is the world to be in prison?" Bo Xie said, "I don't know." Asked: "How much does the world's one-year-old Qian Gu go in and out?" Bo and Xie didn't know, sweating and back, I couldn't be ashamed. So Shang also asked Zuo Cheng Xiangping. Ping said: "There is a master." He said, "Who is the master?" Ping said: "Your Majesty will immediately ask the prison and punish the court captain; Ask Qian Gu and blame Su Neishi. ”.Emperor Xiaowen is called good. ("Chen Chengxiang's Family").The emperor asked Zhou Bo, but Zhou Bo didn't know three questions; Ask Chen Ping again, and the answer is like a stream. In terms of governing the country, the two compared and made judgments. This shows that he was indeed a little unaware of his previous acceptance of the position of right prime minister. Or it can also be said that Zhou Bo has not been able to complete the successful transformation from fighting the world to ruling the world when he is old.
Even when he was imprisoned later, he probably didn't think about what was going on.
For more than a year, every Hedong Shouwei traveled to Jiang, and Jianghou Bo was afraid of being punished, and was often armored, so that his family members could see it. His descendants have written a letter to complain about his desire to rebel and go down to the court. Lieutenant Ting ordered his affairs to Chang'an and arrested Bo Zhizhi. Frightened, I don't know what to say, and the officials insult it slightly. Bo Yiqian and the jailer, the jailer is a book to recite it. It is said that "the princess is a witness". ("The Family of Zhou Bo of the Marquis of Jiang").Speaking of which, this old man is quite pitiful. He fought for the country all his life, made countless exploits, and saved the country from the turmoil, but in the end he was still suspected by the emperor. He was also nervous for a while, and when he saw the envoy from the palace passing by his fiefdom, he thought that the emperor had sent someone to arrest him, so he led his family to meet the envoy in armor. What is this for? It's just a matter of giving people a handle. Dangling around all day in full armor, it's no wonder that someone reports that he is preparing to rebel. And when ** is imprisoned for investigation, he will not be dotted in advance, and he should trust the relationship. He had to wait for the jailer to torture him, so he realized that he would give him a thousand gold. The jailer pointed out to him speechlessly, when the princess is your daughter-in-law, you can ask her to help you get a little relationship from the palace. A generation of famous generals has fallen to this point, which is really distressing! In fact, there have been such founding heroes in all dynasties. When the smoke of the battlefield has cleared, they are still wiping their armor. If they fail to look forward and make a transition in the direction of political struggle, they will only be drowned in the dust of history in the eventful years, or they will become victims of political struggle. Moreover, Zhou Bo was surrounded by old comrades-in-arms such as Zhang Liang and Chen Ping at that time, but he didn't see him ask for advice, and he didn't learn the essence by himself. In this regard, Sima Qian said:
Bo is not good at literature, every time he summons all the living beings, Dongxiang sits and blames: "Fun is my language." "It's like that. ("The Family of Zhou Bo of the Marquis of Jiang").Zhou Bo is too straightforward, how can political science be explained by "talking to me directly"? Then you have to study carefully, ask the masters, and realize it yourself! End of this article.