The Sima family is in the world. Although a large number of direct relatives followers, there are also opponents who are unfaithful to the Sima family, such as Cao Liang, Wang Ling, Wu Qiu Jian, etc. Some of these people have been suppressed, but some have gradually become major concerns.

In addition to these two types of people, there is a third type of person, that is, the waiter.

These people will not take the initiative to jump out and clearly oppose the Sima family, but they will not follow them wholeheartedly. Most of them will take a self-protection attitude and wait and see, wait for the opportunity, and then decide on the next step of action.

Usually these people are more sensitive. They hold some resources and control certain power. They watch carefully in the whirlpool of political struggle. As long as they do not harm their interests, they will work hard to maintain their existing relationships, and even act as thugs of the Sima family to eradicate some hostile forces of the Sima family.

But this does not prove their allegiance to the Sima family. They are wandering around the Sima family's direct circle and it is difficult for them to gain the trust of the Sima family. They struggle to survive in the cracks, like thin ice, trembling, fearing that one day, disaster will come to their heads.

Zhuge Dan is such a very typical representative. Zhuge Dan was born in Yangdu, Langya. After Zhuge Feng, the captain of the Han Sili, Zhuge was the king of Langya County in Xuzhou. Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu Han, came from this family. At that time, people called Zhuge Sanxiong. Shu got a dragon, Wu got a tiger, Wei got a dog, a dragon refers to Zhuge Liang, a tiger refers to Zhuge Jin, and a dog means Zhuge Dan.

Among them, Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang are brothers, and Zhuge Dan’s relationship with them is more alienated. According to the genealogy, Zhuge Dan is the clan brother of Zhuge Liang’s five sermons.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and the Zhuge Liang brothers followed his uncle Zhuge Feng to avoid disaster in Nanyang. Zhuge Dan was born late and was not born around the time of the establishment of the Wei Kingdom, so he stayed in Langya County.

When Zhuge Dan was young, he was also a romantic talented man. He traveled to the capital and served as the Minister of the Shangshu and had a good relationship with Xiahou Xuan and Deng Fei and others. However, he was affected by the ban on Wei Ming Emperor, and was dismissed from office and lost his post. It was not until Cao Rui died and Cao Fang ascended the throne that Cao Shuang, who was in power, re-activated Xiahou Xuan, He Yan, Deng Fei and others, that Zhuge Dan was enlisted and served as the governor of Yangzhou and Yuzhou, and re-appeared on the political stage.

The real rebellion of Zhuge Dan was to quell Wang Ling. During the Huainan rebellion, Zhuge Dan had served as the governor of Yangzhou before, so he was transferred by Sima Yi to quell the rebellion. In the battle to quell the rebellion, Zhuge Dan performed well and helped Sima Yi to conquer Shouchun and capture Wang Ling.

Afterwards, Zhuge Dan was awarded the title of General of the Conquest East and Governor of Yangzhou, which was the former position of Wang Ling. Zhuge Dan was overjoyed to be able to take the position of a chief official as a non-Sima family.

To be honest, he did not expect such a reward. After all, it was not only Zhuge Dan's contribution to conquering Shouchun, but Zhuge Dan was just a Shouchun that was taken under the command of Sima Yi.

Of course, Zhuge Dan was not enough to get such a high position in terms of credit, but Sima Yi obviously wanted to win over Zhuge Dan, hoping that he could sit on the Sima ship from now on and use it for the Sima family.

Zhuge Dan was not opposed to being promoted to the title, but his loyalty to serve the Sima family made Zhuge Dan hesitate. Even if he defected to the Sima family, would he really gain the trust of the Sima family?

Zhuge Dan expressed deep suspicion about this. After all, both Sima Yi and Sima Shi are those kind of black and sinister people. You are just trying to use you. When the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden, the cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys are cooked. Zhuge Dan may not be unable to see through such an end.

Therefore, Zhuge Dan was very respectful to Sima Shi on the surface, but he was very afraid in his heart. Especially after Xiahou Xuan and Zhang Zhang's rebellion failed, Zhuge Dan was frightened and uneasy. Although he did not participate in this rebellion incident, it was really difficult for him to clear himself with his relationship with Xiahou Xuan.

Zhuge Dan and Xiahou Xuan had a decades of friendship, and this friendship even surpassed the brotherhood. The two of them had similar interests and had a close relationship. Even after being deposed in the flashy case, they could advance and retreat together and support each other.

Although Zhuge Dan left Luoyang after leaving Zhuge Dan, the two continued to communicate. After Cao Shuang was killed, Xiahou Xuan returned to Luoyang, but was monitored by the Sima family and was depressed and unsuccessful. Zhuge Dan comforted him in letters many times, encouraged him to cheer up, and guard the clouds and see the sunrise.

With such a strong relationship between the two, once something happened to Xiahou Xuan, it is easy to think about whether he had anything to do with Zhuge Dan. Especially after the failure of Xiahou Xuan's rebellion, he was not killed by Sima Shi like Zhang Ji and Li Feng, but fled to Bingzhou and defected to Cao Liang.

So a new question arises again. Does Xiahou Xuan still have any contact with Zhuge Dan? Xiahou Xuan defected to Cao Liang. Will Zhuge Dan follow in his footsteps?

Although there is no substantial evidence to prove that Zhuge Dan and Xiahou Xuan have colluded, it is not easy to make Sima Shi truly relieved. After all, as a chief official in the border area, if he really wants to rebel, the consequences will be unimaginable.

When Wang Ling's rebellion in Huainan was almost exhausted, the Sima family had almost exhausted a lot of effort to suppress it. Sima Shi did not want a second Wang Ling to appear in Huainan.

Now that Zhuge Ke of the Eastern Wu is dead, the war faction of the Eastern Wu has become declining. Whether it is the young emperor Sun Liang or the newly promoted chief minister Sun Jun, they are not enterprising figures. In addition, Sun Jun needs to recuperate after being injured, the Eastern Wu will no longer pose any threat to Wei.

Without the threat from the Wu Kingdom, Sima Shi could finally free his hands to deal with Zhuge Dan's affairs. When Sima Yi wanted to win over Zhuge Dan, it seemed that this move was completely failed. Although Zhuge Dan surrendered to the Sima family on the surface, he might not have been devoted. Zhuge Dan always kept his hands and was guarding against Sima Shi.

Sima Shi has completely given up on his subordinates who have always had two hearts. Such people are available, but they must not be used seriously. Once the Sima family loses power, they will bite them hard. From the perspective of preparing for the future, such people must not be kept lightly, not to mention that the current situation in the world is so unoptimistic, Sima Shi dare not place hope on Zhuge Dan.
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