We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

Although the Khitan cavalry were reckless, they were simple-minded. How could they defeat an old fox like Wen Zaiyin?

Don't think that this old man is pedantic just because he keeps saying sage words like "zhihuzheya" every day.

Pedanticness is only one aspect of Wen Zaiyin, not his essence.

When saints deceive people, they are not at all ambiguous.

Just like now, the Khitan cavalry always felt that something was wrong, but this old man just made sense of it.

Their simple grassland logic could not get around the complicated debate of "inside and outside the city" for the time being.

Finally, Li Che couldn't help but laugh and scold: "Alright! You bastards, stop acting like you've been cheated out of your money!"

All the Khitan cavalry looked at Li Che.

However, Li Che pointed at them helplessly, his tone somewhat helpless, yet also somewhat bold: "Since I have already promised you, I will definitely not break my promise, but these witches are very important to my Feng Army."

"How about this, I'll pick out a few fine horses from my private stable for you. Each of you can choose one!"

"You won't lose out by trading the BMW for these women. Is that okay?"

The Khitan cavalry's eyes widened instantly, and expressions of ecstasy suddenly appeared on their faces.

"Your Highness has a private collection of fine horses?"

"Or one horse per person?"

woman?

The warriors on the grassland love women, but they love BMWs more.

A truly top-notch horse is a rare treasure that can be found only by chance. It is the capital for saving lives and killing enemies on the battlefield and for showing off by galloping on the grassland.

Compared to a woman you don't know how long you'll enjoy, a BMW that belongs to you and can be passed down through the family is worth more than a hundred times more!

It’s like if you have a Maybach worth a million, you can find any woman for it. Do you still need to spend 288,000 yuan on a dowry?

"Thank you for the reward, Your Highness!"

"Your Highness is wise!"

"All women belong to His Highness, just have fun!"

The Khitan cavalrymen were so happy that they kowtowed and expressed their gratitude. How could they care about the witches at all?

As if they were afraid that Li Che would go back on his word, several Khitan cavalrymen immediately mounted their horses, called out to their companions, and headed towards the street corner happily. After a while, they disappeared from Li Che's sight.

"How disgraceful, how disgraceful." Wen Zaiyin couldn't help but complain, "Your Highness is right to choose these Khitans. Robbery is indeed their ancestral craft."

Li Che smiled and looked at him without saying a word.

Although they are all foreign defectors, there is obviously a chain of contempt among foreigners in Fengtian.

Goryeo called itself a small China, and its system and culture were closest to Daqing, so Wen Zaiyin and other Goryeo surrendered ministers were at the top of the contempt chain.

Next is the powerful Khitan. Although the Khitan has no outstanding civil officials, there are many Khitans among the military generals, and the proportion of Khitans is the highest among the Fengtian Army cavalry.

Then came the Mohe people. After all, compared with Goryeo and Khitan, they were less intelligent.

The people with the lowest status were the Shiwei people, who were pure savages.

Small tribes like Sauron simply have too few people. Although Sauron warriors have a superior status, they are basically outside the contempt chain.

As for the people of Japan...

Li Che never accepted the loyalty of any Japanese and did not treat them as human beings.

Perhaps in the future a contempt chain of [Shuiwei people > Fengguo dogs > Japanese slaves] will be formed.

As for the foreign races within Fengguo, Li Che was happy to see them fighting each other, which was also a disguised way to divert the conflict.

He no longer cared about the Khitan cavalry, but turned to look at the witch: "Did you pray for Haibu Munezane to make the rain just now?"

The witch hesitated for a moment and nodded: "It is my daughter."

Li Che didn't expose him, but just smiled and asked: "Do you know where Haibu Zongzhen ran off to?"

The miko shook her head repeatedly: "Your Highness, I have no idea that when your cavalry charged into the battle, Kaibu Munezana disappeared."

Li Che nodded slightly, then changed the subject: "You can pray for rain for Haibu Zongzhen, maybe you can pray for rain for me too?"

Upon hearing this, the witch immediately looked terrified.

How could she pray for rain again? Today's rain was the result of the accumulated moisture for many days, and there would not be another raindrop for the next half month.

But seeing the murderous guards around her, the witch had no choice but to grit her teeth and say,

"Yes, as long as Your Highness truly believes in the gods, I am willing to use my spiritual power to communicate with the gods for you, and I will be able to pray for the rain."

Hearing this, before Li Che could say anything, Qiu Bai and Wen Zaiyin on the side were already glaring at him.

"How dare you!" Wen Zaiyin's beard curled. "Your Highness is the Prince of Daqing, of undeniable noble status. How could he believe in the wild gods of your small country?"

Wen Zaiyin was really angry. After all, His Highness didn't even believe in Confucius. As a Confucian scholar, he had tried many times to talk about Confucianism with His Highness, but was refuted speechless every time.

You are just an evil god from a small country, yet you come here to get involved. Do you really think that the sword in my hand is useless?

Li Che waved his hand to stop the two, then looked at the shrine maiden calmly: "Is the god you believe in Izanagi? Izanami? Or Amaterasu?"

The shrine maiden was surprised: "Your Highness also knows about the gods of Japan?"

Li Che smiled but said nothing.

Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy can help you win a hundred battles.

The mythological system of a nation often reveals the nature of that nation, so he must have known Japanese mythology in his previous life.

Although we hate Japan to the core, it does not mean that we have to eliminate anything from Japan. We can also use the enemy's things for our own benefit.

For example, the mythological system of Japan is an important means of ruling the ignorant Japanese people.

Give their father god Izanagi a position as the Jade Emperor's boy, or give their mother goddess Izanami a position as the Queen Mother's maid.

They used their status as gods to crush the Japanese and maintain the legitimacy of the Qing people's rule over the Japanese.

Then tell the Japanese that they are born to suffer, and that the suffering of the soul is limited.

As long as you concentrate on mining and planting potatoes, you will have a chance to be reborn as a Feng person in your next life.

Well, India’s caste system isn’t all bad. Fighting fire with fire is perfect for dealing with daily life.

In order to implement this plan, these witches are the key.

If some words were spoken by the conquerors, the people would naturally not believe them; but if they were spoken by the clergy of their own country, they would believe them without a doubt.

As for whether the clergy are willing or not... funny!

The abbot would probably be more than happy to have this!

"I worship three goddesses: Tanashihime, Jitanzuhime, and Jiichikishimahime."

Li Che only had a general understanding of Japanese mythology, and he didn't know any of these three women.

In fact, there is no need to know. The Japanese pantheon is the product of close breeding, and none of them are good.

Maybe I'm not even worthy of being a maid, so if that doesn't work, I'll just be a mount.

Li Che nodded, and then said: "Let's go and take a look at your shrine."