When this group of Yue people learned that Qi Xiaobai ordered them to go to the Eastern Crusade, he was still quite excited.

After all, the Yue people are also a fighting nation in the empire, and since the founding of the country, they have been waging foreign wars and expanding step by step, just because of strategic mistakes, so that such a brave and warlike country perished.

Originally, Jiang Ai wanted to choose 50,000 people, but Wang Yi asked those who volunteered to go to stand up, but the people of the Xuzhou Legion all stood up and were willing to participate in this Eastern Crusade.

In the end, Jiang Ai had no choice but to personally select people, ordered 50,000 stronger people, and followed Wang Yi, that is, the 50,000 elite soldiers who are now standing in the harbor of Gusu City.

There were thirty large warships parked outside the harbor, some of which were warships of the Qi Navy, and some of which were armed merchant ships funded by the Qi Merchant Association to the Qi Navy, which were converted into large warships.

Basically, a large armed merchant ship is a large warship with a slight modification.

The merchants not only funded Qi Xiaobai's warships, but also funded half of the military expenses of the Xuzhou Legion.

The merchants engaged in colonization, but Qi Xiaobai did not send troops or money, and they were also very helpless, so they only built a Jeju Island, but Jeju Island is just a small island, and the resources are limited after all, so it will not bring them much benefit, it is nothing more than where to open a stronghold and a transit station.

But because there is still Qi Xiaobai's shareholding, they still have to give Qi Xiaobai most of the money they earn.

So they set their sights on Dongyi Island very early, but although the merchants were allowed to have armed warships and recruit sailors, they could not recruit too many sailors.

Even Wang Zhi, the president of the merchants' association, allowed 10,000 people to be recruited, and these 10,000 people were still used to colonize Jeju Island.

Because the number of people was insufficient, they valued the Dongyi Island Country in time, and they could not launch an attack on the Dongyi Island Country.

Of course, if the merchants unite, this Dongyi island country may allow the merchants to colonize, but the merchants are mainly interested in interests, how can they sincerely unite?

Of course, together, this decolonization also requires a huge amount of money, without Qi Xiaobai's support, their joint funds are enough for them to go on an expedition once, and they can't fail.

So they didn't dare to make this investment, they only hoped to persuade Qi Xiaobai to agree to go to Dongyi Island from the central government to colonize.

Now that they heard that Qi Xiaobai was going to enter Dongyi Island, of course this group of businessmen gave Qi Xiaobai a large amount of funding, of course, they did not provide free funding, they wanted a series of policies.

Of course, Qi Xiaobai will not give them minerals, Qi Xiaobai just gives them some preferential policies on Dongyi Island, such as commercial taxes on Dongyi Island, and gives them a little reduction.

Or exempt the merchants who financed Qi Xiaobai's crusade from taxes for a few years.

And followed Wang Yi to Dongyi Island Country, Sado Island also had Sado Jiro, originally he wanted to stay by Sado Keiko's side, but Sado Keiko asked him to follow Wang Yi back to Sado Island.

Of course, Wang Yi's expedition to the Dongyi Island Country needs someone to lead the way, and this Sado Jiro is a very suitable choice.

Wang Yi looked at the 50,000 elite soldiers, and then at the warships on the sea, and nodded: "Warriors, board the ship!" ”

The 50,000 soldiers were divided into queues and boarded the battleship in a very orderly manner, and the first expedition of the Qi Kingdom began......

After Qi Xiaobai also learned the news of the Eastern Expeditionary Army's trip, Qi Xiaobai looked at Keiko Sado beside him: "They have already gone to Sado Island, you don't have to worry about your family!" ”

Sado Keiko nodded, as Qi Xiaobai said, Wang Yi led the army to Sado Island, and the safety of his family was basically preserved.

At this time, a eunuch walked in front of Qi Xiaobai: "Duke Huan, the master of the Song Guomo family, 'Liu Xiangdong', asks to see you!" ”

When the eunuch finished speaking, Qi Xiaobai was stunned and looked at the eunuch: "Who did you say came to see me?" ”

"Liu Xiangdong!" The eunuch said to Qi Xiaobai.

Since Wu Yong said that it was Liu Xiangdong at the moment, Qi Xiaobai arranged for Wei Dexian to go to the Song Kingdom and tied Liu Xiangdong up, but after Wei Dexian went to the Song Kingdom, there has been no news of Liu Xiangdong.

Wei Dexian has no news in the Song Kingdom because Liu Xiangdong went to the Qi State after buying the family property in the Song Kingdom, how could there be news of him in the Song Kingdom?

When he came to the country of Qi, he did not come to see Qi Xiaobai all at once, but walked around the country of Qi, and by the way, he sold the family property he had not yet bought.

This time he came to see Qi Xiaobai, basically did a good job of showing that there was no return, Wu Yong he had to bring him back to the Song Kingdom, as for him, whether he was dead or alive, it was all up to fate.

"Let him come!" Qi Xiaobai said to this eunuch.

Liu Xiangdong was at the gate of Qi Palace, and under the leadership of the eunuch, Liu Xiangdong came to Qi Xiaobai's study.

After Liu Xiangdong saw Qi Xiaobai, he made a big salute to Qi Xiaobai: "See Duke Huan!" ”

Qi Xiaobai nodded: "This politeness is forgiven, you said that you assassinated me, and you still dare to come to see me, I mean you are bold, or stupid?" ”

When Liu Xiangdong heard Qi Xiaobai's words, he was stunned, he looked at Qi Xiaobai, and guessed in his heart how Qi Xiaobai knew this.

Liu Xiangdong still respects and understands the rules of the Mo family very much, he would not have thought that Wu Yong would betray the Mo family and tell Qi Xiaobai everything he knows.

Or anyone can say all this, but he is the only one who doesn't believe that Wu Yong will say it.

Before coming, he investigated clearly, and of the assassins who assassinated Qi Xiaobai, only Wu Yong survived, and the rest were all killed.

Wu Yong is the son of the hall master, he should know more about the cruelty of the Mo family's rules, and he also knows what the price of betraying the Mo family is, so he firmly believes that Wu Yong will not say it.

Liu Xiangdong looked at Qi Xiaobai: "Duke Huan may have guessed that it was the Mo family who assassinated Duke Huan, but the Mo family and I have to distinguish clearly!" ”

Qi Xiaobai snorted: "Wearing the service of your Mo family to assassinate me, it's not you, who is it?" ”

Hearing this, Liu Xiangdong breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, Qi Xiaobai knew that it was the Mo family who wanted to assassinate him, but he didn't know that the Mo family was instructed by him to assassinate him.

"The one who assassinated Huan Gong was a traitor to our Mo family, and Wu Yong was bewitched by a traitor, and he came to assassinate Huan Gong for unknown reasons!" Liu Xiangdong said to Xiaobai.

Qi Xiaobai looked at Liu Xiangdong: "Traitor? ”

Liu Xiangdong nodded, and then he opened a box he brought, which contained a human head, Qi Xiaobai looked at this human head and trembled.

"In order to alleviate the misunderstanding between our Mo family and Duke Huan, this traitor has been executed, Duke Huan can check it, this person is a middle-level cadre of our Mo family!" Liu Xiangdong said to Xiaobai.

Liu Xiangdong didn't immediately go to see Qi Xiaobai when he came to Qi Guo, he just kept thinking about what kind of rhetoric Qi Xiaobai should use to lobby Qi Xiaobai, and now he thought of a rhetoric, so he came to the gate of Qi Palace to meet Qi Xiaobai.