Translation of Cao Bei

Cao's surname is Li, whose name is Gao, word, posthumous title Cheng. His predecessor, Li Ming, was sealed in Cao, the son of Emperor Taizong, and passed down for five generations to become king. Wang Cheng inherited the title of Wang Cao when he was in Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, when he was only seventeen or eighteen. Three years after he succeeded to the throne, the Yellow River was in chaos and the world was shocked. Wang Cheng escaped from the troubles of ordinary people with his mother, Tai Fei, and seized the opportunity to take the road to escape to Sichuan to follow the son of heaven. The prince valued him very much, promoted him from the position of water envoy to General Zuo, and then appointed him as the secretary of imperial academy. When Wang Cheng was ten years old, his father died. He cried so sadly that people who went to mourn couldn't bear to listen. After the funeral, make up your mind to get rid of the habits of powerful children and learn with an open mind. When he is a little older, he will be very sensible. He is deeply ashamed that he knows nothing about the world. Serving the imperial concubine of Sichuan and following the son of heaven is extremely filial and loyal. Handle official business, cultivate one's morality, and be clean inside and out. So the court gradually wanted him to try to manage the people.

In the first year of Shangyuan, he was appointed as the secretariat of Wenzhou to handle the affairs that the secretariat had to do. At that time, the Jiangdong area had just been destroyed by the war, the weather was dry and famine, the people rushed to flee, and the dead stopped mourning. When King Cheng arrived in Wenzhou, he ordered the door lock to be broken and the warehouse door to be opened, and all the grain in the warehouse was distributed to the people, and hundreds of thousands of people survived. After the throne was submitted to the Emperor, the Emperor promoted him to Shaofu. Participated in quelling Yuanzhou thief rebellion and moved to minister and driver. The Ministry told me that there was no business. He moved to Hengzhou to be an official. In Hengzhou, being king made the laws and regulations complete, the achievements outstanding, the orders failed, and the reputation and status increased day by day. Observation made him jealous, and he was framed as the king and offended Shangguan. It is suggested to help the current inspector frame it. Wang Cheng was therefore demoted to Chaozhou as the secretariat. Yang Yan was hired from Daozhou as the prime minister and sent back to Hengzhou to prove that what happened before was purely framed. When a king is framed, he may think that toffee is old with fear and sadness. When you go out, put on prison clothes for interrogation, and when you go home, put on official clothes, holding a water board, poised. Even though he was exiled to Chaozhou, he lied about his promotion in order to tell the princess the good news. When Yang Yan told the truth for him, Wang Cheng knelt down to apologize to his mother and reported the truth.

At first, the observer was very bossy. He sent troops to guard the border, launched a rebellion in Wugang, led tens of thousands of soldiers to guard the border, and gathered troops in Jing, Guizhou, Hong and Guangxi to crusade against observers. In the second year, the momentum was even more arrogant. So, the son of heaven sent a king as the commander-in-chief of Hunan, and led 50,000 troops to crusade against the rebels in Wang Guoliang. When the king arrived, he held his ground and wrote a letter to Wang Guoliang, which was exactly what Wang Guoliang was afraid of. Wang Guoliang was ashamed and afraid, and demanded to surrender, going in and out like a fox and a mouse. So he pretended to be an emissary, took a group of cavalry, rode five hundred miles to the camp, knocked on the door with a whip and shouted, "I am Cao, and I have come to accept the surrender." Where is Wang Guoliang now? " Wang Guoliang had no choice but to meet him in surprise. He became king and handed over all the troops and horses in Wang Guoliang. After the death of Toffee, Wang Cheng left his men and went to Henan to bury his mother with the funeral procession. When he arrived in Jingzhou, the Emperor ordered him to hurry back. When Liang Chongyi rebelled, Wang Cheng dared not refuse and went back. He was promoted to the official servant of the stragglers. The following year, Li Xilie rebelled and became king, and was promoted to an ancient bachelor. He was awarded the title of Commander-in-Chief of Jiangxi Crusade against Li Xilie. After the order was given, Wang Cheng moved to live outside the house, forbidding servants to ask him questions about family affairs. 32 battles, big and small, captured 19 counties in 5 States. The people, the elderly, black boys and women have not been disturbed, the business in the market has not been affected, and the grain in the field has not decreased.

Wang Cheng ruled Wenzhou first and Xiangyang last. He has been paying attention to ensuring price stability. When they are cheap, the government will raise the price and collect them. When they are expensive, the government will sell them at a reduced price, and people's daily use will be guaranteed. He sent officials to contact the people, let them investigate and understand, and let the cunning people stay. There is no sound of walking and shouting in the government. Governing the people and the army is orderly and passed down from generation to generation as a law.