Share meat fairly and govern the world.
When Chen Ping was a child, his family was very poor, but he just liked reading, especially the theories of Huangdi and Laozi. Seeing that Chen Ping likes to make friends, Chen Ping's brother undertakes all the work at home, so that Chen Ping has time to study abroad.
One year, on the occasion of the country sacrifice, people elected Chen Ping as the country butcher in the country temple, presided over the sacrifice to the country gods and distributed meat to everyone. Chen Ping divided the meat evenly. To this end, local villagers have praised him; "Chen Ping, the child is sharing meat. It's really good to share it. Too capable! " Chen Ping said with emotion: "If I can have the opportunity to govern the world, I can be as suitable and competent as sharing meat."
A diversion to the west to save Liu bang
In 209 BC, Chen Daze, a saint, rebelled, making Wei blame Wang Wei. So Chen Ping said goodbye to his brother and went to Lin Ji to find Wang Wei. Later, he was transferred to Xiang Yu's men to do soil. Chen Ping didn't get the attention of Xiang Yu and was very depressed. He met Liu Bang at the Hongmen banquet and thought that Liu Bang would become a great man in the future.
Therefore, talented people are in the contradiction of "being in Chu and being in Han". At this moment, Liu Bang was trapped in Xianyang by Xiang Yu, which was equivalent to house arrest. Liu asked Sean, but Sean was trapped in the enemy's camp and could do nothing. At this time, they thought of Chen Ping, and Sean decided to put all your eggs in one basket and secretly went to find Chen Ping.
I didn't expect the two of them to hit it off at once. After breaking up, Sean spoke frankly about his intention to visit. After thinking for a moment, Chen Ping said, "To save Liu Bang from Xiang Yu, we must first' transfer the tiger on the mountain' and let Fan Zeng leave Xiang Yu for a few days, otherwise nothing can be done."
The next day, Chen Ping designed: ask Xiang Yu to give him the title of righteous emperor, and send him to Chenzhou to support the elderly, so that Xiang Zhao can live in the world. Chen Ping's words are exactly what Xiang Yu wants. Soon, Fan Zeng went to court to see Xiang Yu, and Xiang Yu said to Fan Zeng, "There are no two days, and the people have no two masters."
Then, he turned Chen Ping's words into his own, saying that he remembered these words. Fan Zeng immediately echoed and said, "Your Majesty, this matter really should be done sooner rather than later. Moreover, I have to go to this matter. " But Fan Zeng is also a counselor after all. Before he left, he asked Xiang Yu three things. The first thing is that Liu Bang can't go back to Hanzhong. After Xiang Yu promised, Fan Zeng didn't leave. Chen Ping estimated that Fan Zeng had gone far, so he typed a book early in the morning and said, "As soon as we settle down, we must save people. Now the princes gather in Xianyang, and there are no fewer than 40 thousand soldiers and horses from all walks of life. The burden of rations is extremely heavy. If the princes are not sent back to China as soon as possible, I am afraid that the people can't afford it. "
Xiang Yu was shocked when he heard this, and immediately sent a message: the princes of the world, the distant ones give 10 days, and the nearest ones give 5 days, and they are ready to return to China within a time limit; Only Liu Bang stayed in Xianyang to accompany the king.
Xiang Yu's detention of Liu Bang was also expected by Chen Ping. Chen Ping used the opportunity of various governors returning to China to instruct Sean to divert attention from the West. Therefore, Liu Bang went to the stage according to Sean's intention, and asked Xiang Yu for leave to return to his hometown of Pei County.
Xiang Yu hesitated and deliberately said, "You can't ask Liu Bang to go back to his hometown to pick up his family, otherwise he might be king in Pei County. You might as well send him back to Hanzhong with the defeated soldiers, and then send someone to Peixian to take his family hostage and teach him to behave himself. "
Chen Ping took the opportunity to play: "Your Majesty has made Liu Bang Hanwang, which has been announced to the world. His subjects knew this, but he was not allowed to take office. I am afraid it is not enough to win the trust of the world. People may say that your majesty lied as soon as he ascended the throne, and then some laws and regulations will be enforced. Why don't you listen to Sean, take Liu Bang's family hostage, stay in Xianyang and send him back to Hanzhong, so as to save your credit and contain Liu Bang? Isn't this the best of both worlds? "
Xiang Yu thought for a long time and agreed. Liu bang was so happy that he pulled out the village and set off immediately after returning to camp. Chen Ping's diversion saved Liu Bang, not only saved Liu Bang's life, but also won a good opportunity for Liu Bang to make a comeback in the future.
Show your ambition to the wise Lord.
In the spring of 205 BC, Sima Yi defected from Chu to Han, and Xiang Yu was angry with Chen Ping. Chen Ping was not only scolded by Xiang Yu, but also his plan was no longer adopted by Xiang Yu. Chen Ping felt that he had become a doormat, and maybe one day Xiang Yu would kill him, especially since he had seen that Xiang Yu was a reckless warrior and it was impossible to win in the end, so he hung a seal and secretly left. He remembered that Wei Ignorance under Hanwang was his old friend, so he might as well go to Liu Bang.
When it was getting dark, he fled to the Yellow River and asked the boatman to take him across the river. Chen Ping got on the boat and another boatman came out of the cabin. He thought that these two men might be water thieves, that he had jewels on him, and wanted to kill people for money. Chen Ping is very clever and scheming. In order to save his life, he immediately took off his clothes, threw them on the boat, and went naked to help the boatman row. When the boatman saw it, there was nothing at his waist, and there was no sound when his clothes were left on the boat. Knowing that there was nothing valuable on him, I gave up the idea of hurting him. A danger was easily resolved by him.
Wei Ignorance was recommended to meet Liu Bang in the Han Dynasty. The two men are very speculative in talking about world affairs. Liu bang made an exception and appointed Chen Ping as a captain, staying with him as a passenger (the official who accompanied him on his trip and drove the carriage for him) and ordering him to supervise the distribution of the three armed forces. This aroused the dissatisfaction of the generals, saying that he was misbehaving and graft (that is, "stealing money" and "stealing sister-in-law" sometimes mentioned by later generations), and such people could not be trusted and reused.
Liu Bang couldn't stand everyone's repeated slanders and became suspicious. He called Chen and asked, "I heard that you used to help Wang Wei, then left Wang Wei to help Chu Bawang, and now you come to help me. How can you not let others doubt your faith? " Chen Ping replied slowly: "The same useful things have different functions in different people's hands. I served Wang Wei, and Wang Wei can't use me. I left him to help the overlord of Chu. The overlord didn't trust me, so I joined the king of Chu. Although I am still me, the people who use me are different. I have long longed for your majesty to be good at employing people, so I came all the way to your side. I came with nothing, so I had nothing, so I accepted a gift from others. Without money, I can't live and do nothing. If the king listens to slanders and can't use me, then I can hand over all the gifts I received and ask the king to give me a chance to live and let me resign and go home to die of old age. " In a few words, the political advantages and disadvantages of all parties are clearly stated, and there is something in the words.
Liu Bang's doubts were dispelled, and he became more fond of Chen Ping. He rewarded him and promoted him to the rank of army lieutenant and general. From then on, Chen Ping was bent on winning the world for Liu Bang's "six unique skills" and became a famous Anguo counselor in the Western Han Dynasty.