After May, on May 7th, when Liu Xuande and his party were returning more than 200 miles away from Julu, they encountered the rebels' cavalry scattered outside.

When You Qi saw Liu Bei, he was extremely surprised and came up to greet him.

After chatting for a while, the rider hurriedly turned around and went back to report the news.

Liu Bei and Zhang Fei watched the knights leave. At this time, Zhang Fei suggested, "Brother, how about we go back first?"

What Zhang Fei meant was to take the cavalry back first, with most of them behind and move slowly.

Liu Bei looked back at the marching team. He rejected Zhang Fei's proposal and taught Zhang Fei, "Second brother, as the saying goes, we must share joys and sorrows. Now that we are close to home, it is not right to leave your subordinates and go back first.

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Zhang Fei looked embarrassed and laughed.

Compared to Zhang Fei, Liu Bei is still at a higher level.

One day later, Guan Yu and Li Mengxi in Julu City suddenly received a report from Youqi. They said that Liu Bei and Zhang Fei had returned with their troops.

When they heard the good news, Li Mengxi and Guan Yu looked at each other, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'll go take a look and prepare some food." Li Mengxi said with a smile.

On May 9th, on the Southwest Avenue thirty miles out of Julu City, Guan Yu, Li Mengxi and a group of cavalry were waiting at the intersection early in the morning. They looked eagerly at the distant road.

Halfway through, a group of figures finally appeared slowly on the horizon.

The two sides looked at each other from a distance. Guan Yu turned to Li Mengxi and said, "Xi'er, let me go over and take a look first."

Guan Yu was cautious, fearing that if he were not one of his own and approached rashly, he would be like a sheep in a tiger's mouth.

Just look at the entourage brought by Guan Yu and Li Mengxi. They have more than 300 cavalry. With such a large number of troops, even if they are surrounded by tens of thousands of troops, there is still a possibility of escaping. It can be seen that both Guan Yu and Li Mengxi are cautious.

Very.

Guan Yu suppressed the excitement in his heart and rode forward. After a while, the distance was close, and he could see each other clearly.

Zhang Fei pointed and said, "Brother, the second brother is here!"

"Let's go!" Liu Bei picked up the reins and Pegasus greeted him.

The two meet in the middle of the road.

Guan Yu: "Brother!" Guan Yu got off his horse excitedly.

Zhang Fei: "Second brother! Hahahahaha!" Zhang Fei laughed and got off his horse.

Liu Bei: "Second brother!" Liu Bei said with a smile on his face.

Liu, Guan, and Zhang met and exchanged pleasantries for a while.

Guan Yu held Liu Bei's hand and looked at Liu Bei for a while, "It'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back!" he kept saying.

This trip to Luoyang is not an ordinary far-off trip, but there is a high possibility that once we go there we will see each other again forever, so the mood when we see each other again is very different.

The three chatted for a while, and Liu Bei couldn't help but ask, "Where is Xi'er?"

Guan Yu smiled and turned around, pointing towards the way he came, "No, I'll be waiting behind you."

Liu Bei followed what Guan Yu knew and looked around. He saw a group of cavalry in a formation in the road ahead, leading the way. There was a little man waving towards him. Liu Bei smiled.

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Liu Bei and Li Mengxi met again after more than a month. The atmosphere when they met was very subtle. When the two met, Li Mengxi looked at Liu Bei on horseback, who was coming slowly. He first took a look at Liu Bei, who was unharmed.

, then nodded and said with emotion, "Incredible! Mr. Xuande, you are not dead."

Hearing this, Liu Bei laughed very happily and did not feel offended at all.

"Xi'er, I haven't seen you for more than a month, you have grown taller." Liu Bei said to Li Mengxi with a smile.

Liu Bei asked about Xiao Zhuan again, and Li Mengxi replied that Xiao Zhuan was in class and did not ask him to come with him.

The two parties merged into one place and returned to the city together.

Soon, we arrived at Julu City.

When he approached the city, he didn't notice anything. The appearance of Julu City looked little changed from when he left. When he entered the city, Liu Bei saw at a glance that Julu City, which was once desolate and full of ruins, was now full of tall and neat houses. From the city

There were endless houses extending towards the city from the gate. There were so many houses that it felt like they were blocked and crowded. The greatly changed appearance of Julu City made Liu Bei feel unfamiliar.

Liu Bei turned to look at Li Mengxi and said with a smile, "It seems that during this period, Xi'er, you have done a lot of great things."

Li Mengxi scratched his head and looked up at Liu Bei. He didn't know what the big event Liu Bei was talking about was referring to.

The newly planned barracks in the city came in handy. After Liu Bei's more than 3,000 men were placed in the barracks, the cooks immediately delivered the prepared meals and bowls.

In the large tent of the Chinese army, everyone was seated, and the cooks came up with dishes.

When it comes to the dishes, there is sweet and sour fish, an omelette, two kinds of vegetables braised in vinegar, fried tofu, and a portion each of beef, lamb and pork stir-fried meat dishes, plus meatball soup and white flour steamed buns, plus wine.

Everything is complete.

Li Mengxi secretly observed that among the three strangers at the table, one looked weak and the other two looked brave. Li Mengxi thought to himself that this might be a talent brought back by Liu Bei, and he didn't know who it could be. He secretly paid attention to it.

When the banquet started, Liu Bei first introduced the stranger to everyone.

"This is Luoyang Imperial Physician Liu Jin. If not for the Imperial Physician's protection during this trip to Luoyang, I would have died a long time ago. Come on, Imperial Physician, I will give you a toast!"

Liu Bei poured himself a glass of wine and saluted the weaker of the three strangers.

Imperial physician Liu Jin quickly picked up Liu Bei's gift in return.

During the banquet, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Li Mengxi also raised wine to salute.

Everyone drank, but Li Mengxi raised the wine baron and put it down without drinking.

The imperial doctor Liu Jin drank Julu's wine for the first time. He was caught off guard and drank a glass of wine. The hot and spicy liquor made him cough repeatedly.

The other two strangers fared little better.

Seeing this, Liu Bei smiled and explained, "The three good teachers have learned that this wine was brewed by our military master. Although this wine is strong, its fragrance is pure and fragrant, but there is nothing like it in the world!"

Come on, eat some vegetables and drink at the same time!" Liu Bei said, taking a piece of fish with a kuaizi and putting it into his mouth.

The first bite of sweet and sour fish, the sweet and sour taste whetted Liu Bei's appetite. He sighed, the food at home is still delicious.

As for the three strangers at the table, the imperial doctor Liu Jin, after being reminded by Liu Bei, stopped drinking so hard. He took a small sip of the wine and felt that the Julu wine was better this time.

As mentioned, Julu wine is very strong, and it feels like swallowing fire when you drink it. It is warm and has a very special taste. In addition, the color of this wine is pure, the aroma is fragrant, and there is no other odor. It is really good.

Wine!

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The wine was second to none, and the dishes at the banquet made Liu Jin and the other three exclaim that they were delicious.

The dishes at the banquet are not luxurious, but they are made somehow and are extremely delicious.

The most delicious dish is undoubtedly the sweet and sour fish.

The most inconspicuous dish is pork belly fried with chopped green onion, salt and oil.

Li Mengxi took a piece of pork and tasted it carefully. After tasting it, he smiled. Although the heat was not right when cooking, the stir-fry was a bit old, the salt was a bit too much, and it was a bit salty, but the pork was not fishy at all.

The odor is gone.

Sure enough, castrated pigs are delicious.

During the dinner, everyone except Zhang Fei paid attention to etiquette. Zhang Fei was the only one who devoured the food. Before anyone else even touched the food, Zhang Fei had already tasted the food.

Zhang Fei also noticed something strange about the pork. He picked up one piece after another. While eating, Zhang Fei kept looking at Li Mengxi with doubts on his face.

Finally, Zhang Fei couldn't help it anymore and asked, "Xi'er, do you think this is pork? How was it made? It's so delicious!"

Since Zhang Fei asked, Li Mengxi explained to everyone.

He stopped, looked at everyone at the table, then looked at Liu Bei, and asked Liu Bei, "Mr. Xuande, do you still remember that last year, our army bought a piglet from a villager?

He was castrated and has been raised for seven or eight months.

Just as Duke Xuande came back, the pig was killed yesterday..."

Liu Bei's eyes showed he was thinking. He thought about it and remembered the so-called pig castration technique. It seems that after the pig is castrated, the meat will no longer have a fishy smell and will become extremely delicious. This technique can directly eliminate inferior pigs.

The skill of turning pork into the finest delicacy can be worth tens of millions of dollars.

Hearing from Li Mengxi that the castrated pig had been killed and the meat was right in front of him, Liu Bei picked up the kuaizi and tasted it.

As soon as the pork entered his mouth, Liu Bei tasted the most delicious pork he had ever eaten in his life. It didn't even taste like pork.

Liu Bei ate three or four pieces in a row, and then tasted the mutton and beef respectively. From this comparison, Liu Bei found that the mutton and beef were not as rich as the pork.

Mutton has a strong smell, and beef is too spicy. If the pig is not castrated, the pork will be very fishy. Mutton and beef are better than pork, but for castrated pigs, pork has no smell, and pork is fat and soft, and tastes better than beef.

sheep.

Li Mengxi said that the art of castrating pigs could be worth millions of dollars. After Liu Bei tasted the pork himself, he was convinced.

Out of curiosity, the imperial physician Liu Jin also picked up the kuaizi and tasted the pork. Liu Jin was greatly surprised by the delicious taste of the meat.

His eyes fell on the small figure sitting at the same level as Liu Bei. Liu Jin thought to himself that this might be the little military counselor Liu Xuande mentioned. This person is really small.

Liu Jin had been in Luoyang for a long time and had been immersed in the officialdom habit for a long time. Liu Jin thought to himself that the little military advisor was an important figure in Julu and he should be friends with him.
To be continued...