On the fifteenth day of the first month of the first year of Xiande (954), Taizu of Later Zhou died in the Zide Palace. Twenty-one. Chai Rong succeeded to the throne. Wei Renpu has always been Guo Wei's important minister, and after Guo Wei's death, Wei Renpu was as loyal to the Later Zhou court as ever, and made indelible contributions to Chai Rong's stable rule and unification of the north. When the lord of the Northern Han heard that Later Zhou Taizu had died, he was very happy and prepared to invade Later Zhou on a large scale, and he sent envoys to the Khitan to ask for troops. In February, the Khitan sent Yang Gon, the envoy of Wuding Jiedu, to lead more than 10,000 cavalry to Jinyang. The lord of the Northern Han Dynasty personally led 30,000 cavalry and infantry, appointed Bai Conghui as the commander of the marching capital of Yicheng Jiedu, and Zhang Yuanhui as the commander of the forward capital of Wuning Jiedu, and joined the Khitan army from Tuanbai (now Shanxi) to rush south to Ze and Luzhou. Later Zhou Shizong, who had just ascended the throne, was furious when he heard the news and personally led the army to resist. The lord of the Northern Han Dynasty did not know that Zhou Shizong had already led his army to Luzhou, so he just passed through Luzhou and continued to travel south. That night, the Northern Han army was stationed in the south of Gaoping in Zezhou (present-day Jincheng). On 19 March, the two armies met and a battle began, with the Northern Han army initially retreating. Because Sejong's forward troops and the follow-up troops were some distance away, and the follow-up troops had not yet arrived, the forward troops could not help but be afraid of the battle. At this time, Sejong's will and mood became stronger, and he personally went to the front of the battle to supervise the battle in front of the battle on a war armor and a war horse. But not long after the battle, the right army on Sejong's side began to rout, Fan Aineng and He Hui fled with the cavalry first, and then more than 1,000 infantry took off their armor and shouted long live and surrendered to the Northern Han. At this time, the morale of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was sharply reduced, and Wei Renpu analyzed the situation and persuaded Shizong to dispatch the left army. Sejong led the army on the left to attack with his personal soldiers braved the stray arrows and flying stones, and Wei Renpu urged him to step forward and shouted loudly: "The emperor is so dangerous, how can we not fight for our lives?" He also said, "The thieves are just arrogant, and they can definitely be defeated if they fight with all their might!" The safety and survival of the country are at stake here. With that, he rushed towards the enemy. Peacetime. Wei Renpu was very prestigious in the army, and this time the emperor personally supervised the battle and also inspired the strength of the soldiers, coupled with the heroic rush of Zhao Kuangyin and other generals, and finally Hou Zhou finally defeated the combined forces of the Later Han and Khitan and won the victory.

Zhou Shizong took a defensive position at the beginning of his succession, and with the increase of national strength, he gradually had the desire to unify the whole country. Sejong was majestic, well-versed in literature and history, good at riding and shooting, resourceful, and his ambition for reunification became more and more obvious. While waging the war of unification, he also revolutionized politics. He was good at admonishing and asked his ministers to speak first, and he "paid attention to agricultural work, and carved wood for ploughmen and silkworm women." "The purpose is to remind myself that I always want to alleviate the suffering of the peasants." Wei Renpu's magnanimity and resourcefulness always helped Sejong at critical moments. In the process of defeating the Northern Han and Khitan coalition forces, his righteousness and prestige were fully reflected. Therefore, he was also more reused, and was promoted to the position of inspector and privy envoy. It turned out that only the prime minister could enjoy the gift, and Sejong also gave it to him. After the sixth year of Xiande (959), Zhou Shizong planned to appoint the privy envoy Wei Renpu as the prime minister, but those who participated in the deliberations believed that Wei Renpu was not from the imperial examination and could not serve as the prime minister. Sejong said, "If the ancients were prime ministers, how could they all be made of Kodea?" On April 15 of that year, King Sejong appointed Wei Inpo as the governor of Zhongshu Province and Tongping Zhangshi, and concurrently served as a privy envoy. Sejong also asked Wang Pu and Fan Zhen to participate in presiding over the affairs of the Privy Council. Although Wei Renpu is in a position of power, he is still modest and cautious. Sejong had an impatient personality, and the officials around him violated their will, and Wei Inpo mostly blamed himself for his sins to save them, and there were many people who were saved because of him. "In his position, seek his position", Wei Renpu, who became the prime minister, kept the people's sufferings in mind, he continued to speak to Shizong, and personally supervised the repair of water conservancy, after arduous efforts, restored the water conservancy and transportation centered on the capital Kaifeng, and also dredged the river for hundreds of miles, which was not only conducive to transportation, but also solved the irrigation problem of farmland along the river.

It was also in this year that Zhou Shizong was unfortunate to fall ill when he won the Liao War, and he knew that he was seriously ill and could not recover, so he hurriedly named his six-year-old son Chai Zongxun as the king of Liang. In June of that year, Sejong died of illness. On the same day, the ministers of the Later Zhou Dynasty headed by the prime ministers Wei Renpu, Fan Zhen and Wang Pu were named Emperor Chai Zongxun, that is, Emperor Gong. After Emperor Gong succeeded to the throne, he added Wei Renpu as the secretary of the criminal department.

After Chai Zongxun succeeded to the throne, the rumor that "the people of the time said that there is no owner in the world" were boiling. On the first day of the first year of Jianlong (960), the courtiers of the Later Zhou Dynasty were celebrating the New Year's Day, and the envoys of Zhen (now Zhending County, Hebei) and Ding (now Dingzhou, Hebei) galloped to report that the Khitan army was attacking south and meeting with the Northern Han army. Fan Zhen and Wang Puxun ordered Zhao Kuangyin to lead the generals to resist the incoming enemy. Zhao Kuangyin was in charge of the army for six years, won the hearts of soldiers, and often followed Zhou Shizong Chai Rong to fight and attack, and repeatedly established military exploits, which was expected by everyone at this time. coincided with the young monarch and the turmoil in the country, and the soldiers conspired to promote Zhao Kuangyin as the emperor. After that, the development of events turned out to be as the people had predicted. The army led by Zhao Kuangyin left the city on the second day of the first lunar month, and was stationed at Chenqiaoyi, which was forty miles away from the northeast of Feng, in the afternoon of the same day. Zhao Kuangyin's younger brothers, Zhao Guangyi and Zhao Pu, spread rumors everywhere that "there are two suns in the sky and they are fighting". In this way, the saying "one day at a time" spread throughout the barracks. Early the next morning, the generals wore armor and held weapons, knocked directly on Zhao Kuangyin's door and said: "The generals have no master, and they are willing to make you the Son of Heaven." Zhao Kuangyin woke up in shock, and before he could answer, he had already been put on a yellow robe, and the generals were surrounding him and bowing down, shouting long live. Zhao Kuangyin commanded the army to return to the division, and the Turen Beijing Division Kaifeng entered the palace. Wei Renpu was unwilling to be subverted in this way, and he organized some courtiers to resist, but was finally suppressed due to his weak strength. Since then, Wei Renpu has been sick. Before he died, he kept reciting the name of Chai Rong of Later Zhou Shizong, blaming himself for failing to keep the country of Later Zhou.

In the first month of the second year of Qiande (964), Wei Renpu and Prime Minister Fan Zhen and Vice Minister Wang Pu resigned on the same day, and worshiped the right servant of Shangshu.

In the second year of Kaibao (969), Zhao Kuangyin personally conquered the Northern Han Dynasty, and Wei Renpu followed. On the way, he returned due to illness and died at Lianghouyi (now Qin County, Shanxi). He was 59 years old.

In the fifth year of Kaibao (972), his son Wei Xianxin married Princess Yongqing, the daughter of Song Taizu.

In the fourth year of Jingde (1007), at the request of Wei Xianxin, Song Zhenzong gave Wei Renpu "Xuanyi".

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At that time, the young emperor Zhou Gong Emperor Chai Zongxun succeeded to the throne, and the young emperor's strength was naturally inferior to the first emperor, and there were many rumors at that time, which made people panic. On the first day of the first year of Jianlong, the civil and military forces of the Later Zhou Manchu Dynasty were still celebrating the arrival of the New Year, and everyone gathered together to drink and enjoy the dance.

However, an envoy from the town of Liangzhou rushed over, indicating that the Khitan army was moving south and would soon reach the border. Zhao Kuangyin, who has been in charge of the army for six years, came in handy at this time, and he won the sacred heart for his meritorious service, so he was recommended to send troops, and when he sent troops, everyone never thought that Zhao Kuangyin would go to the road to the emperor. And Wei Renpu never expected that Zhao Kuangyin dared to be the emperor, but there was no way to do it, although he was unwilling, how could he subvert it, he also organized a counterattack for the first emperor, but after all, he failed because of his weak strength.

After the failure of the resistance, Wei Renpu was depressed and sick and bedridden, and his heart was very entangled and ashamed, he was not able to keep the country of Hou Zhou, and finally died of illness. He is an upright person, well aware of righteousness, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, and well-read and strong-minded, for the Hou Zhou to do his best, it can be said that the Hou Zhou was able to unify the north, with Wei Renpu's hard work. Especially from a poor background, he knows more about what kind of dire environment the people are in, so he knows how to love the people.

He himself is frugal and does not waste extravagance, and he is willing to take the initiative to donate surplus food to the local troops or ordinary people, and everyone thinks of this official's goodness. This is the story of a generation of legendary prime ministers, which is touching and worthy of learning from future generations.

Wei Renpu was known for his filial piety and prudence when he was a teenager, and began to be a minister in the Later Jin Dynasty, and since then he has entered the eunuch road, especially by Guo Wei, the Taizu of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and Chai Rong of the Later Zhou Shizong, and the official to the prime minister. He was quiet and frugal, tolerant and generous, eloquent, resourceful, kind to others, and left and right. "A little heroic spirit, a thousand miles of fast wind" can be said to be the embodiment of his heart. He was well-read and memorized, and made great contributions to the unification of the north in the Later Zhou Dynasty. In his later years, he encountered the "Chenqiao Mutiny", although he tried his best to keep the power of the Later Zhou Dynasty, but in the end he failed due to his weak strength. In troubled times, he was loyal and good, he was loyal to the Later Zhou regime, blamed himself in his later years, was lonely and lonely, missed his ancestors, and unfortunately died of illness. He is not the same as Fan Zhen and Wang Pu. He was one of the few loyal ministers of his time. Later generations called him "Lonely Wei Renpu", because he was loyal and conscientious all his life, and he showed the demeanor of a generation of loyal ministers.

Jia Yanhui, the favored minister workshop of Emperor Yin of the Later Han Dynasty, often took advantage of the opportunity of being favored to falsely accuse the virtuous, and always distorted the things that he did not like to tell Emperor Yin of the Later Han Dynasty. Because he often spoke to Emperor Yin of the Later Han Dynasty, he actually won the title of "Counselor". And his persecuted ministers were miserable. Even the cautious and cautious Wei Renpu was implicated. Jia Yanhui and Wei Renpu were neighbors, and Jia wanted to expand his house, so he requisitioned land everywhere. He is greedy and thinks that Wei Renpu's real estate has good feng shui and wants to swallow it for himself. He repeatedly spoke ill of Wei Renpu to Emperor Yin of the Later Han Dynasty, and almost killed Wei Renpu. After the death of the Later Han Dynasty, someone captured Jia Yanhui and handed it over to Wei Renpu for punishment, but Wei Renpu said: "I will not take advantage of the danger of people to repay personal grievances in troubled times!" Let him go!" His men praised him for his generosity. He is efficient in his work, known as a heroic spirit, and some people rated him as "a little heroic spirit, a thousand miles of fast wind".

Wei Renpu was born in poverty, experienced troubled times, and suffered from war, so he knew how to care for the people. In his daily life, he always cut back on food and clothing, and donated the rest of his money and food to the army or the people. In the hearts of the people, Wei Renpu is an amiable and approachable person.

Wei Renpu is well aware of the righteousness and is also admirable in handling official relations. "History of the Song Dynasty" commented on him:

"Renpu is generous, the doctor is polite, and he must repay his grievances with virtue." Shanxi has always been an important production area of pond salt in the past dynasties, and the salt here is the fertilizer difference that everyone competes for. In the Later Han Dynasty, there was a Kaifeng Junyi named Zheng Yuanzhao, who was the salt envoy of Anyi (now the northeast of Yuncheng, Shanxi) and Xie County (now Xicheng Jiezhou Town, Yuncheng, Shanxi). For many years, Zheng Yuanzhao has been specializing in rich salt profits, and later he was promoted to the history of Jiezhou Assassin. In 950 AD, the emperor ordered Wei Renpu's father-in-law, Li Wenyu, to serve as the salt envoy of Anyi and Xie County. Zheng Yuanzhao was already narrow-minded, and this time someone shared his patent for salt, and he was angry but suffering from no way. In the process of dealing with affairs in the future, the rift between Zheng Yuanzhao and Li Wenyu was constantly revealed. At that time, Wei Renpu was serving in the Privy Council, and Zheng Yuanzhao was always suspicious, thinking that Wei Renpu must have deliberately sheltered Li Wenyu. Zheng Yuanzhao then paid attention to everything related to Li Wenyu in order to catch the handle and impeach him. Coincidentally, Li Shouzhen, who was once a generation of brave warriors, rebelled in the river, and Li Wenyu happened to have a son in the river. When Zheng Yuanzhao heard the news, he immediately sent someone to arrest and detain Li Wenyu, and Shanglu said that he had defected. This matter implicated Wei Renpu. The head of the Privy Council knew that Zheng Yuanzhao and Li Wenyu had a personal rift, and presumably Zheng Yuanzhao used this to frame Li Wenyu to vent his personal anger, so he put the matter aside and ignored it. Later, Wei Renpu was promoted to the Privy Council, and Zheng Yuanzhao was transferred back to Beijing. He was very worried, when passing by Luoyang, he told Wei Renpu's younger brother Wei Rendi what happened, Wei Rendi listened, laughed, patted Zheng Yuanzhao on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry, my brother has always been generous, he usually never grudges with others, how can he be willing to harm you because of personal grievances?" As expected, after Zheng Yuanzhao arrived in the capital, not only was he not restrained, but he was promoted. It turned out that Wei Renpu thought that Zheng Yuanzhao had a practical spirit, so he recommended him to Guo Wei. Wei Renpu's noble spirit of "repaying grievances with virtue" and "being lenient and benevolent" is one of the reasons why Guo Wei is reused.