Resisting the Wind and Splendor

Lu Wenwang was the eldest of the three Lu brothers, and also Lu Beimo's grandfather.

However, Lu Wenwang was not the most capable of the three brothers.

The most powerful war god back then was Lu Lingfeng, the third brother of King Lu Wen.

However, Lu Lingfeng was a god on the battlefield but was unwilling to govern, while King Lu Wen was not only a renowned general like Lu Lingfeng, but he was also known for his benevolence throughout the entire Dongling.

The three Lu brothers have always been of one mind and have never had any conflicts in the past decades.

After King Lu Wen ascended the throne, his two younger brothers continued to fight on the battlefield, helping him to consolidate his rule.

It can be said that for decades after King Lu Wen ascended the throne, his kingdom was very stable because of his two younger brothers who were both war gods.

"But when King Lu Wen ascended the throne, he promised that as long as the Qin royal family had capable members in the future, the land of Dongling would be returned to the Qin family. The previous generation of the Qin family, which was also the generation of the Marquis..."

Chu Yueli looked at Qin Jianye.

Qin Jianye blushed immediately, as if he had already guessed what she wanted to say.

There were some things Chu Yueli shouldn't have said, but now that things have come to this, there's no need to hide them anymore.

She stated bluntly, "In the Marquis's generation, neither of the two Marquises could satisfy the Duke. It wasn't until Prince Mo was born that the Duke's mansion slowly began to see hope, right?"

Although King Lu Wen once said that as long as the Qin family had capable people, he would return the country to them.

But the land belongs to the people of Dongling, not to King Lu Wen or Emperor Tianwu. Whether the land of Dongling should be returned to the Qin family is up to the people of Dongling to decide.

Honestly, what's most important to ordinary people?

Food, clothing, shelter, and transportation—being alive, having enough to eat, being warm, and having a secure life—that's all they have.

Whoever can give them all this is a good emperor.

Whether the emperor's surname was Qin or Lu didn't really make a big difference to them. Besides, everyone had suffered enough from the tyranny of Emperor Qin Jian. If it weren't for the three Lu brothers, Dongling might have been destroyed long ago, and everyone would have become slaves of a conquered nation.

In this respect, isn't the Lu imperial family more popular among the people?

"The Duke is well aware that unless someone is exceptionally prestigious, capable, beloved by the people, and of great importance, no one from the Qin family is suitable to be the emperor, and the people will not agree to it."

"Therefore, Prince Mo, who possesses the bloodline of the Qin family and is also a member of the Lu royal family, became the most legitimate one."

This is why the Qin family has been making frequent underhanded moves; they want Prince Mo to become king.

"But after the prince disfigured himself, there was nothing..."

"You are his beloved, how could you not know that his appearance is completely intact?" Duke Qin snorted heavily, his eyes glaring at her with a stern and cold gaze.

Qin Jianye became uneasy again and hurriedly said, "Father, Mo'er's decision has absolutely nothing to do with Ali. They only started getting to know each other recently, but Mo'er's decision to 'disfigure' herself was several years ago."

"You're quite protective of this girl! If I remember correctly, you and she don't have much of a relationship." Even the Duke of Qin found it strange that his son was so biased towards Chu Yueli, always protecting her, as if he was afraid that he would really be impolite to her.

If he were to break into the Duke of Qin's mansion at night, even if he killed her on the spot as a traitor, neither the Emperor nor the Duke's family could do anything about it.

Is his son so afraid that he'll harm this girl?