Everyone entered the Khan's palace and reached the open space in front of the palace where the banquet had been held. Qin Xiao saw a row of wolf guards in front of the palace gate.
Ye Heju stopped, turned around, looked at Yuwen Chengchao, smiled coldly, and then said to a wolf guard guarding in front of the palace: "Go and report to Ke Dun. The Tang people who are attending the banquet tonight have been taken away."
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The wolf guard quickly entered the palace to report.
Yuwen Chengchao and Shopkeeper Bai looked at each other, feeling strange. They wanted to be taken into the palace. Logically speaking, they should report to King White Wolf Khan. How could they report to Ke Dun?
Ketun is the wife of King Khan.
The Khan King can have many women, but there is only one Ketun. The Ketun of the White Wolf Tribe is the queen of the White Wolf Tribe.
In addition to Prince Xiye, there are seven or eight other Xiye attendants following Prince Xiye. Naturally, these people are following Prince Hope on their mission to Wutuo. However, at tonight’s banquet, these people are not qualified to enter the palace, so they are all
Never saw them.
Qin Xiao didn't see Xiye General Muzade, and was a little surprised. Suddenly he saw two wolf guards carrying a stretcher. The stretcher was covered with black cloth. Qin Xiao was stunned at first, and then his heart trembled.
After a while, before Ke Dun came out, he heard footsteps coming from behind, and then saw Prince Xiye being brought over.
Prince Xiye looked pale and a little panicked. When he saw Yuwen Chengchao and others, he also looked confused.
Before I thought much about it, I suddenly heard someone say: "Ke Dun is here!"
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Ke Dun is over forty years old and looks very dignified. Although he is old, he is well-maintained.
Someone had previously reported to Ye Heju that someone had died. Ye Heju ordered the body to be brought into the palace, but he did not tell who died.
At this time, the stretcher was carried over with Prince Xiye, but Muzhad was not seen. Could it be that Muzhad was actually under the black cloth?
When Ke Dun came out, Ye Heju and all the wolf guards saluted.
Yuwen Chengchao and Prince Xiye also saluted.
But she is in her forties, and the environment here is quite harsh, and wrinkles have already appeared on her forehead, but judging from her appearance, she must have been a great beauty when she was young.
Qi Jin, Xue Qilu, Yagu Shanta and several important ministers were following behind Ke Dun. Not only did these people have heavy expressions, but they also looked quite sad. Ke Dun's eyes were red and he had obviously cried.
As soon as these words came out, Yu Wencheng's expression changed drastically, and even Qin Xiao and others were horrified.
Qin Xiao knew that being taken to the Khan's Palace in the middle of the night must be serious, but he never expected that the White Wolf Khan had passed away. He even wondered if he had heard wrongly.
"Kedun, I'm Yuwen Chengchao." Yuwen Chengchao took a step forward and said respectfully: "Today's call, I wonder what Kedun's orders are? But I don't know where the King of Khan is?"
"King Khan has passed away." Ke Dun's voice was a little cold: "Tell me, why was King Khan killed?"
"Ketun, King Khan...really passed away?" Shopkeeper Bai, who rarely spoke, sounded solemn, obviously not believing it.
Xue Qi took a step forward and asked in a deep voice: "Who is in the stretcher?"
Just two hours ago, King White Wolf Khan was still eating meat and drinking wine at the banquet. Although he was ambushed by Qifushan's men before and almost lost his life, his injuries have almost recovered and his body still looks very strong.
When I heard the news of the White Wolf King's death, I just felt weird.
How did you die?" Yagu Shanta asked roughly, "Did he commit suicide?"
Qin Xiao glanced at Yagu Mountain Tower and wondered why Yagu Mountain Tower asked Muzhad if he committed suicide.
Prince Xiye immediately said: "It's Muzhad. After the banquet, when we returned to our residence, Muzhad felt unwell. I asked him to rest early. Only then... did Ke Dun send someone to summon us to the palace.
, only to find out...only to find out that he had died in his own house."
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Yuwen Chengchao heard the meaning of Ke Dun's words and said in surprise: "Ke Dun, could it be that...King Khan was also poisoned?"
When Yuwen Chengchao heard the news of the death of the White Wolf King, it was almost like a thunderbolt, and he was able to hold on with his extraordinary will.
The captain responsible for bringing Prince Xiye stepped forward and said: "When we found him, there was blood in his eyes. The blood was black, but the eyeballs were red. It was very scary. It seemed that he was...poisoned.
And die!"
Ke Dun and others all changed their colors and lost their voices: "He is also poisoned?"
Yu Wen Chengchao knew very well that without the White Wolf King, Wu Tuo's anti-war faction would not be able to take off at all.
Because of this, the Xiling Clan has given the White Wolf King too many benefits over the years, and actually established the first line of defense against the eastward advance of the Wutuo people within the territory of the Wutuo Khanate.
If there was anyone present who least expected anything to happen to the White Wolf King, it was Yuwen Chengchao who was not the least likely to do so.
The Xiling clan spent a lot of money in Wutuo to bribe many Wutuo nobles to oppose the eastward strategy of Tian Khan Narusheng Ge. Among these Wutuo nobles, the most powerful and active one was the White Wolf Khan. In fact, he also
It was precisely because of the opposition of a powerful Khan like White Wolf Khan that many Wutuo nobles followed behind and waved flags.
Yagu Shanta said coldly: "King Khan is a great warrior of our Wutuo. During the banquet, he can eat meat and drink a lot of wine, and his body is strong. If he was not poisoned, how could he be killed?" He raised his finger and pointed at Yu Wencheng and said:
"Why did you poison me?"
Yuwen Chengchao said in a deep voice: "Shanta Yehu, you accuse us of poisoning. What evidence do you have? This matter is extraordinary. If you don't have evidence in hand and you slander you at will, I will never agree." Xiang Kedun cupped his hands and said.
: "Ketun, we have received great favor from King Khan, so how could we attack King Khan so viciously? I beg you, Ketun, to investigate clearly."
Once the White Wolf King dies, this line of defense will inevitably collapse, and Xiling will suffer a major crisis unprecedented in more than ten years.
"King Khan has given a banquet. The only guests tonight are your Yuwen family and Xiye Messenger." Naturally, Ke Dun was very clear about the situation of the banquet: "After the banquet, King Khan was about to rest, but he suddenly suffered from severe abdominal pain. The witch doctor hadn't arrived yet, so Khan
The king's eyes were bleeding, his eyes were blood red, and he had no breath." At the end of the sentence, his voice was mournful.
"There is still poison in this horn cup." Ke Dun said: "The utensils used in the banquet have been inspected repeatedly and are never taken lightly. The horn cup used by King Khan was even more cautious, because he was worried that someone would be in the cup.
There is no way that there is any poison in the horn cup at the beginning of the banquet."
Yuwen Chengchao asked: "What does Ke Dun mean? Someone poisoned the cup during the banquet?"
"Bring the evidence!" Ke Dun said calmly.
A person came up with a tray with a horn cup on it. Qin Xiao could see clearly that the horn cup seemed to be the one used by the White Wolf King for drinking during the night banquet.
The White Wolf King gave wine to only two people. First, he gave wine to himself, and the other was Muzhad who had become a corpse.
Prince Xiye's expression had changed.
"That's right." Ke Dun nodded and said: "Although I did not attend the banquet, I am already very clear about the details of the banquet. We have repeatedly checked the wine that King Khan drank beforehand and confirmed afterwards that the wine was not poisonous, so the problem arises.
On the horn cup. At tonight’s banquet, the horn cup is almost always in the hands of King Khan, but there were two times when King Khan gave wine in horn cup. You should still remember."
Qin Xiao naturally remembered.
In a word, the murderer is pointed directly at the two groups of guests attending the banquet tonight.
His lips moved slightly, wanting to defend, but in the end he did not speak. Instead, he looked at Yu Wen Chengchao, as if he wanted to see how Yu Wen Chengchao would defend himself.
Although he was trembling in front of the Wutuo people, he was not stupid.
But this
Xue Qilu said: "Don't you have other thoughts?"
"Don't dare." Cold sweat broke out on Prince Xiye's forehead: "Xiye is a small country as fine as fine sand. How dare you have the intention to murder King Khan." He suddenly raised his finger and pointed at Qin Xiao and said: "Kedun, King Khan gave it to him first.
After he drank the wine, King Khan immediately gave him the wine Muzade. When Muzade drank, the cup was already poisonous, so he was poisoned. The poison did not take effect immediately, but had to wait for some time. Muzade
When the poisoned man returned to his residence, the poison began to take effect, just like... just like King Khan, he was poisoned and died." Without putting down his arm, he pointed at Qin Xiao and said decisively: "It must be him, Ke Dun, it must be him.
After drinking, he poisoned the cup."
"At the beginning of the banquet, the wine glass was non-toxic, but after the banquet, it was found that there was still poison in the glass." Qi Jin and Xue Qilu's face also looked ugly: "So the poison must have been during the banquet, and it was still when the horn cup left the sweat."
Those two times of the king." After looking at Yuwen Chengchao, his eyes finally fell on Prince Xiye, and said slowly: "Prince, when you brought the envoy to White Wolf City, I told you that King Khan was recuperating from illness.
, you presented the gift, Qifushan also said that you could return to your country, but you never left and waited for more than ten days, am I right?"
Prince Xiye knew what Xue Qilu meant and immediately said: "Yes. Every year we send envoys to offer gifts to the Khans of Wutuo. This year is the first time I came as an envoy, and I also met Tian Khan and other Khans. I said to
King Wolf Khan is respectful and does not dare to leave until he sees King Khan. He just wants to wait for some time until King Khan's health improves and he can find time to summon him."
"Then how do you defend yourself?" Ke Dun looked at Qin Xiao coldly.
King White Wolf Khan died of poison, but although Ke Dun was sad, he still seemed extremely calm.
Ke Dun looked at Qin Xiao and said, "Can you hear what he said?"
Qin Xiao nodded and said, "Hui Ke Dun's words can be heard clearly."
She could only summon the important ministers under King Khan to deal with the matter urgently.
Although with the help of the ministers, the news was temporarily sealed in the Khan's palace, it was impossible to keep such a big event hidden forever.
King Khan is dead and the White Wolf tribe is leaderless. This is the most dangerous time. I can't help but feel sad. The first thing is to stabilize the situation in White Wolf City, otherwise no one knows what will happen.
Ke Dun is not Qifushan. Qifushan is powerful and has a group of people loyal to him. He can block the assassination of the White Wolf King, but Ketun cannot conceal the death of King Khan at all.
Although Qi Fushan has been eliminated, and his confidants Jiao Li and Qi Guli are also dead, Qi Fushan's power in the White Wolf Tribe has not been eradicated.
The White Wolf King has just returned to White Wolf City and stabilized the situation first. Although he is destined to eradicate the forces of Qi Fushan, he will not take action immediately, otherwise it will only cause civil strife in the White Wolf tribe, allowing Brother Narusheng to take advantage of it.
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Now that the White Wolf King is dead, the remaining power of Qifushan still exists. Brother Narusheng is likely to use this power to attack Kedun on the grounds that the White Wolf King was killed.
But if Dun wants to stabilize the situation, he must explain clearly why King Khan was killed, and he also needs to find the murderer as quickly as possible. As long as the murderer is caught and executed in public, then the opposition forces will no longer be able to use this matter to cause trouble.
Ketun can also assist the descendants of the White Wolf King to ascend to the throne of Khan.
Qin Xiao naturally didn't know what Ke Dun had planned, but he was certain of one thing. Ke Dun would definitely identify the murderer from these two groups of people, so that he could give an explanation to the people of the White Wolf Tribe.