According to literature, Cheng was born in Dong 'e, Jeju, and later renamed as. Cheng was not born in poverty. Grandfather's uncle Cheng Hang went to his father Cheng Lou, and Cheng Jia was an official in Beiqi. In 589, the Sui Dynasty destroyed the Chen Dynasty and unified China. At this time, Cheng was just born.
When Cheng was young, he liked to jump spears and play with sticks, but what he was best at was riding thin spears. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, thieves were rampant. In order to defend the village, Cheng, who is about 20 years old, called hundreds of villagers to form a "vigilante group". As the world situation became more and more turbulent, Cheng Beijin defected to Shimi, the leader of the Wagang Army. Shi Biao's leading position in history was pushed to him by Zhai Rang, not by Cheng.
Shi Biao replaced Zhai Rang as Wagang King, and Cheng, also known as one of the four Iliad generals of Shi Biao, commanded four elite cavalry 1000 men respectively, which won the trust of Shi Biao.
The defeat of the Mangshan War caused serious losses to the Wagang Army. Shi Biao fled to Guanzhong and took refuge in Li Yuan, while Cheng and others were captured by Wang. Although Wang recruited Cheng and other Wagangjun generals, Cheng was disgusted with Wang, defected in front of others and led a dozen people to Tang Jun. Li Shimin was very happy. He appointed Cheng as the assistant striker and the right striker of the Third Route Army. From then on, he became his confidant, followed him all his life, and was named Lord protector.
This is the history of Cheng. He is an expert in charge, but he is not the commander-in-chief of a horde. What we are going to discuss today is not regarding literature as history, but regarding literature as something with historical elements. This is the charm of historical novels.