The Third Volume Chapter 59: Chen Ping's Thoughts

  "Magistrate Chen!" Yin Xu smiled and walked up to him.

  "General Yin!" Chen Ping's smile was always as warm as a spring breeze.

  Just as he was about to speak, Pei Gong Liu Bang walked out from the inner quarters accompanied by Zhang Liang and greeted the two. Of course, the focus was on Yin Xu, and Chen Chengxiang's reputation and face were still limited at this time, it was just a courtesy greeting.

  "I hope General Yin will soon find the legitimate grandson of King Huai and restore our great Chu." Liu Bang smiled, getting straight to the point.

  Yin Xu smiled and said: "In this matter, I still have confidence, let alone cooperate with Lord Chen in good faith."

  Liu Bang's gaze, intentionally or unintentionally, drifted towards Zhang Liang at the back, and it seemed that Master Zifang had already replaced Xiao He as the second-in-command of the Pei County faction. Yin Xu's words carried a hint of sarcasm. Didn't you say that it was hard to find a king from the royal family of Chu? I've found one for you. At the same time, he highlighted Chen Ping's importance, and their relationship inadvertently became closer. Chen Ping responded with a faint smile.

  Zhang Liang's eyes were gentle, calm and unruffled, as if he had an extra hint of appreciation. Liu Bang couldn't help but laugh loudly: "Thanks for your hard work, Brother Yin and Minister Chen!" Liu Bang's magnanimity was beyond question, and his way of addressing Yin Xu instantly changed to "Brother", this guy's ability to curry favor was truly impressive!

  As someone well-versed in history, Yin Xu didn't want to overly offend Liu Bang, the road ahead was still long, and perhaps there would be many more opportunities for cooperation, no need to make a fuss. He smiled and said: "I will definitely do my best, thank you, Big Brother Liu!"

  Calling him "Big Brother" is already giving Liu Bang enough face, Yin Xu thought of calling Xiang Yu "Feathered Brother", secretly reminding himself that he was on a par with the King of Chu and the Emperor Gaozu of Han, and should be considered the greatest person of all time.

  After exchanging a few pleasantries, Liu Bang bid farewell and left.

  Yin Xu took advantage of his conversation with Chen Ping and smiled: "Chen, I'd like to discuss the matter of searching for Emperor Wu's legitimate grandson with you!" Time was pressing, so it was best to get straight to the point.

  Chen Ping watched as Liu Bang and Zhang Liang walked away in the distance, smiling: "This matter is entirely up to General Yin to decide, Chen Ping will fully cooperate."

  Yin Xuxin secretly scolded: This guy still shirks responsibility, truly unrighteous. Thinking this in his heart, his face still wore a pleasant smile: "Lord Chen is too polite, this matter still needs Lord Chen's help, to be honest, I don't have any leads."

  "Huh? Chen Ping said in shock: "Just now in the hall, I heard General's words were so confident, didn't he have any clues or news? How could this be?" This is something that no one would believe. Yín Xù was just confidently swearing in the hall, and everyone thought he had a plan. Just now when talking to Liu Bang, he was still full of confidence, how could he suddenly be so clueless? Otherwise, why would he be so confident?"

  Yin Xu secretly felt wronged, just now he said that to Liu Bang, but it was just a show. Should I tell everyone that I saw it in the "Historical Records"? Yin knew that the eldest grandson of King Huai was called Xiong Xin, and he also knew that he was a cowherd boy, but Chu State was vast, and there were many cowherd boys, how could we find this one? The initial clue still had to rely on Chen Ping.

  "Lord Chen, I also only heard rumors by chance and knew that there were royal descendants among the people. But I didn't know it was the legitimate grandson of King Huai, if you hadn't confirmed this matter, I wouldn't have dared to be so certain." Yin Xu could only explain like this, as for whether Chen Ping believed him or not, that's up to him.

  Chen Ping looked at Yin Xu with a mixture of trust and doubt, 100% certain that this was just hearsay. What was this young and promising General Yin thinking? What did he want to do? After a moment's hesitation, he asked hesitantly: "General Yin really doesn't know?"

  Yin Xu Zheng nodded heavily, this matter he really didn't play any tricks, let alone the object was still the old cunning Chen Ping. Yin Xu asked himself that with his current means, he couldn't even outplay Chen Ping, and being honest wasn't a bad thing after all.

  Chen Ping's thoughts were deep and profound, his eyes rotating carefully to observe, wanting to see something from Yin Xu's eyes. Unfortunately, he was disappointed, Yin Xu was calm and composed, without any fake components. Chen Ping now believed him, Yin Xu's eyes told him that either it was true or he had pretended to the extreme. In comparison, he would rather believe the former, after all, Yin Xu was still young, his ability to pretend shouldn't be so high, right?

  But thinking of Yin Xu's consistent behavior, and the scene where he was chatting with Liu Bang earlier, I couldn't help but feel suspicious again. This Yin Dong is really hard to figure out. After some thought, I had already made up my mind.

  "Since it's like this, follow me to the government office to discuss, Kuiming is there."

  Yin Xuheng's mind moved, and he thought that Kuiming should be the Chu palace guard. Thinking of the great poet Qu Yuan, Ku is a famous surname of the Chu state nobility. It seems that this matter has some playfulness to it. He immediately smiled and followed Chen Ping.

  Chen Ping showed great cooperation, regardless of Yin Jue's intentions. Finding the legitimate heir of King Huai was a common goal that could bring political benefits to both parties. At least for Chen Ping himself, he was originally under Wei Jue, in charge of managing chariots, and his suggestions were rarely adopted. Who is Chen Ping? With great ambitions, he saw through Wei Jue's shallowness and chose to leave quietly.

  Later, he joined Xiang Liang's camp, although his strategy was better than others, he never had the opportunity to show off and was not valued. He felt like a talented person who was not recognized. This time at the alliance meeting, Chen Ping realized the importance of the king of Chu early on, so he took the initiative to find clues first.

  He was still brewing how to bring it up, Liu Bang's proposal just helped him a lot, he originally wanted to perform a rebuttal. Unexpectedly, he was preempted by Fan Zeng, who was usually calm and serious, and his attitude was so strong. However, it was convenient, no need to waste words, just one sentence can be settled.

  He not only won the favor of Xiang Liang and Fan Zeng, but also managed to involve himself in a timely manner without revealing too much. Yin Xu's sudden appearance made him somewhat surprised, could it be that this young general had the same idea as himself?

  Xiang Liang handed over the task of finding Prince Huai's legitimate grandson to Yin Xu, and he was very disappointed in his heart, but he covered it up well and didn't show it. Unexpectedly, Yin Xu immediately proposed that he help him and search together.

  Chen Ping was somewhat surprised, and readily agreed. Yin Xu's confidence gave him a misconception that Yin Xu had specific leads, so he took on the role of second-in-command without hesitation. If they found something, there would be merit; if not, no great harm done.

  But Yin Xu's reaction just now made him a little surprised, and he couldn't understand Yin Donglai's idea. He thought that Chen Ping, such a deep-thinking person, would never easily look down on someone. However, at the same time, it made him realize a problem, this time giving Yin Xu as his deputy was correct.

  I am just a clerk, previously with no outstanding performance. To do this thing well, I must use a lot of strength and may still encounter some difficulties. Although there is the instruction of Item Liang, it's not necessarily smooth to execute below.

  With Yīn Xù leading the way, things are different. Yīn Xù is a young and promising general in the Jiǎo army, who has just made great contributions in suppressing the rebellion in Péng City. All aspects of the military will give him face, and many troubles can be easily resolved. Moreover, after today's communication, Chén Píng became more convinced of one belief: it is necessary to maintain a good relationship with this young and mature general, and there may be unexpected gains in the future.