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Emperor Wen was a ruler.
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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 56House of Chancellor Chen · 14 passages
及呂太后崩，平與太尉勃合謀，卒誅諸呂，立孝文皇帝，陳平本謀也。
When Empress Dowager Lu died, Ping conspired with Grand Commandant Zhou Bo and in the end exterminated the entire Lu faction, placing Emperor Wen on the throne. The original plot was Chen Ping's.
孝文帝立，以為太尉勃親以兵誅呂氏，功多；
When Emperor Wen took the throne, he judged that Grand Commandant Zhou Bo had personally led troops to destroy the Lu clan and therefore deserved the greatest credit;
孝文帝初立，怪平病，問之。
Emperor Wen, newly enthroned, found it strange that Ping had fallen ill and asked him about it.
於是孝文帝乃以絳侯勃為右丞相，位次第一；
Accordingly, Emperor Wen made the Marquis of Jiang, Zhou Bo, Right Chancellor, ranking first in precedence;
賜平金千斤，益封三千戶。
The emperor bestowed upon Ping a thousand catties of gold and increased his fief by three thousand households.
居頃之，孝文皇帝既益明習國家事，朝而問右丞相勃曰：「天下一歲決獄幾何？」
Before long, Emperor Wen, who had by then grown more experienced in the affairs of state, held court and asked the Right Chancellor Zhou Bo, "How many criminal cases are decided across the realm in a year?"
於是上亦問左丞相平。
The emperor then turned to the Left Chancellor, Chen Ping, with the same questions.
上曰：「主者謂誰？」
The emperor asked, "And who might these officials be?"
平曰：「陛下即問決獄，責廷尉；
Ping said, "If Your Majesty wishes to inquire about judicial decisions, that is the responsibility of the Commandant of Justice;
上曰：「茍各有主者，而君所主者何事也？」
The emperor said, "If each matter has its own official, then what exactly are you in charge of?"
陛下不知其駑下，使待罪宰相。
Your Majesty, unaware of my inadequacy, has charged me with serving as Chancellor.
孝文帝乃稱善。
Emperor Wen expressed his approval.
且陛下即問長安中盜賊數，君欲彊對邪？」
Besides, if the emperor had asked how many bandits and thieves there are in Chang'an, would you have tried to answer that too?"
孝文帝二年，丞相陳平卒，謚為獻侯。
In the second year of Emperor Wen's reign, Chancellor Chen Ping died. He was given the posthumous title of Marquis Xian.