After Li Jue saluted Ba Zhuo's uncle-in-law, seeing that Ba Zhuo didn't react for a long time, he immediately lit another match and walked towards Ba Zhuo's wife.
Ba Zhuo, reminded by his subordinates, hurriedly shouted.
"stop!"
Li Jue sneered upon hearing this.
"Listen to what?"
"Didn't you say you didn't care about these people and didn't want to exchange hostages with me?"
"I……"
Ba Zhuo really didn't want to change. He had long realized that the Xueyantuo tribe was simply no match for the Tang Dynasty, even with the armor and weapons provided by Goguryeo.
Therefore, he wanted to take someone down with him before he died, and the higher this person's status in the Tang Dynasty, the more profitable it would be for him.
However, given the current situation, before he could even use the Tang Dynasty as a shield, all his own flesh and blood relatives would be blown to bits.
After a long silence, Ba Zhuo's knees buckled and he knelt on the ground.
"I am convinced!"
"I am willing to accept whatever punishment my eldest grandson may impose upon me, only asking that he spare their lives!"
After saying this, Ba Zhuo, like a dog whose spine had been removed, pounded his head on the ground and whimpered.
At that moment, his dream of becoming a hero shattered...
Li Jue was stunned at first, and it took him a while to realize that he seemed to have won.
But looking at Ba Zhuo's pitiful appearance, he felt awkward no matter how he looked at him.
Because no matter how you look at it, I'm the despicable person who used Ba Zhuo's family to force Ba Zhuo to back down...
However, Li Jue quickly recovered.
Even if someone is a villain, it's still better than a dead person!
"You've really surrendered?"
Upon hearing this, Ba Zhuo didn't even raise his head, but just lay on the ground and sobbed.
"surrender!"
"I surrender to the Tang Dynasty and will submit to its disposal!"
"I only beg the Great Tang to spare my entire family for the sake of my father, Yinan Khan, sob sob sob..."
Upon hearing this, Li Jue immediately gave Xue Shisan and Shan Daozhen a look, signaling them to step forward and tie up the man.
The two were very excited when they saw this, as this was a great achievement in capturing the Xueyantuo Khan!
However, as soon as the two approached, they saw the archers in the Xueyantuo camp all pointing their arrows at them.
"You are not allowed to harm my Khan!"
In fact, Bazhuo never had much prestige in the Xueyantuo tribe, and many people wished he would die sooner.
For some reason, the fact that Bazhuo Khan had just knelt down for his family deeply touched them, making them feel a great deal of admiration for this Khan.
If someone is willing to die for their own flesh and blood, they can't be all that bad, right?
This is the most basic thought of the soldiers.
Upon seeing this, Xue Shisan and Shan Daozhen quickly took a few steps back and then turned to look at Li Jue at the very back.
Seeing this, Li Jue asked again in a loud voice.
"Ba Zhuo, are you going to surrender or not?"
"Give me a straight answer, don't make it sound like I forced you!"
Upon hearing this, Ba Zhuo felt a deep bitterness in his heart. He suddenly understood his father a little. His father was an eagle soaring over the grasslands, yet he had always lain dormant under the canopy of the Tang Dynasty.
Perhaps it wasn't that my father was weak, but rather that he carried too much on his shoulders, making him unable and unwilling to rebel against the Tang Dynasty.
"I surrender!"
"Warriors in the camp, I beg you to lay down your weapons!"
"I now pass the throne of Khan to my eldest son. If you are willing to serve him as your master, then acknowledge him as Khan. If you are not willing, please, for the sake of my father, give them some cattle and sheep, and a pasture, so that they can graze and make a living..."
"I, the Khan, am sorry for you. I am willing to give my life to bring peace between our two peoples!"
After saying this, Ba Zhuo opened his arms and walked towards Li Jue's army formation, going straight to Li Jue's feet.
"Eldest grandson, kill me!"
"Attack on Shuozhou was my sin, and I am willing to atone for it with my life!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue sized up Ba Zhuo and then waved his hand.
"Men, tie him up!"
Upon hearing this, Shan Daozhen and Xue Shisan immediately pulled out ropes and quickly tied Ba Zhuo up tightly.
Seeing this, Ba Zhuo gave a bitter smile.
"Eldest grandson, you don't want to kill me?"
Li Jue sneered upon hearing this.
"Of course I want to kill you!"
"But I cannot kill you. I must hand you over to His Majesty and let him decide your fate!"
"oh?"
"Does that mean our promise still stands?"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue immediately smiled jokingly.
"What promise?"
Upon hearing this, Ba Zhuo became enraged and said...
"You dare to renege?"
"I risked my life to ensure my family's safety, and you dare not release them?"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue immediately burst into laughter.
"Ba Zhuo, aren't you mistaken about something? You've been the one saying it all along, but I've never agreed to it!"
"you……"
Ba Zhuo was furious when he heard this. Just as he was about to start cursing, he suddenly realized something.
It seems he came here on his own, without bringing Li Zhi back!
"Hahaha!"
Do whatever you want!
"If you break your promise, our Turkic warriors will immediately chop the Tang Crown Prince into mincemeat!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue smiled slyly.
"Whatever!"
"Do you really think I care about Li Zhi's life or death?"
"Li Zhi was the former crown prince, and I am now the imperial grandson. You could say I'm the person in the world who most wants him to die sooner, hahaha!"
Upon hearing this, Ba Zhuo completely lost his composure and began to hurl insults at Li Jue.
"mean!"
"You shameless scoundrel, I'll haunt you even as a ghost!"
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