With the god of Zhou Shizong, he was determined by the gods of Zhou Shizong, and he was not afraid of the yashi.
Since ancient times, the chaotic world has produced heroes. The times create heroes, and the heroes also create the times. Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan are all a generation of tyrants, and in the chaotic world, they dominate the world and become a good story for future generations, which is admirable. But the long river of history is always choppy, and the huge waves have drowned out too many regrets, and people have gradually forgotten the heroes who once made a difference. Today I would like to introduce another Ming Jun who worked hard to rule in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, that dark and turbulent era, and Chai Rong, who is known by historians as the first Ming Jun of the Five Dynasties and Eleven Kingdoms, and his legendary life.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > the First Ming Emperor, leaving regrets</h1>
Zhou Shizong Chai Rong, if he does not die, then China will most likely add a new unified dynasty, history will once again draw a strong stroke, the Later Zhou is likely to become a great empire like the Han and Tang Dynasties, and the Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin may not be able to become the founding emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty.
However, in reality, it was full of regrets, and the heavens did not go according to people's wishes, and Zhou Shizong Chai Rong fell seriously ill on the way to conquer the Khitan and unfortunately died of illness. He was 39 years old and reigned for six years. All those who heard the news mourned it. Either sigh or pity. His death was not only a regret for the people at that time, but also a regret for historians who later studied his history.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > young and lonely, favored by fate</h1>
Emperor Chai Rong of Zhou was the second emperor of Later Zhou. In 921 AD, Chai Rong was born in Chaijiazhuang, Yaoshan, Xingzhou. The Chai family was famous in the generation of his grandfather Chai Weng and father Chai Shouli, but later the family fell in the middle of the road, so the young Chai Rong could only choose to defect to his aunt Chai Who was married to Guo Wei, and was later raised by the Chai family.
However, Chai Rong was not very valued in the family, and in his early years, he was lonely and miserable, and once sold tea as a merchant for a living. In ancient times, merchants were the most lowly and despised. So at that time, no one ever thought that such a tea seller would eventually become a generation of emperors. However, reality is always full of coincidences and surprises. Something like this does happen.
When he was 13 years old, he met a person who had a great influence on him and even changed his destiny, this person was Zhou Taizu Guo Wei. Guo Wei was the founding monarch of the Later Zhou Dynasty during the Five Dynasties period. At the age of 18, he was drafted into the army. Because he was brave and resourceful, and deeply trusted, he was favored by Li Jitao at that time and greatly promoted.
He successively assisted Liu Zhiyuan, the ancestor of the Later Han Dynasty, and Liu Chengyou. After the death of Liu Zhiyuan, the emperor of later Han Gaozu, he was succeeded by Liu Chengyou. In the first year of Qianyou, Guo Wei led his troops to severely damage the enemy army, moved to the Northern Expedition, and fought a great battle with the Khitan and won. Unfortunately, after Liu Chengyou succeeded to the throne, he was very jealous of Guo Wei. The so-called Gong Gao Gai Lord, Qianyou three years, Liu Chengyou ordered, secretly killEd Guo Wei and others, in a hurry, Guo Wei rebelled, seized the imperial power, officially called the emperor, the country name of The Great Zhou.
Zhou Shizong Chai Rong, the person who turned to him was Guo Wei. Because Chai Rong was talented and very cautious and intelligent in his work, he got Guo Wei's weight and accepted him as a righteous son, allowing him to learn to read and write, And Tao Wu Strategy. It can be said that Guo Wei taught all his talents to his righteous son Chai Rong, which also laid a solid foundation for Zhou Shizong Chai Rong's later majestic strategy, Ping Tianxia. In the few years around Guo Wei, Chai Rong's ability has been greatly improved. In fact, it was precisely because of Guo Wei's education and promotion of Chai Rong that there was the later Ming Emperor Zhou Shizong Chai Rong.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > inherit the throne and open up the world</h1>
As an adult, Zhou Shizong Chai Rong also followed Guo Wei and remained loyal to him after Guo Wei's yellow robes were usurped. In the second year after Guo Wei ascended the throne, he fell seriously ill and died. Chai Rong ascended the throne. After ascending the throne, he set an ambition, "ten years to open up the world, ten years to feed the people, ten years to Taiping is enough." "With his ability and mind, if he is given plenty of time, he will be able to see the moon in the clouds." However, the world is unpredictable, and the fate is uncertain!
"During his short reign of 5 years, he cleaned up the rule of officials, selected talents, uniformly fixed land endowments, straightened out the forbidden army, restricted Buddhism, rewarded farming, restored water transportation, built water conservancy, revised the criminal law and calendar, corrected the correct music, corrected the shortcomings of the imperial examination, searched for books, carved ancient books, and greatly promoted culture and education..." He had the ability and ambition, he had to be personal in everything, he was strict with himself, he was a rare Ming Emperor, and he was a shining star in that dark age.
Rectifying the forbidden army, conquering the northern war in the south, repairing the border defense, compiling the military repair book... Because of the difficult life when he was young, He cared about the people's livelihood and the sufferings of the people, chai Rong formulated a series of measures conducive to economic development and reduced taxes by elite troops, trying to hide and enrich the people, and to make the people live and work in peace and contentment. This initiative has greatly contributed to the recovery of the rural economy.
In addition, in terms of education, Chai Rong improved the imperial examination system and revised the history books. Correction of liturgical legislation. Lilly was corrected, and the country's economy naturally recovered. After this, Chai Rong was known as the Emperor of the God of Wealth, because he was worshipped as the God of Wealth by the people since he was a young businessman, which was also the embodiment of his popularity.
In addition, he chose to be consulted. Humbly seeking advice, he asked his courtiers with great sincerity to point out their shortcomings. He was diligent and earnest, and was committed to achieving peace in the world. However, the world is unpredictable, and the sky is not what people want. During a crusade, he fell seriously ill and died, leaving the seven-year-old Chai Zongxun to succeed him, Emperor Gong of Zhou.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > unpredictable, the imperial power changed hands</h1>
However, the succession of the young emperor was not stable, and although he was assisted by loyal subjects, the foundation was unstable in the end. Although Chai Rong had already made a very perfect political layout before his death, he arranged the major events in the DPRK and China to the three trusted prime ministers. These three men had been blessed by Chai Rong and were loyal to him.
He also divided the forbidden army into two, so that the guards and the front division of the palace were involved in each other, so as to balance the inside and outside, so as to consolidate the power and ensure the stability of the Jiangshan Society. Each link was carefully planned and calculated, seemingly perfect, but there were many risks hidden in it, and finally Zhao Kuangyin seized power. Zhao Kuangyin was proclaimed king in the Chen Qiao Mutiny, established the Song Dynasty, became the founding emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty, and completed the unification of most of the country. Just imagine, if there is no foundation laid for him by Zhou Shizong Chai Rong, how can the arduous task of unifying the world be achieved so easily?
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > concluding remarks</h1>
The times create heroes, and the heroes also create the times. In the chaotic world, Chai Rong was proclaimed king and held imperial power; in the chaotic world, he exerted his talents and rectified the world; and he died in the chaotic world, leaving regrets. Zhou Shizong Chai Rong, if he does not die, then China will most likely add a new unified dynasty, and history will once again draw a strong and colorful stroke. To this day, we can only talk about this Ming Emperor, Zhou Shizong Chai Rong, in a tone of regret. Great deeds, honorable; poor life to make wedding dresses for others, sad and lamentable.