"Your Majesty's ambition is boundless; the future of Great Liang is limitless!" A young scholar standing to the side couldn't help but exclaim, looking at the spirited Lin Yi.
Everyone nodded in agreement. In the future, the Great Liang would definitely be a force spanning several continents, and might even unify the world.
Upon hearing his words, Lin Yi couldn't help but look at the man, sighing deeply, and said softly, "There are countless handsome men in the world, but the only one who can rival me is probably Gongjin!"
puff!
Guo Jia, standing to the side, couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of wine, looking at his lord with a black line on his face, utterly disgusted that he would say such shameless things.
I am also very handsome, okay? I am definitely no worse than anyone else.
Cough cough!
Zhao Yun, standing to the side, couldn't help but feel speechless. "We're the good-looking ones too, my lord, you can't just focus on yourself!"
Zhou Yu was both amused and exasperated, and said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty flatters me. Fengxiao and Zilong are indeed rare and outstanding men in this world..."
"Haha, Fengxiao's nickname is 'Hollow Young Master,' meaning he's all show and no substance. Zilong wears armor all the time, which somewhat seals off his good looks; women don't dare approach him." Lin Yi laughed heartily, enjoying a rare moment of relaxation; romance and poetry were quite nice.
Pfft!
The Hollow Young Master?
Guo Jia felt as if he had been struck by an arrow in the chest; his lord had stabbed him in the back. What did he mean by "the Hollow Young Master"? He was simply suffering from a significant energy drain.
But the most heartbroken wasn't him, but Xu Chu, who was nowhere near handsome.
However, looking at the person next to Zhou Yu, Xu Chu suddenly smiled and said quietly, "Fortunately, there's another dark-skinned guy next to me, so I'm not the ugliest."
This guy named Meng Huo is even uglier than me.
Ha ha!
Everyone burst into laughter; this was quite amusing.
"Go help! Some foreigners are bullying the people of Great Liang in West Street! Kill them!"
Just then, an angry voice suddenly came from outside, instantly silencing everyone's laughter.
Are outsiders bullying people?
Lin Yi couldn't help but look outside, only to see a Great Liang people heading straight for West Street, which made Lin Yi frown slightly.
He looked at Zhao Yun beside him and said in a deep voice, " Zilong, go and see what's going on?"
"Your subject obeys!"
Zhao Yun quickly got up and rushed to the place where the incident had occurred. When he returned, his face looked rather grim.
"Your Majesty, it seems a woman was harassed by the guards of the foreign delegation. The woman, unable to bear it, committed suicide by running into a wall," Zhao Yun said in a grim voice.
"What? Is that woman alright?"
Lin Yi's pupils contracted, and anger instantly surged in his eyes. This was utterly outrageous; they were practically asking for trouble.
Zhao Yun nodded, his face grim. "They've been rescued, but the guard left. The Hundred Riders have already sent men to arrest him." If that person were still there, he would have already killed him with a single spear thrust.
Great Liang is our lord's territory. How dare a foreign race act so presumptuously? They are simply courting death.
"Let the people from the Net of Heaven) go too. I want to see who dares to be so arrogant!"
A murderous glint flashed in Lin Yi's eyes. This was truly unscrupulous. He had driven a woman to suicide, and yet he still dared to run away. He didn't even know how he died.
He got up and walked downstairs.
Xu Chu and the others exchanged a furious glance and, protecting Lin Yi, headed towards the scene of the incident.
Upon arriving there, they saw several government officials handling matters. When these officials saw Lin Yi, their expressions changed drastically, and they instinctively knelt down.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
The other commoners also paled, never expecting to see the Emperor here. They all wanted to kneel down, but Lin Yi stopped them.
Cough cough!
Lin Yi coughed twice, interrupting their actions.
Looking at the woman crying on the ground, although the bleeding from her head had been stopped, her injuries were clearly quite severe; she was truly a fierce woman.
Judging from her clothes, she was clearly a poor woman. There was also a small stall next to her, so it seemed she was selling things.
He said in a deep voice, "You can tell me what's going on. I established the Great Liang so that the people of the Central Plains could stand tall and be respectable. How dare someone harass the women of Great Liang in my capital! Even if the Heavenly King himself came, I would make him pay the price!"
"Your Majesty, I was selling some handkerchiefs that I embroidered myself, but that person came over and chased away the other customers, insisting on dragging me away..." Upon hearing this, the woman immediately calmed down and couldn't help but cry out her grievances.
Lin Yi took a deep breath, his face immediately turning grim. These days, even selling things can be a problem for the poor.
This woman originally embroidered handkerchiefs to sell to other women because of her family's poverty. However, because of her outstanding appearance, she was targeted by a rough man from another tribe. After assaulting and verbally abusing her, he even overturned her stall.
That wasn't all; he even threatened her family. Some passersby couldn't stand it and helped her chase the man away. But when he fled, he threatened revenge, which is why she was so distraught and decided to commit suicide.
The other citizens were also furious; this was simply outrageous and they were really giving these people a hard time.
"You want revenge?"
Lin Yi's expression turned extremely grim. He personally helped her up.
There was a reason for this: because he was traveling incognito, the forces of the Net and the Hundred Riders were concentrated around him, leaving West Street vulnerable.
The only good thing was that the people of Great Liang still had spirit, and so many people actually gathered around.
Lin Yi solemnly said, "Don't worry, I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter. I conquered this vast land, not to let my people be bullied. Otherwise, I might as well go back to being that spoiled prince of Heir of Northern Liang!"
He looked at Zhao Yun beside him and said in a deep voice, "Investigate!"
"Your Majesty, we have news. This person is an envoy from the Jackal Kingdom. This country is located on the southwestern border and is a neighbor of the Zhennan Dynasty. Although their army only numbers a few hundred thousand, they are extremely cruel and frequently raid some small towns on the edge of Shu Region." A member of the Net organization said in a deep voice beside Zhao Yun.
"An envoy from the Jackal Kingdom?"
A murderous glint flashed in Lin Yi's eyes. An envoy harassing a woman from Great Liang was no longer just harassment; it was an insult to Great Liang.
He glanced at Guo Jia and roared, "Send a message by carrier pigeon, ordering Lü Bu and Sima Yi to destroy this Jackal Kingdom for me! I want them to pay a bloody price!"
Furthermore, they sent men to annihilate the Jackal Kingdom's delegation, and their bodies were hung at the Meridian Gate. This would serve as an example for anyone who dared to offend them again!
Knowing full well that the Fengshan ceremony was approaching, how dare an envoy of a nation cause trouble here? Killing him would not appease public anger, nor would it quell the rage in our hearts.
"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!!" Upon hearing this, the woman with the embroidered handkerchief burst into tears and knelt down on the ground, never expecting that the Emperor would personally take charge of her affairs.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"His Majesty is such a kind man, he actually destroyed an entire country for the sake of a poor woman. Who will dare to bully us now?"
A group of common people knelt on the ground, a flame burning in their hearts—a flame lit by the emperor himself—warming their hearts.
The emperor destroyed an entire country for the sake of an ordinary citizen; what a powerful figure that is!
With such an emperor on the throne, our Great Liang will be the happiest and safest country in the All Under Heaven.