However, it is said that the king of Jiujiang, Yingbuben, was born as a bandit, and led the people to surrender to Xiang Liang, and he was invincible in every battle, and the generals of the three armies were unreachable. King Xiang has become a hegemon, and he is all due to the power of Yingbu. King Xiang went to Xianyang to seal the generals, and then established Yingbu as the king of Jiujiang.

Yingbu thought he had achieved fame, and he was just in time to have fun.

So the Daxing palace built a wide range of gardens, selected more beauties, sought strange flowers and famous trees, rare birds and beasts, and drank and feasted all day long. One day, it was reported that the king of Xiang had sent an envoy to arrive, and Yingbu invited someone to meet him.

The envoy passed the order of King Xiang and ordered Yingbu to lead his troops to fight together.

Yingbu was already fascinated by the sound and lust at this time, and had no intention of fighting, but he enjoyed peace for a long time, and refused to do dangerous business again. So he excused himself to the messenger and said, "I have been sick lately, my body is weak, and I am not as good as before, and I will kill the enemy in battle against all odds. But the king has an order, and he should send his troops to march with him, hoping that the messenger will convey the good words to the king, and fortunately he will not see sin. "Then he sent a general to lead 4,000 troops and go with the messenger to restore his life.

When the envoy saw that Yingbu was not ill, he knew that he had set up a word to refuse, and when he returned, he informed King Xiang of the truth. King Xiang scolded Yingbu: "ungrateful! Don't you want to be promoted by me? Now I have an urgent matter, but he can't bear to sit back and refuse to serve, which is very hateful! King Xiang sent a messenger to Huainan to rebuke him sternly and ordered him to come to Chu immediately. Yingbu was reprimanded and was afraid to go. The envoy had no choice but to reply to King Xiang. King Xiang became more and more angry, and did not send an envoy to come immediately. Yingbu was bent on following King Xiang at first, so King Xiang ordered him to kill Emperor Yi and immediately follow the order. This time, the envoys urged them to set off one after another, and Yingbu was afraid that King Xiang would not dare to go if he saw the crime. King Xiang was extremely angry when he saw that he had been summoned repeatedly, and then he thought: "Now there are Qi and Zhao in the north, and the king of Han in the west is my enemy, but Yingbu is my henchman, and his people are brave and rare, so we should try to buy their hearts, if they are forced too much, it will not be beautiful." When King Xiang thought of this, his anger gradually subsided, so he ignored it for the time being, and led his troops to attack Qi.

Yingbu thought to himself: "If you repeatedly disobey King Xiang's orders, King Xiang will definitely be resentful. Now if you want to get close, you are afraid of being framed by it. If you want to cut it off, you are afraid that the forces will be invincible. Fortunately, the world is undecided, and I have to wait and see. "When the Han soldiers took Pengcheng, Yingbu did not come to the rescue after hearing the letter. The king of Han was defeated by Pengcheng, and when he knew that Yingbu had a grudge with King Xiang, he sent Sui to say it.

Sui He took twenty people to Dehuainan, and Yingbu ordered Dazai to receive them with courtesy. Sui why did he want to see Yingbu, Yingbu saw that the Chu soldiers had won a great victory, the Han soldiers were defeated, and the Chu envoy was now in the country, so it was inconvenient to meet the Han envoy, so the excuse was postponed.

Sui He lived in the pavilion and couldn't see Yingbu for three days, so he wondered in his heart. Then he said to Dazai: "The king refused to see the minister for a long time, and the king's intention must be that Chu is strong and the Han is weak, so the minister came to talk to the king Chen for this matter." If what the minister says is reasonable, the king will obey it; If what the minister said is inappropriate, please ask the king to send me and other twenty people to the city of Cao, and also show the king's intention to return to Chu from the Han Dynasty, and hope that Dazai will convey it on his behalf. ”

Dazai and Yingbu prepared Sui He's words, and Yingbu ordered Dazai to bring them into the meeting. Sui He saw Yingbu and said: "The envoy of the king of Han respectfully asked the king, Chu, Han, and Jiujiang are all neighbors, why is the king alone with Chu?" Yingbu replied: "The widow has always been a vassal to the north of King Xiang, so he serves the state of Chu. Sui He said: "The king thought that the state of Chu was very strong and could be protected, so he called the king of submission." But King Xiang took the lead in the battle the day before yesterday, and the king should have led his troops to be the vanguard, so why did he only send 4,000 people to help in the war? When the king of Han captured Pengcheng, King Xiang was still in Qidi, but the king sat back and watched the success or failure and did not send a single pawn to cross the Huai. Yingbu was silent when he heard this.

Sui He continued: "And the great king's affairs are just empty names, doesn't King Xiang know about it?" His heart has long resented the king, but he has no time to come and cut his ears for a while! King Xiang is conceited and invincible. Now the king of Han gathered heavy troops to hold Xingyang, and the Chu soldiers came from afar to penetrate deep into the enemy country and wanted to fight, but the Han soldiers held on; If you want to attack the city, you can't do it. Therefore, in terms of the current situation, Chu is not as good as Han. If the king rises up and betrays Chu, King Xiang will come to ask for guilt, and the king will stumble King Xiang to fight, and the king of Han will be able to secure the world. At that time, the king will return to the Han with his sword, and the king of Han will definitely divide the land with the king, and the Huainan place will also belong to the king. The envoy of the king of Han entered this foolish scheme, hoping that the king would pay attention. ”

When Yingbu heard this, he said, "The widow obeys the command! Sui He resigned and returned to the building, but there was no movement for a few days. Sui He inquired, and it turned out that the envoy of Chu was also urging Yingbu to send troops. Sui He went straight into the palace and said to the Chu envoy: "The king of Jiujiang has now returned to Han, why did you Chu come to ask for troops again?" ”

Yingbu had no choice but to kill the Chu envoy. When the news reached Pengcheng, King Xiang was so angry that his eyes widened, and the nameless fire rose three feet high, and he immediately attacked Xiang Sheng, Long and led his troops to attack Jiujiang. Yingbu sent troops to fight the enemy, and fought several times to a draw. After holding each other for more than a month, the Chu soldiers gradually increased, and Yingbu could not support it, so he had to abandon the army and change his clothes, and went from the mountain path to Xingyang with Sui He to see the king of Han.

Who knew that the report was sent in, but the king of Han came out to greet him. It took a long time for someone to spread it. Yingbu was unhappy in his heart and reluctantly entered the palace. I saw that the king of Han had a bed alone to wash his feet, and when he saw Yingbu walking in, he still didn't move, and his face showed arrogance. Yingbu was furious when he saw that the King of Han was so sloppy! But when I arrived here, it was inconvenient to attack, so I had to go forward and salute. King Han stood up slightly and said a few innocuous words. Yingbu withdrew ashamed and angry, remembering how noble he was to be a king on weekdays, but he was trampled by others when he came today, and regretted that he shouldn't have come here.

Yingbu walked all the way out of the Han Palace, and some officials had already prepared carriages and horses and invited Yingbu to the pavilion to rest. Yingbu hung his head and let it go. Suddenly, when he arrived at a place, Yingbu looked up and saw that the door wall was as tall as a royal palace, and the guards in front of the door were holding halberds on both sides. Yingbu was amazed. From the time someone asked Yingbu to get off the car, someone had already led the way in front, and after passing through several major doors to the back hall, countless palace ladies and colorful girls came forward to knock on them. There is a large garden at the back, with pavilions and pavilions in the middle, flowers, trees, birds and beasts. The receptionist Yin Yingbu looked at it for a week and said, "This is the palace prepared by the King of Han for the king, please succumb to it." When Yingbu saw this, he turned his anger into joy. At this time, the chef came to eat the dishes, and the delicacies of the mountains and seas were full of delicacies; Singing and dancing girls are used as feast performances. When the wine banquet dispersed, the night was quieter, and the singers refused to leave. Yingbu is happy to be used, hugging his music Tao Tao left and right, and the scenery is unspeakable overnight.

One day, Yingbu thought of his wife and son, and secretly sent his cronies to Jiujiang to inquire. Who knew that King Xiang had sent Uncle Xiang to kill all his wives and sons. Yingbu hated King Xiang very much, and sent an envoy to recruit the remnants of his subordinates to bring them back to Xingyang. Since then, Yingbu has returned to Han wholeheartedly.

However, it is said that Chen Ping is a native of Humu Township, Yangwu County, lost his parents early, lived with his brother, his brother has married his sister-in-law, and his ancestral property is only 30 acres of land. Chen Ping likes to read, especially the doctrines of the Yellow Emperor and Lao Tzu. Chen Ping's elder brother saw that Chen Ping liked to travel, so he undertook all the work of the family, so that Chen Ping had time to travel and study. When her sister-in-law saw her uncle but knew how to make friends and study, and enjoyed ready-made tea and dinner, she refused to help her work at all, and she was very unhappy in her heart, but she was inconvenient for her husband's face.

Chen Ping has never worked hard, and when he grows up, he is born white and fat, and his face is very beautiful. One day, a friend came from afar, and his brother went to the field, and his sister-in-law and Chen Ping came out to entertain him. The greetings are over, and they talk about each other's daily routines.

While my friend was talking, I watched carefully, and saw that the walls of several thatched huts were damaged and had not been repaired for a long time. There is nothing for daily utensils except for the clay kang tile basin, and he knows that his family is very poor. I also saw that Chen Ping had a plump appearance and elegant manners, not like a farmer, but like a noble son. Yin Xiao asked: "The Jun family is not rich, I don't know what Jun eats on weekdays, and his body is so fat?" Before Chen Ping could answer, his sister-in-law replied: "But eat chaff!" It's better to have an uncle than not. With that, he sighed and entered angrily.

Seeing this, the friend also felt bored, so he quit. Chen Ping was robbed of his white in front of his sister-in-law, although he was very ashamed, but it was not easy to deal with her.

Chen Ping's elder brother Chen Bo went to work in the field before dawn every day, and only went home when the sun set, and only Chen Ping and his sister-in-law who were studying at home were at home. The women in the township like to chew the root of their tongues, and see Chen Ping and his sister-in-law at home every day, and after a long time, there are rumors that Chen Ping stole his sister-in-law, that is, he cheated with his sister-in-law.

The neighbors said to each other that when the elder brother learned about it, he scolded his sister-in-law: "An unvirtuous woman attracts tongues!" If I stay at home, I will be separated from my brother. So he took her back to her mother's house. Chen Ping saw that his brother cut off the affection between the couple for himself, and he couldn't bear it, so he persuaded his brother to stay with his sister-in-law, but his brother didn't listen.

Chen Pingnian is in his twenties, and his brother is determined to marry him. It's not high, it's low, because the rich man refuses to let his daughter go. Chen Ping, the poor man's daughter, couldn't look down on it, so the matter came down.

In one day, a big family held a funeral, and all the families in the same family came to help, and those who had money contributed money, and those who did not have money contributed to fulfill the friendship of neighbors.

Chen Ping's family was poor and had no money, so they had to redouble their efforts. At this time, a guest came to the bereaved family, with white hair and gorgeous clothes, and saw that Chen Ping's character was highly appreciated, so he called him in front of him and asked him his name and residence. After Chen Ping told him, the visitor went home with Chen Ping. When the visitor came to the door and looked up, he saw that there were several huts arranged for the door, and thought that his home was really hard. Look at the door again, there are many rutted traces, deep and wide, and the people secretly think that although Chen Ping is poor, the people he has traveled with must be famous people. So he did not talk to him, but went back.

Chen Ping was very puzzled, but it was inconvenient to ask. A few days later, someone suddenly came to match Chen Ping, saying that the granddaughter of the rich Zhang Cheng wanted to discuss marriage. Chen Ping is very strange! His brother was naturally happy when he saw that he was a rich family. Later, it was found out that the visitor the day before yesterday was Zhang Ying.

Speaking of Zhang Cheng's granddaughter, she was a young child, but her husband died before she passed the door. Later, the Xu family died, and her husband died again. This is true for five people in a row. The villagers all said that no one dared to discuss marriage anymore. Zhang Cheng saw that his granddaughter's marriage was not harmonious, and he thought about it in his heart. This time, I met Chen Ping and took a closer look, knowing that he would definitely make a career in the future. When he returned home, he said to his son Zhang Zhong: "I want to marry my granddaughter to Chen Ping." Zhang Zhong was stunned when he heard this and said: "Chen Ping's family is poor, and he doesn't produce on weekdays, and everyone in a county laughs at him!" Why does my father want to marry? Zhang Cheng said: "I have my own idea about this matter, and I don't know about it." Chen Ping is beautiful, how can he be poor for a long time? I have made up my mind, and you will not say much! So the media made a decision.

On the day of the appointment, Zhang Cheng gave his own wealth and borrowed Chen Ping as a dowry. After Chen Ping got married on the chosen day, Zhang Cheng privately gave money to prepare a banquet. And earnestly instructed his granddaughter: "You should be a woman when you marry today, and you must not rely on the rich to bully the poor." And the brother is like your father, and the sister-in-law is like your mother. When the people in the same country saw that Zhang Cheng valued Chen Ping so much, everyone snickered.

Since Chen Ping married Zhang Cheng's granddaughter, he has traveled extensively with sufficient degrees. A group of people saw that he was the son-in-law of a rich family, and since then they have treated him differently.

One day when the sacrificial shrine was met, the money was paid according to the household, and many pig and sheep sacrifices were bought, and the reward was completed, and the public recommended Chen Ping to slaughter and divide the sacrificial meat. Chen Ping gave it from house to house according to the amount of money paid by each family. Chen Ping holds a knife in his left hand and a scale in his right hand, cutting meat on one side and weighing it on the other. And when they saw that he was very fair in his portion, they did not argue. The elder praised from the sidelines: "Good! Chen Ruzi is very competent for Zai! After hearing this, Chen Ping said with emotion: "So that Ping can slaughter the world, and it is also so meaty!" ”

In the first year of Qin II (209 BC), after Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rebelled, the nobles of the six countries also raised troops. Soon he was slandered and returned to Xiang Yu, and his entourage entered the customs to break Qin. Later, he returned to Pengcheng with King Xiang, and when he heard that Sima Mao, the king of Yin, had rebelled against Chu, King Xiang ordered Chen Ping to lead his troops to attack him. Chen Ping's soldiers surrendered to Sima Mao in Yindi, and Chen Ping returned victorious. King Xiang gave him 20 gold and worshiped him as the captain.

Soon the Han soldiers broke through Yindi, Sima Mao turned his back on Chu and surrendered to Han, and Xiang Yu was angry with Chen Ping. Chen Ping was not only reproached by Xiang Yu, but also his plan Xiang Yu no longer adopted. Chen Ping felt that he had become a bag of anger, maybe Xiang Yu would kill him one day, so he had seen that Xiang Yu was a reckless martial artist, and it was impossible to win in the end, so he hung up the seal and sealed the gold, only brought a sword to defend himself, and fled from the secluded path.

Chen Ping rushed to the bank of the Yellow River in one breath and hired a boat to sit in the cabin. The boatman clicked open, Chen Ping raised his eyes to watch, and saw that the five or six people in the boathouse were all big men, and only one of them was a ferryman.

Chen Ping was terrified, thinking that this group must have bad intentions! In order to save his life, he immediately undressed and threw him on the boat, and then went naked to help the boatman row. The boatman saw that there was nothing on his waist, and that there was no sound of his clothes falling on the boat, and that he knew that he had nothing of value on him, so he dispelled the idea of harming him.

After Chen Ping escaped from danger, he went to Xiuwu and happened to meet the arrival of the Han king's soldiers. Chen Ping's friend Wei Wuzhi is now in the army of the Han Dynasty. Wei Wuzhi immediately recommended it to the king of Han, and the king of Han summoned him and talked with him, and he was very happy! He asked Chen Pingdao again: "Do you have any officials in the Chu State?" Chen Ping said: "Ren Du Lieutenant." The king of Han worshipped Chen Ping as the commander and made him participate in the ride, and was also in charge of the army.

This letter reached the ears of the generals, and the public was in an uproar, saying that the king had a deserter from the Chu State, and he did not know his talents, so he rode with him, and made him guardian of his relatives, which was incomprehensible. King Han laughed when he heard this.

and the king of Han defeated Pengcheng, Chen Ping followed to Xingyang, Zhou Bo, Guan Ying and others were not on good terms with him, so he said to the king of Han: "Although Chen Ping is a beautiful man, he is just like the beautiful jade on his hat, and there may not be something real in it." We heard that Chen Ping had an affair with his sister-in-law when he was at home; The first king of Wei, the king of later affairs, and incompetent, began to return to the Han Dynasty. The king conferred honorable officials and ordered them to protect the army, and the favor was extreme, and Chen Ping should repay it with loyalty. However, I heard that Chen Ping was bribed and extorted money from the generals, and those who had more money got benefits; Those who have less money will get evil, so repeatedly chaotic ministers, I hope the king will see it. ”

When King Han heard this, he couldn't help but be suspicious in his heart. He immediately found Chen Ping's introducer, Wei Wuzhi, and accused him: "Wei Wuzhi, you are so ignorant! How can you introduce such a person?" Wei Wuzhi replied, "I recommend Chen Ping to value his ability, not his character. Suppose a person with high moral character but poor ability is of any use to you? Now is the critical moment of the decisive battle with the Chu army, and the broken matter of Chen Ping's fornication with his sister-in-law should not be investigated. Liu Bang was right to think about it, he also had an affair with someone before he got married, and he also gave birth to a son, Liu Fei.

But you can ignore the broken things, and you can't take bribes and ask for bribes! Liu Bang called Chen Ping again and asked: "I heard that you used to help the King of Wei, and then left the King of Wei to help the King of Chu, and now you are here to help me, and you are extorting money from the generals." How can you make others believe in you by doing this? Chen Ping said: "The minister was the king of Wei, and he couldn't hear what he said, so he resigned; The king of succession, seeing that the person trusted by King Xiang is not his clan, that is, his wife and brother, and no one else can appoint him. Because he heard that the king was good at using people, he was like-minded. If the minister comes from afar, if he does not receive money, he will not be able to live, if the minister has something to do, may the king use it. If there is nothing to be done, then the money given by the king should be returned, and the officials should be exempted from official duties. When King Han heard this, he hurriedly said: "I'm joking, fortunately, don't be surprised!" So he was given more generously and promoted to lieutenant of the Protector. When the generals saw that the King of Han loved Chen Ping so much, they didn't dare to say anything more.

The king of Han was trapped in Xingyang, and he couldn't rest all day long in military affairs, so he sighed to Chen Ping: "It seems that there are many wars, when will the world be decided?" Chen Ping replied: "King Xiang is suspicious, gullible and slanderous, and has loyal ministers left and right, but Fan Zeng, Zhong Liwu, Long Ji, Zhou Yin and a few others. If the king of this day acts against the enemy, and makes his kings and ministers doubt themselves, there will be civil strife. Then raise troops to attack Chu and the soldiers can be broken. "The king of Han thought so, and ordered to spend 40,000 catties of gold to deliver it to Chen Ping, saying that this money could be used for the opposite, but the strategy was effective, and he didn't ask what it was for." Chen Ping was ordered to collect the gold and go to action.