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    Li Min stood on the bow of the boat facing the wind. Although it was not yet March, the sea surface temperature in the south was already relatively high, so although he was only wearing a single coat, he did not feel cold at all. Just looking at the calm sea in front of him, Li Min  Xuan was thinking about something.

    A few days ago, he received news that Silla and Baekje were at war, and the battlefields of the two countries were now stalemate. This was exactly what he wanted to see, but there was one not-so-good news, that is, when the war broke out  After that, the Queen of Silla never showed up. Although Li Min guessed that the Queen of Silla was weak after giving birth and was recuperating behind closed doors, but such a big thing as the war between the two countries, she, the queen, did not even show her face. It was really too much.  It was abnormal, which gave Li Min some bad premonitions.

    Li Min's premonition was indeed accurate, but unfortunately he was not a god. In addition, Jin Shengman did a good job of keeping secrets, so he did not know that the Queen of Silla had passed away and that the new queen was the one who bit him.  Jin Shengman, Li Min and their fleet arrived at Quanzhou the day before yesterday, which is across the sea from Liuqiu Island. Speaking of this Quanzhou, it is not the Quanzhou of later generations. The Quanzhou that Li Min arrived should actually be Fuzhou of later generations.  Quanzhou in later generations is still only a part of Fuzhou and has not been separated. It was not until more than a hundred years later that Fuzhou and Quanzhou were separated. The original Quanzhou was renamed Fuzhou, and the separated part inherited Quanzhou.  name.

    Lu Qing¡¯s base camp on Liuqiu Island was at the northernmost tip of the island, which was the boundary of Taipei County in later Taiwan.  Originally, Li Min and his fleet did not need to go to Quanzhou and could reach Liuqiu directly from the sea. However, according to the original arrangement, they had to go to Quanzhou to purchase a batch of materials, such as ironware, seeds, cloth, etc.  It is a much needed item on the island.  Originally, it could be shipped directly from Dengzhou, but the journey is too far and it is not cost-effective to load everything on the ship. It is better to just bring the money and go to Quanzhou to purchase. Anyway, the prices are similar and it is also close.

    The purchase took two days, and it was all loaded onto the ship last night. Then the fleet set sail again this morning, with the goal of reaching the northernmost tip of Liuqiu Island.

    Based on the intelligence that Li Min had previously investigated, coupled with the information obtained from Lu Qing, he also had a sufficient understanding of Liuqiu Island. For example, he knew that the current Liuqiu Island was actually far more prosperous than he imagined.  On the side close to the mainland, many Han people have immigrated there, and it is roughly estimated that there are more than 100,000 people. Especially in the Tainan area close to Penghu, it is the main gathering place for Han people. On Liuqiu Island  Almost half of the Han people live there, and there are even towns with a population of more than a thousand people.

    It's just that Liuqiu is different from the mainland. There is no unified political power on the island. Generally speaking, it can be divided into Han forces and native forces. The Han forces are around the island, while the middle of the island is the living area of ??the natives.  There is constant friction between the two, and conflicts break out from time to time.

    However, among the Han forces, they are also divided into several groups, such as the original Lu Qing and others. They are the regional overlords in the southeastern sea area and are also the largest force on the island. They occupy the northern end of Liuqiu Island. Recently, they have gained  With the support of Li Min, they began to expand southward. Under the guarantee of strong force and under the banner of Li Min, most of the Han forces were conquered by them through hard and soft tactics. Now only the Han people are the most concentrated, and they are also the most concentrated.  The richest area of ??Tainan is the area closest to Penghu.

    However, Lu Qing wrote a letter some time ago. When they expanded to Tainan, they encountered an extremely powerful opponent. Even before, Lu Qing had not noticed at all that Tainan, the place with the largest concentration of Han people, was not as he knew before.  So torn apart.  On the surface, it seemed that this area was composed of several forces, but when he arrived here, he discovered that these forces had actually been connected internally for a long time. It could even be said that these forces were actually one force, and this  All forces are 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 people, and the total population under his rule is not less than that of the opponent. In addition, there are people behind him.  Li Min's support, he did not believe that the other party had the courage to resist.

    "It's a pity that Lu Qing guessed wrong this time. Regarding his arrival, the forces in Tainan immediately tore off the superficial disguise, quickly integrated the forces together, and started a confrontation with Lu Qing.  What surprised Lu Qing even more was that this opponent's armed force was extremely strong. In several conflicts, they were evenly matched, and they even suffered small losses occasionally.  At this time, Lu Qing and his men finally began to face up to the opponent, and decided to temporarily abandon force and start negotiating with the opponent, hoping to use gentle methods to recruit the opponent to surrender.

    But what made Lu Qing and the others even more unexpected was that although the other party agreed to negotiate, their attitude was extremely arrogant. They didn't even see the real person in charge of the other party. They only sent a deputy to come forward, and as soon as the other party came out, he  Li Min was asked by name to come in person, but Lu Qing didn't even bother?our qualifications for negotiation.

    Seeing the opponent's attitude, Lu Qing was naturally very angry. He immediately mobilized all his strength and prepared to give the opponent a fatal blow in terms of force. After all, after several previous trials, he found that although the opponent's force was strong, it was still different from his own.  There are some differences, especially in weapons and equipment. After all, they use all the standard equipment of the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, they cannot be compared with an island force.

    However, just when Lu Qing was about to take action, he suddenly suffered an extremely dangerous assassination, and he was not the only one. Several important generals under him met the assassins almost at the same time. However, these assassins did not seem to want to kill.  Just when he was about to succeed at the last moment, he suddenly stopped, took out a letter from his arms, threw it down, and then fled.  The content of the letter left by the killer was the same. It was what the other party said during the last negotiation, which was to let Li Min negotiate in person.

    He didn't even think about this assassination. He must have been sent by the other party. Although Lu Qing and others were frightened, Lu Qing was also a person who had walked through the storm and was not intimidated by this assassination. He immediately gave it to his subordinates.  All the important people have strengthened their security, and he has doubled the number of security guards around him.  But even so, ten days later he was assassinated at his residence.

    However, this time the three killers only sneaked outside his study and were discovered by the guards. As a result, two of the killers tried their best to block the guards. The other killer found Lu Qing, put a knife on his neck, and threatened all the guards.  Stop and save two seriously injured companions.

    Just when Lu Qing thought that he would definitely die this time, the killer unexpectedly 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!"

    After the killer finished speaking, he and his two companions immediately dropped their weapons and then captured them without mercy.  After all, they were surrounded by Lu Qing's guards and had no way to escape. As for fighting out, that was even more impossible, unless each of them was a super perverted strongman like Hu Li.

    Regarding the second assassination, Lu Qing finally felt the sincerity of the other party and invited the other party to negotiate again. Want to know why the other party wanted to see Li Min?  Unfortunately, the other party was not willing to reveal more. They just promised that as long as Li Min came in person, they would immediately surrender their territory and would never make any resistance again.

    Although Lu Qing couldn't figure it out, he had no choice. He definitely couldn't fight. After all, the opponent's assassin was elusive. If he dared to take action, he would probably lose all his right-hand assistants in a few days, and even himself.  His life is also difficult to protect. If he dies, all the efforts made some time ago will be in vain, and His Highness King Qi's grand plan will also be affected.

    It is precisely because of these considerations that Lu Qing had to write a letter to Li Min, asking him to come to Liuqiu to see what the other party's intention was.  However, when Li Min received the letter, it was the busiest time in Chang'an and he couldn't get out. In the end, he had to put it off again and again, and didn't rush over until after the New Year.

    Looking at the Liuqiu Island that was already in sight, Li Min couldn't help but feel a bit of a headache when thinking of the mysterious force on the island. If the opponent only had force, that would be enough, but those elusive killers were too troublesome.  And I heard from Lu Qing that the opponent has a lot of killers, otherwise they would not assassinate several targets at the same time. Moreover, these killers are also very professional. Not only are they highly powerful, but they are also good at sneaking and camouflage. They may be killed accidentally.  The other party¡¯s way.

    The reason why he brought so many guards to Liuqiu this time was to guard against the other party's assassination. After all, the other party's identity was unknown. It would be too bad if he just wanted to trick him here and then kill him as an assassin.  .

    Lu Qing's base camp was at the northernmost tip of Liuqiu Island, which was actually the Keelung Port in later generations. However, at this time, Keelung Port was called Chicken Coop, which has the same sound but completely different meaning. The reason for the name Chicken Coop is because  Keelung Port is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces the sea on one side. There is a mountain next to it that looks very much like a chicken coop, so it is named Jilong Mountain. The name Chicken Coop is also named after the mountain. However, when Li Min knew about it, he still changed the name of the chicken coop.  The name was changed to Keelung, after all, it looks better literally.

    Keelung Port used to be a pirate den. Except for unscrupulous businessmen who bought stolen goods, naturally no one dared to come.  However, since Lu Qing took refuge with Li Min, the place was immediately replaced by the flag of Prince Qi's Palace, and began to vigorously promote it to attract maritime merchants to come and dock. Naturally, the effect was not good at first, but Lu Qing and the others developed the island.  , rice, cane sugar, fruits and other products began to be exported. Slowly, some bold businessmen ventured here. Afterwards, they found that serious business was really starting here. The name of Prince Qi¡¯s Mansion was not a lie, so the news passed  Word spread slowly among them, and Keelung Port slowly began to prosper.
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