I want to know the answer to the following question:
Where were the Mongols trying to raise?
All the background I'm provided with is that "Norbu states that the Ming dynasty, preoccupied with the Mongol threat to the north, could not spare additional armed forces to enforce or back up their claim of sovereignty over Tibet; instead, they relied on "Confucian instruments of tribute relations" of heaping unlimited number of titles and gifts on Tibetan lamas through acts of diplomacy.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: no