Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

In the winter of 1115, heavy snow blanketed the entire northern lands, forcing all wars to temporarily cease, and the land of China returned to a rare period of peace.

After all, so much has happened in this soon-to-be-past year of 1115.

The people of Yanyun were very excited because this was their first New Year since returning to Han territory. To compensate them for their years of suffering in a foreign land, the Dayi Army was distributing winter supplies to every household this year.

The newly appointed prefectural and county officials braved the heavy snow to personally take charge, determined to ensure that the mission would not go wrong. Everyone did their best, united as one, and supported each other, demonstrating the good spirit of mutual assistance among the new officials of Dayi!

Of course, with so many people, there are always one or two exceptions. For example, in a county in Yanyun, the newly appointed county magistrate showed no respect to the newly appointed county head. He would kick people whenever he was in the office, showing no mercy whatsoever.

"Magistrate Cao! I'm going to report this to the Censorate! I'll say that you've been assaulting your superiors!"

The young magistrate, who had just been kicked in the backside, was quite disgruntled.

"Report to the Censorate? Very well! Magistrate Cao has grown too powerful, hasn't he? Go ahead and see if the Censorate will take it!"

The older county magistrate almost laughed in anger upon hearing the magistrate's words! He was holding a broom in one hand, and he and the magistrate were playing the game of "King Qin circling the pillar" in front of a millstone in the courtyard of the county government office.

"Father! Let's talk this out! Don't resort to violence! It's an insult to civility!"

The young magistrate had no choice but to call the other party "father".

"Stop! You were the one who said that the prince would refer to his official title when on duty. Don't try to get close to me now!"

"Father! You'll make a fool of yourself in front of County Magistrate Liu if you keep acting like this!"

"Don't give me that! County Lieutenant Liu went to distribute supplies to the people of the county early this morning, he's not in the county office!"

That's right, these two are Cao Zu and Cao Xun, father and son. Back then, Cao Xun refused to say where he was assigned, and Cao Zu couldn't get the answer. In a fit of anger, he left home early to take up his post, ignoring his son.

A few days after he took office, his superior, the local magistrate, also arrived. Good heavens, as soon as the magistrate entered the yamen, Cao Zu was so angry that he almost ground his back teeth to powder!

You unfilial son! You're actually your father's superior?!

From then on, he often quarreled with his rebellious son. Liu, the county magistrate, was also a graduate of the same imperial examination and knew about their situation. So every time, he would happily sit down with tea and watch them quarrel. In his words, the county magistrate and his son had a good relationship, and watching them get along helped relieve his physical and mental fatigue.

However, this is something you can observe but not get involved in. So whenever there is a moment of "filial piety between father and son," County Magistrate Liu would usually slip out of the county office and leave the space to the father and son.

"Father, if you lay another hand on me, you'll be committing insubordination!"

"Pah! I'm beating up someone like you who dares to defy authority!"

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The people of the North are living a good life, and the Goryeo region is not far behind. Under Wen Huanzhang's leadership, the people of the Goryeo region are currently in a three-year plan to recuperate and rebuild. Even if Dayi mobilizes its troops, it will not touch the people of the Goryeo region. The Goryeo region and Jeju Island will become Dayi's current reserve forces.

As for Liangshan's home base, since the Eastern Circuit of Jingdong, the Eastern Circuit of Hebei, and parts of the Eastern Circuit of Jingdong were captured by the Dayi, Liangshan, its original stronghold, is now actually the safest place in the world. If it weren't for the heavy snow hindering their advance, Du Xue could probably have swept through the entire Eastern Circuit of Jingdong in one fell swoop. Besides, the Great Lai Kingdom is currently in chaos. Although Cai Jing isn't dead, it's said that his lucid moments are far less than before. He's only managing to keep his subordinates under control thanks to his previous authority; otherwise, his Great Lai Kingdom wouldn't be much better off than the current Ming Dynasty.

Oh, what? There's also the Western Song Dynasty?

In the Western Song Dynasty, Liu Fa was ill. Without this old general taking the lead, it would be difficult to command those troublemakers in the Western Army under Emperor Huizong's orders...

Liangshan, family compound.

Lin Chong, wearing a cloak, stood in his own courtyard, his eyes filled with indescribable anxiety.

His father-in-law, Instructor Zhang, stayed with him and comforted him:

"Calm down. You're the head of the household. What kind of behavior is this, all this panic?"

"Taishan, I'm not worried about Zhenniang..."

"What are you worried about? Several renowned doctors are here; she'll definitely be alright! The baby will be safe!"

Coach Zhang's tone was undeniably confident, but the circles in the snow beneath his feet proved that he wasn't as calm as he appeared.

"Senior brother, how is it? Has my nephew or niece come out yet?"

Ren Yuan brought Yue Fei, along with Zhou Tong and Lu Junyi. Lu Junyi was also holding Gao Chong's hand. These important members of their sect, all wearing the same style of cloak, came together.

"Junior brother, what brings you here? Your wife is pregnant now, you should be with her."

Lin Niangzi became pregnant a few months earlier than Hua Yun, but Hua Yun's pregnancy was also showing at this time. She was carrying the heir of the next generation of Dayi, so she was now the most precious person on Liangshan.

“It’s alright, Shishi and the Ruan brothers’ mother are here with me. She’s healthy and not that delicate. But if my nephew or niece is about to be born, I’ll definitely have to come.”

Ren Yuan said with a smile.

"Look, I even brought a gift for our first meeting."

Ren Yuan took a package out of his pocket and handed it to Lin Chong.

"Junior brother, how can this be done..."

Lin Chong instinctively wanted to refuse. His junior brother was now a prince and would be the emperor in the future. This gift for the child would be no less than a get-out-of-jail-free card in the future!

"Senior brother, what are you saying? You are my senior brother, my senior brother for life. Master, look at you, your senior brother is being so sentimental. It's really heartbreaking..."

Ren Yuanchong was joking around with Zhou Tong, and Zhou Tong slapped him on the back:

"You're a prince now, yet you still don't behave properly. Stand up straight!"

Seeing this scene, Lin Chong couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat, while Zhou Tong was already looking at Instructor Zhang:

"Old Zhang, don't worry. Zhenniang is from a military family, and several renowned doctors are inside. There shouldn't be any problems. I'm congratulating you on having a grandson in advance."

Instructor Zhang would definitely bicker with Zhou Tong from time to time. Anyway, although he couldn't beat Zhou Tong, Zhou Tong wouldn't hit him either.

But today, with his daughter's safety at stake, he didn't have the mind to say much and could only look gratefully at his old friend Zhou Tong.

Zhou Tong didn't say much, patted Instructor Zhang on the shoulder to encourage him, and then turned to look at Lin Chong:

"Boss, open it and take a look. This is what Pi Hou picked out after picking through all the treasures he'd captured before. See if you like it. If you don't, return it and let this guy choose again."

In public, Zhou Tong calls Lin Chong "Boss," but in private, he still calls him "Little Lin."

"Yes, Master."

Lin Chong opened the exquisite bundle, and inside was a piece of fine black jade! Just one glance was enough to make one feel its extraordinary nature!

"This is……"

"Senior brother, this is a top-quality black jade from the Western Regions. I asked Brother Da Jian, and he said it's the best material in the world. Let me give you my opinion first. When your nephew or niece has reached their one-month milestone, I'll have Da Jian make a pendant out of this jade."

Ren Yuan said to Lin Chong with a smile.

"This, this is far too valuable..."

"What you're saying, Senior Brother, is absolutely right! We're the eldest nephew of our sect, so no amount of praise is too much! Right, Junior Brother?"

Lu Junyi smiled and chimed in.

"That's right! Second Senior Brother is right!"

Yue Fei said with an air of "old age".

"Master, Uncle-Master, Eldest Uncle-Master, Junior Sister is coming soon."

Gao Chong, who had been curiously looking around, suddenly looked up and spoke to the adults.

"Oh? Little Gao Chong, how did you know it was a junior sister and not a junior brother?" Ren Yuan asked curiously.

"Junior sister is right there, she'll be down in a minute!"

Gao Chong stretched out his still chubby finger and pointed to the sky.

Everyone looked up, but the sky was covered in snow, so where did the figure come from?

"No, it's all snow, I can't see anything!"

Only Zhou Tong looked at his grand-disciple, as if he had thought of something, and said with a smile:

"Interesting, very interesting... Boss."

"Master, I'm here."

Lin Chong quickly responded.

“They say children can see things we can’t. It seems you’re having a girl this time. How about I name her? Old Zhang, do you have any objections?” Zhou Tong asked the father-in-law and son-in-law.

"Please bestow a name upon me, Master."

Lin Chong was naturally overjoyed, but after glancing at his father-in-law and finding that he had no objections, he smiled and spoke to his master.

"Your nephew met your daughter in the midst of a heavy snowfall. How about this, from now on, let's name this child Xuejian (Snow View)."

"Lin Xuejian, Lin Xuejian...that's a nice name."

Lin Chong listened to it and thought it was very good. After repeating it several times, he thought it sounded even better.

"Hey, senior brother, since Master has given her a formal name, can I give our niece a nickname?"

Everyone thought Zhou Tong was a good name, but Ren Yuan twitched his lips and then seemed to think of something as he moved closer to Lin Chong.

"Junior brother wants a nickname? That's great!" Lin Chong was overjoyed. His daughter seemed destined for a life of luxury!

"You little rascal, if you don't get up early, you'll be spending an hour in the training ground tonight."

When Zhou Tong saw that Ren Yuan also remembered the name, he couldn't help but remind him.

"Master, don't worry. I gave my senior brother a piece of fine black jade. Black jade is also called 'Daiyu'. Since she is our eldest niece, let's call her Daiyu."

"Daiyu? Lin Daiyu, Lin Daiyu... Junior brother, what a beautiful name! What a beautiful name!"

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