Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

But he could only grow old alone.

Ren Jinnu naturally didn't want her to end up in the same situation.

Although now,

By managing the money shop,

She can still be of some use to the king.

But she was, after all, just a woman.

In case the king summons me back to the palace in the future,

Even with this one strength, it's probably impossible to utilize it.

……

In a quaint courtyard,

Zhu Wu, Shi Jin, Chen Da, and Yang Chun were drinking in the courtyard.

Shi Jin said impatiently, "In my opinion, we should go and see the King."

"We've been in the capital for two days now."

"Now the Great Liang is expanding its territory,"

"This is the time for us to make our mark and achieve great things,"

"But you stay here drinking every day, it's driving me crazy."

Zhu Wu laughed and said, "His Majesty has given us a chance to rest."

"We'll probably be needed soon."

Yang Chun frowned and said, "We only saw the King when we first arrived."

"Then they were arranged to rest here,"

"I haven't seen the king since."

Will the king forget us?

Zhu Wu smiled and said, "Your Majesty is very busy."

"Can you still stay with us every day?"

Chen Da patted Yang Chun on the shoulder,

"That's right, the Great Liang has a large army and many generals,"

"If Your Majesty insists on accompanying us, then we won't have to do anything else."

Yang Chun said awkwardly, "Of course I don't want the King to accompany us."

"We're just afraid that the King will forget about us."

"By the way, didn't Brother Shi Jin go to visit Instructor Wang Jin yesterday?"

"He kept his brother with him for a day,"

"I suppose they haven't forgotten our past friendship."

"How did he say?"

Shi Jin laughed and said, "Master kept me here yesterday to practice martial arts."

"See if my martial arts have improved!"

"He said my martial arts skills are good enough now that I could be a coach,"

"But I don't want to be a coach."

"I've learned a lot of martial arts,"

"We must go into battle to fight the enemy and achieve great deeds,"

"Being a coach is not my ambition."

Yang Chun nodded and said,

"Brother Shi Jin is right,"

"Being a coach is nothing compared to the thrill of fighting on the battlefield."

As the four were talking

Then someone behind them said...

"What did you say?"

Looking at it, it was the king that Yang Chun had been worried about, perhaps they had forgotten.

He hurriedly stood up and clasped his hands in greeting.

Zhao Yuan smiled and said, "No need for formalities, have you rested well?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Jin

He said impatiently,

"Rest well. If Your Majesty needs our help, please don't hesitate to give the order."

Chapter 1768 Feint to the East, Attack in the West

Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "General Lin Chong will soon lead his troops to Xijing."

"Wang Qing and Tian Hu may join forces to attack Xijing,"

"Our Great Liang doesn't have many troops available,"

"At that time, we will likely be outnumbered by the enemy."

Shi Jin immediately said, "We are willing to go with General Lin."

"When the enemy outnumbers us, it's the perfect time to make a name for ourselves."

Chen Da and Yang Chun were also used to living a life of constant danger.

He also chimed in with his own words.

Zhao Yuan noticed that only Zhu Wu remained silent.

"Sir, do you not wish to go?"

Zhu Wu laughed and said, "Xijing will be attacked by Wang Qing and Tian Hu."

"But the king ordered General Lin to lead the troops there."

"I suppose Your Majesty has more important battles to fight."

"I am willing to serve Your Majesty and offer advice and strategies."

"Truly worthy of being called the Divine Strategist,"

"The Liao Kingdom has learned of the great changes in the Central Plains,"

"They are gathering troops, hoping that my Great Liang will pay them annual tribute just like the Song Dynasty."

"Although our Great Liang is not yet firmly established,"

"But how could we sign a treaty of surrender like the Song Dynasty?"

"I am on my way to Hebei to lead troops against the Liao,"

"Therefore, the matter of Xijing can only be entrusted to General Lin and everyone else."

Zhu Wu heard that the Great Liang had actually rejected the peace treaty with the Liao Dynasty.

Preparing to resist the Liao was also a passionate and fervent endeavor.

"Although Wang Qing and Tian Hu were aggressive,"

"But the men under their command were nothing but a rabble."

"Xi'an is a city with high walls and thick ramparts,"

"As long as the defense is done properly,"

"We will surely be able to keep them out of the city."

"While the Liao Dynasty declined,"

"But they should not be underestimated,"

"Although my martial arts skills are not proficient,"

"But they can also offer advice and strategies to the king."

Upon hearing Zhu Wu's analysis, Shi Jin and the other two...

They also said together, "We are willing to follow Your Majesty in resisting the Liao."

"Zhao Yuan understands everyone's thoughts,"

"However, Hebei has 50,000 troops from my Great Liang,"

"And there are also tens of thousands of newly surrendered former imperial guards,"

"More than enough to resist the Liao Kingdom."

"While Xijing also has 20,000 Imperial Guards,"

"But I'm afraid he'd be of little use."

"The only people Lin Chong could trust were the ten thousand veteran soldiers of Liangshan under his command,"

"That's why I want you all to go and lend him a hand."

Zhu Wu, seeing Zhao Yuan say this,

He could only clasp his hands in greeting and say,

"Then I will go to General Lin's place to await his orders."

Zhao Yuan clasped his hands and said, "I have already told him about your matter."

"Then we shall part ways here."

"I believe we will be able to reunite soon,"

"I'll treat everyone to a drink then. Take care, everyone."

"Take care, Your Majesty."

"Take care, Your Majesty."

"Take care, Your Majesty."

"Take care, Your Majesty."

The four people parted ways.

Zhao Yuan then headed towards the Great King's Palace.

After having lunch with Li Shishi,

Zhao Yuan then led Shi Yong and Xue Yong straight to Mozhou.

Because Tokyo is nearly a thousand miles from Moshu.

The warhorses of Daliang could not gallop continuously for a thousand miles.

If one person has multiple horses,

The supply of provisions along the way was difficult to obtain.

Therefore, Zhao Yuan only brought two personal guards with him.

By constantly changing horses at the post stations along the way, one can quickly reach Mozhou.

As early as when Liangshan attacked Gaotang Prefecture,

They defeated the troops from several prefectures that had come to their aid from Hebei.

The Liangshan army was notorious in Hebei.