After Zhu Biao received the order, he went to meet the left minister of Zhenxi Wujing King Bu Nara, and the envoys who came this time were settled in the courtyard of the Ministry of Rites, and Zhu Biao ordered the Ministry of Rites to invite people to come.

Zhu Biaobei received the envoys in the newly built palace in the former palace, the palace has not stopped since the beginning of construction, when Zhu Yuanzhang opened the country, he just completed the construction of the core building, and with the Ming Dynasty on the right track, the palace will naturally be expanded.

Before the envoy came, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu led a few people to visit, and after they finished saluting, Zhu Biao waved them up and asked: "Zhao Shangshu is worried about the palace, so he came to accompany the palace to meet the envoy of King Wujing?" ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu stood up and replied: "Your Highness has both civil and military skills, seeing that a mere envoy is not worried, but according to the rules, there should be an official of the Ministry of Rites to record the general content of the conversation for future reference, of course, it still depends on His Highness's intentions, if His Highness does not want to, then the minister will lead them down." ”

Zhu Biao naturally didn't want to say a word, and someone was holding a note on the side, but the rules are the rules, and he, the beneficiary of the rules, should naturally take the lead in maintaining them, so he said: "Since it is the rule of the imperial court, it should naturally be followed, leave someone to record, but don't speak." ”

Several people behind the Ministry of Rites bowed down to promise, and then walked to the side and took out a pen and paper, and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu bowed down and said: "Just now, the envoy of Shakya Gyaltsen also sent someone to inquire when someone will receive him, and I hope that Daming can reply as soon as possible." ”

Zhu Biao raised his eyebrows: "What are these monks in a hurry?" What did Shang Shuke find? ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu continued: "I just received the news from the Song Domain, the former Yuan Emperor Regent Nan Jiaba Zangbu led more than 60 people to rush towards the capital, saying that they were coming to meet the Holy Lord, and the ministers thought that they were afraid to see the Bashu Xia Kingdom being destroyed so quickly, and they wanted to wash off the former Yuan logo on their bodies before they tore their faces. ”

Zhu Biao nodded when he heard this, Ming Xia was originally in front of them, so they were naturally not afraid, after all, they were not afraid of it, and now the situation is different, it is too late to say that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, and the Xia country still has a unified leadership, and Tubo (Wusizang) is going its own way, so now they will rush to take refuge.

Unlike the Liang kings of Kunming and the Duan clans of Dali, the Tibetan tribes were accustomed to submitting to the central dynasty, after all, they governed their people by religious beliefs, and did not conflict with the imperial court.

Zhu Biao thought for a while and said: "Coming in person is more sincere than these two envoys, the Ministry of Rites sent someone to greet you, you don't have to be polite, but don't lose your politeness." ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu bowed down and took the order, and after a while, the envoy of King Wujing of Zhenxi arrived, followed by two entourages, entered the main hall and glanced at Zhu Biao, and then knelt down respectfully: "The ministers of the outer domain see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty." ”

His accent was a little strange, but Zhu Biao could still understand it, so he stretched out his hand and said, "The messenger speaks Chinese well, please get up." ”

The man kowtowed respectfully, and then let the two people behind him open the box in his hand, which was filled with all kinds of brilliant treasures, and the left minister of the king of Xiwu Jing of the town bowed his head and said: "This is the treasure given by Emperor Shizu when my ancestor left Beijing, and now the minister is dedicated to His Majesty the Emperor of Daming on the order of the king." ”

Zhu Biao smiled when he heard this, this Zhenxi Wujing King Bu Na is a talent, it doesn't matter if those treasures were given by Kublai Khan, the important thing is that he is showing his attitude, his connection with the Yuan Dynasty is only this, and he is willing to give it now.

Liu Jin behind Zhu Biao led the two little eunuchs to take over the two rather heavy boxes, and Zhu Biao said: "This palace accepts the gift of the envoy for His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the envoy has any requests." ”

The man breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Zhu Biao accept the gift, and then said seriously: "King Wujing of Zhenxi asked to lead Tubo to join the Ming Dynasty, and also asked the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to give him the royal seal, holy decree, and the prince's dress. ”

After listening to this, Zhu Biao said seriously: "The envoy still doesn't want to joke, although King Wujing of Zhenxi is nominally the lord of Tubo, but since the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the actual place under his control is only Duo Ge Ma Si Mu Duo City and some surrounding areas, so it is too whimsical to want my Ming prince." ”

The envoy bowed down and said seriously: "The nominal lord of Tibet is still the lord of Tibet, at least the herdsmen of Tubo recognize it. ”

Zhu Biao didn't have the consciousness of accepting other people's gifts at all, and said directly: "Compared with the Yuan Dynasty's canonized King Wujing of Zhenxi, the herdsmen in Tubo should believe in those monks more, do you know that Ngaba Zangbu has personally led people here." ”

Speaking of which, the messenger was also helpless, Tubo has been like this since ancient times, the religious power is huge, and the previous generations of King Wujing of Zhenxi could still suppress those lamas by virtue of the power of the Yuan Dynasty sweeping the world, but now they can only stick to one place, saying that they are the lord of Tubo, but in fact they have fallen.

Zhu Biao did not continue to talk about this issue, but asked: "Can the envoy tell the palace about the current situation in Tibet, and the palace has its own thanks." ”

After hearing this, the man ignited a glimmer of hope and said: "The little minister does not dare to accept the gratitude of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I only hope that His Royal Highness can consider the proposal of the little minister more, and my king really hopes to return to the protection of the Central Dynasty." ”

After finishing speaking, he began to tell Zhu Biao that he was a servant of King Wujing of Zhenxi and a Mongolian, so he didn't understand a lot of things in Tibet, especially that kind of fanatical religious belief, so it was quite objective.

Zhu Biao listened very seriously, and it was very good to get close to the news from the Governor's Mansion, but it was really difficult to infiltrate Tibet, and it could only be said that places with faith were very troublesome.

At this time, serfdom had been basically established in Tibet, and some sects of Tibetan Buddhism, such as the Sakya and Kagyu, had entered the peak stage, and the upper-class monks of these sects directly held political and economic power, enjoyed privileges, were exempt from military duty, and pursued wealth.

Some monks also drink and have fun, ravage women, oppress the people, and do evil everywhere in the name of tantric practice and joyful meditation.

In other words, the aura of religion has gradually dimmed in people's hearts, and the sect that was originally in power has gradually lost the support of the people and is in decline, making it difficult for them to play the role of religious appeal and assistance in political rule.

This is why so many monks suddenly rushed to the Ming Dynasty, hoping to get the name of the national teacher canonized by the Central Dynasty, they hoped to use this to strengthen their sect and restore the divine glory, so as to continue to rule the herdsmen under their rule.

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