Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Where is the county government office?

Zhang Shuye asked Shi Qian.

Although he didn't answer the question directly, Zhang Shuye's meaning was very clear: let's go and talk.

"Lord Zhang, please come with me."

Shi Qian understood Zhang Shuye's meaning; he had agreed to discuss it.

Shi Qian jumped down from under the eaves and came back to Zhang Shuye, leading the way for him.

Yuncheng County Government Office.

The county government gate was wide open. In the courtyard, a large stone table had been set up, with seasonal fruits, pastries, and tea on it.

"Brother, aren't we giving Uncle Zhang too much face by treating him like this?"

Mi Sheng said that her brother had never met with people from the imperial court before, and it was never like this.

“Brother Mi Sheng, you don’t understand. Zhang Shuye is different from the others. My brother said he is the conscience of the Song Dynasty, so we can’t neglect him. Otherwise, it would be my dereliction of duty.”

Chai Jin is here today as well. Firstly, he is the leader of the stronghold who is in charge of welcoming guests from all directions and handling diplomacy.

Secondly, whenever dealing with officials of the Song Dynasty, Chai Jin was an unyielding figurehead. With this figurehead in place, Liangshan was in an invincible position when dealing with the Song Dynasty!

This meal was all arranged by Chai Jin; he took all the etiquette into consideration.

"Ah? I see. My lord, I didn't mean to say anything bad about you. I just felt that we didn't need to treat the people from the imperial court so well."

Mi Sheng quickly clarified that he hadn't meant anything by Chai Jin. After all, although Chai Jin was only responsible for receiving guests in the stronghold, he was of noble status and was kind and generous, and the brothers respected him greatly.

"Old Hei, don't explain. Explaining is just covering up. You just have a problem with the big boss."

Shan Shiqi grinned mischievously from the side, but how could Mi Sheng admit defeat? She immediately went up and started playfully fighting with Shan Shiqi.

The brothers all laughed. Mi Sheng and Shan Shiqi, these two valiant generals, were always bringing laughter wherever they were.

"You can make a fuss all you want, but stay away from this table, okay? Don't knock over this stuff, or that big shot will come after you."

Ren Yuan also joked, and Chai Jin, standing beside him, laughed and waved his hand.

"This isn't my idea, it's all my brother's."

The brothers were laughing and joking when suddenly a lean figure climbed over the gate of the county government office. Who else could it be but Shi Qian?

"Brother, Uncle Zhang is here..."

Shi Qian saw a table full of fruit and pastries, chuckled, slipped over, grabbed a piece of fruit, wiped it with his sleeve, and started eating it right away.

Everyone burst into even louder laughter, and Chai Jin, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, pointed at Shi Qian with a helpless expression:

"Brother, if someone sees you like this, they might think that the village chief is withholding your rations."

"Hehe, my lord, I have a particular fondness for this. But don't let Brother Song Wan know, I'm afraid he'll cut off my Sky Curtain Army's rations, hahaha."

Everyone was laughing and joking. At this moment, Zhang Shuye arrived at the entrance of the county government office. Before he even went in, he heard laughter coming from inside.

Zhang Shuye snorted. These bandits were laughing so loudly; they really had no manners!

Zhang Shuye felt that he couldn't lose face, so he dismounted, straightened his clothes, and then led Deng Chuntao and the others inside.

"Junior brother, the person has arrived."

Lin Chong noticed the person entering immediately and turned to Ren Yuan to speak.

Everyone sensed that someone had arrived, so they stopped laughing and joking and all looked towards the door.

In Zhang Shuye's eyes, when he entered the gate and came to the courtyard, what came into his view was a stone table with a pile of fruit and pastries on it.

A burly, imposing man sat directly in front of him, smiling as he looked at him. To his left was a dashing figure, waving a feather fan; to his right was a man in fine clothes, exuding elegance and nobility.

Behind him stood a dozen imposing men lined up in a row, creating a very intimidating scene.

Deng Chun and Tao Dong frowned and immediately stepped forward to protect Zhang Shuye behind them.

"Lord Zhang, it's an honor to meet you. Please have a seat."

Seeing that Zhang Shuye was being protected by two men, Ren Yuan didn't say much and gestured for him to sit down.

"You're Ren Yuan?"

Zhang Shuye didn't want to be polite either. Since he arrived in Yuncheng, he had been suppressed by the Liangshan people, so this time he wanted to take the initiative to suppress Ren Yuan's momentum.

"It's me. Please sit down, Lord Zhang. Today is a discussion, so let's all be happy."

Ren Yuan didn't mind Zhang Shuye trying to seize the limelight at all. In his opinion, it would be abnormal for a famous historical figure not to do so at this moment.

"Happy? First you arrested my son, and now you've even kidnapped the county magistrate of Yuncheng. How can you expect me to be happy?"

Zhang Shuye felt no joy at all listening to Ren Yuan's words.

"Hmm... then you're right. I'll punish myself with a cup of wine as an apology to Lord Zhang."

Ren Yuan poured himself a cup of tea, then toasted Zhang Shuye and downed it in one gulp.

"Lord Zhang, is this your name? Please have some tea."

Chai Jin personally poured tea and handed it to Zhang Shuye.

"Your Excellency is..."

Seeing that Chai Jin, who was serving him tea, had a very elegant and noble demeanor, Zhang Shuye did not dare to be presumptuous and stood up to accept the tea.

"My name is Chai Jin, Chai Jin of Cangzhou, and I am currently the leader of Liangshan, welcoming guests from all directions."

"Master Chai?"

Zhang Shuye's hand trembled. Of course he knew Chai Jin's great name; he was a direct descendant of the Chai family!

In the entire Song Dynasty, no one could surpass him in matters of righteousness!

He just said he was from Liangshan?

Zhang Shuye looked at Ren Yuan, and seeing his harmless smile, he felt particularly uncomfortable.

With Master Chai present, Zhang Shuye could no longer say many of the things he had just planned to say!

"Ren Yuan, you've got some tricks up your sleeve."

"Oh, Lord Zhang, I'm actually very easy to talk to. I just wanted to have a chat with you today."

Zhang Shuye was a renowned and virtuous official, so Ren Yuan naturally respected him. He clapped his hands, and immediately a junior officer brought out two people from the county office.

The two men had only their hands bound; although they looked somewhat thin, they had no injuries.

"father!"

"Father! Save me!"

Needless to say, these are the two young masters of the Zhang family.

Zhang Zhongxiong, in particular, was even more excited when he saw his father!

"Big brother! Second brother!"

The moment Zhang Shuye saw his son, he was also extremely excited, and he slammed his hand on the table and stood up.

"Well, Lord Zhang, I've brought your two sons with me. If you're not comfortable with this, you can check them. I guarantee they're both intact."

Ren Yuan shrugged, indicating that he was very sincere.

"Ren Yuan, what do you want?"

Zhang Shuye sat down again. Although he really wanted to check on the two children to see if they were hurt, reason told him that he couldn't let Ren Yuan lead him by the nose like this.

So he forced himself to keep his eyes off his two sons and stared at Ren Yuan instead.

Don't you even look at your own child?

Ren Yuan expressed his admiration, saying that he was indeed a loyal subject to the emperor.

"Hmph, my Zhang family has been favored by the Emperor for generations. Don't even think about using my son to blackmail me."

"They are indeed my sons, but they are also subjects of the Great Song Dynasty! I, Zhang Shuye, am willing to die for my country, and if necessary, my sons are also willing to sacrifice themselves for the country!"

Zhang Shuye spoke with righteous indignation, and his aura was truly awe-inspiring. Even the Liangshan heroes felt a certain respect for Zhang Shuye at this moment.

They're all from the imperial court, but this Zhang Shuye is definitely different from the others...