Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Later that day, Commander Huang returned to Wanbaolou and handed Lehe a pass.

"Master Le, the crackdown on criminals has been quite intense lately, so I'm afraid you'll have to make your boat run fewer trips, maybe once every three to five days?"

Commander Huang said to Le He somewhat apologetically.

"No problem, Wanbaolou will follow your instructions."

Lehe indicated that there was no problem, and at the same time handed Commander Huang a piece of silver worth twenty taels.

"But I always buy a lot of things in my building, so I would appreciate it if Commander Huang would put in a good word for me when I get through customs."

"Of course, since everyone is so cooperative, we certainly won't make things difficult for you."

Commander Huang looked at the silver and beamed with joy.

"Then I'll have to trouble Commander Huang."

Lehe responded with a smile.

After Commander Huang left, Le He went to the backyard, where Li Gang was resting in one of the rooms.

However, he did not get a good rest. Although he was lying in bed, he would wake up from time to time. In particular, he dreamed that after he finally escaped from Bianjing City, he was caught up and killed by Cai Jing's men. In the end, he did not deliver the imperial edict to the emperor.

This kept Li Gang from sleeping. He was unwilling to fail in escorting the imperial edict, so he simply sat down at the table and began to think about what to do next.

"Lord Li, how was your rest?"

Lehe knocked on the door and then went inside.

"Commander Yue, how is the situation?"

Li Gang asked somewhat anxiously.

"Don't worry, I've already got the travel permit. All you have to do tonight is pretend to be a servant on my ship, and you can sail out of the city with me."

Le He comforted Li Gang, signaling him not to worry.

"Commander Yue, you are truly... remarkable."

Upon hearing this, Li Gang was utterly shocked.

He really didn't expect that Le and his group actually had such capabilities!

"People with your abilities shouldn't have gone down that path!"

Li Gang was still somewhat heartbroken.

"Lord Li, our path is different from yours. Since our paths are different, how can we judge them? I believe only the people of the world can judge. What do you think, Lord Li?"

Lehe smiled and didn't argue with Li Gang.

"Rest a little longer. When the time comes, you can board the ship with our people. After leaving the city, you can charter a ship to travel by water or by land. I will give you fifty taels of silver for travel expenses, as well as some clothes and dry food. The rest is up to you."

"You, since you are not loyal to the Song Dynasty, why did you help me?"

Li Gang didn't quite understand.

“My brother said that you, Lord Li, are one of the few capable ministers of the Song Dynasty, so we should help you as much as we can.”

Lehe stated that he was simply following his brother's orders.

You mean Ren Yuan?

Li Gang was even more confused.

"I heard that he was originally just a martial artist from Taiyuan, a sumo wrestler who was competing for a living. Later, he found a famous master to teach him from somewhere, and within a few years, he swept across the entire Shandong province!"

"Is he really as good as the legends say, that all of you capable people are willing to follow him?"

“Lord Li, if it weren’t for my brother, I would still be some unknown corner of the world as a singing servant. It was my brother who gave me the opportunity that made me who I am today.”

Looking out the window towards Liangshan, Yuehe spoke with an indescribable reverence.

“Lord Li, when I was still a servant, the Zhao Song royal family didn’t even give me a second glance. You yourself said that I have skills. Shouldn’t a capable person sell his skills to someone who also appreciates them?”

"Does Lord Li intend to refute the claim that Emperor Huizong (Zhao Ji) did not recognize the value of goods?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

In the end, Li Gang did not say anything against his conscience. After all, he knew perfectly well that what he was adhering to was nothing more than so-called "worldly justice".

"Alright, Lord Li, you'll be able to see Zhao Ji soon, so there's no need to be sad. I'll be going now, so you can get some rest."

Lehe had no desire to continue the conversation. He turned and left the house, closing the door behind him.

Those inside the gate face west, while those outside face east; they are ultimately not on the same path!

That evening, Wanbaolou's large ship arrived near Xuanzemen on the waters of Bianjing.

"Who is coming?"

The soldiers of the Beijing garrison on duty had already received the news, but they still inquired as usual.

"Sir, we are a merchant ship of Wanbaolou, and we need to go out of the city to make purchases. We have the necessary travel documents here. Please make it convenient for us."

The people on the merchant ship were naturally Sky Curtain's elite; their disguises were already incredibly sophisticated, so there were no flaws in their disguises.

"Yes, but remember, we can only open every three to five days recently, so you'd better buy more at once."

The soldier on duty spoke to the people on the ship.

"Yes, sir, thank you very much!"

After the Wanbaolou merchant ship sailed out of Bianjing, it dropped Li Gang off at a waterway confluence.

"Lord Li, farewell!"

The people on the boat said goodbye to Li Gang, and then the large boat left along the predetermined river route to make purchases.

Li Gang, carrying a package on his back, stood on the shore, watching the large ship drift further and further away from him, his thoughts churning.

He didn't know what was bothering him. He had already left Bianjing City and was ready to go see the Emperor, but why did he feel a sense of loss?

Moreover, it seemed that at some point, he also had the idea of ​​going to Liangshan to take a look, but of course, this unusual thought was immediately suppressed.

The ship disappeared into the night. After a long while, Li Gang sighed and turned to head west.

……

Liangshan.

Several days have passed since the imperial examinations ended, and the students who came to Liangshan can now relax a little.

Before the exam, they were focused on studying in the inn and didn't really appreciate the scenery of Liangshan. But now that the exam was over, everyone basically knew how well they did, so the pressure was relatively less, and they could relax.

After all, Dayi said that those who didn't pass the exam could study at Liangshan University and wait for the next imperial examination. If they wanted to go home, Dayi could provide them with the travel expenses to return.

With such good treatment, the students had no worries and naturally became more relaxed.

Of course, those students who think they might be in the top 108 are getting a little nervous now.

Although everyone can become an official, the top forty are clearly in higher positions and have greater potential.

Who would want to be the deputy if they could be the head of a county, right?

The marking team at Dayi is currently facing a dilemma.

Their dilemma was how to select the top performers from this exam.

Because the papers were rewritten and anonymously marked this time, no one knew who was who. Everyone could only select the ten best papers based on the scores and send them to Ren Yuan.

"All ten are from Class A?"

Ren Yuan was also somewhat surprised that the top ten couldn't be picked directly.

"Yes, brother, this is the ranking of all the scores after grading. You can take a look."

Zhu Wu and his team worked for several days to finish scoring all the papers.

"Call Lao Xiao, Assistant Li, and the others back. I can't decide the top ten by myself."

Ren Yuan held the ten papers with no names on them, and he felt a heavy weight in them.

This is the first time that Dayi has produced a top ten in the imperial examinations. Ren Yuanzhen truly hopes that those names that shouldn't be there are not among them...