Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Junior brother, what do you think of Shi Wengong's horse?"

Seemingly noticing Ren Yuan's rather serious expression, Lu Junyi changed the subject, showing Ren Yuan Shi Wengong's mount.

"Huh, is this Red Hare? Why is it missing a leg?"

Ren Yuan saw Shi Wengong's Red Hare lying on the ground, one of its front legs twisted at a strange angle.

"It was only after Su Dingyi broke my leg that I had the opportunity to capture Shi Wengong alive."

"That spendthrift Teacher Su."

Ren Yuan shook his head. Even if Red Hare were rescued, it wouldn't be suitable for the battlefield.

"Junior brother, you can cure it and turn it into a stud."

Lu Junyi said to Ren Yuan.

"This is Red Hare, and it's a male. I just checked, and it hasn't been castrated yet. If it were used as a stud, the horses it would produce would be incredible."

"Second Senior Brother, how come I never knew you were so clever?"

Ren Yuan gave Lu Junyi a thumbs up, saying, "Second senior brother is great! I hadn't thought of that before."

"That's right, otherwise how do you think your senior brother inherited the family business?"

Lu Junyi was somewhat pleased, feeling that he had earned his junior's respect.

"Speaking of your family fortune, Second Brother, I think..."

Ren Yuan was about to remind Lu Junyi again when he was interrupted by a junior colonel's military intelligence report:

"Chief! Chief! Instructor Lin and his men have breached the stronghold! All the strongholds in Zengtou City have been captured! Our army is pursuing those stubborn Jurchens. Chief, please go and take charge immediately!"

"Kill all Jurchens, not prisoners! I'm going back immediately."

Upon hearing this, Ren Yuan immediately mounted his horse and prepared to return.

"Junior brother, what did you say about my family business?"

Lu Junyi also mounted his horse and followed Ren Yuan, asking the same question at the same time.

"Senior brother, don't blame me for being nosy, but next time you bring that Li Gu over and let Master check him out. Otherwise, I always feel it's not good to hand over such a large family business entirely to someone outside the family."

"Or, senior brother could support another person to keep things in check, otherwise I'm worried that they might usurp your position."

Ren Yuan's words were sincere and heartfelt; he would have been too lazy to say more if Lu Junyi were his senior brother.

The most crucial point is that Ren Yuan didn't know whether Li Gu was having an affair or not, otherwise he would have directly sent Lu Junyi to catch them in the act!

But if Li Gu hasn't done this yet, and I reveal it beforehand, it would be like alerting him, making it even harder for Lu Junyi to find out later.

Lu Junyi might even doubt whether he had other ideas.

"Hahaha, junior brother, you're overthinking it. I gave Li Gu his life, so don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Hearing Ren Yuan bring up the issue again, and with such sincerity, Lu Junyi chuckled. In truth, he already had his own plans.

When we get back this time, let Xiao Yi take on more responsibilities.

When the two of them arrived at Zhongzhai in Zengtou City, Lin Chong came to greet them.

"Junior brother, Zeng Tu's head is here."

Lin Chong ran into Zeng Tu, who refused to surrender and was beheaded by Lin Chong.

"Brother, this is Zeng Kui. I've captured him alive."

Zeng Kui ran into Wu Song in the midst of the chaos and was captured alive!

"Good job! Bring Zeng Mi here too, tie him up and drag him out so the people around can come and see. These two guys, as the young masters of Zengtou City, must have committed a lot of crimes. Their lives are in the hands of the people!"

“Shi Wengong is with the two of them too! But don’t let Shi Wengong die; he has to be taken back to Master for disposal.”

Because Shi Wengong's fate involved the lives of Zhou Tong's friend's family, the final decision rested with Zhou Tong. As for the Jurchens of Zengtou City, it didn't matter; they could be killed on the spot.

"Brother, I have good news for you. I just did a rough count at Zengtou City, and this time we may capture three or four thousand warhorses."

Xiao Jiahui looked excited:

"Honestly, I've never seen so many horses at once before!"

"So many? That's perfect!"

Ren Yuan felt relieved upon hearing this!

Yang Zhi has probably settled things on Jeju Island as well. These three or four thousand warhorses can be set aside and raised on Jeju Island!

As for stallions, there's Red Hare!

Good heavens, it seems Liangshan is finally going to have its own horse production base!

“It’s not just the horses, brother, the amount of grain in Zengtou City is also astonishing. The 500,000 shi of grain in Zhujiazhuang was already frightening, but Zengtou City has nearly a million shi!”

Zhu Wu was also shocked by this number, but the monks at Fahua Temple said that Zeng Nong had been stockpiling troops and grain for more than a decade!

Ren Yuan was greatly shocked, but upon closer reflection, it made sense. How many people were there in Zhujiazhuang? How many in Zengtou City?

If there weren't that many, where would Zeng Tou Shi get the confidence to act as a local tyrant in this area?

"You continue to take inventory, then check the situation of the surrounding people, count the grain from house to house, and distribute it."

Ren Yuan directly handed over this particularly delicate task to Zhu Wu, who was now going to see how Shi Wengong was being beaten by the people.

At the front village of Zengtou City, Shi Wengong and his two apprentices were being held captive by Liangshan soldiers and forced to kneel there.

Not far away, many villagers from the surrounding area had already come after hearing the news!

When they saw Shi Wengong, Zeng Mi, and Zeng Kui, the villagers were extremely excited and wished they could break through the Liangshan soldiers' defenses and rush in!

"Fellow villagers, line up! One by one!"

"Fellow villagers, the chieftain has instructed that you must not kill Shi Wengong, but you can do whatever you want with the other two Jurchen bastards!"

"Fellow villagers, don't push! Today, everyone, settle your grievances and avenge your grudges!"

……

The Liangshan soldiers were trying their best to maintain order, as there were simply too many civilians.

"Sir, you have no idea! That little beast from the Zeng family! That time at my sister's house! He violated my niece! My niece was only ten years old! And they killed her just like that!"

"Sir! This Zeng Mi stormed into my house and ransacked it! My father was beaten to death by this guy for trying to save our cow!"

"And me! When I got married, those five scoundrels from the Zeng family forcibly took my wife to their village on our wedding night and dumped her at my doorstep the next day! The state of my wife was... Sir! Let me kill them!"

……

The people's complaints were so bad that even the Liangshan soldiers maintaining order couldn't stand it anymore. One soldier left his post and kicked Zeng Mi to the ground!

"You Jurchen, you've been bullying and oppressing my Han territory for so many years, committing so many heinous acts, you don't even deserve to kneel!"

After he finished speaking, the soldier stepped forward, tore off Zeng Mi's clothes, and then kicked him into the crowd!

"Folks! This guy is yours to handle! Kill him or leave no chance!"

Zeng Mi's mouth was also gagged, so he couldn't make a sound and was quickly swallowed up by the angry crowd.

"Boss, I made a mistake. I'll take the military punishment myself later."

After doing this, the soldier apologized to his squad leader.

"What? You clearly didn't see anything just now. Zeng Mi rolled into the crowd on his own. What's it to you?"

The older squad leader looked at the soldier and blinked.

"Exactly! You've been helping us maintain order all along! Why are you being subjected to military law?"