With such a grand vow, Yuan Shao invited Zhang Miao and He Hao as lobbyists to Situ Chen Tan's mansion three days before the operation was launched, and prepared to persuade Chen Tan.

He sincerely hoped that Chen Tan could join them and fight with them.

From the incident to the present, Situ Chen Tan, the only one who is not controlled by the eunuchs, has not made any public remarks, and it seems that he has nothing to do with all this, just doing his own things step by step every day, as if he has no opinion on everything that is happening in the outside world.

When this lobbying was launched, Liu Bei also decided to follow Zhang Miao and He Hao to Chen Tan's mansion to join the lobbying.

If Chen Tan is very persuasive, he will naturally be a little transparent, not saying anything, and not doing anything.

If Chen Tan is not so easy to convince, he will have to find a way to add a stick and help Zhang Miao and He Hao.

Liu Bei knew that Chen Tan had always had a reputation for being loyal and upright, he was a native of Xuzhou, and he also belonged to the Kwantung scholars in a broad sense, but he did not have much to do with the Central Plains scholars who occupied the mainstream, and he did not have much contact, so he was able to become the third duke, and it was not promoted by the famous families of the Yuzhou scholars.

But among the twenty-six county guards who were targeted by the eunuchs this time, there were also Xuzhou people, and according to common sense, Chen Tan should not say nothing.

But until this moment, Chen Tan still didn't say a word, as if he was waiting for something.

He Hao and Zhang Miao still have a lot of face, a famous party member, a famous dog family, and Chen Tan also knows them well.

For the appearance of these two people, Chen Tan laughed.

"He Jun is a member of the party, he is being hunted down by the eunuchs, but he is appearing in Luoyang at this moment, isn't he afraid of being hunted down by the eunuchs? Zhang Junnai Chen stayed too guarded, and he entered Beijing without an edict for one term as an official, which is a crime. ”

He Hao bowed his hand.

"Everyone in the world resents the perverse behavior of the eunuchs, if you can fight the perverse actions of the eunuchs with a humble body, if you can succeed, even if you die, you will not feel pity."

Zhang Miao also bowed his hand.

"What the eunuchs do, people and gods are angry, the twenty-six county guards are honest and honest, but they are slandered as villains who are corrupt and pervert the law, if this time can not make the eunuchs fail, then everyone in the world will be tempered and insulted by the eunuchs, this kind of thing, even if it is questioned by His Majesty, can I sit idly by?"

Chen Tan was sitting precariously, looking at He Hao and Zhang Miao, and sighed.

"What the two of you said seems to be saying that I am in a high position but sit idly by and ignore this matter, so I misbehave?"

He Hao nodded.

"Exactly."

Zhang Miao was startled, but Chen Tan laughed.

"Everyone says that He Bo wants to be bold, but now I look at it, and sure enough! Chen has never been said like this in his life. ”

"Now there's it!"

He Hao ignored Zhang Miao's hints in his eyes and continued to speak.

Chen Tan continued to laugh and laughed for a while, but sighed slowly.

"It's not that I don't want to, but I can't."

"Why not?"

He Hao was puzzled: "Duke Chen is ranked as the third duke, he is highly respected, and he should help the monarch to set the record straight, but now the eunuchs are fierce and unscrupulous, and our scholars have retreated again and again, and there is no way to retreat, so I am waiting for this time to impeach twenty-six county guards in one go!" Twenty-six!

One-fifth of the county guards in the world are within the scope of their impeachment, and such acts are shocking, and if we continue to retreat and do not fight against them, we scholars will become the lackeys of the eunuchs! ”

He Hao's words were earnest.

But everyone understands the big truth, but it is another thing to actually put it into practice.

Everyone knows what is right and what is wrong, but people are social creatures and have social attributes, and a person's resistance to society is extremely limited, and many times it is not possible to do it without thinking about it.

Politicians, in particular, must not do whatever they want, but must carefully calculate the gains and losses of interests, do what is most in line with their own interests, and resolutely not do things that are not in line with political interests, unless they really decide to break the net.

Chen Tan did not have the determination to break the net, he finally became the third prince, and all he thought about 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 good of the scholars.

Obviously, Zhang Ji and Xu Yu also saw this, so they chose to cooperate with the eunuchs.

Don't you see that the Runan Yuan clan also cooperated with the eunuchs in a sense?

The second of the three dukes has stood up to cooperate with the eunuchs, and in this environment, he is weak and weak, and he is more likely to become the primary target of the eunuchs, and lose the position of the three dukes in minutes.

Although the interests of the people of Xuzhou 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 set on fire by the eunuchs, he had to wait until someone with enough weight stood with him, and made this matter more secure.

Fight the battle to win.

So he waited all along.

He heard that Yuan Shao, Zhang Miao, He Hao and others were moving around after the incident, and they were trying to win over many people for their use.

I also heard that the father-in-law of Liu Xuande, a well-known debater, is in the scope of impeachment of the eunuchs.

It's a strong new force.

It can pry the power of the ancient literature and scripture school in Luoyang City, the power of some of the former officials of the Yuan family, and the power of some scholars and officials who are interested in the party.

This is important, as it will ensure that he does not fight alone and be set on fire by the eunuchs.

He hadn't waited before, so he was hesitating.

And now, he's waiting.

"What He Jun said, I understand, but what I understand more is that when the strength is weak, you can't make meaningless sacrifices, you can't do things that you are not sure of, you can't do it, the higher your status, the more you must be cautious in your words and deeds."

Chen Tan sighed and said: "I regret seeing my colleagues being coerced by eunuchs, but I am alone, how can I resist eunuchs?" It's just a matter of giving them more leverage to blame me. ”

"You're not alone!"

He Hao stood up and walked in front of Chen Tan, and bowed solemnly: "Please also ask Chen Gong to join us in fighting against the eunuchs, and never let the eunuchs succeed!" ”

"You ......"

Zhang Miao got up at the right time, bowed to Chen Tan, and told Chen Tan about the preparations they had made, so that Chen Tan knew that they would never fight alone, and they were quite sure.

After hearing this, Chen Tan was moved, held He Hao's hand with both hands, helped him up, and made an agreement with him to fight against the eunuchs together and never flinch.

The 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 Tan's mansion, Zhang Miao seemed to ask Liu Bei a question intentionally or unintentionally.

"Xuande, do you think Chen Situ seriously wants to cooperate with us?"

Liu Bei looked at Zhang Miao.

"Very seriously, of course."

"Oh? What is the serious method? ”

"It's serious to the point of waiting, looking forward to begging us to come to the door and take the initiative to find him."

Liu Bei smiled.

Zhang Miao also laughed.

"It's worthy of Xuande."

He Hao also looked at Liu Bei with great appreciation, and said: "Although Chen Situ has always had a reputation for loyalty and integrity, in my opinion, it is just a reputation for fame, but whoever can become a third prince, who does not have a delicate heart?" I see, Chen Situ has been expecting us to go to him for a long time. ”

Saying this, He Hao suddenly had some bad taste.

"You say, if we don't go to Chen Tan all the time, will Chen Tan take the initiative to come to us?"

Liu Bei and Zhang Miao glanced at each other and laughed very tacitly.

Who knows?

But even though he is Situ and does not record Shangshushi, who takes him seriously?