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

Chapter 326 Return to Ming Dynasty
Zhu Shenzui nodded slightly. He was very satisfied with Burigude and Wang Jinwu. They did a great job at Zhenlu Fort. Now the news had spread. It would be the Tenger tribe's turn to take action next.

He reached out and took a memorial that had been prepared long ago. This was a memorial submitted to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty in the name of the Tenger tribe. The content of the memorial was nothing more than explaining to the Ming Dynasty what had happened. At the same time, it stated that the Tenger tribe was the victim in this incident. If it had not been for their tight defense, they would have almost been succeeded by the traitors, thus causing a great disaster.

In addition, the Tenger tribe cried to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty with grievance, telling Emperor Tianqi that the Tenger tribe had been behaving well since the enthronement, and after the bilateral trade started, it was also in accordance with the Emperor Tianqi's wishes that the Tumed Mongolian tribes were led to trade with the Ming Dynasty according to the rules, and the trade has been in accordance with the rules until now.

The Tenger tribe had never taken the initiative to provoke Elbegji Taiji and Bushitu. Elbegji Taiji had previously brought people to the tribe to request to participate in trade, and the tribe readily agreed and provided many conveniences.

Not to mention Bu Shitu, who was the nominal leader of the Tumed. During the era of Ashil Timur's tribe, although the tribe was close to Ligdan Khan, it had never offended Bu Shitu. Now that Tenger is the Taiji, he shows even more respect. The Tenger tribe can't figure out how they had offended Elbeg Taiji and Bu Shitu?

At the end of the memorial, the Tenger tribe sincerely apologized to the Emperor Tianqi, and said that if Elbegji Taiji and Bushitu were dissatisfied with the tribe because of the development of trade with the Ming Dynasty, the Tenger tribe would rather give up this privilege and hand it over to Bushitu to lead.

There are no fancy words in the speech, only straightforward narration and a lot of grievances and helplessness, which can also represent the attitude and reaction of the Tengger tribe as an ordinary Mongolian tribe.

Zhu Shenzhui handed the memorial to Wang Jinwu, asking him to prepare it and return to Daming. After arriving at Weiyuanwei, he would hand the memorial to Zhou Anmin. Zhou Anmin would naturally submit it to the capital through channels, and then Wei Zhongxian would deliver it to the emperor.

"Why don't we let someone else do this? Why do we have to go again after just coming back?" Wang Jinwu didn't want to take this job. He had just come back from Zhenlu Fort and hadn't had much rest yet. He had to go to Weiyuan Guard? This trip back and forth was tiring.

"What? Do you think this is the thing you're going to give away this time?" Zhu Shenzhui scolded with a smile.

Wang Jinwu was stunned and immediately looked over.

"Sixth brother, is he my father...?"

"Yes! You've been out for so long, you should go back. You can't stay in Mongolia forever, right? Don't forget that you are still a captain of the garrison. You haven't been seen for a year. Do you really think this is the territory of the Ming Dynasty by running around in the grassland?"

"I won't go back! Whoever wants to go back can go back!" Wang Jinwu said with his neck stiff. This year in the grassland was much more comfortable than in the Ming Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, whenever Wang Jinwu wanted to do something, his father Wang Rong would watch over him. Even if he found a chance to go to Zhaowuling or Yangtoushan, it was just to get some fresh air.

But since he followed Zhu Shenzui to the grassland, this kid has been having a great time. Not only has he experienced several real battles, but he also fell in love with the unrestrained life on the grassland.

On weekdays, he would lead his men to train, and when he felt like it, he would go out hunting on horseback. He made a group of Mongolian friends in the tribe, and they drank and boasted together, having a great time.

This kind of good life lasted less than a year, and Wang Jinwu felt that living forever was the joy of life. How could he even think of returning to the Ming Dynasty?
"No! You must go back!" Zhu Shenzhui said bluntly. Seeing that Wang Jinwu was not convinced and wanted to argue, he said without waiting for him to speak: "You are comfortable here, but your uncle is worried about you in the Ming Dynasty. You have been out for a year and you don't go back. What do you think your uncle will think? Is your uncle still worried about you at his age?"

"Besides, the people under your command have not been out for long. You can't let them stay with you on the grassland forever, right? The new recruits in Zhaowuling have almost finished their training. These people will be rotated next. You are also a military household. You have served as a centurion for the past two years and have led soldiers for such a long time. Don't you know the principle of taking turns to relax and work hard when leading troops?"

Wang Jinwu opened his mouth to refute, but he didn't know where to start. Zhu Shenzhui was right. Not only Wang Rong, but also his brothers had been out for so long, it was indeed time to go back. Not everyone was like him. He liked the grassland, but did all his brothers like it too? They served in the army to eat food, so that their families could live better. In addition, most of his men were either military households or farmers, and their families were in the Ming Dynasty. Now that they had stayed in the grassland for so long, it was impossible for them not to feel homesick.

Even Wang Jinwu's disciple Li You was the same. These days, Li You often stared at the direction of Daming. When asked what he was thinking about, Li You just smiled and said he was not thinking about anything. Wang Jinwu, who was careless before, didn't care about it. But today Zhu Shenzhu suddenly mentioned this matter, and Wang Jinwu suddenly realized that Li You might be missing home and his father.

"But Sixth Brother, if I take my people away like this, what will happen to Elbeg Jitaiji and Bushitu? What if a fight breaks out and my brothers and I are gone..."

"Bullshit!" Zhu Shenzhui cursed before he could finish, "You are really pretending to be a pig with a green onion stuck in your nose. What's the matter? We can't fight without you and these brothers? Don't think you are so arrogant just because you have won a few battles before. Can you, with just a hundred people, fight against thousands of Mongolian cavalry head-on? You think too highly of yourself." "Besides, I have trained elite soldiers with great difficulty. How can I use them on a large-scale cavalry battlefield? Only a fool would do such a thing? Get out! Go back immediately and get ready. Go back tomorrow. Not only you, but all your people should go back. By the way! I don't need to teach you how to go back, right? If you don't understand, ask Wang Hai. You have been eating meat for the past two years and have only grown bigger but not smarter. Learn it well!"

"Sixth brother, I...!" Wang Jinwu wanted to explain, but Wang Hai, who was standing beside him, saw Zhu Shenzui's ugly face and hurriedly pulled him out of the tent. As he walked, he turned back and said to Zhu Shenzui and Tana, "Don't worry, the master and the mistress, he will persuade Wang Jinwu and prepare to set off back to Ming Dynasty tomorrow."

Just like that, Wang Jinwu was dragged away by Wang Hai. After the two left, Zhu Shenzhui was still a little angry when he looked at the direction they disappeared. But on second thought, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"You, can't you talk to Jin Wu nicely? Why does your own brother have to scold him like this?" Tana poured Zhu Shenzhui a cup of milk tea and couldn't help but complain to him.

"I know this kid's temper better than you do. He is a guy who will make trouble even if he is not right. Talk to him nicely? Humph, if I can talk to him nicely, would I not say it? Instead, I will scold him directly and force him to do what I want. Otherwise, he will delay it for you and end up with nothing."

“You brothers are really…” Tana smiled secretly with her hands covering her mouth. Tenger, who was in her arms, looked around in confusion with his big eyes. He didn’t understand what his parents were talking about at all. Soon his attention was attracted by the rosary in his hand and he began to play with it with great interest.

"But what Jin Wu said just now is correct. After the incident at Zhenlu Fort, Elbegji Taiji and Bu Shitu have to be on guard. Elbegji Taiji's tribe is not too worried, but Bu Shitu has to be careful. This man is not easy to deal with. He even dared to offend the Khan before. What if..."

"No problem." Zhu Shenzhui was confident and said with a smile: "These two old guys are in a state of panic right now. They don't even have time to put out the fire, so how can they care about us? If they attack us at this time, wouldn't it prove that what they are doing is targeting our tribe? And they are also planning to attack the Ming Dynasty."

"If these two old guys were smart, they would definitely push this onto that damned Badar and try to distance themselves from the matter. They might even send someone to apologize and give us some gifts as atonement."

At this point, seeing Tana's focused look, Zhu Shenzhui asked with a smile: "Why? Don't you believe it? If you don't believe it, how about we make a bet?"

"Let's bet. What if I win?" Tana asked with a smile.

"If you win, I'll promise you one thing."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. A real man's words are spoken and they can't be taken back. He should keep his word and do what he says."

"What if you win?" Tana asked with a smile, tilting her head. Zhu Shenzhui laughed and waved to Tana. Tana approached Zhu Shenzhui, and Zhu Shenzhui leaned over and whispered something in Tana's ear. Tana's face turned red immediately, and she angrily stretched out her hand and pinched Zhu Shenzhui's arm. Zhu Shenzhui was pinched hard by her and couldn't help but cry out.

"You bad guy, you can even think of such a thing..." Tana cursed, rolling her eyes at her husband.

Zhu Shenzui laughed shamelessly, rubbed the place where he was pinched, and asked Tana with a smile whether she wanted to bet or not. Tana was provoked by him and blurted out that let's bet, who's afraid of who? Hearing Tana's agreement, Zhu Shenzui smiled even more happily, as if he was sure to win.

The next day, Wang Jinwu led his men back to Ming Dynasty. They first disguised themselves as tribal Mongolians and returned to Zhenlubao. After arriving at Zhenlubao, they split into small groups and took advantage of the convoys that transported goods to and from Zhenlubao, and returned to Ming Dynasty in several batches.

When Wang Jinwu arrived at Daming, he went straight to see Zhou Anmin and handed him the memorial written by Zhu Shenzhui in the name of the tribe. Zhou Anmin, who had received the news a long time ago, laughed when he saw the memorial. He flipped through it and sent it to the capital by express horse through the Jinyiwei channel. If the time arrangement was correct, the memorial would be placed on the desk of Emperor Tianqi within a few days after the news from the East Factory was reported to Emperor Tianqi.

(End of this chapter)