Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Your Majesty, the people outside the city are currently fighting amongst themselves, and some powerful individuals have emerged, including members of the Duan family of Dali."

"However, after the Zhe family army arrived, for some reason, they did not participate in the fighting. Others tried to fight them, but they ignored them and stayed in their own camp."

Inside the Tokyo Imperial Palace, Cheng Ziming was reporting the situation to Cai Jing.

Cai Jing, dressed in a dragon robe, sat on the dragon throne. Although he appeared to be perfectly normal, his face was frighteningly pale.

On the table in front of him was a bowl of still-steaming herbal soup.

"The Zhe family...it seems I underestimated Zhe Kecun, cough cough cough..."

Cai Jing couldn't help but cough, and the cough became more and more violent, forcing him to cover his mouth with a yellow handkerchief.

When he took off the handkerchief, there was a dark red bloodstain on it!

"Your Majesty! Your health..."

When Cheng Ziming saw Cai Jing coughing incessantly, he wanted to go over to check on him, but after taking a step forward, he withdrew and lowered his head, not daring to look at Cai Jing.

"I'm fine."

Cai Jing waved his hand, then picked up the medicine in front of him and gulped it down.

The poison that Cai Jing was given was truly potent; it managed to destroy his body even without any open wounds on his hands!

From then on, Cai Jing kept coughing up blood and falling into a coma. Finally, the imperial physicians found a book in some corner of the Imperial Hospital and prepared medicine according to the prescription in it, which made Cai Jing wake up. After waking up, apart from looking pale, he was no different from before he was injured.

However, who could have imagined that after taking the medicine a few times, Cai Jing would cough up blood while fully conscious! After examination, the imperial physicians discovered that Cai Jing's internal organs were failing rapidly, a condition that the Imperial Hospital had no way to treat! They could only keep Cai Jing alive with various medications to make him appear normal, but in reality, he was already on his deathbed and could die at any moment.

Upon learning that he had no hope of survival, Cai Jing's first reaction was anger, and he even wanted to kill all the imperial physicians immediately.

In the end, he held back, since he still needed the imperial physicians to keep him alive. However, Cai Jing did not want to spend his final days in the palace, so he devised the regency plan.

Since I don't have much time left to live, then you ambitious people can die with me and keep me company!

It must be said that Cai Jing's plan was crazy, but also very bold. He risked his own life, dragging so many people down with him. In the future, whether his descendants succeeded him or in other circumstances, the number of ambitious people was reduced! This was only slightly better for the overall situation of the world!

"Your Majesty, what if the Zhe family doesn't take the bait?"

Cheng Ziming certainly hoped to capture all the people who came this time, but it seemed that the Zhe family army had no intention of taking the bait at all.

"If he won't come himself, then we'll ask him to come!"

Cai Jing waved his hand and began to write a special imperial edict on the imperial table with flowing, elegant strokes. In no time, a special edict was written out by him.

"It's all written here. Please have the Zhe family army use it as part of the arrangements for this conference. Go and deliver it to them personally and see how the Zhe family reacts."

In Cai Jing's plan, everyone in the square that day had to die, regardless of whether they were part of the plan or a participant, as long as they came.

"Yes!"

Cheng Ziming said he had no problem taking the job! He was also itching to try it out, and it would be a good thing to have a chance to spar with the Zhe family!

"Go down!"

Cai Jing gestured for Cheng Ziming to leave. After Cheng Ziming disappeared, Cai Jing suddenly grabbed the medicine bowl and vomited a mouthful of blood!

"Cough, cough, cough..."

"Your Majesty!"

At this moment, there was only one eunuch whom Cai Jing trusted very much in the entire hall. When he saw Cai Jing vomiting blood, the eunuch hurriedly stepped forward to wipe away the blood.

"No need, I haven't reached that point yet!"

Cai Jing was extremely resentful. In his view, whether it was political acumen, control of the situation, policies to pacify the people, or even military talent, he was far superior to Zhao Ji!

Why was Zhao Ji able to become emperor, but he couldn't?

Cai Jing was confident that he would be a much better emperor than Zhao Ji! Moreover, at that time, he was very tolerant of all officials in the capital city of Kaifeng and promised them high-ranking positions and generous salaries. Why were there some people who insisted on going against him because of Zhao Ji?

That Nie Shan, I don't know what kind of domineering poison he used, actually left the entire Imperial Hospital helpless and directly ruined his own plans!

"God is unfair!"

Cai Jing was unconvinced. He was confident that if he were allowed to be emperor for ten years, no, even five, he could make the Lai Kingdom surpass the Zhao Song Dynasty!

It's a pity he didn't have five years left, so he wanted to take those ambitious people down with him before he died!

If I didn't have the chance to do it, you shouldn't expect to either!

and,

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Outside Tokyo, at the Zhe family army camp.

"Drink! Ha! Hey!"

Zhe Kecun was practicing martial arts fully armed in the open space of the camp to pass the time.

There was no other way. Shi Qian had already given him orders not to get involved in any fighting. He was a young man with plenty of energy, and since he couldn't fight, he had no choice but to practice martial arts on his own.

To be honest, messing around with yourself every day is a great way to pass the time.

"General! An army is heading straight for our camp in Tokyo!"

"what?"

Zhe Kecun was taken aback and stopped what he was doing. He no longer had the mind to go out and fight. Why were these people in Tokyo looking for him?

"Go and see!"

He was just idling around anyway, and besides, someone came to him on their own initiative, so it wasn't him looking for trouble!

"Who is coming?"

When Zhe Kecun arrived at the camp gate, Cheng Ziming's troops had already arrived. Seeing Cheng Ziming, who was also fully armed, Zhe Kecun immediately became interested.

"I am Cheng Ziming, the commander of the Imperial Guards of Da Lai!"

"Cheng Ziming? Interesting."

Seeing the large iron spear in Cheng Ziming's hand, Zhe Kecun became interested. The spear looked heavy, and its killing power must be amazing! Anyone who could use such a spear must be no ordinary person!

"General Zhe! His Majesty has decreed that the Zhe family army be part of the Regency Assembly! General Zhe, if you dare not participate in this Regency competition, do you dare to accept the decree? Or is it that the Zhe family army is merely a name without substance, and that you were expelled from the Zhe family because you lacked the courage?"

Cheng Ziming, true to his seasoned experience, immediately resorted to provocation. He even deliberately held the imperial edict up by the spear, his words and actions conveying utter contempt.

"what are you saying?"

Upon hearing this, Zhe Kecun's anger flared up instantly!

Damn it! I've been here for so many days and haven't been able to do anything. I'm already furious, and now you're using this low-level provocation tactic?! Do you think you can succeed?!

"Give me my gun!"

Zhe Kecun gestured to the soldiers around him to bring him his gun!

Cheng Ziming, is this your way of provoking me? Fine, I'll tell you, you've successfully angered me!

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