Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Three days later, Li Bangyan finally arrived near Liangshan and successfully spotted Guan Sheng's camp.

Why is no one here to greet me?

Looking at the somewhat deserted gate of the village, Li Bangyan felt a little unbalanced and unhappy.

I am, after all, a confidant of Lord Gao Qiu, who is a confidant of the Emperor. By this reasoning, Li Bangyan is also a confidant of the Emperor.

How can these martial artists be so disrespectful? They have no sense of hierarchy at all!

"Where is your commander? Bring him out and tell him that he was sent by the Grand Commandant to deliver grain and supplies."

Upon hearing that it was a delivery of provisions, the guards immediately perked up and made a move to check if it really was provisions.

After all, Guan Sheng's team had almost run out of food.

Bringing food at this time is truly a lifesaver!

"Snapped!"

"What are you doing? What are you doing?"

Li Bangyan lashed out with his whip and asked the guard at the gate.

The guard was caught off guard and his hand was slapped hard, immediately becoming red and swollen.

"Sir, what are you..."

The gatekeeper soldier clutched his hand, wincing in pain.

"Did I tell you to move? Did I tell you to move?"

"Crack! Crack!"

Li Bangyan lashed out with two more whips.

"How does Guan Sheng lead his troops? I haven't had a proper rest along the way in order to deliver the supplies to you as quickly as possible, so why is no one here to greet me?"

Li Bangyan was very dissatisfied, feeling that Guan Sheng had looked down on him.

He came representing Gao Qiu, and you, a mere Guan Sheng, didn't even send anyone to greet him? It's simply outrageous!

"Sir, the general is discussing military matters..."

"I don't care about military intelligence or anything like that. Has he attacked Liangshan or not?"

"Not yet, because of the food supplies..."

"The battle hasn't even started, so how can there be any military intelligence? I'm just here to deliver supplies, and he's treating me like this? Then I'm not delivering the supplies anymore!"

Li Bangyan is just trying to establish his authority, which is why he's fixated on this small matter.

He wanted Guan Sheng to understand that although Guan Sheng was the commander-in-chief this time, he was the supervisor, and Guan Sheng had to listen to him.

"Go! Bring Guan Sheng out here!"

Li Bangyan spoke arrogantly to the soldiers.

The soldier had no choice but to cover his injured hand and rush inside to relay the order.

After a while, the five generals of the army came forward to pay their respects to Li Bangyan.

"This humble general, Guan Sheng, was unaware of Lord Li's arrival today. I apologize for not being able to greet you properly."

Guan Sheng saw Li Bangyan riding a horse and showing off his power from afar, but he still obediently went to apologize to him.

There was nothing we could do; they were escorting grain, and the army was about to run out of food, so we had no choice but to back down.

"You're Guan Sheng? A descendant of Lord Guan? Really? Don't try to use his name to exaggerate your abilities and embellish your reputation!"

When Li Bangyan saw Guan Sheng and the others approaching, he did not dismount, naturally putting on airs.

This is understandable, after all, even if he is not successful, he is still a proofreader, which is a civil official of the eighth rank and a Jinshi degree holder.

In comparison, Guan Sheng was a lowly patrol inspector, Xuan Zan was a ninth-rank Baoyilang, and Hao Siwen was a commoner—they were truly nothing!

Only those whose names are called out outside Donghua Gate are true men!

As for those two militia members from Lingzhou, well, Li Bangyan is quite disciplined. I'm here on behalf of the Grand Commandant, and I'm only responsible for the people on the Grand Commandant's side. As for the two from Lingzhou, I won't cause trouble for you, and you shouldn't cause trouble for me either.

"This humble general was unaware of your arrival today, and has failed to greet you properly. Please forgive me."

Guan Sheng was naturally angry, but he knew he couldn't go against this person. Otherwise, he would not only fail to earn military merit, but he would also be burdened with all sorts of unfounded accusations.

"Well, so what I'm saying is, I think you're really just trying to elevate yourself by associating with Lord Guan. Do you really think Lord Guan would think you're so disrespectful? It's only because the Grand Commandant is kind-hearted that he hasn't called you out on it. Don't take yourself too seriously, understand?"

Li Bangyan's words made Guan Sheng's face turn even redder.

"My lord, we really were discussing military matters that led to this..."

"You are the Prince Consort, right? I advise you not to be fooled. This person claims to be a descendant of Lord Guan, so he is? If I said I was a descendant of Pharmacist Li, would you believe me?"

Li Bangyan also adopted a non-offending attitude towards Xuanzan. After all, although his marriage to the princess was a big joke, the prince had not yet removed Xuanzan from the family genealogy, so he still had to give the prince some face.

"A country bumpkin from who-knows-where actually claims to be a descendant of Lord Guan? What a joke! Does he even know anything about military secrets?"

Li Bangyan was deliberately trying to make things difficult for Guan Sheng, his purpose being to tell everyone that now that he was here, Guan Sheng's words no longer mattered.

"My lord, you may address me as 'Young General,' but please do not insult my ancestors."

Guan Sheng was so angry at what Li Bangyan said that he couldn't help but look up and retort.

"How dare you talk back?"

Li Bangyan chuckled and said directly to Guan Sheng:

"Come, come, let me hear what military secrets the descendants of Lord Guan have made these past few days?"

"Your Excellency, we..."

Guan Sheng straightened his chest and reported, showing that he was still confident in his ability to manage the army!

"Wait a minute. You just said you went to Liangshan to challenge their leader, and fought three battles to a draw? You didn't kill any enemies or take any prisoners?"

Li Bangyan interrupted Guan Sheng before he could finish speaking.

"Yes."

Guan Sheng replied.

"Well done! You, Guan Sheng! The Grand Commandant trusted you! You've actually colluded with the Liangshan bandits! Guards! Seize him!"

Li Bangyan shouted loudly, and dozens of his confidants stepped out from behind him, ready to seize Guan Sheng!

This was quite a shock; everyone's expression changed drastically!

"Lord Li! What are you doing!"

"Lord Li! How dare you slander someone's innocence out of thin air!"

"Lord Li, you mustn't!"

……

Xuan Zan and Hao Siwen were shocked and immediately protected Guan Sheng.

"Hmph, going to fight Liangshan in the dead of night, three battles, three draws? Not a single person killed, not a single person captured, is that too much of a coincidence?"

"I think Guan Sheng might have already defected to Liangshan! I think he's an inside man!"

"You haven't fought a single battle in the past few days. Is it really because you're out of supplies? I don't think so. Is it possible that someone simply doesn't want to fight?!"

"Guan Sheng, speak! Are you an inside man?!"

At first, Li Bangyan just wanted to argue irrationally, but later, the more he talked, the more he felt that his ideas made sense!

Guan Sheng's behavior is unreasonable!

Only following one's own ideas is reasonable!

I'm definitely a smart person!

“Lord Li, it was indeed our fault for not welcoming you. Inspector Guan has also apologized. It’s not fair to say he was an inside man.”

Shan Tinggui and Wei Dingguo exchanged a glance and stepped forward to speak.

They suddenly remembered what the prefect had said before they set off: this military expedition might not have been a wise move after all.

Look at the people Gao Qiu sent, what kind of brains do they have?

Was Guan Sheng an inside agent?

Guan Sheng was ordered to lead the troops by Gao Qiu!

If Guan Sheng was an inside agent, then what was Gao Qiu?

An insider among insiders?