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

Chapter 564: Su Tai's Mood

Tana is worthy of being a woman who has been determined to become a third lady since she was a child. Since she married Zhu Shenzhui, Zhu Shenzhui has had a subtle influence on her. More importantly, she knows that her husband is a man of great talent and strategy, and he does not take Mongolia seriously at all. His plans for so many years have been focused on the entire Ming Dynasty. Judging from the changes in the Ming Dynasty today, perhaps there is really a possibility of success.

Although Tana was used to living in Mongolia, she did not want her son to go to Ming Dynasty. Moreover, Tana had known for a long time that Zhu Shencui had another wife in Ming Dynasty. As proud as Tana was, it was impossible for her to go to Ming Dynasty from Mongolia. Even if Zhu Shencui really took over the world, Tana would continue to stay in the grassland.

The same was true for her son Tenger. Rather than fighting for an illusory throne in the Central Plains as a half-Mongol, it would be better for him to be the Prince of Shunyi and Jurhan. As for Agudamu, he was naughty since childhood and would definitely not be able to bear being a restrained prince in the Ming Dynasty.

It would be better to stay in the grassland. At least Zhu Shenzui will never treat his son badly. He can give him a tribe, or conquer a tribe for him to manage. Isn't it better than going to the Ming Dynasty?

As for becoming the Great Khan of Mongolia, Tana never had this thought. Because neither Tana nor Zhu Shenzhu had any Golden Family blood at all, and the position of the Great Khan of Mongolia could only be held by members of the Golden Family. It was impossible for others to take the position, and they would not be recognized by all Mongolians.

Just like letting Tenger marry Bu Shitu's youngest daughter, this is a political means to use the name of the Golden Family to consolidate Tenger's rule in the Tumed grassland. But this is just a means, and it can be used on the Tumed tribe, but it is impossible to use it on the Khan of the Mongolian Khan. These are two completely different things.

Tana felt that Zhu Shenzui was right. There were too many hidden dangers in marrying Namu Zhong. In the long run, they outweighed the short-term benefits. More importantly, it would also affect the rule of their descendants in the grassland tribe, which Tana could not accept.

Besides, the Mongolian Khan was from the Golden Family, not the Tana Family. For her and Zhu Shenzhui, as well as their descendants, it would not be a bad thing for the Mongolian Khan to disappear. After figuring this out, Tana couldn't help but relax, and a little more smile appeared on her face.

"In that case, should I send someone to reject Namu Zhong? Anyway, the fight between her and Su Tai and his mother has nothing to do with us, so let them do whatever they want."

"Haha, there's no need for that." Zhu Shenzhui smiled and shook his head.

Seeing Tana's puzzled look, he waved to her, motioning her to come closer.

Tana snuggled in Zhu Shenzui's arms, puzzled. Zhu Shenzui whispered a few words in her ear. At first, Tana didn't take it seriously, but as Zhu Shenzui continued speaking, her eyes gradually widened, and finally she showed a surprised expression.

"How about this arrangement?" Zhu Shenzhui asked Tana with a smile.

Tana was silent for a moment, as if she was thinking, but soon she started to giggle and hit Zhu Shencui in the chest with her fist. While hitting him, she laughed and scolded Zhu Shencui for being so mean. It would have been fine if he didn't marry Namu Zhong, but he actually plotted against others and even included Su Tai and his mother.

Qinghai, where Ligdan Khan's tribe was located.

The headquarters of Ligdan Khan, who once dominated Chahar and commanded the entire Mongolia, has lost its former glory. Since losing Chahar and failing to take Tumed, Ligdan Khan had no choice but to continue migrating westward with his tribe, crossing the grassland and arriving in Qinghai.

Compared to the Mongolian desert with abundant pasture and pleasant climate, the conditions in Qinghai are much worse, and after several failures, the tribe suffered huge losses.

Originally, Lin Danhan planned to regroup in Qinghai, recuperate and find an opportunity to fight back. How could the arrogant Lin Danhan tolerate such a big loss as the Great Khan of Mongolia? Even if he couldn't take back Chahar, he had to take back Tumed and restore the glory of the Golden Family.

Unfortunately, Lindan Khan did not have this opportunity. Not long after arriving in Qinghai, before he could recover his strength, a smallpox outbreak spread rapidly in Qinghai. In the face of such a demon as smallpox, it does not matter whether you are the Khan or an ordinary herdsman. Lindan Khan was ultimately unable to escape and was summoned by Eternal Heaven in less than half a month after being infected with smallpox.

This smallpox not only took the life of Ligdan Khan, but also brought a heavy blow to the tribe. The tribe suffered heavy losses after the smallpox. Nearly one-fifth of the population died from the smallpox, and the entire tribe was unable to recover.

That's not all. After Lin Dan Khan passed away, the position of Mongolian Khan was vacant. Lin Dan Khan's two sons began to fight for the Khan position with the support of their mother. For a time, the fight for the Khan position was very fierce, and the two sides were evenly matched and deadlocked. There were almost half and half people supporting Su Tai and Namu Zhong, and there was no winner. In order to overwhelm the other party and get the title of Khan, Namu Zhong began to look for foreign aid, and finally set her sights on Zhu Shenzhui, and proposed to marry Zhu Shenzhui and let Zhu Shenzhui support the young Khan as regent. In Namu Zhong's view, her beauty was counted on the grassland. Although she gave birth to a son, she was still young and beautiful, and her status was precious. She had the support of her mother's tribe behind her. In addition, her son was a competitor for the Khan position, and now he was only three years old. Once he married her, he would become the Khan's stepfather and have the right to be regent. As long as this suggestion was made, the other party would definitely agree.

Namu Zhong was a ruthless person who was willing to pay such a price for her son's status and her own wealth and glory. She was also very aware of her own weaknesses. After all, compared with Su Tai, her son was too young. If there was no strong enough man to support him, he would not be able to keep the throne even if he ascended to the Khan's throne.

If she could marry Zhu Shencui, Namu Zhong was very confident that she could use her beauty to win over Zhu Shencui and use him for her own benefit, thereby protecting herself and her son and obtaining the coveted Khan position.

As for the future, Namu Zhong had naturally considered it. As long as her son grew up, the Khan's position would gradually become stable, and Zhu Shenzhui would no longer be useful. At that time, whether to keep him or get rid of him, wouldn't it be done with just one word? Even if the other party was too strong, it didn't matter. Anyway, she was young and had enough time. She could wait patiently for more than ten years or even more, and there would always be a way.

Namu Zhong's plan was a good one. After contacting the Tenger tribe, she patiently waited for a reply. But after waiting for a long time, there was no reply. Gradually, Namu Zhong became impatient. She thought about it and sent another person to negotiate. She was more sincere than the last time and specially asked someone to bring a personal item to show her intentions.

Those who went there on time had already arrived at Guihua City, and they were almost ready to return. These days, Namu Zhong was looking forward to the good news. She was very confident that Zhu Shenzhu would definitely agree to marry her, because the conditions she offered were too generous, and anyone with a little ambition could not refuse. Is Zhu Shenzhu an ambitious person? The answer is of course, otherwise he would not have become the leader of Tumed from an ordinary tribe in just a few years.

Just as Namu Zhong was expecting the visitor to bring good news, not far from Namu Zhong, in the tent of Lin Danhan's first wife Su Tai, Su Tai, who was over 30 years old, had a gloomy face, holding something tightly in his hand, and his whole body was suppressing the anger in his heart like a volcano about to erupt.

Su Tai married Ligdan Khan at the age of fourteen, and gave birth to Ligdan Khan's eldest son, Erkong Golo Ezhe, at the age of sixteen. In addition to this son, Su Tai also gave birth to a son and a daughter for Ligdan Khan. Unfortunately, the younger son died at the age of four, and now the daughter is only six years old.

As the first wife of Ligdan Khan, Su Tai was naturally good-looking. Compared with the beautiful and delicate Namu Zhong, she was more dignified and graceful.

However, in terms of age, Su Tai is naturally not as good as the young Namu Zhong. After all, she is a mother of three children. Moreover, the Mongolians live on the grasslands and are a nomadic people. Even the living conditions of Mongolian nobles are not as good as those of the wealthy families in the Ming Dynasty. Mongolians are accustomed to frequent migration, and because of the wind and sand on the grasslands, Su Tai, who is in her early thirties, inevitably has a frosted face and has lost the beauty of her youth.

After the death of Lindan Khan, Su Tai, as the first wife, planned to support her son Erkong Golo Ezhe as the next Khan. But she did not expect Namu Zhong to object. According to Mongolian rules, the Mongolian Khan is not inherited by the eldest son, but is decided by public election. Moreover, Mongolians have a custom of the youngest son taking care of the stove. This system means that the property of parents is generally inherited by the youngest son.

Tolui was Genghis Khan's youngest son. After Genghis Khan's death, Tolui took the initiative to give up the position of Great Khan, which was then inherited by Ogedei. After Ogedei's death, Guyuk inherited the position of Great Khan, but Guyuk's time as Great Khan was very short. After Guyuk, the Great Khan position fell into the hands of Tolui's family, which was equivalent to returning to the hands of Genghis Khan's youngest son and descendants after a circle. From this point of view, Mongolian traditions are still extremely important.

Therefore, Namu Zhong refuted Su Tai's argument that the youngest son was guarding the stove, and proposed that according to tradition, the three-year-old Abunai should inherit the Khan throne, rather than letting Erkong Golo Ezhe be the next Khan.

This reason was sufficient and received support from many people. In order to win over the old subordinates of Ligdan Khan, Namu Zhong had already made a lot of preparations. For a while, everyone expressed their approval and suppressed Su Tai, who originally thought he had a sure win.

However, Su Tai was not someone who would just let Ni Nie do whatever he wanted. She was able to become the wife of Ligdan Khan and gave birth to his eldest son, so she also had supporters in the tribe. Especially now that the entire tribe has suffered a series of blows and has lost its previous strong strength, if a three-year-old Khan is chosen at this time, can a child lead the tribe out of the current predicament? And be a good Khan?
Anyone with a clear mind could make the correct judgment that compared to the three-year-old Abunai, the fourteen-year-old Erkong Golo Ezhe was more suitable. In this way, the two sides argued endlessly, and after several fruitless discussions on the position of the Khan, the two sides were deadlocked.

A few days ago, Su Tai was preparing to convene another tribal meeting in the name of the First Wife to decide who would be the Khan. But before she was ready, a man from the east quietly found Su Tai and brought her a letter and something.

This letter was written by Tana to Sutai in the name of Alia of the Tenger tribe, and that thing was also sent by Tana along with the letter.

When she saw this thing, Su Tai recognized it at a glance. She was very familiar with this thing because it was an exquisite piece of jewelry. It was a gift given to Namu Zhong by Lin Dan Khan when he married her. Namu Zhong had worn it close to her body for so many years and cherished it very much. Now it was in her hands.

(End of this chapter)