Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Chapter 41 The Second Ranking of Liangshan

After everyone disembarked from the warship, they walked along the newly built road toward the Hall of Righteous Gathering.

Along the way, they saw many smiling, busy villagers, as well as energetic ordinary soldiers from the mountain stronghold.

They are all striving to live and work hard, just to make their lives a little better.

Liangshan gave them this opportunity.

"We're relieved that our brother is back!"

Du Qian, Song Wan, and the others waited in front of the Hall of Gathering Righteousness. Upon seeing Ren Yuan, they showed smiles that had not been seen for a long time.

"Thank you all for making this trip."

Ren Yuan bowed sincerely to his brothers, feeling fortunate to have such a group of brothers who were willing to work hard with him.

At the same time, he also solidified a belief:

Song Heizi, you'll never set foot in Liangshan in this lifetime. You can go to whichever mountain you want, and you can surrender to the government however you like.

“Brother, with so many heroes in our stronghold, I’m willing to give up my second-place seat and rearrange the order.”

After everyone sat down in the Hall of Righteousness and admired each other as heroes, Yuan Lang suddenly stood up and said he would give up his seat.

Following behind him, Du Qian, Song Wan, Zhu Gui, Zhu Fu, and others also jumped out to say that they were ready to give up their seats.

This behavior surprised the others who had just arrived on the mountain. They were not newcomers to the martial arts world and knew that this seat was very important. They never expected that in Liangshan, the seat would be given up voluntarily!

The heroes of Liangshan are truly exceptional in their loyalty and righteousness.

"Okay, but I can't just sit here. How about we rearrange the order together?"

Ren Yuan also got up, preparing to rearrange the positions.

"Brother is the leader of the stronghold, and that position cannot be changed. Please continue to sit in the top seat. We can arrange the other seats today."

But he was stopped by others as soon as he finished speaking.

Sun An spoke first:

“Brother Yuan Lang, you have worked hard and made great contributions to stabilizing the stronghold while your brother was away. I think you should continue to sit in the second position.”

“Yes, Yuan Lang, you can continue. I agree.”

Mi Sheng also supported Yuan Lang.

Only Yuan Lang could manage a bitter smile:

"Thank you all for your kind words, but I know I'm not cut out for it. I only have a basic understanding of writing and know nothing about politics. I am not qualified to take on this second position."

Then he turned to Zhu Wu and said:

“Strategist, you are the only strategist in Liangshan at present. You are skilled in both literature and martial arts. Moreover, before you came to Liangshan, you were the chief of Shaohua Mountain. You should sit in the second seat.”

Zhu Wu was sitting quite leisurely on the side, but Yuan Lang called his name directly, which scared the child.

Zhu Wu quickly waved his hand in refusal:

"No, no, I've just arrived at the mountain and haven't accomplished anything yet. How can I sit in the second seat? A guest should not overshadow the host. Brother Yuan Lang, please don't harm me."

"Strategist, listen to me. My brother is the chief of the stronghold and has many responsibilities. Therefore, the second-in-command must be someone who can share the burden with him. Even an emperor needs a prime minister. You can make me a general who charges into battle, no problem. But to make me face mountains of books and seas of paper all day long is to make things difficult for me. Currently, you are the only scholar in the stronghold. If you don't sit in the second position, who will?"

Yuan Lang's words were truly heartfelt and sincere. Indeed, considering the current overall structure of Liangshan's personnel, Zhu Wu was the most suitable candidate for the second position.

Du Qian looked at all this and was also very moved. Compared to when Wang Lun was around, when everyone was fighting to the death for a position, now that Brother Ren Yuan is here, everyone is being modest and yielding. This is true loyalty!

"Strategist, please take the second seat."

Therefore, this old man from Liangshan took the lead in inviting Zhu Wu to sit in the second seat.

"This, brother...I..."

Zhu Wu panicked a little. He quickly looked at Ren Yuan, thinking, "I can't let my brother think I'm trying to steal his position."

But when he turned around, he found Ren Yuan waving at him.

"Come here, Zhu Wu. Yuan Lang is right. From now on, you'll be in charge of all the village's administrative affairs. I can't be in charge of these things every day. Come here quickly."

Zhu Wu knew he couldn't refuse, so he went up, but before sitting down, he cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to those around him.

“I am Zhu Wu, and I am grateful for everyone’s care. I will take the second seat for now. If a great sage comes to the mountain in the future, I will give it up.”

Then, amidst everyone's blessings, he sat down.

"This third one..."

Yuan Lang was about to say something when Sun An interrupted him.

“This third seat should be taken by Brother Yuan Lang. When your brother was not around, you were the one who maintained the entire Liangshan. If you don’t take the seat, no one else can.”

"Yes, Yuan Lang, please sit down!"

Mi Sheng and Yuan Lang had a good relationship, so he stepped in to support his brother at this time.

“Yuan Lang, everyone is right, you should sit in the third seat.”

Ren Yuan smiled and nodded at him.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Lang didn't say much, but cupped his hands in greeting to those around him and then said:

“Then I will sit in the third seat, just like the strategist. When a great sage comes up the mountain, I will give it to him.”

After the first three finished, Zhu Gui and Song Wan, who were originally in third and fourth place, went directly to Sun An's side and said to him:

“Brother Sun An, although this is our first meeting today, you once said that Sun An, the Dragon Slayer, is a first-rate hero in the martial arts world. How can you be ranked below us? Please take the fourth seat, Brother Sun An.”

Sun An was naturally unwilling. Although, in terms of intelligence and martial arts, Sun An could be considered an enhanced version of Yuan Lang, he had only just arrived on the mountain and did not want to give the impression that he was there to steal a position.

“Brother, I am also willing to give up my position to Master Guanghui. Master Guanghui is clearly a master, much better than an idle person like me who just loafs around waiting to die.”

Du Qian was willing to give up his position, but Guang Hui seemed to have truly seen the light after surviving a life-or-death ordeal and didn't care much about other things, so he would definitely decline.

As a result, the three Nguyen brothers, Mi Sheng and others felt embarrassed, so a bunch of people pushed and shoved each other, and the whole gathering hall became a bit chaotic.

"Sister, this is different from what's described in the storybooks."

In a corner of the Hall of Gathering Righteousness, Hua Yun and Pan Jinlian were watching the scene of everyone refusing to give up their positions. They were very curious. Didn't the stories say that the strongmen valued this position? Why were they refusing to give it up on the Liangshan side?

"I don't know either. Maybe, maybe Brother Ren is just more popular."

Hua Yun became even more curious about Ren Yuan. What kind of person was he that could make his heroes so indifferent to order and position?

"Please decide, brother!"

After discussing for a long time, no one could come to a conclusion, so the ball was returned to Ren Yuan.

“Everyone is too modest. Sun An and Master Guanghui are famous, but Zhu Gui, Song Wan, and Du Qian, the three of you are in charge of the mountain stronghold’s money, food and logistics. How can you say that this is not important? Food is the most important thing for the people.”

"I've been listening for a while now. We're all good brothers, and if we keep deferring to each other like this, it might damage our harmony. So, I propose that from now on, it's most important for all the brothers of Liangshan to have their own duties. There's no order of precedence or importance in the positions. Those who joined the mountain first will sit in front, and those who joined later will sit in the back. How about that?"

Ren Yuan thought for a moment and then offered his suggestion.

"This is good!"

"Yes! As long as there are specific divisions of labor, that's fine!"

"Yes! But brother, you are different from others, you must be in a high position."

"Yes, yes, brother! Your position as chieftain cannot be changed!"

The crowd started chattering again, saying that since the order of positions no longer represented how much importance a person placed on the bandit group, it didn't matter.

After further discussion, the leaders of Liangshan were ranked in the following order:

Optimus Prime Ren Yuan

Zhu Wu, the Divine Strategist

Red faced tiger Yuan Lang

Sun An, the Dragon Slayer

Zhu Gui, the Dry Land Crocodile

Ku Toutuo Guanghui (He no longer uses dual swords and has changed his name to Ku Toutuo)

Cloud-Piercing Vajra Song Wan

Touching the sky Du Qian

Standing Earth Tai Sui Ruan Xiao Er

Saihu Chimisheng

Ruan Xiaowu, the short-lived second son