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

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With the head of Elbeg Ji Taiji delivered, the bet between Zhu Shenzhui and Tana ended in a stalemate. However, this was nothing to the couple. With Bu Shitu's decisive move, the matter was apparently over.

Of course, the so-called end was not the real end. Bu Shitu had no choice but to kill Elbegji Taiji and annex his tribe. After all, Zhenlubao was caught in the act, and it was useless to argue in the face of witnesses and evidence.

But because Badar died on the spot, there was no witness to directly testify against Bu Shitu. Although everyone knew that Badar was Elbeggi Taiji's subordinate, and Elbeggi Taiji was Bu Shitu's man, everyone knew who the final mastermind was when such a thing happened.

After the Zhenlubao incident, the news quickly spread throughout the grasslands. Many tribes that participated in the border trade with the Ming Dynasty and made profits were extremely dissatisfied with Elbegji Taiji and Bu Shitu. Some hot-tempered leaders cursed after hearing the news and immediately sent people to ask Bu Shitu why he did this? How did they offend Bu Shitu that he not only used such a despicable method to burn their goods and kill all their people, but also offended the Ming Dynasty by closing the border trade door that had just been opened not long ago?
It is nonsense for these tribal leaders to say that they are close to the Ming Dynasty. The Mongols are civilians when they dismount and warriors when they mount. Which Mongols have not plundered the Ming Dynasty when they lived on the grassland? Not to mention these tribal leaders. They have taken their tribesmen to plunder and even kill people when the Ming Dynasty is not paying attention. Life on the grassland is not easy. Whenever there is a natural disaster or man-made disaster, the tribe has a very difficult life. In order to survive, the Mongols can only do this.

But now it is different. With the development of border trade between the Ming Dynasty and the Tengger tribe, the Tengger tribe generously invited these tribes to participate.

Through trade, the tribes have made considerable profits these days. Many tribal leaders were grinning from ear to ear as they looked at the large amount of supplies and equipment they received from the trade. Their future lives will be much better this way. Not only will it reduce the loss of cattle and sheep, but it will also relieve the tribes from the hardships of enduring the long winter.

But at this time, something like this happened in Zhenlubao, which was simply pushing them to a dead end! As the saying goes, taking someone's money is like killing their parents. Isn't Bu Shitu cutting off everyone's retreat by doing this? Moreover, the twelve Tumed tribes had long been divided, and Bu Shitu, as the nominal leader, was simply a decoration. Some tribes that had conflicts with Bu Shitu had to ask for an explanation. If they didn't give an explanation, don't blame them for being rude.

Apart from the pressure from the various tribes, there was also pressure from both the Ming Dynasty and Ligdan Khan. After all, the Tenger tribe was a tribe recognized and canonized by both the Ming Dynasty and Ligdan Khan. When something like this happened, it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty and Ligdan Khan to not react. Faced with such a situation, Bu Shitu was overwhelmed.

At this time, the imperial edict of Emperor Tianqi came to Bu Shitu, who immediately had an idea after reading it. He tricked Elbegji Taiji into coming over in the name of discussing the aftermath, got him drunk, and then chopped off his head.

Poor Elbegji Taiji really thought that Bu Shitu would find a way to solve the problem for him, but he lost his life without knowing it. After killing Elbegji Taiji, Bu Shitu went all out and put all the blame on Elbegji Taiji. Anyway, Elbegji Taiji, who had lost his head, could not stand up to make a fuss. He also sent troops to Elbegji Taiji's tribe in the name of the Tumed leader. Without Elbegji Taiji, the tribe had no defense at all, so the whole tribe was easily annexed by Bu Shitu, and then he took out some of the spoils as compensation to the Tenger tribe, which was considered an explanation to everyone.

"Haha, what a good trick..."

Zhu Shenzhui could not help but admire Bu Shitu's vicious methods, and felt it was a pity that Elbegji Taiji lost his life like this. He thought he could take advantage of the situation to stir up a conflict between Bu Shitu and Elbegji Taiji, and let the two sides fight each other, but he did not expect this to be the result.

Considering the news from the Ming Dynasty, Bu Shitu actually did this because Emperor Tianqi allowed it. If Emperor Tianqi had not hidden the intention of directing the conflict towards Elbegji Taiji in the imperial edict, Bu Shitu probably would not have made up his mind to take action so quickly.

This incident also made Zhu Shenzhui understand the attitude of the Ming Dynasty, including the Emperor Tianqi's plan for the Mongolian tribes. From the Emperor Tianqi's point of view, he was right to do so. If Zhu Shenzhui were in his position, he would do the same. A divided, mutually hostile, and internally conflicted Tumed tribe is a good thing for the Ming Dynasty. The more trouble the Mongols have, the more stable the Ming Dynasty will be.

However, the Tenger tribe was not an ordinary Mongolian tribe, because this tribe was controlled by Zhu Shenzui. The move of Emperor Tianqi was equivalent to breaking Zhu Shenzui's previous plan. The final result did not go in the direction Zhu Shenzui had expected, but it could only be accepted to this extent.

Even if this matter was resolved, the hidden danger had already been buried. After suffering such a big loss, it is conceivable that Bu Shitu resented the Tenger tribe. In the future, as long as there is a chance, Bu Shitu will definitely attack the Tenger tribe. Next, guarding against Bu Shitu will be the top priority of the tribe.

However, Zhu Shenzhui judged that Bu Shitu would be quiet in the short term. Even if this old guy was gritting his teeth, he had to pretend to be innocent and would not attack the Tengger tribe for the time being.

Therefore, in the coming year, or even longer, the Tengger tribe will still be safe, and the border trade with the Ming Dynasty will not have any surprises after the incident at Zhenlubao. However, it is hard to say how long it will last. Who can predict the longer term? In early July, Zhu Shenzhui's third son, and Tana's second son, was born.

The birth of this child surprised Zhu Shenzhui very much. He originally planned to have a daughter, after all, he already had two sons. Unexpectedly, Tana's belly was strong and gave birth to a boy with a penis.

After the child was born, Zhu Shenzui gave him the Chinese name Zhu Mindan according to the family tree, and his Mongolian name was the same as Tengger, given by Tana, namely Agutamu.

Slightly different from his brother Tengger, Agutamu's features resemble Tana more. Although this little guy has just been born and has not grown up yet, it can be seen that he will definitely be a very handsome young man when he grows up.

The birth of Agutamu was a happy event for the tribe, and the tribe even held a grand banquet to celebrate his birth. Even Tenger was very fond of his newborn brother. He was usually keen on playing around, but as soon as he entered the yurt, he smiled at Agutamu lying in the cradle. He waited by the side and muttered something to his brother who knew nothing. He also moved all his knives and bows to one side, as if he was looking forward to his brother growing up and playing with him.

After the child was born, Zhu Shenzhu stayed with Tana for half a month. Only after both the adult and the child were fine did he feel at ease and set off back to Ming Dynasty.

After all, there is a pregnant woman in Daming, and Xu Jingqiu will give birth soon. Moreover, Daming's family has been worried about her since she was away for so long. She can't stay in the grassland forever and not go back.

Zhu Shenzui reluctantly said goodbye to Tana and explained things to Wang Hai and others. After arranging everything, he set out to return to Daming. When Xu Jingqiu arrived at Daming's home and saw that he was finally back, she smiled happily, but there was still blame in her eyes, because when Zhu Shenzui went north, he had not planned to stay that long. Who would have thought that this time he would be away for almost half a year.

However, Zhu Shenzhu sent a letter to his family on the way, telling Xu Jingqiu about the changes on the grassland and that he could not come back for some reasons. Xu Jingqiu was relieved. However, although he forgave Zhu Shenzhu's change of plan, he still resented him in his heart. After returning home, Zhu Shenzhu spent a lot of time to make Xu Jingqiu laugh, and with this laugh, the knots in his heart disappeared in an instant.

Not long after arriving home, Xu Jingqiu's due date arrived. Compared with the last time, this delivery went much more smoothly. The child was born in less than an hour. Surprisingly, it was another boy. In other words, in just two years, Tana and Xu Jingqiu gave birth to four sons for Zhu Shenzhui one after another, just as they had agreed.

The name of this son had been thought of long ago, named Zhu Mincheng. The little guy was white and chubby, and looked more like Zhu Shenzhui. With the birth of this child, Zhu Shenzhui couldn't help but sigh that his two wives were too good at giving birth to sons one after another, but he didn't even see the daughter he wanted. Could it be that he was destined to have only sons and not daughters in this life?

Compared to Zhu Shenzhui's secret mutterings, the rest of the family was very happy. With the birth of this child, their Zhu family became more prosperous. They now had two sons. If they had a few more, after more than ten years when the children in the family grew up, the old Zhu family would no longer be as depressed as it was before.

The happiest person among these people was not Zhu Jingqiu, but her sister-in-law Zhang. Zhang wiped her tears with a smile. Afterwards, she went to burn incense for her deceased parents and husband, telling them that the Zhu family had a descendant again, and their spirits in heaven could rest assured that the family's life would get better and better in the future, and the family would become more and more prosperous.

When Zhu Mincheng was one month old, the child was healthy and the family was relieved. At this time, news came from Zhaowuling that the thing Zhu Shenzhu had developed had some progress, and if Zhu Shenzhu was free, he could go and take a look. After receiving the letter, Zhu Shenzhu immediately became interested, and after settling down at home, he set out in a hurry and arrived at Zhaowuling a few days later.

(End of this chapter)