Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"I am an envoy of the Great Song Dynasty. Aren't you afraid that the Emperor will be furious and take your heads if you treat me like this?"

The messenger sent by Emperor Huizong was a trusted confidant cultivated by the Song imperial family. At this moment, he could not even see Ren Yuan's face and could only rage madly at the Ren Yuan guards who were watching over him.

"Your Majesty? Who's that? The Prince hasn't even declared himself Emperor yet!"

Ren Yuan's personal guards were all his loyal followers, especially after the recapture of Yanyun. In their hearts, the prince was like a god! So they scoffed at this man's words. What nonsense! The Emperor? Zhao Ji? He doesn't deserve the title!

"You, all of you!..."

The Song envoy was so angry he couldn't speak, only pointing at the soldiers before finally managing to utter a curse:

"Traitors! They're all traitors!"

His pointing and cursing angered Ren Yuan's guards, who surrounded him.

"You think you're so great? Although it is said that when two countries are at war, envoys should not be killed, but if someone is courting death, that's another story."

"Exactly, sticking out your claws? What, are all the people of the Western Song Dynasty so ill-mannered? If you don't want your claws, Grandpa will chop them off and feed them to the dogs!"

"Look at their incompetence! Like father, like son!"

……

Surrounded by so many tall, imposing, and menacing-looking men, the Zhao Song envoy, who had just been cursing, fell silent. He reluctantly withdrew his hand, expressing his anger only through his eyes.

"Tch, coward, is this the kind of guy who's going on a diplomatic mission?"

"Go back and tell Zhao Ji to abdicate. Even Cai Jing couldn't handle him, yet he wants to mess with our prince?"

"Don't bother talking to a frog in a well."

……

"You'd better shut up. The title of Marquis of Zhenbei was personally bestowed by the Emperor. How many men would dare to refuse it?"

Being repeatedly criticized made the Song envoy very unhappy, and he couldn't help but retort.

But no sooner had he finished speaking than a yellow scroll-like object was thrown at his feet, covered in dust. Upon closer inspection, it was none other than the imperial edict from Emperor Huizong!

"How dare you throw away the imperial edict like that!"

The Song envoy quickly picked up the imperial edict, wiped the dust off it with his sleeve, and then glared angrily at Ren Yuan's guards:

"You have utterly trampled on His Majesty's decree! You are truly a bunch of traitors!"

"Shut up!"

A man who looked like a guard captain stepped out from the crowd, one hand on the hilt of his sword.

"The Prince said that Zhao Ji is not worthy of cooperating with my Dayi. For the sake of being Han people, you should get as far away as possible! Otherwise, my sword doesn't care who you are!"

The words of the Imperial Guard Chief turned the Zhao Song envoy's face a deep purple!

"Very well! What a petty person who has gotten his way! You just wait, it won't be long before His Majesty crushes this traitor Cai Jing! And then he'll deal with you!"

"My Great Song Dynasty has four hundred military prefectures..."

"Clang!"

Before the Song envoy could finish speaking, the head of the personal guard drew his sword and interrupted him sharply!

"What nonsense about 400 military prefectures? Cai Jing, Fang La, so many people rebelled. Zhao Ji's territory now belongs to the Western Army. Let me tell you, our Dayi now openly owns the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun. And remember this, from now on, this place is not Liao's Nanjing, but Dayi's Beiping!"

"Now, get out of here with your men within three breaths, or I'll kill you even if the prince blames me later!"

"You! You!..."

The Song envoy wanted to stand up for himself, but looking at the group of people around him and the gleaming swords, he chickened out. He put the imperial edict in his pocket and turned to leave.

As he was leaving, he planned to say a few harsh words to Ren Yuan's personal guards, but when he saw the head guard step forward with a knife, he immediately turned and ran!

Seeing the man's somewhat disheveled appearance, the guards all laughed.

"Boss Xu, what you said just now was really good. I even wanted to chop that guy's dog head off with you!"

"That's right, Xu Tou, these people are just not thinking straight. Can Zhao Ji compare to our Prince? The strategist once said something like, 'How can the light of a firefly compete with the brilliance of the moon?' Right?"

"You're overestimating Zhao Ji. How could he be a mere firefly? Did he even have any light?"

"That's right, and what our prince is not the bright moon, but the rising sun!"

"Yes, yes! That's right!"

……

"Brother, isn't this head of the guards quite something? What's his name again?"

Ren Yuan and Xiao Jiasui appeared on the high ground at some point. They had seen what had just happened, and with their martial arts skills, even if they couldn't understand the whole conversation, they had at least heard the gist of it.

"I think his name was Xu Changqing. He came from the 9th Regiment of the Ma Army back then. I have a vague impression of him."

Ren Yuan thought about it, and he did remember such a person.

“Brother, your reputation among the people now far surpasses that of Zhao Ji and Cai Jing. Once Boss Du arrives, we can go back to the mountain for a bit. If possible, we can also tidy up a place while we’re at it.”

Xiao Jiahui thought for a moment and then said.

"Where do you want to clean?"

"Daming Prefecture, that old bastard Cai Jing definitely won't give it up, but we don't need him to give it up now. If he won't give it up, we'll fight!"

Listen to these words! Is this still the same Xiao Jiahui, the scholar with a strong sense of idealism? This is nothing short of a bully!

"Besides, Daming Prefecture is Master Lu's hometown. We can't let Master Lu be unable to return to his hometown for a visit, can we?"

"Then let Boss Du go." Ren Yuan nodded. If Daming Prefecture is captured, then the entire Hebei East Road will be in their hands, which would be a good thing for Dayi.

“Great, then I…”

Xiao Jiahui's face lit up with a happy expression, but before she could say anything, Ren Yuan interrupted her.

"You're not allowed to go. Liu Min has been with Boss Du all along, so he can go. Where does Cai Jing need you to take action? You'd better go back to Liangshan and get married!"

Ren Yuan directly gave Xiao Jiasui a warning: "A strategist shouldn't be thinking about fighting and killing all the time. It's not good."

"Then, what else can I do besides get married?"

Xiao Jiahui sighed. Well, it seems he can't go to the battlefield, but he can't just get married. Dayi is thriving right now, and this is the perfect time to make a contribution! If he's a step behind now, he'll be a step behind forever!

"Since you've already come back, then you and Zhu Wu should work together to make our first imperial examination in Dayi a success."

Ren Yuan thought about it and realized that Dayi was also preparing for the imperial examination, so it was appropriate for Xiao Jiasui to come back at this time.

"Who will be in charge of Beiping then?"

Xiao Jiasui asked if he and Ren Yuan would need to make arrangements for the situation in Beiping City if they both returned to the mountain.

"Goryeo is basically stable now. I've sent Wang Yin to oversee things in Beiping. Qiu Yu is doing a great job too; he can definitely replace Wang Yin as Mr. Wen's deputy."

Ren Yuan was not flustered at all. Wang Yin was now skilled in both civil and military affairs, and it was just right for him to take charge of Beiping.

"Alright, but brother, we need to set a course of action after the imperial examinations."

Xiao Jiahui held up two fingers.

"Or, let Guan Zhong lead Master Lu to launch a preemptive strike and catch the Jurchens and Liao people off guard."

"Or, let's head south with all our might, wipe out Cai Jing's so-called Great Lai Kingdom first, and also take down that Fang La guy while we're at it."

"Then, I'll need a strategist who's up to par."

Ren Yuan thought about it and realized that he really needed to find a strategist. He didn't need someone of Xu Guanzhong or Xiao Jiasui's level, but at least someone of Liu Min's level.

"Hey, brother, I just remembered someone. This guy's pretty good, and right now, he's probably running around Hebei East Road..."