What was the life of General Ren Wei?

General Ren Wei, in his traditional age, was a willow tree.

General Ren Wei was born in the year of B, in 1883, 1943 and 2003, so General Ren Wei was born in the year of Willow.

Ren Wei, with the word Zixing, studied hard since childhood and won the first prize in the first year of Yongle (1403). For the record, the answer is for reference only. Please don't be blind and superstitious.