Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

The Imperial Study in Gaegyeong Palace.

"Squeak~"

The door to the Imperial Study was pushed open, and Li Ziqian walked in carrying a food box.

"Isn't this the Prime Minister? Oh no, I should address you as King Li. What brings you here?"

In the imperial study, Wang Yu, his hair disheveled, looked up at Li Ziqian as he entered and said with a hint of mockery:

"You haven't become the king yet, have you? That can't be right. Isn't it said that the entire Goryeo Kingdom belongs to your Inju Yi family?"

"Wang Yu, if you don't want to eat, you can continue talking."

Li Ziqian rolled his eyes at Wang Yu in annoyance.

"Hehe, looks like I was right, you're in trouble now."

Wang Yu's eyes lit up as he watched Li Ziqian take out several dishes of kimchi from the food box!

He hasn't had kimchi for days!

"In Jeolla and Gyeongsang provinces, a considerable number of people have formed an army to quell the rebellion, and they are already close to attacking Gaegyeong."

Li Ziqian took everything out of the food box: four dishes of kimchi, a plate of pork belly, a small bowl of tofu, two bowls of rice, and a pot of wine.

"What did I say?"

Wang Yu was overjoyed to hear this!

"I told you! You can't become the king of Goryeo! The army that's here to welcome me, aren't they? You've miscalculated!"

Li Ziqian looked at Wang Yu as if he were an idiot.

"The rebel army is indeed here to attack me, but they will not save you because they want to establish themselves as kings."

"How is this possible? How could they do this?"

Wang Yu, who had been in high spirits, was suddenly stunned, as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water on his head.

"Do you know whose people the Expeditionary Army is? It's the people of the Prince of Liang of the Great Song Dynasty. That Prince of Liang is very dissatisfied with you and keeps saying that you are colluding with the Liao people and plotting a rebellion."

Li Ziqian ignored Wang Yu, took out all the food, picked up a piece of kimchi and put it in his mouth, savoring its taste.

"The Prince of Liang of the Great Song Dynasty?"

Wang Yu frowned.

"I don't recall the Song Dynasty ever having a so-called Prince Liang."

"Whether you remember or not doesn't matter. Anyway, all of Goryeo knows that His Highness King Liang brought people to Goryeo to confront you, Wang Yu."

"It's fake! It must be fake! That emperor of the Song Dynasty was a useless, incompetent fool! How could he possibly know about my affair with the Liao people?"

Wang Yu was shocked. This shouldn't be the case. Did that Zhao Ji have such ability?

"Anyway, that's what the King of Liang said."

Li Ziqian ignored Wang Yu and continued to wrap pork belly in kimchi, add some tofu and rice, and finally have a little wine.

Wow, this tastes amazing!

Wang Yu was annoyed. He had originally intended to be stubborn and not eat, but seeing Li Ziqian eating so heartily, he could no longer resist.

"Hmph, no matter what, you're the one who's in trouble now. I'll stay in the Imperial Study. Even if the city falls, I don't believe they'll kill me."

Wang Yu quickly poured the whole dish of kimchi into his own bowl and also shoveled away half a plate of pork belly, as if afraid that Li Ziqian would snatch it away.

"Why wouldn't I kill you? You think you can live to celebrate the New Year?"

Li Ziqian did not hold Wang Yu's behavior of taking his food against him. For Wang Yu, who was already at the end of his rope, he did not mind letting him eat better now.

"Hmph, if this Prince Liang were the brother of the Song Emperor, he certainly wouldn't do anything to me. Although I haven't met the Song Emperor many times, we have a very good relationship. This Prince Liang, out of respect for the Song Emperor, will definitely reinstate me as the King of Goryeo!"

"Li Ziqian, I'll lock you up too, and I'll make sure you don't even get to eat kimchi!"

Wang Yu shoveled rice into his mouth while glaring fiercely at Li Ziqian.

"up to you."

Li Ziqian ignored Wang Yu's words, put down his bowl, and said quietly:

"I've been thinking lately, is this Prince Liang really the Prince Liang of the Song Dynasty?"

"Is it possible that he is a rebel from the Song Dynasty?"

It has to be said that Li Ziqian, that old fox, really got close to the truth.

Wang Yu paused, his chopsticks still in his hand.

“Wang Yu, if this Prince Liang is not a member of the Zhao Song imperial family, then your life is worthless.”

"What did you say……"

"No, I didn't say anything. You can eat slowly."

Li Ziqian didn't waste any words with Wang Yu; he got up and walked out of the imperial study.

"Tomorrow, the punitive expeditionary force should be at the gates of Kaesong. Wang Yu, if you hear the sounds of an attack, you'd better pray that I win."

Just as he was about to walk out the door, Li Ziqian stopped, turned around, and said.

"Why should I? I don't know if others are traitors, but I do know that you are definitely a traitor!"

Wang Yu slammed the bowl down! He pointed at Li Ziqian and started cursing!

"But I won't kill you."

Li Ziqian gave a cold laugh, then walked out and closed the door, leaving Wang Yu alone in the empty imperial study.

"Bang!"

Wang Yu slammed the bowl and chopsticks against the door, venting his anger!

"Traitors and traitors! They're all traitors and traitors!"

"Li Ziqian! You will die a horrible death!"

"I am the King of Goryeo! I am the King of Goryeo!"

……

Wang Yu cursed loudly for a long time in the imperial study by himself!

By the end of his tirade, his throat was hoarse and he was starving.

However, there was no food in the imperial study at that moment.

He could only walk to the door, pick up the relatively clean kimchi from the ground, and put it in his mouth to fill his stomach.

"Li Ziqian, I won't die, I won't die! I want to watch you die..."

……

The next morning.

Before the capital was opened, a dark mass of troops lined up in a row; it was the Goryeo army that was sent to quell the rebellion!

"Brothers! Those annoying members of the main branch are in Kaijing! If we take Kaijing, we can turn the tables!"

As the Grand Marshal of the Expeditionary Army, Lee Geun-seok, dressed in military uniform, is encouraging everyone!

"King Liang has already said that whoever is the first to climb to the top of Kaijing City will receive a title, which will be hereditary!"

"Isn't this the day we, the disciples of this branch lineage, have been striving for?"

"Everyone, remember how we were bullied by the main branch before, pick up your weapons and charge!"

It must be said that Li Genshuo does have a bit of a talent for instigation. With the guidance of Ren Yuan and others, Li Genshuo's control over the anti-rebel army is quite good. At least after he gave the order, the anti-rebel army really rushed straight towards Kaijing City!

"Brother, the anti-rebel army has begun its campaign. Should we provide them with support?"

The Liangshan troops were positioned behind the Goryeo rebels. As the Goryeo people launched their charge, Ling Zhen came over to ask if they needed support.

"Okay, let's do a test firing of the Thunder Cannon and adjust your aim while we're at it."

Ren Yuan granted Ling Zhen's request.

After all, the anti-rebel army also helped to reduce the number of casualties for Liangshan. Allowing them to live a little longer was beneficial to the entire Liangshan army.

"Yes!"

Ling Zhen accepted the order and went down. Immediately afterward, the first round of stone projectiles from the Thunder Cannon in the Divine Machine Legion's formation began to fire!

Forty stone projectiles soared into the air like meteors, hurtling towards Kaesong City!

Of course, because it was the first round of test firing, the hit rate of the stone projectiles in this round was disappointing. Very few of them hit the city wall, most of them hit outside the city wall, and some even flew into the city!

Although the walls of Gaegyeong were sturdy and the stones had limited destructive power, the sheer force of the stones hitting the walls was still very impressive! For a moment, it suppressed the morale of the Gaegyeong defenders!

Lee Geun-suk seized the opportunity and shouted again:

"Everyone! King Liang has come to our aid! We cannot let him down!"

"Warriors of Goryeo! Let the world witness your bravery!"

The Battle of Kaesong has officially begun!

……