Chapter 728

The Yelang envoy received the Great Qin Emperor's personal promise to send troops for rescue.

He was so happy that he kowtowed repeatedly.

Not only had he completed his mission, but the Yelang Kingdom was also saved.

Lu Yu saw that the discussion on this matter was over, and in the end, her opinion had been adopted.

She couldn't help but feel a little proud, thinking she could take the opportunity to mention the grain sale conditions again.

However, this time, Lu Yu had learned her lesson.

"Your Majesty, this humble woman has considered it and would like to modify the previous conditions. This humble woman only hopes that Your Majesty can release Li Tai; I have no other requests!" This was the bottom line.

It was also the only condition Li Ke told her yesterday that she could mention.

Lu Yu just wanted to take advantage of the goodwill from her suggestion just now to get this matter settled quickly.

Qin Mu, however, waved his hand lazily.

"There is no rush for this matter. In a while, you will accompany me for lunch, and we can discuss it at the dinner table." Lu Yu was dumbfounded.

What is this situation?

She had already spoken according to Li Ke's instructions, so why did he still not agree?

Could it be that Great Qin wants to ask for an exorbitant price?

But what could she do?

Being in Great Qin, she could only be at the mercy of others!

The court was dismissed.

A young eunuch took Lu Yu to a pavilion in the inner palace.

Only she and Qin Mu were there having lunch together.

Lu Yu was very nervous.

She had heard before that Qin Mu had taken the dozen or so noble ladies he abducted and put them all into the inner palace.

Now that he was letting her come to the inner palace to eat, wouldn't he also detain her here?

Because she was too nervous, she barely touched her chopsticks.

Qin Mu finally spoke.

"What do you think of Great Qin?"

For this kind of easy question, Lu Yu didn't even think.

She answered immediately.

"The people of Great Qin are active and seem very satisfied with their lives. In other places, I have never seen so many smiling faces."

Qin Mu nodded.

"Want to know why?"

This question caught Lu Yu off guard.

She did indeed envy Great Qin somewhat, feeling that the Great Tang could not compare to Great Qin in many places.

But politically, she hadn't thought too much about it.

Thinking too much was useless; she was a young lady of the Lu family and had already been firmly tied to the tree of the Great Tang.

After hearing Qin Mu's question, Lu Yu thought for a moment.

"Naturally, it is because Your Majesty is wise and martial, has many extraordinary ideas, and it has been proven that they are indeed particularly suitable for governing the country!"

A round of flattery was the standard answer.

Qin Mu, however, shook his head.

"What you said is too superficial; you only saw my exterior.

The real reason is that the people all hope to live freely and happily. As long as those in power think in this direction, they will generally not go wrong." This was the first time Lu Yu had heard such remarks.

She couldn't help but be a bit dazed.

In Qin Mu's words, it was the simplest of truths. But in the Great Tang, it was impossible to achieve.

The Great Tang Emperor and the noble families only thought about how to firmly tie the people to the land so they would keep planting grain.

The governance they advocated was stability to the point of being unchanging, not allowing the people to have their own thoughts.

No wonder the harder they tried, the more wrong they were!

"Your Majesty, how can the people be free and happy? Isn't having surplus grain at home enough to be happy?"

Qin Mu smiled.

He said to the palace maid serving beside him.

"Go and call all those noble ladies over."

Lu Yu's heart suddenly began to beat wildly.

She was somewhat surprised.

She actually had a chance to see the abducted noble ladies.

She wondered what those former close friends looked like now?

Lu Yu even thought, wouldn't they all be heavily pregnant by now?

Thinking of this, she became worried again. She was afraid that she would soon follow in the footsteps of those friends.

Before long.

Twelve noble ladies came over.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"Sister Lu is here too? Seeing you here is such a surprise!"

"Sister Lu, don't rush off; let's have a good chat today."

"By the way, Sister Lu, we just learned a very powerful dance!"

A group of girls were chattering away, making Lu Yu dizzy.