Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Master, have we been tricked?"

Fang La realized what was happening after being reminded by his master.

"Who could it be? Tian Hu? Ren Yuan? Or Wang Qing?"

"Although Tian Hu has always wanted to drag you down with him, based on my understanding of him, he doesn't have the brains for it, and he certainly wouldn't send you the yellow robe of Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty."

Wang Gong Laofo (Old Buddha Wang) hit the nail on the head. He was the earliest to assist Fang La in starting his uprising. He was incredibly capable and elusive. This shows that the Ming Cult has reached its current scale. If Fang La himself deserves three-tenths of the credit, then Wang Gong Laofo should also deserve three-tenths!

"Hmph, then it must be Ren Yuan or Wang Qing. Master, who do you think it's more like?"

“That Li Zhu under Wang Qing is very capable. If he were to take action, it wouldn’t be impossible for him to sneak into the palace and retrieve the Emperor Taizu’s dragon robe.”

Old Buddha Wang analyzed it for Wang Qing.

"But as far as I know, Assistant Li is a proud man and would never do such a petty thing."

"So, the only person capable of doing this is Shi Qian, the number one thief in the world, who works under Ren Yuan in Shandong."

"Ren Yuan! That bastard!"

Fang La was furious. He should have realized long ago that only Ren Yuan would do something like this!

"What should we do then, Master? Should I just let him slander me?"

"It seems he somehow found out that you gave him the stone tablet, so he returned a dragon robe of the founding emperor to you, thus settling the score."

Looking at the dragon robe of the founding emperor, Old Buddha Wang sighed deeply.

"What kind of person is this Ren Yuan? Why can't I figure out his background..."

"Master, what do we do next?"

Fang La valued Wang Gong Laofo's opinion very much.

"Of the four great outlaws in the land, we are the only ones who haven't yet clashed with the imperial court. Rather than waiting for others to drag us down, we might as well take the initiative and join the fray!"

Old Buddha Wang walked to the map hanging in Bangyuan Cave, waved his hand, and began to give his opinions on the country.

"Yang Batong!"

"My subordinate is here."

Yang Batong stepped forward.

"Send someone to find out Tong Guan's supply and transportation routes and patterns, and then tell Tian Hu about this information!"

"Old Buddha, why are you helping Tian Hu..."

Yang Batong was somewhat puzzled.

"Tian Hu may be ambitious but incompetent, but he is currently the most aggressive fighter against the imperial court! Moreover, he is in the north, which can help us contain the main force of the Song court."

"If he's wiped out so quickly, it won't be good for us. You should understand the principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold'."

The words of Master Wang enlightened everyone present.

"Understood! I'll go right away!"

"Fang Qifo".

Old Buddha Wang continued calling roll.

"My subordinate is here!"

"Go and inform Wang Qing, and ask him to harass the imperial court in Huaixi as well, or to form an alliance with us."

"Old Buddha, Wang Qing and we have never been on good terms. Back at the Green Forest Conference, they didn't give our Ming Cult any face. If we go to them now, I'm afraid..."

Fang Qifo also looked troubled.

"Times have changed. Even if Wang Qing is indecisive, his assistant Li and Liu Zhibo are not fools."

"Furthermore, you should tell Wang Qing that if he is willing to form an alliance with our Ming Cult, the Ming Cult can promise to reunite him with Madam Tong. This offer should be enough to tempt him."

Old Buddha Wang's expression remained unchanged, as if he had everything under control.

"Madam Tong...Old Buddha, are you Tong Guan's goddaughter?"

The Ming Cult's higher-ups all knew about Wang Qing's rise to power. He was a gigolo, and the first time he did so, he seduced a married woman, who was also Cai Jing's granddaughter-in-law. What a crime! If not exiled to him, who else should be exiled to?

"It's her. Wang Qing doesn't have much ambition. He'll agree to this condition."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Disciple."

Wang Gong Laofo called upon Fang La again.

"Master."

“Don’t provoke Ren Yuan from Shandong. I suspect there’s a powerful figure behind him. Don’t act rashly until you know who he is.”

"Our most pressing task now is to expand the Ming Cult again in the Zhejiang and Jiangsu regions. As for Shandong, we'll leave it to that guy Ren Yuan."

After thinking it over, Old Buddha Wang made a decision.

"Master, won't this make us seem afraid of them?"

Fang La was somewhat unconvinced, because during the Green Advancement Conference back then, he and Ren Yuan had the biggest feud! Discarding his robe and covering his face made him a laughing stock in the Green Forest!

“My disciple, have you forgotten what I’ve always told you? To achieve great things, you must learn to endure humiliation. Compared to our future great cause, what are these small losses right now?”

Old Buddha Wang knew that Fang La had a rather impatient temper and sometimes lacked patience, so he wouldn't listen to advice.

Therefore, he kept advising Fang La that he needed to be more patient.

After becoming the leader of the cult, Fang La still respected himself, but his patience never improved, and he could be described as somewhat impulsive.

However, after the Green Forest Conference that year, Fang La returned after being thoroughly humiliated by Ren Yuan. He actually engaged in deep self-reflection and asked Wang Gong Lao Fo to help him cultivate patience. This surprised Wang Gong Lao Fo.

Indeed, what can make you improve the most is your enemy!

"At the very least, Ren Yuan did indeed give you this dragon robe from the founding emperor. Although it's a bit torn, let's accept this great gift!"

"Yes, Master."

Fang La thought about it and agreed. Although the clothes were a bit torn, they were still genuine. It was as if Ren Yuan had sent someone to the palace to steal the dragon robe for him, saving him the trouble of sending someone to steal it himself.

"Tell the leaders of the main altars in Hangzhou, Suzhou and other places to be prepared. Now that the Emperor Taizu's dragon robe is lost, the imperial court will definitely put pressure on our Ming Cult immediately! What we need to do is be faster than the imperial court!"

In recent years, the Ming Cult has actually influenced most of the officials in Zhejiang and Jiangsu. These officials have received a lot of benefits from the Ming Cult, and the Ming Cult has all kept records of these benefits. If they do not want the Ming Cult to make these things public, then they must work for the Ming Cult.

Anyway, Jiangnan is a place far from the emperor's reach, so the imperial court can't really control it!

"The four heroes of the Green Forest have launched an attack at the same time; the waters are murky again!"

After calming everyone down, Old Buddha Wang turned back to look at the map. His brows were furrowed, clearly indicating that the current situation had left even this Ming Cult strategist somewhat uncertain about the future.

The Liao Dynasty, now in its twilight years, the Western Xia Dynasty, clinging to life, the Jurchens with their wolfish ambitions, and the Song Dynasty, already in chaos due to the simultaneous attacks of the four major bandits—who will ultimately rule the world?

Old Buddha Wang's gaze was fixed intently on the direction of Liangshan!

Ren Yuan of Liangshan, who exactly are you?

"Ah!"

At that moment, Ren Yuan, who was engrossed in reviewing documents at Liangshan, suddenly sneezed loudly!

Because of their victory over Gao Qiu, Liangshan's fame has once again shocked the entire Song Dynasty! They are now unrivaled among the outlaws, and even the news that Fang La claimed responsibility for the theft of Emperor Taizu's dragon robe couldn't overshadow Liangshan's prominence!

Many more people have already packed their bags and are heading to Liangshan with their families, or are on their way to Liangshan!

Across the country, there's a very popular trend right now: everyone's going to Liangshan!

This has resulted in Liangshan remaining in a state of extreme busyness!

Ren Yuan has been dragged along by Xiao Jiahui to look at documents with the strategist for two days now and hasn't been home!

If it weren't for Hua Yun coming over with a whip to lash Xiao Jiasui, Ren Yuan would probably have had to spend the night at the strategist's place again.

"Brother, you're trying to renege on your promise without even letting your sister-in-law get involved."

Xiao Jiahui looked at Ren Yuan, who was about to slip away, and then at the mountain of documents in front of him. He gritted his teeth and said.

"Hehe, who told you not to get married yet? If you're not married, don't even think about slacking off. Get back to work!"