Although Aurangzeb was only 20 years old, he was one of the best of Shah Jahan's sons. He received a good education from the court from an early age, and was very knowledgeable, well-versed in scriptures and teachings, and was resourceful, especially in martial arts. He was once praised by Shah Jahan as "the glory of the throne".

Because of this, he was promoted to the position of vice-king of the Deccan by Shah Jahan at the age of a weak crown, and ruled the Deccan region as a doppelganger of Shah Jahan. Aurangzeb, who was a young man, naturally couldn't stand Zhu Yujian's threatening answer.

He suddenly involuntarily pressed his hand on the hilt of the knife full of gems on his waist, glared at Zhu Yujian angrily and asked, "What do you mean by this?" Could it be that Your Majesty the Emperor has sent your Excellency to threaten my Great Mughal Empire? ”

Although Zhu Yujian looks polite on the surface, his past imprisonment career has also carved indelible traces on him. Aurangzeb's questioning not only did not soften his attitude, but on the contrary, aroused his strong side.

He glanced at Aurangzeb contemptuously, and then arched his hand to Shah Jahan and said, "I have been ordered by the emperor to come to the Mughals this time, bringing the friendship of our country. I don't know what rumors your people have heard that your prince should question the goodwill of my emperor so much. If you regard the goodwill of our emperor as a threat, then I have no choice but to suspend this visit. ”

Regarding Zhu Yujian's blatant disregard for his attitude, Aurangzeb's original pretended anger was now three points of real anger. He was about to say something more when Shah Jahan raised his hand to stop him.

Shah Jahan, who had to flee and wander because of his rebellion against his father before he succeeded to the throne, clearly knew more about forbearance than his own son.

There was no conflict of interest between him and Chongzhen at this time, and even if the Ming tried to get their hands on the birthplace of their ancestor Babur, which was now under the rule of Bukhara, it was still beyond the reach of the Mughals.

The Ming Dynasty's westward expansion was a threat to the Mughals in the future, as the land of the river was also the land of Shah Jahan Nianzi. But at present, the Ming Dynasty's westward movement not only shared the pressure of the Mughal Khanate, but also provided additional help for the Mughals to consolidate their rule over Afghanistan.

And today, when the Mughals are on the move, turning a neutral extraterritorial power into his own enemy is clearly not what Shah Jahan wants. However, he also realized from Zhu Yujian that the arrogance of these Chinese has not disappeared, and Chongzhen's handwritten letter can only be said to be an accident.

Therefore, it is probably unrealistic for him to want any real friendship from the Ming Emperor. Since he had won enough political reputation from the Ming envoy in the ceremony that had just welcomed the Ming envoy, it was not good to fall out with the envoy immediately, so that the subjects would doubt the true intention of the Ming envoy this time.

In a matter of moments, Shah Jahan had already finished weighing the pros and cons. He has already gotten what he wants from the fact that the Ming Dynasty sent an envoy, so there is no need to abandon the benefits that have already arrived for some illusory promises.

What's more, even if Zhu Yujian was a vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, he could not make a promise for the Ming Emperor to belong to the land in the river. Therefore, after stopping Aurangzeb's words, Shah Jahan said to Zhu Yujian: "My son Aurangzeb did offend your emperor just now, but your envoy's attitude seems to be a little excessive.

Since the Emperor of your country regards me as a brother of the Southern Continent, then the etiquette of your face of me should be the same as that of the Emperor of your country. Don't you think what you just did was rude? Or are you consistently so rude in front of your emperor? ”

Zhu Yujian's eyelids jumped, and after thinking for a moment, he bent down helplessly, saluted Shah Jahan, and said, "The foreign minister was indeed a little out of shape just now, and I ask Your Majesty to forgive me." ”

After seeing Zhu Yujian's actions, Shah Jahan nodded slightly at Aurangzeb, and Aurangzeb reluctantly saluted Zhu Yujian and said: "I offended His Majesty the Emperor of your country with inappropriate words before, and please accept my apologies." ”

Although Shah Jahan mediated the conflict between the two sides, it was difficult to restore the previous harmonious atmosphere. He was also unwilling to entangle with Zhu Yujian on some small business matters, so he asked his eldest son Dalashko to be responsible for receiving Zhu Yujian, negotiating the rest of the affairs, and then ending the meeting.

At just 24 years old, Darashuko was known among Shah Jahan's sons for his open-mindedness and tolerance, and although he was not as brave as his younger brother Aurangzeb, he was very fond of literature, which made him very popular with his father and courtiers.

Shah Jahan asked him to be responsible for receiving Zhu Yujian, but he really chose the right person. Although there is a 10-year difference between the two, the two quickly became friends because of their love for literature.

Proficient in Persian literature and intimately acquainted with the various religions and cultures of the Indian continent, Daraschko was interested in Chinese poetry and the declining Buddhist culture in India.

Zhu Yujian is proficient in Chinese classics and Buddhist allusions, although he has been exposed to European ideology and culture at the request of Chongzhen, but he does not feel that there is any literature in Europe. It wasn't until he came into contact with Persian literature from Darashuko that he fell in love with this style of euphemistic, delicate, elegant and subtle writing.

Therefore, during the contact between Darashuko and Zhu Yujian, most of the conversations between the two were the exchange of views on Indian, Persian and Chinese literature, and the mutual learning of Persian and Chinese, but rarely involved the so-called serious matters. Most of these matters were negotiated by the two subordinates, and the two only occasionally inquired about the process.

Dalashuko took Zhu Yujian to visit the places of interest near Delhi before returning to Delhi and reporting the results of the negotiations to his father. He made an understatement about the fact that the Ming Kingdom would lease a piece of land in the Ganges Delta to build a merchant house, but tried his best to praise Zhu Yujian's own knowledge and character to Shah Jahan, trying to restore the impression of this new friend in his father's heart.

As for Zhu Yujian, in his interactions with high-ranking officials and dignitaries in Delhi, he strongly praised Dalashuko for his great mastership, which was indeed the hope for the future of the Mughal Empire. He also implied to these high-ranking officials and dignitaries in Delhi that the Ming Dynasty was looking forward to a closer friendly relationship with the empire under the leadership of Dalashuko.

For Aurangzeb, who had already set foot on his return to the Deccan Plateau, hearing these rumors from Delhi made him hate the Ming Dynasty represented by Zhu Yujian even more. However, Aurangzeb, who had only recently become vice-king of the Deccan, was not in a position to influence the political tide of Derry.

Therefore, Zhu Yujian's purpose of sending an envoy to the Mughal Empire was achieved one by one with the help of Dalashuko. And through Dalashuko, he also obtained a preferential clause for the Four Seas Trading Company, which replaced the commercial tax on all trade in the Mughal Empire with a fixed tax of Rs 3,000 a year.

In addition to this clause, under the introduction of Darashuko, Zhu Yujian had a further understanding of the political system of the Mughal Empire.

Shah Jahan, the king of kings, was not unworthy of the title, and the Mughal Empire was divided into a number of Iqta, which was divided into Sakar and Sarqar as Pargana.

If we compare with the administrative divisions of the Ming Dynasty, it is about the three-level administrative structure of provinces, prefectures and counties. However, the governor of Ikota had much more power than the governor of the Ming Dynasty.

Almost every Iqta is an independent kingdom, and the governor who administers Iqta not only has the power to appoint and dismiss officials in the province, but also controls the tax revenue and military of the province. Therefore, the people who can become provincial governors are either the emperor's cronies or relatives and adult princes.

Therefore, if the Mughal emperor wanted to implement the commercial agreement, it had to be assisted by the governor of Bengal, otherwise it would remain a dead letter. However, as Dara Shuko, who assisted Shah Jahan in handling government affairs, he easily helped Zhu Yujian solve this trouble.

At this time, the governor of Bangladesh was the second brother of Darashuko. Shah Shuja, who is far away from Delhi, needs his brother to say more good things about him in front of his father, so he has always maintained a respectful attitude towards him. Dara Shuko assured Zhu that when the other party arrived in Bangladesh by boat, his brother Shah Shuja would respect him as much as he respected himself and would not trouble the other party about building a commercial port.

For Darashuko's enthusiasm, Zhu Yujian was also greatly moved. He had already understood by this time that, according to the custom of *, although Darashuko was the eldest son of Shah Jahan, he would not have designated Shah Jahan as his heir while he was alive.

Therefore, for the hidden worries of the internal political situation of the Mughals, Zhu Yujian tactfully told the other party that as long as the other party encounters difficulties that are difficult for him to overcome, he might as well write to himself, and maybe he can solve some troubles for him.

Regarding Zhu Yujian's hints, Dalaschko just smiled and didn't take it to heart. After all, at this time, his father Shah Jahan was in the prime of life, and the entire Mughal Empire was in the thriving state, and the power of the empire was in the hands of his father and the three adult princes.

The three adult princes and one underage prince were all born to the same mother, Ajman Banu. Therefore, Darashuko did not see any difficulties within the empire that he could not face.

witnessed that for the sake of the inheritance power of a vassal king, Zhu Yujian, who was blackmailed by his two uncles to his father and himself, naturally did not take the so-called family affection too seriously. And Aurangzeb's domineering posture in the court also made him realize that a brother who was too good was not a good thing for Darashuko.

Therefore, he is not optimistic about the future of the Mughals, but in the current situation, he cannot find fault with it. Therefore, he only gave a promise to Darashuko, hoping that the other party could remember his words in a moment of crisis.

Zhu Yujian didn't think about what to do with the help of this dilemma at this time. He was just in a sense of uncertainty and wanted to do something for his friend. He didn't think he could help Darashuko deal with his father and brother, but he felt he could safer his friends and his family.

Zhu Yujian, who was still worried about the situation in Goa, said goodbye to Delhi and hurriedly returned to Surat after ending the commercial agreement with the Mughals. The journey of more than four months was really a dreamlike trip for Zhu Yujian.

As he stood at the bow of the ship and remembered the details of the journey, the captain came running to report to him that the preparations for the voyage had been completed. Zhu Yujian looked at Surat City in the distance, nodded vigorously and said, "Then set sail." ”