Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

After acquiring Li Jun and the others, Ren Yuan did not stay in Jiangzhou for long.

The supplies from Jiangzhou need to be transported back to Liangshan as soon as possible, in preparation for the Jeju Island offensive next year.

"Brother, the mountain will be especially lively this Chinese New Year."

Watching the soldiers busily moving things, Li Jun was truly moved.

He already knew that after he went up the mountain, he would become the commander of a regiment of the Liangshan navy.

Moreover, judging from Ren Yuan's tone, he seemed to be handing over the future Liangshan navy to himself.

What immense trust that is!

"Yes, this year will definitely be more lively."

Ren Yuan never imagined that in just three years, he could develop Liangshan Village, which originally had a few hundred people, into a large village with nearly 100,000 soldiers and civilians.

All of this did indeed feel somewhat unreal to him.

However, that's not enough. To avoid the humiliation of the Jingkang Incident in the future, Liangshan is not yet capable enough. In fact, they have not yet been tested by the large-scale army of the Song court.

Now that Jiangzhou has been captured, Cai Jiu will definitely run back to complain. Cai Jing is a man who cares a lot about his reputation, so he will definitely send people to attack Liangshan.

In other words, Liangshan is finally going to go from small-scale skirmishes to a direct confrontation with the Song army!

Every battle from this year onward will be even more difficult!

After the New Year, it will be 1114, the third year of the Zhenghe era of the Song Dynasty and the fifth year of the Tianqing era of the Liao Dynasty. In this year, Wanyan Aguda in the north will officially raise an army to rebel against Liao and establish the Jin Dynasty, thus beginning the great cause of destroying Liao and Song.

Ren Yuan also decided that in this year, he would take over the two large islands of Jeju and Kyushu as his rear base and lay the foundation for his future business!

Wanyan Aguda, let's have a competition and see who's faster!

"Chief Ren, thank you very much for the physician from Liangshan. The village chief is much better now."

While Ren Yuan and Li Jun were chatting, Wu Yong, supporting Chao Gai, also came over to express his gratitude.

"Brother Ren Yuan, thank you very much."

Chao Gai's face was still pale, but at least his breathing was much more stable, and he no longer had the feeling that he could die at any moment, as he had when he was in prison.

"Guardian, I was a little taken aback when you called me 'brother'."

When Ren Yuan heard Chao Gai call him "brother," he was taken aback. "Goodness, brother, you're forty years old, and you're calling me brother?"

“You deserve it,” Chao Gai said to Ren Yuan.

“If you hadn’t shown us the way to Qingfeng Mountain, we would have been captured long ago. If you hadn’t saved me this time, I would be dead too.”

"From this day forward, my Qingfeng Mountain will follow the lead of Liangshan. If you, brother, just say the word, I, Chao Gai, will gladly sacrifice myself!"

As Chao Gai spoke, he disregarded his own injuries and knelt down before Ren Yuan!

"Keep it straight!"

Feeling sorry for Chao Gai, Wu Yong quickly knelt down as well.

“Brother Ren Yuan, the head of the village is unwell, I kowtow on his behalf.”

"Everyone, get up."

Ren Yuan pulled the two of them up. Good heavens, what are you two doing?

"Chao Gai, after this, you should have seen clearly who your true brothers are and who truly cares for you. When you get back, you must thank Wu Yong properly."

Chao Gai looked at Wu Yong, tears welling up in his eyes.

Indeed, Wu Yong had always been thinking of him, but he had been so focused on Song Jiang that he had overlooked Wu Yong's feelings.

"Wu Yong, now that you have found someone you are willing to give your life for, from now on you should assist Chao Gai well. Although your abilities are not the best, you will definitely be able to manage Qingfeng Mountain. From now on, you and Chao Gai should manage Qingfeng Mountain well."

Ren Yuan said to Wu Yong.

"Brother Ren Yuan is right. Please rest assured, from now on, no one in Qingfeng Mountain will be able to harm the village head. Moreover, I, Wu Yong, swear that Qingfeng Mountain will never show the slightest disrespect to Liangshan again. As long as Liangshan says to go east, Qingfeng Mountain will never go west!"

Wu Yong first swore an oath to Ren Yuan, and then he and Chao Gai held hands and supported each other. The two grown men looked at each other, and they looked like they were about to cry.

"Alright, alright, you're all the lords of a mountain, so stop with this crying and wailing. It'll only make you a laughingstock. You've suffered heavy losses this time. All the jewelry and paintings in Cai Jiu's mansion are yours. You should get a lot of money after selling them. As for grain, you can collect 30,000 shi later. That should be enough for Qingfeng Mountain."

"We will never forget Brother Ren Yuan's great kindness."

Wu Yong and Chao Gai bowed in gratitude. To be honest, there were only a few hundred people left on Qingfeng Mountain, and this much food would last them a long time.

"By the way, take Li Li, Dai Zong, Lei Heng and the others back with you. If the Mu brothers are also willing to go with you, take them with you as well."

Since Ren Yuan didn't want these people, he simply gave them all to Qingfeng Mountain.

"That would be wonderful. This time, because of that bastard Song Jiang, our Qingfeng Mountain suffered heavy losses. If these talents can come, it will definitely be a good thing."

Wu Yong was overjoyed. Sure enough, he had been too narrow-minded before. Look at the magnanimity of Liangshan. He had only just recognized them as his leaders, yet they had already given him so much—money, food, and manpower. If he had known earlier that recognizing someone as a leader would bring so many benefits, Wu Yong would have persuaded Chao Gai to do so long ago.

……

The residence of Grand Tutor Cai in Tokyo.

Cai Jing was the most powerful minister in the court. Now that Emperor Huizong was not paying much attention to state affairs and was indulging in wine, women and pleasure all day long, Cai Jing had to intervene in almost all matters of state.

Even if he doesn't intervene personally, his protégés are already almost everywhere in the court.

In short, within the capital, the Cai family's word carries more weight than the Emperor's.

On this day, Cai Jing was fishing in his own yard. He had grown old and had given up fishing. In his backyard, there was a large pond with many rare fish. The pond was even more beautiful than the one inside the palace.

"Master! Master!"

Suddenly, the old butler rushed over, his footsteps startling the fish that were about to take the bait in the pond.

Cai Jing was somewhat displeased, but upon seeing that it was an old servant who had been with him for decades, he did not lose his temper.

"After all these decades, you're still so impulsive. Haven't I told you to be more mature?"

Cai Jing gave the old butler a mild criticism, then asked him a question.

"What happened?"

“This old servant deserves to die, but sir, the Ninth Young Master has returned and says he has something important to tell you.”

The old butler first slapped himself as punishment, then quickly informed Cai Jing of the news.

"Xiao Jiu? What's he doing back here?"

Cai Jing frowned; he knew things might not be so simple.

He knew his own son's character well. After he placed Xiao Jiu in Jiangzhou, he spent his days eating, drinking, and having fun, and basically never returned to the capital except for the New Year.

There's still some time before the Lunar New Year, so why did this brat come back already?

Did he say what it was about?

Cai Jing stood up and asked the old steward.

"No, but the Ninth Young Master said he was bullied."

The old butler bowed his head and said.

"Oh? You've gone too far, daring to bully my son?"

Upon hearing this, Cai Jing was both amused and annoyed, and immediately walked towards the front yard.

Before he could even step out, a figure rushed back from the front yard, hugging his leg and crying:

"Dad! Someone is bullying me!"