Who is the first good general in Song Dynasty recognized by historians?

In the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a general named Cao Mingbin and Guohua, who was from Hebei today. He is modest and never conceited. In Cao Bin's early years, there was a man named Chen Xiyi who was very good at fortune telling. He once told him that although he had money in his early years, he had no future, so he should kill less on the battlefield. Therefore, Cao Bing never killed innocent people.

In the second year of Qianlong, Cao Bin led the troops to attack Houshu and Suizhou. All his subordinates advocate slaughter, but Cao Bin strictly forbids it. For enemy women captured by soldiers, Cao Bin ordered proper protection of each room. At the end of the war, he sponsored the repatriation of women who had homes to return to; Homeless women also prepare wedding gifts for them. Later, after the Shu rebellion was put down, most of our generals came back with beautiful women, and Cao Bin only brought his own books and clothes.

Song Taizu saw that he had made great contributions and promoted him to the posts of Xuanhui South Hospital and Yicheng Our Time. Cao Bin refused again and again, and there was nothing he could do.

Later, when Cao Bin in the Southern Tang Dynasty began to besiege Jinling, he pretended to be ill for fear that soldiers would harm the people. The soldiers went to meet them one by one. Cao Bin said to them, "Nothing can cure the rest of the diseases. As long as the princes sincerely swear that they will not kill anyone by mistake on the day of taking the city, they will heal themselves. " At Cao Bin's words, the men vowed to burn incense to heaven. On the day when Jiangnan was conquered, it was definitely a good thing to kill anyone.

After Song Jun occupied the city, he was welcomed by the city people. For Cao Bin, please hand over Li Houzhu of Nantang and his ministers and treat them with courtesy. King Cao's head teacher still kept his back to back and didn't write a letter to show his achievements. He only wrote: "I salute the Jiangnan official." It means that what the emperor asked me to do in Jiangnan has been finished. Before departure, Song Taizu said that if Cao Bin could pacify Nantang, he would appoint Cao Bin as the prime minister, so Pan Renmei, the deputy commander in chief, congratulated him in advance, but Cao Bin smiled and said that he was only performing his duties and relied entirely on Tianwei, and could not say that he had any credit.

Later, when Cao Bin met Chen Xiyi, Chen Xiyi said that his face had changed. "The golden light gathered on your face will increase your wealth and prolong your life, and the afterlife will be boundless." Cao Bin asked what golden light meant. Chen Xiyi told him, "Golden light is the light of virtue. When a person accumulates great virtue, he will have this kind of light, which will not only lead to longevity, but also bless his descendants. " Sure enough, Cao Bin answered Chen Xiyi's prediction, and the scenery at night was very good. He died at the age of 69 and was named King of Jiyang County. There are nine sons, the eldest son Wei, the second son Cong and the third son's wife, all of whom are famous. Their children are also named princes, and their children are extremely rich.

On the contrary, Cao Bin's younger brother Cao Han was also a military commander at that time. After the army captured Jiangzhou, the soldiers burned and looted the treasure and returned. Shortly after Cao Han died, most of his descendants became beggars.

Cao Bin's change of fate proves one thing: Although a person's fate is predestined by heaven, the choices made the day after tomorrow can also change his own destiny, especially on some important issues. People who do good deeds can increase their happiness, while those who do bad deeds will reduce their happiness and even get bad results.

Perhaps Cao Bin's story can make officials who are still wandering between good and evil think deeply. Whether we continue to follow the evil woman to harm the good or change the way to make up for the past sins will determine the ultimate fate of ourselves and future generations. You know, good and evil are rewarded, which is related to justice. Thousands of years of history in China have been proving this point, and now and in the future will certainly be no exception.