Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Gaegyeong, the royal palace of Goryeo.

"Bang! Bang..."

Inside the palace, the sounds of things being smashed could be heard continuously.

Li Ziqian is throwing things frantically!

Because he had already heard the news from outside that the whole of South Korea was saying that Yi Ja-gyeom had rebelled!

Moreover, there is a large group of people preparing to gather and purge the emperor's inner circle!

The one leading them was actually from the Li family of Renzhou!

What kind of world is this!

"Dad, dad!"

Li Zimei rushed in in a panic.

"Say!"

Li Ziqian is currently in a bad mood and is not paying attention to his son.

"Father! Rumors outside say that Prince Liang is the backer of those rebels. With Prince Liang's support, they have quickly assembled, led by Li Genshuo, whom Prince Liang has appointed as the Grand Marshal of the Expeditionary Army. They will be coming to attack soon!"

"King Liang?"

Li Ziqian was greatly alarmed. How did the Prince of Liang get involved? Didn't he say he was going to help him?

etc! wrong!

He didn't get involved; he orchestrated it all!

Li Ziqian, as expected of a seasoned veteran, reacted quite well.

After eliminating the impossible options, what remained was the truth. Li Ziqian quickly reviewed his meeting with Ren Yuan again, and combined it with the current situation, he finally realized that he had been tricked!

"King Liang, what a fine King Liang!"

Li Ziqian said through gritted teeth.

"Father, what exactly happened?"

Li Zimei clearly didn't understand what was happening.

"What happened? We've been tricked by this Prince Liang!"

Li Ziqian looked in the direction of Tokyo City and seemed to see Ren Yuan's face.

"From the very beginning, what King Liang wanted was not just Wang Yu! But the entire Goryeo!"

"However, he cannot openly lead his troops into our Goryeo, so he needs an excuse! A perfect excuse!"

"If we depose Wang Yu, it will give him the perfect excuse! Supporting that brat Li Genshuo and forming this anti-rebel army, isn't Zhao Yuan the mastermind behind it all!"

"By using the pretext of the Song Dynasty helping its vassal states, he can openly and legitimately march into Kaesong!"

"What a clever King Liang! What a cunning man from the Central Plains!"

Li Zimei was stunned. He really didn't expect that Prince Liang, who had made all the promises with them, would go back on his word.

Isn't it said that people in the Song Dynasty court are very concerned about saving face?

"But Father, why was it my cousin Genshuo who established the anti-rebellion army? And why was Prince Liang only assisting him?"

Li Zimei didn't understand the problem.

"Are you stupid? Lee Geun-seok is a Goryeo person, and the army that is now being formed to punish the rebels is also a Goryeo army. When they come to fight us, it is a Goryeo civil war. This King Liang is just here to help us out."

"But if he directly leads his troops to fight us, without the permission of the Song Emperor, he would be deliberately provoking a war between the two countries! Can a mere prince bear the responsibility of instigating a war between nations?"

After figuring out Ren Yuan's thoughts, Li Ziqian was now both angry and resentful.

What angered him was that, despite his advanced age, he hadn't seen through Ren Yuan's scheme.

What I hate is that Ren Yuan lacks martial virtue. He could have waited a few years for Wang Yu to die "naturally" and then acted as regent as a maternal grandfather.

At that time, his role as regent was perfectly reasonable and legal, and it would leave no room for criticism; people would only praise him.

But now, he has to bring forward this process and has even used coercive measures against Wang Yu, which has already affected his reputation.

Damn it! It's all that Prince Liang's fault! He's ruined all my years of planning!

"Then, Dad, what do we do?"

Lee Ja-mi panicked. If this were true, they would now be the sinners of the entire Goryeo Kingdom!

"You must immediately have these rumors controlled and proclaim to the world that the Great Song Dynasty is immoral and intends to invade our Goryeo! They are deliberately spreading rumors!"

Without a second thought, Li Ziqian directly instructed Li Zimei to control the flow of speech.

"Father, is this... is this a complete breakdown in relations with Prince Liang? Shouldn't we talk to them?"

"Talk? Talk about what? Do you think that forming this punitive expeditionary force was Li Genshuo's idea?"

Looking at his son, Li Ziqian felt a little angry.

"That Lee Geun-seok guy, where does he get his ability? It must be this King Liang instigating him behind the scenes! After he's done all this, do you think he'll negotiate with us?"

"What King Liang wants is the whole of Goryeo! We are all just pawns in his game!"

"I understand, I'll go and have someone write the notice right away!"

Li Zimei suddenly felt a cold sweat pour down his back. He really hadn't expected that this Prince Liang would be so wicked!

"return!"

Li Ziqian called out to Li Zimei.

"Write another proclamation, saying that this King Zhao Yuan of Liang, without the orders of the Song emperor, has sent troops to Goryeo with the intention of establishing his own dynasty! He is a traitor to the Song! Tell the people of Goryeo not to associate with traitors!"

"Furthermore, send someone across the sea to the Song Dynasty to lodge a complaint with the emperor, saying that the Prince of Liang intends to rebel!"

Li Ziqian is not the kind of person who will not fight back when he is beaten. Even if he suffers a loss, he will make Ren Yuan uncomfortable!

Therefore, he had Li Zimei write and issue a proclamation with the aim of ruining Ren Yuan's reputation and making Ren Yuan be questioned by the emperor!

Li Ziqian knew very well how suspicious the emperors of the Central Plains dynasties were of their subordinates, especially a prince who would suffer a terrible fate if he was accused of rebellion!

Zhao Yuan! Don't think you can bully me like this just because you're a prince of the Song Dynasty! I'll make sure you're either dead or skinned alive!

"Yes! I'm going right now!"

Li Zimei knew that from this moment on, his family and the Prince of Liang were now completely at odds!

"Report! Report!"

Just as Li Zimei was about to leave, a soldier rushed in to report:

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The Southern Expeditionary Army has already started fighting the local garrison in Yangguang Road! Yangguang Road is in dire need of help! Yangguang Road is in dire need of help!"

"Come so fast?"

Li Ziqian's heart sank, and he then looked at Li Zimei:

"Zimei, write to your cousin and ask him to bring his men back. Our Li family's elite troops in the Northern Army will absolutely not be defeated by these rabble!"

"Reply to the garrison commander of Yang Guangdao: no matter what, you must hold Yang Guangdao for seven days! If you fail, you shall come to me with your head!"

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Yang Guangdao.

Xiao Jiahui's troops, who had set out from Jinzhou, had already joined up with Ren Yuan and the others.

"Wow, Guanzhong, really? This 'driving the wolf to devour the tiger' strategy was your brother's idea?"

As Xiao Jiasui listened to Xu Guanzhong talk about what would happen after the division of troops, and heard that these strategies were basically proposed by Ren Yuan and supplemented with details by Xu Guanzhong, Xiao Jiasui circled around Ren Yuan several times, and then clicked his tongue in amazement.

"Brother, you've changed so much in just three days! How did you suddenly become such a wise strategist?"

"What? What kind of general was I before?"

Looking at Xiao Jiasui's smug face, Ren Yuan really wanted to beat him up!

Xiao Jiahui, you wait. After we return to Liangshan, I will definitely find you a wife and have her keep you in check! That's what I, Ren Yuan, said!

"So that's how it is? Hmm... Oh right, brother, I heard that a proclamation has also been issued in Kaijing, saying that the Anti-Rebel Army is the real traitor, and that King Liang Zhao Yuan is the invader who wants to conquer Goryeo and establish himself as king, and who wants to betray the Song Dynasty! What do you think?"

Seeing Ren Yuan's "kind" gaze, Xiao Jiahui quickly changed the subject.

Ren Yuan sneered after hearing Xiao Jiahui's words:

"Hmph, what Zhao Yuan did has nothing to do with me, Ren Yuan?"

"Li Ziqian thinks he can use this trick against me? He's sorely mistaken!"

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