In the previous article, Chen Ping used the discord to seriously injure Xiang Yu's vitality, helping Liu Bang to lift the siege of Xingyang and return to Guanzhong to regain his strength. In the second year, Han Xin sent troops all the way to pacify the five kingdoms of Zhao Yan and Qi in the Wei Dynasty, and finally established himself as king in the state of Qi. Liu Bang was about to scold when he heard this, Chen Ping stepped on him, Liu Bang instantly understood, rewarded Han Xin's messenger, and sent Zhang Liang to establish Han Xin as the king of Qi. In the next year, the Marquis of Huaiyin broke Qi and established himself as the king of Qi, making him the king of Han. The king of Han was furious and scolded, and Chen Ping kicked the king of Han. The king of Han also realized that he met the envoy of Qi and made Zhang Zifang the king of Qi. ("The Biography of Prime Minister Chen Cheng").This move allowed Liu Bang to get Han Xin's full support when he was fighting a decisive battle against Xiang Yu. Soon after the founding of the Western Han Dynasty, someone reported Han Xin's rebellion. However, Liu Bang was afraid that Han Xin's soldiers were strong and strong, and there were many generals under his command who could fight well, so they were not very aggressive. So, Chen Ping gave Liu Bang another plan. Chen Ping asked Liu Bang to meet the princes in Chen Di in the name of traveling to Yunmeng. When Han Xin arrived, he sent the prepared warriors to tie Han Xin to Luoyang. In the end, Han Xin's feudal state was withdrawn and he was pardoned as the Marquis of Huaiyin. In the following years, Chen Ping had been following Liu Bang to quell the rebellion of Chen Xuan, Duo Bu and others. Legend has it that he made six miraculous tricks and received six rewards. As for the content of the strategy, it is either very mysterious, or it can't be put on the stage, anyway, what is recorded in the "Historical Records" is that "the world can not hear it". At this stage, Chen Ping's help to Liu Bang on the battlefield was basically over. On the whole, Chen Ping's plan has the following characteristics: First, it is profit-oriented. He is good at using all kinds of resources, especially money, to achieve his goals through bribery, discord and other means. Second, flexibility. He is flexible and adapts his strategy to a variety of complex situations. Third, secrecy. His schemes are often highly secretive and difficult to detect by his opponents, resulting in surprising results. Later, Liu Bang died of illness, and Chen Ping said goodbye to the battlefield completely, and then turned to the political struggle, which also had a good performance. 
Before Liu Bang died, because someone slandered Fan Xu, he wanted to kill Fan Xu. And Fan Xu was busy quelling the rebellion of Lu Xuan, the king of Yan, at this time. Liu Bang used Chen Ping's suggestion: take Zhou Bo as the general, and take the opportunity to kill Fan Hao when he gives the order in the army. However, Chen Ping and Zhou Bo carefully summed it up on the way to it, and felt that it was inappropriate to kill Fan Xu. First, Liu Bang and Fan Xu are old friends, and it is easy to regret the decision made when they are angry. Second, this Fan Hao is the brother-in-law of Empress Lu, and after Liu Bang's death, Empress Lu was in charge, and killing Fan Hao is easy to offend Empress Lu. So Chen Ping and the others compromised, just arrested Fan Xu and locked him in a prisoner car, and prepared to escort him back to Chang'an for Liu Bang to dispose of by himself. But on the way back, Chen Ping heard the news of Liu Bang's death. He was afraid that Lu Hou would be angry with him for catching Fan Xu, and he was even more worried that someone would participate in his slander at this time, so he hurried back to Chang'an, and after the funeral for Liu Bang in a heartbroken manner, he hurriedly looked for Lu Hou to report the ins and outs of this matter. Regardless of the fatigue of running around, he insisted on being on duty in the palace. Ping received the edict, immediately regained gallop to the palace, cried very sadly, because of the funeral. Empress Dowager Lu mourned and said: "Jun Lao, take a break." "If you are afraid of slander, you will be able to stay in the guard. The Queen Mother thought that Lang Zhongling had ordered, and said: "Fu teaches filial piety." ("The Biography of Prime Minister Chen Cheng").Chen Ping escaped with his shrewd political sense, and Empress Lü forgave him and appointed him as Lang Zhongling, allowing him to assist Emperor Xiaohui. Later, Emperor Xiaohui collapsed, and Empress Lu planned to set up his relatives Lu Chan and Lu Lu as kings. Asked Wang Ling, Wang Ling disagreed; Asked Chen Ping, Chen Ping said yes. So Empress Lu gradually alienated Wang Ling, began to reuse Chen Ping, and appointed him as the right prime minister. But as soon as Empress Lu died, Chen Ping immediately conspired with the old ministers such as Taiwei Zhou Bo and Taifu Xiahou Ying to destroy Zhu Lu and support Emperor Wen of Han to ascend the throne. Looking back at this process, this seems to be a "conspiracy" of Chen Ping. He saved the country, won the trust of Empress Lu, and always held the position of prime minister under the background that Liu Bang's old team was suppressed by the Lu family one by one. This is of great significance to his final victory in the power struggle, the political stability of the Han Dynasty, and the ability of him to retreat. 
Whether it is from the perspective of battlefield strategy or from the performance of political struggle, Chen Ping is quite "yin": on the battlefield is "conspiracy and trickery", and * in the middle is "yang and yin". Chen Ping himself said: "I have a lot of conspiracies, which is forbidden by Taoism." My life is wasted, and it is gone, and it will not be able to be revived, and I will have many evils. ”(I often use occult stratagems, which are forbidden in Taoism.) If my descendants are deposed, they will cease and will not rise up again, because I have secretly accumulated many causes of evil. ）Although Chen Ping's schemes are not glorious, and he is not a righteous man and gentleman, he is a product of that era and a product of the bottom environment of society. After all, if the "above board" conspiracy can solve everything, who would want to play such a conspiracy that does not accumulate virtue? A politician is not a philanthropist, much less a defender. They care more about the outcome than the process. The so-called "no matter whether the cat is white or black, it is a good cat to catch a mouse"! Sima Qian also commented on him: Chen Ping often comes up with clever plans to relieve the complicated dangers and eliminate the country's disasters. During the reign of Empress Lu, there were many changes in everything, but Chen Ping was able to avoid disasters, stabilize the Han family, maintain a glorious reputation for life, and be called a virtuous minister, isn't it a good beginning and a good end! Who can do this without ingenuity and strategy? Taishi Gong said this! End of this article.