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

Chapter 835 Gift
"My brother-in-law is really a hero!" Zhu Minlan was no stranger to Wang Hai. Don't forget that Wang Hai used to live at home. Zhu Minlan taught him martial arts when he was a child. A few years ago, Wang Hai married his cousin Zhu Qiaoer, so they have been a family for a long time.

"Of course, my brother-in-law is this on the grassland." Tenger raised his thumb proudly. Wang Hai was the most capable general in the tribe. Even Burigude could not compare to him. Moreover, Tenger had learned martial arts and fighting from Wang Hai since he was a child. In a sense, Wang Hai was not only his brother-in-law, but also his master.

"By the way, why didn't you go this time?" Zhu Minlan asked Tengger in a low voice. Although he had never been to the grassland, he knew that it was normal for tribal leaders to lead troops in wars on the grassland. Tengger was the leader of the Tumed, so why didn't he participate in such a war?

Tenger's smile froze slightly, and he secretly looked towards Zhu Shenzhui. When he saw Zhu Shenzhui smiling and watching his two younger brothers making gestures, Tenger whispered, "Do you think I don't want to go? When Abu left, he told Eji that I was not allowed to lead troops to war without permission before I was 20 years old, except when there was a major event in the tribe. I have been learning martial arts and fighting with my brother-in-law all these years, but I have never been on the battlefield. Eji is watching me closely, so how can I lead troops to war?"

"Dad made this arrangement for your own good. After all, people die in war, and you are still young, big brother. You don't have enough experience in battle. What if something happens to you? Don't forget that you are the King of Shunyi and the leader of the tribe. The whole tribe depends on you." Zhu Minlan comforted Tengger when he saw his expression.

Tenger sighed and nodded: "I know this too. I may be good at martial arts, but I am still far from being good at fighting. Besides, I have just learned how to manage the tribe in the past two years, so I am not in a hurry to go to the battlefield. But it doesn't matter. After a few years, when I grow up, I will have the opportunity to fight. Although Mobei retreated this time, I will probably have to fight again in the future."

"Are you talking about the Rakshasa people?" Zhu Minlan asked.

"It's the Luosha people!" Tengger said seriously, "The Luosha people came from the west. The territory of Luosha is not small. A few years ago, they fought several battles with the Junggar in the west. I thought the Junggar could stop the Luosha, but I didn't expect these guys to run to the north and collude with the tribes in Mobei."

"My brother-in-law told me after he came back that although the Russian army is small in number, its combat effectiveness is not bad. Although it is slightly inferior to the new army left by Abu, the difference is not far. If the firearms used by the new army were not sharper than those of the Russians, that battle would have been a bit difficult to fight. Now that the Russians have retreated, who can guarantee that they will not come back again?"

"That's true. There's no such thing as a thief who can steal for a thousand days but never be on guard against thieves. It seems that the Rakshasa people are indeed a bit troublesome. By the way, what exactly is going on with this Rakshasa people? Can you tell me in detail?"

Tenger told Zhu Minlan in detail about the situation of the Russians. He started with the four major Mongol Khanates, and then talked about the westward expansion of the Golden Horde and its eventual demise. After the demise of the Golden Horde, the Principality of Moscow rose, and how it was established on the ruins of the Golden Horde. Then, for a hundred years, it conquered the east and the west, and finally became the current Russian Kingdom, which is Tsarist Russia.

Zhu Minlan listened very carefully as Tenger spoke, and even found a pen and paper to draw. With Tenger's help, he roughly drew out the terrain of Mongolia's south, north, and west deserts, as well as the original Golden Horde, and made distinctions based on the current division of power.

After Tengger finished speaking, Zhu Minlan looked very serious. He pointed at the map and said, "The Rakshasa Kingdom is definitely not an ordinary country. It has expanded its territory to such a large extent in just a hundred years, and its tentacles have even reached Junggar. Its greed is evident."

"This time, the alliance with the Mongols in the northern desert to attack the western desert is nothing more than a strategy of killing someone with a borrowed knife and driving the tiger to devour the wolf. Once this move succeeds, the Rakshasa Kingdom will certainly move eastward to provoke a war, first swallowing up the northern desert, and then attacking the western desert from two directions. In this way, the northern and western deserts will no longer exist. By that time, whether they continue to move east or south, they will threaten your Tumed and Ming Dynasty."

"Your Highness is right. I feel the same way." Tengger agreed. "We must guard against the wolfish ambitions of the Russians. Although the Russians suffered losses in the battle in Western Mo, the losses were not great. Considering their national strength, they are nothing. Before coming to the capital, I discussed with my brother-in-law that we must not sit back and watch the Russians grow stronger, especially the northern part of Mobei must not fall into their hands. When I return to Tumed this time, I plan to send my brother-in-law to the northern part of Mobei. Now that Chao Ketu Taiji has been defeated and died, the northern part of Mobei is in chaos. Sending troops now will take the initiative. As long as the northern part of Mobei is in hand, the Russians will not be able to take the north. Once they cannot go from north to south, they will have only one way to go, and that is to fight to the death with Junggar."

"The Junggars are quite capable. With them in the west, we will have no problem holding back the Russians for a short time. Once we have pacified Mobei, we will march westward and join forces with the Junggars to give the Russians a hard beating. Let them know how powerful I am!"

When Tengger said this, he felt a sense of heroism in his heart, as if Mobei had been conquered by him. He was ready to lead the army westward and join forces with the Junggar tribe to attack Russia in the west.

Seeing Tengger's expression, Zhu Minlan was extremely envious. He really wanted to follow Tengger to the grassland and ride with this big brother to lead the army to kill the enemy and gain merit. Unfortunately, he also knew that he was just thinking about it. Tengger could do it, but he couldn't, because he was now the prince of the Ming Dynasty, the heir to the throne of the country. How could he lead the army to war in person?

With an excited look and a hint of sadness, Zhu Minlan calmed down and continued to discuss with Tengger how to send troops to Mobei, take this opportunity to control Mobei, and then attack Luosha in the west. Although the two young men had never fought a war and had only read military books, the so-called discussion was just on paper, but the more they discussed, the more they speculated. Under their different views and opinions, they also gained a lot.

On the other hand, the younger Zhu Mincheng and Agudamu were more interested in other things. After chatting enthusiastically about playing for a while, they talked about martial arts and even decided to compete with each other.

Seeing that the brothers were interested, Zhu Shencui not only did not stop them but also expressed his agreement with great interest. He took them to the small courtyard behind where he usually practiced martial arts, asked them to change into short sticks, and personally acted as the referee for them to compete. The competition between the two younger brothers also aroused the interest of the two older brothers. They followed Zhu Shencui and watched them compete with great interest.

If we talk about physique, it is naturally Agudamu, but in terms of age, Zhu Mincheng is slightly older, and both of them have been practicing martial arts since childhood. Although he is slightly worse than his elder brother, he is still the best among his peers. As soon as they started fighting, they could feel the extraordinaryness of each other. The two spears fought back and forth, because the foundation of their martial arts was taught by Zhu Shenzui, and the moves they used were basically the same. Although it was the first contest, they fought back and forth with no winner.

In the end, Zhu Mincheng's spear skills were better, and he won half a move against Agudamu. However, Agudamu was not convinced and said that he had practiced spear skills less and practiced more boxing and kicking on weekdays, and asked for another boxing and kicking competition.

Zhu Mincheng naturally would not refuse, and the two continued to fight with boxing and kicking. However, Agudamu was one step ahead in the fight. After all, Agudamu grew up in Mongolia. He not only knew boxing and kicking, but also the traditional Mongolian wrestling. Zhu Mincheng was not familiar with wrestling, and he suffered a loss due to carelessness. Agudamu seized the opportunity and pulled and tripped him from behind, causing him to fall to the ground and lose.

After losing the fight, Zhu Mincheng was not angry but asked Agudamu to teach him how to wrestle. Agudamu happily taught Zhu Mincheng as a teacher. After learning a few moves, Zhu Mincheng was even more delighted. He said that today's fight did not count and he did not know how to wrestle. Zhu Mincheng should practice well for some time. Once he was proficient in it, he would not lose to Agudamu in fights again.

Looking at their two younger brothers laughing, Tengger and Zhu Minlan exchanged glances and laughed at the same time.

Although the four brothers met for the first time today, they got along very well. Seeing them like this, Zhu Shenzhui felt completely relieved.

On that day, Zhu Shenzhui stayed with Tana and her son overnight, of course he did not use the name of the emperor but asked Xu Jingqiu to arrange it in the name of the queen. After all, few people knew the true identity of Tana and her son and their relationship with Zhu Shenzhui. Once he stayed with a foreign vassal, especially a woman outside the palace, in the name of the emperor, it would inevitably spread some unpleasant rumors.

In this way, Tana and her son stayed in the palace for three days. During these three days, the four people, including Tana and Xu Jingqiu, were together almost every day, and their feelings for each other grew deeper and deeper. On the third night, it was time to leave because Tana and her son would leave the palace tomorrow, and tomorrow was also the day they would return to the grassland.

On the last night, Zhu Shenzui still accompanied Tana. The two of them talked many secrets in the bedroom. Tana snuggled in her husband's arms. Although she was reluctant to leave, she still did not give up the idea of ​​going back.

Xu Jingqiu treated her very well these days and privately persuaded her to stay in the capital, but she was still rejected by Tana. In Tana's words, although the Ming Dynasty is good, it is not her hometown. Mongolia is her home. These days in the Ming Dynasty are perfect for her. She will go back eventually. After she leaves, she hopes Xu Jingqiu will take good care of Zhu Shenzhu for her. The Ming Dynasty is not far from Mongolia. If there is a chance to come to Guihua City together in the future, she and the Tengger brothers will welcome them in Guihua City.

After dawn the next day, Zhu Shenzhu wanted to personally escort Tana out of the palace, but Tana firmly refused. She didn't want her husband to experience the pain of breaking up, and she didn't want him to see her inner fragility. However, Tana did not refuse Xu Jingqiu's farewell. The two women have become good friends and sisters these days. No one knows whether they will see each other again in the future.

Except for Xu Jingqiu, Zhu Minlan and his brothers sent Tana and Tengger brothers out of the palace on behalf of Zhu Shenzhui and escorted them out of the city.

When they parted, the four brothers left gifts for each other. Tenger gave Zhu Minlan an exquisite Khan knife. This knife was the precious sword of Chao Ketu Taiji of Mobei. After Chao Ketu Taiji was defeated, the sword was seized by Wang Hai and finally fell into Tenger's hands.

What was given to Zhu Mincheng was a necklace inlaid with wolf teeth. The Mongolians are descendants of the gray wolf, and wolf teeth have great significance in the hearts of the Mongolians. Giving this necklace, which he had worn since childhood, to Zhu Mincheng was an important gift from the eldest brother to his third younger brother.

Zhu Minlan gave Tengger a good bow. It is said that this bow was used by Emperor Zhengde. Emperor Zhengde was fond of martial arts and once led his troops to fight against the Mongolian prince. He took this bow to the battlefield. Zhu Minlan gave Tengger this bow with great significance not only as a gift, but also in the hope that Tengger could take this bow to the battlefield in the future, just as he and his friends discussed, to pacify the northern desert and then attack the Rakshasa in the west. Since he could not go to the battlefield, his elder brother went to the battlefield to take a look for him, which also fulfilled his wish.

The gift given to the younger brother Agudamu was a jade pendant that Zhu Minlan had worn since he was a child and had accompanied him for many years. It was most appropriate to give it to the younger brother. As for Agudamu and Zhu Mincheng, they also gave gifts to their brothers. The four brothers said goodbye reluctantly. As Tengger led his men out of the city, they gradually went farther and farther away and finally disappeared. Zhu Minlan and his brothers then gathered their hearts and returned to the palace.

(End of this chapter)