Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Shangjing.

"Uncle Chun, do you really intend to compete with me for the throne?"

Yelü Yanxi has been back in the capital for some time now, but during this time he has not been able to even enter the palace.

Yelü Chun occupied the palace, but he gave Yelü Yanxi a lot of face. He sealed off the inner palace, preventing unauthorized people from entering or leaving, and he only handled government affairs in the main hall and the imperial study.

But Yelü Yanxi couldn't stop Yelü Chun from sitting at the palace gate and knocking every day, so Yelü Chun had no choice but to go out and talk to him.

“Nephew, if you had stayed on the battlefield a little longer at Hubudagang this time, I would have willingly returned the throne to you!”

"But you abandoned your 700,000-strong army and ran back without looking back, chilling the hearts of countless soldiers!"

Yelü Chun stood under the large yellow parasol, pointing at Yelü Yanxi with great sorrow!

"Without Wuyan Guang, all 700,000 troops of our Great Liao would have been wiped out! What would we have used to fight the Jurchens then?!"

"Your Highness, do you know that you almost became a sinner of the Liao Dynasty!"

"Uncle! Why did I come back? It's because you rebelled! If you hadn't rebelled, how could I have come back!"

Yelü Yanxi also stood under the large yellow parasol, his face filled with grief and indignation!

He felt betrayed; that was his dearest uncle!

"You are my imperial uncle! How could you have seized my throne?"

"Yelü Zhangnu said he would support you, so you came? Imperial Uncle, if you really wanted to be emperor, why didn't you fight for it when Grandfather passed the throne to you? Why do you have to fight for it now!"

“Nephew! It was the elders who invited me back to oversee things! Do you know that Tokyo has been lost? In all these years of the Liao Dynasty, this is the first time we have lost one of the five capitals! And you don’t even know who is attacking Liaoyang!”

"Tell me, are you a qualified emperor?"

"The Liao Dynasty cannot be destroyed, so Your Majesty, you should step down! I will arrange for your concubines to be sent to your residence. Guards! Escort the late Emperor back to his residence!"

Yelü Chun was indeed a kind-hearted man. He knew that he had been forced into this position by Yelü Zhangnu and his brother-in-law, and was forced to compete with his nephew for the throne. So, at first, he directly rejected the proposal and imprisoned both of his brothers-in-law.

It wasn't until the clan elders told him that Yelü Yanxi was extremely disappointing and that Tokyo had been captured by an enemy that appeared out of nowhere that he urgently returned to the capital to take charge of the overall situation.

But if he really wanted to be emperor, he would have had several opportunities to do so already.

"Royal Uncle! Please give me another chance!"

Yelü Yanxi broke down, because after Yelü Chun finished speaking, he clearly saw that the imperial guards guarding the city all obeyed Yelü Chun's orders and pointed their spears at him!

“Nephew, until the turmoil in Liao is over, you should stay in the mansion and not go anywhere.”

The best solution Yelü Chun came up with after discussing it with the clan elders was to imprison Yelü Yanxi first.

"Uncle, don't go! I won't go! I won't go!..."

Yelü Yanxi watched Yelü Chun leave with his back to him, and then he saw the imperial guards getting closer and closer to him. He panicked.

Although he had soldiers around him, they didn't dare to fight against the Imperial Guards!

……

"Your Highness, a letter has arrived from the front lines from General Yelü."

As soon as Yelü Chun returned to the main hall, a palace attendant came to report.

"What's up with him?"

Yelü Chun is now particularly troubled by Yelü Zhangnu. This guy never consults with him before doing anything. If he hadn't acted decisively and imprisoned his two brothers-in-law, he would have been accused of "premeditatedly plotting to usurp the throne."

"Things don't seem to be going well in Tokyo."

The eunuch didn't say anything, but handed over the letter.

"..."

Yelü Chun took the letter, opened it, and read it carefully. After reading it, his brows furrowed even more.

"Why are there so many problems!"

Yelü Chun was very unhappy. Why should Yelü Yanxi be able to eat, drink, and have fun as emperor, while I have to come and clean up his mess?

Despite his displeasure, Yelü Chun quickly recovered his composure under the influence of his sense of family honor.

"Pass down the order to have the Imperial Clan Court send someone to Xijing to have a proper talk with Princess Tianshou and Prince Consort Wuyan. With a formidable enemy at hand, let's not talk about Western Liao or Eastern Liao anymore."

"Also, go to the Court of Imperial Sacrifices and find a Han Chinese official in charge of the court. Have him go to the Song Dynasty and ask them if they can control the rebels within their own borders!"

"Yes!"

After the eunuch bowed and took his leave, Yelü Chun was left alone in the main hall, sighing as he looked at the map of the Liao Dynasty.

What a mess. If he had known that back then, he wouldn't have abdicated the throne.

……

The Imperial Palace of the Liao Dynasty.

"Ma Zhi! Ma Zhi! Is Ma Zhi on duty?"

The eunuch, carrying Yelü Chun's decree, came to the Guanglu Temple to find someone. Coincidentally, there was indeed a Han Chinese temple official on duty that day.

"I'm here! I'm here!"

A middle-aged man ran out from inside. His name was Ma Zhi. He was born in the Youyan region and was a Han Chinese through and through.

This man is no ordinary person. Although he was born and raised in the Liao Kingdom, he is a pure Song person at heart. He is in the Liao Kingdom but his heart is in the Song Kingdom!

So from a young age, Ma Zhi had a dream: to obtain an official position in the Liao court and then become an inside agent for the Song court, providing them with more intelligence!

The ideal was beautiful, but Ma Zhi forgot one thing: as a Song person, he would always be a second-class citizen in the Liao Kingdom and would never be able to become a high-ranking official!

After all these years, he has only ever been an ordinary Minister of the Imperial Household, with no hope of advancing any further.

Let alone providing intelligence to the Song court, he didn't even have the chance to go to the Song court! He could only silently gather intelligence on his own and wait for the right opportunity.

The day-to-day wait did not extinguish the flame in Ma Zhi's heart. He always felt that after completing this mission, he would use his intelligence to help the Zhao Song Dynasty destroy the Liao Dynasty!

"Ma Zhi, His Majesty has decreed that you prepare to depart for the capital of the Zhao Song dynasty within the next day or two!"

"Your Majesty, are you sending me to the capital of the Zhao Song dynasty?"

Upon hearing the news, Ma Zhi was first stunned, then overjoyed!

Going to the capital?!

I can go to the capital now!

"What, you don't want to go?"

The eunuch glanced at Ma Zhi. This guy was obviously clueless. If it weren't for the fact that he was the only Han Chinese temple minister present today, he wouldn't have chosen this person.

"Go! Eunuch! For the sake of the Liao Dynasty! For the sake of His Majesty! I can do it!"

Ma Zhi quickly pledged his loyalty; he couldn't let this hard-won opportunity slip away!

"Good, do a good job. You might get a promotion later. Time is of the essence, so go back and pack your things tonight and set off tomorrow."

"Father-in-law, shall I travel by water or by land? Will I have any attendants with me?"

"The matter is urgent, so I can't give you too many people. You'll only need ten attendants. You can decide which route to take yourself. His Majesty's requirement is that you reach the capital of Zhao Song as soon as possible, find out the information in this brocade pouch, and then immediately send a message back! Do you understand?"

The eunuch handed Ma Zhi a brocade pouch and specifically instructed him that he could ignore everything else, but it had to be done quickly!

"Understood, Your Majesty. I, Ma Zhi, am a citizen of Liao in life and in death!"

Ma Zhi was overjoyed inside, but on the surface, he still had to pretend to be loyal to the Liao Kingdom!

"This time, I will definitely live up to my mission in the Song Dynasty!..."