According to historical records, young and strong, make good use of stables. At the end of Sui Dynasty, Yang Di Yang Guang ruled brutally, lived in luxury and debauchery, built large-scale buildings year after year, and constantly used troops abroad. Heavy corvee and military service made the fields barren and the people miserable, and eventually a large-scale peasant uprising broke out. After the uprising, there were more than 100 rebels, each of which ranged from a few hundred to tens of thousands, but the scale was not very large and there was no political goal at the same time. Basically, this is a mobile operation, robbing everywhere. To this end, Cheng summoned heroes from the village to protect the village for the rebels. This shows that his origin should be the landlord class.
After seven years of war, the peasant uprising army gradually overcame the regional concept, dispersed and regrouped, and moved towards unity. In the 13th year of the Great Cause, three powerful insurgents were formed nationwide, namely, Zhai Rang, Wagang Army, Hebei Insurgents led by Dou Jiande and Liu Heita, and Jianghuai Insurgents led by Du Fu and Hong Fu. By this time, Cheng's self-protection troops could no longer sustain themselves in a place like this. Finally, they defected to the Wagangjun of Shi Biao's department. The Wagang Army was originally founded by Zhai Rang, a native of Weicheng, Dong Jun, and has crushed the repression of the Sui Dynasty many times. In the 12th year of the Great Cause, Shimi, a descendant of Sui nobles who participated in the Yang Xuangan Uprising, came to Wagangzhai. Shi Mi was skillful in strategy, which made the Wagang Army win a series of victories. Zhai Rang actively promoted Shi Mi and took the title of Gong Wei. After Shi Biao came to power, his political ambitions became increasingly exposed. In order to monopolize power, he wooed new entrants such as Cheng and Qin, and regarded them as a title of generals in ancient times. The Inner Army is 8,000 special warfare players selected by Shi Mi from the army. In ancient times, it belonged to four generals and was divided into two teams. Its main task is to protect stone rice. Shi Biao was very satisfied with the internal army and often said: These 8,000 people can be millions. Since then, Cheng has changed its name to. In October of the 13th year of the Great Cause, when the contradiction between the old and the new forces of the Wagang Army gradually sharpened, Shi Biao took the lead in designing and slaying Zhai Rang and taking power.
In September of the first year of Tang Wude, the Sui Dynasty Luoyang Shoujiang Wang selected more than 20,000 elite soldiers and stationed troops to the south of the canal. In order to fight against the Wagang Army, three bridges were built on the canal. Shi Mi fought with Wang at the southern foot of Mangshan Mountain. Cheng Zhijie led the Inner Ma Army and went to Beimangshan with Shi Mi. Dan led a foreign horse army to the north of Yanshi. When Wang's troops arrived, they immediately sent hundreds of cavalry to attack Dan. Shi Biao sent Cheng Zhijie and Pei Hangyan to help. Pei Xingyan took the lead in rushing to the enemy line, and as a result, Zhong Yan fell off his horse. Cheng Zhijie went to the rescue and killed several people. Wang's army retreated a little. He took the opportunity to clean up Pei Hangyan and retreated. Said the horse carrying two people, overwhelmed, was overtaken by the king's army. Cheng Zhijie couldn't bear to leave Pei Hangyan, and as a result, he was stabbed with a thorn. Cheng Zhijie turned around, broke his thorn, and beheaded the enemy who was under the horse. Wang's army didn't dare to chase him, so they both went back to their own army. In this campaign, due to the unfavorable command of Shi Biao, the Wagang Army, including Cheng Zhijie and Pei Hangyan, suffered heavy losses. Soon, Shi Biao was defeated and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and the Wagang Rebel Army failed.
After the defeat, Wagang Army and many generals were cornered and surrendered to the king. The king has a sincere festival, which is very thick. Even so, both of them were dissatisfied with Wang's deception. I once said to Qin: The world is very shallow and narrow, but there are many lies, so it is good to swear. This is the ear of an old witch. Is it the main thing to stir up chaos? Qin felt the same way, so he began to look for opportunities to leave Wang.
On February 19th, the second year of Wude, Wang led his troops to invade Tangguzhou. Wang was appointed general, and Qin was General Long Xiang. Wang and Tang Jun were at war in Jiuqu. Qin, Hei Hei Ta, Niu Jinda and others all dressed up for battle, led dozens of cronies to ride a hundred paces to the west, then dismounted and bowed to the king, saying: The Duke of the Netherlands is very eager to repay you. The speculation of one word is surrounded by many fans, which is very confusing. This is not a place where servants can take care of themselves. I hereby offer my resignation. Wang Jian was too famous to catch up.
After they returned to the Tang Dynasty, Tang Gaozu Li Yuan asked them to follow Li Shimin, the king of Qin. Li Shimin heard their names for a long time and respected them very much. He was appointed as the left third army of Qin, and the general of Qin Wei Ma Jun. Like Shi Biao, he also selected more than a thousand elite cavalry in the whole army, all dressed in black armor, and divided into two teams, namely, Yu, Qin, Zhai Lingbing, the so-called Xuanjia team. Every time he took the lead, Li Shimin put on black armor and led the black armor team as a pioneer, waiting for an opportunity to attack, invincible, and the enemy was frightened. From then on, Cheng Zhijie fought under Li Shimin, while Cheng Zhijie defeated Song Jingang, Dou Jiande and Wang together with Li Shimin, and served as the head of the left-wing Ma Jun, striving for the first place in every battle. Because of his work, he was made the host country. For example, in the first month of the fourth year of Wude, Qu Tutong and Zanhuang Gui led the troops to patrol the camp, but they suddenly met Wang Jun, and the war was unfavorable. So he immediately led the Xuanjia team to rescue, defeated Wang's army, captured its rider Ge alive and captured more than 6,000 people. Wang fled back to Luoyang. In the seventh year of Wude, Tang defeated separatist forces and peasant rebels and unified the world.
In the process from Taiyuan to the unification of the whole country, Li Shimin made great achievements and gained high prestige, forming a political group with Qin Wei as the core. Cheng Zhijie is one of them, posing a serious threat to Prince Li. Li Jian became a prince and heir to the throne, and became friends with Li Yuanji, king of Qi, and opposed Li Shimin together. Since it is the backbone, Li wants to get rid of it. In the seventh year of Wude, he was slandered as the secretariat of Kangzhou. Cheng Zhijie said to Li Shimin, Your Majesty's arm will not be removed today, and he will die soon. Know that the festival will not die, and hope for speed and completeness. In the next two years, there is no record of Cheng Zhijie in the history books, but it is estimated that Cheng Zhijie did not leave the king of Qin Mi.
In June of the ninth year of Wude, Li poisoned the banquet, causing severe pain in his heart and vomiting several liters of blood. At that time, the Turks shot tens of thousands of cavalry into the city and besieged Wucheng. Li took the opportunity to recommend Li Yuanji to supervise the northern expedition, and Li Yuan ordered him to lead Li Yi, the general of Wu Wei, to rescue him. Li Yuanji asked the Qin, Duan, Duan and other Yong generals to weaken their strength, and then took the opportunity to get rid of it. When he learned that he was going to say goodbye to Li Yuanji, he wanted to kill him, so he discussed with civil servants and military commanders and decided to strike first. On the morning of 4th, Li Shimin led others to ambush and kill the Prince and Li Yuanji, king of Qi, and seized the right to inherit the throne. On the seventh day, Li Yuan made Li Shimin the Crown Prince. 12, Li Shimin raised a hero, and Cheng Zhijie paid homage to the right-back of the Prince. In July, Cheng Zhijie moved to the right general tachileik. On the eighth day of August, Li Yuan abdicated. On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, Li Shimin proclaimed himself Emperor Taizong. In October, Emperor Taizong made contributions and Cheng Zhijie made 700 households.
During the Zhenguan period, Cheng Zhijie was appointed as the secretariat of Luzhou, and the left was the general. Hereditary secretariat of Wuji and others, renamed Lu Guogong, granted secretariat.
On February 28th, the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong ordered twenty-four heroes to be painted in Lingyange, all life-sized, among which Cheng Zhijie ranked nineteenth.
In the same year, Cheng Zhijie was transferred to General Zuo Tunwei, stationed at the North Gate of Miyagi, and was named the general of Zhenjun.
During the reign of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty in Tang Gaozong, Cheng Zhijie was appointed as the general manager of the March on the Green Mountain Road, crusaded against the West Turkic, attacked the two tribes of Geluo and Chuyue, and was beheaded by more than a thousand people. In December, Cheng led his troops to the Yingdi River, where they met Turks with 40,000 cavalry. Su Shi, the former commander of the army, rode 500 horses to meet him. The West Turkistan was defeated, chased out 20 miles, killed and injured more than 1,500 people, and seized countless military equipment. Wang, the deputy general manager, is very jealous of Sue's great achievements. He said to Cheng: Although we have won now, there are still casualties among government troops. Don't rush after the enemy. Instead, form your own phalanx and advance slowly and cautiously, and the enemy will fight. This is the best solution. What's more, Wang told people that the emperor had a secret message for himself, put Cheng and the whole army under his command, and ordered the army not to pursue the enemy in depth. Poor Tang Jun foot soldiers in Wan Li rode horses all day long, and when it was windy in winter, they all walked slowly in heavy armor, and one horse after another died of cold syndrome. Su Quancheng: We started out to destroy the enemy, but now we are caught in the trap of self-defense. When the enemy comes, it fails. How can you do meritorious service if you are so timid! The emperor regards you as a general, how can he give a secret order to his deputy? There must be fraud in this. Please order the king to be arrested and put the emperor on the flight table to find out. The hero is old. At this time, Cheng has lost the momentum of his youth and shook his head.
From Tang Jun to Duhengcheng, thousands of conference semifinals defected. The king said to him, when we leave, these people will definitely rebel again. It is better to kill them all and get a lot of money. Su Xiang protested: If we do this, we will become thieves. How can it be called rebellion? Cheng acquiesced to Wang. Thousands of Hu people were killed cleanly, and Wang Wen divided up his wealth, but he was not allowed to be an independent party. Although the history books don't say that General Cheng is greedy for money, independence of the party is not allowed, so it can be seen that Cheng Lao himself must get a big share. After returning to Li, the matter was exposed and he was dismissed because of Wang's death. Because Cheng did not stay in the city to catch up with the enemy, he was reduced to death and dismissed from his official position. It's a pity that the great hero is in danger in the last days and is afraid of death. Although he was afraid that the imperial court would soon use it as a secretariat, after all, he was angry and Cheng stepped down. In the second year of Gao's reign, he finally returned to Cheng Jia. Give the general a title of generals in ancient times and pay for the burial of Zhaoling. His son Cheng Chumo attacked the Duke of Lu; Cheng Chuliang married qinghe princess, the daughter of Emperor Taizong, the son of a hero, and awarded Xu a surname and a left-back corps commander; The youngest son is in the middle of the road, and the officer is the right general Jin Wu.