Chapter 428: General Ben's Sword Can Only Kill
The hundred officials were resentful in their hearts, but they had no way to take Dong Zhuo.
I remember that when Dong Zhuo first came to Luoyang, countless people came forward and angrily reprimanded Dong Zhuo, but the result was that they died and fled.
Dong Zhuo glanced around the ministers, and after finding Lu Bu, he was particularly happy, came over and grabbed Lu Bu's wrist, and walked towards the hall as he spoke: "Fengxian, I heard that you have made great achievements in Liaodong again, and you will have to take a spare time another day, so you can talk to this master and talk to him." ”
In the past, when he was crusading against the Xiliang rebels in Chang'an, according to his official rank, Dong Zhuo had to call Lu Bu a general. Now, he is a prince, and he calls Lu Bu 'Fengxian', not only to elevate him, but also to bring the relationship between the two closer.
Lu Bu hadn't seen Dong Zhuo for a long time, and now when he saw Dong Zhuo's face, he was quite surprised. The guy in front of him who is so fat that he is about to become a mountain of meat is really the Liangzhou Dong Zhongying who made him feel palpitations?
Lu Bu thought about it immediately, but he also understood.
Dong Zhuo, like Lu Bu, fought in the border all the year round, suppressing foreign races by force, although he had a very good reputation in Xiliang, he never lived a comfortable life for a few days.
And Luoyang, known as the imperial capital, is far from being prosperous and rich compared to other states and counties. Lu Bu also fell here, indulging in lingering.
After entering Beijing, Dong Zhuo was even more so, not only brutal and arrogant, but also extremely greedy, and soon indulged in this drunken Luoyang City.
Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu were in front, and the Son of Heaven and a group of courtiers were all behind the two.
Dong Zhuo entered the mansion, sat in the main seat opposite the door, and then beckoned Lu Bu to sit in the first guest seat on the left, and then let the Son of Heaven sit in the first seat on the right.
"Dong Xiangguo, you let Your Majesty live below you, is this unruly?" Someone among the ministers questioned Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo glanced at the man and replied disappreliantly: "Today is a private banquet set up by this master, and it is not above the court, so you don't have to stick to the red tape on weekdays." We don't care about monarchs and ministers, we only talk about personal friendship on weekdays. Besides, this is the Xiangguo Mansion, this Taishi is the host, everyone who comes is a guest, and the Son of Heaven is also one of the guests, so what's wrong with sitting in the guest seat? ”
"Heaven and Earth Monarch, this is the rule that the ancestors have inherited for thousands of years, and you can't save it anywhere."
Counseling the doctor Tao Guan argued with reason, he had been aggrieved for so long, and he also turned his heart out today, and pointed to Dong Zhuo and scolded angrily: "Dong Zhuo, you are a bully, you should be beheaded!" ”
Hearing the angry scolding, Dong Zhuo's face immediately became gloomy, and he called the soldier at the door, and ordered on the spot: "Consult the doctor Tao Guan, provoke the relationship between the monarch and the minister, slander the important ministers of the dynasty, drag down the Taishi, and cut it down." ”
If Liu Hong is here, Dong Zhuo is estimated to be afraid of two points, and the current little emperor is just a puppet supported and manipulated by him, and Dong Zhuo has never put it in his eyes.
Hearing the order, the armor came over left and right to set up Tao Guan and dragged him out of the hall.
"The Taishi is magnanimous, and the counselor is also unscrupulous, and he has no intention of offending the Taishi, please spare him this time." Some of the ministers were unbearable and came out to intercede for Tao Guan.
Dong Zhuo is notoriously good at saying everything, waiting for the man to take a look, and said coldly: "Whoever dares to intercede for him will be regarded as the same party." ”
With just one sentence, no one dared to squeak.
"Dong Zhuo, if you deceive the king, you won't die well......"
"The 400-year-old society of the Han Dynasty is destroyed in your hands today!"
"Dong thief, Dong thief!"
Tao Guan's angry scolding gradually faded away, and before a while, the armor soldier carried Tao Guan's head and came back and forth.
Looking at the bloody head, the courtiers present were all frightened and pale, and many people who had just swallowed two mouthfuls of food hurriedly covered their mouths, turned around and held on to the pillar and vomited. The six-year-old Son of Heaven was even more frightened to whimper and cry, and his thin body trembled non-stop.
Only Dong Zhuo still talks and laughs, eats meat in large chunks, and drinks a lot.
Seeing the Son of Heaven crying, Dong Zhuo still had to act like a courtier, after all, he was not the emperor yet.
Putting down the wine cup in his hand, Dong Zhuo reprimanded the armor soldier: "Idiot, who told you to bring this head to the hall, it frightened Your Majesty, and you won't let me get down!" ”
The scolded soldier didn't dare to refute and say more, so he lifted his head and withdrew from the hall.
Tao Guan was killed, and the matter of Fang Cai came to an end.
Dong Zhuo raised the wine cup, looked at the people in the hall, and said loudly with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty and all the ministers gathered in my mansion today as guests, so that the humble house is full of flowers. ”
After that, Dong Zhuo drank the wine cup in his hand.
Seeing this, the hundreds of officials below also raised their wine cups one after another, not daring to refute Dong Zhuo's face.
After drinking this, Dong Zhuo poured himself full again, and after the hundred officials finished drinking, he raised it again: "This Taishi is holding a banquet here today, mainly because he learned that General Lu had returned from rebellion, so he was here to pick up the wind and wash the dust." Come, let's toast him! ”
Dong Zhuo raised the wine cup, and the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials followed.
When his subordinates Niu Fu and Hu Zhen saw Dong Zhuo paying such attention to Lu Bu, they were all unconvinced, but they didn't dare to confront him in person, so they could only keep a straight face, and they also got up to toast Lu Bu.
Lu Bu left his seat and came to the hall, first saluting the Son of Heaven, and then Dong Zhuo, who repaid the salute.
During the wine culture of the Han Dynasty, when others toasted you, especially when the other party's status and official position were higher than yours, you had to get up and avoid the table. If you don't avoid the table, it is disrespectful, which is also the basic behavior and etiquette of the banquet and drinking occasions.
When Emperor Wu was in power, Guan Fu was guilty of disrespect because he did not avoid the table when Prime Minister Tian Wei toasted, and finally went to prison for beheading.
So regardless of whether the son of today is a puppet in Dong Zhuo's hands or not, since he raised a glass to Lu Bu, Lu Bu naturally wants to avoid the table and return the salute.
After three rounds of drinking, the slightly shallow ones have already fallen asleep on the table.
Dong Zhuo's face was flushed, and he drank in a refreshed gulp, admiring the graceful figure of the dancing girl.
After the song was played, Hu Zhen got up and came out of the queue with the intention of drinking, and said to Dong Zhuo with his fists: "Taishi, it's not interesting for women to dance, why don't you let me dance the sword and cheer everyone up." ”
Hearing this proposal, Dong Zhuo suddenly came to his senses, and he was indeed tired of seeing the dancing girls in the house.
Hu Zhen was approved, pulled out his sword with a 'choked' sound, took a few steps forward, came to Lu Bu's approach, and issued a seemingly friendly invitation: "I have heard that General Lu is excellent in martial arts, I don't know if I can appreciate my face today, get up and dance with me." ”
Lu Bu ignored him, and after taking a sip of wine, his voice was full of bitterness: "General Ben's sword can only kill, not dance." ”
Hu Zhen raised his eyebrows and followed the words: "Then the general dares to go out to fight with me?" ”
Lu Bu paused for a while, Dong Zhuo on the main seat did not open his mouth, and Lu Bu knew what he meant. It is estimated that Dong Zhuo also wants to take this opportunity to see his strength.
Lu Bu got up, looked away from Hu Zhen, glanced around the hall, and said with a hint of disdain in his understated tone: "Are you alone, or are you all together?" ”