Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Du Bojilie, you've finally arrived!"

Wanyan Sagai greeted Wanyan Aguda with a loud laugh.

“Cousin, there’s no need for this between us. Just call me Aguda.”

Wanyan Aguda had great respect for Wanyan Sagai. In fact, Wanyan Sagai's strong support played a significant role in his smooth succession to the Dubojilie.

Therefore, Wanyan Aguda held his cousin in high esteem. After succeeding Du Bojilie, he took the initiative to grant the Lai Liu River to Wanyan Sagai, which was also a way of repaying his debt of gratitude.

"Cousin, you've worked hard."

Wanyan Wuqimai also greeted his cousin with a smile.

"It's not hard work. It's what I should do for the tribe."

Wanyan Sagai was very clear about his own position, so he didn't feel like he was doing all the work for someone else.

For him, the well-being of the entire tribe is more important than anything else.

"Cousin, how many people have arrived yet?"

This is what Wanyan Aguda is concerned about.

"Almost all the tribes have come, except for a few small tribes that are too far away, but everyone should be able to arrive by today."

Wanyan Sagai was in charge of counting the number of people. Now they only needed to count the last few tribes that were far away.

"Alright, then let's hold a formal oath-taking ceremony tomorrow. From now on, the Liao Kingdom will never be able to oppress us again!"

Wanyan Aguda harbored deep hatred for the Liao Dynasty.

Because the Liao Dynasty's oppression of the Jurchens was extremely intense, a fact that Ren Yuan, who was at Liangshan, was well aware of, as evidenced by a poem written in later generations:

"When the Liao and Jin dynasties clashed, the gyrfalcon was sent as tribute, and the famous eagle with its jade claws was sent as tribute without ceasing."

The current ruler of the Liao Dynasty, or Emperor Tianzuo, or Yelü Yanxi, is quite an oddball.

Emperor Huizong of Song (Zhao Ji) enjoyed calligraphy and painting, and he also loved hunting, especially gyrfalcons.

Therefore, every year, he demanded that the Jurchens who knew how to train eagles pay tribute to him with gyrfalcons. For this purpose, he even set up an "eagle road". Every year, a large number of "eagle envoys" would extort and commit evil deeds in the Jurchen territory.

In addition, the gyrfalcon was not easy to tame, and this fierce bird had injured countless people. Many young men died in the process of taming the gyrfalcon, and life became increasingly difficult for the Jurchens.

Moreover, the Liao Dynasty also enjoyed hunting in the mountains and forests, and these were not ordinary hunts; their targets were the Jurchens!

Under the weight of these atrocities, the Jurchens' resentment towards the Liao Dynasty had reached its breaking point!

After Wanyan Aguda succeeded as leader, he made a major decision—to rebel against the Liao!

In order to rebel against the Liao Dynasty, Aguda made many preparations. He trained a group of elite cavalry as his trump card, and ordered all Jurchen tribes to train their bravest warriors to be ready to assemble at any time!

Moreover, Aguda secretly made a deal with Goryeo, acquiring a considerable amount of armor and weapons from Goryeo's elite troops in the northern border region.

For Wanyan Aguda, he had been waiting for an opportunity.

And recently, he finally got what he'd been waiting for!

Because there was a Jurchen who had lived in the Song Dynasty for many years. After traveling north through the territory of the Liao Dynasty, he returned to the Jurchen tribe. He brought the latest news from the Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty, and he also knew how to train troops!

And this one is none other than Zeng Sheng, the youngest son of Zengtou City, who is now Aguda's favorite general!

Now, Zeng Sheng stands behind Aguda, who trusts him implicitly.

Zeng Sheng's father did not return to the Jurchen territory, but died in the Liao Kingdom. At that time, they were traveling north and happened to pass through Yinglu. When they saw their compatriots being bullied by the envoys, Zeng Sheng could not bear it and took action, killing the envoys and rescuing his compatriots.

However, this attracted the pursuit of the Liao people. In order to cover his youngest son, Zeng Nong resolutely stayed behind to cover the rear. Although Zeng Sheng cried his heart out, he could only listen to his father and lead the rescued people to continue north.

He was lucky; among the people he saved, one happened to be from Wanyan Aguda's tribe, and he held a relatively high position.

After learning that Zeng Sheng was also a Jurchen and that his family had lived in the Song Dynasty for many years, he immediately promised Zeng Sheng that he would definitely introduce him to his tribe when he returned!

The Jurchens now need talents like Zeng Sheng!

After receiving the assurance, Zeng Sheng was even more motivated. Along the way, he displayed his martial arts skills to the fullest, repeatedly repelling the Liao pursuers and helping the team escape danger. When they arrived at the Jurchen tribe, the nobleman did not break his promise and strongly recommended Zeng Sheng to Wanyan Aguda!

Wanyan Aguda was overjoyed and personally met Zeng Sheng. He discovered that Zeng Sheng was not only highly skilled in martial arts and handsome, but also knew how to train soldiers. How could such a talented person be let go?

So he married his daughter to Zeng Sheng and gave him his most beloved golden waist knife!

Therefore, you can also call Zeng Sheng the Golden Knife Prince Consort!

“Ah Sheng.”

"Father-in-law."

Although Zeng Sheng has no blood relatives now, fortunately, Aguda treats him very well, and his wife is also to his liking. Therefore, Zeng Sheng is also using all his talents to assist Aguda.

The only regret is that Zeng Sheng didn't learn much about training methods from Su Ding back then, only knowing some superficial aspects. Of course, even if he wanted to learn, Su Ding certainly wouldn't have taught him wholeheartedly back then.

However, given the current situation of the Jurchens, Zeng Sheng's abilities are sufficient.

"Sheng, are our soldiers ready?"

"Father-in-law, please rest assured!"

Zeng Sheng patted Aguda on the chest, indicating that everything was under control!

"Our tribe has three thousand cavalrymen, all ready! Every single one of them is a master archer! Every single one of them is a master horseman!" (Historically, Aguda's army numbered only two thousand five hundred.)

"And most importantly, none of them are afraid to die!"

In Zeng Sheng's eyes now surged a flame of revenge!

Because his father died in the Liao Dynasty!

This grudge must be avenged!

Moreover, his brothers all died in the Song Dynasty! This debt will have to be settled sooner or later!

Zeng Sheng now has only one thought: to destroy the Liao Dynasty first, and then destroy the Song Dynasty!

Especially Liangshan!

He wanted to cut off the heads of everyone in Liangshan to offer as a sacrifice to his brother!

"Alright! Cousin, are the green ox and white horse ready?"

Wanyan Aguda then asked Wanyan Sagai.

"Everything is ready!"

"Alright! Then let's wait until tomorrow, slay the green ox, kill the white horse, and announce it to our ancestors!"

"The Liao Dynasty shall perish! The Jurchen shall rise!"

Wanyan Sagai and Wanyan Wuqimai echoed Wanyan Aguda's words, but Zeng Sheng on the side was a little confused.

"Father-in-law, why did you kill the blue ox and the white horse?"

“Ah Sheng, you grew up in the Song Dynasty, so you may not know about this.”

Wanyan Aguda explained to Zeng Sheng with a smile:

"The Liao people were Khitans. The Khitans revered black, and their imperial tombs were located at the foot of Black Mountain. Moreover, according to the Khitans, the imperial clan Yelü rode a white horse, and the empress clan Shimo (also known as Xiao) rode a black ox (also known as a blue ox) to the former Xianbei territory (near the source of the Xilamulun River today), where they married and had eight Khitan tribes."

"Since we are now going to rebel against the Liao, then killing the Green Ox and the White Horse is tantamount to killing the Khitan royal family!"

"I see. I am willing to clear all obstacles for you, Father-in-law! At tomorrow's ceremony, please allow me to personally slay the blue ox and white horse!"

Zeng Sheng suddenly realized that there was a lot more to it than met the eye! It seemed that if he wanted to improve, he still needed to continue learning and performing well!

"Okay, okay! No problem!"

Wanyan Agu was overjoyed after inquiring about it!

"With a son-in-law as talented as you, this great cause of rebelling against the Liao will surely succeed!"