During his six-year reign, Chai Rong made great achievements with his bravery and might.
Chai Rong's early life.
Chai Rong was born on October 27, 921 in Yaoshan County, Xingzhou (present-day Longyao, Hebei). His original surname was Chai, and he later changed his surname to Guo. Since childhood, he has been good at riding and archery, and has written history and the art of Huang Lao. Uncle Guo Wei adopted him as an adopted son, and in his early years, he sold tea with a merchant and had some experience of social evils.
The rise of politicians.
In the Later Han Dynasty, Chai Rong accompanied Guo Wei to Yedu and served as the commander of Tianxiong's teeth. In the first year of Guangshun (951), the Later Zhou Dynasty was established, and Guo Wei appointed Chai Rong to govern Lanzhou. Political purge, thieves do not invade the border. In the third year of Guangshun (953), he entered the dynasty as the Yin of Kaifeng Mansion and entered the king of Jin. In the first year of Xiande (954), Guo Wei died, and Chai Rong ascended the throne as emperor. Chai Rong worked hard and devoted himself to the great cause of reunification.
Govern the country and restore the Central Plains.
During his reign, Chai Rong trained his army, eliminated redundancy, appeased exiles, and reduced taxes. Revised the etiquette, system, and criminal law, so that the politics of the Later Zhou Dynasty were clear and the people were rich. The economy of the Central Plains region began to recover. Conquered the south and the north to the outside world, defeated Hou Shu in the west, and collected the four states of Qin, Feng, Cheng and Jie;The south destroyed the Southern Tang Dynasty, and won the fourteen states of Jiangbei and Huainan;The Liao country is broken in the north, and the three passes and three states are linked. Historians praised it as "a god and a hero, and a generation of heroes".
Unfulfilled ambition and untimely death.
In the sixth year of Xiande (959), Chai Rong planned to capture Youzhou, but suddenly fell ill and died soon after, at the age of thirty-nine, and reigned for six years. He was called Emperor Ruiwu Xiaowen, and the temple was called Sejong, and he was buried in Qingling.
The early life of the character.
Chai Rong was born in Chaijiazhuang, his grandfather Chai Weng and father Chai Shouli were famous local tycoons. The family was backward, and Chai Rong defected to his uncle Guo Wei. Guo Wei's family was poor, and Chai Rong used to sell tea with merchants in order to support his family. When he became an adult, he abandoned business and became the commander of Tianxiong's teeth.
Entered the capital and laid the foundation.
In the twelfth year of Tianfu (947), the Later Han regime was established, Guo Wei was awarded the Privy Counsellor as the deputy envoy, and Chai Rong was appointed as the general of the left prison guard. After the establishment of the Later Zhou Dynasty, Chai Rong worshiped the history of the assassin of Lanzhou as the prince, and also led the history of the Guizhou assassin and the right servant of the school. In the second year of Guangshun (952), Chai Rong was crowned King of Jin and entered the imperial court.
Decisive battle against Gaoping and consolidation of position.
In the first year of Xiande (954), Liu Chong of the Northern Han Dynasty took advantage of the mourning of the Later Zhou State to invade Luzhou in the south. Chai Rong was determined to conquer in person, and the war began, Chai Rong went to the front line in person, killed Zhang Yuanhui, the general of the Northern Han Dynasty, and consolidated his position. After the war, he rectified military discipline, beheaded the soldiers who escaped from the battle, and at the same time gave heavy rewards to those who had meritorious service in battle.
Make every effort to make the country prosperous and establish the great cause of reunification.
After Chai Rong ascended the throne, he was determined to reform and take care of the country. During his reign, he focused on cleaning up politics, reducing the burden on the people, and revising the legal system. The three southern expeditions not only made the Southern Tang Dynasty bow down, but also shocked the southern forces and laid the foundation for the subsequent Northern Expedition. In the Northern Expedition to Youyan, Chai Rong made great achievements, recovered several states, and consolidated ***
died young, but left behind glorious achievements.
In the sixth year of Xiande (959), Chai Rong made a northern expedition to the Liao State and achieved a remarkable victory. However, while discussing the capture of Youzhou, he suddenly fell ill and unfortunately died young. Chai Rong reigned for six years, leaving behind the "Shenwu Heroic, is a generation of heroes" of the great military exploits, although his life was short, he set an example for future generations, becoming an outstanding politician in the history of five dynasties and ten kingdoms.
Chai Rong, an outstanding statesman during the Five Dynasties, went down in history for his outstanding leadership skills and ambition to set the world in the world. His life is full of legends, and the hardships of his early years and the political wisdom of his later Zhou establishment made him a highly respected emperor.
In Chai Rong's early years, although he was not wealthy, he won the favor of his uncle Guo Wei with his outstanding appearance and courageous talent. From the tea business between merchants to galloping on the battlefield, Chai Rong has accumulated rich experience and a deep understanding of social issues. His early experiences became a solid foundation for his later governance.
After Chai Rong ascended the throne, he showed outstanding political ability. He made great efforts to rectify the army, clean up politics, and revise the legal system, so that the politics of the Later Zhou Dynasty would be clear and the people would be prosperous. His determination to follow the last wish of his adoptive father Guo Wei and create a great cause is reflected in the ambition of "opening up the world in ten years, raising the people in ten years, and bringing peace in ten years".
In diplomacy and military, Chai Rong also excelled. His three expeditions to the south not only recovered the lost territory, but also deterred the separatist forces in the south and laid the foundation for the subsequent Northern Expedition. The Northern Expedition to Liao was a series of victories, consolidating the position of the Later Zhou in the north. However, he died of illness while discussing the capture of Youzhou, which made people sigh, and Chai Rong, who died young, did not witness the peaceful and prosperous era he was pursuing.
Chai Rong's life is legendary, and his many achievements and achievements have provided valuable experience for later politicians. However, his untimely death also raises doubts about the future. His way of governing the country deeply influenced later rulers and left a strong mark on the reform of the political system in Chinese history.
As an outstanding statesman, Chai Rong's wisdom in governing the country and his courageous military talent enabled the Later Zhou to achieve remarkable political and military achievements under his rule. However, his early death also made people lament the impermanence of life, and the wish for a peaceful and prosperous world he left behind could only be left to future generations to realize.
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