Forehead!
Guo Jia was immediately embarrassed; this reason was really unconvincing and far too hasty.
"Heh heh, serves you right for not helping me."
Cao Cao, standing to the side, couldn't help but gloat. "You little bastard, you're the one who got arrested this time!"
Seeing my friend get arrested, I feel strangely satisfied.
Cao Cao, how dare you laugh!
Hearing the laughter, Lin Yi immediately focused his gaze on him and sneered, "You slept with Lu Yafu's wife, and now she's even complaining to me."
He doesn't want anything else, he just wants to castrate you, can you still laugh?
You can still laugh? I'll scare you to death!
"This is unacceptable, Your Majesty!"
Cao Cao was almost in tears. Why did it have to come to this? She was just a concubine, yet they wanted to castrate him!
At that moment, Cao Cao was utterly despondent.
He hadn't appreciated its value before, but when he was about to lose it, he felt the pain of losing it.
He pleaded tearfully, "Your Majesty, I am the only heir of the Cao family here. If I am castrated, my line will end. Please, have mercy!"
We've rendered meritorious service to the Great Liang, and we've also taken the blame for the Emperor. Even if we haven't achieved great things, we've certainly put in the hard work.
"Alright!"
Lin Yi rolled his eyes at him and said irritably, "Consider this a lesson. I've already taken care of Lu Yafu for you and also given the aristocratic families a warning."
You need to be more careful in the future, and don't easily reveal any flaws. You won't always be so lucky.
This guy is no ordinary person; he needs to be kept in check frequently, otherwise he'll reveal his true colors as a ruthless and arrogant individual.
"Nailed it?"
Upon hearing this, Cao Cao was first stunned, then overjoyed. The emperor had actually solved the problem for him; this was truly wonderful.
He trembled as he said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind to me. Cao Cao will be more careful in his words and actions from now on, and will never give the enemy another opportunity!"
The Emperor truly lives up to his title; this is far more reliable than finding someone to take the blame yourself, and it directly smooths things over.
"You're putting pressure on the powerful families to serve me, so I naturally won't ignore you. However, don't go too far, or you'll make them want to die with you," Lin Yi said with a smile.
Cao Cao remained silent; he indeed harbored too much hatred for the aristocratic families.
If we don't give them a chance to survive, the powerful families might really give up and fight us to the death, which would be a huge loss.
After all, the power of aristocratic families is not what it used to be, so there's no need for me to take a broken boat and go to sea.
Seeing that he understood, Lin Yi turned his gaze to Li Yu and Xu Chu, and said irritably, "What's wrong with you two? Li Yu, you're so melancholy, why do you still come to the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion every day?"
Li Yu blushed.
After hesitating for a long time, he chuckled dryly, "Your Majesty, it's precisely because of my grief that I wanted to find some amusement. I hope Your Majesty will forgive my folly."
Holy crap!
These words left Cao Cao and his men speechless; the reason was so flawless that no one could refute it.
Depend on!
Lin Yi rolled his eyes. This reason might seem absurd to others, but it actually made some sense to Li Yu, since the guy did have a rather pessimistic aura about him.
Most people couldn't handle it; let him prey on the young ladies.
He looked at Xu Chu, frowned, and said, " Zhongkang, you're a professional thug from the Court of Diplomatic Reception. What are you doing here?"
Bang!
Upon hearing this, a hint of shame flashed in Xu Chu's eyes. He immediately knelt on the ground and whispered, "Your Majesty, I was wrong. I couldn't help myself."
If I didn't come here, I'd be quite irritable and would have to vent my anger on someone.
So I often sparred with those alien guards, but I always made them cry. In the end, I was afraid of killing them, so I came here."
puff!
Upon hearing Xu Chu's words, everyone was dumbfounded, stunned by his bluntness. He was actually too hot-tempered.
Even Guo Jia was dumbfounded, muttering, "That's the real reason! Old Xu is the real genius; there's absolutely no way to refute that!"
Li Yu, standing to the side, wholeheartedly agreed. This was truly a genius; the reason was impeccable—after all, they were both men.
Damn it!
Lin Yi couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. He really couldn't come up with a reason for it; he could only say it was just his nature as a man.
No wonder those foreign tribes often complained about the Court of Diplomatic Reception; it turns out that Xu Chu had a fiery temper and was prone to violence, often beating up his neighbors and friends.
However, this is a problem. The system summoned them, but not their wives, which is a serious issue.
To be honest, although he is now their lord, he still respects their contributions to history and to Huaxia, so he doesn't want to break up their original families.
If possible, it's better to stay with your original spouse; that way, you'll have a complete life.
A thought crossed his mind, and he couldn't help but contact the system, asking, "System, can you summon their women?"
"Bite!"
"System notification: To summon a character's partner, a system upgrade is required to perform Bond Summoning. However, the summoned characters will be at different points in time, so their partners will also be unpredictable."
Timeframe!
Lin Yi frowned slightly. This time point was interesting. It seemed to involve parallel universes and time travel. The system was indeed very powerful.
However, to upgrade again, it would probably require conquering the Great West Empire and the Frostwest Empire before fully entering a completely new system level.
In this way, the Bond System becomes quite interesting; wouldn't it be possible to summon entire families along with it?
However, this will take time. The most urgent task now is to get these people married, otherwise, as Xu Chu said, they'll be too hot-tempered.
After all, even if it's Bond System, it won't be their turn then, which would definitely be torture for single people.
This problem needs to be solved for them.
Looking at Xu Chu's innocent face, Lin Yi said irritably, "If that's the case, then it's not entirely Zhongkang's fault. From now on, when Fengxiao comes here, he should bring Zhongkang with him."
"Let's do this for the sake of peace between our two countries, and avoid harming those envoys from other races."
Upon hearing this, Guo Jia was stunned. Xu Chu actually received such treatment; it was truly enviable.
However, since the Emperor ordered me to bring him, doesn't that mean we can come too?
He said excitedly, "Your Majesty, rest assured, I guarantee I will complete the mission and will absolutely safeguard peace between the two countries."
"Alright!"
Lin Yi waved his hand, skipping over the question, and said in a deep voice, "Besides this matter, there's another thing I need you to do."
He certainly wouldn't have come just for such a trivial matter; he must have had other things to do.
"Your Majesty, please give your orders!"
Guo Jia's heart skipped a beat; anything that could bring the Emperor here in person must be a major event.