Chapter 757

Dong Zhuo, sitting in his seat with a bold and unconstrained posture, did not stand on ceremony, picking up the wine cup on the table and pouring himself a cup first.

Then he smiled and looked at Lu Zhi, asking: "I wonder, General Lu, why did you invite me to a banquet tonight?"

Lu Zhi's gaze glanced towards the direction of the main tent gate, then he smiled slightly and said: "Actually, there is no major matter."

"It's just that since we left Luoyang, we have been marching together for over a month, and we haven't had a chance to sit down and have a good drink with you, General Dong."

"Today, since I happen to be free, I wanted to have a drink with you, General Dong."

"Come."

Saying this, Lu Zhi picked up his wine cup and raised it to Dong Zhuo, saying: "I toast you with this cup, General Dong."

"Haha."

Dong Zhuo picked up his wine cup and laughed heroically: "To be honored by General Lu, I am truly fortunate."

"I am a rough man, but General Lu is a renowned Confucian and a scholar-general of the realm."

"I never expected that I, Dong Zhuo, would one day be held in high regard by a renowned Confucian of the realm. Since that is the case, I will not stand on ceremony. Today, I will drink until I am drunk!"

"Come, General Lu, I will finish this cup."

After drinking three or five cups of wine, Dong Zhuo's expression remained unchanged.

Looking at Lu Zhi, who was already fairer than Dong Zhuo, his face was already showing the effects of the wine.

"General Lu, this wine is good wine," Dong Zhuo said, holding the wine cup and looking at the liquid inside with a smile: "It's just not strong enough."

"If General Lu wants to get me drunk with this kind of wine, I'm afraid you'll have to bring out a few more jars, haha."

Lu Zhi, who was holding his wine cup ready to drink, felt his hand tremble slightly.

The wine spilled from the cup.

He immediately raised his head and looked at Dong Zhuo.

Lu Zhi originally had something on his mind, and after being told this by Dong Zhuo, the matter he was hiding was almost written on his face.

Lu Zhi's character was not one that excelled in schemes and tricks.

Hosting this banquet for Dong Zhuo tonight and setting up this Hongmen Banquet was a matter of last resort.

Although he didn't know if Dong Zhuo's words were implying something, Lu Zhi still found it difficult to appear calm.

"General Dong... just enjoy yourself, there is no need to get drunk..." Lu Zhi said with a guilty conscience.

"Oh?" Dong Zhuo smiled and raised his eyebrows: "Then if I don't get drunk, how will it be convenient for you to take action, General Lu?"

Dong Zhuo, holding his wine cup, looked at Lu Zhi.

The moment Dong Zhuo's words fell, Lu Zhi's expression changed instantly.

The three parts of drunkenness he originally had vanished instantly.

"Haha."

Dong Zhuo laughed loudly and said: "Since I am still sitting here, General Lu, you don't need to be surprised."

"Today, regardless of whether you want to kill me or butcher me, I will definitely drink this wine to my heart's content."

"Come, General Lu, since you were able to invite me to this meal, even if you send me to the guillotine, you have done your duty."

Lu Zhi was completely stunned by Dong Zhuo's sudden showdown.

He...

How did he know?

Lu Zhi was shocked in his heart.

Since Dong Zhuo knew what he was going to do, why did he still come to the banquet?

And at this moment, Dong Zhuo drank the wine in his cup in one gulp, wiped the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, and said:

"Is General Lu wondering why I came even though I knew this was a Hongmen Banquet tonight?"

Seeing that Dong Zhuo already knew, Lu Zhi naturally saw no need to hide it.

"Please enlighten me, General Dong," Lu Zhi said, putting down his wine cup with a grave expression.

"Haha."

"The reason is very simple," Dong Zhuo said heartily: "From the time I left Liangzhou to this position today, I have never done anything to wrong the court or the Son of Heaven."

"I have a clear conscience, so what is there to fear?"

"There are treacherous officials in the court who want to harm me and want to use me to point at Ziyi."

Speaking of this, Dong Zhuo's eyes narrowed, and they were suddenly filled with cold light.

"They want to deal with me, fine."

"I will take it all."

"But they want to use such despicable means to provoke my son Duan Yu, I will not agree!"

Dong Zhuo's tone became extremely sinister.

"The country is in trouble, and Ziyi and I have been overcoming obstacles and suppressing rebellions, yet we are still to be framed by treacherous officials?"

"General Lu, tell me, what kind of logic is this?"

"What do they want to do?"

"Hehe." Dong Zhuo sneered and said: "They think I don't know; they just want me to resist, preferably to rebel!"