On that day, the officials of the Jinyiwei of Tianjin held a banquet.

Have a drink and have fun.

Of course, I can't help but talk about this Beibatian.

Several military officers and eunuchs in Tianjin Wei asked Zhang Jing to be careful, and the pirates were not trustworthy.

Zhang Jing responded and the following was the link of bad habits in the officialdom.

As soon as the drunk Zhang Jing returned to his imperial envoy headquarters, he immediately sat in the hall. Wang Cheng, a hundred households of the Jinyiwei who was guarding the guards, sneaked in: "Qianhu, just now, commanded the commander's office, Qianhu Office, and the eunuch's mansion, sent a few boxes of things, all of which were calligraphy, paintings and jewelry."

Zhang Jing touched his hot forehead: "Ah... so, I ate food and drink wine, why do I still give gifts? This is not good."

Wang Cheng said: "I don't think it's good either, so I have to go back."

Zhang Jing was shocked and sobered up: "Did you go back?"

Wang Cheng said: "They refused to accept it, saying that the gifts they gave were the gifts they threw out. If they brought them back the same way, they would be punished when they went back."

Zhang Jingyi sighed and sighed: "Forget it, don't force others to do anything. It's a pity that I claim to be law-abiding... Well, they are not good things anyway. These wealth is probably the most valuable thing. Since they are in my hands, they are still useful after all. At least they can benefit the people and teach the people to live a better life. If you encounter such a thing in the future, don't give up."

Wang Cheng nodded.

Wang Cheng lowered his voice again and said, "The person from Beibatian has already contacted him. He hopes to see the imperial envoy directly."

Zhang Jing nodded: "Tomorrow evening, I will meet here, and I will call the damn deputy envoy Zhang Guangqian."

Wang Chengying said: "Do you want to make this in front of Guang?"

Zhang Jingyi said in surprise: "He is the deputy envoy, what should he do?"

Wang Cheng gritted his teeth and said, "I heard that he offended you, so Qianhu invited him to be the deputy envoy. Don't worry, it's very clean. Then he drinks wine, and then put a veil on his face, and then sprinkle water on the veil. When he wakes up, he will be unaware of it."

Zhang Jingyi said: "It's easy to die, but sometimes it's difficult to live. He is an official at least, so don't do it easily. You and my brother, let's say these words privately, and don't talk nonsense when you go out."

Wang Cheng grinned and said, "Don't worry, you know."

Zhang Jingyi said: "Have all the people in the Hundred Houses Office been arranged?"

"It has been arranged." Wang Cheng said: "We are all inquiring about the news about Bei Batian, and the person sent is also inquiring about his information."

Zhang Jing nodded and touched his forehead: "Sure, report at any time. I'm tired, I have to sleep and wake up."

Wang Cheng stood still: "Qianhu, I'll sleep here with you."

"What?" Zhang Jingyi couldn't help but say, "Brother, you..."

Wang Cheng said: "This Tianjin Weili... I always feel uneasy. My father has an explanation. When I go out, you must be careful and not have anything to do. I will sleep here and feel at ease. Besides, have you forgotten that when you were young, your second brother and I took you to sleep. My father is busy with official business on weekdays..."

Zhang Jing breathed a sigh of relief: "Whatever you want, I'll go to bed."

After saying that, I slept with my clothes.

Waiting for the evening the next day.

It rained heavily outside, and then a man wearing a straw hat and a straw raincoat entered the imperial envoy's headquarters.

This is a young man, older than Zhang Jingyi, and came in big lazily.

And in the inner hall, Zhang Jingyi was already waiting.

After the young man came in, he sat down and then looked at Zhang Jingyi.

Zhang Jingyi also looked at him.

The captain beside him shouted, "Why don't you kneel down when you see the imperial envoy?"

The person sitting on one side was the deputy envoy Zhang Guangqian. Zhang Guangqian was restless these days and was not at ease when he was sleeping. He was thinking too much, and the more he thought about it, the more terrifying he became. At this time, he had no intention of comforting him.

What's more, as a minister, he strongly opposed this trick to pacify the pirates, so he was absent-minded.

The young man looked at Zhang Jingyi and said, "I am a man in the world. I don't talk about these false polite conciliations. Does the imperial envoy pay attention to such red tape?"

As he said that, he got up and looked like he was about to bow down.

Zhang Jing smiled and scolded him in his heart, but the smile on his face became even stronger. The other party squeezed him out. If he didn't stop him, he would look very focused on red tape.

So Zhang Jingyi said kindly: "No need to be polite, sit down and talk."

The young man sat down again.

Zhang Jingyi said: "What is the original name of Bei Batian?"

The young man shook his head: "From the moment he went into the sea, the man who used to be dead, now he is just Bei Batian. This time he came with sincerity, but I don't know how sincere the court has."

Zhang Jing said: "What sincerity?"

The young man acted very neatly and took out a book from his arms, and then handed it to the lieutenant standing beside him. The lieutenant took the book and sent it to Zhang Jingyi.

Zhang Jingyi opened the book, which recorded in detail the personnel and fleet size of the 36 islands in the Beihai.

It is said that there are 4,392 people.

Of course... Zhang Jingyi knew that more than half of them were family members.

In addition, there are more than 120 ships of all sizes.

This scale is actually not small, it is just a big ship that can be used for ocean-going oceans. Zhang Jingyi guessed that there might be only a handful of them.

After all, boats and boats are different.

At this time, natural disasters were frequent, and a large number of people had to violate the ban and go into the sea to become thieves in order to make a living. In addition, the arrival of the Folang Ji people, the silver and gold mines on the Japanese island began to be excavated, the demand for silk and tea in the Ming Dynasty, and even maritime trade began to expand.

This naturally nourished a large number of pirates, and these pirates were very powerful. For example, the Zheng family, whose manpower and fleet size were enough to support a huge army.

The Beibatian, whom Zhang Jingyi is now in contact with, is naturally much smaller than that in the Zheng family's heyday. However, with thousands of people and more than a hundred ships, it is definitely not a fuel-efficient lamp.

After taking a closer look, Zhang Jing smiled and said, "Very good. If you are willing to share the worries of the court, then the major matters can be settled. At that time, I will report to the emperor tomorrow and give you proper place...especially for women and children."

The young man smiled and shook his head and said, "We have given sincerity, but the sincerity of the imperial envoy has not given it yet."

Zhang Jing said: "Oh?"

The young man said: "Since we want to talk, we should not have taught us in Tianjin Weitong. The lessons of the imperial envoy and Wang Zhi are vivid in my mind. Therefore, my purpose is to ask the imperial envoy to move into the sea. By then, Bei Batian will talk to you in person."

Zhang Guangqian, who was standing beside him, was originally confused. He was disdainful of these pirates, but now when he heard this, he was shocked and immediately said: "I object!"

After saying that, Zhang Guangqian stood up: "The court is extremely kind and only seeks you. Don't be ungrateful. You should not be ungrateful. How can you enter the thief's nest as a grand imperial envoy? It's a joke. You can't respond to this matter."

Zhang Jingyi pulled down his face: "Are you a righteous man or I a righteous man?"

"You..." Zhang Guangqian sat down immediately, and then sneered: "Then the Marquis of Xinxian has the ability to agree."

Zhang Jingyi stood up and ignored Zhang Guangqian. Instead, he looked at the young man and said, "Yes, as long as you are willing to talk, I am willing to go to the sea to meet Bei Batian. Just how to go out to sea, does Bei Batian have a constitution?"

The young man said happily: "I have already prepared it and will accept it when the trip will be done, but I don't know when it will be done?"

"No further ado, the faster the better."

Zhang Guangqian was so scared that his face was pale. He went out to sea... to sea...

I want this as an envoy...

Zhang Jingyi immediately sent the young man away, ignored Zhang Guangqian, and then left the hall.

Wang Cheng chased after him, and Zhang Jingyi ordered him, "Let the brothers prepare earlier and go to sea."

"yes."

"Your information will not be wrong."

Wang Cheng shook his head: "It will be no mistake. This young man was definitely the son of Bei Batian. He brought several entourages. Those entourages were very extraordinary at first glance, but they obeyed the young man and took care of them everywhere, and everything was followed by the young man. Thousand households, think about it, a person is not as strong as others and has less qualifications than others, but these people who are stronger than him and have higher qualifications are respectful to him. Then the only possibility of this person is that his status is noble. For pirates, a person with noble status is not as good as others, except for the son of Bei Batian, he can't think of any other reason."

Zhang Jing nodded. The reason why he agreed to go to sea was that he had planned it.

The other party will definitely not believe in the imperial envoy. Although the name of the imperial envoy is majestic in these two capitals and thirteen provinces, people will never believe it when they go overseas.

Therefore, there is no basis for empty talk, and you must find a place to talk to Beibatian.

Bei Batian will never go ashore and fall into the trap. After all, Wang Zhi’s lesson is still there.

In this way, Zhang Jing can only go there.

Zhang Jingyi had already thought about this when he was in the capital.

The reason why Zhang Jing finally made up his mind was that on the one hand, he had to get a group of ships and personnel for his great sailing cause. The Ming Dynasty had too many debts, but once this time window was lost, the sea strength between the Ming Dynasty and the Folang Jiren would only become increasingly different, so Zhang Jingyi had to choose to take risks.

Of course, on the other hand, the slings in the Baihu Institute were also constantly inquiring about the news. The final conclusion was that the other party was indeed quite sincere. The person who came to invite Zhang Jing to the sea was Bei Batian's closest relative. This shows that Bei Batian should have really been intrigued, and he had this idea.

As long as both parties have a good contact, it is easy to deal with. Zhang Jingyi doesn’t believe that he, as an imperial envoy, would he dare to do anything?

After all, Zhang Jingyi's understanding is that although the pirates also robbed, they were more smuggled. To put it bluntly, they were just a group of merchants on the sea. These people would kill people, but they were more about seeking money. However, they did not dare to do anything that they came to completely mess with the loss-making business of the Ming Dynasty for no reason.
Chapter completed!