And the reason he did this was naturally to have a legitimate excuse!
He was not acting on his own but on behalf of the court, acting under the Emperor's orders. Even if he incurred hatred, it was for Jingtai's sake.
In this way, when he launched his rebellion in the future, he could shift all the blame onto Jingtai.
Whether people believed it or not was unimportant; what mattered was... he, Chen, was innocent and was opposing the court's actions against Jianghu to the best of his ability.
Furthermore, since he had created such a commotion, outsiders would certainly pay attention. Rather than being passive, it was better to take the initiative. In any case, Jingtai was preparing, and so was he.
Let's see who can run faster in this race against time!
Shortly after Chen Yuan sent the memorial, while preparing to round up the Jianghu forces in places like Shuxi, many of his actions were noticed by other Daoist leaders of the Taoist Divine Palace.
