Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Tokyo, the capital of the Song Dynasty, at the royal military training ground.

At this moment, the area was densely packed with armored soldiers, banners fluttering, and an invisible killing intent seemed to permeate the entire scene.

Emperor Huizong of Song actually came here in person to see people off.

"Tong Qing, this cup of wine is to bid you farewell."

Today, Emperor Huizong was dressed in royal armor, which was quite unusual for him, and he looked rather dignified.

"Your Majesty, I thank you. However, I am in armor and cannot perform the full ceremony. Please forgive me."

Tong Guan took the wine handed to him by Zhao Ji, tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp, displaying great domineering style.

"Excellent! This is the true Grand Councilor of our Great Song Dynasty! We must win this battle and demonstrate the might of our Great Song Dynasty!"

Emperor Huizong (Zhao Ji) was not angry at Tong Guan's actions; on the contrary, he was very pleased!

"This must be Wang Xianfeng, right? Come, let me offer you a toast!"

After Tong Guan finished drinking, Zhao Ji turned his gaze to Wang Qing beside him.

Wang Qing was the vanguard in this expedition, and all his subordinates participated in the battle.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Your Majesty's kindness is deeply appreciated!"

Wang Qing also seemed very excited. He respectfully accepted the wine glass, bowed repeatedly, and then drank it.

Zhao Ji was very satisfied with this attitude. Hmm, although this guy came from a powerful background, he seemed very polite and courteous to him. So, he decided to give him a chance to turn over a new leaf.

"Wang Xianfeng, I heard you're Tong Qing's son-in-law?"

Zhao Ji suddenly remembered this rumor.

"Your Majesty, this is indeed true. However, I have not yet formally married my wife. After we return victorious this time, may I humbly request Your Majesty's imperial decree?"

Wang Qing suddenly bowed to Zhao Ji with his hands clasped in front of him.

"Oh? Then tell me, what kind of imperial decree do you want?"

Zhao Ji was somewhat curious.

"Your Majesty hopes that after our victorious return, Your Majesty will issue an edict to allow my wife and me to officially get married. I was too foolish in the past and did many stupid things. I have wronged my wife and I want to make it up to her this time."

Wang Qing lowered his head and said.

These words made both Zhao Ji and Tong Guan feel very comfortable.

Tong Guan was pleased that Wang Qing's request this time did not involve anything related to himself, but only asked for marriage.

If Emperor Huizong presided over the marriage, then the marriage between Wang Qing and Tong Jiaoxiu would be recognized by the court! In this way, the two of them would not be considered to have an affair! This would be a great thing for their reputation!

After all, even the Emperor has granted the marriage, so it wouldn't be appropriate for others to gossip!

Thinking of this, Tong Guan's gaze towards Wang Qing softened even more.

What pleased Emperor Huizong was that Wang Qing had not forgotten his roots and was grateful for the kindness shown to him. He had heard that Wang Qing was a freeloader, but he could develop genuine feelings for a woman while being a freeloader, which Emperor Huizong admired.

After all, in the artistic pursuits of artists, this form of love is worthy of artistic creation and admiration.

"Very well, Wang Xianfeng is so thoughtful, of course I will grant your wish. As long as you return victorious this time, I will personally bestow a marriage upon you!"

Emperor Huizong of Tang made a promise to Wang Qing, a promise that greatly pleased Wang Qing!

Tong Guan was also satisfied!

"Yes! Your Majesty, I will certainly live up to your high expectations!"

Wang Qing was overjoyed! In this way, his greatest wish had been fulfilled!

"Your Majesty, then I shall set out on the expedition!"

Tong Guan also bowed to Zhao Ji.

"Yes, Grand Councilor Tong, I am in the capital, awaiting your good news!"

"Yes!"

Tong Guan bid farewell to Zhao Ji, then rode his horse toward the army. Wang Qing also bowed to Zhao Ji, then turned and followed him.

With military flags flying high, Tong Guan had spent nearly a month gathering 150,000 elite troops in the capital, plus 15,000 naval troops each from Sichuan and Jingzhou, totaling 180,000 men, though he claimed to have 400,000! They marched in a mighty force towards Liangshan!

"Wang Qing!"

"The general is here!"

"You will lead 50,000 vanguard troops ahead! Open roads through mountains and build bridges over rivers! If you encounter any small groups of Liangshan troops, do your best to annihilate them!"

"If you encounter the main force of Liangshan, your unit must hold its ground and await reinforcements!"

"Please rest assured, Commander! This humble general will certainly complete the mission!"

Wang Qing's 50,000 men were all equipped with weapons and armor, making them fully armed and ready for battle. Under these circumstances, he was certainly confident in taking on the vanguard mission.

"General, why is Wang Qing the vanguard? I can go too."

Of the four military commanders under Tong Guan, Li Ming was closest to Tong Guan. He was somewhat dissatisfied that he was not chosen as the vanguard this time.

"After all, he was once the overlord of the bandits, so he knows the ways of the bandits quite well. You've been fighting in Hebei for so long, aren't you tired? Letting you unite is also to let you rest."

In fact, Tong Guan trusts his own people more. Wang Qing, at most, can be considered half of his own people.

When will the two online troll groups arrive?

Watching Wang Qing leave with his men, Tong Guan also asked the others.

"Reporting to the Commander, the last reply from their two groups was that they would first gather in Jinling and then head north. They should be arriving soon."

Chen Zhu replied.

"Alright, here's what we'll do. Tell Zhang Shuye that he wanted more naval forces, right? I can leave one of our two naval forces for him to deal with Fang La. But I want him to personally lead an infantry force to help me launch a surprise attack on Liangshan!"

Tong Guan had communicated with Zhang Shuye before, but Zhang Shuye said that he was also in a tense situation and could not leave for the time being, so he could not support Tong Guan.

Unless Tong Guan also comes to his aid.

Zhang Shuye specifically pointed out that his current advantage is his online army. If he could gain some more advantages, he wouldn't mind supporting Tong Guan.

"General, why do you want this Zhang Shuye?"

Duan Pengju said, "Why should I involve this guy?"

“Zhang Shuye’s cousin, Zhang Kegong, approached me that day and said he wanted to give his brother some credit. In return, he would help me impeach Cai Jing in court. I thought about it and agreed.”

Tong Guan said quietly that it was obvious that Cai Jing had forcibly taken one million strings of cash from him, which made Tong Guan very unhappy.

So, he wanted to disgust Cai Jing too!

Zhang Kegong was the best henchman!

In the third year of the Daguan era (1109), Zhang Kegong impeached Cai Jing once. The impeachment was particularly strong and forced Cai Jing to abandon some of his henchmen to save himself.

Of course, Cai Jing wasn't without temper. After he calmed down, he couldn't deal with Zhang Kegong, so Zhang Shuye became his punching bag. Cai Jing demoted him to the position of Supervisor of Pastures in Xi'an, which was a way of retaliating against Zhang Kegong.

From then on, the feud between the two families deepened. However, Zhang Kegong was not afraid of Cai Jing. Although Emperor Huizong (Zhao Ji) favored Cai Jing, he still needed someone to speak for him. Zhang Kegong was the person chosen by Emperor Huizong, so it was impossible for him to be dealt with by Cai Jing.

Since his own safety was not a problem, Zhang Kegong also had to consider his brother's status. So this time, Zhang Kegong took the initiative to find Tong Guan and proposed to make this deal so that Zhang Shuye could get more credit.

After all, the merit of defeating one bandit group is different from that of defeating two bandit groups!

According to Zhang Kegong's idea, as long as Zhang Shuye's contribution this time is great enough, the two brothers will be invincible in the court in the future!

What Cai Jing? Cai Jing is nothing!