Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

On the dusty mountain road, a group of people with their families are moving forward with hope.

Most of them were dressed in patched clothes and looked malnourished, but they helped each other and used the only two oxcarts and a few donkey carts to carry the old, young and their belongings on their journey.

These two hundred-plus people are all poor people from Yishui County, and they are currently heading towards Liangshan.

Recently, such incidents have been occurring more and more frequently. Every day, people from the counties and prefectures near Liangshan openly leave in groups.

Yes, it's all done openly and honestly. If people used to do things secretly, now they just leave directly.

Local state and county officials were naturally unwilling; what would they do if all the people left?

So they issued many orders, strictly forbidding the people from leaving.

The problem is that Gao Qiu led an army of 130,000 to attack Liangshan, but the result was that the entire army was almost wiped out. Now Liangshan has become too powerful, and these orders can no longer control the people!

Everyone wants to live a good life, and Liangshan can give people hope, so no one can stop the people from pursuing that hope.

Anyone who tries to stop you is your enemy!

The local government did send people to stop them, but the problem was that many of the soldiers they sent were related to the people, and since they still had some conscience, it was difficult for them to stop the people.

Imagine your great-uncle kneeling on the ground begging you to let him go to Liangshan, or he would kill himself in front of you. Would you still dare to stop him?

The same was true in Yishui County, where these impoverished people voluntarily left their homes and went to Liangshan.

But before they even left the county town, they were stopped by a local constable and his men.

The captain leading the group, named Li Yun, had a good reputation in Yishui County. He was kind, highly skilled in martial arts, a teetotaler, and very considerate of the people. Because of his bright green eyes, he was nicknamed "Blue-Eyed Tiger."

Li Yun never married or had children, nor did he have parents. He was all alone, so he often used his salary to help the people, which left him with almost nothing at home.

When he led his men to stop these poor people, they immediately knelt down before him.

“Commander Li, you are a good man, but we really can’t make a living in Yishui County. Now that we finally have Liangshan, which can give us hope, please let us go for the sake of our past friendship!”

This time, he couldn't bring himself to kneel before Li Yun.

"You're all confused! Although Liangshan won against the imperial court once, it doesn't mean they can win every time!"

Li Yun could only try to persuade them.

"Fellow villagers, what if you go to Liangshan and the imperial court comes again and Liangshan loses? What will you do then?"

"Captain, you're a good man, but this time, our minds are made up."

A villager replied to him.

"Liangshan at least gave us a glimmer of hope, a hope that we don't have in Yishui County. Please let us go there."

"Yes, Chief, let us go!"

……

Looking at the villagers kneeling before him, Li Yun really didn't know what to say. He could only order his soldiers to disperse and clear the way.

"Captain, the magistrate said we can't let the villagers leave... If we let them go, we'll be in big trouble when we get back..."

One of the soldiers couldn't help but remind Li Yun.

“You go back first, and tell them that I ignored all advice and insisted on letting these people go.”

After thinking for a moment, Li Yun took the initiative to assume responsibility.

“But Chief, if we do this, you…”

“It’s alright. I’m all alone, with no family to support. I’m fine as long as I’m fed. Even if I lose my position as head constable, I won’t be a burden to anyone. But you are different.”

Li Yun waved his hand, signaling the soldiers to stop talking. He then told the soldiers to go back and report, while he picked up his broadsword and walked into the village.

"Commander, are you going to join us at Liangshan?"

The villagers suddenly felt very happy.

After all, Li Yun was indeed a rare and excellent constable in the county.

"No, but it's still quite a distance from Liangshan. It would be too dangerous for you to go like this. I'll escort you there."

Li Yun decided to personally escort these people, even though he knew he would be punished by the county magistrate when he returned.

"Chief, you're such a good person!"

"Captain, why don't you come up the mountain with us? There are many heroes on Liangshan Mountain, you're sure to get along with them!"

"That's right. I heard that Wu, the tiger-slaying captain, is now a general on Liangshan. If Wu can do it, why can't our captain?"

……

"Alright, alright, folks, hurry on your way. I said I'd escort you, and I definitely will!"

Faced with the villagers' enthusiasm, Li Yun was a little overwhelmed, so he quickly reminded everyone that getting on the road was the priority.

So the team from Yishui County set off, stopping and starting along the way. During this time, Li Yun asked the people curiously, "What's so great about Liangshan?"

The people said that Liangshan would distribute land.

This puzzled Li Yun greatly. He knew about the 800-li water marshland, but where did the land come from to be distributed to the people?

Is Liangshan deceiving the people?

But the people said that the news was provided by relatives and friends who were already in the mountains, and it was absolutely reliable.

This left Li Yun somewhat incredulous, so he decided that once he arrived at Liangshan, he would see for himself whether Liangshan was just a name without substance. If it was really just a way to deceive the people, Li Yun would expose the hypocrisy of Liangshan!

On this day, when the group arrived at a fork in the road, Li Yun saw from afar that there was another group of two or three hundred people resting at the fork.

His years of experience apprehending thieves made him wary.

But it turned out that he was worrying too much.

Because that group was also made up of ordinary people heading to Liangshan! And they also came from other nearby counties.

So, after talking, the two teams naturally merged together!

Since we're all going up the mountain anyway, we'll likely be neighbors in the future, so let's help each other out now!

Especially since both teams have elderly people and children, it's more convenient for them to take care of each other after being put together.

Some families even went so far as to see if there were any suitable matches and were ready to arrange an engagement.

Anyway, Liangshan will provide resettlement and land. We can get engaged now and get married right away! Isn't that great?

With hope, life has something to strive for.

As they continued onward, they joined other teams along the way. By the time they reached a place not far from Liangshan, the team had grown to nearly a thousand people!

At this moment, the people's emotions also reached their peak!

"Father, we're only a few dozen miles from Liangshan! Soon we'll be able to live a good life!"

"Mom! Soon we'll have enough to eat!"

"Son, now that we have land, our whole family can build our own house!"

"Xing'er, once I've saved enough money in Liangshan, I'll build three big brick houses and marry you!"

……

Seeing the people enthusiastically planning for the future, Li Yun's worries suddenly deepened.

Liangshan, oh Liangshan, Renyuan, oh Renyuan, these people have placed their last trust in you!

If you are deceiving them, then no matter how high your reputation or how strong your power is, I, Li Yun, will seek justice for the people!