Do you have the strength to force me to join the Liangshan bandits?

Chapter 374 Li Ying: If I can't beat Song Jiang, can't I beat you? [1st Update]

"Boom!"

Xuanzan also slammed his head on the table, smashing his wine bowl to pieces!
Even a fool could see something was wrong this time!

Because of his young age, Cai Fu forbade Luo Yanqing from drinking alcohol, so Luo Yanqing kept his head down and ate his food.

Upon seeing that Zhang Shuye and Xuan Zan were both drunk, Luo Yanqing's expression changed drastically, and he jumped up:
“Okay! Okay! Okay!

"We treated you like family, but we never expected you to drug our drinks!"
"I'll fight you!"

Li Ying's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly shouted, "Wait!"

Luo Yanqing was young and impetuous. Besides, Zhang Shuye and Xuan Zan had both fallen. Why would he care whether you were slow or not?
Luo Yanqing grabbed Mu Hong and threw a punch!
Although Mu Hong didn't know what had happened, Zhang Shuye and Xuan Zan had both fallen, and Luo Yanqing had attacked him. How could he not fight back?

To Mu Hong's dismay, he discovered that he couldn't even beat Luo Yanqing, a mere child...

Although Luo Yanqing was only thirteen years old, he was able to fight to a draw with Yang Zaixing, who was the same age. How could Mu Hong possibly fake it?

"Owner?"

Du Xing looked at Li Ying: Will you help or not?
Li Ying hesitated.

He's not the type to shoulder heavy responsibilities, and besides, he doesn't even know what happened...

At this moment, "Iron Fan" Song Qing entered:

"Brother Li Ying, hurry up and do it!"

Li immediately understood, and, both surprised and furious, demanded:

"Song Qing, did you drug the drink?"

"Of course!"

Song Qing knew that it was wrong to act first and report later, but he did it precisely to force Li Ying to Erlong Mountain!
Song Qing was assigned to Qingfeng Mountain, obviously on Song Jiang's orders to keep an eye on Li Ying.

Through Song Qing's long-term observation, he discovered that although Li Ying initially chose to follow Song Jiang, his stance was not firm.

Therefore, Song Qing decided to put pressure on Li Ying.

Song Qing felt that this opportunity was once in a lifetime.

Once Zhang Shuye, Xuan Zan, and Luo Yanqing are captured, Li Ying will have no choice but to follow Song Jiang down this dark path.

Song Qingli said to Li Ying with a straight face:
“Zhang Shuye is the governor of Jizhou. How could he follow Cai Fu in rebellion?”

“Cai Fu must have been bribed by the government to cheat my brother!”
"Brother Li Ying, don't worry about so much!"

"Capture them first and send them to Erlong Mountain, then let my brother decide!"

If Zhang Shuye and Xuan Zan hadn't mentioned the matter of Mozhou, Li Ying might have reluctantly agreed.

After all, the civil officials of the Song Dynasty were not as capable as the military generals.

In the original story, Song Jiang subdued so many generals of the imperial court, but never a single civil official.

Even if a civil official is captured, he must be sent back respectfully...

So if Li Ying didn't know so much, he might have thought, like Song Qing, that Zhang Shuye was up to something.

But Li Ying already knew.

Moreover, he chose to believe Zhang Shuye, or rather, he chose to believe Cai Fu.

Previously, Li Ying was preoccupied with his own thoughts, wondering where he should go from here.

Should they continue to follow Song Jiang, who had suffered a crushing defeat in his attack on Longtou City, or should they join Cai Fu, who had single-handedly captured Mozhou?

Li Ying was initially hesitant, but Song Qing forced him into a corner.

They could either cooperate with Song Qing, capture Zhang Shuye and Xuan Zan, and follow Song Jiang down the same dark path.

Either...

"Oh my god!"

Mu Hong was punched in the stomach by Luo Yanqing, and he bent over in pain, looking like a shrimp.

Seeing the urgency of the situation, Song Qing quickly pressed Li Ying again:
"Brother Li Ying, why aren't you making a move yet? What are you waiting for?"

Straight bitch!
Li Ying gritted his teeth, glared, grabbed Song Qing, and shouted at Luo Yanqing:
"Nephew, wait a moment!"
"It was this 'Iron Fan' Song Qing who drugged your drinks, and Li Ying was completely unaware!"

Song Qing's expression changed drastically: "Li Ying, do you want to rebel?"

"It's all because of your brother!" Li Ying angrily slapped Song Qing hard across the face.
"If it weren't for your brother forcing me, how could I, a perfectly good and wealthy man, have become an outlaw?"

Song Jiang went to great lengths to force Li Ying to join the Liangshan bandits:

First, Xiao Rang impersonated the prefect, Pei Xuan impersonated the clerk, and Jin Dajian and Hou Jian impersonated the guards to arrest Li Ying.
Song Jiang then personally led his men out to "rescue the damsel in distress";
Then, Dai Zong and Yang Lin were sent to impersonate inspectors, while Li Jun, Zhang Heng, Ma Lin, and Bai Sheng impersonated constables. They raided Li Ying's house, and his entire family was taken to Liangshan.

Li Ying, a wealthy man with no worries about food and clothing and no motive for rebellion, was forced into becoming an outlaw by Song Jiang!

How could Li Ying possibly harbor no resentment?

It's just that Li Ying didn't have a choice before.

If he wanted to be granted amnesty, he had no choice but to follow Song Jiang.

But things are different now; Cai Fu has forged a new path!

Following Cai Fu, you too can achieve a bright future!
When Song Qing pressed him again, Li Ying remembered the helplessness he felt when Song Jiang forced him to join Liangshan, and he finally snapped!
If I can't beat Song Jiang, can't I beat you?

A hard slap left Song Qing's face swollen on one side. Li Ying grabbed Song Qing and brought him in front of him, angrily berating him:

Your brother is a birdman!
"You're a birdman too!"
"I'm not serving you anymore!"

"Nephew Luo, it was this scoundrel who drugged your wine!"

Li Ying threw Song Qing at Luo Yanqing's feet:

"It's up to you!"

Song Qing was stunned: Are you crazy? Don't you want to stay with my brother anymore?

Mu Hong was also confused: What's going on?
Luo Yanqing was completely bewildered: Aren't you guys in cahoots?

"Find the antidote first!"

Du Xing, nicknamed "Ghost Face," was a clever little devil. He quickly rummaged around on Song Qing's body, found the antidote, and gave it to Zhang Shuye and Xuan Zan along with water.

"Brother, wait a minute!"

Mu Hong took this opportunity to ask Li Ying:
"What exactly happened? Why did my brother suddenly become my enemy?"

Li Ying knew that Mu Hong was also unaware of the truth, since Mu Hong had been accompanying Zhang Shuye the whole time.

If it were anyone else, Li Ying might have persuaded him to join in, but Mu Hong was Song Jiang's trusted brother.

Li Ying could only snort coldly: "Just ask Song Qing!"

Mu Hong had no choice but to ask Song Qing, "What exactly happened?"

Song Qing, looking miserable, told Mu Hong what had happened and subtly hinted to Mu Hong that it was Song Jiang's idea.

Mu Hong had no choice. Song Qing was Song Jiang's younger brother, and Song Jiang would definitely cover for Song Qing if he did something wrong.

As for Mu Hong, he got covered in excrement for no reason and had to clean up Song Qing's mess for Song Jiang...

"Hiccup!"

Uncle Zhang woke up, his head buzzing, still unaware of what had happened.

Xuan Zan woke up a step later than Uncle Zhang. As a Liangshan hero, he naturally knew what kind of scheme it was.

"brute!"

Xuan Zan's brows furrowed and his hair stood on end in anger:

"We treated you like family, and you actually poisoned our drinks!"

"You surnamed Li, what are your intentions?!"

"not me!"

Li Ying pointed at Song Qing with a wronged expression:

"This guy acted on his own initiative. I'm handing him over to you to deal with!"

Luo Yanqing quickly gave Xuan Zan a brief and concise account of what had just happened.

Xuan Zan flew into a rage and grabbed Song Qing, striking him!
Mu Hong quickly stepped in to take sides:

"Never mind, Brother Song Qing was just confused for a moment..."

(End of this chapter)