Chapter 808 - Line (2/2)
”Just wait?”
”Duodun likes to strike first, so just wait for him to make a move If he can pull back before it's too late, that'd be for the best and the alliance can continue as stated The Dragon King will receive the Western Regions while Duodun takes the Norland If he holds onto his present uided course and crosses the line by accident, then it will be our turn to make a move”
”Is this line the Court Attendants Ar ti had been at the front while he had been the one who followed behind while weaving endless conspiracies, which was quite a blow to hiet a head start and, therefore, was quite proud ”It's not only the Court Attendants Army There are two ri, one of the two old kings of the ten kings, and who is a prisoner at the ainst his pity him The second line is Shulitu, who led the Court Attendants to discover the tomb of the Khan and is therefore widely respected He's one of the biggest obstacles to Duodun's clai while and finally agreed to the counselor's strategy ”Duodun will cross one of those lines He won't share poith anyone But we have to be careful in case he lays his hands oncan rest assured You also have many loyal supporters who happen to live nearby, and they will keep you safe”
Outside the tent, Long Fanyun reported that the banquet was about to begin
Following the tradition of the Norland, the banquet was held on a grand scale More than two hundred people attended the banquet,the main tent so crowded that the servants could only walk sideways
Shulitu sat on the seat of honor with the Dragon King on his left and Duodun on his right
The little king soon lost control of the banquet's flow Duodun, as older than hiher up on the fa and knew all of the table inning, he had helped Shulitu avoid drinking wine by drinking all of it himself But soon, he beca turns to toast hi to salute
Gu Shenasn't good at drinking, and soon became an audience of the banquet, like Shulitu
Shulitu leaned to the Dragon King and whispered, ”I'm really worried about whether the soldiers would still be willing to fight if one day there's no more wine”
”Every place has its own custoions people like money while the Central Plains people fear the officials”
”Hehe, it seems that I should rest satisfied that no one has asked ed a little He was cal than before This twelve-year-old kid would have had a e was too conspicuous
After the drinking had reached the third round, Duodun decided to cross the first line, which was sooner than Gu Shenwei and Fang Wenshi+ had expected
King Shengri, as sitting in a corner, was still technically one of the kings, but he had no soldiers under hirandson according to their positions in the family hierarchy, and had completely lost all his face No one had proposed a toast to him, and he also hadn't stood up so far; his eyes were even 's
Duodun went to King Shengri When the crowd realized his target, they quieted down one by one Soon, the noisy tent becahness, I'ri looked up at his estranged brother in surprise He didn't re about Duodun except for those childhood antics ”You are Duodun?”
The irony of King Shengri's words would have been better had it not been for a slight tremor in his voice
Duodun nodded with a ser brother”
King Shengri stood up with his wine bowl and said, ”The Khan sowed so hness' When did you becoe, which
”The moment the Khan ascended to heaven,” Duodun replied calan to scuffle even while the Khan's remains were not yet cold, I, like ”
”Heh, so there are , nu even hed out loud ”This is exactly the advantage of the Khan's fas there are, thethe person who inherits the Khanate in the end”
”You want to be the Khan?”
”I'd like to be a stepping stone for the new Khan As long as the Norland can produce a great ruler, I could die a thousand deaths without regret”
”Hus who died in the Royal Court are all stepping stones too then”
”Exactly They made their due contribution to the prairie No matter which descendant of the Khan inherits the throne, he won't forget the Shengri blushed, and for a er brother and denounce him in public
But after Duodun whispered a feords into his ears, King Shengri's face changed He finished the wine in his bowl, sat down again without a word, and remained quite absent Wenshi+, as sitting not far away, exchanged glances and confirmed that they both had the same idea: Duodun had skilfully and safely crossed the line that was King Shengri
On that night, King Shengri hung himself in his tent Gu Shenwei really wanted to knohat Duodun had said to him