Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!"

When Niu Geng's soldiers brought him up, Fang Tianding struggled incessantly. The moment he saw Li Zhu, he felt as if he had found a savior and desperately tried to shout, his body constantly lunging forward.

"What are you doing? Behave yourself! Kneel down!"

The escorting soldiers sensed that Fang Tianding was struggling desperately, and they were also very annoyed. "You didn't struggle before, but now that you're in front of the strategist, you're struggling like this. What, are you trying to make the strategist think we've failed in our duty?"

That's too insidious! This thing doesn't deserve to stand! So they each kicked Fang Tianding in the back of the knee, forcing him to kneel down.

"Hmm? Good heavens, it really is Fang Tianding. Niu Geng, take the stuff out of his mouth."

Li Zhu sized up Fang Tianding a few times, and the image of the Crown Prince in his memory did indeed match. He could only sigh that Niu Geng had really made a profit this time; this was indeed a big fish!

"Huh? He really is?"

Niu Geng was a little stunned, never expecting that he had actually captured the Ming Dynasty's crown prince.

“It’s him. Take the stuff out of his mouth first, then loosen the ropes and let me ask him a question.”

Li Zhu said, "Let him talk, otherwise he'll always feel like we're bullying him."

"Good strategist."

Niu Geng listened to the advice of these strategists without question. Since Strategist Li had already said so, he would let Fang Tianding say something.

"Mr. Li! Mr. Li! It's me, Fang Tianding! It really is me, Fang Tianding! You've seen me before!"

After Fang Tianding was able to speak, his first words were directed at Li Zhu to prove his identity.

"You don't need to shout, I know it's you."

Li Zhu had always presented himself as someone who wasn't easy to talk to, and with just one sentence, he dispelled Fang Tianding's idea of ​​continuing to try to get closer to him.

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

"Mr. Li, please tell the Prince that he must help me this time!"

Seeing that Li Zhu was unwilling to recall too much of the past, Fang Tianding didn't make a fuss. After all, he and Li Zhu had only met once.

"Help you? How?"

Li Zhu looked at Fang Tianding with some curiosity.

"I've heard that you and Fang Jie are currently vying for the throne of the Ming Kingdom. So, from what you're saying, you can't beat Fang Jie?"

"Mr. Li, what right does Fang Jie have to compete with me? He's just my uncle's bloodline. I'm not dead yet, what right does he have to compete?"

Fang Tianding said through gritted teeth that he was very unhappy with Fang Jie's behavior of suddenly appearing and taking his place!

"I heard your dad thinks highly of him?"

Li Zhu couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, this kid has always been a smooth talker. He grew up in my family, and my dad treats him like his own son. Whatever I use, he uses too; whatever I eat, he eats too!"

Fang Tianding hated Fang Jie so much that he gritted his teeth!

"I never expected that this guy would turn out to be such an ingrate! My father is still alive, and he's already eyeing his position! And what's more, he has his uncle backing him up now, so he's not afraid of me at all!"

Why don't you hit him?

Li Zhu shrugged. "What's the big deal? If someone's not convinced, just beat them up."

“Mr. Li, it’s not that I don’t want to fight. I’m quite talented in martial arts, but I have to admit, Fang Jie is a real ingrate. After he was taught a lesson by the prince, I thought he would never recover. But I never expected him to pull off a rebuilding stunt!”

Fang Tianding shook his head with a wry smile.

"Now, his strength is unmatched in the Ming Dynasty. I cannot defeat him, so my influence in the army is declining day by day!"

"Mr. Li, please help me out of consideration for what you did for me before!"

"Hmm... this is a difficult matter for you."

After listening, Assistant Li didn't say much, only that this matter was difficult to handle.

“Mr. Li, Dayi is now the most powerful force in the world, and Liangshan is the holy land of martial arts. How can it be difficult? Back then at the martial arts tournament, the generals of Dayi were able to deal with Fang Jie. Why can't they do it now?”

“Fang Tianding, you need to understand one thing: the way we dealt with you back then was at the behest of my lord, and it was a matter between our two families.”

"But what you've been saying today is all about your family. What can we, Dayi, possibly gain from that? When you ask someone for a favor, you have to give them something in return, right?"

"Snapped!"

Fang Tianding slapped his forehead and quickly said:

"Mr. Li! I was so foolish! I didn't even mention something so important beforehand; it was a mistake made by fate!"

Fang Tianding quickly took out the map from his pocket and handed it to Assistant Li.

"Sir, please look at this. This is the current sphere of influence of my Great Ming Kingdom. As long as Your Highness is willing to help me, those areas marked on the map will all belong to Da Yi in the future."

"Moreover, if I successfully ascend the throne, the Great Ming Kingdom will relinquish its title and imperial status, and forever be a vassal state of the Great Yi! It will pay tribute to the Great Yi every year! The Great Ming will forever be a tributary state of the Great Yi!"

It must be said that Fang Tianding was a ruthless man; he really went to great lengths to ensure his smooth succession to the throne.

Of course, he actually had some ulterior motives. He could talk about it now, but whether he would actually do it would depend on the situation at that time.

In the unlikely event that Ren Yuanzhongdao would pass away, the Ming Dynasty would naturally not care about such matters, and might even retaliate against him!

"Fang Tianding, you're just going to sell half of the Ming Dynasty to us like that? Aren't you afraid your father will wake up in a rage when he finds out?"

Looking at the map, Li Zhu said, "Good heavens, Fang Tianding, you really are a spendthrift! You're selling your father's land without a care in the world!"

"Don't worry, sir. As long as the prince agrees to help me, even if my father wakes up from his anger, it won't matter. At that time, the entire Ming Dynasty will listen to me, and my father will be nothing!"

Fang Tianding stated that he had the ability to deal with his own father.

“Fang Tianding, I think the first thing you should do now is not to come here for help.”

After thinking for a moment, Li Zhu spoke to Fang Tianding.

"Please sir, teach me!"

Fang Tianding felt that Assistant Li must have been moved by him and was now going to give him advice!

Fang Tianding is willing to do anything to defeat Fang Jie.

"You just said that Fang Jie grew up in your family, right? What about his parents?"

Assistant Li's first question.

"My uncle passed away a long time ago, Auntie, I really don't remember..."

Fang Tianding tried hard to recall, but he really couldn't remember.

"You said your father, Fang La, treated Fang Jie like his own son?"

Assistant Li's second question.

“That’s right, especially the two times Father forged the Fangtian Halberd for him. The first time it was with the full power of the Ming Cult, and the second time it was with the full power of the Ming Dynasty. I have never enjoyed such treatment!”

"Have you asked your father why?"

Assistant Li's third question.

“I asked him, and Dad said that Fang Jie lost his parents, and as an elder, he should make it up to him. He also said that since I am the older brother, I should take care of my younger brother.”

After listening to all of Fang Tianding's answers, Li Zhu had a bold but reasonable guess in his mind.

"Fang Tianding, do you want to go back and confirm whether Fang Jie is really just your cousin?"

"what?"

Fang Tianding looked puzzled, not understanding what Li Zhu was talking about.

"If they are cousins, then I can discuss it with the Prince. But if not, then I'm sorry, it's a family matter, and we have to handle it ourselves..."