Let’s first take a look at how the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty came about. After Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu, he granted seven princes and kings with different surnames, and these princes and kings with different surnames persuaded Liu Bang to proclaim himself emperor. Liu Bang began The capital was established in Luoyang. He held a banquet at the Nangong Palace in Luoyang and drank with his ministers.
Liu Bang asked everyone: Everyone, tell the truth and tell the truth. Why do you think I won the world? Why did Xiang Yu lose the world? There were two ministers, namely Gao Qi and Wang Ling. They said: Your Majesty knows rewards and punishments clearly, and can divide the world among the people, but Xiang Yu does not want to share the fruits of victory with others regardless of his merits and deeds.
Liu Bang said: You only know one, but not the other. Zhang Liang strategizes and wins battles thousands of miles away. I am not as good as him. Xiao He is not as good as him in pacifying the people and managing internal affairs. He leads the army to conquer and win in battle. I am not as good as Han Xin. These three people are all outstanding men.
It is because of the three of them and the appointment of the three of them that I was able to conquer the world. However, Xiang Yu could not even trust his sub-father Fan Zeng, and he was made angry by Xiang Yu. , which is why they failed.
This is the origin of the Three Heroes of the Early Han Dynasty. If Liu Bang also mentioned Chen Ping at this time, then there would be the Four Heroes of the Early Han Dynasty. So why didn't Liu Bang mention Chen Ping? There are several reasons for this. First, Chen Ping and Zhang Liang are both counselors, but Zhang Liang is the mastermind, while Chen Ping is the counselor, Zhang Liang is the grand strategy, and Chen Ping is the tactic.
Secondly, Zhang Liang is a conspiracy, and Chen Ping is a conspiracy. Chen Ping himself said that he has used too many conspiracies, and his marquis will not be passed down for several generations, so the conspiracy can naturally be put on the table. , and the conspiracy can only be discussed in private, not in public. Third, Chen Ping was inferior to Zhang Liang in Liu Bang's mind.
Did Chen Ping live a smooth life? It can only be said that it was relatively smooth. He was still relatively poor when he was young, but he had a good brother who was able to sponsor him to study abroad without having to work. Chen Ping first defected to the King of Wei, and later to Xiang Yu , but because Liu Bang captured Yin and Xiang Yu wanted to kill Chen Ping, Chen Ping could only leave Xiang Yu and defect to Liu Bang.
When Chen Ping arrived at Liu Bang, Liu Bang thought highly of him, which aroused the jealousy of Zhou Bo and Guan Ying. They said that Chen Ping had betrayed many times and was cheated by gold thieves, so he was not worthy of trust. However, Chen Ping succeeded. Liu Bang was convinced that what should be valued at this time was ability rather than character. Instead, Liu Bang valued Chen Ping more.
Liu Bang was suspicious of Fan Kuai and asked Chen Ping and Zhou Bo to kill Fan Kuai. Chen Ping was also in a dilemma, because if Fan Kuai was really killed, Liu Bang would die soon, and who would be in power then? Queen Lu, Queen Lu would definitely not let him go when the time came, so Chen Ping did not kill Fan Kuai, but brought him back. Halfway through, when he heard that Liu Bang was dead, he hurried to Queen Lu to explain what happened.
Queen Lu wanted to make a member of the Lu family king, so she asked Wang Ling if it was possible. Wang Ling insisted that he couldn't because there was a white horse alliance, and no one who was not from the Liu family could be king, otherwise the world would The emperor challenged it, but Chen Ping said it was okay. However, it was Zhou Bo and Chen Ping who finally put down the Lu family rebellion.
In fact, Chen Ping also encountered a lot of troubles, but Chen Ping was too smart and successfully resolved every crisis, so it made people feel that there was no obstacle that Chen Ping could not overcome and his life was very smooth. look.