Li Su stood at the bow of the boat against the wind, although it was not yet March, but the sea temperature in the south was already relatively high, so although he was only wearing a single coat, he didn't feel cold, just looking at the calm sea in front of him, Li Su was thinking about his thoughts. ,!

A few days ago, he received the news that Silla and Baekje were at war, and the battlefield between the two countries was now stalemate, which was exactly what he wanted to see, but there was not very good news among them, that is, after the outbreak of the war, the Queen of Silla has not come forward, although Li Su guessed that it may be that Queen Silla was weak after giving birth and was recuperating behind closed doors, but the two countries were at war for such a big thing, and she, the queen, did not even show her face, which was too abnormal, which made Li Su have some bad premonitions in his heart.

Li Su's hunch is indeed accurate, but unfortunately he is not a god, and Jin Shengman's secrecy work is very good, so he doesn't know that Queen Silla has passed away, and the current new queen is the Kim Shengman who bit himself at the beginning, Li Su and their fleet arrived at Quanzhou across the sea from Liuqiu Island the day before yesterday, speaking of this Quanzhou, it is not the Quanzhou of later generations, Quanzhou that Li Su arrived at should actually be Fuzhou of later generations, and Quanzhou of later generations is only a part of Fuzhou now, and it is not independent. It was not until more than 100 years later that Fuzhou and Quanzhou were separated, and the original Quanzhou was renamed Fuzhou, and the part that was separated inherited the name of Quanzhou.

Lu Qing's base camp on Liuqiu Island is at the northernmost tip of the island, which is the boundary of Taipei County in later Taiwan. Originally, Li Su's fleet did not need to go to Quanzhou, and they could directly reach Liuqiu by sea, but according to the original arrangement, they had to go to Quanzhou to purchase a batch of materials, such as ironware, seeds, cloth, etc., which were urgently needed on the island. Originally, it could also be shipped directly from Dengzhou, but the distance was too far, and it was not cost-effective to load all of them on the ship, so it was better to only take the money and then purchase it in Quanzhou, anyway, the price was about the same, and it was close.

It took two days to complete the ship yesterday and last night, and then the fleet set sail again this morning, with the aim of being the northernmost point of the island.

With the information that Li Su had investigated before, coupled with the information he got from Lu Qing, he also had enough understanding of Liuqiu Island, for example, he knew that the current Liuqiu Island was actually far more prosperous than he imagined, and on the side near the mainland, there were already many Han people who had moved there, and it was roughly estimated that there were more than 100,000 people, especially in the Tainan area, which was closer to Penghu, and it was the main gathering place for Han people, and almost half of the Han people on Liuqiu Island lived there, and even towns with more than 1,000 people had even appeared.

It's just that Liuqiu here is different from the mainland, there is no unified political power on the island, roughly speaking, it can be divided into Han forces and native forces, of which the Han forces are around the island, and the middle of the island is the living range of the native people, and there is constant friction between the two, and conflicts will break out from time to time.

However, among the Han forces, they are also divided into several, such as the original Lu Qing and others, they are the regional overlords of the southeast sea, and they are also the largest force on the island, occupying the northern end of Liuqiu Island, and recently after getting the support of Li Su, they began to expand to the south, under the guarantee of strong force, and under the banner of Li Su, under both soft and hard measures, most of the Han forces were subdued by them, and now only the Tainan area, where the Han people are most concentrated and the richest, is left, that is, the area closest to Penghu.

It's just that Lu Qing wrote a letter some time ago, and when they expanded to Tainan, they encountered an extremely powerful opponent, and even before Lu Qing didn't notice that Tainan, the place with the highest concentration of Han people, was not as fragmented as he knew before. On the surface, this area is composed of several forces, but when he arrived here, he found that these forces were actually connected internally, and it could even be said that these forces were actually one force, and this force was in the hands of the same person.

Lu Qing didn't pay much attention to this sudden opponent at first, after all, he now controls most of the territory of the Han forces, and the population under his rule is not less than the other party, plus there is Li Su's support behind him, he doesn't believe that the other party has the courage to resist.

It's a pity that Lu Qing guessed wrong this time, for his arrival, the forces in Tainan immediately tore off the disguise on the surface, quickly integrated the forces together, and started a confrontation with Lu Qing. What surprised Lu Qing even more was that the armed forces of this opponent were extremely strong, and several conflicts were evenly divided, and even occasionally suffered a small loss. At this time, Lu Qing and his subordinates finally began to face the other party, and decided to temporarily give up force, and instead began to negotiate with the other party, hoping to use Huairou means to recruit the opponent over.

But what Lu Qing didn't expect even more was that although the other party agreed to negotiate, his attitude was extremely arrogant, and he didn't even see the real controller of the other party, he only sent a deputy to come forward, and as soon as the other party came out, he named Li Su to come in person, and Lu Qing was not qualified to negotiate with them at all.

Seeing the other party's attitude, Lu Qing was naturally very angry, and immediately mobilized all his strength, ready to give the other party a fatal blow in terms of force, after all, after the first few tests, he found that although the other party's force was strong, there was still a gap with himself, especially in terms of weapons and equipment, it was very different, after all, they used all the standard equipment of the Tang Dynasty, and naturally it was not comparable to an island force.

However, just when Lu Qing was about to make a move, he was suddenly assassinated by an extremely dangerous assassination, and he was not alone, several important generals under him met killers almost at the same time, but these killers didn't seem to want to kill, they were all about to succeed at the last moment, but they suddenly stopped, took out a letter from his arms and threw it down, and then retreated. And the content of the letter left by the killer is the same, and it is still what the other party said during the last negotiation, that is, let Li Su come to talk in person.

I didn't think about this assassination at all, it must have been sent by the other party, although Lu Qing and the others were not lightly frightened, but Lu Qing was also a person who came over in the wind and waves, and he was not intimidated by this assassination, he immediately strengthened the guards for all the important people under him, and doubled the guards around him. But even so, ten days later, he was assassinated at his residence.

It's just that this time the three killers only sneaked outside his study and were discovered by the guards, but two of the killers desperately blocked the guards, and the other killer found Lu Qing, put the knife on his neck, and threatened all the guards to stop, so as to save the two seriously injured companions.

Just when Lu Qing thought that he would definitely die this time, he didn't expect the killer to put down the knife again, and then said to him coldly: "If it weren't for the master's order, you would have died last time!" ”

As soon as the killer finished speaking, he and his two companions immediately threw down their weapons and took them down. After all, they were already surrounded by Lu Qing's guards, and there was no way to escape, and as for killing them, it was even more impossible, unless each of them was a super perverted strongman like Hu Li.

For the second assassination, Lu Qing finally felt the sincerity of the other party, and invited the other party to negotiate again, wanting to understand why the other party wanted to see Li Su? It's a pity that the other party is not willing to reveal more, but only promises that as long as Li Su comes in person, they will immediately offer their own territory and will never make any more resistance.

Although Lu Qing couldn't figure it out about this, there was no way, he definitely couldn't fight, after all, the other party's assassin was elusive, if he dared to do it, it was estimated that in a few days, his right-hand man would be gone, and even his own life would be difficult to protect, if he died, then all the efforts made some time ago would be in vain, and His Royal Highness King Qi's plan would also be hit.

It was precisely with these in mind that Lu Qing had to send a letter to Li Su, asking him to come and beg to see what the other party's idea was? However, when Li Su received the letter, it was at the busiest time in Chang'an, and he couldn't get out at all, so he had to delay it again and again, and he didn't rush over until the New Year.

Looking at the Liuqiu Island that was already in sight in front of him, thinking of the mysterious force on the island, Li Su couldn't help but feel a little headache, if the other party only had force, it would be fine, but those elusive killers were too tricky. And listening to Lu Qing, there are still a lot of killers on the other side, otherwise they would not assassinate several targets at the same time, and these killers are also very professional, not only their own strength is high, but also good at stealth and disguise, if you are not careful, you may fall into the other party's way.

The reason why he brought so many guards this time was to prevent the other party's assassination, after all, the other party's identity was unknown, and if he just wanted to bring him here and then take his life with a killer, it would be too bad.

Lu Qing's base camp is in the northernmost part of Liuqiu Island, which is actually Keelung Port in later generations, but Keelung Port at this time is called a chicken coop, but the sound is completely different, the reason why there is the name chicken coop, because Keelung Port is surrounded by mountains on three sides, facing the sea on one side, and there is a mountain next to it that is very similar to a chicken coop, so it is named Jilong Mountain, and the name of the chicken coop is also named after the mountain, but when Li Su knew, he still changed the name of the chicken coop to Keelung, after all, it is literally better.

Keelung Port used to be a pirate den, and naturally no one dared to come except for unscrupulous merchants who bought stolen goods. However, since Lu Qing took refuge in Li Su, the flag of the Qi Wangfu was immediately replaced here, and began to vigorously publicize it to attract maritime merchants to come and anchor, and the natural effect was not good at first, but Lu Qing's development of the island, rice, sugar, fruits and other products began to be exported, and slowly some bold businessmen ventured to come, and found that this place really began to do serious business, and the name of the Qi Wangfu was not a lie, so the news slowly spread through their mouths, Keelung Port slowly began to prosper.

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