After Zhang Han went south, Li You went to attack Wei, and they quickly occupied Daliang City with a moment of morale. The monarchs and ministers of Wei fled in a hurry and came to Linji City, so they blocked all checkpoints and arteries, and made this place the capital of Wei. When the king of Wei saw that the Qin army was aggressive, he immediately wrote a recruitment list, recruited great talents, and prepared for a decisive battle with the Qin army.

The recruitment list was posted in Humu Township, not far from Linji City, which led to a hero here, named Chen Ping. Chen Ping's parents have long since died, and he lives with his brother Chen Bo. Chen Boping mainly farmed, or did a small business, and his wife Xu took care of the housework. And Chen Ping has liked to read since he was a child, and he can't let go of the book every day, babbling and reading non-stop. Uncle Chen was very happy to see that his younger brother was eager to learn and progress. When Chen Ping grew up, Uncle Chen's wife hated him for not working and eating, and often complained. Once Uncle Chen was not at home, Xu burned Chen Ping's book. Chen Ping couldn't find the book, so he told his brother about it. After Uncle Chen found out, he concluded that his wife had done it, so he said to Xu: "Our parents passed away early, and our ancestors have been farmers for generations, and no one can get out of this small place. Now my brother likes to read, this is a great fortune in the Chen family, if he can have a career in the future and expand the court, we will all follow the light, you should support him more! Xu didn't take her husband's words to heart, and still went her own way. Uncle Chen gave his younger brother a lot of money and asked him to continue to buy books to study.

One day Uncle Chen went out, Chen Ping was eating wheat cakes with his sister-in-law at home, and it happened that a neighbor's mother-in-law came to borrow rice. The Chen family also had no extra rice to borrow. The neighbor's mother-in-law was unhappy when she saw that she didn't borrow rice, and suddenly saw Chen Ping's plump complexion, handsome and rich, so she asked Xu: "What did you give your little brother-in-law to eat, and you raised it so white?" Xu said with a smile: "My brother-in-law can eat any delicious food, but just eat some coarse tea and light rice." If you don't work and raise it in vain, can you not be white? When Chen Ping heard this, his face flushed with shame. Xu glanced back at Chen Ping at this time, and indeed found that the little uncle was a little fresh meat, and his face was crimson with embarrassment. When the mother-in-law saw his uncle and sister-in-law like this, she suspected that the two had any personal relationship, so she smacked her lips and said: "Hey, everyone says that the sister-in-law is the brother-in-law, and I think this little brother-in-law is not the sister-in-law!" Seeing that his mother-in-law was joking like this, Xu said angrily: "You old and unserious, if you dare to talk nonsense, you will tear your stinky mouth!" We are a family, how can it be like you think? Hurry up and go! After saying that, he drove his mother-in-law out of the door. After the mother-in-law went out, she said in a strange voice: "Yes, you are a 'family', I better leave quickly, so as not to disturb you." Hey! With that, he twisted his ass and left. Xu saw that his mother-in-law's words were very outrageous, so he walked in angrily and closed the door with a bang.

When she saw Chen Ping, she said angrily: "You have also grown up, I am not good to you, others say that being a sister-in-law is vicious." Okay to you, others are talking nonsense, what do you want me to do? Eat together during the day, and when your brother doesn't come back at night, what do others think? Chen Ping said: "Please sister-in-law, don't be angry, I'll move out tonight, don't let others talk nonsense." Xu asked, "Where are you moving?" Chen Ping said: "I will go to our cowshed to be the companion of the old cow, and when my brother comes back, I will enter the house again." ””

In the evening, Chen Ping really lived in the cowshed. Xu was afraid that Uncle Chen would come back and complain about her, so he called Chen Ping into the house. But Chen Ping didn't enter the house. This made the Xu family anxious, so she stepped forward to drag Chen Ping. It happened that the neighbor's mother-in-law passed by the door again, and when she saw the two of them pulling and pulling, she deliberately smacked her tongue and made a few strange noises. This embarrassed Xu, so she turned around and walked into the house, slamming the door shut. This mother-in-law thought that she had seen an affair, so she met people who said what happened to the uncle and sister-in-law of the Chen family, and they chewed their tongues vigorously, and the matter was still spreading. Later, Chen Ping defected to Liu Bang, the king of the Han Dynasty, and some people told Liu Bang how Chen Ping stole the lace news of his sister-in-law, which started here, which is a later story.

The next day, Uncle Chen came back and saw Chen Ping living in the cowshed, so he asked his brother what was going on. Chen Ping replied: "My brother is not at home, and my sister-in-law is inconvenient, so I moved out and lived, and it has nothing to do with my sister-in-law." "Uncle Chen was very angry when he heard this, and suspected that his wife was not good to his younger brother, so he repeatedly asked what the reason was." "Yes! I kicked him out! Don't you want him to say that? Uncle Chen turned around and saw his wife standing at the door, combing her hair, as if she was quite unreasonable. Uncle Chen became angry and scolded Xu for being a vicious woman who should not drive his younger brother to the cowshed. At this time, Xu was also very aggrieved, so he quarreled with Uncle Chen, and then went back to his parents' house. Uncle Chen didn't stop her, so he asked her to hurry to her mother's house.

When the sister-in-law returned to her parents' house, Chen Pingcai told her brother about some of her sister-in-law's difficulties and the fact that the neighbor's mother-in-law came to borrow rice, and urged her brother to invite her sister-in-law back. Uncle Chen said: "This is my business, I will take care of it." You must study hard in the future, you can't affect your studies because of this matter, you must win glory for our Chen family in the future! Chen Ping agreed. In order to let his sister-in-law go home as soon as possible, he said to Chen Bo: "I have had an idea for a long time. Uncle Chen asked what he thought. Chen Ping said: "I have to go outside to find a famous teacher to improve my studies. Chen Boxin thought it was true, so he prepared enough coils for his younger brother to go to find a famous teacher.

When Chen Ping went out, he made many friends, among them there was a man named Wei Wuzhi, who was like-minded with him and was very close to him, and later the news of Chen Sheng's uprising had spread all over the country. Chen Ping remembered a sentence from Mencius: Historically, 'every 500 years, a holy monarch will appear, and there will be a world-famous minister.' 'It has been more than 700 years since King Wu of Zhou, and the number of years has exceeded 500 years; Judging from the current situation, it should also be time. 'Maybe God doesn't want the world to be peaceful, if he wants to make the world peaceful, who else will there be in today's world? The more Chen Ping thought about it, the happier he became, and then he also remembered his brother who had been absent for a long time, so he returned home. But at this time, the sister-in-law also came back early, and the two were very happy to see their brother come back. Xu prepared a sumptuous meal, and the three of them happily ate a reunion dinner.

After the meal, Xu said to Chen Ping: "You are also not small, your brother and I have a marriage for you, tomorrow your brother will take you to a blind date, if you are right, you can start a family." Chen Ping saw that things were very sudden, so he said: "Confucius said, ''The husband is thirty years old.'' ''I, Chen Ping, have achieved nothing so far, I have to rely on my brother and sister-in-law for everything, if I become a family, what will I use to support my family? The sister-in-law said funny and angry: "What a worthless 'big husband', don't you marry a daughter-in-law and live with a book for the rest of your life!" As soon as Chen Ping heard this, he thought of his parents again and couldn't help crying. The elder brother saw that his younger brother was unhappy, so he said: "This family affair is the initiative of the woman's family, if the younger brother is unwilling, you can not go!" The sister-in-law said: "If you don't have a family, do you want us to support you for the rest of your life?" When Chen Ping returned to his room, he thought about it over and over again, and after thinking about it for most of the night, he thought that what his sister-in-law said made sense.

The next day, Chen Ping followed his brother on a blind date. The two came to the woman's house, and the family was very enthusiastic. But when Chen Ping saw the girl from this family, he was shocked. It turned out that the girl in this family: bucket waist, compass legs, and pockmarked hair blowing mouth. Even Uncle Chen was taken aback, and the brothers hurriedly quit. Chen Ping sighed with emotion: "Can I, Chen Ping, only match such a person?" Uncle Chen comforted: "I was also scared, I really wronged my younger brother, I will definitely find a good one in the future." ”

But later, the Chen family came to propose marriage, and their daughters were either lame or fools, which made Uncle Chen lose face. Xu said: "In a poor family like us, is there a beautiful girl willing to marry?" As the saying goes, "A beautiful woman is married to an ugly husband, and a handsome man is married to a pig." 'If you want to find a fairy, who can look at our home?' In my opinion, it's just a woman, but don't pick and choose! Chen Ping was depressed in his heart, in addition to reading, he began to pay attention to things outside.

One day, a friend of his came to Chen Ping and said, "I'll introduce you to a beautiful woman as a wife, I'm afraid you won't be angry." Chen Ping thought it was a friend joking again, so he said, "How can any beauty marry me?" The friend said solemnly, "What I said is true, don't take it seriously." Chen Ping asked whose beauty it was. A friend said: "There is a stunning woman in the countryside who has never been able to marry. Chen Ping asked whose woman it was. The friend said: "It's the granddaughter of Zhang Fuhao's family in the countryside!" But she has married five men, and unfortunately all five men are dead, and people don't dare to ask her anymore! When Chen Ping heard this, he asked in surprise: "Are you talking about the granddaughter of the Zhang Fu family?" My friend said it was. Chen Ping not only didn't get angry when he heard this, but said happily: "Although she has five husbands dead, I, Chen Ping, am not afraid." But her family is so rich, how can she marry her granddaughter to me? Seeing that Chen Ping was willing to accept this family business, his friend asked, "Are you really not afraid?" Chen Ping said that he was not afraid. My friend said, "If you're not afraid, it's easy to do it!" I heard that the woman is both talented and beautiful, gentle and virtuous, but her fate is not good! Chen Ping sighed: "She is a red face, I am a talented person." If God is beautiful, I Chen Ping can marry her, and I am willing to be with her for life! ””

After listening to Chen Ping's words, my friend said very happily: "I don't need God to be beautiful, I can be beautiful!" Hey. After speaking, I went to Zhang's house to talk about matchmaking. When the friend came to Zhang Fu's house, he told Zhang Fu that Chen Ping was willing to marry his granddaughter. But this Zhang Fu did not agree immediately, but said: "Wait until I meet Chen Ruzi before making a decision?" ””

A few days later, it happened that there was a family in Humu Township who wanted to hold a funeral, so they invited Chen Ping to be the bookkeeper. Chen Ping's writing and composition are all good tricks, so he went to help. It was a coincidence that the rich man Zhang Fu also came to this house to mourn. After being introduced by others, Zhang Fu met Chen Ping. Zhang Fu saw that Chen Ping was a big man, with very white skin, and he was simply a handsome guy. After talking, Zhang Fu found that Chen Ping was cautious in his words, elegant in his conversation, and everything was in line with etiquette norms. After the family's affairs were completed, Zhang Fu quietly followed Chen Ping and came to Lizuo. He went all the way around the corner, walked many small alleys and alleys, and only arrived at Chen Ping's house. At this time, Zhang Fu found that all the people living here were poor, and the alleys were also dilapidated.

Chen Ping's family lived in a small courtyard with earthen walls and a few irregular wooden planks nailed to the door frame. There was a cowshed next to it, and an old ox was tethered to it, which was probably the most valuable thing in their family. But in front of the door, there were many traces of the carriage running over. Zhang Fuzhi hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and knocked on the door. It was Chen Ping's sister-in-law Xu who came out to open the door, and she was stunned when she saw a rich man. At this time, Chen Bo also walked out, and he was very surprised to see a rich man coming to visit, so he hurriedly beckoned the rich man to enter the door. Zhang Fu went into the courtyard and found that their houses were all made of mud wrapped in thatch, the doors were wrapped in mats, and the windows were made of straw curtains. Zhang Fu went into the house and found that the Chen family was surrounded by walls, and there was nothing decent. At this time, Chen Ping came to greet and speak, his language was very pertinent, neither humble nor arrogant, and the etiquette was also in place. Zhang Fu introduced himself to their family, and then politely said a few other things, and told him about the marriage of his granddaughter in front of Chen Ping. Chen Ping was of course very happy when he heard this. When Xu heard this, he was so happy that he couldn't speak. The two sides settled the matter.

When Zhang Fu returned home, he told his son Zhang Zhong about it. Zhang Zhong said with a smile: "Chen Ping's family, the poor can't even hold a fart, I heard that the kid is still a nerd, and the whole township laughs at their family." Why did my father want to marry his granddaughter to him? Zhang Fudao: "How can a person like Chen Ping be poor for a lifetime?" Zhang Zhong asked his father what he judged that Chen Ping would not be poor in the future. Zhang Fu said: "There are many marks of a big carriage running over in front of his house, which shows that there are often dignitaries and nobles who come to visit, and such people must be useful people, so I conclude that Chen Ping will be expensive in the future." Zhang Zhong was skeptical, but he did not dare to disobey his father's decision.

Later, Zhang Fu chose a good date, decided to marry his granddaughter, and gave his granddaughter a very generous dowry. On the day of marriage, Zhang Fu told his granddaughter: "Don't be disrespectful to his family because their family is poor, remember that in the future, serving his brother is like serving his father, serving his sister-in-law is like serving his mother, you abide by women's morals, be a good wife and mother, then you will enjoy endless glory and wealth!" You must remember Grandpa's words! Zhang's daughter nodded in agreement. Since Chen Ping married Zhang's daughter, he seems to have gotten a treasure, and the two are in love and in love, and people have been very envious of them since then. Since then, Chen Ping's style of doing things has also changed a lot, and his social circle has become more extensive.

Once, a community festival was held in the township, and the townsman wanted to find a literati to be the head of the society, so everyone elected Chen Ping. Chen Ping did a very good job in this social sacrifice. When it came time to divide the sacrificial meat at the end, he divided it very fairly. The fathers and elders praised him: "Chen Ping, this child is really a piece of material, and the sacrificial meat is so fair and reasonable!" When Chen Ping heard this, he sighed with emotion: "If I were to dominate the world, I would be as fair and reasonable as sacrificial meat!" Unexpectedly, a scoundrel heard this, so he laughed at Chen Ping and said: "You kid, you are so poor that you can't even ask for your daughter-in-law, and others pity you, so you gave you the mourning star who has been married to a man five times!" You still want to dominate the world, you really don't know how thick the sky is! Chen Ping was about to reason with him, but when he saw it, he was a scoundrel, so he stopped talking. It turned out that this splash also wanted to marry Zhang's daughter, but the Zhang family did not agree. Seeing that he didn't marry, he deliberately humiliated Chen Ping.

Two days later, this scoundrel even brought a group of idlers to make trouble while Chen Ping was not at home. Zhang's daughter hurriedly asked her brother and sister-in-law for help. Uncle Chen and his wife rushed to hear the news. When Xu saw such a scene, he was furious, picked up a broom and fought with the scoundrels. The scoundrels fled. After Chen Ping came back, his sister-in-law asked him to protect his daughter-in-law.

It didn't take long for King Wei's recruitment list to be posted in the township. Chen Ping was ridiculed and tasted the hardships of life, so he decided to go to answer the call, so he discussed with his wife. Zhang's woman said: "In the cone pocket, not only will the edge be revealed, but also stand out." The husband is an ambitious and talented person, and you have been depressed for a long time, which is not your intention. I heard that Baili Xi of Chu left home in his thirties, ran around outside for forty years, and finally paid homage to the prime minister in Qin State, you should learn the spirit of the ancients? Chen Ping had never heard anyone encourage him like this, and he was moved to tears. It turns out that all the aspiring men in the world, in the difficult days, have repeatedly received people's white faces and all kinds of unbearable reproaches, and have inevitably suffered all kinds of injuries in the depths of the soul, once such a person hears that there is someone who understands him, or someone uses words to encourage him, he will devote himself to a great cause in order to realize his grand ideals and lofty ambitions. What's more, Chen Ping met the woman he loved, and this kind of encouragement was really extraordinary. Chen Ping made up his mind and temporarily sent his wife to his parents' house to explain the situation to his father-in-law. When the father-in-law heard that his son-in-law was going to be called out, of course he was very happy, so he prepared a rich coil for Chen Ping and made him a brand new dress. Chen Ping said goodbye to his family and walked towards the Wei State, where he began his brilliant and magnificent life journey with the grand ideal of helping the world and saving the world. This is really: life opportunities must be grasped, and I don't believe that men are poor all their lives.

When the king of Wei was in Linji City, he saw that Li You was still moving troops around, and thought that he must attack the city, so he was so worried that he could not sit still. Suddenly, he heard that someone had come to answer the call, and he immediately let the caller come in. When King Wei saw Chen Ping, he was first shocked by his dignified appearance. It turned out that this Chen Pingchang had handsome facial features and a burly figure, coupled with the strange clothes prepared for him by his father-in-law, it looked like a fairy from the wind of Yushu had descended into the world. The king of Wei was very happy, so he talked to him about military affairs. Chen Ping happened to have a bone in his throat, and he didn't vomit or feel unhappy, so he told the King of Wei what he had learned in his life. King Wei listened to it, his eyebrows fluttered, and his heart was full of joy. The two talked like glue for a night, and they really had the intention of seeing each other and hating each other. The next day, the king of Wei immediately worshipped Chen Ping as the imperial servant of Wei, in charge of the power of chariots and horses, and directly participated in political affairs. Chen Ping was originally a child of a poor family, but as soon as he came out, he became a great official of the Wei State, which impressed everyone.