The Counterattack of the Villains

Li Mu's face became extremely soft, he looked at Ruan Xingzhu and smiled and said: "Silly girl, with my martial arts, even if I can't defeat the imperial army, no one can keep me if I want to leave."

"Even if you fail to seize the throne, you won't lose your life. The most important thing is to preserve your strength and make a comeback in the future. You have no chance to die for love."

After listening to Li Mu's words, Ruan Xingzhu lowered his head in shame and joy, while Ruan Xiong and his wife relaxed and felt a little at ease.

Ruan Xiong pondered and said, "What plans does my nephew have?"

Li Mudao: "I plan to establish a sect or gang in the Song Dynasty in the name of Li Mu, and then adopt orphans with good qualifications from everywhere, teach martial arts from an early age, and build up strength."

"It doesn't take much. As long as we can train hundreds of masters in twenty years, it will be enough to control all the civil and military officials in the Dali court."

"When the time comes, I will win over a group of people who are willing to be loyal to me, and then get rid of a group of stubborn ones, and I will be able to successfully control the court."

After hearing this, Ruan Xiong nodded slowly and was willing to lie dormant for twenty years to slowly accumulate strength. This shows that he is quite tolerant and is not a reckless person who is eager for success.

Moreover, if he fails once, he will save his strength and make a comeback, so he will not be unable to recover after a setback.

This is a man who can make things happen.

"To cultivate masters and accumulate strength, you need sufficient financial resources. I don't know about this wise nephew..."

Li Mu smiled and said: "Uncle doesn't have to worry about financial resources. My nephew can still afford several million."

"hiss……"

The four of them took a deep breath. Several million taels was an astronomical figure to them.

If millions of taels of silver are piled together, how big of a pile must it be?

As expected of a prince of a country, his background is really beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Ruan Xiong composed himself and said with piercing eyes: "Okay, there is no shortage of talented nephews with good martial arts skills, and with strong financial resources, this matter has great potential."

"Although I don't have much ability, I do still have a lot of connections. My nephew wants to establish his power. I can help you in this regard."

"Hundreds of experts are the basic guarantee, but with more people, we can be more sure. With this kind of financial resources, it is not difficult to recruit tens of thousands of people."

Li Mu said happily: "That's the best thing. My nephew has no foundation in the Song Dynasty. The reason why he decided to travel around the world is to accumulate connections."

"With uncle's help, at least my nephew can save several years of work."

If he had to look for orphans with good qualifications one by one, how long would it take to find them? How many would he be able to find?

With enough money and the help of Ruan Xiong, a local snake, things will be much easier to handle.

The boundary of Luxi is not simple. Less than a hundred miles away from Yuncheng is the famous Shuibo Liangshan Mountain.

More than forty years later, one hundred and eight generals and tens of thousands of Liangshan bandits will gather here (the world view of the novel has nothing to do with real history).

At its peak, Liangshan boasted one hundred thousand elite soldiers. Although some of them were recruited after the Song army was defeated, there were also tens of thousands of Liangshan soldiers who were former bandits.

Liangshan was able to gather so many people by robbing and robbing families.

Li Mu has strong financial resources and millions of taels. He said it conservatively. It will not be difficult to recruit a team of ten thousand people.

Thinking of the water in Liangshan, Li Mu suddenly looked a little strange when he looked at Ruan Xiong and Ruan Baiming.

Seeing Li Mu's expression, Ruan Xiong asked in confusion: "What did your wise nephew think of?"

Li Mu collected his thoughts and said casually: "Nothing, I want to ask my uncle about something. Is there a Shijie Village nearby?"

Ruan Xiong smiled and said: "Shijie Village is where my Ruan family's ancestral home is. It is more than thirty miles away. Why would my nephew ask this question?"

Li Mudao: "I heard that Shijie Village is surrounded by water and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The terrain is very suitable for being the base of a force."

Ruan Xiong shook his head and said: "The terrain of Shijie Village is indeed good, but it's a pity that the place is a bit small."

"Eighty miles to the north, there is Shuibo Liangshan. The terrain there is similar to Shijie Village, but it is many times larger and can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people."

"If my nephew is determined to make his hometown in Luxi, he might as well go there."

Li Mu said happily: "Luxi is my uncle's territory, so my nephew will just let his arrangements."

Ruan Xiong nodded happily, secretly happy.

Li Mu was discussing with Ruan Xiong calmly on his face, but he was murmuring in his heart.

Yuncheng, Shijie Village, Ruan Xiong's hometown, and the Ruan family are all skilled in water.

Putting together several conditions... these three heroes of the Ruan family (Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoqi) are not the descendants of Ruan Xiong, right?

He looked at Ruan Baiming subconsciously. Judging from the age of the three men of the Ruan family, if it was true, he must be the son of this brat.

Could it be said that Ruan Xingzhu is actually the aunt of Sanxiong of the Ruan family? This is really fucking interesting.

The most impressive thing about the three men of the Ruan family is that they are proficient in water. Except for Zhang Shun, there is no one in Liangshanbo who can compare with them.

No wonder Ruan Xingzhu has such good water properties. It has this origin.

This time Li Mu really got it wrong. The three heroes of the Ruan family are the grandsons of Ruan Xiong and the sons of Ruan Baiming.

If Li Mu had not intervened in the plot, Ruan Baiming would have joined the army when he grew up, followed the famous Northern Song generals Zhong Pu and Wang Shunchen, fought through Xixia and Qinghai, and recovered the Hehuang Valley for the Song Dynasty.

Later, due to his outstanding military achievements, Zhong Pu was jealous of the treacherous minister Lu Xian, who slandered him and framed him.

Lu Yan was a disciple of Wang Anshi, a popular figure in front of Shenzong. Emperor Shenzong believed the slander and had Zhong Pu imprisoned for punishment.

The brothers who followed Zhong Pu through life and death were all very angry and worked hard for the court, but in exchange for such a result, they all left disheartened.

Ruan Baiming married Zhong Pu's daughter Zhong Danhong and took his wife back to his hometown of Shijie Village. From then on, he became a fisherman and lived a peaceful life.

Zhong Danhong gave birth to seven sons in succession to Ruan Baiming, all of whom were chivalrous and courageous heroes, and were respectfully called the "Seven Heroes of the Ruan Family" by the people nearby.

Later, due to the robbery by water thieves, Ruan Baiming and the Ruan family's Qixiong fought to the death with the water thieves to protect the villagers.

The result of this battle was that Ruan Baiming, the eldest, the third, the fourth and the sixth were all killed in the battle, leaving only the second, fifth and seventh.

The Seven Heroes of the Ruan Family thus became the Three Heroes of the Ruan Family.

Then there is the story of "Water Margin", there is nothing much to say. In the Ruan family, in the end, only the youngest Ruan Xiaoqi died a good death.

But now that Li Mu has intervened in the plot, the fate of the Ruan family has naturally changed.

Whether the seven heroes of the Ruan family will appear again depends on God's will, but among the Liangshan bandits, there is a high probability that there will be no more three heroes of the Ruan family.

"My nephew, let's take things step by step slowly. The most important thing right now is your marriage to Xingzhu. I wonder what my nephew has planned?"

Li Mu pondered for a while, then looked at Ruan Xingzhu and said, "I would like to ask my uncle to give my nephew some time. My nephew needs to go and raise some funds, and there are still some matters that need to be dealt with."

"Besides, Xingzhu is still young, so there is no rush. It will only take one year at most. After one year, my nephew will prepare the betrothal gift and come to marry Xingzhu."

In fact, there was a saying in ancient times that "fourteenth is a gentleman's wife", which means that a woman can get married at the age of fourteen, but for a modern person like Li Mu, this is still a bit difficult to accept.

Ruan Xiong nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's a deal."