Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

With the arrival of the Spring Festival, the entire Liangshan Mountain is celebrating the New Year in a frenzy.

"Happy New Year, brother! Wishing you prosperity and good fortune! Give me a red envelope!"

On the first day of the new year, before Ren Yuan even stepped out of his house, Mi Sheng and Shan Shiqi, like two silly huskies, rushed in and wreaked havoc, while also demanding red envelopes.

That kind of talk about asking for red envelopes is still from last year's Ren Yuanjiao.

"Have you two no shame? Those red envelopes are given by elders to younger people. How can you just ask for them like this?"

Xiao Jiahui followed the two people into Ren Yuan's room, and as soon as they entered, she said:

"Brother, I'm not trying to be mean, but your house is so quiet and lonely. Don't you feel lonely all by yourself? You should find someone to keep you company."

"No, what are you doing here so early in the morning? Besides, Lao Xiao, what gives you the right to say that? Aren't you alone too?"

Ren Yuan was a little confused. You all know it's the first day of the new year. How can you cause trouble on the first day?

“Oh, then I stayed at Daoqing’s house yesterday. Yiqing and Ma Ling were there too. It was so lively for us, unlike you, brother, who was all alone.”

Xiao Jiahui had a mischievous grin on her face.

"Nonsense. I clearly spent the New Year with my master and senior brother yesterday. It's just that I didn't stay at my senior brother's place when I came back."

"Yes, yes, so you should hurry up and get married. Once you're married, we won't bother you anymore. The old man has already come up the mountain, so you should quickly tell Brother Hua Rong to propose marriage. Or you could tell Grandpa Hu, or you could have Shi Qian bring Miss Shishi back..."

"Xiao Jiahui, stop right there! If you keep this up, do you believe I'll have Xiao Rang write a marriage advertisement for you tomorrow?"

Ren Yuan glared at Xiao Jiahui. Well, this strategist is getting more and more cheeky. It seems I need to bring Xu Guanzhong up the mountain soon.

Xiao Jiasui and Xu Guanzhong were both all-round talents, skilled in both literature and martial arts. The difference was that Xiao Jiasui was free-spirited and unrestrained, and acted in a free and unconventional manner, similar to Guo Jia in the Three Kingdoms period.

Xu Guanzhong, on the other hand, was highly skilled in martial arts, proficient in multiple languages ​​and scripts, as well as astronomy and geography. Most importantly, he was mature and steady, similar to Xu Shu from the Three Kingdoms period.

"Brother, what's this 'marriage proposal' thing?"

Mi Sheng didn't understand.

"Silly, it's because your brother wants to choose a wife for Military Advisor Xiao!"

Sanchez explained his good brother in a concise and to-the-point manner.

"Is that so? If you're getting married, Military Advisor Xiao, I'll definitely give you a big gift!"

"Thank you both."

Xiao Jiahui glared at the two of them, then said to Ren Yuan:

“Brother, General Huyan of Dengzhou has sent a letter. It’s not an urgent military matter, so I didn’t tell you yesterday because of the New Year.”

"He said that after the New Year, Cai Jing, in order to avenge his son Cai Jiu, ordered the troops from Qingzhou and Dengzhou to attack Liangshan after the New Year."

"But brother, you can rest assured. General Huyan said that he has already spoken with his grandson Huyan Zhuo in Qingzhou. Unless it is a direct order from the imperial court, he can disobey Murong Yanda's orders. So there will definitely be no problem with the journey to Qingzhou this time."

"As for Dengzhou, it is still unknown who will lead the troops. The old general said that Pinghai Army has not received any notification and it is unlikely that Pinghai Army will be allowed to set off this time."

"Then Dengzhou only has Sun Li left."

Ren Yuan answered without hesitation.

"Does your brother know this person?"

Xiao Jiasui was not at all surprised when Ren Yuan suddenly mentioned someone's name.

I think Shi Qian is right. My brother might really have some innate knowledge.

“I’m not familiar with him, but I must be very familiar with Teacher Luan, since we are fellow students from the same school.”

"Okay, then it seems we don't need to worry."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jiahui said, "Oh, family members? Then it's alright."

"Hmm, let Teacher Luan write a letter to Sun Li, and then we'll see what Sun Li's attitude is."

"no problem."

If Xiao Jiasui remembers this, then Liangshan will face much less pressure from two states at the same time.

"By the way, brother, why haven't Lord Chai's men come to Liangshan this year?"

"Shan Shiqi suddenly asked."

"After all, it's the New Year, so it's normal to be a day or two late. We got so many good things in Zhujiazhuang and Jiangzhou last year, so the year-end bonus from Master Chai's side isn't that important."

Yes, what Ren Yuan said is true. After all, the total profit sharing from all the businesses on the Chai family's side only amounts to a little over 300,000 to 400,000 guan a year.

Although there were many, after seeing the two prefectures and the Zhu Family Village, the Liangshan people's appetite gradually grew.

Three or four hundred thousand... that would have been an astronomical sum in Liangshan before, but now it's just okay!

"Brother, Master Chai's steward has arrived with this year's dividends and congratulatory gifts!"

Not long after everyone started chatting, the junior officer suddenly came in and reported the good news.

"Well, see, what I said came true. Let's go downstairs and get the money. We'll use the money in here to give everyone red envelopes in a little while!"

……

Golden Beach.

"Butler Chaihu, it's been a long time!"

The person who replaced Chai this time was Chai Hu, the old steward, who was also an old acquaintance of Liangshan.

"Chief Ren's business is really booming. This is this year's share and New Year's gift. Please accept it, Chief Ren."

Chai Hu spoke politely to Ren Yuan.

The current Ren Yuan is no longer the impoverished and powerless individual who went to Chai Jin's mansion for help.

"You're too kind. With the relationship between our two families, there's no need for such formalities. Steward Chai, please stay here today and have a good time at Liangshan. It's the New Year, so we should relax!"

Ren Yuan grasped Chai Hu's hand and warmly welcomed him.

"Thank you for your kindness, Chief. In the past, I would have agreed, but this year is not an option. The family has encountered some troubles in the village."

"Oh? Is the master in trouble? Butler Chai, tell me properly, what exactly happened?"

"Our lord is a great benefactor of Liangshan. If he is in trouble, we cannot stand idly by."

Upon hearing this, Ren Yuan sensed something was amiss and immediately patted his chest to give Chai Hu some confidence.

"Chief Ren, is this really possible?"

Chai Hu's eyes lit up. That's right! With so many people on Liangshan, they can definitely help their master!

"Of course! Lord Chai is my friend of Liangshan forever! How can I stand idly by when a friend is in trouble?"

"Chief Ren, it's like this. Our master has an uncle who owns a manor in Gaotang Prefecture. Recently, a new prefect has arrived in Gaotang Prefecture, named Gao Lian. He has his eye on our master's uncle's manor, so he wants to take it over."

"The master's uncle naturally disagreed, so after a while, the two sides started arguing. We don't know exactly how far the argument has gone, but judging from the master's worried look lately, it's definitely not a good situation!"

“Recently, I’ve noticed that my master is worried about this every day. After the Chinese New Year this year, he even planned to go directly to Gaotang Prefecture to solve this problem.”

"Chief Ren, why don't you help your master?"

Upon hearing this, Ren Yuan had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

Good heavens, Chai Jin's calamity has come so quickly?