Ming Dynasty: Zhu Biao's younger brother, the most rebellious son in history

The meaning of this sentence is: Regardless of whether Zhu Kai admits it or not, Nangabazangbu believes that Zhu Kai is the successor of Vajrapani and should be respected by all the people of U-Tsang. Therefore, before Zhu Kai took the throne, Nangabazangbu had already written a letter to the commander-in-chief Si Zangbudagan, asking him to be prepared to welcome Zhu Kai.

Zhu Kai really likes the feeling of being the center of attention. Nangaba Zangbu's behavior really hits the spot that interests Zhu Kai. Along the way, Zhu Kai, with a hundred personal soldiers, marched towards U-Tsang under the center of attention.

Today's U-Tsang is still a serfdom country. Ordinary people... there are no ordinary people. They are born as slaves. From the day they are born to the end of their lives, they bear the identity of slaves. When Zhu Kai was heading to Riguang City, he saw many people, in ragged clothes, carrying stones or barley, walking slowly with hunched backs.

They had no shoes on their feet. Some lucky serfs had their feet wrapped in animal skins. But no matter whether they were wearing animal skins or barefoot, they all had one obvious characteristic: they were all skinny, and the animal skins on their feet had been worn by so many people that they had already cracked.

Zhu Kai saw it all but did not reveal his attitude. Instead, he continued to laugh and joke with the Imperial Master Nangaba Zangbu.

Today, the most populous areas in U-Tsang are mostly concentrated in the border areas with the Ming Dynasty, because they have no ability to develop new land. In the past, they were more likely to suck blood from the Central Plains dynasties. When the Central Plains dynasties were strong, they would bow their heads and submit obediently, but once the Central Plains dynasties showed signs of decline, they would be like hungry wolves, cruelly killing and plundering supplies to meet their own needs.

According to the current class classification, "front Tibet" includes today's Lhasa and Shannan areas, "back Tibet" is the contemporary Gaze area, and "Ali" refers to the entire northern Tibetan Plateau.

The Sunlight City that Zhu Kai wanted to go to turned out to be the farthest place. Under normal circumstances, the commander-in-chief Si Zang Budagan would not go to Sunlight City. He preferred his own courtyard on the border of the Ming Dynasty, where he could enjoy an extremely luxurious life... At least for him, that kind of life was luxurious.

There are three parts in U-Tsang, namely Guge, Bulang and Mangyu.

Although the three tribes were nominally under the management of the Military Commandery, they actually had no command power.

The Commandery was the leader of the most powerful of the three tribes, the Guge. Bulang and Mangyu united to fight against the Guge. In fact, the three parties each had their own responsibilities, and the Commandery was just an empty shell.

The three tribes of Guge, Bulang and Mangyu believe more in their Buddhism.

Nangabazangbu, the Imperial Preceptor, is the person with the highest status in the entire U-Tsang. His words can be regarded as the guiding principle by all three departments.

When Zhu Kai came to U-Tsang, Nangaba Zangbu held a grand welcoming ceremony for him.

The nobles from the three tribes of Guge, Bulang and Mangyu all arrived. Zhu Kai first demonstrated his martial arts skills in front of them. The soldiers of U-Tsang looked strong and powerful, some of them were even taller and stronger than Zhu Kai, but they were no match for Zhu Kai. In just a simple wrestling, Zhu Kai easily pinned them to the ground.

More than ten people were pinned to the ground by Zhu Kai, and the nobles of the three tribes of U-Tsang were stunned. Before, Nangabazangbu said that Zhu Kai was the reincarnation of Vajrabhairava, and they thought that Zhu Kai's instructions were just for show, but now it seems... it is not just for show, it is clearly Vajrabhairava in the human world.

They had never seen anyone as brave as Zhu Kai.

Moreover, this person was the prince of the Ming Dynasty... Why wasn't he from U-Tsang? The people of the three tribes were very upset, especially the Bulang and Mangyu tribes. They felt that if a brave man like Zhu Kai appeared in their tribe, their tribe could surpass Guge and become the largest tribe in U-Tsang.

When Nangabazangbu saw Zhu Kai knock down more than ten soldiers in one breath, his eyes lit up like two night pearls.

It is better for Zhu Kai to show his skills himself than to say a thousand times that Zhu Kai is the reincarnation of Vajrabhairava. After this battle, Zhu Kai's position in U-Tsang is unshakable. This will play a huge role in enhancing Nangabazangbu's influence in U-Tsang: I have found Vajrabhairava for you, and you still don't submit to me, so let Vajrabhairava destroy you.

Then, under the leadership of Nangaba Zangbu, the nobles of the three tribes of U-Tsang knelt before Zhu Kai and shouted that Zhu Kai was "Vajrabhairava".

"Okay, stop talking about these useless things."

Zhu Kai interrupted Nangaba Zangbu rudely. He hated useless words. If you have something to say, then you can chat and gossip. Why bother talking about so many useless things? Nangaba Zangbu said so much nonsense. Zhu Kai didn't want to listen. He said to Nangaba Zangbu directly:
"You asked me to come here so that I could help you get rich and let you enjoy the wealth and prosperity of the Ming Dynasty in the remote U-Tsang. This is the reward given to you by the Ming Dynasty... Then what can you do for the Ming Dynasty?"

The wealth and prosperity of the Ming Dynasty... The chieftains of the three tribes of Guge, Bulang and Mangyu all had shining eyes after hearing Zhu Kai's words. This was probably the best news they had ever heard.

Since Songtsen Gampo, they have been coveting the prosperity of the Central Plains Dynasty, so they have been plotting to conquer the Central Plains Dynasty, but they always ended in failure. Now they can enjoy the goods from the Ming Dynasty without going to war, which is undoubtedly an exciting thing.

When Nangaba Zangbu heard Zhu Kai's words, he immediately said to Zhu Kai: "Please rest assured, Second Prince. You are the reincarnation of our Mahakala Bodhisattva. If you need anything from your subjects, just tell us. We, the three tribes of U-Tsang, will obey your command."

When the nobles of the other three tribes heard what Nangabazangbu wanted to say, although they were not very happy, they still told Zhu Kai honestly that they would let Zhu Kai command them.

"I came to U-Tsang to do only three things."

Zhu Kai pointed his finger and said to Nangaba Zangbu and the nobles of the other three tribes:

"Keep Ming away from war, let the people of Ming have good food and clothing, and make Ming more prosperous!"

In U-Tsang, Zhu Kai stated his purpose without hesitation: "I came to U-Tsang for the trade between you and the Ming Dynasty, and also to invite you to join the Ming Dynasty household registration and become a Ming citizen."

Have a household registration in the Ming Dynasty and become a Ming citizen?

When the Uszang nobles heard what Zhu Kai said, their eyes immediately lit up.

Even brighter than when I heard Zhu Kai talk about trading with the Ming Dynasty.

Being able to become a Ming Dynasty person is definitely the most honorable thing.

Especially the nobles of the Bulang and Mangyu tribes, they became excited when they heard that they could join the Ming Dynasty and become people with Ming Dynasty household registration. They had always been suppressed by the Guge tribe in U-Tsang, and had to guard against sneak attacks by the Guge tribe from time to time. If they could have Ming Dynasty household registration, would the Guge tribe still dare to be so presumptuous?

impossible!
"I am willing to join the Great Ming household registration and become a citizen of the Great Ming." A nobleman from Mangyu stood up and said excitedly: "Respected Lord Mahakala, if I join the Great Ming and have the Great Ming household registration, can I still have my own slaves like I do now? Can I also freely dispose of my wealth?"

The wealth and servants in each tribe are the basis for these people to become nobles. Slaves have no autonomy, including their lives. Nobles who own slaves can beat and scold their slaves wantonly, or even kill them without having to bear any consequences. The wealth of the nobles is accumulated through the work of these slaves day after day.

"You may not have slaves, but you may dispose of wealth at will."

Zhu Kai ate yak meat and said to them, "Da Ming is a place that pursues equality. No one will steal what belongs to you. If someone steals it, the government will stand up for you. But you cannot have slaves. No matter where you are, there are no slaves."

"..."

These U-Tsang nobles are not fools, they know how they got their wealth.

If there were no slaves, the gold and silver in their hands would have been spent sooner or later. What would they do after that?
Therefore, the Uszang nobles who wanted to become citizens of the Ming Dynasty also began to become hesitant.

Zhu Kai's words had the greatest influence on Nangabazangbu. Nangabazangbu knew very well that the reason he had his current status in Ü-Tsang was because the nobles of Ü-Tsang believed in him, but in the Ming Dynasty... no one would believe him, so he regarded Zhu Kai's words as the Bible and as his own will.

Especially Buddhism.

Before becoming emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang was a monk in a temple, but now... Buddhism in the Ming Dynasty did not prosper because of Zhu Yuanzhang, but declined more than before.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang issued an imperial decree, Buddhists can accept incense donations from pilgrims, but 50% of the money must be taken away by the Ming government, saying that it is the tax that the temples must pay to the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, Buddhist land is also subject to taxation. The land that each monk can own is the same as the people of the Ming Dynasty, ten acres per person... Of course, if the monks do not want to farm, they can go out to beg for alms, or let the people farm.

These two measures directly cut off Buddhism’s financial resources.

Buddhism declined overnight, and countless monks chose to leave the mountain with their money and never become monks again.

The same is true for Buddhism and Taoism. Nangabazangbu believed that if he went to the Ming Dynasty, there would be no benefit.

Nangabazangbu was undoubtedly very regretful. He brought Zhu Kai with him to enhance his prestige. Who knew that Zhu Kai came and wanted to pull him down from the altar? This... Nangabazangbu was in tears. Did I bring a lucky general or a disastrous star?
When Nangabazangbu looked at Zhu Kai again, there was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

He didn't dare to attack Zhu Kai, especially after he knew that Lan Yu's 100,000 troops were stationed at the border.

That’s the Ming army!

They defeated the powerful Mongols and captured their emperor. They drove the Mongols from the Central Plains to the grasslands, and then from the grasslands to the Eastern Chagatai Tribe... The Eastern Chagatai Tribe was so poor... even worse than U-Tsang.

Zhu Kai has the Ming Dynasty as his backer, and Nangabazangbu dare not make any inappropriate moves towards Zhu Kai.

Since we can’t touch Zhu Kai, we have to find other ways.

Nangaba Zangbu was thinking: If I surrender to Zhu Kai in advance, can I gain some benefits from it?

Nangabazangbu thought it was possible.

He was the first one to join Zhu Kai. How could Zhu Kai not give him some benefits for his sake?
Thinking of this, Nangaba Zangbu began to think actively, thinking about how to make Zhu Kai believe in him, and then seek the most benefits for himself. After thinking about it, Nangaba Zangbu thought about it and set his sights on the nobles of the three tribes of U-Tsang, thinking silently in his heart: "If I want the second prince to believe in me, I have to rely on them!"

In ancient times, the Central Plains dynasty also had official positions such as national teachers. Many people thought that they were just taking advantage of their status to win the emperor's trust. In fact, no matter what their cultural level was, in terms of psychological quality and emotional intelligence, they could kill more than 90% of the court officials in seconds.

Otherwise, which emperor would be willing to bear the infamy and find a Taoist priest or monk to accompany him, thus damaging his imperial reputation?

Nangabazangbu is well-versed in the history books of the Central Plains dynasties, and he believes that he can win Zhu Kai's trust... Of course, the trust he has now is because he defected early, but Nangabazangbu believes that he can gain more trust from Zhu Kai.

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Zhu Kai's arrival had a huge impact on the various tribes in U-Tsang.

In particular, the nobles of various tribes responded strongly to his suggestion of allowing the people of U-Tsang to become citizens of the Ming Dynasty.

Some of them want to become citizens of the Ming Dynasty, because their territory is located in a war zone. Once conflicts occur among the tribes, their territory will be the most affected, so they want to join the Ming Dynasty with their families... Although their lives may be a little different after joining the Ming Dynasty, that is the Ming Dynasty, a huge dynasty that occupies the entire Central Plains. After joining the Ming Dynasty, they don't have to worry anymore. As long as they have money... they can be rich wherever they go.

But some nobles in the tribe did not want to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. Although U-Tsang was relatively remote and on a plateau, the living environment was certainly not comparable to that of the Ming Dynasty, but... incomparable does not mean that it cannot be compared. The silk, porcelain, decorations... as long as they have money, they can enjoy everything of the Ming Dynasty. In this case... what is the point of surrendering to the Ming Dynasty? Even if the environment in the Ming Dynasty is good, in U-Tsang, they have countless slaves to serve them and drive them.

You can be a local emperor in U-Tsang, but what about in Ming Dynasty?
They don't know whether they will have the same status as in U-Tsang after going to Ming Dynasty, so they are unwilling to go to Ming Dynasty?
Because of Zhu Kai's appearance, the nobles of the three tribes of Guge, Bulang and Mangyu temporarily put aside their differences and began to discuss Zhu Kai's purpose of coming to U-Tsang.

"Zhu Kai came to my U-Tsang, he definitely has his own purpose... The same goes for Shedi Shi, why did we invite him here?"

One of the nobles, who was wearing gold pieces and jade and tiger skin, said unhappily, "Could it be that the Imperial Master She and Zhu Kai have reached some kind of agreement?"

Nangaba Zangbu's position in U-Tsang is equivalent to that of the imperial master of the Ming Dynasty, or even higher than that of the imperial master. He was selected by the three tribes, and it is reasonable that he cannot be questioned... and Nangaba Zangbu sits in the middle. (End of this chapter)