Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Korean Tokyo

"Brother, news from Gaegyeong: King Yu has suddenly fallen seriously ill and is unable to handle state affairs. He has appointed Prince Wonja as regent, and the King's father-in-law, Yi Jagyeon, has been appointed as the regent minister to oversee all affairs of Goryeo."

A few days later, Xu Guanzhong was reporting the news to Ren Yuan when Li Ziqian and others returned to Kaijing. Xu Guanzhong also sent people to secretly follow them and gather intelligence.

"Li Ziqian played a good hand with that."

After hearing this, Ren Yuan gave Li Ziqian a thumbs up.

As expected of an old man who has read a lot of history about the Central Plains, this move is quite familiar to everyone in the Central Plains.

"Guanzhong, how old is their eldest son, Wang Gou (who hadn't changed his name to Wang Kai yet)?"

"She should be only about five years old."

Xu Guanzhong also gave a good evaluation of Li Ziqian's move.

“A five-year-old child doesn’t understand anything. What can he do about government affairs? He still listens to Li Ziqian completely, and he’s perfectly reasonable. He hasn’t caused any unrest in Kaifeng. Brother, this Li Ziqian is not bad.”

“Yes, his reasoning is impeccable. Goryeo cannot be governed by a five-year-old child. As the prime minister and maternal grandfather, Lee Ja-gyeom is the most suitable person to serve as the regent and oversee the government.”

Ren Yuan also expressed his approval of Li Ziqian:

"If I'm not mistaken, he must have also said that as soon as Yuanzi grows up, he will immediately return power to Yuanzi and then retire to his hometown. That's a sure way to gain both fame and fortune!"

“Brother is right. He even made a show of inviting and declining three times, and there was nothing wrong with it. It’s a pity that he’s not one of us.”

Xu Guanzhong also said with a smile, "To be honest, if we put aside Li Ziqian's ambition and only talk about his personal ability, he is indeed a good person at governing a place."

Managing a country might be a bit of a stretch, but managing a city, or even a state, is no problem.

What Liangshan is currently lacking is precisely this kind of person.

However, Li Ziqian is too ambitious; this kind of person cannot be used.

"It's a pity that Lee Geun-seok has the abilities of his uncle."

Well, comparisons are odious. Lee Geun-suk may seem like a very loyal lackey right now, but his abilities are indeed lacking.

“Brother, you can’t have your cake and eat it too. If Lee Geun-seok were as shrewd as his uncle, he wouldn’t have become one of us so easily.”

Hsu Kuan-chung said that his brother should be content!

"Someone, bring Xiao Li over here."

Ren Yuan thought for a moment and then asked the junior officer to call Li Genshuo over.

"Your Highness, my lord, you're looking for me?"

Before long, Li Genshuo came running over excitedly. Ever since he took the pie in the sky that Ren Yuan had promised, he has been working with great enthusiasm every day. He took the initiative to become Liangshan's chief translator and has contributed a lot to Liangshan's smooth takeover of various affairs in Tokyo.

You could say he did a good job.

"Little Li, I have something to tell you. Your uncle has rebelled."

Ren Yuan was quite satisfied with Lee Geun-suk's positive and hardworking attitude.

That's good. After all, Goryeo is not part of the Central Plains, so it needs a few typical local representatives to allow Liangshan to better take over the entire Goryeo.

Lee Geun Suk could absolutely be this role model!

"Rebel?"

Lee Geun-suk's smile froze instantly.

He's completely dumbfounded!

Wait, is my uncle really that brave? How could he rebel? Didn't we agree before that the Liang King's army would take down Wang Yu?

"See? I told you your uncle was very ambitious and dishonest."

Ren Yuan shook his head and deliberately said:

"He told me here that day that he would bring Wang Yu to Tokyo and let me take him away, but what happened now? He directly put Wang Yu under house arrest and seized power himself. Xiao Li, don't you think he's breaking the rules?"

"Or is it that people in your family are less disciplined?"

"Your Highness! Your Highness! My uncle is incredibly audacious; he deserves to die! But Your Highness, my loyalty to you is as clear as heaven and earth!"

Lee Geun-seok was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and kowtowed, fearing that Ren Yuan would kill him.

As he kowtowed, he cursed Li Ziqian in his heart for not seeing the situation clearly. Couldn't he just honestly serve the prince? Why did he have to go looking for trouble?

You've lived to sixty-four, that's more than enough! I'm still young! You may want to die, but I don't!

“Get up, get up. I know your loyalty, and I know you're not the kind of person your uncle is. That's why I'm telling you, from now on, the Li family of Renzhou can belong to you, Li Genshuo.”

Ren Yuan and Xu Guanzhong exchanged glances, and Xu Guanzhong nodded slightly in agreement. Only then did Ren Yuan speak to Li Genshuo.

"Really, really?"

Lee Geun-seok, who was frantically kowtowing, was stunned for a moment, stopped what he was doing, looked up at Ren Yuan, and then at Xu Guanzhong, as if he could hardly believe it.

“It’s absolutely true, Lee Geun-seok. The Prince has seen what you’ve done, and so have we. You are indeed a very loyal person.”

Xu Guanzhong took over the conversation.

“In our Great Song Dynasty, what we value most is loyalty. In this respect, you are far superior to your uncle.”

"Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you, sir!"

Lee Geun Suk's heart, which had been in his throat, finally settled back down. Thank goodness, he wasn't going to be implicated by his uncle!

"Little Li, now is your chance."

Ren Yuan, observing the change in Lee Geun-seok's expression, said to him:

"Isn't it outrageous that your uncle did such a thing?"

"Yes! This is utterly rebellious!"

Lee Geun-suk said through gritted teeth.

"So, is your Li family a family full of loyal martyrs?"

"Yes! Our Li family is loyal to the Song Dynasty! Loyal to Goryeo!"

"Good! Little Li, I want you to stand up and announce to all of Goryeo that Yi Ja-gyeom murdered the king and openly rebelled! His crimes are heinous! As a loyal member of the Yi family, you cannot stand by and watch his actions, so you must purge the court of this traitor! Down with this national traitor!"

"And I, the Prince of Liang of the Great Song Dynasty, and my Great Song army, are your greatest support! From this day forward, you are the Grand Marshal who will quell the rebellion in Goryeo!"

"Anyone in Goryeo who is unwilling to join you in purging the court of corrupt officials will be considered a traitor!"

"Lee Geun-suk, are you willing?"

Ren Yuan smiled and revealed his plan: a battle was inevitable, but it would be even better if the Koreans could fight each other, with the Liangshan army providing assistance.

Ren Yuan doesn't feel sorry for the dead Koreans!

"Your Highness! May I...?"

Lee Geun-seok was completely overwhelmed by the promises made by Im Won. He never imagined that he would one day become the Grand Marshal of the Expeditionary Army!

"Of course you can! With me here, what can't you do?"

"Genshuo thanks Your Highness! I am willing to go through fire and water for Your Highness!"

……

A day later, news of Yi Ja-gyeom's rebellion spread like wildfire throughout South Goryeo! And the news continued to spread!

"Prime Minister Yi Ja-gyeom has rebelled! He has murdered the King! He has seized control of the government! Yi Geun-seok, a member of the Yi family of Inju, calls upon all righteous men of Goryeo to form a righteous army! To punish the traitor! To purge the court of corrupt officials!"

"His Highness Prince Liang of the Great Song Dynasty, by order of the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, has come to provide support! To support the brave warriors of the Li family in their campaign against the rebels!"

"Down with Li Ziqian! Establish a new Goryeo!"

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