Chapter 12

"You?"

Qin Mu crossed his arms, glanced coldly at Songtsen Gampo, and sneered: "A mere prisoner, I have no interest in you."

Subsequently.

Qin Mu slowly stood up from the throne, walked down the imperial steps with his hands behind his back, and stood in front of the group of prisoners.

Everyone was immediately terrified and trembled, not daring to lift their heads even more.

Although Qin Mu was a youth, the domineering aura he exuded was truly frightening.

Qin Mu slowly lowered his head, scanned the area, and said indifferently: "Which one of you is Gar Tongtsen?"

Gar Tongtsen, prostrate on the ground, felt his whole body tremble upon hearing Qin Mu call his name; his face turned pale and then green, as if he had fallen before the gates of hell.

In fact, his situation was not much different from the gates of hell, as his life was in someone else's hands anyway.

"The sinful minister Gar Tongtsen pays respects to the Great King!"

Gar Tongtsen hurried to Qin Mu and knelt down without hesitation.

"Very good, I appreciate your attitude."

"There is a saying in the Great Tang: those who understand the times are heroes. I hear you are the smartest man in Tubo; you should understand what this means, right?" Qin Mu’s meaningful words echoed in Gar Tongtsen’s mind.

"Great King, are you not going to kill this sinful minister?"

Gar Tongtsen was startled, suddenly lifting his head, his eyes full of panic and disbelief.

In their Tubo culture, prisoners only had two outcomes.

Death or slavery!

For high-level figures Wu Li Ke Songtsen Gampo and Gar Tongtsen, there was basically only one outcome: death.

Gar Tongtsen did not expect Qin Mu to give him a way to live; this was simply pulling him back from the gates of hell alive!

"Kill you? What benefit would killing you bring me? Keeping you alive might be more valuable to me."

"However... if you want to live, you must prove your value to me."

A smile played on the corner of Qin Mu’s mouth, and the sharp light released from his eyes was just Wu Li Ke that of a veteran politician.

Hearing these words, Fang Fang Xuanling, who was kneeling in the crowd, shuddered.

This child is truly not simple!

At such a young age, he is neither arrogant nor impetuous, not only wanting to unify Tubo but also to squeeze the final value out of the enemy's talents.

Such a temperament is truly a bit Wu Li Ke the Emperor back in the day!

Fang Fang Xuanling’s thoughts gradually returned to more than a decade ago.

At that time, Li Er was still the Prince of Qin, high-spirited, steady, and capable—exactly the same as this youth before him!

Huh?

Come to think of it, this youth really does look somewhat similar to the Emperor back then!

How could it be such a coincidence?

Fang Fang Xuanling secretly glanced at Qin Mu, suddenly discovered this strange phenomenon, and couldn't help but frown.

"Thank you, Great King, for the grace of not killing me; Gar Tongtsen will surely go through fire and water to serve the Great King!"

Gar Tongtsen was excited beyond measure, kowtowing Wu Li Ke a pestle hitting garlic.

In their Tubo culture, there was no loyalty or principles unique to the Central Plains.

The strong are respected!

This was the only rule in this wild, growing region!

"You! Gar Tongtsen! You dare to betray me!"

Songtsen Gampo was furious, his teeth clattering, wishing he could tear Gar Tongtsen into pieces.

"Songtsen, the bond between us as lord and minister has come to an end. I once used all my strength to assist you; we owe each other nothing." Gar Tongtsen turned around, looking at Songtsen Gampo with a calm gaze.

"You! You!"

Songtsen Gampo was so angry he couldn't say a word; what the other party said was indeed correct.

During his reign, Gar Tongtsen had always been diligent and conscientious, never slacking off in the slightest.

Based on such dedication alone, he could be considered a capable minister.

As the saying goes, a good minister chooses the tree to perch on; there was really no need for him to hang himself on one tree.

Didn't famous generals of the Three Kingdoms period Wu Li Ke Zhang Liao and Zhang He also follow Cao Cao wholeheartedly because they were grateful for his kindness?

Whether a subordinate can exert all their talents mainly depends on the master’s grand strategy!

Gar Tongtsen firmly believed that under Qin Mu, he would definitely exert his greatest talents!

"Yue Fei, take the others down."

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Qin Mu waved his hand and turned to walk toward the throne.

Except for Gar Tongtsen, he was not interested in the others.

Fang Fang Xuanling, hiding among them, breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately!

His identity had not been exposed.

However, things would be troublesome afterward.

How to escape from the prison?

Fang Fang Xuanling planned to make a slow plan after returning.

He believed that with his own strategy, escaping from here would not be a difficult task.

"Great King, wait!"

Just then, Gar Tongtsen suddenly called out to Qin Mu.

Qin Mu turned his head, glanced at him, and didn't speak, just waiting quietly.

"Great King, this sinful minister wants to report something to you that might be useful to the Great King."

Gar Tongtsen said respectfully.

"Speak."

Qin Mu turned around, nodding slightly with interest.

"Great King, on the eve of your decisive battle with Songtsen, the Great Tang sent an envoy to comfort Songtsen Gampo, and sent a prime minister-level figure as a special envoy, bringing countless supplies."

Damn it!

Fang Fang Xuanling, who had just been rejoicing at escaping a disaster, was instantly furious upon hearing this, his eyes looking at Gar Tongtsen Wu Li Ke knives, wishing he could tear him into a thousand pieces!

Bad luck!

Truly bad luck!

Fang Fang Xuanling suddenly felt as if he had fallen into endless darkness.

Given the hatred between Qin Mu and the Great Tang, if his identity were exposed, wouldn't it be a life of nine deaths and one life?