In the fifth year of Later Liang Kaiping (911), Wei Renpu was born in a poor poor family. The young Wei Renpu was shrewd and intelligent, but his father died of illness at an early age. Since then, the burden of life has fallen on the shoulders of my mother. Growing up in such an environment, he also became extraordinarily sensible.

Wei Renpu was grateful for his mother's hard work and studied hard. Once, his mother was running around and borrowed a piece of coarse cloth to make clothes for him. When Wei Renpu came home from school, he saw his mother, who had worked tirelessly and worked for him all day long, making clothes for him again, and sighed: "How can I feel at ease when my mother asks for a loan to dress me!" As he spoke, tears flowed down his face. Since then, he has studied harder.

After Wei Renpu finished his studies, he said goodbye to his mother with tears and embarked on the road to Luoyang alone. He walked as he went. While inquiring about the situation, I often leave early in the morning and find a cheap inn to stay in the evening. After walking for a few days, he came to the Ji River, which was very stormy, but he still got into the boat, and when the boat sailed to the middle of the river, Wei Renpu took off his shirt and threw it into the river, saying, "If you can't show up in this life, you will never cross this river again."

In the last years of the Later Jin Dynasty, the emperor was arrogant and extravagant, thinking that the world was peaceful and peaceful. The treasures and treasures contributed by the various places are all included in the inner government; He also ordered people to make a large number of utensils and playthings, expand the palace room, and decorate the harem. He built a tapestry building specifically to weave carpets, requisitioned hundreds of weavers, and completed it in a year. He also rewarded unbridled entertainers who sang and danced for him. Although there were ministers who kept advising Hou Jin to become emperor, he couldn't listen to it at all. Under his rule, the Later Jin Dynasty declined day by day. During this period, Wei Renpu served as a minor official of the Privy Council, although his official position was not large, he had a very set of methods for dealing with people, and he was cautious in doing things, which was very appreciated by the Privy Council. His efficiency and talent at that time were not comparable to those of his generation. What is especially important is that he has always maintained a vigorous and uplifting righteousness in his heart, and people at the time admired him.

Soon, the rule of the Later Jin Dynasty was in constant crisis: there were conflicts with the Khitan on the border, and the Khitans often went to the Later Jin border to loot, obtained a lot of weapons, armor, cattle and horses and other military supplies, and also robbed a lot of people. Later Jin generals Sun Fangjian, Sun Xingyou and others led the strong and brave people among the local people to build a military village to protect themselves. But sometimes Sun Fangjian asked the court for merit and reward, and if the court did not meet their wishes, they surrendered to the Khitan and served as a guide for the Khitans, going deep into the interior to plunder. At that time, there was another *** in Hebei, tens of thousands of people starved to death, and in the four prefectures of Gong, Yun, Cang, and Bei, thieves rose up, and there was turmoil inside and outside.

In order to regain the lost Yingzhou and Mozhou, Feng Yu and Li Song, the prime ministers at the time of the emperor, decided to send troops to attack the Khitan. Du Chongwei is a relative of the emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty, has always been very important, when the balance of the balance makes Li Shouzhen pass through the Jin land, Du Chongwei often gives him gold and silver, weapons, armor, the relationship between the two is very good. Later, when Li Shouzhen entered the court, the emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty valued him very much, and Li Shouzhen said: "If Your Majesty uses troops, I am willing to cooperate with Du Chongwei to eliminate the enemy in the desert." The Emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty felt that he was a general with both ability and integrity, so he handed over the task of this expedition to the two. Although Du Chongwei served as a general as a relative of the emperor, he was cowardly and timid by nature. He didn't know tactics, he only knew how to fight brutally, and the losses of his troops would be serious. When his subordinate Wang Qing fought hard against the Khitan army, he did not send a single soldier to support. In 946 AD, the Khitan sent troops to surround the Later Jin military camp from afar, and the food in the army was about to run out. Soon, the Khitan army crossed the Yellow River, and the rule of the Later Jin was in jeopardy.

Soon, the Khitan army plundered the Later Jin Emperor and the Empress Dowager. In 947 AD, Liu Zhiyuan, the minister of the Later Jin Dynasty, took advantage of the situation to ascend the throne of the emperor for the Later Han Dynasty. When the Khitan army entered the Central Plains, Wei Renpu went north with the army to resist the Khitan army. He once met with Gaozu of the Later Han Dynasty in Zhending (present-day Gongxian, Henan). Guo Wei, the general of the Later Han Dynasty, asked Wei Renpu about the strength and warfare of the Khitan, and Wei Renpu could say it in detail, and Wei Renpu's fineness and agility won Guo Wei's favor, and he began to be reused by Guo Wei.

In the first year of Qianyou (948), Gaozu of the Later Han Dynasty was seriously ill, and before his death, he summoned Su Fengji, Yang Wei, Guo Wei, Wei Renpu and others, and said to them: "My breath is weak, and I can't say more." Liu Chengyou is young and weak, please leave everything to you Aiqing, and you have to strictly guard against Du Chongwei. On the same day, Gaozu of the Later Han Dynasty died in the Hall of Long Live. Soon. The ministers of the Later Han Dynasty eliminated Du Chongwei and his son, and Liu Chengyou, the Yin Emperor of the Later Han Dynasty, ascended the throne. As soon as the new emperor ascended the throne, he faced harassment from the Khitans on the border. Emperor Yin of the Later Han Dynasty was very worried about this, so he sent Guo Wei as the former lieutenant of the western army to pacify the envoy, and the troops were dispatched by Guo Wei. Before Guo Wei led his soldiers on the expedition, he asked Wei Renpu for advice. Wei Renpu said: "Li Shouzhen thinks of himself as a veteran, and the heart of a soldier belongs to him; I hope you will not be stingy with the property of the officials, but will reward the soldiers more, so as to take away the advantage that Li Shouzhen relied on. Guo Wei listened to Wei Renpu's advice, and from then on, everyone's hearts began to belong to Guo Wei. Guo Wei made great contributions to the confrontation with the Khitan and quelling the rebellion, which is due to Wei Renpu.

After three years of mourning for Gaozu, Emperor Yin of the Later Han Dynasty began to listen to music and reward Youling brocade robes and jade belts. He also often made some exhortations to the Dharma helpers, not only could not stop his evil deeds, but aroused his disgust. Not only that, Emperor Yin was also a suspicious person, he once heard the sound of the handicraft workshop striking iron at night, and he suspected that someone was rushing to make weapons, and he couldn't sleep all night. He suspected that Yang Wei would commit rebellion, so he not only found an excuse to kill Yang Wei, but also sent an envoy to kill all his relatives, henchmen, and entourage. He was afraid that Guo Wei's reputation would endanger his throne and wanted to take this opportunity to destroy Guo Wei. When the envoys he sent arrived in Lanzhou (now south of Puyang County, Henan), Li Renyi was timid and afraid that Wang Yin would already know about it, so he did not do it for a long time. Wang Yin and Guo Wei were very good, so he let Guo Wei see the top-secret edict with his own eyes. When Guo Wei saw that the edict said to arrest him, he was left with no master. At the critical moment, he thought of the shrewd and cautious Wei Renpu again, Wei Renpu read the edict, pondered, and said: "You are the minister of the country, you have always been innocent and praised by the world, and now you have a heavy army. Defend the town. Once framed by the villain, it is difficult to resolve the disaster. Things have come to this point, you can't sit back and wait to die!" Guo Wei said: "I think that back then, Yang Wei and I and others overcame all obstacles, followed the first emperor to seize the world, accepted the trust of the first emperor to protect the country, and did my best to defend the country, now that they are dead, what do I have to live alone!" It's better to die. Wei Renpu said: "What good is it for you to die in vain?" It's better to conform to the hearts of everyone and lead the troops south, this is a God-given opportunity!" Guo Wei then left his adopted son Guo Rong (Guo Wei's wife Chai's nephew, i.e., Chai Rong) to guard Yedu (present-day Anyang, Henan), and personally led a large army southward.

In winter, the wind is cold, and the snow is four feet on the flat ground. The army led by Guo Wei spread all kinds of rumors, saying, "Emperor Yin of the Later Han Dynasty has been a general, but the general is now ready to bear the guilt, what is the general's crime?" Others said, "The general is well aware of the righteousness, and now he is mediocre and incompetent, so he should be replaced." After Guo Wei crossed the Yellow River, he lived in the Lanzhou Post House. One morning, when we were about to set out, there was a sudden loud noise among thousands of soldiers, who climbed over the wall and climbed to the roof and said, "The Son of Heaven must be made by the general, we have made an enmity with the Liu family, and we can no longer make the Liu family king." Some people tore the yellow flag and draped it on Guo Wei's body, they hugged Guo Wei, cheered long live, shook the heavens and the earth, and took advantage of the situation to hug Guo Wei and march south. During this period, Wei Renpu has been around Guo Wei.

At the critical moment, Wei Renpu came up with an important idea to make it possible for Guo Wei to be called the emperor, and he was able to speak well, read and remember, so that Guo Wei could finally sit firmly on the throne. The young Wei Renpu was undoubtedly the founding hero of the Later Zhou Dynasty.

On the fifth day of the first month of the first year of Guangshun (951 AD), the Empress Dowager of the Later Han Dynasty issued an edict to grant the jade seal of Guo Wei to the prison country, Guo Wei officially became the emperor, and changed the name of the country to Zhou (known as the Later Zhou in history), which was the Taizu of the Later Zhou Dynasty. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, there was an overwhelming snowfall, and the people were looking forward to a bumper harvest and a peaceful and prosperous life in the coming weeks. Later Zhou Taizu Guo Wei also lived up to expectations, showing the courage of a generation of famous monarchs. He reused good ministers, promoted Wei Renpu to the Privy Council, and soon promoted him to the general of the Right Yulin to serve as the secretary. Later Zhou Taizu had Wei Renpu, Fan Zhen, Wang Pu and other important ministers by his side, which made him like a tiger. Before the addition of the yellow robe, Guo Wei, the Taizu of the Later Zhou Dynasty, was a general, his army was famous all over the world, even the Khitans were afraid of three points, and the Later Shu and Southern Tang were also afraid of him. After Guo Wei became emperor, he rarely went out in person. The fame of his adopted son Guo Rong and general Wang Jun gradually spread. Guo Wei has always regarded inspecting the military and paying attention to the military as a major matter of his own. Once, when he was closing his eyes and recuperating, suddenly the weather changed suddenly, and a strong wind blew, and he was worried about the soldiers who were going on the expedition, so he summoned Wei Renpu and asked them about the situation. Wei Renpu told the situation of the troops and the names of the generals in each state one by one, which was exactly the same as in the name book, which surprised Guo Wei again.

In the last years of Guangshun (953), Wei Renpu's mother died of illness, he was very sad since he was a child and his mother depended on each other, and the Taizu of Zhou was nearly declining, and soon the illness was getting worse day by day, he said to his adopted son Chai Rong: "In the past, when I went west, I saw that the eighteen imperial tombs of the Tang Dynasty were not excavated, which was because of the gold, silver and precious jade. When I die, I will wear paper clothes. Use an earthen coffin. The tomb is built with bricks, and the craftsman must also make money to hire, and after the burial, do not set up a mausoleum guard, do not make stone sheep, stone people, and stone horses, only carve a tablet and stand in front of the mausoleum, and write that 'Zhou Tianzi is very frugal in his life, and the testament is made of paper clothes, tile coffins, and heirs of the Son of Heaven dare not disobey it. He also said: "You can reuse Wei Renpu and Li Hongyi, don't let Wei Renpu leave the Privy Council, and part of the military power can be handed over to Li Hongyi."