If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 290 The Shrine
Under the escort of a group of Mongolian cavalry, Lan Qier arrived at the temple located high on the mountain.

It is said to be a temple. In fact, according to the classification of the Japanese country, it should be said to be a shrine. However, to the Mongolians, they did not feel that there was any difference.

A group of Mongolian cavalry rode up the mountain and wanted to protect Lan Qier into the shrine. They happened to use the walls and buildings of the shrine for defense.

This shrine is built on a mountain. There is only one road up the mountain, and it is all steps. As long as this mountain road is guarded, the Mongolian bows and arrows can shoot anyone who wants to go up the mountain into a hedgehog.

However, a group of Mongolian cavalry were blocked at the door by the people of the shrine. These priests did not want these Mongols to enter.

"This is a place where gods are enshrined, you can't go in!" The priest led the monk-like armed men raised by the shrine to stand in front of the Mongolian cavalry.

In the Japanese country, shrines or temples like theirs would more or less maintain some monk soldiers or similar armed forces.

The small number is probably only about a hundred or so people, with some swords, guns and clubs; the large number is often thousands or tens of thousands, and even the so-called heroes of the Warring States Period of later generations of Japan, such as Oda Nobunaga, Uesugi Kenshin, Takeda Shingen and others are all afraid of three points.

The main sources of these monk soldiers and armed forces are the security guards of shrines or temples that control a large amount of land. They were originally used to look after homes and institutions. But when the world is in chaos, it is not that no one has ambitions and wants to join the monks. Became a master in one instant.

Although the shrine in front of you does not have a strong armed force, dozens of armed peasants wearing armor, holding naginata and long bows can still gather together.

The reason why they are armed peasants is actually easy to tell, because apart from their decent armor and weapons, these people are also dressed in quite tatters, and their bodies are also dirty, and most of them have stains on their legs and feet. The soil that is not yet dry, it can be seen that it must have just been called from the field.

Expecting this group of people to be able to resist a group of Mongolian cavalry armed to the teeth is simply overthinking. Even if they can keep this group of Mongolian cavalry here for a few minutes, it is considered that their bones are stuck with knives.

Of course, this shrine still has a courtyard wall and a gate. Although the defense is not very strong, it is acceptable. If it really wants to be attacked, the Mongolian cavalry will still have to work hard to get in.

However, Lan Qier did not let her guards kill people. Instead, she stood out from the crowd, pointed at the priest of the shrine and cursed: "I am the concubine of Prince Zheng! Now I am being assassinated by a traitor. You don't want to help, but want to stop me." , could it be that I am an accomplice of the traitor? If I get out of trouble today, I will report it to the prince and kill all nine of your tribes and destroy the lineage of your divine heirs!"

Lan Qier's words are full of intimidation. Not to mention that these Mongolian cavalry under her can directly attack this small shrine. The aftermath of Lan Qier's escape after today's disaster is not a mere one. The shrine can afford it.

Even if she really couldn't escape today and died, Zhu Zhanqi would definitely investigate it after knowing about it. Then it would not be a matter of destroying this shrine.

By that time, all beings related to this shrine will be killed.

Even if Zhu Zhanquan changed his current policy of being gentle towards the Japanese, it would not be impossible to directly bloodbath the entire Kyushu Island.

So after Lan Qier threatened, the priests in the shrine discussed for a while and made a choice without much hesitation. They opened the door of the shrine and let Lan Qier and her Mongolian cavalry in. "I didn't know that the noble person was here, I bumped into the noble person, please atone for your sins!" The priests of the shrine all knelt in front of Lan Qier, looking cautious and cautious, showing no trace of the stubbornness that they had just refused Lan Qier to enter.

As for the armed peasants, they were naturally kneeling on the ground tremblingly at this time. They were more afraid and afraid of Lan Qier's identity and power than the priests of the shrine.

Lan Qier did not hold these people accountable. Fear and self-preservation are just human instincts. As a Mongolian noble who received aristocratic education since childhood, Lan Qier, although she is a girl, has not lost the way to treat her subordinates. Learn to know when to be strict and when to appease.

"I was assassinated by a traitor and needed to take refuge in the Precious Treasure Temple. However, my loyal bodyguards have already gone to the nearby Ming army to ask for help." Lan Qier softened the originally stern look on her face and changed her tone to the shrine. The priest said: "I wonder if you can assist my guards and wait for reinforcements to come to relieve the siege?"

Faced with Lan Qier's inquiry, the priest, who was already prepared to help, naturally said nothing and immediately organized manpower to defend the shrine.

Lan Qier also asked her captain to instruct the guards to prepare for battle, and also asked the priest to bandage the injured guards.

In the previous battles, although the Japanese rebels could not cause much harm to the Mongolian cavalry who were armed to the teeth, some people still suffered some injuries. One of them was seriously injured and could no longer lift one arm.

Fortunately, there were no casualties, but some of their horses were lost. Fortunately, this level of loss was not a big problem for the Mongols.

While doing these defensive tasks, the priests of the shrine did not forget to curry favor with Lan Qier. It was obviously a priest with a higher status who bowed his head respectfully in front of her and invited Lan Qier to the shrine. Tea is served in the side hall.

Lan Qier naturally agreed to this. Although she was not afraid of battle, she would not refuse if she could stay in a safer place at this time.

She believed that her captain of the bodyguard could handle the next thing, she just needed to wait here.

So Lan Qier called four guards to follow her, and then followed the priest to the side hall of the shrine.

According to Lan Qier's idea, before she only had dozens of guards who could block the Japanese attack. Now with the support of the shrine and the armed farmers, it was enough for her to wait for the reinforcements to arrive.

So she safely left the matter to the captain of the guard and went to rest.

The captain of the guard didn't think there was anything wrong with Lan Qier's actions. The nobles should not have been in danger in the first place. They were derelict in their duty if they failed to protect Lan Qier. How could they force the nobles to accompany them to face danger with a group of fighting men? ?
And in the view of the captain of the guard, those Japanese were just like that. After experiencing the fight just now, they might not dare to continue hunting.

However, just as the captain of the guard was getting ready to deal with the possible battle that would come next, he did not know that the danger was quietly approaching.

(End of this chapter)