Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Chief Ren, you must have thought this through before sending Yang Wen and Han Cunbao away, those two guys who aren't from the bandit world."

"Because apart from these two guys, the rest of us are all from outlaw backgrounds."

Mei Zhan suddenly said to Ren Yuan.

Yes, in his words, Mei Zhan had already kicked Xu Jing and Li Congji out of their camp.

"Senior Mei is amazing; you noticed that."

Ren Yuan took another look at this Lie Jue Dalang. He had thought this senior was just a loyal and righteous person, but he had underestimated him.

"Your performance just now was all to protect Yang Wen. After all, his uncle Yang Zhi seems to have a high status in your Liangshan. If you only let Yang Wen go back this time, you will definitely be held accountable."

Zhang Kai suddenly spoke up as well.

"If Han Cunbao were there, he could definitely save Yang Wen's life. After all, Han is the only son left in the Han family, and the emperor would definitely give him some face."

"And after your performance just now, Han Cunbao must be grateful to Yang Wen, otherwise he wouldn't have made that promise."

"In this way, Yang Wen is safe, and you even get those two to do things for you. The only price you pay is verbally making Yang Zhi get punished. You've mastered this easy way of getting something for nothing."

Ren Yuan and Xiao Jiasui exchanged glances. Goodness, who would have thought that Zhang Kai, who seems to have a fiery temper, could actually understand things?

"As expected, the seniors have excellent insight."

Ren Yuan and Xiao Jiasui exchanged glances, then bowed to the senior members of the group.

"Alright, enough with the pretense. Tell me, what are you going to do about the rest of us?"

At this point, Wang Huan no longer wanted to pretend to be unconscious, so he directly asked Ren Yuan.

"Senior Wang, as the saying goes, 'An elder in the family is a treasure.' Capable veterans like you are exactly the kind of talent Liangshan needs. If you don't mind..."

"Kid, you want us to come up the mountain? But how do we know you won't be recruited again in the future?"

Wang Wende interrupted Ren Yuan.

“We’ve already escaped the bandits once. Now you’re telling us to go back to the bandits? What if you later offer us amnesty and bring us back to the imperial court? What would that make us?”

Wang Wende's words expressed the sentiments of the remaining five military governors.

"That's right, you brat. You're standing here now, all high and mighty, telling us to surrender and rejoin the bandits. But what about your future? If you want to be recruited again in the future, then don't waste your breath on us today. Just kill us."

Zhang Kai then spoke up.

"Yes, we don't want to become those fickle, capricious people!"

Xiang Yuanzhen also said, "We can't do it that way!"

"Seniors, how do you know that I will accept the imperial pardon in the future?"

Ren Yuan smiled as he looked at the expressions of his seniors.

"Seniors, think about it. If I were really someone who only wanted to be granted amnesty, why would Senior Xu Jing have been so willing to cooperate with Liangshan? You are all Senior Xu's good friends, aren't you curious about this question?"

Ren Yuan asked a crucial question that caused the other five military governors to fall into deep thought.

That's true. Old Xu is a shrewd fellow. How could he so easily choose to stand with this kid Ren?

"If you don't surrender, that's... rebellion, kid. You want to rebel against the Song Dynasty?"

Wang Huan immediately understood.

"Senior, you need to have a long-term vision and a broader perspective. The world is so big, don't always focus on the small territory of the Song Dynasty."

Ren Yuan shook his head at Wang Huan.

Clearly, the old general's words left Ren Yuan feeling helpless.

"Kid, stop talking nonsense we don't understand. Okay, I'll ask you something. Didn't you say you were going to capture Gao Qiu? I'm asking you, are you going to kill Gao Qiu or not?"

Zhang Kai suddenly asked Ren Yuan.

"Why do you ask?"

Ren Yuan looked at Zhang Kai with some curiosity.

"If you kill Gao Qiu, it will prove that you truly care nothing for the court. Gao Qiu is the emperor's confidant. If you kill him, you will offend the emperor to the death. Then I will believe you that you are determined not to surrender!"

"Yes, kid, if you really killed Gao Qiu, I'll believe you."

Wang Wende echoed Zhang Kai's words.

"Hahaha, seniors, do you know that Lin Chong and Wang Jin are my senior brothers? Gao Qiu is their enemy, and naturally he is also my enemy!"

Ren Yuan burst into laughter after hearing this.

"Now do you think that if I arrest Gao Qiu, I will release him?"

"Hmph, words don't count. Kid, if you kill Gao Qiu in front of me, then I'll truly admire you, and I'll give you my life from now on!"

Zhang Kai has a fiery temper, but if he admires someone, it's genuine admiration from the bottom of his heart, which is why he said that to Ren Yuan.

"Alright! Please wait a moment, senior, and take a good look!"

Ren Yuan also liked Zhang Kai's temperament; he was a straightforward person who meant what he said, which was great!

The group waited there, while the other Liangshan troops systematically cleaned up the battlefield.

Not long after, two more disheveled men were brought in. One of them remained silent, while the other was cursing under his breath.

"Are you fishing? I may have lost, but what are you doing with that lousy net?!"

Upon closer inspection, everyone exclaimed, "Good heavens, aren't these Qiu Yue and Zhou Ang?"

Zhou Ang's face was bruised and swollen, and his head seemed to have grown larger.

Qiu Yue was in an even worse state. Not only was he bleeding from his nose, but his clothes were also torn to shreds, and he was completely covered by a net.

But he was still muttering curses under his breath.

"As prisoners of war, you should act like prisoners of war. What are you arguing about?"

Ren Yuan looked at the two guys, especially Qiu Yue, who seemed unconvinced, and he wasn't going to tolerate it.

"Are you the leader of Liangshan?"

When Qiu Yue saw Ren Yuan, he was momentarily intimidated, but he didn't say anything:

"Let me tell you, I may not be able to beat your men, but your Liangshan is acting very unfairly. You knocked out my teeth on the first day, and after you beat me on the second day, you caught me in a net! I am, after all, the head instructor of the Imperial Guards. Don't you Liangshan call yourselves heroes? You don't even give me this much respect?"

"Oh? You're pretty arrogant, aren't you?"

Xiao Jiahui wanted to laugh when she heard that.

"What right do you, a prisoner of war, have to make this or that demand?"

"Hmph, I am indeed a prisoner of war, but I dare say I will not lose to most of you Liangshan people! It's just that I was unlucky and ran into someone I couldn't beat!"

Qiu Yue is still being stubborn.

"Shut up, Qiu Yue, aren't you ashamed?"

Wang Huan couldn't stand it anymore and started cursing.

"We're all martial arts practitioners. If you lose, you lose. None of us old guys have said anything, so why are you making such a fuss?"

Qiu Yue looked up and exclaimed, "Good heavens! Isn't that Senior Wang? They've been arrested too?"

Then he felt at peace.

"Hehe, Qiu Yue, you're quite interesting."

Ren Yuan looked at the guy. Hmm, he's also a tall guy. Not bad, his build is alright.

Who arrested him?

Ren Yuan asked the junior officer.

"Reporting to the chieftain, it is Leader Sun An."

"Oh, no wonder your clothes are so tattered."

Ren Yuan smiled as he looked at Qiu Yue's unconvinced expression.

Right now, Liangshan really has a lot of leaders who can fight!

You, Qiu Yue, may be considered decent, but compared to Sun An, you are certainly no match!

"Ren Yuan! What are you looking at? If you think I'm bragging, then let me go and we'll have a real fight!"

Qiu Yue probably felt that he might die, so he suddenly became very brave, not afraid of offending people, and dared to say anything.

“Gag him. I don’t really want to hear him speak right now.”

Ren Yuan, of course, wouldn't fall for his simple provocation. He waved his hand, and immediately a junior officer pulled out a piece of cloth and forcefully stuffed it into Qiu Yue's mouth, making him only make "woo woo" sounds.

Zhou Ang remained silent throughout, as if he had resigned himself to his fate.

"This Zhou Ang is quite interesting."

Ren Yuan looked at the two coaches who reacted completely differently and made some calculations in his mind.

"Chief! We've brought Gao Qiu back!"

But before he could finish his calculations, a familiar shout suddenly came from afar, and because the shout involved Gao Qiu, everyone present was immediately drawn to it!

Here he comes! Gao Qiu has finally arrived!

Everyone looked in the direction from which the sound came, and soon Lin Chong and Wang Jin arrived hand in hand, each dragging one of Gao Qiu's hands like they were pulling a sack!

"Junior brother, I've brought Gao Qiu!"

Lin Chong said to Ren Yuan.

"Senior brother, didn't I say that you can handle this guy yourselves? There's no need to report it."

Looking at Gao Qiu, who was like a dead dog, Ren Yuan smiled and said to Lin Chong.

"Killing him with one blow would be too lenient. It would be better to bring him back and let my junior brother handle it."

"Alright, let me see. Gao Qiu, raise your head."

Ren Yuan also wanted to see what kind of person this treacherous minister Gao Qiu really was.

But what he didn't expect was that, although his limbs were almost immobile, when Gao Qiu heard Ren Yuan's voice, he struggled to look up and saw Ren Yuan, then suddenly banged his head on the ground and burst into tears:

"Chieftain! Chieftain! I've finally seen you!"

"Chief! I have rendered meritorious service to Liangshan! You can't kill me!"