Chapter 123: Release of military power
On the sixth day, the joint signing was finally implemented. An Jin took the joint watch to meet Emperor Dasheng, but he didn't expect to be rejected by Emperor Dasheng.
Perhaps, Emperor Dasheng had already received that An Jin and others were preparing a joint watch, so he deliberately refused to see An Jin.
Helplessly, after An Jin returned to the mansion, he discussed with Lin Yin and others, and waited for tomorrow's morning dynasty to present a joint table to His Majesty.
The next morning, An Jin presented the joint table, who knew that Emperor Dasheng was furious, "Prime Minister, are you trying to threaten me?"
"The minister doesn't dare, this joint list represents the voices of all parties in Dasheng, and I also ask Your Majesty to spare Anran's death penalty. An Jin said.
"Prime Minister, An Ran has been expelled from the An family tree, and now, she has nothing to do with your An family, why do you bother? What's more, you have done everything possible to gather forces from all sides and present a joint list, isn't it clear that you want to threaten Your Majesty with the power of people from all sides, and ask Your Majesty to compromise? What is the difference between you doing this and plotting rebellion?" It was Chu Zhen who spoke.
Chu Zhen's words are full of thorns, clearly accusing An Jin of rebellion.
Emperor Dasheng was extremely suspicious, and when he heard Chu Zhen's words, his face became even more ugly, his face was covered with yin owls, looking at An Jin, he wanted to devour An Jin alive.
"I had no intention of rebelling, but the head of the Chu family is so aggressive, what kind of heart does An have?" An Jin said coldly.
"What a joke, am I aggressive? What I said is the truth, everyone in the court can hear it clearly, did I say half a word wrong?" Chu Zhen smiled wickedly.
An Jin looked at him, his cold eyes narrowed slightly, and responded: "An Ran is indeed expelled from the family tree, and it really has nothing to do with my An family, but this joint list is voluntarily proposed by all parties in the Dasheng Fengdu, and I also ask Your Majesty to open up the net and spare An Ran from dying." ”
"An Ran's crime of dying a hundred times is not enough! The prime minister has ever thought that he will let Nan Ling Ye go, if he has a grudge and gathers troops and horses, he wants to attack my Dasheng and wash away his shame, according to his name as the god of war of Northern Chu, how many soldiers will die in my Dasheng, and how many people will be ruined again? When the time comes, will the prime minister send all the troops in his hands to the front line to fight?" Emperor Dasheng said in a deep voice.
What he said was high-sounding, but to put it bluntly, he just wanted to be safe in the military power in his hands.
An Jin had nothing to say for a while, he knew what Emperor Dasheng meant, but he couldn't let go of the military power, if he lost the military power, An Ran might also be a dead end, and he would let the entire An family be buried with him.
"Prime Minister, Your Majesty's words are reasonable, even though you have one-third of my Dasheng's military power in your hands, can you ensure that you can withstand Nan Lingye's army?" Chu Zhen said with added fuel and vinegar on the side.
His words made Emperor Dasheng's face even more gloomy. The military power in An Jin's hands has far exceeded the military power in the hands of him, the emperor, how can such an An family not make him afraid?
Thinking of this, Emperor Dasheng was even more determined to take away the power of An Jin's army.
"Now, according to me, there may be only one way to settle for Ran's life. Emperor Dasheng said.
Hearing this, An Jin immediately asked, "Please make it clear to Your Majesty!"
"Actually, I don't really want to kill An Ran, to be honest, An Ran is smart, talented, brave and strategic, I appreciate it very much, and I feel very sorry for killing her. Emperor Dasheng sighed, and then continued: "In this way, I will have another day of grace, if Nan Lingye can come back to my Dasheng before the day after tomorrow, then I will not be guilty of the past, and Rao Anran will be guilty of death." ”
Hearing this, An Jin knew that Emperor Dasheng was just deliberately pretending to give a favor, he must have known that Nan Lingye would not be able to return to Dasheng the day after tomorrow, so he deliberately said so.
Emperor Dasheng is scheming and calculating, thinking about how to eradicate the family and stabilize the throne.
Now that he had already spoken, An Jin couldn't continue to say anything, so he had to do this first.
Back at An's house, Chu Kang, Chu Yu, Bai Jingzhi and others were already waiting in the Laiyin Pavilion, and as soon as An Jin came back, they couldn't help but ask about the situation.
An Jin told the people present about the matter, and everyone understood that Emperor Dasheng was playing tricks, even if Nan Lingye had now received the news that he wanted to rush back to Dasheng from Northern Chu, he would not be able to come back the night after tomorrow at the earliest.
What's more, according to the information they received, Nan Lingye may not know that An Ran was arrested at all, so even if Emperor Dasheng gave him a grace period of two or three days, it would be useless.
"What should I do now?" Lin Yin asked.
"Your Majesty has explicitly hinted that all he wants is military power in my hands. Only by handing over the military power can Ah Ran's life be saved. An Jin sighed.
Did he really want to watch Ah Ran die? This was the first time that An Jin felt so powerless.
Suddenly, everyone fell silent, and after a while, Chu Kang spoke: "What Your Majesty wants is just military power, so just leave it to him." ”
As soon as the words came out, everyone's eyes looked at Chu Kang, "What does Brother Chu mean by this?" An Jin asked puzzled.
At the beginning, it was also Chu Kang who said that he would not be able to hand over the military power under any circumstances, but now, he actually said that he would hand over the military power?
"When I talk about military power, I don't mean all the military power in the hands of the prime minister. If the prime minister only handed over a small part of the military power, plus mine, do you think Your Majesty would agree to this deal?" Chu Kang said in a deep voice.
An Jin gasped, what did Chu Kang mean, he wanted to use the military power in his own hands to save An Ran's life?
Brother Chu, no matter what, I can't ask you to make such a sacrifice. An Jin did not agree.
Chu Kang, as the son-in-law of the Chu family, did not take over the position of the head of the Chu family in the past for various reasons, but he still held half of the Chu family's troops and forces in his hands, which was enough to compete with Chu Zhen.
However, if Chu Kang handed over his forces in order to rescue An Ran, then Chu Zhen would definitely take the opportunity to attack Chu Kang, and in this way, Chu Kang's situation would be very dangerous.
How could An Jin agree to such a thing?
"Prime Minister don't worry, listen to me first. Chu Kang said slowly, sighed secretly, glanced at An Jin, and continued: "I had no intention of taking over the position of the head of the Chu family, but now I have half of the Chu family's power in my hands, if I hand over a part, then Chu Zhen will naturally not be as jealous of me as he is now." For me, it doesn't hurt either. Besides, I don't hand over all of it, so I naturally keep some of it for self-preservation. ”
Hearing Chu Kang's words, An Jin still felt that he couldn't agree. Although Chu Kang is An Ran's master, he also threatened to save An Ran at all costs. But if he was asked to make such a sacrifice for An Ran, he would never be able to agree.
Chu Kang smiled, that smile was light, and he said: "An Ran and I are very close to each other, although I have not known her for a long time, but she is an apprentice who makes me proud. No matter what, I'm going to find a way to get her. ”
An Jin was silent, and he was in a dilemma.
But Bai Jingzhi, who had been silent on the side, opened his mouth and said, "Prime Minister, now, it is important to save Ah Ran. The method proposed by Uncle Chu can be tried. ”
Although he also thinks that this move is a great sacrifice for Chu Kang, there is no way to do it, and he can only solve the matter of human life first.
In the future, when the time comes, they will still have a chance to take it back again.
After thinking about it for a while, An Jin finally agreed to Chu Kang's proposal.
"In this matter, when the time comes, I will go to His Majesty to negotiate with the Prime Minister. There is another point, the military power in the hands of the prime minister must be retained to the maximum, and the An family has a great cause, if there is no certain military power, the An family will be destroyed by His Majesty sooner or later. Chu Kang said.
Everyone bowed, An Jin looked at Chu Kang, and said, "I'm here, I've thanked Brother Chu for Ah Ran first." ”
A thousand words are not enough to express the gratitude in An Jin's heart, and what Chu Kang did for An Ran will definitely be remembered in his heart.
"Don't say that, Ah Ran is also my apprentice. Chu Kang said with a smile.
The two decided, without further ado, to immediately enter the palace to meet Emperor Dasheng and negotiate with him.
After everyone dispersed, An Jin and Chu Kang immediately set off to enter the palace.
On the way, he didn't expect to be attacked by a group of black-clothed people again, Chu Kang knew that this was another person from the Desperate Pavilion.
At the last moment, Bai Lanzhi arrived with the people of the Tang Sect and confronted the people of the Desperate Pavilion.
"You go first, and I'll leave these people to me. Bai Lanzhi said to An Jin and Chu Kang.
He has been secretly protecting the safety of the An family and Chu Kang, but he didn't expect Chu Jing to be so bold and set up an ambush on the way to the palace for An Jin and Chu Kang, it seems that she is determined to kill An Ran.
"Be careful yourself. An Jin said, and then with Chu Kang, the two of them left quickly and entered the palace to meet Emperor Dasheng.
"This matter has nothing to do with the Tang Sect, you'd better get out of the way quickly. One of the men in black said.
"Anything related to An Ran is related to me Bai Lanzhi!" Bai Lanzhi said domineeringly.
"In that case, don't blame our men for being ruthless. The man in black said.
"For so many years, there has been no chance to compete between the Desperate Pavilion and the Tang Sect, so let's take a look today to see who is better. Bai Lanzhi hooked his lips and said.
Between him and Chu Jing, the well water does not interfere with the river water, but the desperate pavilion led by Chu Jing is indeed too vicious, as long as there is money, no matter how hurtful the heavens and reason, she will take it.
Now, for the sake of his own selfish desires, he is doing everything possible to put An Ran to death, so that he can't let it go no matter what.
"Today, either you die, or I die!" After the man in black finished speaking, he immediately took the initiative to launch against Bai Lanzhi and the others