Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Chief! My brother knows he was wrong! Please forgive him!"

"We overestimated ourselves and offended the chieftain's might. We are willing to accept punishment! We only beg the chieftain not to kill us!"

Zhang Zhongxiong's kneeling was truly earth-shattering. Even Zhang Bofen, who was still in pain, was so shocked by his younger brother's kneeling that he opened his eyes!

No, second brother, what are you doing?

Where is the backbone of the Zhang family? How could you kneel before a bandit?!

"Brother, I really thought he was going to rush over and fight us to the death."

Pei Xuan was also very surprised. He had even thought that Zhang Zhongxiong was quite passionate, otherwise he would have preferred to leave him with a whole body.

The next second, Zhang Zhongxiong knelt down, leaving Pei Xuan no time to react.

"He won't."

Ren Yuan looked at Zhang Zhongxiong and knew that this man was doomed and would never fight him to the death at this moment.

"Zhang Zhongxiong, are you saying you're going to surrender?"

Shi Qian glanced at his brother, then at Zhang Zhongxiong, and then spoke.

"Second brother! No! We can't surrender!"

Before Zhang Zhongxiong could answer, Zhang Bofen, who was in excruciating pain on the ground, shouted out first!

"Big brother, I'm so sorry!"

However, to Zhang Bofen's surprise, Zhang Zhongxiong turned around and then delivered a powerful chop to Zhang Bofen's neck!

"Second brother, you!..."

Zhang Bofen only managed to utter one shout before he fainted!

"You're pretty ruthless, that's your own brother."

Zhang Zhongxiong's move caught everyone off guard.

"I'm doing this for his own good."

Zhang Zhongxiong looked at his brother, who had fainted in his arms, and showed a very concerned expression.

"My brother is stubborn, has a foul mouth, and doesn't know how to speak properly..."

"Do you have a grudge against your brother?"

Ren Yuan's eyebrows twitched as he listened. "Don't you want to look at what you're saying? What kind of words are you using?"

"I apologize for making this a laughingstock, Chief Ren, but my brother has already resolved to die. If I let him speak again, I'm afraid it will anger you."

"So I had no choice but to knock him unconscious."

Zhang Zhongxiong offered his own explanation, and well, it seems to make some sense!

"Then why did you surrender? If I remember correctly, you really wanted to escape from prison before."

"Because I want to live!"

Zhang Zhongxiong was very frank and spoke directly.

"I'm still young, I don't want to die."

“Chief Ren, everyone in the martial arts world says you are benevolent and righteous. You even took in someone like Instructor Zhou. I think my brother and I should be able to keep our lives.”

"What do you mean? What kind of person am I?"

Hearing Zhang Zhongxiong's words, Zhou Ang became somewhat angry and couldn't help but take two steps forward.

Zhang Zhongxiong, don't try to take it personally just because you suffered a loss with me!

"Zhou Ang."

Ren Yuan gestured to Zhou Ang not to act rashly, as he was somewhat interested in what Zhang Zhongxiong had said.

“I can spare your and your brother’s lives; Liangshan won’t miss two more pairs of chopsticks. But what good will it do me to save you?”

“My father is Zhang Shuye, who commands 100,000 troops and is currently suppressing Fang La. My uncle is Zhang Kegong, an imperial censor, the only person in the court who dares to challenge Cai Jing. Chieftain, isn’t that a good thing?”

"The chieftain definitely needs people like my father and my uncle, right?"

Zhang Zhongxiong once again brought up his father and uncle, believing that they were the greatest value he could bring.

"So, you mean I'll spare your lives, and then use you two to cheat your father?"

"Did you consider your father's feelings with this plan?"

Ren Yuan's lips twitched as he listened to Zhang Zhongxiong's words.

As expected of Zhang Zhongxiong, who was capable of betraying his country in history! He even used his father and uncle as bargaining chips?

What a filial son!

???

But Ren Yuan didn't expect that Zhang Zhongxiong would go mad after hearing his words:

"Chief Ren! That's not what I meant..."

Zhang Zhongxiong was shocked. "No, I was just telling you that my father and uncle are very powerful, so we can negotiate. How did it become in your mouth that I want to recruit my father to Liangshan?"

"Brother, this idea isn't impossible, but I don't know if Uncle Zhang will agree."

At this moment, Shi Qian seriously considered what Ren Yuan had just said.

"As for him... although he wouldn't agree, I think if the three of them could carry manure together, it might be a wonderful story."

“Zhang Zhongxiong, if your father, Zhang Shuye, knew it was your idea, he would probably beat you to death.”

Ren Yuan walked up to Zhang Zhongxiong and patted him on the shoulder "kindly".

"No, I didn't, I meant..."

Zhang Zhongxiong panicked completely. No, who said that Ren Yuan was very easy to talk to and very reasonable?

Look at this situation, where is he being reasonable?

"Guards, take the two young masters Zhang away. The dormitory by the cesspool will be their residence from now on."

"Chief Ren! Chief Ren!..."

Zhang Zhongxiong wanted to say something more, but Ren Yuan didn't want to listen anymore. He might have misunderstood Zhang Zhongxiong's thoughts earlier, but that didn't matter anymore.

"Zhou Ang."

"Chief, please give your orders."

Zhou Ang suppressed his excitement and stepped forward to respond.

“You have done wrong things in the past. Although you have been punished and made contributions, it is not enough.”

"If you want to return to the army like Qiu Yue, you still need to work hard."

"By the way, let me tell you, Qiu Yue is performing very well and is about to be promoted to commander. You shouldn't be any worse than him, right?"

"Please rest assured, Chief! Zhou Ang's life now belongs to Liangshan!"

When Zhou Ang heard that Qiu Yue was going to be promoted from a subordinate general with no real power to a battalion commander with troops, he became even more determined in his idea!

He also wants to return to the army!

"Alright, then you can be Zhu Tong's assistant in the labor camp for now. If you perform well, I'll transfer you to the combat team in a while."

"Chief, which army should I join?"

Zhou Ang knew that some soldiers in the Liangshan army were very strong, while others were relatively weak. Since it concerned his future prospects, he cared a lot about it.

“When you escaped from prison, it was Brother Wu Song who brought you back. Everything should have a beginning and an end. If you behave well in the future, you can go to Brother Wu Song’s place after you get out of the labor camp.”

Ren Yuan looked at Zhou Ang and suddenly said with a hint of mischief.

Zhou Ang, are you sure you can work for the person who arrested you?

But Zhou Ang agreed without any hesitation!

"Wu Song? Alright! Rest assured, Chief, Zhou Ang will definitely leave the labor camp soon!"

"Alright, you can go down now."

Ren Yuan gave Zhou Ang a deep look, then gestured for him to leave.

"Brother, this Zhou Ang is a complete power-hungry official."

Shi Qian watched Zhou Ang's departing figure, lost in thought.

"Tell Brother Zhu Tong to keep a close eye on Zhou Ang, and also tell Brother Wu Song that he'll have to teach Zhou Ang a lesson in the future."

Zhou Ang is a useful person, but the key is how to use him. If he is not used properly, he will hurt his hands.

"Understood. By the way, brother, what about Uncle Zhang? Are we really going to recruit him to the mountain stronghold?"

"Zhang Shuye, he can't possibly come."

Ren Yuan gently shook his head.

"But this man from the Song Dynasty has a conscience that makes him worthy of our friendship."

"Shi Qian, write a letter to Zhang Shuye and ask him to meet you!"