Chapter 101

As soon as they stepped into Tibetan territory, Wei Zhongxian immediately ordered people to ride at full speed to Luoxie, and the news spread like wildfire.

The entire royal city was stirred.

The entire Tibet was stirred!

People poured into the streets, joyfully preparing to welcome Qin Mu.

He had Zhang Juzheng, Liu Bowen, Yan Song, and other assisting ministers prepare to welcome His Majesty's return.

Over these past few months.

The entire Tibet had undergone earth-shaking changes!

Under the governance of Zhang Juzheng and the others, Tibet, once called a land of barbarians, had now become a land of abundance!

Tribes had all disappeared, and the people had all moved into the cities.

They reclaimed land and irrigated crops.

Coupled with the Academy founded by Qin Mu, there was almost a new trick every day, finding ways to make this land better and better.

Official roads were paved flat and smooth, extending in all directions.

Mineral extraction went on day and night, and various commercial institutions that had never appeared on this land sprouted up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

This ancient and desolate land had once again burst with vibrant life.

And the greatest beneficiaries of all this were naturally the local commoners.

Once, they had no clothes to cover their bodies, no food to fill their stomachs, and could not even guarantee basic safety.

But now, under Qin Mu's rule, these people were well-fed, warmly clothed, and no longer had to worry about being killed at any moment.

No one picked up lost items on the road, and doors were left unlocked at night.

This had now become the standard for public order throughout Tibet.

With such a wise and sagacious rule, who would not be willing to submit wholeheartedly?

People shared the same heart and the same reason!

The local people all regarded Qin Mu as a deity who saved all living beings, and their faith in him had reached its peak.

At dusk.

Qin Mu's party finally arrived at Luoxie.

"Long live His Majesty! Long live His Majesty!"

When they appeared, the commoners at the city gate erupted in cheers that sounded like a tsunami.

Rather than cheers, it was more like fanatical shouting!

People seemed to be shouting with their very lives, showing their supreme reverence for Qin Mu.

Although Qin Mu was in disguise, under the guidance of Zhang Juzheng and the others, they still recognized the young man in the lead.

For a moment.

Salutes fired in unison, and horns wailed!

The grand and solemn scene was even more spectacular than Changancheng during the tribute of ten thousand nations!

"Wow! Is this the royal city of Tibet? It's so spectacular!"

"Mother, why is this place different from what you once told me?"

Sitting in the carriage, Changle curiously poked her little head out of the window, her dark, bright eyes blinking again and again, trying hard to etch the scene before her into her mind.

"This..."

Empress Zhangsun's pretty face flushed, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

In her impression, Tibet was indeed an extremely harsh country.

It survived in the form of tribes, with no concept of cities at all.

They even ate raw meat and drank blood, lacking even the basic ability to make fire and cook food.

But along the way.

Empress Zhangsun was so shocked her jaw nearly dropped.

Flat roads, vibrant farmland.

There were even many crops that could not be seen in Great Tang.

The passersby were dressed neatly, not looking like people who ate raw meat and drank blood at all.

"What on earth is going on?"

"Could it be that what the envoys who came here before said was all false?"

Empress Zhangsun was truly unable to fathom it.

It was not just the mother and daughter who were shocked, but also Princess Wencheng, Li Xueyan, in another carriage not far from them!

Along the way.

Li Xueyan had been completely unaware of the existence of Empress Zhangsun and Changle.

Wei Zhongxian and Lu Dongzan had worked together to keep this matter perfectly concealed!

They were worthy of being Qin Mu's capable assistants.

At this moment, Li Xueyan stared with wide eyes at the young back in the lead, her pupils flickering and trembling.

"He! He is the Tibetan monarch!?"

Only at this very moment did Li Xueyan finally realize that the Tibetan youth who had accompanied her these past days was actually the man she was to marry!

"I am your monarch's woman, you know!"

In the inn at Yunzhou, these words Li Xueyan had said to Qin Mu surfaced in her mind once again.

In an instant.

Li Xueyan was so ashamed that her face turned red to the roots of her ears.

"My God! What kind of nonsense have I been spouting?"

And Qin Mu, in the lead, stood straight, his back casting a beautiful arc in the sunset.

The spirited youth rode his fine horse, enjoying the adoration of ten thousand people.

At this very moment!

He was the sole master here! ===== CHAPTER 103 =====