During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the founding emperor of the Zhou Dynasty was Guo Wei, and Guo Wei was originally a general of the later Han Dynasty, who held the military power, but was suspected by the later Han emperor. Later, Yin Di and Liu Chengyou killed several important people, including Guo Wei's family. At that time, Guo Wei and Chai Rong were in command of the army, so they escaped. Knowing that his whole family was killed, Guo Wei naturally could not have acted as if nothing had happened, and in this case, even if he played the fool fully distracted, the emperor could not have let him go, and finally he had to arise and rebel. Guo Wei finally reached the capital of the later Han Dynasty, wiped out the latter Han Dynasty and established the last Zhou Dynasty of the Five Dynasties.

And Guo Wei was old and died in the position of emperor. Before his death, he passed the throne to his adopted son Guo Rong, that is, Chai Rong, that is, the famous Zhou Shizong in history. If Guo Wei had another son, he must have made him a prince and passed on the throne to him. Guo Wei has two sons, the eldest is Guo Dong and the youngest is Guo Xin. Unfortunately, an accident happened. When Liu Chengyou killed his family, his two sons in Beijing had been killed, and it was all over at once. Guo Wei has three daughters, one of whom was killed in the disaster, and the other two daughters are still alive, but in that kind of troubled times, daughters probably don't play much role.

But even so, some relatives in Guo Wei escaped the disaster. These relatives are related to him by blood. One of them is his son-in-law Zhang Yongde, and the other is his sister's son and his nephew Li Zhongjin. Both of them worked in Guo Wei's army and should be regarded as close relatives. However, Guo Wei did not pass the throne to them in the end, but passed it to Guo Rong, who had no blood relationship with him. This is really amazing. However, although Guo Rong is not related to Guo Wei by blood, he is the adopted son and nephew of his most respected wife, and he is relatively close to his relatives.

This is also related to an allusion of that year. At the earliest time, Chai, the queen of Guo Wei, was an imperial secretary in the palace of the later Tang Dynasty. At the same time, the Chai family is also a big family, and it is also relatively rich at the local level. Later, due to political changes, the late Tang Dynasty's late masters sent many maids out of the palace, and Chai was no exception. On the way home, Chai Shi met Guo Wei, then a junior officer. He fell in love with him at first sight and wanted to marry him, which was totally out of line at that time. Because Chai Jia has a certain influence at the local level, and since he can enter the palace as an imperial secretary, he is sure that Chai is also quite beautiful, and Guo Wei is mixed at the bottom, which is a far cry from Chai Jia. At that time, Chai's parents didn't approve of her marrying Guo Wei, but Chai insisted all the time, and finally they had to agree to this marriage.

Moreover, Chai gave half of the treasure brought out of the palace to the family, and the other half was married to Guo Wei as a dowry. Therefore, Guo Wei has great respect for Chai Jia, and their relationship is also quite good. They love me and my dog. At that time, Guo Wei was also very fond of Chai Jia's little nephew Chai Rong, so he took him as his adopted son with him for a long time. Being brought up since childhood, his feelings are almost the same as those of his father and son. Chai Rong did not live up to Guo Wei's expectations, and performed quite well in the army, so he was regarded as his successor by Guo Wei. Zhang Yongde and Li Zhongjin have close ties with Guo Wei, but perhaps their strength is not as good as Chai Rong's, and they finally failed to enter Guo Wei's eyes.

One more thing, it was not a good thing for the emperor to tell the truth during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Rebellion. Sometimes he really walks a tightrope, which is quite dangerous. In times of peace and prosperity, the emperor was indeed the son of heaven who held power and enjoyed the splendor of the world, but when he was an emperor in troubled times, he not only could not enjoy these things, but also shouldered great responsibilities. Others don't say, say Guo Wei and Guo Rong two father and son. Guo Wei spent his military life in a very difficult environment. When he was old, he was suspected by the emperor and killed by his whole family. Then, he died suddenly. Finally, when he became emperor, he died in a few years, which shows that he was not in good health at that time. Chai Rong, too, ran around as an emperor, never taking a break or enjoying any happiness, but he was too tired to die young before the age of 40. If he were not the emperor, he might really live longer.

Moreover, when many people became emperors, it was difficult to keep their family's throne. Because at that time, the land of China was full of experts, and rebellion was often commonplace. In just a few decades, there have been more than a dozen countries. It can be said that the king of Chengtou changed his flag. It can also be said that this year the emperor took turns to sit in my house. Being an emperor at that time was a high-risk undertaking. It can be said that you pinned your head to your belt. If one is not good, you may lose your whole family. After Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin became emperor, he had to train his younger brother Zhao Guangyi, mainly because his son was young and could not control the situation in troubled times. After all, after the national reunification, Zhao Kuangyin wanted to start training his son to gradually replace his younger brother, but his younger brother defeated him first, and Zhao Kuangyin lost the throne instead.

Therefore, it was normal for Guo Wei to pass the throne to Guo Rong at that time, because in his view, only when Guo Rong became emperor could the Zhou Dynasty continue. His other two relatives, Zhang Yongde and Li Zhongjin, seem to find it difficult to shoulder this heavy responsibility. Guo Rong lived up to expectations and managed the dynasty well. At that time, the strength of the latter Zhou Dynasty was extremely strong, and it was likely to dominate the world. It's just that Chai Rong was in poor health and died young in his thirties. Finally, Zhao Kuangyin is cheaper. In fact, Chai Rong is about the same age as Zhao Kuangyin. As long as he lived to the age of Zhao Kuangyin, the Hou Zhou might become a unified dynasty like the Northern Song Dynasty.