Chapter 498 But how to deal with his commoner background?
Daliang, Wei Palace, and signs of flooding are everywhere.
This magnificent and majestic palace, which was once the dream of scholars all over the world, has long lost its former glory.
The blue bricks and jade are still there today, but there are no great Confucian scholars but white men.
Wei Bao sat on the throne, waiting for the arrival of Chen Yu and Zhang Er.
The reason for meeting Chen Ping at the top of Daliang City was because Chen Ping was from a humble background, so that he could close the distance between them.
When meeting the two sages who were well-known and came from aristocrats as early as when the Wei Kingdom still existed, the Wei Palace would remind the two people who had always been high-spirited that Wei Bao was the king.
Different people have different management styles.
This was not a principle taught to Wei Bao by his uncle who became the king of the country, but Wei Bao realized it himself.
For the sake of restoring Wei, for revenge.
In order to truly occupy the throne of the Lord of the World, instead of sitting in this water-soaked palace, worrying about hearing the sound of the Qin army's horse hooves, sitting on a piece of broken animal skin, the King of Wei was in charge of only one city.
Leopard realized many things.
The chef who sent it to Chen Ping's house last night was very good at cooking and had excellent knife skills.
A knife that can cut vegetables, chop meat and chop bones, and it can also kill people very quickly.
The cook who served delicious meals to the Prime Minister of the Wei Dynasty would die if necessary.
Two rapid, frivolous footsteps came from outside the hall.
With dark eyes and weak waist and knees, Chen Yu and Zhang Er entered from outside the palace and bowed down.
"Zhang Er pays homage to the king."
"Chen Yu pays homage to the king."
The corners of Wei Bao's mouth turned up and he said with a smile:
"No need to be polite.
"You two have worked hard all night. I see that it is difficult for you to bend down. Please sit down quickly."
Zhang Er and Chen Yu thanked him and sat down.
"No one is in trouble in the Zhao Kingdom at the moment. I want you two to go to the Zhao Kingdom to support one person, establish the Zhao Kingdom, destroy the Zhao Kingdom, and do what happened to Korea again. Is that okay?"
Zhang Er and Chen Yu are both truly learned men, not people who have gained fame in vain. They can understand the key points just by thinking a little.
The two looked at each other and nodded imperceptibly.
Zhang Er leaned slightly towards Wei Bao and said:
"Those who restore the Kingdom of Zhao must not be Zhao people."
Wei Bao laughed heartily.
"Those who know me are the two wise men!"
After Chen Yu waited for Wei Bao to laugh enough, he said with a tired face:
"The plan is a good plan, but the person is not a good person.
"Your Majesty, it is clear to me that the two of us fled from Chen County to this place. We encountered numerous assassinations and dangers along the way. Dozens of our servants were killed, and we almost died on the road several times.
"Now my heart is cold, my body is exhausted, and I no longer have the strength to hide my fatigue in front of the king.
"If we go on a long journey to Zhao, it's a small matter that we lose our lives. It's a big deal if we miss the king's plan, but it's a big deal if we miss the prosperity of Wei. Please choose another outstanding person to go to Zhao."
The two of them bowed deeply together, as if their movements were carved from the same mold.
Wei Bao stepped down from the throne, helped the two of them up, and sighed deeply.
"Don't you know that it's time for you two to take a rest after a long journey?
"It's just that there is really no one available to me. How can anyone compare with the two sages?
"There are two wise brothers all over the four seas, and three thousand followers, all working for the two wise men.
"Second Xian is not feeling well, so please ask Er Xian to rest for a few days to recuperate his health. How about we go to the Kingdom of Zhao again?"
Zhang Er smiled bitterly.
"It's not that the two of us are trying to fend off the king. It's really because we have more than enough ambition but not enough power."
Chen Yu then said:
"Prime Minister Chen Ping is more than ten times more powerful than the two of us. It was Chen Ping's plan to leave Korea. The two of us hosted a banquet for Chen Ping yesterday. We saw that he had a ruddy complexion and ate ten kilograms of meat. He walked like thunder and thunder, showing that he had superb martial arts.
. His age is much younger than ours, so why does the king abandon the virtuous and seek mediocrity instead of the prime minister?"
Wei Bao held Chen Yu's hand with a sincere look on his face.
“Although the plan to leave Korea came from Chen Ping’s mouth, the execution was carried out by the two wise men.
"Everyone can think of something, but only a few people can think of how to do it. Everyone in the world wants to fight against the Qin Dynasty, but the Wei State has only two sages to assist Bao Qi.
"Chen Ping used to be just a man who divided meat for the old and young in the village. How could he know how to divide the Zhao country? Only the two wise men of noble birth can do this."
Zhang Er shook his head like a rattle.
"Your Majesty, don't try to trick us just for the sake of our appearance. We are not as good as we are, and it has nothing to do with our origins."
Wei Bao's face became more and more sincere.
"Bao Bao speaks from the bottom of his heart. How can he lie to the two wise men?"
Chen Yu had two slightly blue-black eye circles and said seriously:
"Chen Ping is the prime minister, Chen Yu, and Zhang Er are the ministers.
"Since ancient times, those who are capable have been in high positions, and those who are incompetent have been in low positions. If we have never heard of the wisdom of those in high positions, they are not as good as those in low positions.
"It can be seen that Chen Ping is far smarter than the two of us."
"Chen Zi misunderstood."
Wei Bao had a bitter look on his face, but his heart was filled with joy.
The more Chen Yu and Zhang Er disagree with Chen Ping, the happier he will be and the more secure he will be on the throne.
If these smart people stood on the same side, he was worried that they would use tricks on him, the King of Wei.
Wei Bao is very self-aware and thinks that he can control people fairly well. As for his resourcefulness, he doesn't think he is much better than Chen Sheng who established Zhang Chu.
"Bao heard that Mr. Mengchang had three thousand customers in the past. One of them was good at imitating the crowing of a rooster and could confuse the real with the fake. Another was good at stealing people's property and money. He could steal whatever he wanted."
Zhang Er and Chen Yu's faces darkened at the same time, and they were filled with anger.
The two of them thought that Wei Bao was talking about these two disciples because he wanted to compare them with these two people.
Those Guizhou leaders who are wandering around the world would be proud of it, but Zhang Er, who was born into a noble family, would not be proud of Chen Yu.
"Jun Mengchang went on an envoy to Qin and was detained by King Zhaoxiang of Qin. A thieving retainer pretended to be a dog and got into the Qin camp. He stole the fox white fur and presented it to King Zhao of Qin's beautiful concubine. The concubine interceded with King Mengchang, and King Zhaoxiang of Qin released King Mengchang.
"When Lord Mengchang fled to Hangu Pass, King Zhaoxiang of Qin regretted it and ordered a hunt. Another retainer who was good at imitating the crowing of roosters pretended to be a rooster and attracted all the chickens to crow, and deceived him into opening the city gate, so that Lord Mengchang was able to escape back to Qi."
Zhang Er, who had been a disciple of Lord Xinling, who was also the fourth son of the Warring States Period with Lord Mengchang, suppressed his anger and said:
"The king wants to say that what Zhang Er and Chen Yu did for the king are the same as what the roosters and dog robbers did for Lord Mengchang?"
Wei Bao was not angry when he was interrupted and said patiently:
"Just now Chen Zi misunderstood, and now Zhang Zi also misunderstood.
"Gu is saying that Mr. Mengchang needs roosters and dog robbers, and Gu also needs roosters and dog robbers. Only roosters and dog robbers can do such things, but they can only imitate roosters and pretend to be dogs.
"When it comes to governing the country, they know nothing about it. How can they compare with these two great sages?
"Don't you know that Chen Ping has no talent and is far inferior to the two wise men. The reason why Gu appointed Chen Ping as prime minister is precisely because he has no one under his command and needs talents.
"If two wise men are appointed as prime ministers, the wise men will know that they are not as good as the two wise men. If they have no future in Wei, they will not come to Daliang.
"When Chen Ping is appointed as the prime minister, if others see that a rooster, a crowing dog, and a thief like Chen Ping can become the prime minister in the Wei State, is there any reason not to come to the Wei State?
"I don't know that I let the two Xians misunderstand me, so I will give Chen Pingzhi to the two Xians. I can lose everyone, but I can't lose the two Xians."
Zhang Er and Chen Yu felt comfortable. Wei Bao's words made them feel happy from the tips of their hair to their toes.
The two people who had always held a high position against a pariah like Chen Ping, who came from a humble background, had suppressed them. The resentment in their chests was temporarily dissipated today.
They stopped Wei Bao who was about to give an order and apologized profusely.
Zhang Er grabbed Wei Bao's left hand.
"It's just a title, so why not give it to him? We are not small-minded people."
Chen Yu took small steps and stood in front of Wei Bao.
"I didn't know that the king had a foresighted plan and almost missed the plan. He deserves to die."
Wei Bao struggled hard and insisted on establishing Zhang Er. Chen Yu was appointed as the left and right prime minister, saying that they could not let the two of them have a grudge.
The two of them tried their best to stop Wei Bao for half a quarter of an hour before he reluctantly gave up the idea of deposing the prime minister.
The two of them clapped their chests and said that they would go to Zhao State after one day's rest, and they were determined to deliver Zhao State to the hands of King Wei and unite the three Jin Dynasties into one.
Two days later, Wei Wangbao, who personally presented Zhang Er and Chen Yujian to the palace of Wei, left the palace with a big smile, leaving Chen Ping alone, the prime minister with the highest official position and the least talk at the banquet.
"Sir, why are you silent today?"
Chen Ping wiped his mouth and said with oil on his sleeves:
"The food in the palace is so delicious that it occupies Ping's mouth."
"The food cooked by the chef I sent you is not to the Prime Minister's liking?"
"it's not true."
Chen Ping responded to King Wei's words and looked greedily at the food on the table.
"The cooking given by the king to the chef is extremely delicious. After only two days, my waistline has grown thicker.
"I guess that maybe I am the reincarnation of Taotie and I can't control myself in front of delicious food."
Wei Wangbao laughed loudly and waved his hand to ask Chen Ping not to be so restrained and to sit down and talk while eating.
Chen Ping followed it happily, picking up meat with chopsticks and serving wine from bottles and cups, and was very happy.
"The leopard wants to conquer the world. Is there any limit to the master's plan?"
"For the sake of the king, I dare not be poor!"
Wei Bao raised his bottle to respect each other. Chen Ping hurriedly filled the bottle with wine and raised the bottle. The two drank from the full bottle together.
Wei Bao, with the wine still in his mouth, thought that Chen Ping wanted Lanling to become a dead city while talking and laughing, and he caused a plague in Lanling and massacred another city, ruining Qin's reputation in Qi, and the rise of the three Zitian brothers.
Then I thought about Chen Ping's plan to ask Zhang Er and Chen Yu to enter Han and help Chen Sheng build the Zhangchu Tower, and then dig out the foundation to collapse the tower as a gift to Wei.
Zhang Er and Chen Yu did not come back and stayed for a few days, but were sent to Zhao State by Chen Ping to continue their business in Korea.
He clearly knew that the fury of Qin's first battle would burn those who stood in the way to dregs.
But in order for Wei to become bigger, he did not hesitate to sacrifice Zhao and Han, who both belonged to the Three Jin Dynasties.
Wei Bao, who hated the Qin State for destroying his family and the country, felt that every time he thought about these methods, he felt that they were too unscrupulous.
If this was okay, then the understatement that Chen Ping, who was born in civilian life the day before, said that the Zhao Kingdom had no royal family, really made Wei Bao feel murderous.
The royal family of the Six Kingdoms, which was once so noble, has now been reduced to being slaughtered and divided by a pariah like a pig? Even the violent Qin who destroyed the Six Kingdoms did not dare to completely destroy the royal family of the Six Kingdoms!
"Bao Bao has already learned the lesson of Mr.'s plan."
Wei Bao tried his best to act casual.
"If the plan proposed by Mr. Bao Yao can't wipe out the city and wipe out all the people, how many lives will be lost?"
Chen Ping, chew, chew, swallow the mutton in your mouth.
"It doesn't matter, there are still hundreds of ways to defeat Ping."
"If you can't poison or spread the plague, then you can't help Leopard achieve great things, right?"
"Your Majesty, don't panic. Even though there are only fifty strategies left and the deer is dead in Wei's hands, there is still great hope."
"What if Leopard wants to leave a good name?"
Since Chen Ping sat down, he has not stopped. He is either picking up the meat or putting the chopsticks gently on the table to bring the meat into the mouth.
"Excuse me, I am incompetent and have no plan."
Are you, the King of Wei, sick?
You want to be a saint!
"Haha, sir, don't blame me, I'm just joking."
"If the king has something to say, you may as well speak it outright. Don't tease Ping like this."
King Wei was silent for a moment.
"In this case, I won't hide anything from Mr. Gu. I do have concerns.
"Sir, he was born a commoner. Every time he used a trick, he would take away the lives of thousands of commoners without any scruples. Didn't he ever think that he was once one of the commoners?
"Gong Huan of Qi said that he had tasted all kinds of delicacies in his life, but he had never eaten human flesh. When Yi Ya, the cook, heard this, he killed his four-year-old son as a sacrifice to Duke Huan of Qi. Duke Huan of Qi was greatly moved and thought that Yi Ya loved the king more than his son, so he greatly favored him.
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"When Guan Zhong heard about this, he said that it is not natural for people not to love their own children, but Yi Ya killed his own son. How could such an inhumane person love the king?
"Sure enough, after Guan Zhong died, Duke Huan of Qi starved to death in the palace for Yi Ya.
"Sir, won't Leopard also starve to death in the Palace of Wei?"
Chen Ping had a slightly flustered look in his eyes, and a look of disappointment that could not be concealed on his face.
"In the past, Wu Qi, a military strategist, defected to Lu. At that time, Qi and Lu were at odds with each other. The king of Lu refused because his wife was from Qi. Wu Qi returned home, cut off his wife's head with his own hands, and presented it to the king of Lu.
"Lu Chen said that Wu Qi was capable of killing his wife to seek an official position. How could such a man with such low conduct become a general? King Lu thought it was true and let him go.
"Wu Qi was angry and defected to Wei. With his own efforts, Wei's military affairs were far superior to those before, and all the countries were frightened when they heard about Wei's military soldiers.
"Your Majesty only thought about Yi Ya killing his master, but not Wu Qi's revenge on Wei Hu?
"Ping was born in commoner clothes. Except for the king's favor in Wei, he has nothing special about him. Ping's glory, wealth, official position and title were all given by the king. If the king wants to take them back, just one sentence is enough.
"How can Chen Ping like this threaten the king?
"If the king is still worried about Ping, please die to prove his innocence!"
After saying this, Chen Ping had a fierce look on his face and bumped into the nearest pillar, causing a bloody head injury.
Wei Bao was shocked and shouted to the waiter to stop him.
I hurriedly came down from the high position and lost a shoe.
He was running and shouting, his expression was flustered, and he had no look of a king.
"It's just a man who made a mistake! Don't blame me, sir! Don't blame me, sir!"
Chen Ping, who was stopped by the waiter, felt relieved knowing that his life was temporarily saved today.
Wei Bao's heartfelt apology came to his ears, as well as a series of exquisite delicacies and a promotion to the second class as compensation.
He said weakly:
"It is my fault to make the king worry. If I can make the king worry-free, I am already satisfied and have no shame in asking for any more rewards."
But it was clear in my heart.
Wei Bao is not the master of the Ming Dynasty, so Wei cannot wait for long!
Not because they are afraid that I will kill too many Guizhou leaders, but because they are afraid that I will kill Zhao Wang’s royal family!
The dizziness in his head and the severe pain in his forehead finally made him realize the cruel reality.
He is scheming and sinister, and can show off his weaknesses of greed for money and delicious food to gain Wei Bao's trust.
But how to deal with his commoner background?
The untouchables can kill the untouchables, but how can they raise the butcher's knife against the nobles?