Sitting on the throne, listening to the system prompts in his mind, Zhao Yanxun felt very happy.
"Ding, the side mission has been completed and the mission reward has been obtained. Do you want to claim it?"
The mission was completed in this way. Even now, Zhao Yanxun still feels a little incredible and asks himself if it was too easy.
Objectively speaking, the fact that things have developed to this point in one day is actually the result of the combination of the right time, place, people and people.
His royal status has righteousness, the food from the palace is attractive, and Zhao Yanxun's own actions can indeed give hope.
But no matter what, conquering Dusi's group of soldiers has indeed strengthened the palace's strength.
At the same time, it also led to subsequent problems. Zhao Yanxun had to be responsible for the food and drink of this group of people, which made the palace's already poor supplies even worse.
But Zhao Yanxun had no regrets. Sooner or later, he would have nothing to do if he stayed in the city. Only by arranging his troops and killing them would he have a chance to survive.
Whether you are going out of the city to farm or to collect supplies outside the city, you must first leave the city.
"Thirty sets of iron armor, do you want to receive it?"
The system prompts pulled Zhao Yanxun out of his thoughts.
With these thirty sets of armor, he could take a group of guards and go out to hunt in the city.
Even Zhao Yanxun, with his current strength, is afraid of falling into the corpse tide, so he needs someone to escort him.
Ignoring the system prompts, Zhao Yanxun smiled and said: "I have to add some drama to myself!"
"Huo An!"
With a shout, Huo An, who was waiting at the side, immediately raised his waist and replied: "My slave is here!"
"Where are the two Taoist priests that I brought back last time? Please show me where they are!"
In fact, Zhao Yanxun could directly summon these two people to meet, but in order to show his politeness as a corporal, Zhao Yanxun was willing to see them in person.
Of course, he also wanted to observe what kind of moral character these two people had in private and whether they were worthy of entrusting him with such a big task.
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In the Wangfu Carpenter Resettlement Area, there is a small courtyard in the northeast corner, and smoke is rising from the kitchen at this moment.
Taoist priest He Sidao, with his Taoist robe pinned to his waistband and an apron around his body, was busy in the kitchen.
The way he is dressed now, he doesn't have the same demeanor as when he fooled Zhao Yanxun before. You can say that he is a cook.
"Come together...the food is here!"
He Sidao opened the lid of the pot, and what was steaming inside was white flour steamed buns. You could see him moving his index finger.
Putting the steamed buns into the bowl with chopsticks, He Sidao carried the food to the back room, only to see Zhang Junru already sitting at the table.
The steamed buns were steaming, so He Sidao put down the bowl. Zhang Junru reached out and grabbed a steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth.
"I said you were reincarnated as a starving ghost? Why are you so anxious when it's so hot? I'll get a pair..."
Before He Sidao finished speaking, he saw Zhang Junru already reaching for the second steamed bun.
There were only four steamed buns in total. He Sidao hurriedly sat down on the table, grabbed the steamed buns and stuffed them into his mouth without fear of burning them. At the same time, he held the remaining steamed buns in front of him.
While chewing, Zhang Junru said with a smile: "You said you are pretending to be polite, saying that I will starve to death and be reborn as a ghost, but you are not so virtuous yourself!"
Holding back the heat, He Sidao said angrily: "How dare you accuse me? Without me... you bastard could have eaten the steamed buns? You would have starved to death!"
But these words had no lethal effect on Zhang Junru. He only heard him say slowly: "Without me, your bones would be reduced to slag!"
Faced with these words, He Sidao could not argue. His life was indeed saved by Zhang Junru.
While chewing slowly, Zhang Junru continued: "And if it weren't for me, where did you learn those Taoist techniques, and how could you sneak into the palace with these methods?"
At this time, He Sidao really couldn't answer the call.
"Junior brother, eat slowly, come here, come here...I'll break another half of the steamed bun for you!" He Sidao said with a slight smile.
Zhang Junru did not accept it, but said calmly: "Whoever wants your steamed buns, I will only eat these two!"
Seeing this, He Sidao didn't take it seriously, so he asked while eating: "In this case, why are you still eating and eating in such a hurry?"
He Sidao originally thought that he was going to hear some great truth again, but he heard Zhang Junru say seriously: "Only what you eat into your mouth is yours!"
He Sidao was thoughtful, but at this moment, there was a rapid knock on the door outside the yard.
"Who is it?"
After shouting, He Sidao took the steamed bun in his hand and walked towards the courtyard gate.
He Sidao was about to curse, but when he opened the door, he found an eunuch standing outside.
"It turns out it's my father-in-law. I wonder if I can help you?"
Glancing into the yard, the chamberlain standing outside said: "Take care of your yard, the prince is coming!"
Hearing this, He Sidao quickly replied: "Thank you very much, father-in-law, for informing me. I will take care of it right away!"
Then the eunuch who delivered the message left, and He Sidao immediately turned around and said to Zhang Junru who was eating inside: "Stop eating, clean up quickly, the prince is coming!"
Even Zhang Junru, who seemed not to care about anything, immediately took action when she heard that the long-term meal ticket was coming.
After stuffing the steamed bun into his mouth in a few seconds, Zhang Junru immediately cleared the table, while He Sidao was already cleaning the yard.
When the two of them were panting from exhaustion, Zhao Yanxun's arrival finally arrived.
The chariot sedan came down, Zhao Yanxun stood up and walked down, while He Sidao and He Sidao had already walked out of the door.
"I've met the prince!"
The two of them entered the palace as monks. In order to maintain their status as masters, he just bowed and saluted Zhao Yanxun.
Of course, He Sidao was also under tremendous pressure by choosing to do this.
Zhao Yanxun just smiled and then said: "The two Taoist priests are exempt from courtesy!"
Then Zhao Yanxun entered the courtyard, and several eunuchs carrying chairs immediately followed him in.
After He Sidao looked at each other, they also turned around and followed in, thinking in their hearts how to deal with it.
When the chair was placed behind him and Zhao Yanxun sat on it, He Sidao and the others also returned to the courtyard.
"I've been busy lately, so I've been neglecting the two Taoist priests!"
"Don't dare, don't dare. Thank you for taking me in, Your Majesty. I'm very grateful!"
These words were said by Zhang Junru, which made He Sidao on the side extremely surprised. This guy could also speak properly.
"I guess the Taoist priest...is Taoist Zhang who is good at alchemy, right?" Zhao Yanxun asked with a smile.
He didn't come to find him. He Sidao was a little disappointed when he heard this.
But then I thought about it, it doesn’t matter. As long as Zhang Junru can stay here, he can stay too. At worst, he can become his junior brother!
"Back to the prince, I know a few tricks, but I haven't mastered the elixir yet!"
Zhang Junru told the truth and heard He Sidao's Qiqiao smoke coming from the side.
You just praised him, why are you so dumb and unable to practice the elixir that you come to have dinner with him? He Sidao scolded him in his heart.
Zhao Yanxun nodded, and then asked: "I guess there must have been accidents during the alchemy process...such as the furnace exploding or something!"
Zhang Junru nodded, but did not answer, making the scene very awkward.
"Since you can't make an elixir, Taoist Master should be able to make something that explodes the furnace!" Zhao Yanxun said with a serious expression.
"This... is not difficult, but what does the prince want to do?"
"There are so many monsters out there, use this thing to deal with them!" Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice.
"But this thing is not very powerful. I think... I'm afraid it won't help!"
Hearing these words, He Sidao's heart trembled. This guy really dared to say anything.
"You used to make elixirs, but now you specialize in making this explosive, so its power will naturally increase!"
The word "dynamite" described it very aptly in Zhang Junru's ears, so he nodded and said: "I will take the order!"
"If you need anything, you can go to the Changshi Department to get it and just explain the situation!"
"yes!"
Just when He Sidao thought that he had nothing to do, he heard Zhao Yanxun say: "Master He, I remember... you are good at talisman rituals, right?"
He Sidao said quickly: "I know a little bit about this!"
"Last night the Emperor of Heaven gave me a dream, saying that a treasure will be given to me tomorrow, and you will be the one to preside over it tomorrow... How about the ceremony of blessing from the Emperor of Heaven?"
What did the Emperor of Heaven bless? Although He Sidao didn't know Zhao Yanxun's intention, he still nodded in agreement.
"Your Majesty, don't worry!"
"If you need anything, go to the Chief Secretary to get it. Tomorrow... the ceremony will be held at the school grounds!"
It starts tomorrow, so time is tight and the task is heavy.
He Sidao, a Taoist priest who had become a monk on the way, was presiding over such a big ritual as soon as he came up. He Sidao was a little uneasy for a while.
He could not help but look at Zhang Junru beside him, asking for help from this junior brother this time.