Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Lee Ja-kyum stood on a high building in the palace, gazing at Lee Geun-seok from afar.

He could sense that the young man from the branch family of the Li family in Renzhou was increasingly unable to hide his desire to replace the main family!

Given the current situation, with the fall of Gaegyeong and the absence of Goryeo's northern cavalry, it's either that the Goryeo cavalry failed to arrive in time, or that they arrived but were repelled.

If it's the first scenario, it means that her youngest son, Li Shushu, may not trust her as much anymore.

His own father is about to die, and he still hasn't come!

What an unfilial son!

If it's the second scenario, then it means that the Song Dynasty soldiers in front of us are very strong in combat!

Those are the strongest cavalry in the northern border region of Goryeo! Not just some Tom, Dick, or Harry!

When did Zhao Ji get such a capable brother?

"Li Ziqian! You have committed treason! You murdered the King! You defiled the royal palace! Your crimes are unforgivable!"

"Li Ziqian! For the sake of our shared clan, I'll give you one more incense stick's time! If you don't come out and surrender, we'll storm in!"

Lee Geun-seok is feeling incredibly good right now. He never imagined that the patriarch who once held sway over the family would one day appear so pathetic in front of him.

As for Lee Geun-suk's statement about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Ren Yuan and the others did not say much.

After all, this is a matter between the "Goryeo Expeditionary Army" and the "Goryeo Rebels," and the "Great Song Army" is just here to observe.

Li Ziqian ignored him and went down from the high building to the Imperial Study.

Wang Yu is still locked up inside.

"The Prime Minister is here. Did you get utterly defeated by the rebel army?"

Wang Yu was playing chess by himself in his room, which could be considered as entertaining himself.

He didn't even look up when he heard Li Ziqian's voice.

"What time is it? You're still in the mood to play chess?"

Li Ziqian was somewhat angry when he saw Wang Yu's attitude.

"What time is it? Is Goryeo about to perish?"

Wang Yu then looked up at Li Ziqian, his eyes filled with deep mockery:

"Let's put aside the question of whether the country will perish or not. Prime Minister, I am now seriously ill and unable to handle state affairs. All matters concerning Goryeo are handled by you, Prime Minister. Have you forgotten that?"

"you!"

Li Ziqian was speechless; he really didn't know how to refute Wang Yu's words.

After all, what they said was true.

"Wang Yu, the punitive expeditionary force and the Song army have arrived outside the palace. They're about to breach the capital..."

“I know, Kaesong must have fallen. The shouts of battle were so loud, I’m not deaf, I could hear them.”

Wang Yu waved his hand, signaling Li Ziqian to stop talking nonsense.

"So, what do you want to do now?"

"Could you go and repel the enemy?"

Li Ziqian spoke humbly to Wang Yu.

"Repel the enemy?"

Wang Yu was taken aback, then laughed, pointing at Li Ziqian's nose and cursing:

"Why should I help you repel the enemy? You have quite the nerve!"

"You've already imprisoned me, and you expect me to help you fight off the enemy?"

"Li Ziqian, do I owe you anything?"

"The punitive expedition's banner is 'cleansing the court of corrupt officials.' Once they enter the city, you're finished! So why should I help you?"

Wang Yu's outburst was very satisfying; he had been imprisoned by Li Ziqian for days and was quite unhappy about it!

"Wang Yu! You really think those people came to rescue you? Don't be so naive!"

After hearing this, Li Ziqian was furious!

He went straight up and overturned Wang Yu's chessboard!

"Let's see how you play chess now!"

"Crash..."

The chessboard was overturned, and the chess pieces were scattered all over the ground. Li Ziqian continued:

"The leader of the anti-rebel army is a disgrace to my family. I can confirm that he is not a respectful person!"

"He wants to replace me! How could he possibly keep you alive? If you want to save your life, you have to listen to me now!"

"Rebellion! Rebellion! You think you're not rebelling?"

"Or do you think those Song people will protect you?"

Although Li Ziqian lost his composure at this moment, what he said wasn't entirely nonsense.

Wang Yu fell silent. What Li Ziqian could think of, he could also think of.

"So what? I am the King of Goryeo, who has been granted a title. The one who came from the Song Dynasty this time is just a prince! We are equals!"

"Under these circumstances, the Song Dynasty has no weapon to kill me!"

Wang Yu stated that, according to the established rules and regulations, he was not afraid!

"But you're different! Lee Jae-kyum, if I were you, I'd be thinking about how to escape right now!"

"I won't save you."

Wang Yu's face showed a smug expression. He felt great to see Li Ziqian die!

"Hmph, fine, you forced me to this. Guards!"

When Li Ziqian saw Wang Yu's behavior, he was also annoyed!

They immediately summoned palace guards, who, disregarding Wang Yu's struggles, forcibly lifted him up!

"Li Ziqian, what are you doing! Let me go!"

Wang Yu sensed something was wrong and struggled desperately!

But how could he possibly be a match for the burly palace guards? His struggles were like those of a pitiful chick caught by an eagle, futile in the end.

"Wang Yu! You are a titled King of Goryeo, and Goryeo is now on the verge of collapse. As king, you should die for your country!"

"I'm going to take you outside! Let everyone see you!"

"I'll show you whether the Expeditionary Army is truly here to punish the rebels!"

"You'd better shut up in a minute, or I'll kill your wife and children."

Li Ziqian pulled Wang Yu towards the tall building in the royal city. His current thought was, if we're going to die, let's die together!

"Li Ziqian, you bastard! Those are your daughter and grandson!"

Wang Yu was shocked by Li Ziqian's words.

"Hmph, do you only have my grandson as your child? Can't I kill the others first?"

"Li Ziqian, you old dog! You're not human!"

"Shut up! Take him away!"

Because his arm was being held by the guards, Wang Yu was unable to struggle, so Li Ziqian slapped him hard across the face!

……

"The incense stick should be burning soon."

Outside the palace, Ren Yuan and his companions were waiting rather bored.

"That's about enough, brother. Should we urge Li Ziqian on?"

Xiao Jiasui said to Ren Yuan.

"Yes, tell him that our army is also quite tired and wants to go into the palace to rest as soon as possible. If they can fight, they can fight; if they can't, they should step aside and we'll handle it ourselves."

Just as Ren Yuan finished speaking, they suddenly noticed a commotion among the anti-rebel army. Following the source of the commotion, they discovered that a group of people had appeared on the high-rise building of the Goryeo royal palace at some unknown time.

The one in the lead was Li Ziqian, and the one next to him wearing the royal robes of Goryeo must be Wang Yu.

"Lee Geun-seok! Didn't you come here to punish the traitor? Didn't you come here to purge the court of corrupt officials? Didn't you say I killed the king? Now the king is right here! Who is the real traitor?"

Lee Jae-kyum pulled Wang Yu over while shouting to Lee Geun-seok.

"It's the King? What do we do?"

"Yes, it really is the King. Didn't the Marshal say that the King had been killed by that treacherous Li Ziqian?"

……

When the anti-rebel army saw Wang Yu, they were somewhat flustered.

After all, most of them were just small fry in their families. Now that they are suddenly asked to decide the fate of their former king, how can they not panic?

"Don't panic! Everyone stay calm!"

Lee Geun-seok loudly reprimanded his men, then shouted at Lee Ja-kyum:

"Li Ziqian! Even if you didn't kill the King, you still controlled him! You are still a traitor! Your only way out now is to hand over the King and surrender!"

After hearing this, Li Ziqian burst into laughter:

"What a joke! You all get out of Gaegyeong right now! Otherwise, I'll kill Wang Yu!"

"Remember this! If I kill Wang Yu, it's because you forced me to!"

The anti-rebel army fell silent, or rather, they didn't know what to say.

At this moment, Ren Yuan rode over on horseback, escorted by two military advisors and Lü Fang and Guo Sheng.

"Lee Geun-seok, what's going on? Why haven't you attacked the palace yet?"

"King Liang, the bandit Li Ziqian, he... he has taken Your Majesty hostage..."

When facing Ren Yuan, Lee Geun-suk didn't dare to speak loudly at all.

"Oh, that's it?"

After listening, Ren Yuan nodded, then picked up his large bow, nocked a long arrow, and aimed at Wang Yu!

"Lee Geun-seok, watch closely. I'll only demonstrate this little problem once!"

"Your Highness Prince Liang! What are you doing!"

Li Ziqian and Wang Yu both saw Ren Yuan draw his bow and nock an arrow. They panicked. Why was this Prince Liang of the Song Dynasty acting so unpredictably?

Ren Yuan ignored their questions, drew his bow like a full moon, aimed at Wang Yu, and then decisively released his grip!

"Whoosh!"

The arrow flew like a shooting star! This arrow, carrying a strong gust of air and a sharp whistling sound, headed straight for the Goryeo royal palace!

……

(I'm going to a conference in the Netherlands today. I'll continue updating after I get off the plane.)