Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Coming to the wedding banquet? No problem!"

Ren Yuan smiled when he saw that Xu Jing had changed his appearance.

Good, good, good, as expected of Old Ape Xu, so slippery.

"Nephew, I do know your master, and with so many people watching, please give me some face?"

Xu Jing moved closer to Ren Yuan and said in a low voice.

"Okay, senior, I understand what you mean."

Upon hearing this, Ren Yuan smiled slightly, then turned his head and said loudly:

"Brothers! It's all a misunderstanding! Senior Xu Jing is just here for a wedding! He's not leaving after he's had his drinks!"

???

Xu Jing stared wide-eyed at Ren Yuan in disbelief.

What does it mean to drink it and then not leave?

Did I just say that?

"Ah! Senior, it's good that you're not leaving! Come on! Let's have a drink!"

"That's right! Senior, come to our table! We can drink!"

Before Xu Jing could react, he was pulled inside by several people!

"Huh? Brother Xu?"

Wen Huanzhang hadn't come out of the house, so he only heard the noise outside. He never expected that Xu Jing would come!

"Ah? Brother Wen?"

Xu Jing was stunned when he saw Wen Huanzhang holding a wine glass.

No, how come there are so many familiar faces on Liangshan?

Just now it was Zhou Tong, and now it's Wen Huanzhang?

"Strategist! Do you know this senior?"

Shan Shiqi was somewhat surprised to see Wen Huanzhang and Xu Jing greeting each other.

"We know each other; we have a past."

Wen Huanzhang smiled and handed Xu Jing the first glass of wine:

"I didn't expect Brother Xu to come today, so I must offer you the first toast!"

"Brother Wen, you never easily step into the bandit world, so why are you doing this now?"

Xu Jing drank Wen Huanzhang's first glass of wine, then quietly asked.

"Brother Xu, this place is different from other places."

Wen Huanzhang said with a smile that he and Xu Jing had a past relationship when they were young, and the two were old acquaintances.

Xu Jing's expression remained unchanged upon hearing Wen Huanzhang's words, but his heart was in turmoil.

He knew Wen Huanzhang's abilities; if he could enter the court as an official, he would definitely not be inferior to Prime Minister Kou back then!

Such a talented person would actually be willing to serve as a strategist in a bandit stronghold!

This speaks volumes!

"Uncle Xu, it's been a long time."

Just as Xu Jing was somewhat stunned, Wang Jin came over to offer a toast.

"Xiao Wang? You're here too? Didn't everyone say you were framed by Gao Qiu?"

Xu Jing was shocked when he saw Wang Jin!

Wang Jin's father, Wang Sheng, was the head instructor of the Imperial Guards. When the late emperor offered amnesty to Xu Jing and his men, Wang Sheng had sparred with them.

So Wang Jin was also one of their juniors. When they heard that he had been harmed by Gao Qiu, the older brothers were very angry. However, Gao Qiu was the emperor's favorite minister, and there was nothing they could do about it.

Xu Jing also sent people to inquire about Wang Jin's whereabouts, but all he knew was that Gao Qiu had gone to hunt him down, and then there was no further news. Who would have thought that Wang Jin was also at Liangshan!

"It's a long story, but Uncle, Liangshan is my home now. My mother is here too, and it's quite nice here."

Wang Jin was clearly very satisfied with life on Liangshan.

"That's fine, that's fine."

Xu Jing also thought this was a good thing, but he still had a question:

"By the way, Xiao Wang, why did you choose Liangshan?"

"Uncle, have you forgotten that my father also knows Uncle Zhou? This Liangshan chieftain, according to the relationship, is also my junior brother! We're family!"

Wang Jin smiled and toasted Xu Jing again.

"Instructor Wang, look at what you're saying. As long as we're brothers who came up this mountain, aren't we all on the same side?"

The other brothers arrived one after another, and everyone tacitly avoided mentioning Xu Jing's earlier talk about "recruiting the emperor."

Xu Jing was truly dumbfounded when he saw the group of former military officers from Liangshan.

Because he discovered that most of these people had a grudge against Gao Qiu!

In other words, it is impossible for them to return to the imperial court!

"Brothers, Senior Xu is our senior. Since he's here today, we have to treat him well! Come on! Senior, drink up! If we don't drink well today, it's disrespecting us!"

With Ren Yuan leading the way, all the Liangshan brothers came over to toast Xu Jing. Even if Xu Jing could drink a lot, he couldn't withstand the combined attack of over a hundred leaders!

So Xu Jing's dozen or so men were also dragged into it!

Xu Jing's face turned as red as a monkey's bottom after drinking so much!

"Why did I insist on talking to the officials about offering amnesty back then?"

After getting drunk, Xu Jing pulled Zhou Tong aside and complained.

"Brother Zhou, you don't know, this emperor wants the horse to run but doesn't want to feed it. He has no sincere intention to offer amnesty. He probably just wants to prove that he can do what the late emperor could do!"

"And what about Gao Qiu? Who is he? How come he's now holding the position of Grand Commandant?"

"You can say whatever you want about Tong Guan, after all, that guy came from the Western Xia battlefield, we all know that it is indeed quite dangerous there, and he can make meritorious contributions, so he must have some skills!"

"But who is this Gao Qiu? What makes him so special?!"

Xu Jing seemed to be really drunk, and he started cursing Gao Qiu!

"You're alright. You're a military governor. Even if that scoundrel is unhappy with you, he wouldn't dare to do anything to you."

Zhou Tong listened to Xu Jing's complaints and became interested as well.

"He dares? I'll beat him to a pulp!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Jing got excited too!

"Let me tell you, brother, Gao Qiu has now become the government's representative!"

"Do you know what? If my attempt to recruit them fails this time, then Brother Wang Huan will be the one leading his men next!"

“We have ten military governors! Each with 15,000 troops! Plus, we'll have the two imperial guards, Qiu Yue and Zhou Ang, who will lead the army! And Gao Qiu will be here too! He'll be the supervising officer!”

"Brother, the military supervisor? Gao Qiu, who only knows how to play Cuju (an ancient Chinese football game), is going to be the military supervisor? To oversee us? Can you imagine?"

Xu Jing launched into a long string of curses!

"Then why are you still working for them? And why are you trying to recruit me, your apprentice? Have you lost your mind?"

Zhou Tong laughed and scolded him.

"What can I do? If I don't come, then we can just attack!"

"Besides, the Emperor originally only offered your apprentice the position of Assistant Minister! It was I who fought for it and got him the position of Introducing Commissioner!"

Xu Jing was now red-faced and swollen-necked, and he actually dared to speak loudly to Zhou Tong.

Yeah, alcohol emboldens people, right?

"Senior! Should I thank you?"

When Ren Yuan heard Xu Jing making a fuss, he came over and immediately put his arm around Xu Jing's shoulder.

"You little brat, of course you should thank me! I told you, I originally wanted to make you a fourth-rank official! But that Gao Qiu just wouldn't agree! That bastard, why didn't Brother Wang Sheng beat him to death back then!"

Xu Jing, holding a wine bowl, was talking to Ren Yuan.

"Alright, alright! Senior, I appreciate your kindness!"

Ren Yuan also shouted at Xu Jing.

"How about this, I'll repay you in kind. You got me a fifth-rank official position from Zhao Ji, so how about I give you a military governor position in my Liangshan?"

Zhou Tong, who was standing nearby, chuckled upon hearing this.

That little rascal is something else, he's even managed to rebel and be recruited by the government!

Reverse appeasement is the most fatal!

"You, you said, what did you say?"

Xu Jing stared wide-eyed at Ren Yuan in disbelief.

No, who's drunk?

What kind of military governor did you get from Liangshan? Are you kidding me?

But Ren Yuan smiled and offered Xu Jing another bowl of wine:

"I said, I'll offer you a position as a military governor, so you can return to the life of a bandit?"