Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Li Guozhang, you are very clever."

Ren Yuan looked at Li Ziqian.

"I enjoy dealing with intelligent people, but Mr. Li, can you help me with this?"

Ren Yuan clenched one fist and rested it on his knee, while the other hand pressed against his cheek, giving a wicked smile.

As Ren Yuan made this move, his invisible aura surged into the sky and directly rushed towards Li Ziqian!

Xu Guanzhong, standing beside him, raised an eyebrow. Goodness, his brother's aura is getting stronger and stronger!

This domineering aura truly gives off the feeling of the overlord described by storytellers!

“Your Highness is too kind. I do have some ability in Goryeo. If even I can’t help Your Highness in Goryeo, then no one can.”

Li Ziqian was also shocked by Ren Yuan's imposing manner, and he was now seven or eight parts convinced of Ren Yuan's identity.

This feeling is something you only get when facing those kings.

When Li Ziqian was young, he visited the Song Dynasty, where the emperor at the time was Emperor Zhezong.

Li Ziqian clearly remembered that the young emperor, who was so dashing and spirited, was also so full of youthful vigor and heroic spirit!

However, the young man before them, compared to Emperor Zhezong, was less refined and more domineering!

If you say someone like this isn't royalty, Li Ziqian would be the first to disbelieve it!

However, Li Ziqian's many years of experience have taught him that when facing this kind of person, you cannot show weakness. The more you show weakness, the less valuable you are in his eyes.

We can't let people think that Li Ziqian isn't worth it!

"Good! Li Guozhang! You're straightforward! I like dealing with straightforward people like you!"

Ren Yuan suddenly stepped down from his commanding position, strode up to Li Ziqian, and looked down at him!

"Sit down, Li Guozhang. I've already brought you a chair. If you don't sit down, are you looking down on me?"

"I……"

Before Li Ziqian could say anything, he suddenly felt something like a pair of pincers clamping down on his shoulder!

Immediately, a strong force struck his shoulder, and before Li Ziqian could even defend himself, he was slammed into the chair!

"King Liang..."

Seeing this, Li Zimei became anxious, wondering if the Prince of Liang would accidentally hurt his father.

But before he could go forward, he was stopped by two soldiers.

"What are you doing? Don't disturb His Highness."

Li Zimei really wanted to say, "That's my own father! Of course I have to care about him!"

At this moment, Li Ziqian, who was being pressed down on the chair by Ren Yuan with one hand, felt as if a huge mountain had been placed on his back!

He was pinned to the chair, unable to move at all!

"King Liang, this..."

Li Ziqian was inwardly shocked. What was wrong with this Prince Liang? Was he so capricious? He just attacked without warning?

"Relax. I think Mr. Li is not young. It's not good for him to stand all the time. He should sit down."

As Ren Yuan spoke, he came up behind Li Ziqian, his hand still resting on Li Ziqian's shoulder.

“Li Guozhang, as far as I know, Wang Yu is currently having shady dealings with the Liao people and intends to overthrow our Great Song.”

“I think Wang Yu is not very smart. He seems to have forgotten that Goryeo is a vassal state of the Song Dynasty, not the Liao Dynasty. Goryeo receives a lot of benefits from the Song Dynasty every year. What Wang Yu did is called betraying his own country in our Song Dynasty.”

“Li Guozhang, I don’t know what your customs are in Goryeo regarding people who betray their country, but in my Great Song Dynasty, such people deserve to die.”

Ren Yuan stood behind Li Ziqian, patted his shoulders with both hands, leaned down slightly, and spoke to Li Ziqian on the head.

"Li Guozhang is a smart man; he naturally knows which side to choose, right?"

"Rest assured, Your Majesty, I understand."

Li Ziqian was completely suppressed by Ren Yuan, and at this point he could only go along with what Ren Yuan said.

"However, Father-in-law, Wang Yu is still your son-in-law. You don't mind if I deal with him?"

Ren Yuan smiled and continued to ask.

“King Liang is joking. Public matters come before private ones. Wang Yu was first and foremost the ruler of Goryeo, a vassal state of the Song Dynasty, and only then was he my son-in-law. As the ruler, he disregarded the people's livelihood and acted arbitrarily, causing widespread resentment in Goryeo. Furthermore, he betrayed the Song Dynasty. These are all unforgivable mistakes.”

"Although he is my son-in-law, I can still clearly distinguish between what is more important and what is less important."

"Public interest comes first, private interest comes second. I will absolutely not show him any favoritism!"

Because Ren Yuan kept pressing him down and wouldn't let him get up, and Ren Yuan's voice was echoing above his head, even though Li Ziqian was a seasoned veteran, he was now sweating profusely!

"Good! Your Excellency is wise! That's excellent. How about this: our army will first station itself in Tokyo, and then you, Your Excellency, will be responsible for luring Wang Yu here. We'll take him away, and then... right?"

Ren Yuan patted Li Ziqian on the shoulder, then walked back to his seat and sat down.

"Prince Liang, are you planning to move directly into the capital city of Tokyo? Isn't that somewhat against the rules?"

Upon hearing that Ren Yuan wanted Tokyo, Li Ziqian's heart skipped a beat.

This is his old base, how can he let anyone move in?

"What's wrong with Tokyo? My army has come from afar, can't we even find a place to rest here?"

Ren Yuan looked at Li Ziqian and said.

"Or is there something special about this capital city that makes your father-in-law, Li Guozhang, reluctant to leave?"

"Li Guozhang, you're not being honest."

"King Liang, you can't say that."

Ren Yuan's words made Li Ziqian's expression change.

"You don't need to explain. Explanation is just covering up."

Ren Yuan waved his hand.

"I have no real interest in your Goryeo. I only want to capture Wang Yu. As for this Tokyo city, I'll borrow it for now and return it to you when I'm done."

“But King Liang, as far as I know, Your Highness has already occupied Jeolla Province of Goryeo, and some cities in Gyeongsang Province are also under Your Highness’s control. If you give Dongjing City to Your Highness, it would be equivalent to Your Highness directly dividing up the land between Goryeo and the other two provinces!”

"Your Highness's actions are against the rules. Aren't you afraid that the Emperor will punish you if he finds out?"

Li Ziqian finally found an opportunity to counterattack, but unfortunately, the counterattack had no offensive power whatsoever!

Would Ren Yuan care about Zhao Ji's thoughts? What a joke, absolutely not!

"Punishment? Hahahaha!"

Ren Yuan laughed loudly, then looked at Li Ziqian:

"Grandfather Li, let me ask you a question. If I were to bring the entire Goryeo kingdom under the control of the Song Dynasty, do you think my elder brother, the Emperor, would punish me or reward me?"

"Clang~"

Ren Yuan's words were so blunt that Li Ziqian jumped up from his chair in fright, knocking the chair over!

"King Liang, King Liang, you, you..."

Li Ziqian raised his hand as if to point at Ren Yuan, but after raising it halfway, he immediately lowered his hand again!

“I am different from my elder brother. He is a scholar, while I am more uncouth and prefer to be straightforward.”

"Either you hand Wang Yu over to me, or I'll march directly to Gaegyeong."

"Anyway, I can capture him alive even without you, but by then, Goryeo might not exist anymore."

"Li Guozhang just saw my military camp. Do you think I have the ability to break through the capital before your 100,000 troops in the north return?"

Ren Yuan looked at Li Ziqian and directly threatened him.

"Prince Liang! Prince Liang, please show mercy!"

Although Li Ziqian very much wanted Wang Yu to fall from power, he could not accept the possibility that it would be done by outsiders breaching the city and capturing him.

After all, he was also Korean.

"Alright then, someone come and light an incense stick. Father-in-law, I'll give you the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. Think it over carefully and decide whether you want to cooperate with me."

"The Wang dynasty of Goryeo is destined to cease to exist, but the Yi dynasty of Goryeo is not out of the question... You agree, don't you, Father-in-law Li?"

Ren Yuan's last words were delivered in a very seductive tone, leaving Li Ziqian with endless room for imagination.

However, the lit incense reminded him that he didn't have much time to think!

This King Liang is so unpredictable!