Subsequently, the housekeeper told Zhang Zhifa the detailed information he inquired about, bit by bit. Zhang Zhifa was overjoyed after hearing this, and asked to see the emperor at the end of the morning court the next day. Emperor Chongzhen was still very face-saving to his first assistant, and immediately met with him.

When Zhang Zhifa saw Emperor Chongzhen, he told him the information he had collected in detail. This Zhang Zhifa is from a Jinshi, and naturally has an excellent memory. not only told the housekeeper's report to him one by one, but also slightly adjusted the mistakes and omissions in the housekeeper's words. It outlines Liu Pei's first half of his life at sea.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen sighed and said: "The country has been restless at sea for many years! It's just that I don't know when we will be able to exterminate the pirates and return the people to a peaceful world? ”

Zhang Zhifa bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, this is not an overnight effort!" At this time, there were rogues in the country, and there were Houjin Tatars outside, and it was not the time to care about the sea. However, it is a good thing that this person is not a murderer! Moreover, last night I sent someone to check the official documents of the coastal areas, and found that there had been no pirate landing and plundering in the last two or three years. However, there are small groups of pirates who disturb the place, and they are also spinning and disappearing. I read the official documents and found that most of the pirates who disturbed the local area should have been exterminated by the pirates themselves, rather than sending troops to exterminate them as the local government said. ”

Chongzhen has just been the emperor for a few years, so he naturally vaguely knows some of the tricks. But it's still not as good as Zhang Zhifa and other old officials. Hearing Zhang Zhifa say this, he said: "Oh, how did Zhang Qing's family see this from the documents? ”

Zhang Zhifa said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I not only consulted the official documents sent from various places, but also consulted the documents from various places requesting the transfer of troops and horses. So I found that there was no movement of troops and horses in various places, so how were these pirates exterminated? As far as I know, the Red-Eyed Dragon King has strict rules, and he loves trade. So if there is a looting, I am afraid that this person will have to clean up the portal! Therefore, it is determined that the local government is a document forged by the local government to report merit! ”

Emperor Chongzhen's face turned pale with anger when he heard this! Emperor Chongzhen was quite stubborn, and hated others to deceive him the most, so he immediately said: "These magistrates only report good news and not bad news all day long!" Now it's starting to fake credit again, it's really worth killing! ”

Zhang Zhifa naturally knew Emperor Chongzhen's temper, and he immediately bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, you must know that when the water is clear, there are no fish!" Those local officials have long been entrenched in the local area and are well versed in local affairs. If they are punished rashly, they are afraid that there will be unrest in the local area. It is better to wait a few years, and wait for the dynasty to pacify the Liukou and Houjin, and then His Majesty can naturally select the virtuous and capable and clean up the place. ”

Emperor Chongzhen's face softened a lot after hearing Zhang Zhifa's words, but he still said hatefully: "Just according to what the Qing family said, and please let them be free for a few more days!" ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly remembered something and said, "I suddenly remembered something!" At that time, the magistrate said that the thief Liu Xiang was dead. It is said that this man killed him! ”

Zhang Zhifa said: "That's true! I also turned to that official document last night. The official document said that a maritime merchant had seen Liu Xiang's corpse and was sure that this person was dead! And since then, there has been no name for Liu Xiang, so it can be determined that Liu Xiang is indeed dead! ”

Emperor Chongzhen said: "This person is dead, and it is difficult to eliminate the hatred in his heart!" This thief has plundered places many times and committed great sins! But this man deserved to die at the hands of pirates! ”

Zhang Zhifa bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, this kind of small night is naturally extinguished!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen received this sycophancy, his expression softened a lot, and said: "I remember that a few years ago, the governor of Fujian, Lord Xiong (Wen Can), once wrote a letter saying that he wanted to recruit pirates. It is said that there are many helpless thieves among the pirates, and if they can be recruited, there will be an additional barrier on the sea, not to mention, and the good people can be renaturalized. I don't know what Zhang Qing's family thinks about this matter? ”

Zhang Zhifa naturally knew the meaning of the song when he heard the strings, and knew that the sympathy of this master was overflowing, so he thought for a while and said: "This matter is not to be handled. Your Majesty may wish to write to Lord Xiong and ask him to find out the details of this red-eyed dragon king in detail. If this person can follow the laws of the land, His Majesty can give him an official position. ”

Emperor Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction and said, "The Qing family's words are old words!" So be it. In addition, let him inquire clearly, is Kong Youde and the others in his hands? If it is in their hands, they need to be sent. ”

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When Zhifa heard this, he couldn't help but cry out in his heart. How can pirates run rampant on the sea and be unruly, how can the emperor be willing to send people over with a word? If Kong Youde turned around and joined the pirates, let alone send people here, I'm afraid that he will have to maintain the sea frontier!

However, Zhang Zhifa felt that since the Red-eyed Dragon King had made a move, Kong Youde should not be alive. After all, if Kong Youde is alive, but the red-eyed dragon king swallows his wealth, this hatred will be great! That red-eyed dragon king can rule the four seas, he won't be so unwise! Therefore, he issued documents in accordance with Emperor Chongzhen's will.

After the clerk arrived in Fujian, Xiong Wencan was very complacent after receiving the paperwork! Because it meant that his proposal was taken up by the emperor, that is to say, he himself came into the emperor's sight.

Xiong Wencan immediately ordered all parties to move and began to inquire about the news of the general Dragon King. As a result, it doesn't matter if you inquire about it, the news really scared Xiong Wencan! It turned out that at this time, the red-eyed dragon king had already dominated the sea, and the Quartet was mighty! All pirates either surrendered or were executed, and there was no one else at sea!

Xiong Wencan got the detailed news, on the one hand, he was shocked, and on the other hand, he was overjoyed.

It is shocking that such a huge force has not appeared on the sea since ancient times! Even the maritime merchant Li Dan is just the largest of the many pirates. However, the Red-Eyed Dragon King has completely exterminated all the pirates, dominating one side and becoming a family of his own!

Xiong Wencan is happy that this red-eyed dragon king is extremely powerful, and if he can succeed in recruiting An, he will naturally have a lot of credit! Maybe you can get into the cabinet!

At that moment, after Xiong Wencan planned for a while, he sent someone to find Wang Desheng, the general of the Quanzhou Water Division. At this time, Wang Desheng's life can be described as extremely nourishing!

Since he got into a relationship with Liu Pei, Liu Pei allowed him to participate in maritime trade. He put his available ships into the sea trade, and most of the other ships that were not needed were sold privately. As a result, the entire Quanzhou Navy Division is only an empty shell!

And since Liu Pei mastered the sea, all the pirates in the sea have been silent. No one looted the place, and the sailor naturally had nothing to do. But Wang Desheng is eating empty salaries while running sea trade, which can be described as making money every day!