 Imperial envoys sent to monitor the new chancellor apparently implicated him and his officials in a range of illegal activities, which Chen discovered.From his exile among the Xiongnu, Han Xin dispatched Wang Huang (t s "Wáng Huáng") and Manqiu Chen ( "Mànqiū Chén") to convince Chen that he now had no choice but to rebel or be executed.In May 197, the death of the emperor's father brought Chen a summons to return to Chang'an to pay his respects, which he did not honor.