群雄割據五代十國紛立。郭威篡後漢建後周，後漢老將高行周不願降郭，固守高平關。郭威久攻不下又見趙匡胤武藝非凡，且其父趙宏殷與高行周舊交甚篤，便陷趙宏殷夫婦於獄，挾趙匡胤攻高平關。趙宏殷料得郭威陰謀，更擔憂孩兒不敵老友，遂修書一封，囑趙匡胤可交高行周，必能得救。
高行周善觀天文星象，見青龍星為白虎星所掩，知趙氏將興，心生無奈。趙匡胤無法取下高平關，憂雙親安危，便送修書入關。高行周傳見趙匡胤，問其何以報德，趙匡胤允諾趙氏昌明，高嗣必盛，高行周便自刎令家僕老叟交予趙匡胤，趙匡胤叩謝後並攜行周首級繳旨，郭威見行周首級雙目睜瞪，過度驚嚇後駕崩。趙匡胤結束五代十國，完成統一，以宋為國號。
臺北木偶劇團成立於2010年，由臺灣國寶級布袋戲大師李天祿先生啟蒙，師事陳錫煌、李傳燦二位老師，以保存傳統偶戲表演藝術、提升偶戲表演素質、創造臺灣偶戲國際舞臺為創立宗旨。臺北木偶劇團演職員以中生代為主，平均習藝年齡達15年以上，以延續傳統布袋戲為職志，是臺灣具活力的新生代木偶劇團之一。
Under the Taiwan puppet master Lee-Tien-Lu’s enlightenment, being apprenticed by 2 masters Chen-shi-huang and Lee-tran-tsan, in order to keep the performing skill and quality of traditional puppet art, and create the international arena for Taiwanese puppet show ,Taipei Puppet Theater was founded in 2010.
The theater performers are mainly middle-aged and with average apprenticeship over 15years. They make their career purpose to continuate the life of traditional puppet shows, they are the vibrant new generation of puppet theater in Taiwan.
Taipei Puppet theater inherits the traditional art, innovates the delicate performance way with every efforts for the multiplicity in Taiwanese puppet show, which has successfully attracted more audience to come into the theater and enjoy the show.
