Chapter 219: The Poison Cup
Everyone entered the palace of the Khan King, and when they arrived at the open space in front of the palace where the banquet had been set up before, 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 hall: "Go and report to Ke Dun, the Tang people who went to the banquet tonight have been brought." ”
The wolf guard quickly entered the temple to report.
Yuwen Chengchao and the white shopkeeper glanced at each other, they both felt strange, and thought that they were brought into the palace, logically speaking, they should report to the White Wolf Khan King, how to go to report to Kedun?
Khatun was the wife of the Khan.
The Khan King can have many women, but there is only one Kedun, and Kedun of the White Wolf tribe is equivalent to being the queen of the White Wolf tribe.
In addition to the Prince of the Western Night, there were seven or eight other attendants of the Western Night who followed the Prince of the Western Night, and this group of people naturally followed the Prince of Hope to the Uda, but at the banquet tonight, none of these people were qualified to enter the palace, so they had never seen them.
Qin Xiao didn't see Muzad, the general of the West Night, a little strange, and suddenly saw two wolf guards carrying a stretcher over, and the stretcher was covered with a black cloth, Qin Xiao was stunned at first, and then his heart sank.
A moment later, before Kedun came out, he heard footsteps from behind, and immediately saw the Prince of the West Night being brought over.
The prince of the West Night was pale and a little panicked, and when he saw Yuwen Chengchao and the others, he was also at a loss.
Before I could think about it, I suddenly heard someone say: "Ke Dun has arrived!" ”
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Ketun is over forty years old, and he looks very dignified, although he is old, but he can be well maintained.
Previously, someone reported that Yeheju had died, and Yeheju had the body brought into the palace, but he didn't say who died.
At this time, the stretcher was carried with the prince of the western night, but Muzad was nowhere to be seen, could it be that Muzad was under the black cloth?
Kedun came out, and Ye Heju and all the wolves and guards saluted.
Yuwen Chengchao and the Prince of the West Night also saluted.
But at the age of more than forty, coupled with the harsh environment here, there are wrinkles on her forehead, but looking at her face, she must have been a great beauty when she was young.
Qi Jin Xue Qilu and Yagushan Tower, as well as several important ministers, followed behind Ke Dun, these people not only had heavy expressions, but also looked quite sad, Ke Dun's eyes were red, obviously crying.
As soon as these words came out, Yuwen Chengchao's face changed greatly, and even Qin Xiao and the others were shocked.
Qin Xiao knew that the matter must be very serious when the third watch was taken to the Khan Palace in the middle of the night, but he never expected that the White Wolf Khan King had passed away, and he even wondered if he had heard it wrong.
"Kedun, in Xia Yu Wen Cheng Dynasty." Yuwen Cheng took a step forward and said respectfully: "Summoned tonight, I don't know what Ke Dun commands?" But the king of the Khan does not know where? ”
"The Khan King has passed away." Kedun's voice was a little cold: "You come to tell me, why was King Khan killed?" ”
"Khatun, King Khan..... Really passed away? The white shopkeeper, who rarely spoke, spoke in a solemn tone, obviously not believing.
Xue Qi took a step forward and asked in a deep voice, "Who is in the stretcher?" ”
Just two hours ago, the White Wolf Khan King was still eating meat and drinking wine at the banquet, although he was ambushed by the beggar and almost lost his life, but his injuries had almost recovered, and his body still looked very strong.
At this time, when I heard the news of the death of the White Wolf King, I only felt incredible.
How did he die? The Tooth Bone Mountain Tower asked in a rough voice, "Did you commit suicide?" ”
Qin Xiao glanced at the Tooth Bone Mountain Tower, and wondered why the Tooth Bone Mountain Tower would ask Muzad if he committed suicide.
The Prince of the West Night immediately said, "It's Muzad." After the feast, when we returned to our accommodation, Muzad felt unwell and I told him to rest early before ..... Only then did he send someone to summon us into 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 Kedun's words, and said in surprise: "Kedun, is it ..... The Khan King was also poisoned? ”
When Yuwen Chengchao heard the news of the death of the White Wolf King, it could almost be regarded as a five-thunder thunderbolt, and he was completely supported by his extraordinary will.
The commander in charge of bringing the prince of the western night stepped forward and said, "When we found him, there was blood in his eyes, the color of the blood was black, but the eyeballs were red, very terrifying, it seemed to be ...... Poisoned to death! ”
Ke Dun and the others all changed color, and said in a lost voice: "He is also poisoned?" ”
Yuwen Chengchao knew very well that without the White Wolf King, the anti-war faction of Wutuo would not be able to become a climate at all.
Because of this, the Xiling Gate Valve has given the White Wolf King too many benefits over the years, and in fact, the first line of defense against the eastward advance of the Vedas has been set up in the territory of the Vedic Khanate.
If there are people present who don't want anything to happen to the White Wolf King, Yuwen Chengchao is not under Ke Dun.
Xiling Gate Valve spent a lot of money in the Veda to buy many Vedic nobles to oppose the eastward strategy of the Heavenly Khan Nalu Shengge, among these Vedic nobles, the most powerful and active is the White Wolf Khan, in fact, it is precisely because of the opposition of the White Wolf Khan such a powerful Khan King that many Vedic nobles followed behind and waved their flags and shouted.
The Tooth Bone Mountain Tower said coldly: "The Khan King is a great warrior of my Wuda, during the banquet, he can eat meat and drink wine, and his body is strong, if he is not poisoned, how can he be harmed?" He raised his hand and pointed at Yuwen Chengchao and said, "Why do you want to poison it?" ”
Yuwen Chengchao said in a deep voice: "Shanta Yehu, you accuse us of poisoning, what evidence do you have?" This matter is extraordinary, and if there is no evidence in hand, I will never agree to slander at will. He bowed his hand to Kedun and said: "Kedun, we have received great favor from the Khan King, how can we poison the Khan King, and ask Kedun to investigate." ”
As soon as 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 gives a banquet, and the guests tonight are only your Yuwen family and the messenger of the Western Night." Kedun was naturally very clear about the situation of the banquet: "After the banquet, the Khan King wanted to rest, but suddenly he had abdominal pain, and the witch doctor had not yet arrived, and the Khan King's eyes were bleeding and his eyes were bloody, and he had no breath. In the end, the voice was mournful.
"There is still poison in this horn cup." Ke Dun said: "The utensils used in the banquet have been repeatedly inspected, and they will never be taken lightly. The horn cup used by the King Khan was even more cautious, because he was worried that someone would do something in the cup, so at the beginning of the banquet, it was impossible for the horn cup to be poisonous. ”
Yuwen Chengchao said: "What does Kedun mean, during the banquet, someone poisoned the cup?" ”
"Bring the evidence!" Kedun said lightly.
One person came up with a tray with a horn cup on it, Qin Xiao could see it clearly, the horn cup seemed to be used by the White Wolf King for drinking at the night banquet.
The White Wolf King gave wine to only two people, first to himself, and the other to Muzad, who had become a corpse.
The face of the prince of the west night has changed.
"Not bad." Ke Dun said: "Although I did not attend the banquet, I am already very clear about the details of the banquet. We have checked the wine that King Khan drank in advance, and we have confirmed afterwards that the wine is not poisonous, so the problem lies in the horn glass. At tonight's banquet, almost all the horn cups were in the hands of the Khan, but on two occasions the Khan gave wine from the horn cups, as you should remember. ”
Qin Xiao naturally remembered.
In a word, it is to point the murderer directly at the two groups of guests who attended the banquet tonight.
His lips moved slightly, wanting to justify, but he didn't speak, but looked at Yuwen Chengchao, as if he wanted to see how Yuwen Chengchao defended first.
Although he trembled before the Vedas, he was not stupid.
Kedun this
Xue Qilu said: "Don't you have other thoughts? ”
"Don't dare." Cold sweat broke out on the forehead of the prince of the western night: "The western night is a small country like fine sand, how dare you have the heart to murder the king of the Khan." He raised his hand to Qin Xiao and said, "Kedun, the king of Khan gave him wine first, and after he drank, the king of Khan immediately gave Muzad wine, and when Muzad drank, the cup was already poisonous, so he was poisoned." The poison did not strike immediately, but had to wait for some time, and Muzad returned to his residence after being poisoned, and the poison began to kick in, as ..... Like the Khan, he was poisoned and died. Without putting down his arm, he pointed at Qin Xiao and said categorically: "It must be him, Ke Dun, it must be him who poisoned the cup after drinking." ”
"At the beginning of the banquet, the wine glass was non-toxic, but after the banquet, it was found that there was still residual poison in the cup." Qi Jin Xue Qilu's face was also ugly: "So the poisoning must have been at the time of the banquet, and it was the two times when he left the King of Khan in the horn cup." Looking at Yuwen Chengchao, his eyes finally fell on the prince of the western night, and said slowly: "Prince, you came to White Wolf City with the mission, and told you at that time that the King Khan was recuperating from his illness, and you offered a gift, and Qi Fushan also said that you could return to China, but you never left, and waited for more than ten days, I am not wrong, right?" ”
The Prince of the West Night knew what Xue Qilu meant, and immediately said, "Yes." Every year we send envoys to present gifts to the Vedic Khans, and this year is the first time I have come as an emissary, and I have also met the Heavenly Khan and the other Khans. I have a lot of respect for the White Wolf Khan, I didn't see the Khan, I didn't dare to leave, I just wanted to wait for some time, and when the Khan got better, I took the time to summon him. ”
"And how do you justify it?" Ke Dun looked at Qin Xiao coldly.
The White Wolf Khan King was poisoned and died, but although Kedun was grief-stricken, he still seemed extremely calm.
Ke Dun looked at Qin Xiao and said, "Did you hear what he said?" ”
Qin Xiao nodded and said, "Hui Kedun, I can hear it clearly." ”
She could only summon the Khan's ministers to deal with the matter urgently.
Although with the assistance of the ministers, the news was temporarily sealed in the palace of the Khan, but such a major event was simply impossible to conceal all the time.
King Khan is dead, the white wolf group has no leader, this time is the most dangerous, the moment can not be grieved, the first thing is to stabilize the situation in the white wolf city, otherwise no one knows what will happen.
Kedun is not a beggar good, Beggar is strong, he has a group of loyal people under him, he can block the assassination of the White Wolf King, but Kedun can't hide the death of the Khan King at all.
Although Qi Fu Shan has been eliminated, and his henchmen Jiao Li and Qi Guli have also died, Qi Fu Shan's power in the White Wolf Department has not been eradicated.
The White Wolf King has just returned to the White Wolf City, and has stabilized the situation first, although he is destined to uproot the begging forces, he will not do it immediately, otherwise it can only cause civil strife in the White Wolf Department, so that Brother Nalu Sheng can take advantage of the situation.
Now that the White Wolf King is dead, the remnants of the beggar power still exist, and it is very likely that Nalu Shengge will use this power to attack Kedun on the grounds that the White Wolf King was killed.
In order to stabilize the situation, Kedun must explain why the Khan King 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 can no longer use this matter to cause trouble, and Kedun can also assist the heirs of the White Wolf King to ascend to the Khan throne.
Qin Xiao naturally didn't know what Ke Dun's plans were, but he was sure 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 subjects of the White Wolf Department.