Gou was a member of the imperial family in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 187 Cry
On the day of arriving at the tribe, Zhu Shenzui put everything behind him and handed over all the affairs of the caravan to his subordinates. He even just visited his father-in-law Ashi Temur, said a few simple words and then left in a hurry to return to his yurt to accompany Tana.

Seeing that Zhu Shencui was so concerned about Tana, Asitimur was not annoyed. Instead, he smiled and was very satisfied.

Tana is about to give birth, and this is Zhu Shenzhui's first child. As a father-to-be, it is normal for him to care so much about his wife and children.

Ashe Timur couldn't help but think of himself back then. Wasn't he the same when he was young? As a warrior and heir of the tribe, facing the end of his life, it was normal for him to lose his composure.

Moreover, because of Zhu Shencui, their tribe had a much better life in the past year. With the supplies from the Ming Dynasty, the tribe's lack of food and other things were replenished. Facing the natural disasters on the grassland and the conquests and gathering of troops by Lin Danhan in recent years, their tribe was much stronger than other tribes.

Asitmur knew very well how other tribes had been doing in the past few years. Compared with their own life, it was no exaggeration to say that they were doing well. Besides, apart from the food supplements, which were basically kept within the tribe, the trade exchange of other materials also brought unimaginable benefits to the tribe.

Ashil Timur was extremely satisfied with the result, and was secretly proud of the fact that he had used Tana to win over Zhu Shencui. In his opinion, the decision to let the two get married was the wisest decision of his life. Without Zhu Shencui, his tribe would probably have had a very difficult time.

Tana is about to give birth now, and it would be even better if it is a son.

As Zhu Shenzui's eldest son, Ashi Temur knew very well what this meant. Although an eldest son born to a Mongolian man was unlikely to return to the Ming Dynasty to inherit Zhu Shenzui's royal title, as long as there was such a child and this child grew up in the tribe, the benefits it would bring to the tribe in the future would be extremely huge.

Maybe after ten or twenty years, his tribe will gradually grow to a larger scale, with more people and cattle and sheep. By that time, even the Khan will look at him differently, and his identity and status in Mongolia will become more and more important.

Ashe Temur was not a person willing to be lonely. As a Mongolian, he had an uneasy heart. He was a Mongolian Jinong and one of the right wing Wanhu. Regardless of his identity, he was an absolute nobleman for ordinary Mongolians.

But Ashil Timur knew in his heart the gap between himself and the real nobles. Firstly, he was not a member of the Golden Family. In Mongolia, only members of the Golden Family were high and mighty and were recognized as nobles by the Mongolians.

Secondly, his status as Jinong and Right Wing Wanhu was based on the size of his tribe and his loyalty to the Khan. But in fact, there were many people with the same status as him in the whole Mongolia, and there were even many people with nobler status and stronger strength than him.

As for the others, let's say Inner Khalkha, Outer Khalkha, Khorchin, Chahar, Ordos, Tumed, Oirat, plus the Buryat tribes further north. Among them, the Chahar tribe was in the hands of Ligdan Khan. His tribe was just one of the Tumed tribes, not to mention the huge tribes that owned the entire Khorchin, Inner and Outer Khalkha.

When Ashitemur sent troops to follow Ligdan Khan on the expedition, he was very disgusted with the Inner Khalkha and Khorchin tribes who opposed Ligdan Khan. If it were not for them, Mongolia would not have been unified, and Ligdan Khan would not have conquered the other side again and again, thus recruiting troops from his own tribe.

But in his heart, Ashi Temur envied these big tribes. These big tribes owned large tracts of grassland and a large population. More importantly, they had the courage and strength to say no directly to Ligdan Khan.

After several expeditions, Ligdan Khan returned in defeat, which caused a great response among the Mongolian tribes. Many Mongolians had become disgusted with Ligdan Khan's actions, and at the same time, they gradually began to tend to and sympathize with the Inner Khalkha and Khorchin tribes who resisted Ligdan Khan's orders.

But these are just thoughts in their minds. After all, Lin Dan Khan is the legitimate heir of the Golden Family and the leader of Mongolia. Those big tribes can disobey Lin Dan Khan's orders, pretend to obey but secretly disobey, or even go to war, which will seriously embarrass the Khan. But how can these ordinary tribes have such confidence and strength? Even if they have the heart, they don't have the courage!
But now Ashitemur feels that the opportunity for his tribe may have come. In recent years, due to Ligdan Khan's conquests and natural disasters, each tribe has suffered heavy losses, and some large tribes have gradually declined. This is obvious.

And his tribe got supplements from the Ming Dynasty through Zhu Shenzhui, and with Zhu Shenzhui's caravan, the tribe had the confidence and capital to trade with other tribes. Over time, as long as he continued like this, his tribe might be able to take this opportunity to continue to grow, and maybe one day he could become the most powerful tribe in Tumed.

By that time, he would wait for an opportunity to launch a war, directly annex several other Tumed tribes, and unify the Tumed tribe. Then, Ashil Timur would be able to reach the highest point in his life and become a true nobleman.

This is not impossible. Didn't Yesen of the Oiran do the same? He was not a member of the Golden Family, but he achieved the same level as the Golden Family with his own strength. Not only did he unify the Oiran tribe, but he also imitated Cao Cao in Han history and used the emperor to control the princes. He proclaimed himself as the Grand Master and created a glorious Oiran Mongolian era.

Since Yesen could do it, perhaps Ashi Temur could do it too. The basis for achieving this goal is to continuously strengthen oneself, and Zhu Shencui's role in this can be imagined.

Ashe Temur has decided that after Tana's child is born, he must bring the child to his side and raise him carefully. When the child grows up, this will be his real home, and the tribe will be his future goal.

With a son, Zhu Shenzhui couldn't help but consider the tribe, not to mention Tana. This way, the tribe's development has a reliable foundation, and the future is even more promising!
Thinking of this, Ashe Temur couldn't help but laugh happily. He even thought that Tana was still young and could give birth to more children for Zhu Shenzhui in the future. In this way, Zhu Shenzhui and the tribe would be more closely connected, and he would be more confident. For a moment, Ashe Temur couldn't help laughing, laughing so hard that he fell forward and backward, which made the Mongolian guards outside feel puzzled. They were curious about what Taiji was doing in the yurt alone? Why was he so happy?
Zhu Shenzhu naturally didn't know about Asitimur's little plan, and he didn't even think about it. The most important thing for Zhu Shenzhu now was to accompany Tana well. As Tana's due date was approaching, how could he take care of other things?

In the two days since arriving at the tribe, Zhu Shenzui did not go anywhere and stayed with Tana wholeheartedly.

That evening, Zhu Shenzui was chatting with Tana. Seeing that the sun was getting late, he was about to get up and ask someone to prepare dinner.

Before he stood up, Tana, who was sitting next to him, suddenly groaned. Turning his head, he saw Tana slightly bent over, with her brows slightly furrowed and sweat oozing out of her eyes.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?" Zhu Shenzhui asked hurriedly.

"I... I think I'm about to give birth..." Tana covered her belly. The movement coming from her belly made her a little nervous. After all, it was her first time giving birth. Although Tana was calm and prepared, she couldn't help but feel a little panicked when the time came.

After taking a closer look, Zhu Shenzui suddenly became anxious. He quickly asked Tana to lie down, turned around and shouted outside the yurt. Wang Hai, who had been waiting outside the yurt, heard the shouting and rushed in.

"master!"

"Quick! Go and call the midwife. Oh, and call the doctor we brought with us as well!"

"Call... call Haruna to come too..." Tana said while holding Zhu Shenzhui's hand, enduring the pain.

"Yes! Invite Haruna from the tribe as well, quickly!" Zhu Shenzui said this to Wang Hai again. Wang Hai quickly responded and ran out in a hurry.

A moment later, the tribe's midwife Haruna and the midwives and doctors brought by Zhu Shencui hurried over. Zhu Shencui had made many preparations for Tana's birth. He not only paid a lot of money to hire an experienced midwife to deliver Tana, but also hired a doctor who was good at gynecology.

The two were originally unwilling to come, so Zhu Shenzhui used some tricks to get them to follow the caravan northward, and of course, he also gave them generous treatment. In addition, the caravan also brought a lot of medicine to prevent any accidents during Tana's delivery. It can be said that Zhu Shenzhui did everything he could.

When they arrived and entered the yurt, the midwife and Haruna came forward and knew that Tana was about to give birth, so they immediately ordered preparations to be made. While preparing, they drove Zhu Shenzhui out, saying that men could not be around when a woman gave birth, and even the doctor could only wait outside.

When they arrived outside the yurt, they saw several maids busy going in and out under the instructions of the midwife and Haruna. Some were bringing hot water, and some were preparing scissors, clean white cloth and so on. At the same time, Tana's cries could be heard intermittently from the yurt. Hearing her moans, Zhu Shenzhu's heart was in a knot. He walked back and forth nervously outside, and from time to time he would stick his head out to look inside.

"Master, the mistress will be fine, don't worry." Seeing Zhu Shenzhu's look, Wang Hai comforted him.

"Yes! It will be fine, I'm relieved, I'm not worried... Why hasn't the baby been born yet? How long do we have to wait?" Zhu Shenzhui rubbed his hands and nodded, but he was still very anxious as he spoke, and he couldn't stop walking, running around like an ant on a hot pan.

Not long after, Ashi Temur and Hadan Bater, who had heard the news, arrived, followed by Burigude. Not only them, but also their wives came, including Tana's biological mother.

Hearing Tana's cry in the yurt, several women went in without saying a word. Several men stayed outside and waited. Zhu Shenzui didn't have the heart to say anything to them at this time. He waited anxiously, turning around, squatting, and standing up again. He never had a moment of peace.

I don't know how long it took, but as Tana's cries became louder and louder, Zhu Shenzui's hands trembled slightly with nervousness. Finally, after a heart-wrenching scream, Tana's cries suddenly stopped. Just as Zhu Shenzui was stunned and ready to rush in to see what was going on, an unusually loud baby cry suddenly came from the yurt.

(End of this chapter)