Chapter 186 Staying in the Northern Frontier as a Fairy
Jin Sui hurriedly said that there was nothing to apologize for. She understood that building the Taoist temple was not a matter that could be decided by Bater alone. Bater had just ascended the throne and could not go against the powerful and officials over such a small matter.
She understood Bartel very well, so she didn't need his apology.
Princess Toya said awkwardly: "You know Bater's character. If you don't go to see him, he will think you are blaming him for breaking his promise.
If he becomes stubborn and insists on building a Taoist temple for you, things will become even more troublesome."
Jin Sui thought so too. After all, even if she couldn't build a Taoist temple, she couldn't practice medicine in Northern Xinjiang. She could let Junior Brother Liuyun practice medicine in Northern Xinjiang as a Taoist priest. It would be good to talk to Bater in person.
She found Twelve Lady surrounded by noble ladies, who were showing them ointments and rouge, which, like perfume, were also favored by noble ladies.
Jin Sui cut to the chase. She couldn't bring herself to say she was going to see Bater in front of the ladies, so she just said, "I'll be back soon. Wait for me when you're done!"
Twelve Lady thought she was going to the toilet and kept saying, "Okay, go quickly and come back soon."
Tuoya was also very busy, so she did not take Jinsui with her personally and just asked a maid to lead the way.
As soon as she came out of the yurt, she saw Bater, but he was riding on a horse. He waved at Jinsui from afar, pointed at the holy mountain not far away, and galloped towards there.
Jin Sui was stunned. What was she doing there? If you have something to say, just tell me! She decided to catch up with Bater, chat for a while and then come back quickly.
After the horses ran out of the gathering place, she realized that Bater didn't bring any guards. Now she was worried again. Why was this guy so careless? There were still some of Lei Zan's old subordinates lurking. With so many tribal leaders coming to the coronation ceremony, there was no guarantee that there wouldn't be some who wanted to kill you.
Having such a partner is really worrying, because the business you are cooperating with is so big, and you are worried that he will die, and you are also worried that his company will go bankrupt, and you can't get the balance back. And you are still in his company, and you are even more worried that he will make a mistake and you will be surrounded and killed by his angry shareholders...
Jin Sui's face turned black. What an unreliable partner! When I expand overseas markets, I will never cooperate with you northern border people. It takes too much energy! When they arrived at the Holy Mountain, Jin Sui got off the horse and started to scold: "Why didn't you bring guards? Do you know that it is dangerous to act alone!"
Bater raised his eyebrows and said, "I have ascended the throne as king. This is the royal court. Who dares to kill me?"
Jin Sui was speechless: "Many kings were killed!" If you were to be killed, the first suspects would be us Han people. Aren't you cheating people?
Seeing that she was really angry, Bater smiled and said, "I'm going to take you to the Temple of the Gods. No one else can see us."
Jin Sui looked up and saw a palace halfway up the mountain. This was the shrine located in the royal court of Northern Frontier. They also had an even more majestic shrine located on top of the snow-capped mountains.
When Jin Sui heard that he was not allowed to go in, he decided not to go up: "Why would I go into your shrine? Tell me what you want to say, I have to go back and continue selling glassware!"
Bater pointed at the shrine and said, "This is the shrine of our royal family. You are a fairy who serves the gods, so it's okay for you to go up.
I want to take you to divination, and then take the hexagram to the witch doctor, so that they can't object to building a Taoist temple for you."
Jinsui was a little touched. It was already very good that Bater could do this for her. But she still refused: "Building a Taoist temple is not urgent. We can wait a few more years..."
Without waiting for her to finish, Bartel entered a very narrow stone door first, and waved to her with a smile:
"Are you coming or not? If you don't come, our agreement to build a Taoist temple will be invalid!"
Jin Sui didn't care whether it was invalid or not. She had other ways to achieve her goal anyway. She was not a real Taoist priest.
She just couldn't bear to see Bater taking risks alone. If he brought a guard with him, she would turn around and leave without saying a word.
I had no choice but to follow: "Then let's go up and tell the fortune and then come down."
Just as she entered the stone door, it made a heavy slamming sound. Looking at the narrow staircase in front of her, she felt a little regretful. Climbing up would make her legs crippled! "King Bater, is your coronation ceremony over? How about we come back tomorrow? I haven't eaten yet."
Bater laughed: "Tomorrow those annoying guys will be gone, who are we telling fortunes for? It will only work today!"
"Hurry up, when we get down I'll grill some lamb chops for you!"
Jin Sui took an energy bar from his sleeve and ate it. Bater already recognized that this was the favorite "brown sugar" of the soldiers in the Black Feather Camp. He extended his hand in a familiar manner: "Give me one."
Jin Sui laughed: "Aren't you afraid that I will poison you?"
There was a hint of apology in Bater's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure, making Jinsui think that he was dazzled.
"Of course I'm not afraid! Anyone in this world could harm me, except you and my sister."
Jinsui chuckled twice and said, "I am elevated to the same level as your sister. I am really flattered!"
The two of them chewed the energy bars, and their mouths felt a little dry after eating. Bater reached out to eat the snow beside the steps. Jin Sui quickly stopped him: "You can't eat it! I have some sugar water for you to drink."
She took the opportunity to explain the dangers of drinking raw water. Bater did not say anything like "you Central Plains people are just being sentimental", but listened very carefully.
I suddenly understood how the tribal plague spread. Indeed, when the water source flows, people upstream get sick, and the plague flows downstream. People downstream drink the raw water directly, so of course they will also get sick.
Jinsui originally wanted to get mineral water, but suddenly wanted to treat Bater to a can of young people's favorite, so he took two bottles of Coke.
He specially tore off the parchment paper on the bottle before handing it to Bater: "Try it, this is a soda specializing in our border town."
"Soda?"
Without hesitation, Bater raised his head and took a big sip. Then, as Jin Sui wished, he frowned, opened his mouth, and then burped for a long time. Then he smiled and said, "It's great. It tastes good!"
He urged Jinsui again: "You drink too."
Jin Sui had no female reserve at all, she also raised her head and took a big sip, and also burped. Bater burst into laughter:
"You are different from other women. I have never seen a woman like you."
Jin Sui had heard many people comment on him like this before, so he echoed, "I'll take it as a compliment! Come on, cheers."
At this time, Bartel pointed outside the steps and said, "Look."
Jinsui looked up and saw the square where the ceremony had just been held. The people coming and going were as small as ants, and all kinds of colorful strips of cloth were fluttering in the wind.
Looking further away, there are vast grasslands and snow-capped mountains. The yurts look like clusters of white mushrooms, and large flocks of sheep look like clouds falling to the ground.
I have to say that the northern Xinjiang is very beautiful. Even on such a desolate winter day, it still has a rugged and vast beauty.
Jin Sui sincerely praised: "It's so beautiful!"
Bater was very happy: "Right! Our northern Xinjiang has the most beautiful scenery in the world!
I really don't understand why the kings of all dynasties wanted to go south. There is no grazing in the south, no horse riding, and the land is divided into small plots for farming. It's so frustrating."
Jin Sui agreed with his point of view and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes! The south is not good!
It is warm and mild there, which makes people lazy. Even the bravest warrior would not want to pick up a sword or draw an arrow when he arrives in the south of the Yangtze River.
There are mountains everywhere, and the roads are difficult to travel. It is impossible to ride a horse! You northern border men can't like the south. "
Bater laughed and said, “I know what you are worried about. Don’t worry, I am not like Lei Zan. I have never been to the Central Plains and I don’t want to go there.
But we always have insufficient food, and in order to avoid starvation, the tribes can only cross the border to plunder. Even as the King of Northern Frontier, sometimes I can’t take care of those poor tribes.”
Jin Sui took the opportunity to say, "In fact, it's just a lack of food. You don't have to run to the south. There is a country in the west that is rich in food and spices.
And the people of that country are not like us Han people, they are very docile and will not resist."
Bater became curious: "What country? A country like Japan? When I take power, I will send people to this country."
Jin Sui took out some beef jerky to eat, and Bater became curious: "How much stuff do you have with you?"
Jin Sui laughed and said, "I have brought everything I should bring. Come, I will treat you to some fruit."
It took them more than half an hour to climb, and they didn't know how many stone steps they had climbed. Jinsui was so tired that she was panting, but she cherished the opportunity to be alone with Bater.
Because she wanted to take the opportunity to instill in Bater the plan of letting the serfs in the northern border grow cash crops on a large scale and exchange them for food with the border towns.
He also had to describe to Bater how wonderful the country of India was, how gold and spices were everywhere, and how they loved warriors.
In addition to Tianzhu, Jinsui also described in detail which countries one can reach by going west, and even brought up the ancestors of nomadic peoples.
Your ancestors once visited these places and were called the Whip of God by the locals...
In short, Jinsui wanted to influence Bater to lead his troops westward when necessary, instead of pointing his sword to the south.
Although she didn't know how much of an impact her words would have, it would be good enough to plant a seed in him! Let Bater realize that the world is big, and Daxia is not the only enemy.
Bater's reaction was strange. He agreed with whatever Jinsui said, which was different from the previous middle school boy who loved to disagree.
Before Jinsui had time to think about the reason for his change in attitude, the shrine arrived.
The shrine is not very big, it is just a palace with two side halls, a long corridor and a small courtyard.
But it was decorated extremely luxuriously, with a jade floor, gold-inlaid altars, and hanging banners inlaid with gems.
It is indeed a shrine built in the royal court, and only the King of Northern Frontier or the Crown Prince can come here, right? It is built on the hillside, with only this narrow mountain road. You can imagine how much manpower and material resources were spent.
The rich and powerful do not regard the lower class as human beings, and it is even worse in the northern border. The lives of slaves are not as important as those of cattle and sheep. Jin Sui couldn't help but wonder, could this temple have been built by Han slaves?
Have any of them died of exhaustion here? When many people see the majestic and magnificent ancient buildings, their first reaction is pride and admiration.
It's so magnificent! Like the Taj Mahal, the Pyramids, the Potala Palace...
Jin Sui was like this before, but now she can't help but wonder, how much blood and tears have been stained on these bricks and tiles? How many dead bones are buried under this magnificent palace?
Bater was still waiting for her reaction. She smiled and commented: "What a great achievement! It's amazing that the shrine can be built on the mountain! Let's finish the divination and go down the mountain quickly! It's getting dark soon."
Bartel whispered, "Do you like it here?"
Jin Sui looked at the magnificent but cold palace and didn't ask whether he liked it or not. It was true that he admired a place like a palace, but how could he like it?
But she still nodded: "This is much more magnificent than the Taoist temple I live in Central China! My grandfather would be very happy if he could tell fortunes here."
Bartel's voice was full of temptation: "In the summer, you can see the stars clearly here, and the stars are so low that you can pick them with your hands.
The scenery is even better in spring, when the river is like a jade belt inlaid on the grassland. This is a land blessed by the gods..."
Jin Sui was a little anxious. Young man, now is not the time for you to be poetic! She walked to the tribute table first and asked, "Turtle shell or wolf bone?"
She found that Bater didn't move, and looked at her straight: "Ji Xiangu, would you like to stay in the Northern Frontier? Become the Saint of the Royal Court and the Great Witch of the future."
Jin Sui was confused, and encountered another boss trying to poach his employees. But I was able to be poached by Yan Jiu because I was unemployed at that time!
Things are different now. Not only do I serve as a staff member for two large companies, I also started my own business. How could I possibly be a charlatan in the northern border where I am unfamiliar with the place?
I hurriedly said, "Thank you for your interest, Your Majesty. However, I am from Daxia and do not want to leave my homeland."
Battelle sincerely advised: "As long as you stay, I will give you whatever you want."
Jin Sui hit the nail on the head: "You want the thunder fire, right? I'm so sorry, that thing can only be made in the Taoist temple in Da Xia. Even if you leave me in the Northern Frontier, I can't make the thunder fire by myself."
She was not so narcissistic that she wanted Bartel to like her. She was always clear-headed. In such troubled times, beauty was just a plus. Powerful men valued ability more than beauty.
When fighting Lei Zan, Battelle showed extreme curiosity about fish oil firearms, but he did not ask any further questions or conduct a secret search.
In order to guard against him, Jin Sui collected all the fish oil firearms and put them into the space. He did not take them out until before entering the royal court this time and gave them to Hei Hu.
I thought Battelle had given up, but I didn't expect that he was holding back a big move! He couldn't get the fish oil firearms, so he directly recruited the fish oil maker himself.
Bater did not deny it, but he still insisted: "I can give you time. I guarantee in the name of the King of Northern Frontier that you will receive the highest standard of treatment in Northern Frontier.
I can give you pastures, fields, slaves, and this temple! As long as you stay!"
Jin Sui was already on alert. She looked around and saw that there was no one else in the temple except the two of them.
Bater continued, "What good is there for you to go back to Daxia? That Yan Jiu treats you as a servant, and the King of Li doesn't respect you either.
They don’t call you fairy!
If you stay in the northern border, my people will worship you as the incarnation of a god!"
Jin Sui felt that this young man was too paranoid to communicate normally, and it was only possible to talk to him when his sister Princess Toya was around.
He stood up and was about to leave: "It seems that you don't really want to tell fortunes, I want to go down the mountain!"
Bater shook his head: "No, you can't go down the mountain. Your companions will leave tonight, and you will stay in the northern border."
Jin Sui snorted coldly, "Damn it, how can I give you a good face?"
She raised her crossbow, and if Bartel dared to stop her from leaving, she would knock him out.
As a result, she saw Bater slap the stone pillar with one palm, and in an instant, the door of the palace slammed shut.
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