Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Ren Yuan! You're shameless! You're shameless!"

Zeng Sheng panicked when he heard that he was to take off his clothes and hang them up.

He simply couldn't withstand the weather in the north!

"Get this straight, you're my enemy. If you're not cooperating, am I supposed to smile at you?"

Ren Yuan waved his hand, signaling to quickly drag Zeng Sheng away.

"Wait! Cooperate! I'll cooperate!"

Feeling the two burly men dragging him mercilessly from behind, Zeng Sheng truly panicked.

He's still young, he doesn't want to become dried meat!

"Cooperate? I don't believe it."

Ren Yuan expressed disbelief.

"Then tell me! How do you want me to cooperate? You won't even tell me, how am I supposed to cooperate with you!"

Zeng Sheng was getting anxious. "Cooperate, cooperate! But tell me how you're going to cooperate!"

Ren Yuan chuckled. He glanced at Xiao Jiasui and Xu Guanzhong, who nodded at him. Ren Yuan understood and signaled Mi Sheng and Shan Shiqi to drag the person back.

"Zeng Sheng, are you really willing to cooperate?"

"...As long as you don't hang me up, ask me anything you want to know."

Zeng Sheng lowered his head, his loose hair obscuring his face.

"That's more like it. You've never been a tough nut to crack. If you're not, then don't pretend. It's pointless."

Ren Yuan stated that as long as you don't pretend, then everyone can talk.

"Tell me, why did Wanyan Aguda want to form an alliance? What are his plans afterward?"

"I told you, can you promise you won't kill me?"

Zeng Sheng seemed to be thinking of making some demands.

"That depends on the value of what you're talking about."

"Okay, I hope you keep your word."

After a moment of silence, Zeng Sheng began to reveal some information:

"The current emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty is my father-in-law, named Wanyan Aguda. He also has several brothers of the same clan under his command, each of whom is exceptionally skilled. From the very beginning of the uprising, the Great Jin Dynasty has been able to achieve a series of victories against the Liao Dynasty thanks to the support of these people."

Which ones are more important?

Xu Guanzhong asked.

“Wanyan Wuqimai, Wanyan Loushi, Wanyan Shezhe, Wanyan Xieye, Wanyan Wosai, Wanyan Yinshuke, Wanyan Zongxiong…”

Upon hearing this, Zeng Sheng immediately rattled off a list of all the notable members of the Wanyan family, like beans spilling from a bamboo tube.

"So many people? Zeng Sheng, you're not playing us, are you?"

Xiao Jiahui spoke in a sinister tone.

“I’m telling the truth! You have no idea how terrifying the Wanyan family is! Several heroes can emerge from one family at the same time! Ordinary people simply can’t do anything about them!”

Zeng Sheng was also filled with emotion. The Wanyan family was indeed large. Sometimes he wondered if the failure of Zengtou City was because his father had not worked hard enough, resulting in him not having enough brothers.

If their own brothers also had twenty or thirty men, then Liangshan definitely couldn't wipe them out!

"So, were you highly valued in the Wanyan family?"

Xu Guanzhong then asked.

"I... I should be alright."

Zeng Sheng was a little unsure. In terms of status, his status as the imperial son-in-law was indeed quite noble.

However, in terms of actual power, he should not have entered the core circle of the Wanyan family.

"Alright? Well, you've been sent out as an envoy, so it's not like you're going to play any important role."

Xiao Jiahui is killing without a knife.

"You, you're talking nonsense! It's because Taishan values ​​me and intends to give me an important position that he sent me here!"

Zeng Sheng panicked. "Impossible! How could this be!"

I am utterly loyal to the Wanyan family!

"Your loyalty seems to be worth very little."

Xiao Jiahui tapped Zeng Sheng on the forehead.

"Although it is said that two countries should not harm envoys when they are at war, you must remember that in general, this is not the first time these two countries have dealt with each other."

"Given your situation, knowing that sending an envoy for the first time would be dangerous, instead of holding a meeting between the two sides, you chose to send someone who can't even speak as the chief envoy. I think there's only one possibility. Do you want to hear it?"

"What... what are you trying to say? No, I don't want to hear it!"

Zeng Sheng saw the mockery in Xiao Jiasui's eyes, and his mind raced.

Could it be that there's some hidden story behind this mission?

"You won't listen? Well, I'll tell you anyway."

Xiao Jiahui's favorite thing was to stir things up. Seeing Zeng Sheng's unwilling look, Xiao Jiahui took two steps closer, leaned close to Zeng Sheng's ear, and began to whisper in a devil's voice:

"Zeng Sheng, is it possible that your father-in-law and your uncles and elders are hoping for your death?"

"They couldn't kill you themselves, so they sent you here so we could kill you!"

"This way, you solve your problem and they don't feel guilty. Isn't that great? Don't you think so?"

"Impossible! Impossible! I am the imperial son-in-law! The imperial son-in-law! Father Emperor himself said that he treats me like his own son!"

Hearing Xiao Jiahui's words, Zeng Sheng became anxious and immediately struggled to get up to confront Xiao Jiahui.

As soon as he was about to move, Mi Sheng and Shan Shiqi grabbed his shoulders, making him unable to move!

"He's just a prince consort, but Wanyan Aguda has more than one daughter, doesn't he?"

"Nonsense! My father has no daughters, yet he married both of them to me!"

Zeng Sheng said that if he were a useless person, Wanyan Aguda would not have valued him so much!

"Look at you, this is your problem. Those are princesses, of noble birth and precious descent. What kind of trash are you, a stray dog, who actually married two of them!"

Xiao Jiahui grasped the crucial information, which further fueled Zeng Sheng's suspicions.

"Both fingers and the back of the hand are flesh and blood. You married two princesses, so he will definitely put on a show on the surface. But in his heart, I guess you have been scolded many times."

"No, impossible! I... I also married a princess... They're all doing well! If they wanted to kill me because of this, how could they possibly make me marry a princess!"

Zeng Sheng became increasingly alarmed as he listened, so he quickly tried to bolster his courage!

"You actually married a princess!"

This time it was Mi Sheng's turn to be surprised. He brought his face closer to Zeng Sheng, wanting to see what was so special about Zeng Sheng's appearance.

"What are you doing, Mi Sheng?"

Xu Guanzhong was somewhat curious.

"No, strategist, with his looks, how could he marry two princesses and a county princess? I don't believe it! He's lying! He's dishonest!"

Mi Sheng stated that he absolutely did not believe what Zeng Sheng said!

"Everything I said is true! You can go to the Jin Kingdom to check! I did marry two princesses and one county princess!"

Zeng Sheng was shocked and quickly tried to defend himself!

“Look at Zeng Sheng, no wonder your elders want you dead.”

Xiao Jiahui smiled slightly and flicked Zeng Sheng on the forehead again.

"Not only did he marry two princesses, but he also married a county princess. How is Wanyan Aguda supposed to get along with his brothers? Should the county princess give way to the princesses at home, or not?"

"You're an outsider who's gotten such a huge advantage. How long do you think you can live?"

"Wha, what..."

Zeng Sheng could hardly believe it.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

At this moment, Ren Yuan also chimed in:

"What's impossible? There's only one way to break this deadlock: you die. Once you're dead, the princess and the county princess will be free! Aguda and his brothers will also be free from their troubles. Zeng Sheng, can't you even understand such a simple principle? Are you a pig-brain?"

"They are my wives! They are my family! Even if I die, they must remain faithful!"

Zeng Sheng was indignant! He shouted at Ren Yuan, "What do you mean they'll be free once he's dead?!"

But Ren Yuan simply held up three fingers to him and said three words that struck a chord deep within him:

"First, you shouldn't have the surname Zeng, because you are a Jurchen, and Zeng is a Han Chinese surname."

"Secondly, Jurchen women are not required to observe Han rites, so don't overthink it."

"Thirdly, as far as I know, the Jurchens still follow the old marriage system, which means that a woman can remarry freely after her husband dies..."

PS1: The old marriage customs of the Jurchen people, such as levirate marriage, levirate marriage, and levirate marriage, as well as clan marriage within the tribe, have always existed. It was not until 1117 that Wanyan Aguda ordered the gradual abolition of these old marriage customs. The book is set in 1115, so these old customs still exist.

PS2: I'm heading to Changbai Mountain tomorrow to participate in Tomato's event and get an interview, hehe, thanks Tomato!