With such a grand vow, Yuan Shao invited Zhang Miao and He Yong as lobbyists three days before the launch of the operation to go to Situ Chen Dan's residence to prepare to persuade Chen Dan.
He really hoped that Chen Dan could join them and fight with them.
From the incident until now, Situ Chendan, the only one who is not controlled by the eunuch, has not made any public remarks. It seems that he has nothing to do with all this. He just goes about his own business step by step every day, as if he has no opinion on what is happening in the outside world. .
When this lobbying was launched, Liu Bei also decided to go to Chen Dan's mansion with Zhang Miao and He Yong to join the lobbying.
If Chen Dan is easy to persuade, he will naturally act like a transparent person and say nothing or do nothing.
If Chen Dan was not so easy to persuade, he would have to find a way to add a little more strength and help Zhang Miao and He Yong.
Liu Bei knew that Chen Dan had always had a reputation for being loyal and upright. He was from Xuzhou, and he was also a scholar from Guandong in a broad sense. However, he did not have a great relationship with the mainstream scholars from the Central Plains and had not many contacts. He could not become a San Gong because of his famous family in Yuzhou. push.
However, among the twenty-six county governors targeted by the eunuchs this time, there were also people from Xuzhou. According to common sense, Chen Dan should not say a word.
But until this moment, Chen Dan remained silent, as if waiting for something.
He Yong and Zhang Miao still have a lot of reputation. They are a famous party member and a famous big dog. Chen Dan also knows them well.
Chen Dan laughed endlessly at the appearance of these two people.
"He Jun is a member of the party and is being hunted by the eunuchs. But he appears in Luoyang at this moment. Aren't you afraid of being hunted by the eunuchs? Zhang Jun is the prefect of Chenliu. He has served as an official and entered the capital without permission. This is illegal."
He Yong bowed his hands in greeting.
"Everyone in the world is resentful of the eunuchs' perverse actions. If you can use your humble body to fight against the eunuchs' perverse actions, and if you succeed, you won't feel a pity even if you die."
Zhang Miao also bowed his hands in greeting.
"The actions of the eunuchs are outraged by both humans and gods. The twenty-six county governors are honest and honest, but they are slandered as corrupt people and pervert the law. If the eunuchs cannot fail this time, everyone in the world will be restrained and insulted by the eunuchs. This kind of thing, Even if I am accused by His Majesty, can I just sit back and ignore it?"
Chen Dan sat upright, looked at He Yong and Zhang Miao, and sighed.
"What you two are saying seems to be saying that I am in a high position but just ignored this matter, so I behaved inappropriately?"
He Yong nodded.
"Exactly."
Zhang Miao was shocked, but Chen Dan laughed.
"Everyone said that He Boqiu was a generous man, but now that I see it, it's true! Chen has never been said so in his life."
"Now there is!"
He Yong ignored the hint in Zhang Miao's eyes and continued to speak.
Chen Dan continued to laugh, laughed for a while, and then sighed slowly.
"It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't."
"Why not?"
He Yong said doubtfully: "Mr. Chen is one of the three nobles. He has high morals and high prestige. He should help the monarch and set his sights straight. Now the eunuchs are violent and unscrupulous. Our scholars have retreated again and again. There is no retreat. You can impeach him in one breath." Twenty-six county guards! Twenty-six people!
One-fifth of the county governors in the world are within the scope of their impeachment. Such behavior is shocking. If we continue to retreat and do not fight against it, we scholars will become the lackeys of the eunuchs! "
What He Yong said was sincere.
But everyone knows the principle, but actually putting it into practice is another matter.
Everyone knows what is right and what is wrong. However, humans are social creatures and have social attributes. A single person's resistance to society is extremely limited. Many times, he cannot do what he thinks.
Politicians, in particular, cannot do whatever they want. Instead, they must carefully calculate the gains and losses of their interests and do what is in their own best interests. Things that are not in line with political interests must not be done unless they really decide that the fish is dead and the net is broken.
Chen Dan was not determined to defeat the enemy. He finally became the Third Duke. All he wanted was to make a name for himself, lay the foundation for the family, and create a better future for the family.
This comes first, and then the common interests of scholars.
Obviously, Zhang Ji and Xu Kuan also saw this and chose to cooperate with the eunuchs.
Don’t you see that the Yuan family in Runan is also cooperating with the eunuchs in a sense?
The second of the three princes has already stepped forward to cooperate with the eunuchs. In this environment, he is weak on his own and is more likely to become the eunuch's primary target, losing his position among the three princes in a matter of minutes.
Although the interests of Xuzhou people have also been violated, it is necessary for him to stand up and do something.
But he didn't want to come out alone and be criticized by the eunuchs. He had to wait until someone with enough weight stood with him to make this matter more certain.
Fight a winning battle.
So he kept waiting.
He heard that Yuan Shao, Zhang Miao, He Yong and others were moving around after the incident and attracted many people for their use.
I also heard that the father-in-law of Liu Xuande, a famous debater in Luoyang who is now in the limelight, is among the eunuchs to impeach him.
This is a powerful new force.
It can leverage the power of the Ancient Classics School in Luoyang City, it can also leverage the power of some of the Yuan family's former officials, and it can also leverage the power of some scholar-officials who are loyal to the party.
This is important as it will ensure that he doesn't stand alone and get cornered by the eunuchs.
He hadn't waited before, so he was hesitant.
And now, he has waited.
"I understand what He Jun said, but what I understand even more is that when you are single and weak, you cannot make meaningless sacrifices, and you cannot do things that you are not sure about. The higher your status, the more important it is. Be careful what you say and do.”
Chen Dan sighed: "I feel very sorry to see my colleagues being coerced by the eunuchs, but I am alone and weak, so how can I resist the eunuchs? It just gives them more reasons to accuse me."
"You are not alone!"
He Yong stood up, walked to Chen Dan, and bowed solemnly: "Please Mr. Chen join us in fighting against the eunuchs, and we will never let the eunuchs succeed!"
"you……"
Zhang Miao stood up at the right time, bowed to Chen Dan, and told Chen Dan about their preparations, letting Chen Dan know that they would never fight alone and were quite sure.
After hearing this, Chen Dan was moved. He held He Yong's hand with both hands and helped him up. He made an agreement with him to fight against the eunuchs together and never back down.
A short-lived political alliance was reached, everything seemed to be going very smoothly, and there was no need for Liu Bei to appear.
However, on the way back to Yuan Shao's mansion after leaving Chen Dan's mansion, Zhang Miao asked Liu Bei a question intentionally or unintentionally.
"Xuande, do you think Chen Situ is serious about cooperating with us?"
Liu Bei looked at Zhang Miao.
"Of course, very seriously."
"Oh? How serious are you?"
"He is so serious that he is waiting and begging for us to come to him and take the initiative to find him."
Liu Bei smiled.
Zhang Miao also laughed.
"As expected of Xuande."
He Yong also looked at Liu Bei with great admiration and said: "Although Chen Situ has always had a reputation of being loyal and upright, in my opinion, he is just trying to gain fame and reputation. Of all the people who can become the Three Lords, who doesn't have a delicate heart? Let me see. , Chen Situ has been expecting us to find him for a long time."
Saying this, He Yong suddenly had some bad taste again.
"You think, if we don't go to Chen Dan, will Chen Dan take the initiative to come to us?"
Liu Bei and Zhang Miao looked at each other and laughed in perfect agreement.
Who knows whether it is Situ or not?
But even though he was Situ, who didn't take him seriously?
