Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

The last day of the first lunar month has finally arrived.

Early in the morning, the outermost gates of Tokyo were opened to welcome ambitious people from all over the world into the city!

Hu Chun, the newly appointed commander of the Imperial Guards, personally led his troops to guard the Imperial City Square.

Beside him, Shi Wei, Yang Lie, Deng Tianbao, and Wang Dashou were also fully armed.

After Cheng Ziming "died in battle," Cai Jing promoted five people in one go!

Originally, the five of them were supposed to be playing a "backup" role, but now Cai Jing has decided not to hold back anymore and all five of them will attack together!

Anyway... anyway, he's going to die anyway, so why hide these people?

"This day has finally come!"

Hu Chun's expression was stern as he watched the ambitious men who had entered the city through the various city gates and were gathering at the Imperial City Square.

After so much preparation, this plan is finally coming to fruition today!

"Hey, these guys are probably all dreaming of becoming regents, aren't they?"

Yang Lie sneered, holding a spiked club in each hand, and at that moment he couldn't wait to smash a few people's heads to give his spiked clubs a good taste of meat!

"Hehehe, these guys, they never imagined they wouldn't be leaving today!"

Shi Wei sneered from the side.

"Alright, don't give anything away, or we might ruin His Majesty's plans."

Wang Dashou gripped his iron spear tightly, reminding his four colleagues not to make a mistake.

"Old Wang, look at what you're saying. If these people had any brains, they wouldn't have come in today!"

"It's better to be careful, especially after they go up into the ring. We need to stay away."

Wang Dashou knew that there was gunpowder under the arena, and even in the venue today, there was quite a bit of gunpowder, so he was actually not very willing to come.

"You're just too cautious. Didn't His Majesty say that when he's about to announce the final results, we should quietly withdraw from the city gates, lower the heavy gates, detonate the gunpowder, and fire arrows to kill these people?"

"We won't even be here by then, what are you worried about? We might be the ones shooting from the city walls. How can you call yourself the Iron Spear King if you're such a coward?"

Faced with Wang Dashou's concerns, Deng Tianbao expressed his incomprehension, feeling that the old Wang was too cautious and that being with him was somewhat embarrassing.

"My nickname is Iron Spear! Wang is my surname! Stop making fun of me!"

Wang Dashou was teased by this group of people more than once because of his nickname. Every time they saw him, they would jeer and say, "Iron Spear King is here."

Wang Dashou was quite self-aware of his abilities. If he dared to accept the title of "King of Iron Spears," the unparalleled spear and staff master Lu Junyi would probably come to challenge him to a duel the very next day.

"Alright, everyone, be serious. We're government troops now, so don't let people think we're impolite."

Hu Chun didn't really have a strong sense of respect for his four subordinates. After all, Hu Chun had left the underworld a long time ago, and in his view, these four were not on the same path as him.

Cheng Ziming was true to his temperament, but unfortunately he's been killed now.

"Is this the former imperial city of Bianjing (Kaifeng) of the Song Dynasty? It's truly magnificent."

A group of people slowly approached, with the one at the front dressed as a noble young master, exuding an air of nobility.

“Your Highness, this is no longer the Great Song Dynasty, but the Great Lai. We have come from afar, so we must not offend them with our words.”

One of the guards beside him had two axes on his back, and the other had... a fishing rod on his back?

"I know, it's just Cai Jing, right? Is he the emperor now? I don't think so, is he? How come his Lai Kingdom is a kingdom, but our Dali isn't?"

Yes, this person is none other than the current Crown Prince of Dali, surnamed Duan, given name Zhengxing.

“Your Highness, if Dali wants to advance further, it must be on good terms with the Central Plains dynasties. Although Cai Jing’s Lai Kingdom is not considered legitimate, it is, after all, the representative of the Central Plains. Cai Jing still has the Imperial Seal, so we should be more polite to him.”

"Really? But I've heard that the Kingdom of Yi in the east is stronger. Cai Jing has the Imperial Seal, but the Kingdom of Yi has a stone tablet that fell from the sky. Is the stone tablet inferior to the Imperial Seal?"

At this time, Duan Zhengxing was not yet the future Emperor Zhengkang. He was young and still had some of the impetuousness of youth.

The guards naturally dared not speak ill of him directly. After all, apart from being a bit arrogant, the young master was otherwise quite good, especially in his treatment of his subordinates. They were already very satisfied with his attitude towards managing his subordinates at his age.

"Well, since we're already here, let's see the strength of the Lai Kingdom today. But if I have the chance, I still want to visit the Yi Kingdom. Everyone says that Liangshan in the Yi Kingdom is now a holy land of martial arts. I have to go and take a look!"

Duan Zhengxing got excited as he spoke. What young man doesn't dream of being a chivalrous knight-errant who roams the world with a sword? Liangshan not only has a martial arts ranking list, but also the legendary martial arts master Zhou Tong. Duan Zhengxing especially wanted to see him during his trip to the Central Plains!

However, upon discovering halfway there that there was also something interesting to see on Cai Jing's side, he changed his plans and decided to go to Lai State first, and then to Yi State.

The guards were used to this; it would be abnormal if their young master didn't act this way.

"Heroes participating in the Regent's Assembly, please come to the arena!"

Hu Chun and his men were in front of the arena. They directed the Imperial Guards to guide the crowd to the arena and then announced the rules.

Even without an official announcement, everyone knows that each faction can send someone to defend the arena and accept challenges from other factions. The faction whose forces can last until the end will become the Regent.

Moreover, to enter this arena, one must sign a waiver of life and death. On the stage, life and death are left to fate. One can admit defeat, but if one fails to leave the arena in time after admitting defeat, one may also die.

However, each win will result in a large bounty, and the more wins you make, the more bounties you accumulate!

"Your Highness, these rules are forcing people to fight each other."

The family retainer, carrying two axes on his back, spoke to Duan Zhengxing with a stern expression.

“That’s right, these powerful men’s eyes turned red when they heard about the bounty.”

Duan Zhengxing wasn't stupid. He could see that after the rules were announced, many people around him whose names he didn't know instantly turned red and started panting heavily.

"Hahaha, I'm definitely going to be the regent! I'll be the first one here!"

"Who do you think you are? You want to be the regent? Take a good look at yourself in the mirror! I'll be your opponent!"

……

Soon, unable to contain their inner turmoil, the strong men took to the stage to begin their duel. They fought with deadly ferocity, and casualties soon appeared.

However, the Royal Guard of Lai only provided the most basic bandaging for the wounded. As for the dead, well, sorry, they just dragged them away, cleaned up the bloodstains on the arena, and the others could continue.

"Something's not right here."

Looking at the situation on the field, Duan Zhengxing felt that something was wrong. If everyone fought like this, how many of the forces present would be unharmed in the end?

"Your Highness, if anything changes, we will protect you and fight our way out."

The two guards also had serious expressions, but they were determined to protect their prince with their lives!

"Hmm, let's see what that old fox Cai Jing is up to..."