Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

Seeing that Zhu Gaochi's brows were furrowed, Zhang Xin just handed him a cup of tea and said slowly:

"If you don't want to offend everyone, then you will offend everyone. Besides, you can never tame an ungrateful person."

"Well, you're right."

Zhu Gaochi nodded.

He is still narrow-minded.

In this regard, his father, his mother, and Zhang Xin are all more aware than him.

When he was a teenager, he always felt that his grandfather and his father were too rude.

He identified more with civil officials and was on their side, believing that the country should be governed by culture.

Little do people know that human hearts, whether civil or military, grow bigger as they are nurtured.

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When the Eastern Depot's cavalry quietly set out to collect evidence, Zhu Di had already arrived in Zhejiang.

It happened that three thousand Japanese pirates invaded Changguowei, Zhejiang.

Zhu Di did not participate in the battle, but just watched the battle in the garrison.

The soldiers of the Changguo Wei Juexi Qianhu Division fought bravely and repelled the Japanese pirates. The remaining pirates fled to the Chumen Qianhu Division. Zhou Rong, the deputy commander of the defense against Japanese pirates, led his troops to pursue them. The Japanese pirates were defeated and countless people were killed or drowned. The Zhejiang Dusi seized a large amount of military equipment.

Although the garrison troops of Changguowei met the type of army that Zhu Di wanted, they fought bravely and defeated the Japanese pirates.

But Zhu Di still made another note in his little notebook of grudges.

There was a hint of helplessness in the letters I wrote back:

[In one year, there were Japanese pirates in Liaodong first, and then in Zhejiang. Where did the Japanese pirates come from and where did they land? Check it out quickly!!!]

This matter was left to the Tiqi.

For the coming slaughter.

Zhu Gaochi did some things to earn merit, the only thing that corresponded to killing people was building temples.

Yishiha, who had just been on a diplomatic mission to Nurgan, was sent out again by Zhu Gaochi to build a temple and erect a stele in Nurgan.

The place for building the temple was chosen to be Telin, the seat of Nurgandusi. The temple was dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva and was named Yongning Temple.

There is a Yongning Temple stele at the entrance of the temple.

Zhu Gaochi even explained clearly what was written on the back.

The title on the front of the stele reads: "Yongning Temple Record" in large regular script horizontally, and the vertical inscription reads: "Inscription on the Repair of Nurgan Yongning Temple by Imperial Order."

The front of the stele should record in Chinese characters the establishment of the Nurgan Regional Administration, the construction of the Yongning Temple, and the inspection of the area by Yishiha and others during the Ming Dynasty.

The back of the stele is engraved with Jurchen and Mongolian characters, which are excerpts and translations of the Chinese characters on the front.

The inscription on the back of the stele is written in Mongolian, which means: "Nurgan Yongning Temple".

On the left and right sides of the stele, there are engraved the Buddhist "Six-Character Mantra" in Chinese, Mongolian, Tibetan and Jurchen, with phonetic explanations attached.

Zhu Di had set a good example by making the local people in Guizhou follow the system of officials, so it was possible that the same thing could happen to Nurgan as well.

Zhu Gaochi cooperated in advance to popularize culture and promote this Han religion.

The engraving of four-style texts on the Yongning Temple Stele was the first step in this great national integration.

Yishiha had just left Beijing when Zhu Gaochi received another heavyweight figure from Tibet.

Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Yellow Sect of Tibet, sent his disciple Sakya Yeshe to Beijing to pay homage to the emperor.

He was the only Tibetan religious leader who was truly supported by Zhu Di. Zhu Di always attached great importance to him. Zhu Gaochi also conferred the title of "Grand Master of the Buddha of the Western Paradise" on the Sakya who came to pay homage to him.

After sending the people away, Zhu Gaochi praised Qian Yuan to Zhang Xin based on the facts.

"Sometimes I think that Qian Yuan was also a man who had done practical things. But he was still not smart enough."

"You conquer the world but don't care, just let everyone below do whatever they want?"

Zhang Xin disagrees.

"Well, otherwise why would so many people in my royal grandfather's time miss the former Yuan Dynasty? After paying the tax money, they don't care what happens below. The nobles want such an emperor the most."

The more things Zhu Gaochi took care of, the more anxious he became about how to run a country.

Many times, when some decrees and policies were issued, he was not sure whether they were appropriate, and whether one day they would become completely inappropriate.

I've been crossing the river by feeling the stones.

Even though he had read so many history books, he was still not confident.

Just like what happened in Tibet.

He couldn't understand how these Tibetan chieftains made the Tibetan people wholeheartedly support them.

He heard from envoys who had been to Tibet that most of the local Tibetans were actually slaves and could not be called common people.

How did you come up with the idea of ​​using the top of your head to make a hand drum?

It's simply eating raw meat and drinking blood.

"Why do you always wonder what kind of emperor others want? No matter what you do, just do it with a clear conscience."

Zhang Xin never thought that Zhu Gaochi would also have such a dilemma.

"The former Yuan Dynasty only granted fiefdom to one faction, but the emperor's grandfather granted fiefdom to many factions and ruled according to their customs. In fact, this move is quite damaging."

"What's the big deal? Just divide and rule. When our grandfather founded the dynasty, the people of Jiangnan were very unhappy. Now they are making money from sea trade and working as imperial merchants. How can they be dissatisfied?"

Zhang Xin curled her lips.

Time has changed.

There are different tactics in different periods.

The previous Yuan Dynasty was a good start.

All these famous leaders and monks of various religions in Tibet had to be enthroned by the Central Plains dynasty before they could have the legitimacy to rule.

They were scared of being killed by the Mongols, so when they came to see their emperor's grandfather who was able to defeat the Mongols, they also obediently came to pay homage to him and ask for titles.

The former Yuan dynasty only enfeoffed one religious sect, but the Ming dynasty gave titles to all sects and added a clause that important local officials must also be enfeoffed and approved by the court:

A total of three Dharma kings and five religious kings were conferred.

The three great Dharma Kings - the Gyalwa Dharma King, the Mahayana Dharma King, and the Mahavira Dharma King.

The five great kings of religion: the king of expounding the teachings, the king of praising the teachings, the king of protecting the teachings, the king of assisting the teachings, and the king of expounding the teachings.

In the eighth year of Hongwu, the imperial court completed the pacification of the entire Tibetan area.

All leaders and officials at all levels in the region's politics, education, military, post stations, and commerce were appointed and dismissed by the imperial court.

The Yellow Sect that came to the court this time is a new sect that has only emerged in recent years.

Today, the entire Tibetan region is dominated by four religions: Nyingma (Red Sect), Sakya (Flower Sect), Kagyu (White Sect) and Gelug (Yellow Sect).

In the second year of Yongle, Tsongkhapa of the Yellow Sect sent his disciples to come to the court to pay homage, and his father-in-law gave him money and food and helped him up.

If I remember correctly, during the Xuande period, the Sakya Yeshe who came to pay homage this time came again. At that time, the Yellow Sect was developing quite well.

I don’t know if I’ll have the chance to get it in advance in this lifetime.

Although there is nothing worth buying in Tibet, the existence of this place is a natural barrier.

[Brief knowledge: According to the religious custom of the Yellow Sect, after Tsongkhapa's death, his two major disciples were reincarnated and called "Hubilhan" (meaning incarnation in Tibetan) to inherit his mantle. These two disciples were later known as Dalai Lama and Banchan Eerde Ni.]