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

Chapter 188 Tengger

Zhu Shencui's first child was finally born, a boy, weighing 15 pounds. The baby's cry was unusually loud. The midwife happily congratulated Zhu Shencui on having a very healthy, fat boy. She said that she had delivered many babies in her life, but had never seen one that cried so loudly. She knew at a glance that this child was different from other children and would definitely be rich and powerful in the future.

Zhu Shenzhui was overjoyed at the birth of his son. This was the first time he became a father in his two lives. Looking at his newly born son, whose body was red and not much bigger than a kitten, Zhu Shenzhui couldn't stop smiling.

With a wave of your hand, you will be rewarded greatly!

Zhu Shenzhui's generosity made the midwife and the doctor very happy. Tana was very strong. After all, she was a Mongolian who lived on horseback. Her physical fitness for riding and shooting was much better than that of Ming Dynasty women.

From the beginning of planning for the birth to the birth, it only took a short hour. Tana's delivery was very smooth, and none of the backup plans that Zhu Shenzhu had prepared were used.

The midwife was busy for a while, but the doctor just stayed outside and did nothing but waited with Zhu Shencui. But even so, Zhu Shencui still gave them a generous reward, which was the most generous they had ever seen in their lives. In addition to the generous reward promised before, this trip to the grassland was not only risk-free, but also rewarding, which made them very happy.

Not only Zhu Shenzui was happy, but Ashi Temur, Hadan Bater, Burigude and others were also overjoyed. Tana's son was born, and this child was not only Zhu Shenzui's, but also theirs and the tribe's.

With this child, Zhu Shenzui’s bond with the tribe is not just with Tana, and they all know it.

Although the birth went smoothly, Tana was very tired. After seeing the child, she showed a relieved smile on her face. She gave birth to a son for Zhu Shenzhui. Is there anything better for a woman than this? Tana was satisfied, with a strong sense of pride and happiness on her face.

After talking with Tana for a while, Tana fell asleep due to exhaustion. Sitting aside, watching Tana sleeping and the little person beside her, Zhu Shenzhui's smile never stopped. Especially when he was looking at his son who had just been born and whose eyebrows and eyes had not yet grown, a strange sense of blood connection arose from his heart. Perhaps this was the feeling between father and son. Zhu Shenzhui smiled blankly, like a fool.

Tana recovered very well. Mongolians were different from Ming people. Mongolian women did not have a confinement period after giving birth. At most, they could go out after two days of rest. Moreover, Tana had always been in good physical condition. If Zhu Shenzhu had not stopped her, Tana would have planned to go out and walk the next day.

After lying in the yurt for several days, Tana, who was usually very active, couldn't stand it anymore. At her pleading, Zhu Shencui saw that she looked really good. In addition, Zhu Shencui didn't have as many rules and regulations as people of this era, so he asked a doctor to come and take her pulse. After confirming that Tana was fine, he agreed to let her get out of bed and walk around to get some fresh air.

But as for riding a horse, forget it. At best, Tana was allowed to move around freely. In the past few days, the child has gradually grown up.

The child is very strong. He can eat, sleep and cry a lot. His voice is especially loud when he cries. His face has grown a little bit and his appearance can be vaguely seen. His eyebrows and eyes are more like Zhu Shenzhui, so you can tell at a glance that they are father and son. However, there is also a shadow of Tana. It can be imagined that when the child grows up, he will definitely be a handsome boy.

Zhu Minqing, this is the name Zhu Shenzhu gave to the child. This name was given according to their Jin Wang genealogy. Although Zhu Shenzhu knew in his heart that it was unlikely that this child would be brought back to Ming Dynasty to be raised, he would live on the grassland with Tana for a long time in the future.

But no matter what, this is his eldest son after all, and Tana is also his legitimate wife from the grassland. As a father, Zhu Shenzhu must give the child a legitimate status. In the future, if there is a chance, he will take Tana and the child back to the Ming Dynasty and formally include this eldest son in the family tree.

Tana didn't care about the child's Chinese name, but gave the child a Mongolian name, Tengger.

This is a good name. A singer in later generations was also named this name. In Mongolian, Tenger means sky and also represents the Eternal Heaven. This name is enough to show Tana's expectations for the child.

Tengger's birth brought Zhu Shenzui immense joy. Watching the child's appearance change little by little, his heart was filled with happiness.

Shortly after the child was born, Ashil Timur specially held a banquet for the child. All the attendees were his own family members. In addition to Ashil Timur and Zhu Shenzui, they also included Hadan Bater, Burigude and several other nephews and nephews, as well as several respected elders of the tribe.

At the banquet, Ashil Timur was in great spirits. He raised his glass and drank repeatedly, saying with a smile that Tenger's birth was a great joyous event for the tribe and the happiest thing for him in recent days.

As the child's grandfather, Ashi Temur promised Zhu Shenzhui that he would treat Tenger well and told Zhu Shenzhui to rest assured that Tenger was like his own grandson in the tribe and no one could bully Tana and her son. As soon as this was said, Hadan Bater also patted his chest and assured Zhu Shenzhui that he was the child's uncle and naturally one of the child's closest people. Under his care, the child would definitely become a Mongolian warrior and live up to his bloodline.

Even Burigude was not left behind. He was the first among these people to know Zhu Shenzhui. If he had not met Zhu Shenzhui, Zhu Shenzhui would not have such a close relationship with the tribe today. Now there is not only Tana, but also Tenger, who is also the child's uncle. In front of Zhu Shenzhui, he patted his chest and vowed that as long as he was in the tribe, no one could bully his nephew.

In this situation, everyone also made various promises. Zhu Shenzui smiled and thanked them one by one. He knew in his heart that this was a promise that Ashil Timur had made specifically to him, and Zhu Shenzui also guessed why Ashil Timur did this.

"There is one more thing to announce today!" After everyone finished speaking, Ashe Temur coughed, cleared his throat and spoke again.

Seeing everyone's eyes on him, Ashe Temur stroked his short beard and said with a smile: "Tengger is my grandson, Tana is my daughter, and I am the Taiji of the tribe, so today I decided to let Tenger serve as the chief of the tribe!"

When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked, especially Ashi Temur's other sons and nephews, who looked at each other in bewilderment. On the contrary, Hadan Bater and Burigude looked as if they had known about it for a long time, and still had smiles on their faces.

"Abu!" Ashitemür's youngest son, Galiba, Hadanbaatar's younger brother, could not help but ask, "You let such a young child serve as a centurion? Isn't this inappropriate?"

"Yes, Abu!" As soon as Galiba finished speaking, the second son Xurigan also spoke up: "I know you like this child, but no matter how much you like him, there is no need to let such a young child be a centurion, right? Besides, the tribe has its own rules, and there has never been a precedent for a newborn child to be a centurion. And Tenger is only Tana's child. Tana is your daughter, and this child is your grandson!"

"What? Are you, as his uncle, unhappy?" Ashe Temur's face suddenly darkened. He narrowed his eyes and stared at his second son and asked back.

"It's not that I don't like it, it's that I think it's inappropriate!" Xu Ri said stiffly, "My eldest brother is a thousand households in the tribe, and my brother and I are only hundred households. But now a little baby is only a few days old and still breastfeeding, and he is a hundred households. Even if you are partial to Tana, Tana is just your daughter, not your son. If you do this and it gets out, won't other tribes laugh at us? Even how will people in your own tribe look at you? Don't forget that you are the Taiji of the tribe!"

"Haha, this reason sounds good." Asitemur laughed, his eyes lingered meaningfully on Xurigan. Xurigan felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by him, but he still stiffened his neck and looked back.

"So, you are worried that the people in the tribe will not accept my decision?" asked Ashitemur.

Xu Rigan said yes, saying that what Ashi Timur did was unprecedented, and that it would chill the tribe members, especially because it broke the tribe's rules. In his words, Xu Rigan was against Ashi Timur's decision to let Tenger serve as a centurion.

However, what Xurigan said was not wrong. Astemur's decision was unprecedented, and for the tribe, a position of a hundred households was not low. After all, their tribe was not a big tribe like Khorchin, Inner and Outer Khalkha, but just one of the many tribes on the Tumed grassland.

Ashetemur was the taiji of the tribe and held the title of Wanhu of the Right Wing of Mongolia. However, apart from being the actual leader of the tribe, he had only a few thousand personal guards under his direct command. In addition, there was Hadanbaatar, the eldest son and heir, who had fewer people under his command than Ashetemur. The rest were Ashetemur's other sons and nephews, such as Xurigan who spoke just now, Galiba, and his nephew Burigude.

They all hold the position of centurion. Normally, a centurion consists of five people, that is, about 500 people. But in reality, their centurion is just a title. Except when they go to war, they usually have only a dozen Mongols following them in the tribe.

Before Tana and Zhu Shenzhu got married, Ashi Timur made a decision to allocate some people from the tribe to Tana as a dowry.

This arrangement was not excessive in Mongolian tradition. Even though Ashi Temur's dowry was a little generous, no one objected, because everyone knew that although Tana married Zhu Shenzhui, she would not follow Zhu Shenzhui back to the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the people allocated to Tana were still people belonging to the tribe, and Tana was not given the actual position of a centurion.

But now it was different. Ashi Temur actually wanted to give a newborn baby the title of a centurion. Doesn't this mean that they and this baby will be equal in the tribe in the future? Besides, Tenger is still young. Aren't these people under his name equal to his mother Tana's people? In addition, this child was born to Tana and a Ming Dynasty man, and only has half Mongolian blood. In this way, his status in the tribe cannot tolerate such a baby?

(End of this chapter)