Zhan Zhao, a native of Changzhou, whose name is Xiong Fei, is skilled in martial arts. Zhan Zhao is from Wujin, which is today's Jiangsu. When he was young, Zhan Zhao wandered around the world with a weapon in his hand. This weapon is a famous sword in history. When he got engaged to his wife Ding Yuehua, he changed his weapon. Zhan Lu, Zhan Zhao, use his martial arts to settle any grievances. Therefore, his reputation spread far and wide. Because Zhan Zhao lives in the south of the Yangtze River, people call him Xia Nan.
The novel describes that Zhan Zhao has been following Bao Zheng and is Bao Zheng's personal bodyguard, but this is not the case. Although Zhan Zhao has a close relationship with Bao Zheng, Zhan Zhao only saved Bao Zheng many times, not as described in the film and television works.
When Bao Zheng went to Beijing to catch the exam, he met Zhan Zhao by chance. At that time, Bao Zheng stayed in Jinlong Temple, and the monks in the temple tried to harm Bao Zheng, but Zhan Zhao finally rescued him. Later, Bao Zheng met a robber in Tulonggang. Thanks to Zhan Zhao's hand, Bao Zheng was saved from the robbers. Later, Bao Zheng became an official. In Tianchang Town, an assassin tried to kill Bao Zheng, and Zhan Zhao helped Bao Zheng catch the assassin. The last time, in the palace of a surname, someone tried to assassinate Bao Zheng. This man is Ji, who was finally killed by Zhan Zhao.
As we know, Zhan Zhao has the title of royal cat, which was given by the emperor. There are many versions about the origin of this title. Some people say that Zhan Zhao saved Bao Zheng many times and saved this honest official for the emperor, so the emperor named it Royal Cat. Another version says that Zhan Zhao has five people under his command, and these five people are called "five rats". They are all people with high martial arts, and Zhan Zhao is their leader, so the emperor was named Mao Yu.
It's hard to explain Zhan Zhao's death or even Zhan Zhao's existence. In the novel, Zhan Zhao, Ou Yangchun and Shi Ding are called "three heroes". There are two theories about Zhan Zhao's death. One is that Zhan Zhao died of illness, that is, natural death, and the other is that Zhan Zhao died of assassination. Because Zhan Zhao spoke out bravely, he offended many people and was finally assassinated by his former enemy.