Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"my people?"

Tong Guan was somewhat bewildered.

Who else does he have? His men should have already been captured by Liangshan!

"Do I have any officials serving near your Liangshan?"

"This man was once your tutor, and he was an official near my Liangshan."

Ren Yuan had no choice but to remind Tong Guan.

Tong Guan didn't remember who it was at first, but when he heard it was Mr. Menguan, he suddenly remembered!

"Are you talking about Cheng Wanli?"

Tong Guan was somewhat surprised, because although Cheng Wanli had some fame, he was not considered particularly outstanding in the entire Song Dynasty court.

Therefore, Tong Guan didn't know why Ren Yuan would set his sights on Cheng Wanli.

"Yes, that's him, Cheng Wanli, the current prefect of Dongping Prefecture."

"What do you want me to do?"

Tong Guan looked at Ren Yuan and asked.

"I hope you will write a letter to lure him to Liangshan, and then... help me persuade him to surrender."

Ren Yuan was very frank.

"Writing a letter to bring people over to you is no problem, but whether you can actually recruit them is not up to me."

Tong Guan said that your job involves two tasks, and he can do one of them.

“Okay, then you write a letter and ask him to come over. Just say... say that you are suffering losses in Liangshan and need his support. Is that alright?”

Ren Yuan thought for a moment and came up with all the reasons for Tong Guan.

"That's fine, wait a moment, I'll go write it."

Tong Guan thought about it and said that this was a good idea.

"Alright, someone, take Privy Councilor Tong to the side hall and arrange a room for him."

Ren Yuan nodded. "Tong Guan, since you're cooperating, then we're good friends, and the treatment is negotiable."

"Ren Yuan, when can I return to the capital?"

Tong Guan asked.

"Once you bring Cheng Wanli here, you can leave."

Compared to Tong Guan, Ren Yuan valued Cheng Wanli's abilities more, at least in governing local affairs, Cheng Wanli was capable.

After Tong Guan left the Hall of Gathering Righteousness, Xiao Jiahui came up and said somewhat apologetically to Ren Yuan:

"Brother, you don't really need to..."

But before he could finish speaking, Ren Yuan interrupted him.

“Old Xiao, what do you mean by not using him? Do you know how capable Cheng Wanli is in government affairs? With him around, the South Korean kingdom we conquered is basically secure.”

"what?"

Xiao Jiasui was somewhat surprised. He had assumed that his brother had asked Tong Guan to write to Cheng Wanli because of his relationship with Cheng Wan'er, but he hadn't expected this...

"Hahaha! Old Xiao, look at your expression! You didn't expect that, did you! I was just kidding!"

However, before Xiao Jiahui could recover, Ren Yuan suddenly burst into laughter, his face full of the joy of his successful scheme!

"Brother, you really are..."

Xiao Jiasui was somewhat surprised by Ren Yuan's words, but he didn't say anything and turned to ask the other brothers:

"Brothers, I think our brother is about to become king, and one queen is not enough, right? Why don't we quickly put the matter of a concubine on the agenda?"

"Makes sense!"

"Old Xiao is right!"

"That's right, brother, you don't have any children yet!"

……

In an instant, Xiao Jiahui turned the tide and successfully got everyone talking about Ren Yuan.

"Damn! Lao Xiao, you're so sneaky!"

"Hehe, brother, we're the same, we all learned it from you!"

Seeing these two lively characters eagerly preparing for their second duel, Zhu Wu quickly changed the subject:

"Well, brother, Brother Xiao, we still have a lot of things to do after the war, let's get to work first..."

……

The next day.

Dongping Prefecture.

"Report! Report! My lord! An urgent dispatch has arrived from the direction of Liangshan!"

On this day, Cheng Wanli was preparing to go to the prefectural government office to perform his duties as usual, but shortly after he entered, a soldier rushed over to report that something big had happened!

Upon hearing this, Cheng Wanli also became anxious.

Of course he knew that a battle had recently broken out at Liangshan, and it was quite a big one. The imperial court had appointed his trusted minister, Tong Guan, as the commander-in-chief, and raised an army of nearly 200,000 to prepare to attack Liangshan.

I've heard these past few days that Liangshan is a war zone, and every day many people run from there to Dongping Prefecture to temporarily hide in the refugee settlement.

However, Cheng Wanli was unaware of the specific details of the battle, as it seemed that Liangshan had blocked the news; neither the imperial court nor Liangshan knew anything about it.

The sudden arrival of an urgent letter was bound to worry Cheng Wanli.

Your Excellency, Your Excellency, you mustn't get into trouble!

"Quickly, bring it up!"

Cheng Wanli quickly signaled the soldiers to bring up the documents, but after only glancing at them two or three times, he broke out in a cold sweat!

"Quickly! Go and invite General Wang here!"

"Brother, what's the matter that you're in such a panic? What do you need me for?"

Just then, Wang Bing came in from outside and heard his elder brother looking for him in a hurry. Wang Bing quickly came up to ask.

"Brother, you've come at the right time! Look, this is the Prime Minister's letter requesting help!"

Cheng Wanli handed the document to Wang Bing, who took it and his expression changed upon reading it.

As mentioned above, the imperial army suffered heavy losses due to being ambushed and attacked by Liangshan because they were unfamiliar with the terrain. Now they can only cower in a certain place and barely survive. They hope that Dongping Prefecture can send troops to support them as soon as possible.

“Brother, I think there might be something wrong with this. You know, Tong Shumi is a fierce general of the Western Army, not that Gao Qiu. How could he be so easily defeated by Liangshan…?”

As expected of Wang Bing, his veteran intuition made him immediately realize that something was amiss.

“Brother, putting everything else aside, this document may be a bit exaggerated, but this is my benefactor, and the handwriting and seal on it are exactly the same! It's impossible that Liangshan forced my benefactor to write this document for me, right?”

“Now that my benefactor is in trouble, he has even written to me. If I don’t go to help him, I will be talked about behind my back in the court!”

Cheng Wanli was helpless. Of course, he also doubted the authenticity of the document, but that was all.

Because the officials of the Song Dynasty had their own rules, all their disciples were required to help the Prime Minister when he needed assistance.

Cheng Wanli was originally Tong Guan's tutor. If he didn't help Tong Guan when he was in trouble, he would really be criticized.

So even if you have doubts, you have to bite the bullet and go for it!

Eun-sang, please don't ruin my life!

"In that case, I'll stand with you, brother! Give me your orders regarding the tens of thousands of soldiers in Dongping Prefecture!"

Seeing Cheng Wanli's expression, Wang Bing said, "Then let's go!"

Wang Bing knew that even if Tong Guan was in real danger, Cheng Wanli would not be in danger if he went.

After all, that young man from the Xiao family, who was called the strategist that day, was not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also a very important figure on Liangshan!

This kind of person has a different connection with Cheng Wan'er. As Wan'er's biological father, Cheng Wanli should be very safe going to Liangshan...