Chapter 246: The Penghu Islands
Li Su's fleet traveled all the way south and soon reached the Penghu Islands, which are located between the large island of Liuqiu and the mainland, and are also the first stop for the mainland's migration to Liuqiu, so this is one of the areas with the highest concentration of Han people, and it is also the most developed area, but the current situation here is not optimistic. ,!
Penghu, as the area with the largest concentration of Han people, naturally has not been able to leave Lu Qing's poisonous hands, but the main force of the person who controls Yang Lie is in Tainan, which is close to Penghu, so the other party will naturally not let Lu Qing control Penghu, so the two sides not only fight on Liuqiu Island, but even Penghu is also in contention.
The Penghu archipelago is mainly composed of three large islands, namely Penghu Island, Baisha Island and Xiyu Island, and there are also some scattered small islands.
Li Su's fleet docked at a port on Baisha Island, which was only a few kilometers away from Penghu Island, which was occupied by the other side, and as long as they held binoculars, they could not hide their every move on the opposite island.
As soon as Li Su's fleet approached the port, Lu Qing immediately came on a warship to greet him. When Li Su decided to come to see the person in person, Lu Qing also expressed his opposition, but he couldn't change Li Su's mind at all, so he had no choice but to leave in advance, and arrived at Baisha Island a few days earlier by speedboat, informing the other party and making preliminary preparations.
After the two sides met, Li Su followed Lu Qing to the temporary residence on the port, Penghu was originally a developed fishery, most of the residents on the island were fishing for a living, the port where they were located used to be just a fishing port, there was nothing on the port except a few broken fishing boats, and then Lu Qing took a fancy to the port here The water depth is wide, and it is close to Penghu Island, so it was divided into a military wharf, but the houses on the wharf have not yet come and built, and everyone lives in tents.
After entering the big tent of the Chinese army, Li Su and Li Ke didn't even bother to drink saliva, and immediately asked Lu Qing: "How about it, has the other party set the time and place of the meeting?" ”
"Your Royal Highness, it's all settled, the location is on Zhongdunyu between Baisha Island and Penghu Island, in addition to the two highnesses and the leaders of the other party, both sides are allowed to bring ten guards each, and the warships of our two sides are not allowed to be within five miles of Zhongdunyu, as for the time, the other party let us choose, but it is best to be in these few days." Lu Qing bowed and replied.
"What is the situation in Zhongdunyu, and why is it best set in these days?" Li Su asked a little puzzled.
Lu Qing smiled after hearing this, took out a topographic map of the Penghu Islands from his body and spread it on the table, then pointed to one of them and said: "Two highnesses, please see, the east end of Baisha Island where we are located is very close to the west end of Penghu Island on the other side, and this small piece in the middle is Zhongdunyu, although Zhongdunyu seems to be not connected to the two big islands, but whenever the tide is low, between Zhongdunyu and the two big islands, the beach under the sea water will be exposed, and pedestrians can pass through it, and the low tide time of these days is just around breakfast and dinner. In this way, you can walk back by yourself at night after talking during the day, so as not to increase unnecessary risks by boat! ”
When Li Su heard the wonderful topography of Zhongdunyu, he couldn't help but sigh at the magic of nature. At the same time, he also nodded at Lu Qing's suggestion, indeed, if it is picked up by boat, both parties will definitely have to send boats, so it will definitely increase some risks, after all, the more people there are, the more the safety of him and Li Ke cannot be guaranteed, it is better to have less.
"Okay, since that's the case, then Lu Qing will notify the other party, and the time will be set for tomorrow!" Li Su and Li Ke discussed it, and after obtaining the consent of the other party, he immediately turned his head and instructed Lu Qing. Although he already had some guesses about the identity of the mysterious person, he still didn't know anything about the specific situation, so he longed to see the other party as soon as possible so that the mystery in his heart could be solved.
"Your Highness obeys!" When Lu Qing heard this, he immediately bowed down and received the order. A few days ago, he had already prepared for the meeting, as long as Li Su and Li Ke came, they could start immediately, so Li Su proposed to meet tomorrow It didn't seem hasty.
After seeing Lu Qing leave, Li Ke stood up and looked at the sky, it was already past noon, they had already had lunch on the boat, but there was still a period of time before it got dark, so Li Ke proposed: "Liulang, I think the scenery of this Penghu is good, how about we go for a walk on the beach?" ”
"Haha~, since the third brother is so interested, the younger brother should accompany him!" Li Su also laughed when he heard it, the song "Grandma's Penghu Bay" in his previous life, but it made Penghu famous all over the country, and later Li Su also deliberately checked some information about Penghu, knowing that this is a rare tourist destination, but unfortunately he never had the opportunity to come in his previous life, but he didn't expect that in the era of Datang, he ran to Penghu to grab land with others.
At that moment, the two brothers changed their long shirts and went to the beach in silk shorts. The reason why he dressed like this is naturally Li Su's idea, firstly, the temperature here in Penghu is higher, and it is cooler to dress like this, and secondly, walking on the seaside is naturally more casual. It's just that Li Ke is obviously very uncomfortable with going out in short clothes, but fortunately, he is accompanied by Li Su, and Xi Jun buys these military guards are all dressed in short clothes, so Li Ke has no objection.
After coming to the beach, Li Yu excitedly pulled up his pants, and then took off his shoes and walked around on the beach, but he quickly put on his shoes again, because the beaches are all wild beaches, and in addition to sand, there are stones, fish bones, broken shells and other things on the beach, if you walk on it barefoot, you can puncture your feet in a few steps.
Not being able to walk barefoot on the beach did make the trip to the beach a lot less fun, but Li Su was very good at finding things to do for himself, and began to look down at the seashells on the beach, and when he saw the beautiful shells, he immediately picked them up and put them in his arms.
Regarding Li Su's behavior, Li Ke asked with some puzzlement: "Liulang, what are you doing with these?" ”
"The third brother didn't know, when I left Chang'an, I promised to bring some seaside specialties to Gao Yang and his son, you see that the shells here in Penghu are so beautiful, just pick them up and give them back." Li Su said with a smile. Although Gao Yang and his son are both princesses, the gifts given to them do not have to be expensive, especially for little girls like them, as long as the gifts are beautiful, they will definitely make them happy for a long time.
"Hahaha~, sixth brother, you really have a heart, don't forget to coax Gao Yang and them at this time!" Li Ke laughed. Seeing Li Su so relaxed now, it made him worry a lot less about meeting tomorrow.
However, after Li Ke laughed, a solemn expression appeared on his face, and he asked again: "Liulang, when I came here before, I asked you what the identity of the other party was, but you refused to say, now that we are about to meet each other, you should always tell me where the other party is sacred, right?" ”
Although Li Ke didn't ask this question again along the way, in fact, Li Ke could see that Li Ke wanted to know who the other party was, but Li Ke didn't say it, and he was embarrassed to ask again, and now he finally couldn't hold back.
"Third brother, in fact, to be honest, I don't know who the other party is, but I guessed some information about the identity of the other party, combined with this information, plus the other party's performance, so I judged that the other party has no ill will towards our brother, but why did he make so much effort to attract us? I don't know that. Li Su spread his hands, but still didn't say what information he had guessed.
Seeing that Li Su still refused to speak, Li Ke couldn't help but ask with some annoyance: "Liulang, aren't you still worried about me, the third brother?" ”
Li Su saw that Li Ke was angry, and couldn't help but smile bitterly at the moment: "Third brother, it's not that I don't want to say, but what I guessed is too amazing, and even I don't know where to start, so it's best to listen to him explain his exact identity after seeing that person!" ”
Li Ke carefully looked at Li Su's expression, and found that he really didn't seem to be telling a lie, and thought that as an elder brother, there was really no need to be angry about this little thing. Thinking of this, Li Ke's anger just surged down again, but he sighed and then said: "Liulang, if you don't say it, forget it, but you have to tell me, will this matter involve the concubine?" ”
The other party sent the seal used by the former Sui royal family, plus the two brothers who were only called Li Su and Li Ke, but did not let Li Yun and Li Zhen, who were also princes, come, so that the intention was very obvious, the other party should have a great relationship with the former Sui Yang family, and what Li Ke was most worried about was that his mother Concubine Yang was involved.
When Li Su heard this question, his brows also furrowed, he hadn't thought about this problem, but thinking about the other party's possible identity, there was indeed a possibility of implicating Concubine Yang.
No, you can't let that happen! Li Su suddenly made up his mind, and said with a resolute look on his face: "Third brother, don't worry, although the other party has a great relationship with the mother concubine, no matter what his purpose is for seeing us, I will not allow him to make any moves that involve the mother concubine, otherwise don't blame me for turning my face and being ruthless!" ”
After staying in the port of Baisha Island for one night, early the next morning, Li Ke and Li Su got up early, and after freshening up, they first took a boat to the easternmost part of Baisha Island, not far from the meeting of Zhongdunyu, but at this time the tide has not yet fallen, and the middle of Baisha Island is still separated by sea water.
At about eight or nine o'clock in the morning, the water between the two islands finally receded, revealing a section of yellow sand in between, and on the beach, every one metre was paved with a stool-sized rock, which seemed to be convenient for people on both sides of the river.
Seeing this kind of wonder with his own eyes, Li Su couldn't help but feel very interesting, and glanced at Li Ke next to him, and then walked along the stone to Zhongdunyu with ten guards. (To be continued)
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