Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

On the night Yang Zhi went to Liangshan, the other leaders of the stronghold were also alerted.

The Yang family of Tianbo Mansion has a very good reputation in the martial arts world.

Seeing Yang Zhi surrounded by a group of leaders toasting him, Ren Yuan seemed to understand why he cared so much about his family's reputation.

"Junior brother, do you think he'll succeed this time?"

Lin Chong asked.

"It's good enough as long as we don't get into legal trouble."

Ren Yuan stopped dwelling on Yang Zhi's issue and instead asked Lin Chong, "Has Senior Brother finished writing his letter?"

"It's already been written."

Lin Chong handed Ren Yuan a letter, a letter that contained his longing for his wife and his guilt.

"Then leave it to me. But senior brother, your sister-in-law is such a good person, what were you thinking when you decided to write a letter of divorce? Luckily, your Taishan Instructor Zhang is a reasonable person, otherwise, you would be crying."

Ren Yuan still criticized his senior brother a couple of times, saying that sometimes it was hard to understand what he was thinking.

"It was my fault. I will make amends to her properly when she comes back."

Lin Chong seemed to have figured something out, which made Ren Yuan very gratified.

"Ah, that's more like it!"

Then Ren Yuan turned to look at Yang Zhi, who was still drinking with everyone below, and thought to himself, "I wonder when you'll come to your senses."

Nothing happened that night. Early the next morning, Ren Yuan, along with Shi Qian and Yang Zhi, came down from Liangshan Mountain, mounted their horses, and prepared to continue their journey.

Only now did Yang Zhi believe that Ren Yuan had no intention of forcibly dragging him up the mountain.

"Chief Ren, it's not that I have any prejudice against coming up the mountain, but..."

Yang Zhi wanted to say something, but Ren Yuan interrupted him directly.

"Your Excellency, there are some things we should just keep to ourselves and don't need to say aloud."

Ren Yuan waved his hand, directly interrupting Yang Zhi.

"If the journey goes smoothly for you, then I wish you great success, and that you will be ennobled and appointed as a general next year, thus restoring the prestige of the Yang family."

"If this journey does not go well, I hope the governor will not forget the heroes of Shandong."

"The righteousness of Chief Ren is something Yang Zhi will never forget."

In fact, Yang Zhi had a certain degree of goodwill towards Ren Yuan. At least he knew that Ren Yuan was not trying to win him over because of his martial arts skills.

During last night's banquet, he could sense that there were many experts on Liangshan Mountain, some of whom were even stronger than himself.

In particular, he even saw Wang Jin and learned that Wang Jin had also been killed by Gao Qiu. In fact, Yang Zhi was very hesitant about following Gao Qiu's path.

But there was nothing he could do. As the former Palace Attendant, he happened to be under Gao Qiu's jurisdiction, and if he wanted to go back to his post, he couldn't avoid this person.

Yang Zhi felt that Liangshan had the ability to force him to stay, but they didn't. This made him realize that this stronghold was different from other places.

"Shi Qian, is everything ready?"

Ren Yuan asked Shi Qian why he was personally leading Shi Qian on this trip, because he needed an intelligence point in Tokyo.

Since ordinary spies can't get into Tokyo, let's bring the spies leader here in person.

"Everything is ready in Tokyo, just waiting for my brother."

"Alright! Let's go! Commander, follow us!"

The three mounted their horses and galloped along the main road. Because they were in a hurry, they hardly stopped along the way, and changed horses immediately when they came across an inn that offered horse-changing services!

We'll rest the horses, but not the people; we just want to get to Tokyo as soon as possible!

In less than two days, the three of them arrived outside Tokyo, travel-worn and exhausted.

"My lord, farewell. I hope we can meet again and enjoy a drink together!"

Ren Yuan, along with Shi Qian, prepared to part ways with Yang Zhi.

"Chief Ren... If Yang Zhi has someone to rely on in the future, he will definitely protect the Liangshan brothers."

Yang Zhi seemed to have made a great decision. After his expression changed several times, he looked up at Ren Yuan and said solemnly.

In fact, aside from being burdened by his reputation, Yang Zhi was a good person at heart.

"Hahaha, good, that's enough from the Commander! Commander, don't forget, you have your brothers here at Liangshan."

Ren Yuan laughed loudly, "Okay, Yang Zhi can still be saved. If he can be saved, then that's good."

The three then parted ways and entered the city through two different gates!

This was also the first time Ren Yuan had ever seen the capital of the Song Dynasty, Bianliang (Kaifeng)!

The Song Dynasty was the wealthiest dynasty in Chinese history. Even the Southern Song Dynasty, which was under the rule of Wanyan Gou and was barely surviving, was exceptionally wealthy.

As the capital of such a vast empire, the prosperity of Bianliang City is self-evident.

The most famous, most populous, most economically developed, and most culturally brilliant city in the world today is not in the Americas, not in Europe, not in Africa, not in Mesopotamia, but right before Ren Yuan's eyes!

In his previous life, Ren Yuan had only seen this capital city in the painting "Along the River During the Qingming Festival". In this life, he will finally experience it for himself.

"Brother, you used to travel the world, but you've never been here before?"

Shi Qian was a little curious. His brother’s master, Zhou Tong, lived not far from here, so why had his brother never been to the capital?

"I passed by, but didn't go in. What about you?"

When Ren Yuan was learning his craft from his master Zhou Tong, he did pass through Bianliang several times, but he only glanced at it from afar and never entered the city.

"I do not have either."

Shi Qian scratched his head. The main reason was that he hadn't been in this area before, so even though he was the world's number one thief, he hadn't made a name for himself in the capital.

"Then let's go in together and see what's special about this capital of the Great Song Dynasty!"

Upon entering the city and seeing the bustling scene, Ren Yuan couldn't help but sigh. His sleeves billowed like clouds, and he was sweating profusely. The large number of people in Bianliang reminded him of the Spring Festival train station and... the barbecue stalls in Zibo in his previous life.

But the thought of the inhuman torment this ancient city would suffer when the Jurchens marched south more than a decade later filled Ren Yuan with immense pain.

Zhao Ji, if you don't have the ability, then hurry up and get off that position!

"Brother, where should we go first?"

"Let's go to the Xiangguo Temple first. My senior brother said that Lu Da, oh no, I should call him Master Zhishen now, is in the Xiangguo Temple. He's a rare hero. Let's take him with us."

The two found a roadside wonton stall, ate some wontons, asked for directions to Daxiangguo Temple, and hurried there.

Before long, Ren Yuan saw a vegetable garden. This vegetable garden seemed to be built on the site of an abandoned official residence, with Daxiangguo Temple right next to it.

"Brother, what's so interesting about this vegetable garden?"

Shi Qian noticed that Ren Yuan had stopped and became curious.

"Shi Qian, do you know where this vegetable garden used to be?"

Ren Yuan asked Shi Qian.

Shi Qian looked at the vegetable garden. Although he could tell that it had indeed been a mansion before, it was difficult to discern anything more.

"I don't know, brother, could you please enlighten me?"

"This place used to be the residence of General Di Wuxiang, who wore a mask."

Ren Yuan sighed.

"Ah? Judge Di's residence?" Shi Qian was surprised, then immediately bowed to the vegetable garden, "I am ignorant, Judge Di, please forgive me."

People in the martial arts world have a very good impression of Di Qing because he came from a poor background but eventually rose to a high position, making him a role model for them.

In the Song Dynasty, an era that placed great emphasis on civil affairs and neglected military matters, his emergence could have helped the Song Dynasty regain its backbone.

It's a pity that the Zhao family isn't very successful.

"Let's go. The people of the past are gone, and there's no use in reminiscing."

Ren Yuan also bowed to the vegetable garden, then turned and left.

Shi Qian hurriedly followed, and before they had gone a few steps, they heard a commotion coming from in front of the Daxiangguo Temple.

"Du Fei! I thought you were just nicknamed 'Reckless Dog,' but I never imagined you'd actually become Gao Yanei's dog!" (Thanks to Yi Reckless Person for the cameo appearance)

"Heh heh, what's wrong with being a dog?! Not just anyone can be Gao Yanei's dog! Zhang San, Li Si, look at yourselves! At least I can be Gao Yanei's dog, but what about you? You don't even qualify to be dogs!"

Ren Yuan and Shi Qian watched from afar and saw two groups of ruffians facing off in front of the Daxiangguo Temple.

A group of twenty or thirty people were guarding the entrance to the Daxiangguo Temple. The two men in charge were two quick-witted men, who should be Zhang San and Li Si.

The other group consisted of forty or fifty people, led by a man who looked like he had been indulging in too much drinking and womanizing, with a typical sycophantic face. He was probably that brute Du Fei.

"Damn it, Du Fei, I really despise you. You think you're superior after being someone's dog? Bah! I'm ashamed to be associated with you. Don't ever say you're a street hustler when you go out! I can't bear the shame!"

Zhang San, the rat crossing the street, spat fiercely at Du Fei.

"Tsk tsk, Zhang San, Li Si, I'm Gao Yanei's dog, and what about you? Aren't you guys dogs for this so-called Flower Monk Lu Zhishen? Oh, right, you're not, because that Flower Monk doesn't dare to leave the temple now, hahaha! If he comes out, Gao Yanei can arrest him!"

"Your master is no good! Once you lose your master, what are you two called again? Stray dogs! Seriously, I told you back then that there was no future following this big monk. Look at you, what are you eating? You even have to steal vegetables from the garden! And look at me, with the reward money the young master gave me, I can get Xiao Cui to call me 'brother' for a whole month at Chunfeng Tower! Hahahaha!"

"Damn it! Third Brother, I can't stand it anymore, I'm going to beat him up!"

Li Si was furious at Du Fei's words; he had never seen anyone so shameless before.

"Come on then! Without that frivolous monk, let's see who beats whom up!"

Du Fei, relying on his superior numbers, acted with impunity.

"Or, you can be my dogs. You can't be the young master's dogs anymore, so you can be my dogs!"

Du Fei pulled out five taels of silver from his pocket, threw it on the ground, and shouted towards Zhang San and Li Si:

"Whoever barks like a dog three times and kowtows to me three times will have the five taels of silver."

"We're all brothers who used to hang out on the same street, so don't say I didn't give you a chance! Brothers, don't you agree?"

Du Fei then smugly addressed his followers behind him.

"Hahaha! Boss Du is right!"

"Exactly, but boss, barking like a dog isn't enough! You should at least pee like a dog!"

Du Fei's words excited his followers, who took turns mocking and taunting Zhang San, Li Si, and the others!

"Du Fei, you're asking for death!"

"Exactly, if Master were here, would you dare to utter even a fart?"

Zhang San and Li Si's eyes turned red; they never imagined that Du Fei could be so vicious!

"If you're going to be a dog, you should act like one. Is Tokyo deserted? How come there are vicious dogs barking randomly on the streets?"

A domineering voice interrupted Du Fei and the others' laughter, instantly suppressing the situation!

"Who? Who's speaking! Show yourself if you dare!"

Du Fei was very unhappy. Since becoming Gao Yanei's lackey, this was the first time someone had ever spoken louder than him.

"I said it myself, you Tokyo rabid dog, what do you want? If you're not happy, bite me!"