At this time, Wei Renpu was already fifty-seven years old.

Zheng Ziming and Tao Sanchun are both forty years old, they got married at the age of twenty-six, and gave birth to their eldest daughter Zheng Meizhi at the age of twenty-seven. Zheng Ziming's next generation, arranged by generation, should be the name of the Kaizi faction, the name given by the Son of Heaven Chai Rong.

Because Wei Renpu is an important adviser to Guo Wei and Chai Rong, of course, he is also very good to Zheng En and Zhao Kuangyin. After Chai Rong's matchmaking, Zheng En was asked to give his eldest daughter to Wei Renpu's concubine Wei Yuting, and the two families became in-laws.

Zheng Meizhi was inexplicably liked by Wei Renpu when he was a child, Wei Yuting was three years older than Zhi, and he also liked this sister very much. Because it is set to be a baby parent, therefore, the children of the two families were deliberately arranged to practice martial arts and literature together when they were young, and they were childhood sweethearts and had deep feelings.

Now Zheng Meizhi is only thirteen years old, and she has already become a national beauty and all-round talent. The two families discussed and planned to wait for Zheng Meizhi to grow up to the age of sixteen, and then the marriage would be done.

In the process of growing up with the children of the two families, Wei Renpu and Zheng En and Tao Shuchun formed a deep friendship, comparable to sworn brothers. Every time Zheng En returned to Beijing from the defensive ground, he would visit Wei Renpu to discuss some ways to govern the government and control the people. The two drank and talked freely, often staying up all night, and Zheng En had never been drunk with Wei Renpu.

As the saying goes: people have fewer than a thousand cups of confidants. Zheng Eun talked with him, and he benefited a lot, and no matter how much he drank, he didn't feel drunk. And drinking with those generals, Zheng Ziming often can't drink much, so he feels bored and walks away.

In this battle of Zhuozhou, Zheng Ziming was able to use tactics with Gao Huaide, and the Tao strategy was not practiced in a day or two, and Wei Renpu had a profound impact on it. Wei Renpu is also very optimistic about the third brother of the two emperors of the Great Zhou and the Great Song Dynasty, and as long as he can't see Zheng En for a while, he will write to the place where he is guarding.

Therefore, when he saw Zheng En's head being cut off, Wei Renpu felt like he had been killed, his heart ached, and he screamed heartbreakingly. Zhao Kuangyin was so shocked that he suddenly woke up, and he regretted not falling.

Wei Renpu became ill and died the following year. That is, in the second year of Kaibao (969), Zhao Kuangyin personally conquered the Northern Han Dynasty, and Wei Renpu followed. On the way back to Bianliang, he died in Luzhou Lianghouyi. He was 59 years old.

Zheng En's death, the biggest blow is not Zhao Kuangyin and Wei Renpu, how can it be?

Of course, it's Tao Sanchun. The ministers of the court and the central government knew that Tao Sanchun was not easy to provoke, so they temporarily concealed the matter.

A big living person, entering the palace and facing the king, has never seen him go home, won't he inquire when he is a wife?

This is equivalent to saying that it will provoke a greater rebound from the princess of Beiping and Tao Shuchun, the potato flour dragon hammer. Tao Shuchun sent Tao Hu to Bianjing to inquire, and one by one he made a unified statement, saying that Zheng En sent envoys to the Southern Tang Dynasty and the Southern Han Dynasty, and Dong Layue would definitely come back.

But until the twentieth day of the lunar month, it was time for the New Year, and Zheng En was not seen to return to the Beiping Palace. Tao Shuchun immediately ran to Baozhou and questioned Gao Huaide personally.

Gao Huaide, the king of Dongping, also said that Zheng En sent envoys to the Southern Tang Dynasty and the Southern Han Dynasty, and it is estimated that things are very entangled, maybe it will be over there for the New Year.

Gao Huaide pretended to be very happy, put on a posture of warmly welcoming the third sister-in-law, set up a feast, and entertained Tao Sanchun. But during the banquet, whenever Tao Sanchun mentioned Zheng Ziming, Gao Huaide's hands would tremble.

Tao Sanchun couldn't see it, and deliberately shouted: "Ziming is wronged!"

Gao Huaide was so frightened that his legs weakened, knelt in front of Tao Sanchun, and cried: "Sister-in-law, my brother is not a human being, and I failed to protect my third brother." ”

In this first trial, I understood everything. Tao Sanchun cried for a while, and then ate eight large bowls of soju. comforted Gao Huaide: "Ziming's death, you can't be blamed, nor can you blame the emperor's second brother, it's only blamed for eating too much wine and losing your life." ”

After eating and drinking soup, Tao Sanchun got up to say goodbye, and Gao Huaide sent him out of Baozhou City. Seeing that she was calm and calm, and comforted herself, she guessed that nothing was wrong. Gao Huaide didn't think it would happen, and returned to the military tent.

Tao Sanchun returned to the palace of Beiping, called Tao Hu, told that Zheng Ziming died at the hands of Zhao Kuangyin, was extremely angry, and asked Tao Hu to ring the bell of the gathering generals.

Tao Sanchun was grief-stricken, tears poured out, and explained the reason to the generals. Immediately issued an order, with Tao Hu and Qin Xi as the vanguard, Ping Huijing, You Chengzhang, Fan Baomao, Tao Long, Chen Yang, Zheng Ziang and Wuqian of the Mourning Gate, led 2,000 soldiers from the Beiping Palace, and the whole army Dai Xiao came to kill Ben Bianliang.

Xue abandoned the news of the news, and also led more than 700 business heroes in Huguan and Luzhou, all of whom wore filial piety. Xue Qiming howled and shook the sky, and he killed Bianliang with great momentum and joined Tao Sanchun.

When Tao Sanchun's soldiers entered the city, it happened to be noon, and the general defending the city saw the whole army wearing filial piety, and hurriedly asked what was going on?

Tao Sanchun shouted: "We are here to collect the body of Zheng Ziming, the king of Beiping." ”

The general defending the city didn't have anything to say, so he had to let him go. When they arrived at Miyagi, when the Praetorian Guards saw Tao Sanchun leading the crowd in, they urgently ordered the four gates to be closed, and the flying report commanded Gao Huailiang.

In the Yanhe Palace, Zhao Kuangyin was discussing with the ministers about the destruction of the Southern Han Dynasty in the coming year. The commander of the Praetorian Guard sent Gao Huailiang to report: "Your Majesty, Tao Sanchun led the soldiers of the Beiping Royal Mansion to kill outside the Forbidden City. ”

As soon as Zhao Kuangyin heard it, he knew what his brother-in-law was going to do, and he was ashamed and anxious, and tears were flying. "Cang Changchang" drew his sword, and he had to cut himself to give an explanation.

Gao Huailiang's eyes were quick, he quickly snatched the sword, tears rippled, and knelt on the ground to persuade: "The Son of Heaven broke the law, and in the past, Cao Mengde cut his hair and acted as the head, which was enough to make the generals convinced." Your Majesty is the Majesty of the whole world, and he controls the people on behalf of the heavens, how can he throw the people of the world lightly. ”

All the ministers also knelt down one after another, and tried to persuade them.

Prime Minister Zhao Pu said: "Your Majesty, you can ask Tao Sanchun to kill the yellow robe worn by Your Majesty and avenge the King of Beiping." Then he rewarded the Zheng family generously, thinking that he was compassionate. ”

Zhao Kuangyin burst into tears: "The widow knows that the brother and daughter-in-law can't spare the widow." Just waiting for her to come, the widow sacrificed his head to repay the third brother and thank the world. Since Zhong Aiqing is reluctant to be widowed, I will go to the city gate to apologize and behead the yellow robe. Let the world know the fault of the few. ”

Zhao Pu, whose name is flat, is five years older than Zhao Kuangyin. He was born in the second year of Emperor Longde (922) and died in the third year of Chunhua (992) of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty at the age of seventy-one. A native of Jixian County, Youzhou, he later migrated to Luoyang, Henan. Five dynasties to the beginning of the Song Dynasty, the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty. The world is known as half of the Analects to rule the world.

Zhao Kuangyin was about to enter the city, and Gao Huaide led the troops to come and went straight to the Yanhe Palace. How did he get here?

After Tao Sanchun left, Gao Huaide suddenly remembered that with Tao Sanchun's character, he shouldn't have calmed down so quickly. The love is bad, with her Tao family brothers and sisters and the five tigers of Hechuan, this is a big anti-Tokyo. With the three major hammer kings of the Tao family, who can the hell calm down? If you do this, the country will have to be replaced.

Frightened, he didn't care about 3721, led 3,000 elite horsemen, and galloped to Bianjing. It's okay if there's something, just in case. After coming, I had already seen the soldiers and horses of the Beiping Royal Mansion killed outside the Forbidden City. He hurriedly broke into the palace from another door, one was to escort, and the other was to come forward for the emperor to persuade Tao Sanchun.

After meeting, he was ready to deal with it by cutting off the yellow robe, and Gao Huaide agreed.

He immediately went to the city and gave a good explanation to the third sister-in-law: "Sister-in-law, the brother only said two words: first, it is absolutely wrong for His Majesty the Emperor to unjustly kill the third brother. Your Majesty was going to apologize for your crimes, but after decades of war, the people of the world have made up their minds and will not allow Your Majesty to leave us and other subjects.

"Second, the prime minister and his brother will testify that the yellow robe worn by His Majesty will be beheaded for you to replace His Majesty's body. Let the world know that the third brother was wronged, and His Majesty did wrong.

"I also hope that my sister-in-law will cherish the dozen or so Great Song Dynasty generals under your command and the soldiers of the Beiping Palace, and I hope that my sister-in-law will cut off the yellow robe and retire. Your Majesty will take care of the affairs of the Queen of Beiping properly. ”

Tao Sanchun is not the kind of unreasonable master, hearing this, he discussed with Chen Yang, Fan Baomao, Zheng Ziang, etc., and several of them also agreed with what Gao Huaide said.

Xue Qiming said: "It depends on whether Emperor Zhao can bring the yellow robe." If what King Dongping said can be fulfilled, we will withdraw immediately without saying a word. If Emperor Zhao can't listen to Gao Huaide, we will not hesitate to die in battle, but also seek justice for the third brother. ”

As they were talking, Zhao Kuangyin went up to the city tower and said loudly: "Brother and sister, the generals of the Beiping Palace, and the heroes of the business world: the widow and the third brother had a banquet all night, and the next day they went to the court, the brothers had a dispute, drunk and killed, and there was no third brother, and the widow was remorseful.

"Today, I am willing to use the yellow robe I wore to ascend the throne, and ask my younger brothers and sisters to be killed, and to kill the widow in the same way, so as to apologize.

"For the meritorious ministers who conquered Xiao Zhenhan of the Liao State, they will be rewarded with a third class. Given the Beiping Wangfu Danshu iron coupon, his Changmen son-in-law hereditary Beiping King, the end of the Song Dynasty Beiping King is not allowed to be executed. ”

Xue Qiming looked at Tao Sanchun and thought it was feasible. These words in themselves represent the sincerity of the Son of Heaven. It seems that it is indeed a bad thing to eat and drink.

They were discussing, and the chamberlain Chen Bofu was holding a yellow robe with a gold plate. Behind him, Gao Huaide and Gao Huailiang brothers protected the yellow robe, the guard of honor was regular, and they came to Tao Sanchun in front of Tao Sanchun.

Chen Bofu knelt down on one knee and said: "Bofu apologizes on behalf of the saint, and asks Mrs. Tao to kill the saint's yellow robe." ”

Tao Sanchun picked up the yellow robe, took out the Xuanbing sword he was wearing, turned over and knelt down at Zhao Kuangyin on the city tower, tears fell like rain, and the voice was like thunder: "Ziming, my husband, Shuchun beheaded the second brother's yellow robe, I hope you know that the second brother is drunk and unintentional, and I hope to forgive the second brother." ”

Speaking of this, the three armies of the Beiping Royal Mansion and the heroes of Huguan cried, and Uncle Tao couldn't cry silently, and shouted to Zhao Kuangyin in a shocking voice: "Your Majesty, please forgive my brother and sister for being disrespectful." For the sake of your third brother's spirit in the sky to be at ease, for Your Majesty to be at ease, and for the sake of having a good emperor in the world, I will kill this yellow robe for Ziming's spirit in the sky. The past is never to be mentioned again. Your Majesty, the Zhao family and the Zheng family are still repaired from generation to generation. ”

After speaking, Tao Sanchun swung his sword, and the yellow robe was cut off at the waist. shouted: "Your Majesty, forgive the ministers for being rude, my younger brothers and sisters led the brothers, collected Ziming's body, and returned to Beiping Mansion for burial." Brothers, withdraw!"

The generals of the Beiping Palace, and the chivalrous guests of Huguan, turned their direction and withdrew from the siege.

After Tao Sanchun cut the yellow robe, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't cry anymore and couldn't speak. waved his hand at Tao Sanchun, his chest hurt sharply, and he fell to the ground.

The story of beheading the yellow robe was a household name in ancient times, and there was a famous play "Cutting the Yellow Robe", the plot said:

Chai Rong died, and Miao Shunji added a yellow robe to Zhao Kuangyin's body, so that he succeeded to the throne and changed the country's name to Song. Feng Zheng En was named the king of Beiping. Han Long of Hebei gave Zhao Kuangyin to the beautiful Han Sumei, was sealed to parade on the street, met Zheng En, Zheng En beat him angrily, and Han Long fled into the palace.

Zheng En saw Zhao Kuangyin and admonished him, Zhao Kuangyin pampered Han Sumei, and beheaded Zheng En angrily when he was drunk.

Tao Sanchun heard that he led troops to besiege the palace, Gao Huaide broke into the palace, Zhao Kuangyin woke up and repented, Gao Huaide beheaded Han Long, and went to the city to mediate. Tao Sanchun beheaded Zhao Kuangyin's yellow robe to vent his anger, Zhao Kuangyin posthumously sealed many privileges to Zheng En, Tao Sanchun began to withdraw from the army, and Han Sumei was ordered to be beheaded by Zhao Kuangyin, who regretted Zheng En's death.

This is after the historical facts of Zheng En were deleted, and later generations did not know the real cause of Zheng Eun's death, and the playwright made up a Han Sumei as a historical scapegoat. Not to mention that Zheng En's historical facts have been deleted, even if many of Chai Rong's things have been deleted.

If we take a closer look at the history of the Five Dynasties and the Song Dynasty, many battles commanded by Chai Rong often do not show the name of the main general in front of us, and the main general is Zheng En. And as long as it is the place where Zhao Kuangyin haunts, it is all very clear.

Through this incident, the privileges of the Zheng family and the Chai family are generally the same, and at the end of the Song Dynasty, both Chai and Zheng enjoyed extremely high prestige in the court and among the people. Why did the Southern Song Dynasty people compile the "Hundred Family Surnames", and the first eight surnames were: Zhao Qian, Sun Li, Zhou, Wu, Zheng Wang?

Zhao is the surname of the Song Dynasty, Qian Biao, the king of Wuyue of the Qian family, and the king of Wuyue is not only a supporter of the Later Zhou and the Great Song Dynasty, but also an ally of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi brothers have always been courteous to the Qian family. Therefore, Jiangnan people respect people with the surname Qian.

The third surname is Sun, Qian Yu's wife's surname is Sun, and the person who compiled "Hundred Family Names" is from the Southern Song Dynasty, and Hangzhou is very superstitious about the Qian family. Therefore, the Sun family is also regarded as very noble.

The fourth surname is Li, naturally Li Yu, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, a native of the Southern Song Dynasty, who ruled over Li Yu's territory back then? Therefore, when he arrived in the Southern Song Dynasty, he was naturally grateful to the Li family.

The fifth surname Zhou refers to the Later Zhou, Guo Wei and Chai Rong are both benefactors of Zhao and Song Jiangshan.

The sixth surname is Wu, which refers to the state of Wu Yue, which was established by Qian Biao and handed over to the Great Song Dynasty.

The seventh surname is Zheng, and there is no doubt that this is because of Zheng Ziming's existence.

The eighth surname is Wang, except for the Son of Heaven in the world, he is the king, and there are many people with the surname Wang.

Tao Sanchun finished taking care of Zheng En's funeral, washed his face with tears all day long, and borrowed wine to drown his sorrows. Only three months have passed, and people have lost their appearance, and they no longer have the sky-high arrogance of the past.

Zheng Jiahechuan Five Tigers, Tao Jiayang Wu Four Heroes, Southern Tang Soul Eleven Heroes, etc., kept coming to visit, and several simply stayed by her side, not leaving an inch, for fear of a mistake.

Ping waved and persuaded: "Brother and sister, isn't there a way to go on like this? Your children are still young, but you must not drink like this." ”