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

Chapter 266 Undercurrent
Nearly a month passed in a blink of an eye. With Tana's support for Tenger to ascend to the throne of Taiji, and with the assistance of Zhu Shenzui, a series of measures were taken to gradually stabilize the tribe after experiencing turmoil.

Compared with the Mongols, the Han people have always been born politicians. In the thousands of years of history of the Han people, there have been many similar situations, and the political means are also innumerable.

Zhu Shenzui is not an ordinary person. After the death of Galiba, the overall situation of the tribe has been determined, and he holds absolute military power. In addition, Tana and Tenger have inherent status advantages, so most of the Mongols in the tribe recognize their rule.

As for a small number of people, or those who are secretly dissatisfied, they cannot cause any trouble without any strong support. In addition, Zhu Shenzui and Tana are both extremely decisive people. It would be fine if these people keep quiet and abide by the law, but if they are still indecisive, they will not be lenient.

As several people died for unknown reasons, either choking while eating or drinking water, or falling off horses, the hidden dangers within the tribe were eliminated. No one dared to look down on Tengger, a young Taiji who was less than two years old.

Internal stability also allowed the tribe to overcome the initial difficulties, but there is still a lot to do.

After Tenger succeeded to the throne, in addition to sending envoys to Ligdan Khan to gain his support, Zhu Shenzui and his wife also sent envoys to various Tumed tribes one after another, bringing the news of Tenger's succession to the Taiji, and also taking this opportunity to see the reactions of other tribes.

The Tumed tribe has always been the richest tribe among the Mongolian tribes. As early as the Jiajing period, the Tumed tribe had close contacts with the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty named the leader of the Tumed tribe the King of Shunyi. At that time, the Tumed tribe also developed from the original 30,000 households to 12 tribes, and started close cooperation with the Ming Dynasty.

Later, because the White Lotus Sect fled from the Ming Dynasty to the grassland and brought many Ming people with them, these people joined the Tumed tribe and brought a lot of advanced culture to the Mongols, including advanced agricultural planting techniques.

With the addition of these people, the Tumed tribe became more Sinicized than other Mongolian tribes. It was also on this basis that the Mongols of the Tumed tribe successively established towns on the grassland, including the famous Osaka Noboru Castle and Guihua Castle (Sanniangzi Castle).

After the death of Altan Khan, the Tumed tribe lost its strong leader and power began to disperse. The lords fought for the city rewards, tribes and positions, and finally led to civil strife. The most influential one was the "Battle of Dabansheng".

Although the Tumed regained its glory under the leadership of Sanniangzi and still maintained its core position among the Mongolian tribes, after Sanniangzi's death, Ligdan Khan succeeded to the throne. As Ligdan Khan transferred the Mongolian headquarters from the Tumed tribe to the Chahar tribe, the Tumed inevitably weakened.

The current Tumed tribe still nominally consists of twelve tribes, but in reality the Tumed have been divided into two parts: the Eastern and Western Tumed. If the tribes close to Mobei are included, the Northern Tumed can barely be considered a tribe.

From this point of view, the Twelve Tumed tribes are now in name only. Moreover, there are conflicts among these tribes, and these conflicts are mainly due to Ligdan Khan.

After Ligdan Khan ascended the throne, he had great ambitions but little talent and had been trying to unify the whole Mongolia by force. The Tumed tribe, as the original base of the Great Khan of Mongolia, was a direct subordinate tribe of Ligdan Khan from any perspective. However, when the power center was transferred from the Tumed tribe to the Chahar tribe, many people in the Tumed tribe criticized Ligdan Khan. In their view, Ligdan Khan's behavior was to abandon the Tumed tribe and no longer regard the Tumed tribe as his own.

In addition, there are also the continuous conquests by Ligdan Khan in recent years. It is for this reason that several tribes of the Tumed tribe have become disloyal to Ligdan Khan after suffering losses. Of course, some people are dissatisfied, while others still follow Ligdan Khan. The different views and opinions of the two sides have led to many conflicts between them. On the surface, they seem to be harmonious, but in fact, the division has already existed.

This time the tribe suffered a loss. Ashitemür died suddenly, and Galiba was killed after killing his brother. In less than a month, Ashitemür's tribe had undergone earth-shaking changes. When everyone realized what was happening, a two-year-old child actually took the position of the tribal taiji. The child's mother, the young Tana, became Alia, and his father became the tribal judge.

These changes were so unexpected that by the time everyone realized what was happening, the dust had already settled. The messengers sent by Tana also went to various tribes and informed them of the news.

Ashe Temur's tribe was a large tribe among the twelve Tumed tribes. Although it was not the most powerful, it was also one of the more advanced tribes.

Moreover, Ashi Temur also had the titles of Wanhu of the Right Wing of Mongolia and Jinong. The latter was fine, but the former was extraordinary.

The Tumed tribe initially had only three Wanhu, and the status of Wanhu was very noble among the Mongols. Even though the Ashe Timur family was not a member of the Golden Family, they were still nobles among the Mongols. In addition, the Ashe Timur tribe had always been close to Ligdan Khan. In recent years, when Ligdan Khan conquered various tribes with force, Ashe Timur never fell behind. He provided people and manpower, and even his own heir died in the war to cover Ligdan Khan's retreat. With the replacement of tribes, several tribes that were as close to Ligdan Khan as Ashe Timur naturally belonged to their own people. Although they were surprised to hear the news, they still expressed their regret for Ashe Timur's death, and also readily recognized Tenger's right to inherit the tribe.

However, several tribes that were already dissatisfied with Ligdan Khan and intended to establish independence seemed a little indifferent. Some of them even continued to inquire about the situation of their tribe while talking to the envoy. It was unknown what they were thinking.

Because Tana had already given instructions, the messenger cleverly avoided some sensitive topics and only said things that they could know. At the same time, he took note of the reactions of the tribal leaders and then passed them back to the tribe for Zhu Shenzhui and Tana to decide.

The news was gradually passed back to the tribe. Zhu Shenzhui listened to the news carefully and judged the reactions of various tribes to the tribal changes.

But these are just for reference. It is still unknown what the real thoughts of the tribal leaders are. It is not accurate to judge simply by such reactions. But it is necessary to do so because Zhu Shenzui knows that the tribe is weak now. If someone takes advantage of this, the tribe will face a crisis.

He put aside the papers in his hand. On them were summaries of the situations of the various tribes. These things were compiled by Zhu Shenzui through the messages sent back. Although they were not very useful, at least he could understand the attitudes of the various tribes, including the real situations of these tribes.

"Are you tired? Have some milk tea and take a break." Tana handed Zhu Shenzhui a silver bowl filled with freshly brewed milk tea. Mongolians are famous for their milk tea, but of course the taste is definitely not as good as the later Internet celebrity milk teas. It tastes like a strong milky smell, and it doesn't contain sugar but other things. People who drink it for the first time simply can't get used to it, but Zhu Shenzhui is not one of them. He has long been accustomed to this kind of milk tea. Although it doesn't taste very good, it is far from comparable to the milk tea of ​​later generations in terms of nutrition and refreshing.

After saying thank you, Zhu Shenzhui took the silver bowl and drank from it in small sips, his face full of fatigue.

These days, he slept very little every day for the sake of the tribe. Such a large tribe is not easy to manage, and after Galiba's purge of the tribe, there are many hidden dangers in the tribe. In addition, most of the centurions, decapitations, tribal elders and leaders he promoted lack a foundation. Although he has gradually taken control of the tribe, there are still many problems.

Apart from these, Zhu Shenzhui is also trying to gradually replace the original political structure of the tribe with his own way, but this is a long process and cannot be done in a short time. These are not so easy, but in Zhu Shenzhui's view, they are also necessary, so he has been adjusting the internal structure of the tribe these days, and slowly began to infiltrate and control it in his own way.

While Zhu Shenzhu was drinking milk tea, Tana helped her husband organize the papers and looked at what was written on them.

"Do you think these tribes will attack us?" Tana asked worriedly, picking up one of the papers. The paper recorded the names of several tribal leaders who were not so friendly to the envoys they sent.

"It's hard to say."

"Why is it difficult to say? Haven't they made their attitude clear? Are they still planning to wait and see?" Tana asked doubtfully. She had discussed this with Zhu Shencui before sending out the envoy, intending to test the other tribes in this way. Now that the news has been passed back, why is Zhu Shencui hesitating again?

Zhu Shenzhu shook his head and told Tana that things were not that simple. These were just references. These materials could not be used as evidence of the true attitudes of other tribes, and those who could sit on the position of tribal leader and become Taiji were not fools.

In Zhu Shenzhu's view, attitude is attitude, and the real thoughts are the basis. Those who are friendly on the surface may not be really friendly, and those who are cold on the surface may not be really cold. What is shown on the surface can never be used as real evidence. People's hearts are complicated. Wasn't Galiba respectful to Ashitemur before he took action? Wasn't he well-known in the tribe? Who could have known that he was actually a poisonous snake hiding in the dark?
But no matter what, there must be people in other tribes who are thinking about attacking their tribe. After all, after experiencing the Mobei War and the Galiba Incident, the strength of the tribe was greatly damaged. Now the Taiji of the tribe is only a two-year-old baby. Their tribe has become a piece of fat meat. Those who are interested are ready to make a move. The reason why they did not act immediately is perhaps that they wanted to see the attitudes of other tribes.

After listening to Zhu Shenzui's explanation, Tana was silent for a while. She frowned. If this was the case, it would not be a good thing. Once a tribe really attacked them, the tribe that had just been stabilized might fall into chaos, and whether Tenger could continue to sit firmly on the position of Taiji would become a problem.

(End of this chapter)