The Greatest Gang in the World: Your Majesty, It's Time to Pay Up!

Emperor: "Chief Wu, the treasury has been running low lately. Could you lend me ten million taels of silver to cover state expenses?"

Wu Liang: "For an emperor, you're awfully stingy. If you're going to borrow, make it a hundred million. And don't forget to have the ministers come sign as guarantors."

Emperor: "Chief Wu, the border is under attack, and the court has no troops left to send. Could you lend me a hundred thousand Beggar Gang disciples to repel the invasion?"

Wu Liang: "They're my brothers in life and death. How could I stand by and send them to the battlefield to bleed and die? I'll provide a million disciples, but you have to put your three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines up as collateral!"

Wu Liang: "Your Majesty, it's time to pay me back!"

Emperor: "Chief Wu, I really can't repay you. How about I put the throne up as collateral?!"

A folk poem goes: The Son of Heaven sits in court, while beggars sleep in golden halls. A fool takes office as a poor man, while a true hero joins the Beggar Gang.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.