Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Chai Jin's words made Guan Sheng's face turn even redder.

But the momentum he had shown in arguing with Ren Yuan was immediately suppressed.

Speechless. What Chai Jin said makes perfect sense!

"Not saying anything now? Weren't you acting all high and mighty just now?"

Chai Jin chuckled as he looked at Guan Sheng.

Then he pointed to the others as well:

"You all think that the Zhao family was right to seize my ancestors' property back then?"

Everyone pointed to by Chai Jin lowered their heads.

Xuan Zan, in particular, was already verbally abused when he came here last time.

The Song Dynasty court could go against its conscience and lie to deceive the people of the world.

But honestly, any person with a conscience cannot deny that Zhao Da's ascension to the throne was illegitimate.

After all, Guo Wei and Chai Rong had already made the Later Zhou Dynasty prosperous, and Zhao Da was just reaping a huge benefit.

"Master Chai, you can't say that. After all, Emperor Taizu established the Song Dynasty and helped the Zhou Dynasty unify the world..."

Guan Sheng wanted to struggle a little longer.

"Unify the world?"

Chai Rong laughed. How could he not know what his ancestors had done?

He walked up to Guan Sheng, looked at him, and said, sentence by sentence:

"In the second year of Xiande (955), my ancestor sent troops to recover the four prefectures of Qin, Feng, Cheng and Jie from the Later Shu. From then on, Xichuan was stable and the Later Shu never dared to act recklessly again."

"From the third year of Xiande (956) to the fifth year of Xiande (958), my ancestors personally led three expeditions against the Southern Tang, winning one great victory after another. They forced the Southern Tang to cede fourteen prefectures in Huainan and Jiangbei, and made the ruler of the Southern Tang relinquish the title of emperor, only calling himself the ruler of the Jiangnan Kingdom, and agreeing to submit to the Great Zhou."

"In the sixth year of Xiande (959), my ancestor led a northern expedition against the Liao Dynasty, conquering three passes and three prefectures in succession. He was about to unify the northern border, but he suddenly fell ill while discussing the attack on Youzhou!"

"The following year, that traitor Zhao Da staged a mutiny at Chenqiao and seized power from the Chai family!"

"Tell me, my ancestors needed the Zhao family to unify the world for them?"

"If it weren't for that disease of unknown origin, the territory my ancestors conquered would be even larger than the Song Dynasty is today!"

"Isn't your Guan family loyal to the emperor? Then let me ask you, when my ancestor suddenly fell ill, Zhao Da staged a coup the following year. Do you think that's normal?"

Guan Sheng was speechless. In fact, those who came from the imperial court were all speechless after hearing Chai Jin's angry outburst.

Ren Yuan nodded to himself.

Indeed, Chai Rong's illness came on very suddenly. If he hadn't died suddenly, to be honest, the Later Zhou dynasty in history might have really replaced the Northern Song dynasty, and even conquered a larger territory than the Northern Song!

After all, Chai Rong was a wise ruler who set a grand goal and ideal: "to expand the country in ten years, to nurture the people in ten years, and to achieve peace in ten years."

Among the emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty, only Zhao Da could be considered comparable to him.

"No one's saying anything now? That means you're in the wrong, right?"

Chai Jin's scolding silenced the group, and the effect was truly amazing!

"They seized the land from my ancestors back then, so they should be governed properly, right? If they are governed well, then it doesn't matter."

"But how well do they govern the world today? How many years has it been since the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun were lost? Every year they send tribute to foreign tribes, causing the people to live in misery. Strongmen are rising up all over the world, and a group of corrupt officials in the court are colluding to persecute loyal and good people!"

"How can this be done in the face of my ancestors? If the Zhao family is not fit to be the rulers of this land, then give the land back to us! Or let someone else take over!"

Chai Jin's words echoed in the Hall of Righteousness, drawing cheers from the surrounding heroes. Guan Sheng and his companions, however, remained silent, their hearts deeply moved.

"My lord, this is treason."

Guan Sheng could only weakly retaliate.

"What? The Zhao family can rebel, but others can't? What kind of logic is that?"

"Exactly! Is this what you call rebellion? This is called restoring order!"

This time, without Chai Jin even having to say anything, the other brothers stood up and fought back against Guan Sheng.

Guan Sheng was so choked that he couldn't say a word.

The five of them looked at each other in silence.

"Sigh...My lord, what you say makes a lot of sense."

After a moment of silence, Hao Siwen broke the deadlock by bowing to Chai Jin.

“My lord, it is indeed the Zhao family that owes you.”

Xuan Zan, being the son-in-law of the emperor, had some connection with the Zhao family, the imperial clan, so at this moment, he felt more ashamed than others.

"Sigh, what kind of world is this?"

Wei Dingguo and Shan Tinggui exchanged a glance and also expressed their apologies to Chai Jin.

Only Guan Sheng, for the sake of his pride, stubbornly refused to speak.

However, Chai Jin ignored him and instead turned to bow to Ren Yuan.

"Brother, please make the decision on the rest."

Ren Yuan nodded. Chai Jin's task was complete; now it was up to him.

"I wonder what Chief Ren plans to do with us."

Since Guan Sheng remained silent, Shan Tinggui and Wei Dingguo, being the highest-ranking among the remaining people, had to speak up.

"It's not a matter of punishment, but after this crushing defeat, how will you generals protect yourselves?"

Ren Yuan looked at everyone with a smile.

"Well, we don't have much to say, after all, we're all defeated generals."

Shan Tinggui and Wei Dingguo exchanged a glance, then said to Ren Yuan:

"We hope the chieftain can spread the word that the two of us died in battle, so as not to implicate our families."

Ren Yuan raised an eyebrow. "What are you doing? Liangshan isn't the underworld. Are all the leaders on my mountain dead?"

"You two are overthinking it. Liangshan values ​​humanity above all else. If you are unwilling to come up the mountain, I will naturally send you back to Lingzhou."

"Sigh... Forget it, going back would only make things difficult for the prefect. Chief Ren, just consider us as the two of us who died in battle. The scenery on this mountain is quite nice. Old Wei and I hope to live as ordinary people on Liangshan."

Ren Yuan looked at Shan Tinggui, and he didn't seem to be trying to advance by retreating, so he didn't say anything more.

"Alright, if you two militia leaders want to stay at Liangshan, that's fine too. But to spare you the pain of separation, Liangshan will take care of your families. I swear in the name of the Great Chief of Liangshan, I will bring them back safely!"

"Then thank you very much, Chief Ren."

Shan Tinggui led the way in expressing his gratitude, and although Wei Dingguo had some doubts, he also thanked his good brother.

His years of working together told him that listening to Shan Tinggui was the right thing to do.

"Chief Ren, you said Liangshan was for the people, is that true?"

Hao Siwen asked Ren Yuan.

"Brother Hao Siwen, right? There are so many people under Liangshan's rule now. You can go and see for yourself how they are living."

"A lie can't become the truth, so I have no reason to lie to you."

Ren Yuan's answer was also very sincere.

"Then...if that's really the case, I, Hao Siwen, am willing to do my part for Liangshan!"

Upon hearing this, Guan Sheng, who had been looking down, suddenly raised his head and looked at Hao Siwen with an incredulous expression.

He never expected that his sworn brother would be the first to stand up and want to join Liangshan!

“Brother, if Chief Ren is telling the truth, then we are all wrong.”

Hao Siwen, being of commoner origin, was more concerned about the affairs of ordinary people.

"If Liangshan is fighting for the people, then I am willing to help them!"

"I believe you, brother, would be willing too!"