Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

The atmosphere at the Royal Palace of Vieira was very oppressive.

"Speak! Why isn't anyone saying anything! Didn't you all say our rebellion would definitely succeed?!"

"Now, can anyone tell me why Jinning is in trouble? Why is the Zhe family army here?!"

"All you know how to do is amass wealth and enjoy yourself! When we need you, you're all useless!"

Tian Hu sat on his throne and began to curse loudly!

The main reason is that he just said Jinning is in trouble and asked everyone to come up with a plan, but these people couldn't come up with a single solution!

This made Tian Hu feel that he might have been raising a bunch of useless people!

He may have forgotten that Fang Xuedu, Dong Ping, Zan Tongmei, Tian Biao, Wu Li, and others had long been sent by him to garrison various prefectures under his command due to the war.

The people still at Wasion... well... to put it bluntly, there are definitely more mediocre ones.

What good advice could those people possibly give him? It would be better to just hope that Tong Guan will one day have a mental breakdown and suddenly commit suicide.

"Your Majesty, judging from the current situation, although Jinning is besieged, it won't be so easy for the enemy to break through the city. I think we can call for reinforcements!"

Just as the atmosphere inside the hall was extremely tense, someone suddenly stood up and spoke to Tian Hu.

"Who! Who is talking?!"

Upon hearing this voice, Tian Hu was initially delighted. "Hmm, not bad, I, Old Tian, ​​still have some capable men under my command!"

However, he was still not fully sober, so he couldn't see who was speaking for a moment!

"Your Majesty, this humble subject is Fan Quan."

"So it's the Emperor's father-in-law! Emperor's father-in-law, explain your plan in detail!"

Upon hearing this, Tian Hu remembered.

Fan Quan, Tian Hu's father-in-law, had a daughter named Fan Shi who was extremely beautiful. Fan Quan offered his daughter to Tian Hu and contributed part of his family property to Tian Hu's uprising.

Tian Hu doted on Lady Fan, and after the uprising, he bestowed upon her the title of Imperial Concubine and appointed Fan Quan as a Privy Councilor.

However, Fan Quan's abilities were limited, so he remained at Wasion and was not transferred out.

But this time, he actually stepped forward on his own initiative!

Tian Hu couldn't help but want to say, "Who dares to say my father-in-law is no good?"

My father-in-law! He's made progress!

“Your Majesty, Tong Guan is actually incapable of taking Jinning. As the most impregnable city in our Great Jin Kingdom, Jinning is logically in no way a problem to be solved.”

"However, Tong Guan is shameless. He couldn't win the battle himself, so he went to the Western Army to call for reinforcements. The Western Army fights against the Western Xia people every day and has extremely strong combat power. It's normal that they can suppress our Great Jin army."

Fan Quan first comforted Tian Hu, indicating that the problem in Jinning was not a matter of the national policy of the Great Jin Kingdom.

"Father-in-law, what you're saying is already common knowledge. Can you say something useful?"

Since Fang Xuedu has already gone out to garrison, Minister Zheng Zhirui is now Tian Hu's most trusted advisor in Weisheng City.

"That's right, Father-in-law, say something useful!"

Another minister, Li Tianxi, also urged Fan Quan to stop keeping him in suspense.

"Stop arguing. What I'm saying is very simple: we didn't lose to Tong Guan, we lost to his reinforcements! Since he can call for reinforcements, why can't we?"

Fan Quan looked at these people who usually held higher official positions than him with a mocking expression.

"My lords are all pillars of our Great Jin. How could you not think of something as simple as asking for help?"

"Tch, I thought you were going to say something, but it turns out you're asking for help?"

Li Tianxi shook his head. He had always looked down on Fan Quan, thinking he was just a good-for-nothing who rose to power through his daughter.

Today, I thought Fan Quan had suddenly become enlightened, but after hearing what he said, Li Tianxi confirmed it again: Fan Quan is a good-for-nothing.

Asking for help sounds nice, but who are they asking? Who can guarantee they can defeat the Zhe family army?

Besides, even if someone could defeat the Zhe family army, who would be willing to come to their aid? Why would they come?

"What's wrong, Minister Li? You seem very dissatisfied with asking for reinforcements? Then lead your troops to Jinning. If you can defeat the Zhe family army, we won't need to ask for reinforcements. Go!"

Fan Quan got angry when he heard Li Tianxi's disdainful mockery. Li Tianxi, you're just asking for it!

"you!"

Although Li Tianxi was very angry at Fan Quan's retort, he couldn't refute it.

Because he was not confident of defeating the Zhe family army, he dared not go to provide support.

"Alright! Minister Fan made the suggestion for the sake of our Great Jin Dynasty. What about you? If you have any better suggestions, then please bring them up!"

"The safety of the Great Jin Kingdom requires our joint efforts. This is not the time for internal strife, do you understand?"

At this point, Tian Hu stepped forward and spoke, expressing his support for Fan Quan and his dissatisfaction with the mockers.

"Father-in-law, then tell me, who should we ask for help?"

Zheng Zhirui asked Fan Quan.

"We're bandits, so of course we should look for our fellow bandits first! Wang Qing, Fang La, and Ren Yuan—their status in the bandit world is second only to our king. We can seek them out!"

Listen carefully, Fan Quan didn't say "equally famous," but "second only to," which made Tian Hu especially happy!

See, the Emperor's father-in-law really knows how to talk!

"Find them? Why would they help us? Wang Qing and Liu Fa are locked in a fierce battle, Fang La is locked in a tug-of-war with Zhang Shuye, and Ren Yuan... wait, what has Ren Yuan been up to lately? Never mind, Father-in-law, I still have the same question: why do you think they would help us?"

Zheng Zhirui asked.

"Everyone in the world is driven by profit. I'm in business, and I know that as long as there's profit to be made, any business is worth doing!"

Fan Quan retorted.

“We can ask them for help and promise them some benefits. First, we are all outlaws, and helping each other will benefit our reputation. Second, it is profitable for them to send troops to help us. I don’t think they will refuse.”

"When their reinforcements arrive, we can let them fight the Western Army first. Once they are both exhausted, we can reap the benefits without even having to pay any substantial price. Why wouldn't we do something with so many advantages?"

Fan Quan was rather simple-minded; he thought his own ideas made perfect sense!

"Hmph, ignorant! Do you think Ren Yuan, Wang Qing, and Fang La are so easy to control? Inviting them here is like asking a tiger for its skin! If something goes wrong, how many heads do you, Privy Councilor Fan, have to lose?"

Zheng Zhirui was speechless at Fan Quan. How could this guy be both ignorant and confident?

"Minister Zheng, what do you mean? Would I harm our Great Jin? Don't make false accusations!"

Fan Quan was also angry. "Zheng Zhirui, you've gone too far!"

"Alright, alright, both of you gentlemen, stop arguing. It's all for the sake of the Great Jin, and I'm very pleased."

Tian Hu expressed his satisfaction, saying, "Very good, I still have capable people under my command!"

"Your Majesty, regarding the request for aid..."

Upon seeing Tian Hu's expression, Zheng Zhirui suddenly sensed something was wrong and immediately wanted to say something.

“Zheng Qing, what Grandfather Fan said makes sense. Our Great Jin can actually ask for help.”

But Tian Hu waved his hand, interrupting him directly.

"But we can't just ask Ren Yuan, Wang Qing, and Fang La for help, right?"

"Your Majesty, who else is there?"

Fan Quan was also a little dumbfounded.

"Do you, my lords, remember the story of the Later Jin Emperor, who was sagacious in literature, martial prowess, virtue, and filial piety?"

Tian Hu asked with a chuckle.

"Is Your Majesty referring to Shi Jingtang?"

Zheng Zhirui, being a scholar, was the first to realize what was happening.

"Indeed, if Emperor Gaozu of Later Jin could do it, why can't I?"