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

Chapter 470 Miracle
Everyone was skeptical about Tana's remarks. Ordinary herdsmen were skeptical, but most of the tribal nobles did not believe it.

It can be seen that Tana was very confident and confident, and everyone had to doubt whether this was true or not. But no matter what they did, they were originally from the Tenger tribe. Under the cooperation of Zhu Shenzhui and Tana, they had already cleaned up the Tenger tribe several times in the past few years. Those who pretended to obey the couple and even secretly made small calculations had been killed. Those who were promoted later were either trustworthy or older in the tribe but had no ambitions and had always been honest.

Since both Alia and the great shaman Tana said so, you have to believe it even if you don't want to. Otherwise, even if you don't die from smallpox, Zhu Shenzhui will chop off your head first.

After the meeting, the news spread quickly. The whole tribe was surprised and happy to hear the news. Of course, they were surprised because they heard that smallpox had spread. Everyone knew how terrible smallpox was. Even a noble figure like Ligdan Khan could not escape the call of the smallpox god of death, let alone ordinary herdsmen.

As for joy, that was the gift from Eternal Heaven as Tana mentioned. Compared with those Mongolian nobles, their thoughts were simple and honest. Moreover, Tana was not only the Aliyah of the tribe, but also the chief shaman of the tribe. Since she said so confidently, it must be the will of Eternal Heaven. Eternal Heaven was so attached to these poor people, all thanks to Tana's prayers and pleadings before Eternal Heaven!

For a time, before the cowpox vaccination began, most of the herdsmen's worship of Tana reached its peak. Then, as Tana sent her shamans and doctors to promote cowpox vaccination to her tribesmen in batches, everyone accepted this strange vaccination procedure more devoutly. In their opinion, this was probably a ritual bestowed by Changshengtian. Besides, cutting a cut on their arm and putting a white liquid of unknown substance into it was nothing to these herdsmen. You know, there are countless strange shaman rituals, some of which are a hundred times more brutal and terrifying than this bloody one. Such a small injury is nothing to worry about.

In just over half a month, the vaccination of the entire tribe was completed. Among them, there were people who died from the vaccination. After all, with such a large population base, and compared with the cowpox of later generations, the current cowpox was still dangerous and could not be 100% safe.

However, the number of these unlucky people who died was very small, and compared to the number of people in the entire tribe, it was so few that it could be almost ignored. Moreover, as for the deaths of these people, the tribe felt that their deaths must be due to their own faults. Perhaps the Eternal Heaven noticed their disrespect for the Eternal Heaven and did not send down any blessings. Otherwise, why did the others die while they were fine?

Upon hearing these rumors, Zhu Shenzui immediately went with the flow and sent people to spread similar statements in the tribe. In addition to the fact that the deaths of these people were related to disrespecting Changshengtian, he also spread the rumor that there was another main reason why Changshengtian did not bestow blessings on them, and that was disrespect for Tenger, and that they privately opposed Tenger becoming the master of the Tumed Grassland.

Zhu Shenzui had this story spread everywhere, making the rumor sound very detailed and convincing. The simple-minded Mongols did not doubt it at all and quickly believed it.

As these stories spread and were believed by people, Tenger's position was further consolidated. Some Mongolian nobles who were double-faced were especially frightened. They were worried that Changshengtian would punish them and take back the gifts they had given him. For this reason, they became more loyal to Tenger.

After vaccination, the scars left on everyone's arms became another proof of this fact, because the special scars left by vaccination were different from ordinary scars, and Mongolians could tell the difference at a glance.

Zhu Shenzui asked his people to tell everyone that this scar represented the mark of Eternal Heaven's grace, a special holy mark. People with such a scar were blessed by Eternal Heaven, so everyone was the true beloved people of Eternal Heaven, and was also loyal to Tenger, recognizing him as Eternal Heaven's agent on the grassland and the Lord of Tumed.

Once you break your promise and rebel against Tenger, you will be abandoned by Changshengtian. At that time, Changshengtian will not only take back the blessing, but also change the holy mark on your arm, turning the blessing into a curse, thus giving you the most severe punishment.

This rumor spread quickly throughout the tribe, and everyone thanked Changshengtian for his gift, thanked Tenger, and was proud of the special holy mark on their arms. As time went by, the rumor evolved, and it became that anyone with this holy mark was a brother recognized by Changshengtian, and was one of them, while anyone without this holy mark was not a brother, but was abandoned by Changshengtian.

Zhu Shencui did not expect that it would turn out like this, but it was an unexpected surprise. As this statement spread, the cohesion of the entire tribe was greatly enhanced, and the worship and respect of Tengger, including Zhu Shencui and his wife, reached its peak. In the eyes of everyone, the Tengger tribe was the tribe that Changshengtian loved, and Tengger was the agent designated by Changshengtian on the grassland. His rule over the entire Tumed and even the grassland was recognized by Changshengtian. After the spread of this statement, it not only affected the entire Tengger tribe, but also the neighboring tribes and ordinary Mongolians from other Mongolian tribes who came to Guihua City. In order to escape the threat of smallpox, many people took the initiative to submit to the Tengger tribe, begging the Tengger tribe to give them the same gift through the hands of Changshengtian, and they would recognize Tengger's rule, become a subordinate tribe of the Tengger tribe, and respect Tengger as their master.

Under such circumstances, Zhu Shenzui did not believe it easily, nor did he vaccinate them immediately, because he knew that although these Mongolian nobles seemed honest on the surface, they actually had a lot of ulterior motives, and God knew whether what they said was true or false.

In order to achieve the goal, except for a few small tribes that Zhu Shenzui was sure he could trust and win over, other tribes neither refused nor agreed, and found various reasons to shirk. The real purpose was to delay time and let them take the initiative to express their sincerity.

After vaccinating his tribe, Zhu Shenzhui ordered his men to lift the blockade on Qinghai. In fact, the blockade is no longer effective. The area from the Tumote Grassland to Qinghai is too large, and even if it is blocked, it is impossible to block such a large area.

Because of the rapid spread of smallpox in Qinghai, many Mongolian tribes in Qinghai fled the area with their families in order to protect themselves, and the best escape direction was the Tumed grassland in the east. As these tribal herdsmen fled, the smallpox they carried also entered the Tumed grassland from Qinghai, and after contact with the Mongols in Tumed, smallpox inevitably began to spread from Qinghai to Tumed.

More than a month later, the spread of smallpox on the Tumo grassland became more and more serious. Many tribes were infected one after another. Many herdsmen, including nobles, died of smallpox. Even some tribal leaders and taijis could not escape it. Once infected with smallpox, almost one in ten survived.

The spread of smallpox was so severe that everyone was in danger, because no one wanted to be infected with smallpox and go to see Changshengtian! At one time, many tribes began to migrate, some heading east, some heading north, and some even heading south towards Daming.

But no matter which direction they went, smallpox followed closely like the Grim Reaper wielding a scythe, reaping everyone's lives. In addition, the news of the appearance of smallpox on the grassland had spread, and Mobei, Chahar and even the Ming Dynasty were all on high alert. They directly blocked the passage from Tumed to their direction and did not allow them to enter at all. Once there was any unusual movement, they would even send out troops to kill all these poor herdsmen in order to prevent the spread of smallpox.

For a time, everyone was worried, but what happened next shocked the other tribes. Although smallpox had spread in the Tumote grassland, the Tengger tribe, including several small tribes that had joined the Tengger tribe, were safe and sound. They continued to herd cattle and sheep as usual and live in peace, as if the threat of smallpox did not exist for them at all.

When the situation developed to this point, rumors about Tenger being favored by Changshengtian and being blessed by Changshengtian spread throughout the grassland. Tenger's position as the leader of Tumed was further consolidated. Many tribes that were originally close to Tenger or even disobeyed Tenger could not help but feel nervous. Could it be true that Tenger was Changshengtian's agent on the grassland? Changshengtian's blessing was also true, and the so-called holy marks were also true? If not, how could the Tenger tribe be safe and sound when smallpox was so fierce and terrible?

Thinking of this, the nobles of these tribes could not help but take this matter seriously. Although they had heard of this rumor a long time ago, rumors were just rumors after all. Now the spread of smallpox has turned the rumor into fact and myth.

At this time, there was also a story that Master Sangge had traveled to the Tenger tribe and specially blessed Tenger and gave him a string of Buddhist beads that had been blessed for several generations. Several confirmations were enough to prove Tenger's extraordinaryness. In addition, there was the news of Lindan Khan's death. How could there be such a coincidence in the world? Lindan Khan, the leader of the Mongolians, had just died, and Tenger showed a "miracle". Could he really be the one chosen by the Eternal Heaven? If not, what else could explain all this?

(End of this chapter)