汉高祖刘邦在与臣下讨论他之所以能战胜项羽取得天下的原因时,曾夸赞张良、萧何、韩信等,“此三人皆人杰也,吾能用之,此吾所以取天下也。”(《史记·高祖本纪》)。在这里他没有提到陈平。后代虽有“世称良、平”(张良、陈平)的说法,但陈平的名声,总赶不上“三杰”。在戏曲里,描写陈平的剧目较之描述张良、萧何、韩信等人的剧目也少得多。传统戏《盗宗卷》(又名《十老安刘》、《淮河营》)和近来 Han emperor liu bang in discussing with the minister why he can defeat xiang yu get the world, had praised zhang liang, xiao he, han xin and so on, “the three are all outstanding, I can use this, so I take the world also.” “(” Historical Records Gaozuji “). He did not mention Chen Ping here. Although the offspring ”world said Liang, Ping “ (Zhang Liang, Chen Ping) argument, but Chen Ping’s reputation, the total catch up ”Sanjie “. In the drama, Chen Ping’s plays are much less dramatic than the descriptions of Zhang Liang, Xiao He, Han Xin and others. Traditional drama ”Pirates of the zong“ (also known as ”ten Lao An Liu“, ”Huaihe camp") and recently