When Hunjun begins to make elixirs

Chapter 19 The Emperor comes out of the palace again
Today, Li Shun left the palace incognito again!
Sure enough, if there is a first time, there will be a second time, and there will be countless times in the future. Compared with the quiet and boring palace, the bustle outside the palace is really attractive.This time he did not go with Zhao Zhongxiao, but brought Zhang Liansheng with him, in the name of observing the people's sentiments and inspecting folk delicacies.

Major restaurants in the capital welcomed two strange guests.Every time they went to a restaurant, they would order all the signature dishes and then hide in the side room. Many merchants thought that it would be a waste and were ready to eat the leftovers. After they left, they went in and took a look. It was strange. It was full of food. Only the smooth plates were left on the table, not even a drop of vegetable soup was left.

Restaurants throughout the capital were in a sensation!It had only been one morning, and they had already earned the nickname "Big Belly Guests" for their boldness.

"Sir, I really can't eat anymore."

After eating at No. 11 Restaurant, Zhang Liansheng had to hold on to the wall while walking.Before, he had never felt that eating, especially delicious food, was a burden. Now, he felt like he never wanted to eat again in his life.But the emperor would not let him go!The emperor said: "As the master of the imperial kitchen, how can you feed me delicious food if you don't know what is delicious?"

The emperor forced him to eat food from eleven restaurants!Although most of them were eaten by the emperor, the quantity was overwhelming!He almost died after taking one bite of each dish.

Li Shun held two bunches of the candied haws he just bought in his hand and put them into his mouth one by one: "Liansheng, you can't do this!"

Zhang Liansheng rolled his eyes. Do you think everyone has the same bottomless pit of appetite as you?Of course, he didn't dare to say these words, so he directly arranged for flattery: "Young master is a god. Naturally, I can't compare to this little slave."

"Then our next family?"

"what?"

"But I'm a little tired of eating in restaurants all the time."

"That?"

"Let's visit the roadside stalls! Since we want to understand the sentiments of the people, we can't just stay in restaurants."

"Ugh……"

Seeing his half-dead look, Li Shun hit his head with a folding fan and said, "You don't need to eat."

Zhang Liansheng suddenly felt as if he had been saved from drowning and escaped: "Okay! Thank you, little slave."

Li Shun pointed to a stall selling noodles in front: "Let's start with this one." That was the stall of Brother Xu who sold noodles to Old Man Lu in the morning.

Brother Xu saw two young men in white and blue brocade clothes walking toward his noodle stall, but he didn't dare to say hello. He never thought that such wealthy people would eat his noodles until they came in front of him. Looking at his noodle stall with interest.

"What's the matter with you two?"

Zhang Liansheng said: "Nonsense, of course we are here to eat noodles. Let's have twenty bowls first!"

Brother Xu couldn't believe it. Besides, he had eaten twenty bowls at one time. It must have been to amuse him: "You two have eaten so much?"

This is the 12th time that the two of them have been questioned. Faced with this situation, the best way to deal with it is... Bang!Zhang Liansheng skillfully took out five taels of silver and slapped it on the noodle stall: "If you have more, let's treat it as a reward." It's not like Zhang Liansheng didn't know the prices, so he had no choice. The smallest piece of silver he had was this ingot.

Brother Xu was shocked. He could not earn even one tael of silver from selling for a month: "You two gave too much, and there is still money left after buying the stall. The younger ones don't dare to take it." As he said that, he pushed the silver away. Went back.

Zhang Liansheng had a look of disbelief on his face. His ability failed?Is he still an honest person?
Li Shun couldn't help but take another look at him, admiring this kind of upright person: "I'll keep it with you first, and we'll come back later. Don't worry, I can smell the fragrance of your braised pork from a long way away, I’ve been hungry for a long time.”

Li Shun walked straight to the table next to the stall and sat on the bench.Zhang Liansheng saw the emperor sitting down and followed him: "Don't be stunned, get down quickly."

Brother Xu has been doing business for many years and this is the first time he met such an interesting rich man. He glanced at Li Shun a few times, remembered their appearance, put away his money and started making noodles.The next scene he would never forget for the rest of his life.Twenty bowls of noodles are enough.I thought it was shared equally between two people, but I didn’t expect that the young man in white ate it alone, and even finished it!What is his stomach made of?
Li Shun smacked his lips and praised: "Yes, the ingredients are not expensive, but the taste is perfectly matched. You have the talent to be an imperial chef."

Zhang Liansheng asked quickly: "Master, do you want to..."

Li Shun shook the folding fan: "This smell comes from the folk. If it changes to another place, it may change the taste. Just stay where you should. Only if there is more of this smell among the people can the country be prosperous and the people peaceful."

Zhang Liansheng savored Li Shun's words carefully and felt that they made sense.Although the emperor is often out of tune, sometimes his words are worth listening to.

"Quick! Quick! Quick! There are thieves robbing prisoners outside the city! Seal the city gate and don't let the thieves sneak into the city!"

Groups of city defense soldiers ran across the street, and the people on the street suddenly became confused.

Li Shun became curious, kidnapping?Can such a thing happen under the emperor's feet?Get up and go take a look.Zhang Liansheng quickly grabbed him: "Sir, a gentleman will not stand behind a dangerous wall. Let's go back."

Li Shun put aside his hand: "What are you doing? I haven't seen enough yet!" He walked up to a pedestrian who had been shopping for a long time: "Stop pretending, go and ask what's going on?"

The pedestrian nodded, quickly walked into the group of soldiers, found a leading figure, took out the Shenji Guard's waistband, asked for a while, and came back to report: "Sir, the prison car escorting the Shenmu Cult bandit leader is three miles outside the city. Attacked by religious bandits."

"How many people are there? Is it worthy for you to mobilize so many troops?"

"I don't know at the moment, but it's just a request for help from the Jinwu Guards. If it's not serious, they won't find anyone to support them."

"Then find some horses! I'm going to take a look."

"Young master, if anything happens to you, how can I bear the responsibility?"

"It's just a few rebels. Can't you guys protect me? Go quickly, or I won't be able to spare you!"

This divine machine guard was forced by the emperor's majesty and did not dare to refute, but think about it, couldn't so many people protect the emperor?He turned around and waved, and dozens of divine machine guards dressed as civilians appeared.

"Young Master calls for a horse!"

When the other Shenji Guards heard the order, they hesitated a little and then went to execute it.

Their method of finding horses was simple and crude. They rushed directly into the city defense cavalry team, showed their badges, pulled people off their horses, and even took over the equipment.The city defense cavalry thought they were under attack at first, so they immediately drew their swords. However, when they saw Shenjiwei's waist badge, they immediately became intimidated, and they did not dare to say anything even if they had complaints in their hearts.

Li Shun can ride a horse, but Zhang Liansheng cannot.He said to Zhang Liansheng: "Go back first. The rest of you will follow me out of the city!"

Seeing everything, Brother Xu was shocked again.The young man in white who was eating noodles just now called out so many people with just a casual call. He must be the son of some high-ranking official.

"Master!" Zhang Liansheng wanted to persuade him again.

"drive!"

Horse hooves raised dust, and 51 divine machine guards accompanied Li Shun on horseback out of the city.

(End of this chapter)