After Liu Hui left, Liu Bei leaned on the cushion and closed his eyes, allowing himself to rest a little.

Rinan County is the western Han Dynasty and the southern border of the Eastern Han Empire.

The Fubo general of the Western Han Dynasty, Lu Bode, conquered Baiyue in the south and placed the Ninan County, and the Fubo general of the Eastern Han Dynasty later assisted the expedition to Jiaozhi, pacified the local uprising of the Second Expedition, and then erected a bronze pillar in Xianglin County, Rinan County, which means [for the extreme boundary of the Han Dynasty].

However, because of the high mountain and the distance of the emperor, coupled with the blockage of transportation, the Han Empire's ruling power over Rinan County, Jiuzhen County and other places was relatively weak, and the power of the local natives was not so weak.

Coupled with the conflict between the Han Chinese and the local indigenous cultural customs, as well as the brutal policies of the government, the local natives often rebelled against the government in groups, and there were one or two rebellions every few years.

The Han people of this era did not have a positive opinion of the natives of the land of Jiuzhen County in Ninan County.

Later, Xue Zong, a famous Confucian scholar of Wu State, took refuge in Jiaozhou when he was a teenager, and he commented on the establishment of Rinan County [the mountains and rivers are long, the customs are uneven, the language is the same, the retranslation is the same, the people are like beasts, there is no difference between the young and the old, the vertebral knots are in vain, the head is left and the head is left, and the establishment of the chief officials is like nothing...... The men and women of Ninan County are not ashamed, so in other words, they can be described as insects.

Judging from this description, Rinan County was described as a miasma land and a wild land at that time, and the local natives were also despised as insects.

This title was used by Liu Bei to address the enemy, and the natives of Rinan County were also called so, which shows the Han people's contempt for these people.

But for the Han Empire, Rinan County was a treasure that should not be lost.

Ilnan-gun produced a variety of tropical specialties such as pearls, incense, ivory, rhino horn, hawksbill turtles, corals, glass, parrots, jade, peacocks, etc., and was a luxury supplier for the imperial royal family.

What's more, it was also an important foreign trade town of the Han Dynasty from the Western Han Dynasty, and a large part of these tropical specialties naturally came from the Maritime Silk Road, the maritime trade route that went directly to Ninan County, which was the predecessor of the famous Guangzhou Tonghaiyi Road.

In the later period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the central government's control over the Western Regions was not as good as that of the Western Han Dynasty, so that there were three links and three absolutes, and the role of the Maritime Silk Road became more prominent when the land Silk Road was relatively unstable.

Moreover, during this period, the navigation technology was not developed enough, the technology of identifying the direction at sea was not enough, and the pointed bottom sea ships that could resist the wind and waves did not appear, and the big ships were often flat-bottomed, and it was easy to roll over once they encountered large wind and waves.

Therefore, ships at that time generally traveled along the coast, and it was not easy to lose their bearing, nor was it easy to be capsized by wind and waves, so Rinanjun, the southernmost point of the Han Empire, naturally became a window area for trade.

Merchants and exchange envoys from Southeast Asia, India, and even the Roman Empire would often follow the coastline all the way to Nichinan-gun, and then land from Nichinan-gun, and follow the official route all the way north, while doing business exchanges, while going to the core of the empire, Guanzhong region, to achieve various purposes.

Not only Rinan County, but also Hepu County and Xuwen County in Hepu County, and Panyu County in Nanhai County were all important foreign trade windows in the southern part of the Han Empire, and some Han trade groups would also arrive in Rinan County from here to trade with foreign merchants in Rinan County.

It can be said that although it is a wild place, the infrastructure is not very good, but the local commercial trade is really prosperous.

However, the Central Plains scholars, who were at the heart of the empire's rule, were limited by transportation and stereotypes, and knew little about it, and the two sides did not have much communication and contact, nor did they attach much importance to the commercial trade in this area, and often did not pay attention to it and could not see where the major interests were.

And the bureaucrats in the Jiaozhou area did not want this interest to be interfered with by the central government, so they closed their doors to engage in the east and west, unless they were official envoys of foreign countries, they would be allowed to go north, if it was a foreign businessman, it would be miserable.

The local officials were often corrupt and harvested foreign merchants who came to Ninan-gun to trade, asking them to benefit more than 30% or else they would be oppressed.

Of course, the local people of Rinan County are also exploited by these corrupt officials, and the contradictions between the Han Yi and the government and the people are more prominent, and the negative status bonuses are stacked.

Previously, Liu Bei had little interest in Jiaozhou, and he couldn't control Jiaozhou, but with his ascension to the throne and the gradual establishment of a foreign aggressive policy, he believed that Jiaozhou would become an area that he had to control.

In particular, the foreign trade of the Jiaozhou region is the key to his control.

After the matter was told, the New Year of Zhenguan was also here, and this time the New Year's Festival was more political than the festival attribute.

In previous years, as long as he was not on the battlefield, Liu Bei would gather his subordinates to have a banquet and cook something delicious for his subordinates to eat, so as to exchange feelings, if it was on the battlefield, there would be no way.

But this year is different.

Today is the first New Year's Festival after he ascended the throne and became emperor, and because of the implementation of various systems, many old subordinates are officials in other places and have not been able to come back to participate in his enthronement ceremony, so this New Year's Festival is more like a serious enthronement ceremony.

He wanted to hold an enthronement ceremony for those old subordinates who had been with him for a long time, making everything lively, so that the Han Empire would usher in the first year of Zhenguan and the arrival of the Third Han Empire in joy and joy.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Zhao, Jian Yong, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Jia Xu and other core old subordinates all had the important responsibility of stabilizing the place and preventing local chaos in the previous incident, so they did not have time to attend Liu Bei's enthronement ceremony.

This time, they came to Luoyang under the pretext of returning to Beijing to report on their work, mainly to meet Liu Bei, congratulate Liu Bei on his ascension to the throne and become emperor, and talk about the emotions accumulated for a long time.

After the local authorities made arrangements for the events after leaving, the old subordinates in these places set off one after another, starting later from the starting point that was closer to Luoyang, and leaving a little earlier if they were far away from Luoyang.

For example, Guan Yu set off from Jingzhou in early December, went all the way north, and purchased some local specialties in Jingzhou and Yangzhou.

Guan Yu knew that Liu Bei didn't like extravagant things, but Liu Bei liked to eat, so he chose some local agricultural products from Jingzhou and Yangzhou, and brought a few famous local chefs from Jingzhou and Yangzhou to cook for Liu Bei to eat.

Although the economy and culture of Jingzhou and Yangzhou are not as good as those in the Central Plains, there are also some local characteristics, they are very good at making aquatic products, and they are also very good at making some mountain delicacies, Guan Yu has eaten it, and felt that the taste is very good, so he decided to share it with Liu Bei.

He knew that Liu Bei would be happy if he did this.

Of course, Guan Yu is not the only one who thinks like this, and those who are close to Liu Bei know that Liu Bei doesn't like extravagant things, and because he doesn't want his subordinates to mess around, Liu Bei never divulges his preferences to the outside world.

Even the closest subordinates only know that Liu Bei is a senior gourmet, and the reason why he gives the outside world the impression of a simple person is because he is not interested in the traditional food of the current Han Empire, and he will make his own food.

A long time ago, Liu Bei's eating habits were slightly different from those of the big guys.

For example, he likes to eat rice and rice, and he also tosses out fried food and other things, obviously a foodie, but he is not a traditional foodie, and he likes new things.

The subordinates all coincidentally looked for the best cooks from the local area to bring to Luoyang, so that Liu Bei could experience the new feeling of the boat that he had never experienced.

Liu Bei is very willing to accept and be very happy about the intentions of his subordinates, but the special skills brought by the so-called local chefs and the special delicacies they make may not meet Liu Bei's taste.

The fresh fish soup brought by the chef brought by Guan Yu is still a little interesting, and Liu Bei still likes the fragrant soup.

Liu Sheng and Xun You got the chef who can cook local specialties from the land of Sichuan and Shu also made a good stew, a pot of stew, and the taste is not bad.

However, the cook who Jia Xu got from Xuzhou who was good at making fish tart, was a little embarrassed, and that guy actually made fish tarther from the Yellow River.

Although he said that he removed all the fish bones, and Jia Xu also praised his kung fu of removing fish bones with one hand, which is rare in the world, and the secret sauce he made was extremely delicious, and the fresh fish trays left a fragrant taste on his lips and teeth.

"In the local area, if you want to eat the fish you make from him, you have to order at least half a month in advance to eat it, this time the minister brought him to Luoyang, and the local people in Xuzhou don't know how many people are haunted by him, hahahaha!"

Jia Xu was still very proud, and said to Liu Bei that the Chen family, a famous local wealthy family in Xuzhou, particularly admired this cook, and Chen Deng, the son of the Chen family, worked under Jia Xu and especially respected this cook, and he had to eat the fish he made every few days.

This chef was also recommended by Chen Deng to Jia Xu, and he was definitely a pleaser.

Liu Bei believed this, but for this raw fish, Liu Bei felt that he was really unblessed.

In order to look good on his face, he symbolically ate a piece of meaning.

Indeed, the taste is quite bright, I don't know what method was used, maybe it was because of the sauce, and the fishy smell of the river fish was also well covered, but Liu Bei really couldn't get used to eating this thing.

In order not to hurt Jia Xu's face, Liu Bei chose to tell Jia Xu privately after the banquet, don't eat this thing anymore, there are worms in this thing, it can reproduce and grow in the human body, and if you eat too much, it will be easy to gag.

Jia Xu was shocked by this, saying that this fish belly is a very famous delicacy in the local area, and the luxury family flocks to it, and has never heard of anyone who has eaten something wrong, if this can eat a problem, then this cook is not a murderer?

"The sea fish is okay, the river fish is not good, Xuzhou is close to the sea, and what people eat may not be all river fish, so there may not be everything, but if you stare at the river fish to eat, something will happen sooner or later, Wenhe, it's okay for you to eat some sea fish, other things are still cooked and eaten, don't eat raw."

Jia Xu was originally a little puzzled about this, but when he thought that Liu Bei said this, he immediately believed it, so he decided not to eat this raw fish belly again.

In addition to this little episode, the few Xianbei chefs who were good at making dairy products and barbecue brought from the grassland also made Liu Bei quite nervous.

That's fishy.

Liu Bei thought to himself, as a native of Youzhou, he didn't eat less original roast mutton when he was young, and his acceptance of fishy smell was still quite strong, and he even liked the smell of mutton.

However, this time, it is estimated that it is much better, and it is a little unbearable for this too primitive roast mutton and dairy products.

Not to mention Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Jia Xu Cheng Yu, everyone wants to vomit after eating, but they don't dare to vomit because they want to save face, which is very funny.

What's more, this kid actually ate a fragrant meal.

Liu Bei finally swallowed a piece of cheese, resisted Yue's impulse, and looked at the show of enjoyment.

"Zijing, is it delicious?"

"It's delicious, it's delicious."

He smiled and said: "At first, I was a little unaccustomed to eating, but the more I ate, the more fragrant I ate, the more fragrant I ate, and now I am a little unaccustomed to not eating, hahahaha!" To say that these Xianbei people are not very good at fighting, they really have a hand in getting food. ”

Looking at the appearance of taking a big gulp of cheese, Guan Yu, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but move his seat to the side, as if he didn't want to have too much intersection with this guy.

This guy hasn't been guarding Youzhou for a long time, why is the whole person so fast?

But overall, everyone ate very happily, a group of old brothers ate and drank, and then congratulated Liu Bei on becoming the emperor.

Finally, there was no one who could stop what Liu Bei wanted to do.

And they can also let go of things, and no longer have to worry about what strange remarks will catch them off guard.

Now, who else dares to gossip about Liu Bei?

At the banquet, everyone ates, drinks, plays and has fun, and does their best to be happy.

After the banquet, Liu Bei left Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong and Zhao Zhao, and invited them to drink and chat in his favorite small pavilion, recalling some interesting or thrilling things that everyone experienced back then.

The four of them are Liu Bei's earliest team, and they are the first old men to mix with Liu Bei to fight "Jiangshan", and the emotions between them are slightly different from those of other subordinates.

Everyone reminisced while drinking, and reminisced about many interesting things.

For example, Jian Yong laughed at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who followed Liu Bei for the first time.

The two of them were self-sustaining and strong, and when they followed Liu Bei to fight, they stood out in the queue, wanting to show their bravery, but after overturning a few people on the other side, they were surrounded by more people, punched, kicked, and knocked sticks, or Liu Bei waved the stick to save the two people who were beaten into pigs' heads.

At that time, Jian Yong was also in the queue to fight with Liu Bei, and witnessed the scene of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei being beaten into pigs' heads.

He is specifically responsible for sneak attacks, and Liu Bei assigned a lot of detailed tasks to the younger brothers who are engaged in the battle, who is responsible for frontal hard resistance, who is responsible for outflanking, and who is responsible for sneak attacks, there is a clear division of labor, so the victory rate is very high.

Everyone obeyed Liu Bei's command, and these two guys wanted to show themselves, but they became the biggest visible bag in the whole team, and they were ridiculed for many days, and they almost died in the team.

"Back then, you two thought you were fierce, and you rushed up to hit ten, but you were beaten and couldn't get up in bed for three days! Hahaha! It's funny when I think about it now! ”

Jian Yong drank some wine and laughed at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei mercilessly, giving the two of them a red and black face.

Zhang Fei was angry, and pointed at Jian Yong and scolded.

"Old Jane! Don't laugh at me! On the occasion of the battle with Li Changdao in the east of the city, the boy led people to sneak attack, but he was surrounded by people, and his nose and face were swollen, who brought someone to rush over to save you? It's me! Are you too embarrassed to laugh at me? ”

Guan Yu also stared at Jian Yong.

"Xianhe, don't talk about us, we have no experience in fighting for the first time, you are an old man, aren't you boasting that you are the first person to fight with your eldest brother? Why do I remember that you old boy can't get out of bed the most often? ”

(End of chapter)