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1.65 Sweeping the world

Before the third uncle could return, a large group of soldiers arrived.

It must be those escaping pavilions who informed him.

After verifying the correctness, the thief arresting Bei told the past. The team leader checked the evidence that Liu Bei carried with him, so he let him go.

When the third uncle came, he waited for the rain to clear up again, and Liu Bei set off to return home.

My mentor once said that Liu Bei had a fierce tiger in his chest, and he was extremely evil to eat people.

Liu Bei has only realized what his teacher said.

Liu Bei, who was born with the heavy mission of reviving the man, was hidden deep in his heart a beast that devoured people. Lou Sang Shaojun, who was usually kind and gentle, had indescribable pain, sorrow and helplessness towards the coming chaotic times, as well as indescribable distortions and hostility. The more beautiful everything he was in, the more despair he was deep in his heart.

Despair is a hotbed of destruction.

That's why Mr. Lu Zhi said that Liu Bei had a tiger in his chest, and he was extremely evil to devour people. The most appropriate explanation for this sentence: if the dragon has reverse scales, the person who touched it will die.

After walking for several miles, Liu Bei, who was concentrating on driving the carriage, suddenly spoke: "Uncle Huang."

"At." Huang Zhong then lowered his horse speed and accompanied the side of the car.

Liu Bei spoke calmly: "Would you like to help me wipe out the world?"

Huang Zhong clasped his fists with his hands and said in a deep voice: "Okay."

"Yes." Liu Bei's heart was filled with haze and he regained his usual good mood.

"Let's go home!" Liu Bei raised his whip.

"Receive the order!" Huang Zhong rode his horse first.

The mother, who was sitting behind him, whispered: "Dun'er's words are serious?"

"Yes." Liu Bei nodded solemnly: "When a hundred are real."

After riding a horse around the county town of Zhuo County, the fragrance of rice was ten miles away, and the Lousang Village, which was filled with towering mountains, appeared on the horizon.

Lying across the official road at the entrance of the village, flying in the cover road between the two palaces, there was a sharp eye, and I found Liu Bei and his party. Then I sounded the trumpet, three long and two short, to show that the young man was safe and able to return.

Smelling the refreshing fragrance of rice, Liu Bei finally showed a carefree smile of his age.

I met the clan leader and relatives and elders, and went to pay my respects to my mentor. After getting a three-day short vacation, I happily returned to my old house.

Gongsun stood in the palace to greet him. Su Shuang and Huang Xu also ran out of the backyard. Before Liu Bei could stop the carriage, he pulled the reins from left to right. Naturally, the questions were all interesting things about boys. Liu Bei answered one by one, and was intimate for a while.

Gongsun helped his mother back to the middle hall. Huang Zhong led his horse to the backyard, fed a few handfuls of essence, and rushed back to the front yard to meet his wife. Liu Bei took a hot bath first, changed into clean clothes, and then went to the village to play.

It was gone in January, and there were more changes in the village.

The night market was prosperous, and nearby clans and people were attached to the people, so they built rows of street-facing shops near the wall, selling north and south merchant goods, cakes and snacks. Liu Bei even saw an exquisite teahouse!

The one who cooks water and tea in the dormitory was actually a beautiful woman.

Unlike the Qing tea that Liu Bei likes, the tea of ​​this era is more like a mixed drink. You can roughly refer to it: "After picking tea in Jingba, it is finished, and it is made with rice paste. If you drink it, first roast it to make the color red, mash it into powder and put it in porcelain, pour it with soup (hot water), and use onion, ginger, and orange stew (accompaniment). The drink sobers up and makes people sleepless."

In terms of the function of refreshing and relieving wine, it is similar to tea in later generations. In this era, tea was indeed used for eating, not drinking.

Zhuo County is close to the northern border, and residents like meat. Tea can relieve meat and fish, which has been widely circulated at this time. However, it is exclusively enjoyed by nobles and famous scholars. Most ordinary people "take their leaves to cook for tea porridge". They cook the tea into a kind of vegetable porridge for consumption.

That's right. The tea I ate in this era is considered a kind of wild vegetable porridge.

So, at this time, someone could build a house and sell tea. How could Liu Bei not be surprised?

By the way, opening a teahouse opposite the winery that can refresh your wine is so wonderful. The business will definitely be very good.

Liu Bei was very curious about this beauty who sold tea in the dormitory. After asking about the origin of the woman, even Geng Yong, who was well-informed, was vague. He only said that her surname was "Shi" and came from Nanyang County. In short, it was very human.

Could it be... Liu Bei thought of a possibility.

All forces gathered in Lou Sang.

Let’s see if it’s joy or sorrow.

Liu Bei, who was afraid of being missed, began to wear soft armor. He made Huang Zhong the remaining white squids, and ordered a good craftsman to make a sleeveless soft armor, wearing it close to his body. He heard that the Lousang Night Market has become a scenic spot in Zhuo County. Lousang is not far from the county town. It can be reached in an instant by carriage and horse. Even if you walk, it is ten miles away, and it is an official road. You will not arrive too late when you go out in the morning and stop. The dignitaries and nobles living in Zhuo County are flocking to them. Whenever you have free time, they will come to Lousang for a trip. The officials are even more happy to go to Lousang to take a bath in the pool. That's so satisfying.

Apart from taking a bath in the soup pond and meeting guests in the winery, it is a good pastime even if you just walk around the night market.

The Lousang Night Market took advantage of a "night" trick. The entire Han Dynasty closed down in the evening, and there was little nightlife. Lousang complemented the interest of literati and scholars in night travel. The lights and candles were placed high, and it was as bright as the day. Walkers were traveling around and bustling. Even at midnight, there were still people walking on the streets. Tangchi, wine house, and guest house were all night long.

You can take a bath, drink and stay in the morning and evening. Don't be too convenient.

Lousang Village is adjacent to the official road, and is open to the north and south. There is no detailed investigation or secret exploitation when entering the city. It is convenient to travel and free to enter and exit. All customers and merchants like to stay here.

Safety is even more safe.

The martial arts soldiers wearing enamel armor were covered with armor, wearing trousers, and their faces covered with ghost faces, only exposing their left and right earlobes. They lined up in the streets and alleys, which was majestic and intimidating the nightclub. Because their whole body was black and their ears were only white, they were called "Bai Liwei", commonly known as "Bai Er Soldier".

The debate between Bai Lu and Bai Li can be stopped.

Anyway, Liu Bei is called Bai Liwei.

The Xuanjia Baili also became another fresh topic of talk beside Lou Sang Shaojun.

After completing the construction of the village, the craftsmen were not idle either. They began to lay bluestone embankments. Clear streams flowed through Lousang, nourishing tens of acres of fertile land. It is a top priority to build embankments to prevent floods. San Uncle’s blacksmith shop has been moved to the shore. The water discharge box and the blower furnace are the sharp tools for making iron armored steel knives.

However, the hundreds of crafts are too time-consuming.

The so-called "hundred-training" requires repeated heating, folding and forging, and making all the impurities appear, which is the most pure steel. Unfortunately, this technique is too labor-intensive and also requires steel billets. It takes several years to obtain three or five precious knives. It is not suitable for large-scale forging.

Choose good flower iron, thirty is enough to refine it.

Lou Sang's ring-shou steel knife is about five feet long (118 cm), and there is a gold inscription on the back of the knife: "A 300-ton sword made in Bingwu, Jianning, is suitable for descendants."

This wrong golden flame seal pattern is not difficult to understand. "Three Years of Jianning" is this year. "Made in May Bingwu" also refers to the time of forging. "Teng" means refining, "Thirty-Teng Big Sword" means the long sword of the thirty-refining ring. "Jiayang" is for good luck. "Yi Sheng" is also called "Yi Sheng Sheng" means long-lasting and long-lasting.

But Liu Bei found that every knife was inscription "The 300-ton sword made in May Bingwu, Jianning, and was suitable for descendants." Could it be that this knife was forged on the same day as "May Bingwu".

Obviously not right.

After asking, I learned that the ancients often used the day of the May Bingwu (May 5th). It means "take the pure fire essence to match the number". It means that the month where both the stems and branches belong to the fire, and the day is smelting and casting, which is in line with the numbers of the Yin and Yang and Five Elements of the alchemist, and then it can be achieved. Wang Chong also said in "Lunheng": "Yangsui, make fire in the sky. At the time of the May Bingwu, the five stones are eliminated and cast as a tool, and then fire can be obtained." The alchemist melts five kinds of stones and casts them into "Yangsui" (known as the fifth greatest invention), and can make fire under the sunlight.

Later, whether the instrument was cast on May Bingwu or not, the inscriptions were all "May Bingwu" or "May 5th".

The alchemist is famous for his mysterious and magicality. He said that the casting of a weapon was only completed at noon on May Bingwu. Liu Bei didn't believe it, but San Shu believed it deeply.

Compared with ordinary ring-headed swords, the Lou Sang steel knife is more than three inches longer, so it is also called the ring-headed sword.

There are many varieties of steelmaking. There are: "Five Refinings", "Nine Refinings", "Thirty Refinings", "Fifty Refinings", "Seventy Refinings" and "Hundred Refinings".
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