The butterfly flaps its wings.

According to historical records, Pierma Heima had never been to the Ming Dynasty.

But he is among the envoys this year.

All of this has a lot to do with the Qun Ying Chamber of Commerce.

The business of the Qun Ying Chamber of Commerce began to expand overseas a long time ago, especially in the line of commodities. It was these special commodities that aroused the interest of Pierma Heima.

The news of Timur's envoy's arrival in the Ming Dynasty soon reached Zhu Yuanzhang.

Normally there wouldn't be much of a problem, but this time a grandson of Timur came, so the Ming Dynasty had different reception standards out of etiquette.

There are many outstanding talents in the Jinyiwei, and these talents are not only in the capital, but also involved in a series of operations including spying on other countries' intelligence, undercover operations, etc.

There is participation of the Jinyiwei in all of them. These Jinyiwei who are working outside the capital are not formally organized into the capital. Some of them are like non-staff members, but their salaries are not low.

It is also a very dangerous thing to do.

The name Timur was a very unfamiliar name to most of the people and even officials of the Ming Dynasty, because Timur had no direct communication with the Ming Dynasty.

But Zhu Yuanzhang was not unfamiliar with it, especially the collection of information about Timur's war steps, which he knew very well.

Although Timur became a vassal of the Ming Dynasty in the 20th year of Hongwu, the diplomatic relations between the two countries were almost equal.

In the Huagai Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked his eldest grandson, "Timur's grandson is coming. You should be responsible for the reception this time."

"As for some information about Timur, you can go to the Royal Guards to check it out. Their strength should not be underestimated."

When Zhu Ying heard this, he had a very bad feeling.

He was not unfamiliar with the name Timur.

Many places on the edge of the Western Regions had already been ruled by the Timurid Empire. In fact, at the beginning, Zhu Ying did not care too much about the Timurid Empire.

More often than not, they sent members of the Chamber of Commerce over there to use the unique items in the Central Plains, including their own products, to make huge profits.

The nobles of the Timurid Empire are now very lucky. The continuous victories in the wars have made them earn a lot of money.

The roots of the Qun Ying Chamber of Commerce are originally in the Western Regions, so they naturally cannot miss it.

Zhu Ying also knew that with Timur's sudden death in history, the huge Timurid Empire fell apart.

But this time, when Zhu Ying learned that Timur's grandson had come to the Ming Dynasty, he began to feel uneasy.

"Could it be that Timur did not die in the original history because of my arrival?"

"Or if I live a few more years, that would be embarrassing."

The Timurid Empire and the Ming Dynasty are too far apart. Now the members of Zhu Ying's Qun Ying Chamber of Commerce are basically expanding their power into the Ming Dynasty, and they are out of reach of the Timurid Empire.

After all, some intelligence may take one or two years to travel back and forth from Samarkand. Such a long distance will also cause a lot of information to be out of date.

"Grandpa, I know a little bit about Timur. They have strong soldiers and horses, just like the Yuan Dynasty. Their strongest force is the cavalry."

At this point, Zhu Ying's expression became somewhat serious, and he continued to introduce: "Among Timur's cavalry, they have very high defensive reinforced mail armor, which is a smelting technology unique to the West."

"The defense of these mail armors is not inferior to my Ming Dynasty armor. I will collect some of them here."

"It's just that the chain mail is made differently from the Ming Dynasty, so it's hard to imitate."

Zhu Ying said in a deep voice.

The Ming Dynasty is indeed very strong at this stage, but if it really goes up against Timur's army, it is really unclear who will win or lose.

However, even if it failed, the situation would not be like that of the Southern Song Dynasty. It was just that this war would drag the Ming Dynasty, which had just recovered some vitality, into the quagmire.

The Western pot ring armor is a reinforced chain mail. Most ordinary soldiers wear it when riding horses, and even the infantry wears reinforced chain mail.

Due to the scarcity of minerals, the Ming Dynasty at this stage was not as well-equipped as the Timurid Empire in terms of advanced armaments. However, only the aristocratic army of Timur had top-notch equipment.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned when he heard this.

He knew that his eldest grandson had originally been stranded in the Western Regions, so he was naturally very familiar with Timur. However, he was still a little unhappy when he heard his eldest grandson say that the Timur Empire was very strong, and said:

"Perhaps the weapons of our Ming Dynasty are inferior, but grandson, don't forget that the firearms of our Ming Dynasty should not be underestimated."

Zhu Ying smiled bitterly and said, "Timur has a super mobile artillery that is said to be able to fire eight miles. Eight miles was a bit exaggerated at the time, but even if it was exaggerated, it still has a range of six or seven miles."

"These cannons are controlled by Timur himself. Timur's external conquests are now almost unbeatable, and these super cannons have made great contributions."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he stood up in disbelief:

"This is impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

This statement is too exaggerated.

The most powerful artillery of the Ming Dynasty has a maximum range of less than five miles, but Da Sun said that Timur has a super mobile artillery that is more powerful than the artillery of the Ming Dynasty.

What does a difference of one or two miles in range mean? This means that when the Ming army met Timur's army, they might not even see the shadow of the enemy before they were attacked.

There are very few things that can make Zhu Yuanzhang lose his composure. After a brief loss of composure, Zhu Yuanzhang continued:

"It seems that Timur is much stronger than we know. If it weren't for the huge gap between the two countries, he would really be a great threat to our Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yuanzhang quickly calmed down, but his level of importance towards Timur increased a lot.

The power of the Mongol Empire is still deeply rooted in people's hearts today.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well that the timing was right for him to defeat the Yuan Dynasty and establish the Ming Dynasty.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, there was still a powerful cavalry team. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang's team was just an insignificant little character.

They were not even taken seriously by the Yuan Dynasty. After all, there were too many rebel kings, and these peasant uprising armies were really not worth mentioning.

Hundreds of thousands of Yuan Dynasty troops were disintegrated in the Battle of Gaoyou. After that, the Yuan Dynasty relied on the armed forces of various landlords to suppress the uprising, and there was hope for a time.

However, in the Yuan Dynasty, there were internal strife between the emperor and the empress and the crown prince, internal strife between central and local ministers, internal strife between warlords for territory, internal factional struggles among warlords, and so on. In short, there were all kinds of strange and varied things.

That's how it was, the Yuan Dynasty destroyed itself.

And the current Timur is a Mongol.

The concept of the Timurid Empire is actually not much different from that of the Mongol Empire.

"My grandson will be able to find out a lot of information when he interacts with Timur's grandson. They are different from the people in the Ming Dynasty. They like to brag about their abilities the most and have no modesty at all."

"Since this man is Timur's grandson, he must be very familiar with the situation of the army under Timur's rule. This is a good opportunity."

Zhu Ying analyzed and said.

If it was an ordinary diplomatic envoy, it would be difficult to deal with him. After all, those who can serve as diplomatic envoys are generally very smart.

In a sense, Timur's grandson is equivalent to a descendant of the royal family. He came to the Ming Dynasty mainly for fun, and he must be weak in diplomacy.

While Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Ying were discussing, Jiang Lin, who was waiting outside the door, came in and reported:

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Guards in the capital sent a message that Timur's grandson, Pirmahemah, did not go directly to the Tianjie Temple, but instead went to the capital city to play."

"It seems that he is very interested in the prosperity of the capital of the Ming Dynasty."

"On the way to visit the capital, I met a merchant who served as a guide. This merchant is from the Group of Heroes Chamber of Commerce of His Royal Highness Chang Sun. He is having dinner at the Ping An Tea House at the moment."

When he spoke of the latter part, Jiang Li's look became a little strange.

He even felt that when it came to Timur's grandson, it seemed as if His Royal Highness the Changsun had already made arrangements.

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "What a coincidence. We were just talking about Pier Ma Heima and we ended up in Da Sun's teahouse."

"What good food can the Mongols have? I'm sure this guy will be conquered if he enters our grandson's teahouse."

"Grandson, the next thing depends on how you arrange it. We will leave it all to you."

Zhu Ying didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. At first, she was thinking about using the food strategy when the time comes.

Finally, he came in by himself.

"Don't worry, Grandpa. I am good at these things. But this time, I want to borrow someone from you."

Zhu Ying said with a smile.

Zhu Yuanzhang said nonchalantly: "If Grandson needs anyone to assist him, just call them over."

Zhu Ying said: "It is the new director of the Imperial Observatory, Liu Rixin."

Zhu Yuanzhang had no idea at first, but when he heard that it was Liu Rixin, he asked curiously, "Isn't Liu Rixin just a fortune teller? What use does the eldest grandson have for him? Could it be that he is telling fortunes for that Pier Ma Heima?"

Zhu Ying nodded and said, "That's right, my grandson wants to ask Mr. Liu to tell the fortune of that Pier Ma Heima."

"The current situation in Timur is somewhat similar to that of my Ming Dynasty."

"Timur's eldest son Jahangir died young, and Pir Mahmud's elder brother Mahmud Sultan was designated by Timur as his successor."

"Timur's second son died in battle, his third son was injured in the war and suffers from an incurable disease, and his fourth son, Shah Rukh, is too young to handle the heavy responsibility."

"This time, my grandson wanted to take this opportunity to see if he could plant a special seed."

There was no need for Zhu Ying to beat around the bush with the old man, so he just spoke directly what was on his mind.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, approving of his grandson's plans, and said, "Okay, since you have an idea, let's just do it."

…

In the Imperial Observatory, Liu Rixin was discussing the mysteries of Feng Shui with former officials of the Imperial Observatory.

In the fortune-telling business, there are many secret methods that have been passed down from generation to generation.

Although Liu Rixin is currently the most capable person in the entire Imperial Observatory, there is too much knowledge in the secret art of Feng Shui that Liu Rixin has never been exposed to.

After all, those who could come to the Imperial Observatory all had some skills passed down from their family.

Perhaps most people don't have enough ability, but this doesn't mean that their inheritance is weaker than Liu Rixin's. It can only be said that their own understanding is not high enough.

"I heard that the wife of the Supervisor will be arriving in the capital soon. Supervisor Liu should take this opportunity to take in a concubine, otherwise you will miss the chance when your sister-in-law arrives."

After some discussion, an official from the Imperial Observatory joked.

In the Imperial Observatory, which is similar to an academic circle, the atmosphere is quite good. Unlike other official departments, there are not so many rules on the distinction between superiors and subordinates.

Just like the Hanlin Academy for scholars, people often don’t care that much about the level of their position.

Liu Rixin said with a smile: "I am already this old, how can I still think about taking a concubine?"

Another ordinary official said with a smile: "Master Liu must have many children and grandchildren, so he doesn't care about these things anymore. Now that his sister-in-law is here, Master Liu will surely enjoy the happiness of family life from now on."

Hearing this, Liu Rixin felt a little bitter.

How could he have a son? He hasn't had any children since the establishment of the Ming Dynasty. He left home for twenty years. If he really had a son, he would not be his own.

He himself did not expect that he could live to this day and become an official, and his life suddenly became stable.

So, man proposes, God disposes.

Seeing Liu Rixin's expression, several officials nearby roughly guessed what had happened.

At this time, the former director of the Imperial Observatory, who is now the deputy director of the Imperial Observatory, could not help but persuade him: "Brother Liu, I am not saying that although you are a little older now, the inheritance of incense is a big deal after all."

"There are three kinds of unfilial behavior, and the worst is to have no offspring. In our profession, there are indeed many taboos when it comes to marrying and having children."

"But Brother Liu's situation is different now. Our Imperial Observatory is under the protection of the royal family, so we don't need to worry too much about the inheritance of incense."

"I've also heard that Brother Liu and His Royal Highness Changsun have a close relationship and are planning to take a concubine and have a baby. I think my sister-in-law will agree if she knows about this."

Hearing this, Liu Rixin's mind began to become active.

I didn’t have children before because I didn’t dare to.

After all, that's my fate.

I am only in my early sixties now, so maybe I can have a child in my old age.

Just as Liu Rixin was thinking and hesitating, an eunuch came over and delivered an order: "According to the order of His Highness Changsun, summon the director of the Imperial Observatory to meet him in Kunning Palace."

…

Not long after Zhu Ying returned to Kunning Palace, news about Pierma Heima came from Ye Yueqing.

"It was the thirty-seventh disciple of His Highness who happened to meet Timur's grandson on the street."

Ye Yueqing reported.

When Zhu Ying heard that it was the thirty-seventh disciple, he was a little confused at first.

After all, there are too many disciples, so it is normal that we can't remember them sometimes.

After a moment, Zhu Ying was somewhat speechless and said, "So it was this guy. Hurry up and tell him not to cheat people. It has to be quick. I'm afraid it's too late. I'm afraid that Pier Ma Heima will be left with nothing but his underwear."