Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Go inside! Stop talking so much!"

Shi Jin kicked Zeng Sheng hard in the buttocks, sending him flying into the main hall.

Because Zeng Sheng's hands were bound, he was kicked and lost his balance. He tripped over the threshold and fell face-first into the main hall.

As soon as he stumbled into the hall, he felt many eyes on him. Struggling to look up, he saw a group of people in the hall, and Ren Yuan sitting upright on the dragon throne.

"Hey, isn't this Zeng family's fifth son? He's changed quite a bit in the past few years."

Ren Yuan looked down at Zeng Sheng, who was still lying on the ground, and spoke with a smile.

If Zeng Sheng dressed like the Song people during the Song Dynasty, he now looks like a Jurchen.

Leaving aside his hair, Zeng Sheng also followed Wanyan Aguda's example and grew out two small mustaches!

However, he looks quite disheveled and miserable right now!

"Ren Yuan! Ren Yuan!"

When Zeng Sheng escaped from Zengtou City, he already regarded Ren Yuan as a nightmare. On his escape route, he was awakened by the figure holding a three-pointed double-edged knife in the middle of the night many times!

In the dream, this person's body seemed to connect heaven and earth, like a giant. Every time he swung his three-pointed sword, he would take away one of his brothers!

Rather than saying Zeng Sheng hated Ren Yuan, it would be more accurate to say he was afraid of Ren Yuan!

His father kept telling him on the way north, "Run! Run as fast as you can! Don't think about revenge, survival is the most important thing!"

It wasn't until Zeng Sheng arrived in Jurchen territory and married the princess that he gradually escaped the influence of this nightmare.

"Don't shout, I can hear you."

Ren Yuan picked at his ear.

"You're quite something, lad. You escaped from Zengtou City and became a prince consort. You must be living a very comfortable life. Why do you suddenly want to come here on a diplomatic mission?"

"Ren Yuan, I never dreamed that you would be the one to conquer the Liao capital of Tokyo!"

"Could it be that you have already destroyed the Zhao Song dynasty?"

Zeng Sheng was very confused. "Ren Yuan, aren't you just a bunch of bandits? How did you end up here?"

You don't need to know.

Ren Yuan did not answer his question.

"No! The Song Dynasty shouldn't have been destroyed yet!"

In the past few years, Zeng Sheng has made a lot of progress in his thinking, which is hard to say about other things. As soon as he heard Ren Yuan say that, he realized what was going on.

"You actually abandoned Liangshan? Good, you've got guts! No wonder you were once the number one outlaw stronghold of the Song Dynasty!"

As Zeng Sheng spoke, he struggled to stand up.

"But Ren Yuan, listen carefully: a bandit is still just a bandit! He can't achieve anything great!"

"My Mount Tai is the Emperor of the Great Jin! Right now, in the north, the Great Jin is the strongest!"

"You'd better release me, or I, Taishan, will surely unleash my thunderous fury and wipe out your entire ragtag group!"

"At that time, every single one of you will die a terrible death!"

"Oh!"

Zeng Sheng had just finished cursing when he was suddenly kicked hard in the back of the knee, forcing him to his knees!

"Damn it, brother, this guy is spewing filth. I think we should throw him into the cesspool and let him soak for two days!"

Mi Sheng withdrew his big foot and raised his hand to press down on Zeng Sheng's shoulder. It was he who couldn't help but rush out and kick Zeng Sheng just now!

"Old Hei, you're insulting the cesspool. What did the cesspool do wrong to deserve being soaked in this stuff?"

Shan Shiqi appeared on the other side, stretched out one hand and forcefully pressed Zeng Sheng, who was still struggling, back to the ground!

“That’s true, brother. There’s not much to say about this kind of person. I’ve noticed that it’s been very windy in Liaoyang these past few days. Why don’t we hang this guy on the city gate tower to dry off?”

Good heavens, this guy Mi Sheng is indeed a hunter by trade; he started with a famous dish—dried Zeng Sheng.

“Air-drying is not a good idea. This thing looks particularly pungent, and the meat will definitely be tough. Let’s just bury it. Or we can let Master Lu plant it.”

Shan Shiqi and Mi Sheng work together seamlessly, truly deserving of their reputation as the most famous duo in Dayi.

"Hmph, plant him? That would dirty my hands!"

Lu Zhishen snorted coldly, "Does he really think he can impregnate just anyone?"

"Ren Yuan! You're inhuman! Aren't you going to control your men?"

Zeng Sheng felt a chill run down his spine. What was Liangshan trying to do? Were they going to torture him?

What are you yelling about?

Ren Yuan found it somewhat amusing. What was this all about—a show of bravado masking inner weakness?

"Zeng Sheng, I'll give you a chance. Tell me, Wanyan Aguda, why did you come to beg me?"

"Ren Yuan! When has the Great Jin ever begged you?! I am..."

Zeng Sheng was immediately displeased. What did he mean by "begging"? Where did he beg?

“Mi Sheng, Shi Qi, hang him up.”

But Ren Yuan interrupted Zeng Sheng directly, saying, "You're not cooperating, huh? Then hang it up."

"Ren Yuan! Ren Yuan! You can't treat me like this! In a conflict between two nations, envoys should not be killed! Besides, my Great Jin is now seeking an alliance with you!"

Mi Sheng and Shan Shiqi grabbed Zeng Sheng by the clothes and dragged him outside. Zeng Sheng panicked and kicked his legs wildly on the ground, struggling desperately! But it was all in vain!

"An alliance? Brother, why don't we let him tell us about it?"

Looking at Ren Yuan's amused expression, Xiao Jiasui knew that Ren Yuan was teasing Zeng Sheng. How could Xiao Jiasui miss out on such a thing?

"Alright, the strategist has spoken. Mi Sheng, Shi Qi, drag him back."

Ren Yuan nodded and beckoned the two men to drag Zeng Sheng back.

"Okay!"

The two of them were overjoyed and immediately ran over to drag Zeng Sheng back, making him scream and whine.

"Wanyan Aguda wants to form an alliance with me. Why? Think it over before you speak, or I won't mind taking your pants off and having a horse drag you around the imperial city twice."

Ren Yuan asked Zeng Sheng directly, and although his tone wasn't that harsh, it still sent a chill down Zeng Sheng's spine!

"...We fought to a draw with Wuyan Guang of the Liao Kingdom in the north. That scoundrel Wuyan Guang established the Western Liao. It seems that the Yelü family of the Liao Kingdom is also experiencing internal strife. At this time, we received news that you have captured Tokyo. I, Taishan, thought of joining forces with you to destroy the Liao Kingdom together."

See, he's become honest now. Someone like Zeng Sheng can't pretend to be a tough guy.

"That's interesting. What are the conditions?"

Xu Guanzhong asked Zeng Sheng.

"Conditions? What conditions?"

Zeng Sheng was a little confused.

"There should be conditions for forming an alliance, right? There are none, and you just decide to form one on a whim? Zeng Sheng, have you been using your brain on the Jurchen princesses?"

Ren Yuan shook his head helplessly.

"Ren Yuan, the Liao Kingdom has been the strongest power in the north for so many years! I don't know what you think, but in the current situation, the Liao Kingdom is still the strongest. Neither I nor you are as strong as the Liao Kingdom. With one strong and two weak, of course the weak will form an alliance!"

"You call yourself a former leader of the outlaws? Don't you know about the alliance between Wu and Shu against Wei? As expected, you're just a bunch of bandits with no sense of right and wrong!"

Zeng Sheng seemed to have found a way to mock Ren Yuan, and he unleashed a barrage of attacks!

"绻貹, Shiqi,"

Ren Yuan listened to Zeng Sheng's words and did not refute them. Instead, he smiled and called out to Mi Sheng and Shan Shiqi.

"Brother, I'm here!"

"It's been windy and cold these past few days. Take this guy's clothes off and hang him up. Remember, hang him high..."

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