Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"You're right, sir!"

"You're right, sir!"

"Zhang Shuye! Speak!"

Chai Jin's words resonated with his brothers behind him, creating a lively atmosphere at the table and making it difficult for Zhang Shuye to retaliate!

"Speak up, Uncle Zhang! Don't stay silent!"

Mi Sheng grinned and shouted at Uncle Zhang!

“Well, sir, that makes sense, but…”

Zhang Shuye struggled for a moment, then seemed to realize something!

"but what?"

"Well, according to this logic, if Your Excellency intends to reclaim the throne, then that would be perfectly legitimate. But, but what is Ren Yuan? He is a traitor!"

"If Ren Yuan were to relinquish his position as leader of Liangshan to you now, and you were to raise the banner, then I, Zhang Shuye, would have no objections!"

Upon hearing this, Uncle Zhang felt incredibly proud of himself!

You, Ren Yuan, were so capable, weren't you? Well, how are you now?!

"Lord Zhang, your method of sowing discord is not very clever."

To Zhang Shuye's surprise, although the Liangshan people did quiet down for a moment after he spoke, they did not show any anger on their faces.

Ren Yuan smiled and shook his head, then looked at Chai Jin.

"My lord, how about we start using your banner from now on?"

"Brother, you must be joking."

Chai Jin himself laughed when he heard this.

"Do I not know my own abilities? I am just a young master. It's fine if my brother asks me to be in charge of reception and diplomacy, but if he asks me to sit in the position of leader of Liangshan, not only will my brothers not agree, but I myself will not agree."

Chai Jin said that he was not stupid; by following Ren Yuan, he could already sense the impending demise of the Song Dynasty.

When that time comes, Zhao Ji will have to kneel before him and admit his mistake!

Even Chai Jin himself felt that if he were to come, he would ruin the excellent situation.

"My lord, you..."

Zhang Shuye was stunned. "It's not that I finally came up with this idea, but why did you turn the tables on me, my lord?"

"Zhang Shuye, let me ask you this: if I were to raise the banner, you would say you would have no objections. Then, who would you pledge allegiance to? Me or Zhao Ji?"

Chai Jin returned the question to Chai Jin.

“I, I…I will resign.”

Uncle Zhang said he wouldn't choose either one; it's too difficult to choose!

"You don't dare to choose, huh? Fine, then let me ask you again: when the Zhao family seized my family's property, where were your ancestors? What were they doing?"

"..."

Zhang Shuye had nothing to say.

"Master Chai! Even so, the people of the Great Song Dynasty are now living in peace and prosperity..."

Seeing his father being interrogated, Zhang Bofen quickly spoke up to try and help his father out of the predicament!

"Peaceful and prosperous life? Zhang Bofen, are you lying through your teeth? Don't you know what happened when Tong Guan's army came? How dare you say the people are living in peace and prosperity?"

"My lord, although the Emperor has wronged you, the Great Zhou Dynasty has been extinct for over a hundred years. The world now belongs to the Song Dynasty, and the people are the people of the Song Dynasty..."

"When did the world become a world ruled by one family, a world ruled by one surname?"

This time, it was Xiao Jiahui who interrupted Zhang Shuye.

"Master Xiao, what does this mean? The emperor's surname is Zhao, so naturally the whole country belongs to the Zhao family, and the people are also members of the Zhao family."

Zhang Shuye was somewhat dissatisfied.

"Is that so? But how many years has it been since the people of the world came under the rule of the Zhao family? Two hundred years?"

Hsiao Chia-hui said very calmly.

"Zhao Kuangyin usurped the throne, which is only a little over 150 years ago. If you calculate it that way, my ancestor established the Southern Liang Dynasty, and half of the people in the country were surnamed Xiao back then. It should be more than 600 years ago today."

"If you insist on counting by years, it seems my Xiao family has a longer history."

"But the Southern Liang dynasty did not unify the country!"

Zhang Shuye refuted this.

"It's as if the Song Dynasty unified China? Did they take back Yan and Yun? What about the Western Regions?"

Hsiao Chia-hui calmly countered.

"..."

Zhang Shuye fell silent again.

In fact, Zhang Shuye was a very reasonable person. After all, the Zhang family members were all quite eloquent, as can be seen from the fact that Zhang Kegong was able to become an imperial censor.

However, facing the Liangshan forces today, Zhang Shuye has been speechless multiple times.

The Liangshan bandits' main tactic is to leave you speechless!

"Lord Zhang, what else do you want to say?"

Seeing Zhang Shuye remain silent again, Ren Yuan spoke up with a smile.

I haven't even exerted any force yet, and you're already speechless?

"Since you have nothing to say, then I'll say something."

Seeing Zhang Shuye's helpless expression, Ren Yuan spoke up:

"Lord Zhang, I invited you here today to do some business with you."

"You and Fang La must be locked in a fierce battle right now, I can help you."

"You'll help me? Why?"

Zhang Shuye was taken aback. "Ren Yuan, are you serious? Fang La and you are both rebels. If Fang La is eliminated, the imperial court will then focus all its efforts on dealing with Liangshan!"

Has Ren Yuan lost his mind?

No, he couldn't possibly make such a mistake, so there must be some kind of trickery involved!

"You don't need to be so nervous, and don't say things like 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold.' Firstly, Fang La and I are not on the same side. Secondly, you are a good person, and I respect you."

Ren Yuan seemed to have seen through Zhang Shuye's thoughts, waved his hand, and then continued speaking.

"However, Fang La, as a major bandit in Jiangnan, followed a theocratic approach. He had many followers in the Ming Cult, most of whom were ordinary people. Even if you, Lord Zhang, really captured Fang La, the Ming Cult would not perish."

"Therefore, what you are facing is destined to be a protracted war. If it goes on for a long time, it will be a waste of manpower and resources, and the people of Jiangnan will only suffer."

"I don't mind helping you out, so we can end this battle sooner and spare the people from the ravages of war."

"You Liangshan rely on this method to win the hearts of the people, right?"

Zhang Shuye clenched his teeth tightly. He understood what Liangshan was up to: they wanted to use this opportunity to make a name for themselves! And to make a name for themselves as people-loving figures!

This is tantamount to ripping off the lifeblood of the Song Dynasty!

"Our Great Song army can defeat Fang La without your help!"

Zhang Shuye tried to take a hard line.

"Really? I don't believe it."

Ren Yuan looked at Zhang Shuye.

"If you refuse me... then the war will actually end very quickly."

"But by then, the Song Dynasty might have lost its conscience."

"Ren Yuan! Are you threatening me?"

Zhang Shuye understood Ren Yuan's meaning.

If they don't cooperate, then they are the enemy. So it's quite reasonable that Fang La's army suddenly had some particularly capable fighters, right?

But in fact, this is just something Ren Yuan said wrong. The relationship between Liangshan and Ming Cult was very bad, and it was impossible for them to join forces.

But Uncle Zhang didn't know that!

"Ren Yuan, you just said you wanted to spare the people from the ravages of war, but now you're going back on your word and want to support Fang La, that rebel. What face do you have to say you have any integrity?"

“Lord Zhang, although Fang La is a charlatan, he is also quite capable. At least Tian Hu and Wang Qing are not as good as him. Even if he defeats you, he can still stop the war.”

Ren Yuan completely ignored Zhang Shuye's questions and instead continued to deliver further blows:

"Moreover, the Ming Cult treats the common people better than the imperial court. At the very least, the Ming Cult does not forcibly seize the property of the people under its jurisdiction."

"As a ruler, if you forcibly seize the people under your command, then you are truly a piece of dog shit, inhuman, and will go to the eighteenth level of hell after death... Don't you agree, Lord Zhang? Hey, Lord Zhang, why are you blushing? I wasn't talking about you!"

"Enough! Ren Yuan!"

Zhang Shuye, his face flushed, stopped Ren Yuan from continuing.

He doesn't suffer as much loss as he does in a whole year!

"What do you want? Tell me!"

"Wow, that's great? Then I want weapons and armor, the more the better. How about this, let's start with ten thousand sets to see your strength..."