Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Let's turn our attention back to the Central Plains.

Qingfeng Mountain.

The local people know that there is also a stronghold here. Although it is not large, it imitates Liangshan in every way, robbing the rich to help the poor and caring for the people.

This is also an important reason why Qingfeng Mountain, although within the influence range of Liangshan's territory, has been able to exist safely.

Of course, the main reason is that Qingfeng Mountain is led by its leader Chao Gai. Although it is not said on the surface, everyone secretly follows the lead of Liangshan.

After all, it was Liangshan who saved them back in Jiangzhou.

Even Instructor Hong, who had a grudge against Lin Chong, never brought it up again.

He would even brag about it to others when he went out:

"Do you know Lin Chong, who ranked fourth on the Song Dynasty's Outlaw Martial Arts Ranking? I had a great battle with him back then, and I was ultimately defeated by him..."

Perhaps the only person in Qingfeng Mountain who is still unhappy with Liangshan right now is Li Kui, who has lost half an arm.

After all, it's quite inconvenient for Li Kui to have an axe attached to half of his arm in his daily life.

In addition, Li Kui was impetuous and loved to drink. When drunk, he liked to cause trouble, such as fighting with his men, and he didn't know his own strength.

Then this guy also liked to gamble, but he had a terrible knack for it and often lost, and lost a lot of money, losing all of his salary.

But Li Kui refused to admit defeat. In his desperation, he overturned the gambling table, stole the winnings, and ran away—this wasn't the first or second time he'd done it.

Every time this happened, it caused quite a stir. Once it escalated, Li Kui would use his position as the leader to intimidate people, which naturally displeased the ordinary henchmen, who had collectively complained to Chao Gai many times.

However, Chao Gai always felt guilty towards Li Kui because Li Kui's arm was broken because of him. So, Chao Gai continued to spoil Li Kui. When faced with complaints, he would only raise the issue high and then lower it lightly, giving Li Kui a few words of warning and then compensating the henchmen to let the matter drop.

But this isn't a good solution, but there's no other way, since Li Kui shed blood for Chao Gai.

With Chao Gai's protection and tacit approval, Li Kui became even more unscrupulous. He not only gambled with his underlings, but he also started gambling with the leaders and causing trouble for them. He had at least caused trouble with Han Bolong once or twice.

"Guan Zheng, you need to come up with a plan for Tie Niu's matter as soon as possible. We can't let Tie Niu continue like this."

Wu Yong knew, of course, that Li Kui had sacrificed a lot for Chao Gai, but Qingfeng Mountain was still in a relatively good state, and they couldn't let Li Kui ruin it like that.

"Scholar, Tie Niu has already lost an arm. For the sake of that arm, let's help him as much as we can!"

One advantage of having someone like Chao Gai as a leader is that he genuinely treats his subordinates well.

“You’ve helped him a lot. Several times when he got into trouble with his brothers, you were the one who cleaned up the mess for him. But, sir, we have to be fair. We can’t always favor Tie Niu, can we?”

"He gambles, and if he loses, he should just admit it. But he doesn't admit it, he beats people up, and he robs people. What do you call that? That's called being a thug and a scoundrel!"

“Although our Qingfeng Mountain is not as popular as Brother Ren Yuan’s Liangshan, we still have more than two thousand brothers, and they are all watching us! I know that you don’t want to disappoint the old brothers, but think about it, if you always favor Tie Niu, it will only make the brothers below dissatisfied, and it will be a loss!”

"What's more, his temper is getting worse and worse, and he has already had conflicts with the Han brothers and the Hong brothers. This can't go on."

Wu Yong knew, of course, that Li Kui's method was wrong, but he found it difficult to criticize him. After all, losing an arm could have affected Li Kui's temperament, especially since the arm was lost for Chao Gai.

Therefore, Wu Yong couldn't speak to Li Kui directly, so he had to let Chao Gai do it.

“How about this, scholar? If Tie Niu makes the same mistake again, then as his older brother, I will personally lock him up to prevent him from causing trouble. Is that alright?”

Chao Gai frowned, then took a step back.

"Scholar, you have to trust Tie Niu. He's not a bad person at heart, he's just a bit of a gambler..."

Before Chao Gai could finish speaking, another group of henchmen rushed over and said to him:

"Chief, strategist! Something terrible has happened!"

"What's the rush? Tell me slowly!"

Wu Yong shouted, signaling the henchman to calm down.

"Chieftain, strategist, Chief Li is drunk again!"

"Again? What happened to him this time?"

Chao Gai was startled. "No way? I just mentioned Li Kui, and Li Kui is already causing trouble?"

"Chief Li got drunk today and went to the gambling den in our village. He gambled a lot and lost over a hundred taels of silver. When he couldn't come up with the money, he took the axe off his arm and threw it on the table as a stake."

"and then?"

"Then of course the brothers would not accept Chief Li's weapons, firstly because it is against the rules, and secondly because they are not worth much money."

"But Chief Li insisted that everyone accept it, saying that refusing would be disrespecting him, so everyone reluctantly agreed, and as a result, he lost the axe as well!"

"Well, that's great. We were just thinking of returning the axe to Chief Li so he could go play somewhere else, but we didn't expect him to steal things again. This time, he even injured several people while stealing the axe!"

"At this moment, Chief Hong and Chief Han happened to pass by. Seeing this, they couldn't help but come up and argue with Chief Li. As they argued, the three of them started fighting!"

"A fight has broken out? Quick! Take me there!"

Chao Gai was startled. It would be better if he were fighting with ordinary henchmen.

Li Kui, what are you doing, fighting with the leaders?

Chao Gai rushed over, with Wu Yong following behind him. After running for a while, the two finally arrived at the scene of the incident.

At this moment, Hong Li, Han Bolong, and Li Kui were still entangled together!

Han Bolong had a black eye and blood at the corner of his mouth. Hong Li's clothes were torn. Li Kui's mouth was cut and one of his front teeth was knocked out. They looked even more miserable and dumbfounded!

"Li Kui! You blatantly renege on your debt and bully the weak! What kind of outlaw are you?"

"Exactly, so what if you broke an arm? Does that mean you can walk around like a madman just because you broke an arm?"

Hong Li and Han Bolong were furious. In their view, everyone was a leader and they had to work. Why did Li Kui have the privilege of eating without working and then cleaning up his messes when he caused trouble?

"Hey you, surnamed Hong and surnamed Han! Let me tell you both, this Qingfeng Mountain was conquered by me! Back then, I followed the chieftain through countless battles, and this arm is my medal!"

Li Kui raised his arm high, seemingly showing off!

"Li Kui, what do you mean? Among the elders of the stronghold, apart from Yan Shun, who hasn't worked hard alongside the chief? But that's no excuse for your reckless behavior!"

Hong Li was the first to refute.

"That's right, a cripple is a cripple. Don't say anything nonsense here. If you're crippled, go home!"

Han Bolong and Li Kui had a few arguments recently, and they were both very unhappy with each other. In a fit of anger, Han Bolong directly called Li Kui a cripple!

Sure enough, upon hearing the word "crippled," Li Kui went berserk:

"Han Bolong! How dare you insult me! I'll beat you to death!"