golden scales

The Second Guards Army made the most outstanding contributions in Longjing's four-year Northern Expedition. ..Not only captured the old Chechen Khan Shuolei and his two sons alive, but also quelled the rebellion of Chechen Khan's fourth son, Bemba, and finally made the new Chechen Khan Ulihan, who was conferred by the court, the king of the Hulunbuir Grassland.

Tens of thousands of Chechens moved south and poured into mines in Shanxi, Liaoning, and even Haixi, turning from herdsmen to miners.The strong men of the Ming Dynasty could not compete with these Mongolians in production costs at all, so they could only switch to other industries.For them, there are generally only four paths to follow: joining the army, farming, studying to become an official, and studying and then working in technical jobs.

Compared with the unemployment problem that people worry about in later generations, it does not exist in Daming.Because unemployment is prohibited by law in Ming Dynasty, once someone reports that someone in a certain village or neighbourhood has no job, the elders in the village and the head of the neighborhood will come to persuade them and recommend jobs.If they refuse to accept and still have nothing to do within three months, the county will naturally send people to use coercive means to solve the unemployment problem.

For example, they were exiled in Annan, Haixi, Australia and other places.

The common people only have the right to choose the type of work and position, but not the right to be lazy. Perhaps this is the reason why later generations called the Longjing Dynasty the "Iron Color Age".More Chechens migrated westward, especially Chechen men in their prime, who became members of the Ming army and put pressure on other tribes in Khalkha.

From the map, the west of the Chechen Department is the Tushetu Khan Department.

As the first large tribe to bear the brunt, Tuxietu Khan Gonpo chose to personally send people to Beijing to avoid the generals under the banner of Ming Dynasty from "fishing for profit".I also want to avoid being like Shuo Lei, who unknowingly changed from a king of Khalkha who supported Ming to a traitor of Ming, and was eventually detained in a foreign country, and his life and death are unknown.

As for the messenger, Gonpo has the most reliable and trustworthy person.This man is his son.Zanabazar.He is also a convincing spiritual leader of the Khalkha tribes.

This Zanabazar was born in the eighth year of Chongzhen, six years younger than Zhu Cihong.He was able to become the spiritual leader of the tribes in Mobei not because of his father Gonpo, but because of his own accumulation.

accumulated over many lifetimes.

According to Tibetan Buddhism, Zanabazar is not simply Zanabazar, but one of the [-] great monks seated by Sakyamuni Buddha, who was reincarnated in Tibet and handed down fifteen times.In the last life, he was Doronata, an eminent monk of the Jonang Sect of Tibetan Buddhism.

In the 42nd year of Wanli, at the invitation of Abadai Khan of the Khalkha tribe of Mongolia, Dorona went to Urga to preach scriptures for 20 years.He won the belief and support of the leaders of the Khalkha tribe and became the local religious leader.It is honored as Jebtsundamba, which means "Zunsheng" in Tibetan.In the seventh year of Chongzhen, Doronata passed away.

In the following year, the Khan kings of Khalkha recognized Zanabazar, the son of Tuxietu Khan Gonpo Dorji, as the reincarnation of Dorana, with the dharma name Luosangdanbe Gyalzan, and established him as the Dharma King.

In the 22nd year of Chongzhen, Lobsang Tenpe Gyaltsan went to Tibet to study the Fa. 23 years.Lobsang Tenpe Gyaltsen was ordained by the Fourth Panchen Lama, Lobsang Chokyi Gyaltsen.He also met with the leader of the Gelug sect, the fifth Dalai Lama, Lobsang Gyatso, and both of them asked him to convert.As a condition for formal recognition of his living Buddha status.

Under the support of Gushi Khan, the protector of Lhasa, in the first year of Longjing, Lobsang Tenbe Gyalzan changed from the Jonang Sect to the Gelug Sect, and the government recognized him as the first Jebtsundamba.

Therefore, although Zanabazar is young, he is already No.17, and his previous age is not in vain.

Hearing that the grassland had changed, Zanabazar ended his studies in Lhasa ahead of schedule and returned to Urga.While preaching the scriptures as Jebtsundamba I, gathering the hearts of all ministries, he followed the movements of the Ming army on the grassland. Finally, at the request of Tuxie Tuhan Gonpo, he brought five hundred monks to request A pilgrimage to the Ming emperor.

The famous Tibetan lama has become a sensitive word because of the political issues of later generations, and Zhu Cihong is naturally particularly sensitive.But in this day and age, the Tibet issue is not the issue, only Tibetan monks are the issue.As an important stronghold of the Himalayas that Buddhism crossed, Tibetan Buddhism, especially the Gelug Sect (Yellow Sect), had a great influence on Mongolia, and Mongolia was very important to Ming Dynasty.

An important reason for the defeat of Chahar Lindan Khan was his conversion to the Red Sect, so that he lost the support of the Mobei tribes who believed in the Yellow Sect.

The Gelug faction began to use the Mongols to help them establish their position in Tibet from the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, starting from the third Dalai Lama Sonam Gyatso and the King Shunyi of the Ming Dynasty, Altan Khan, until the great-grandson of Altan Khan was designated as the The fourth Dalai Lama announced the completion of the alliance.

Prior to this, Sonam Gyatso also contacted Daming, and granted tribute in the seventh year of Wanli, which was approved by the Ming court.

Today's Tibet is still in chaos, divided among various factions, and is not a country.There are only Damingus Zangdusi and Duogandusi in this area, which are ruled by monks of all sizes.Although the Gelug Sect has sought foreign aid since the Jiajing period, Altan Khan did not succeed in helping them win this religious war. It was not until ten years ago, at the end of the Chongzhen Dynasty, that Gush Khan entered Lhasa and established the Yellow Sect in Tibet. status.

Zhu Cihong was not surprised that the Tibetan issue was triggered because of the Mongolian issue.However, Jebtsundamba, one of the four kings, ushered in, which made the court a little confused.

What kind of etiquette should be used to receive this monk?What kind of relationship does he have with the Great Treasure King recognized by the Ming court?Will there be some embarrassing questions for His Majesty the Emperor?

These preparatory work had already begun when Zanabazar had just set foot on the grasslands of Monan.More than a dozen officials from the Ministry of Rites traveled from Beijing to Zhangjiakou, nominally to inquire and greet them, but in fact to judge whether these monks should be allowed to see the emperor.After all, in the minds of the Ming people, it was precisely because of the belief in the strange Buddhism of these foreign monks that Meng Yuan finally fell.

In the first month of the fifth year of Longjing, Zanabazar finally arrived in Beijing and stayed at Ximiaoying Temple.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the first day after the end of the Ming New Year holiday, Zhu Cihong summoned Zanabazar to accept his pilgrimage in the Hall of Martial Arts.

As a monk of learning, Zanabazar is not only proficient in Mongolian and Tibetan, but also quite accomplished in Sinology.People who believe in him believe that this is the Su Hui of many generations, but the Confucian scholars in the Ming court dismissed it, and firmly believed that Zanabazar was just because he was smart and learned things quickly, so he appeared supernatural among the ignorant barbarians up.

"If you look at this person's self-reported deeds for many lifetimes, he has never been to the Han land, even if there is a theory of reincarnation. The ability to speak Chinese is definitely not due to Su Hui." Wu Zhen has lost the opportunity to become the leader of Confucianism in the Ming Dynasty.Compared with Xu Jie, the chief assistant who integrates politics and science, it is not the same, but he must persist in resisting Buddhism. This is what every Confucian with firm beliefs should do.

"How should we address him then? Name or dharma name?" Zhu Cihong asked.

"If he practices common etiquette, Your Majesty can call him the Dharma title to show leniency." Wu Sheng said.

If this foreign monk only performed the rites and refused to perform the prostration ceremony, then the Ming court would not even recognize him as a monk.

As for honor titles, that's even more illegal.Because only the emperor of Ming Dynasty can confer honorary titles in the whole world.Will not recognize the private title of the Mongolian Outer Fan.

Zhu Cihong nodded, strode into the Wuying Hall, and saw a young man in lama costume standing in the hall at a glance.Zhu Cihong was wearing a dragon robe.Each other is in uniform, and they can recognize each other's identity at the first sight.While the young man bowed his head.With both knees bent, he performed the big salute of paying homage to the master in Tibetan Buddhism.

"A seat." Zhu Cihong said simply and clearly.

The attendant immediately moved to the embroidered pier, put it in the middle, and let the monk sit.

As the chief assistant, Wu Zhen was given a seat according to the convention, and the emperor could sit without saying that he was not allowed to sit.However, other civil servants who accompanied the meeting could only stand on both sides.No power to sit.

"Luosangdanbe Jianzan. Is everything peaceful on the grassland?" Zhu Cihong asked.

"Your Majesty," Luo Sangdanbei praised firmly, "the grassland is in chaos today. People are in a state of panic, and they all thought that Ming Dynasty was about to raise troops and use force, so the little monk came to His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty and asked His Majesty to calm down the chaos and let the grassland Restoring peace and tranquility."

Zhu Cihong didn't expect this young monk to be quite courageous, and he didn't see the high-ranking people shrink back.From this point of view, this person's character has been tempered very tenaciously, and it may not be realistic to convince the other party through negotiation.

"Ming people don't speak dark words." Zhu Cihong said with a double entendre: "The reason why I punished the Chechens was because they wanted to rebel. If all the feudal vassals in Mobei can be loyal and clear, wouldn't I be happy to see the children of Ming Dynasty travel thousands of miles away? When the Mongol Yuan ravaged China back then, the Holy Lord rose from Linhao and fought against the four poles to replace him, how did he ever treat the descendants of the Mongol Yuan badly? If you were as respectful and cautious as before, how could there be any military disasters?"

Luosangdanbei Jianzan lowered his head, thinking to himself: This emperor seems not to be a good person.Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there have been several Northern Expeditions to sow discord. How can we be worthy of us Mongolians?Telling him like this puts all the responsibility on us.

"Your Majesty is the lord of sages, you should see the rebellion of Chechen Khan..."

"Stop." Zhu Cilang interrupted Luosang Tenbei Jianzan's words, deliberately disrupting his rhythm: "Chechen Khan has always been loyal, how did he rebel?"

Luo Sangdanbei insisted on praising Daqi, and couldn't help thinking in his heart: Could it be that the emperor was deceived by his subordinates?Don't know what happened in Mobei?

"Your Majesty, Chechen Khan has been detained by the Celestial Army, and his life and death are unknown now." Luo Sangdanbei praised firmly.

Zhu Ciwang looked at Wu Tong: "Mr. Wu, have you heard about such things?"

Wu Xuan understood, and said calmly: "Since the canonization of Chechen Khan Ulihan, he has been loyal, and now he is in Khan Court by the Kherlen River, how could he be detained by our army?"

"Your Majesty," Luosang Tenbei praised firmly, "but I misunderstood. The so-called Chechen Khan by the monk is the father of Ulihan, the old Khan Shuo Lei."

"Well, he." Zhu Cihong frowned: "I have never canonized this person as Chechen Khan. Shuo Lei is just a white body in the grassland. The monk really misunderstood."

Luosang Tenbei Jianzan twisted his mind, not only was the previous thinking cut off, but now he was facing the emperor's attack: If Shuo Lei is white, then Tuxie Tuhan Gonpo, who also did not accept the canonization of the Ming court, is also white what?

Since the founding of Tsongkhapa, the Gelug Sect has been running rampant in Tibet and Mongolia with the talent of words.In particular, the third Dalai Lama, Sonam Gyatso, is a master of persuading people with words. Almost every grassland leader who meets him will be convinced by him and convert.The Gelugpa monasteries even have a "Debate Institute", which provides monks with a place to debate and conduct eloquence training.

Lobsang Tenbe Gyaltsan practiced with the Panchen Lama in Tibet, so he is no stranger to this, and he ran wild in Mobei with such eloquence, and he never encountered a single enemy.Now it is a chess match, and as soon as the layout is made, someone breaks it with brute force, stabbing the door straight.

If Luosang Tenbe Gyalzan really lived for sixteen generations, Zhu Cihong, the emperor who lived for two generations, seems a bit weak.However, according to the resume provided by Luosang Tenbei Gyalzan himself, he became a human being for the first time and became a disciple of Sakyamuni. He has been in India, Tibet, and Mongolia until now.

Can this kind of vision compare with Zhu Cihong?

What's more, in Zhu Cihong's previous life, he relied on his mind and tongue for food. He has long trained the confrontation between speech and speech as his instinct, and he can use all external situations to enhance his language power.

If the negotiating table is like a ring, and words are like fists, Zhu Cihong has long been ranked among the first-class masters.

The reason why he can't be regarded as a great master is because of the limitations of his status, which cannot be broken through by manpower.

"Your Majesty," Luo Sangdanbei Jianzan said with a smile, "before the canonization of the Ming Dynasty, although there was no name of Chechen Khan, there was the reality of Chechen Khan. How can a holy master like His Majesty only see his name but not the reality? "

——It’s still a good block.

Zhu Cihong also said with a smile: "What I say is: the truth deserves the name. The truth can only give the name. Before he didn't get the name, it was because the truth didn't come."

Wu Zhen and other civil officials all hid their mouths and laughed. This monk wants to play with his tongue, but he doesn't know that His Majesty the Emperor is even more good at this. He even wrote "Logic Theory", which made this vertical and horizontal technique enter the classroom and become a knowledge.In the face of such a master, don't you, a little monk, dance a big sword in front of Guan Gong?

Luo Sangdanbei Jianzan only felt that this sentence was like a strong wind on the grassland, and he couldn't resist it.

Zhu Cihong didn't give him a chance to realize that the concept had been changed secretly, and said: "I regard the people of the world as my own, be it Mongolians or Tibetans, they are all Ming people just like Han people. Before going to the north, was Mobei a peaceful paradise? I just heard some historical theories from the gentlemen yesterday, so I would like to ask the great monk for advice."

Luo Sangdanbei Jianzan, no matter whether he has the cultivation level of the sixteenth generation or not, it is a bit difficult to resist.It is impossible for him to tell lies with his eyes open and deny the tribal conquest on the Mongolian grassland.

"Using violence for violence is not superior after all." Luosang Danbei insisted that his face was calm, as if he was not moved at all.

"No. This is the method of thunderbolt, with the heart of a bodhisattva, beheading sins is not beheading people." Zhu Cihong said: "The heavenly army is just thunderbolts, and there must be rain and dew. This rain and dew is Buddhism."

Luo Sangdanbei Gyalzan was finally moved. )

ps: ?? Seeing that there is only one update today, so the number of words is slightly more.As for the title of the chapter that everyone criticized, Xiao Tang didn't want to distinguish it. These days, he was exhausted physically and mentally, so he just followed the convention.Some people got their wish, and Xiao Tang was also at ease.