A.D. 1**3 summer July 27, Seoul.

The inside and outside of Gyeongbokgung Palace have been hastily cleaned up, and the dense corpses that were originally outside the palace walls have been removed as much as possible. The corpses within the walls of the palace were collected as much as they could be collected, covered with a white cloth, and sprinkled with lime. It's just that the palace walls that have been beaten like beehives, and the traces of smoke and fire, can't be covered up for a while.

The officers and soldiers of the Praetorian Guard staggered through the inside and outside of Gyeongbokgung Palace, and everyone was extremely tired and excited. The capital of a country, after their miraculous attack for five days and five nights, actually calmed them down! The twists and turns in the middle, the thrilling places, now think about it, it is like a dream that is too intense.

In the battle of Flying Soldiers in Seoul, the two battalions of the Praetorian Guard suffered more than 300 casualties, especially the first battalion of the first standard, which was nearly half. However, they also eliminated four or five hundred men who had defeated the legation guards. The rest of the army withdrew all the way to the legation and guarded behind closed doors. The 2nd Battalion of the 1st Standard, with slightly smaller casualties, was surrounded and monitored outside the Legation.

The rest of the people and horses are basically concentrated inside and outside Gyeongbokgung Palace.

As soon as the rain clears, the fireworks around Gyeongbokgung Palace are largely extinguished. While the Praetorian Guards soldiers in yellow uniforms came and went, Park Yong-hyo and his only remaining henchmen of the Enlightenment Party were waiting at the gate of the palace with white flags bowed and pleasing eyes. Zhang Xuzhou was covered in bandages, and the iron tower generally walked around them with dozens of soldiers, watching them tightly. On the walls of the palace, in the corners of the cornices, rifle bayonets flashed everywhere, and the hinterland of the entire DPRK was now completely in the hands of the Janissaries!

They are all waiting for Xu Yifan's arrival, and the people who are fighting to the death here didn't expect it. Xu Yifan actually came to Seoul with Pegasus! Before they stabilized the situation, Xu Yifan's Goshha rushed to reinforce to check the battle situation. conveyed the news of Xu Yifan's arrival to them, and everyone was excited at the moment, and this face was not small! And Zhang Xuzhou didn't feel anything when they were fighting, waiting for the North Koreans to raise the white flag, and King Li and Concubine Min were solemnly waiting for the arrival of the Heavenly Empire's army in the Jiaotai Palace, one by one they were a little blind, how could these people deal with it? Thanks to Lord Xu for coming, otherwise it would be like grabbing a ball of wet flour.

Zhang Xuzhou stood there, his chest was tall, waiting for Xu Yifan's carriage and horse to arrive, the North Koreans knew, and Park Yongxiao and they didn't dare to slack off. With the so-called Korean political axe, these embarrassed and frightened ministers also guarded the gate of the palace early, and King Li and Concubine Min did not even dare to go back to the palace, and they were also waiting to meet the deputy envoy of the Celestial Empire, their savior.

The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and a group of people and horses galloped from far and near. The first to top the horse is Pu Yang. He has been going back and forth between Gyeongbokgung Palace and Xu Yifan's water and electricity telegraph office several times. reported the news here to Xu Yifan again and again. It wasn't until Xu Yifan and Chu Wanli considered the final telegram sent to the imperial court that they took the lead in leading Lord Xu over.

At this time, Pu Yang, the descendant of Aixin Jueluo, the solid mountain shellfish of the imperial court can be cleaned up neatly, and the yellow belt specially tied around his waist is even cleaner. Holding Xu Yifan's Qinchajie flag, he walked in front with high spirits.

Seriously speaking, Xu Yifan is a leatherman, and he can't play this Qincha Festival flag. But now in Seoul, and even in the whole of North Korea, the eldest of heaven, his second, who still cares about this! Pu Yang's yellow belt is also one of Xu Yifan's bad tastes...... Hmph, the descendants of Aixin Jueluo are just the leaders of my guards......

Seeing the festival flag appear in the sight, Zhang Xuzhou and the soldiers under his command suddenly snapped. The military boots hit each other, shaking this centuries-old palace with echoes buzzing, and Park Yongxiao and they were scared. They all looked up in a panic. After seeing the festival flag, a group of wolf-like cavalry Goshha galloped towards them with a young man with a red top.

All the horses were covered in mud and water, and Xu Yifan and they came later, and they almost didn't sleep all the way. It's really a thin horse with long hair, and everyone is old. But the momentum is amazing, think about these new Qing troops wearing yellow military uniforms, running hundreds of miles and crushing almost the same number of Yueben troops, and controlling the entire Seoul in one fell swoop, all these so-called Korean ministers who have only been in power for more than a day have lowered their heads and dare not look at them. There was just one thought in everyone's mind.

The young man in the middle is Xu Yifan? It's too young...... is still smiling and groaning, with a relaxed look, and now he is the one who can decide the situation and fate of the entire North Korea?

"Shangguo Qin sent the Minister of Military Training, Lord Xu has arrived!"

Pu Yang raised his breath and shouted, his horse arrived first. Pulling the reins, Kenma stood up in front of the Korean ministers, neighing. It took half an hour for the horse's hooves to hit the ground, and at the same time, the festival flag also poked on the ground, and the copper-clad flaghandle sounded heavily. Dozens of Praetorian Guard soldiers saluted solemnly, and there was a neat snap.

Lord Xu, we have taken it down for you!

Park Yong-hyo trembled and bowed deeply. I didn't dare to look at these tiger warriors in front of me.

Xu Yifan rode on the horse, just glanced at these freshly baked ministers who were scattered and untidy. Two days ago, they were just the remnants of the Enlightenment Party, but after this revolting chaos, they are now almost the entire lineup of the North Korean center......

He glanced at Gyeongbokgung Palace again and snorted softly. Bullet holes in the walls, scattered barricades, and even blood stains everywhere told him about the fierceness and cruelty of this short battle.

To say that he is not excited, that is false.

Now a whole country, under his riding boots! At least in the short term, he can do whatever he wants!

And in this war, he didn't know the slightest bit about history. Everything that is happening now is something that has never been recorded in history. All the changes are due to his appearance, especially in North Korea, which upset the original balance. The undercurrent, which has been surging underneath, gradually develops, gradually changes, until finally this violent tide. In a short period of time, the flames of chaos spread throughout the north and south of Korea. All forces are entangled in it, including the Kaihwa Party in North Korea, his boss and opponent Rong Lu in the officialdom, and the scheming special agents, ronin, army, and ministers......

However, he relied on his own strength to analyze and grasp the situation clearly, made a correct response, and also made a decisive kill. Take the final victory into your own hands in one fell swoop!

In this era, it seems that he has really broken out of his cocoon and turned into a butterfly at this time. I believe that I can keep going on the path I choose.

Reverse seizure, hum......

Looking at him on the horse and looking at the eaves of Gyeongbokgung Palace, the officers and soldiers who saluted did not dare to come out. The Goshkhas around him didn't dare to talk nonsense, only the uneasy gasps of dozens of healthy horses.

Chu Wanli followed behind Xu Yifan, and also looked curiously inside and outside Gyeongbokgung Palace. His demeanor looked more relaxed than Xu Yifan's. If Xu Yifan chose the correct strategic response, then Chu Wanli has not made a wrong decision since the attack. After five days, no time was wasted, and the focus of control of Seoul was extremely correct. The most important thing is that when he is face to face with Rong Lu, he also stands very firmly. Without everything he did, it is very likely that when Xu Yifan arrived, Seoul would still be a mess.

But when Xu Yifan arrived, he didn't give any orders, and always hid his figure in Xu Yifan's shadow. Determine the capital of a country, just kidding, saying that the merits are high, and the main ones are light.

Seeing that Xu Yifan hadn't spoken for a while, he coughed lightly. Xu Yifan's body moved, and he glanced back at Chu Wanli, and then recovered from his little smugness.

There's a lot more to it underneath...... He dealt with Rong Lu by himself, and he still had skin to fight with the imperial court, there was nothing to be afraid of in this matter, as long as the Manchu Qing Dynasty still wanted to stabilize the situation in North Korea, he could only choose him, Xu Yifan, who controlled the army. And now Rong Lu can't defend himself, he wants to sue him for his black state, wait for the gray to go back to Yanjing to sue...... Killing Ronglu is not under consideration. Tens of thousands of Praetorian Guards and Banner Attachés are here, and this news cannot be blocked. If you don't kill, you're just domineering, and if you do, it's called having ulterior motives. He didn't want the Manchu elite to break all their concerns and deal with him categorically.

Although Rong Lu is not afraid of this, it is also troublesome. In the Jingshi, it still takes a little effort......

The situation in North Korea also needs to be dealt with, and from north to south, he has killed many people. We have to come up with an explanation for these things, and quickly stabilize the situation in various parts of North Korea, which is where the base where he and Yu Ben will be in close contact in the future!

The most important thing is the original aspect, although the situation in Seoul was resolved by him this time, but an imminent problem is in front of him. Will the First Sino-Japanese War be advanced! His current strength is more than enough to level North Korea, but it is far from enough to deal with the First Sino-Japanese War! said that Ben's failure this time will be annoyed and angry, or whether he will be resolved and perfunctory in the end, it depends on his response. The first day of the day can not be advanced in any case!

Solving one big trouble is followed by more trouble. For himself all the way, Xu Yifan is used to it anyway. But there's only one thing, and now is really not the time to be complacent.

He sat on his horse, concentrated his energy, and glanced at Park Yong-hyo, who was still silent. He probably also knew what was happening in Seoul, and it was about the same as he expected, and he used the remnants of the Enlightenment Party to coup d'état. This Park Yong-hyo is one of those coup figures leading the way, and I heard that there is also a person surnamed Kim who killed him. This coup d'état is more fierce than Jiashenke, these enlightened party elements are not soft, and the original upper echelons of North Korea started from Daewonjun and almost swept away! Now these guys are North Korean political axes......

But what he didn't expect was that these guys were not hardcore with Yuben. At the critical time, he did not flee and pull down the inside of the legation, but instead propped up the shelf of the new Korean political axe and raised the white flag to the Praetorian Guard, putting on a posture of cooperation! When he heard the news, he slapped his thigh, these North Koreans must be too knowledgeable about current affairs, right? How do you know that they are still useful to you?

When I think about it later, I am relieved that small countries are acting like this. At this time, it seems that China still has the upper hand. Although they are said to be used by Ben, when it comes to this part, it is still who holds whom with thick legs.

As for how they struggle for power within North Korea, I, Xu Daqin, don't care about it. Anyway, you don't have much right to decide the future of your country, so it's good to give you a façade.

"Are you the new Minister of Parliament, Lord Park Yong-hyo?"

Park Yongxiao has been waiting for Xu Yifan to speak with sincere fear, but he didn't expect that Lord Xu of Shangguo would be outside the gods for a while. Just when he was covered in a cold sweat, he heard his question.

"The sinner didn't dare, it was Park Yongxiao, the two highnesses, who were waiting in the Jiaotai Palace. I would like to thank you for the merits of Seoul......"

Xu Yifan smiled, and was about to dismount when he picked up his legs, and a Goshha jumped down and wanted to help him, but he drove him away. He looked left and right at Park Yongxiao with a smile, this grandson was half a head shorter than him, his face was pale and fat, and he didn't look like a commanding hero. Well, yes, a good tool.

He patted Park Yong-hyo on the shoulder: "You guys in North Korea make your own housework, I don't care." Anyway, it would be nice to have a Minister of Parliament. Anyway, as long as it's still a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty! Just listen to me in the future! In the future, you will have to dig up this old account in your own history books...... Playing the white flag is very knowledgeable about current affairs and meritorious! ”

Park Yonghyo's body shook, as if he had been amnestied. said that he wanted to kill Concubine Li Wangmin, and it was obvious that he wanted to use his Lao Pu as a scapegoat. It's still this Lord Xu, it's clear at once, as long as you listen to him, you won't turn over any old accounts! Now in North Korea, he has 8,000 elites in charge, as long as Lord Xu can keep him, who would dare to say a word?

In an instant, Park Yonghyo's tears were about to fall. Hurriedly choked up: "...... The history book of our country will forever carry the merits of Lord Xu of the country to help the crisis and solve the difficulties! Blood eats for thousands of years, and all generations will not be replaced! ”

Xu Yifan was about to step into the palace to meet King Li and Concubine Min. Hearing his words, he suddenly turned around and commanded with a smile: "Needless to say, as long as your history books don't say that Confucius is your Korean, and the Dragon Boat Festival is your Korean Festival, and don't give me a Korean bloodline, I will be grateful......"

After that, he ignored Park Yongxiao anymore, and strode straight towards Zhang Xuzhou, who was standing there straight. Behind him, the Goshkhas also dismounted, and the spurs creaked and followed him closely. More than a dozen sporadic North Korean ministers have long been squeezed aside.

Zhang Xuzhou was still standing there steadily, Xu Yifan strode over, and without saying a word, he first punched him hard in the chest. Zhang Xuzhou's body shook and stabilized his body.

Xu Yifan also looked at him seriously: "How many wounds are there?" ”

Zhang Xuzhou looked at Xu Yifan straightly: "If you go back to the adult, go around." ”

Xu Yifan nodded and raised his voice: "A thousand lone troops are in the Haidong Domain, running for eight hundred miles, being wounded everywhere, and making the capital of a country the rate of all armies...... I can still stand up straight! Xuzhou, you are worthy of me, I will give you this Chen Tang and Ban Dingyuan's general merits, and I am also worthy of you! ”

Several Beiyang scholars were all flashing, and their eyes were full of bloodshots, which seemed to have caused thunder and lightning to the names of Chen Tang and Ban Dingyuan.

Almost all of them were educated in China and read some ancient books. Many Nanyang scholars did not know these allusions, and they all looked at each other. Pu Yang, a Manchu nobleman, was even more uneducated, so he looked at Chu Wanli, who was not far away, waiting for him to explain.

Chu Wanli's eyes also flashed, and he said softly: "Ban Chao and Chen Tang are both for me Huaxia and an expedition to the Peerless Domain. With the weak momentum of the lone army, the capital of the Western Regions was determined, and Chen Tang went out of the fortress alone, crossed the green ridge and passed the Wushui, and approached Zhizhi Shan in the royal capital. Ban Chao led 36 people to live in the tiger's den in the Western Regions...... It is similar to the situation in which we are now alone in the control of the Korean capital...... Back then, Chen Tang stood in the royal capital of Zhizhi, and now we are standing in the heart of Seoul, and our thoughts are the same......" Chen Tang's famous sentence was accepted by him.

The audience was full of solemnity, and the soldiers and officers looked at each other, and then at the centuries-old Joseon royal palace that seemed to be curled up at their feet, and everyone stood more straight.

Xu Yifan's Qinchajie banner is hunting and moving. The North Koreans in the field did not dare to make a sound.

"I am willing to die for my lords!" Zhang Xuzhou said slowly, and several officers around him who were also wrapped in wounds saluted with flat chests and repeated Zhang Xuzhou's words in a low voice.

Xu Yifan nodded slightly, didn't look back, turned around and walked towards the palace. The guards around him also swarmed in. The entire palace seemed to reverberate only with the sound of his footsteps.

No matter how many subsequent changes there are, Seoul, now it's his.

Chu Wanli raised his head to the sky and whispered to himself: "General Li, meet Emperor Gao?" Make General Li meet Emperor Gao? ”

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With a bang, the door of Li Hongzhang's signing room was slammed open.

In the signing room, only Li Hongzhang and Yang Shixiang were included, and they didn't do any official business, so they talked there. The chessboard is staggered in black and white, and it is the endgame when you see it.

It was Zhang Peilun who crashed into the door. These said that North Korea has decided the overall situation, and Xu Yifan is about to fight Ronglu. It turned out that when the DPRK side came over the telegram, Yang Shixiang read it first, and then reported it to Li Hongzhang to discuss countermeasures. Since Rong Lu passed, in order to avoid conflicts with Rong Lu, lest Rong Lu say that Beiyang seized power. What's more, Li Hongzhang also has a mind to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight and watch jokes. Rong Lu and Xu Yifan, whoever is unlucky is happy to see it happen.

Therefore, Qingjun handed it over, and several commercial consulates in Beiyang were merged into the range of Ronglu's Qincha. The Beiyang Naval Division, in the past few months, has almost never been able to go to North Korea. Even the telegram to North Korea was to let Zhang Peilun, who was half-rested, take a look at it when he was interested.

These words, not to mention the bigwigs of the Beijing Division, even the Beiyang, which is closest to North Korea. The news there is like semi-isolation. Needless to say, there is no telegraph line in the northern part of the DPRK and the North Ocean. Even the news of Seoul, Li Hongzhang didn't bother to care.

The two looked up together, and saw Zhang Peilun standing there with a flushed face, holding a stack of papers in his hand, pointing at the two of them, panting and speechless.

Li Hongzhang and Yang Shixiang glanced at each other, both slightly surprised. Zhang Peilun is elegant and elegant, and he was famous in Beijing at the beginning. Otherwise, how could Li Hongzhang be willing to marry his baby daughter to him after he was down? No matter how angry others are, he is always unhurried and laughs at the way he is gone. Seeing him so nervous is an unprecedented thing!

Li Hongzhang immediately smiled and said, "Youqiao, what's so amazing?" I'm the tallest, and when the sky falls, I'm not going to stand on top of it? ”

Zhang Peilun just shook her head, looking nervous and admiring, and it took a while to catch her breath. But after he took a nap in his study, he received an urgent telegram from the North Korean side from the telegraph room, and after reading it, he ran all the way over before he was fully dressed!

"Nakkai! Something happened to North Korea! ”

Li Hongzhang didn't do much, Yang Shixiang just smiled, looked down at the situation on the chessboard, and knocked on his tight place. Without raising his head, he said, "Rong Lu only cleaned up Xu Yifan at this time?" This guy only has dozens or hundreds of cadets in his hands, what kind of mess can he make? If Rong Lu can't even deal with him, he really can't stand the Jian Ba above......"

Zhang Peilun ignored him, took another breath, and said in a deep voice: "North Korea called, Xu Yifan is listed in a single title, please Beiyang transfer the imperial court as soon as possible...... In the past few days, near Pyongyang, North Korea's Donghak Party rioted. Local Korean officials asked the Janissaries to quell the rebellion. Xu Yifan has already started to kill! ”

With an uproar, Yang Shixiang had already stood up, brought the chessboard down, and the chess pieces fell to the ground: "This guy is really bold!" Do you dare to play a single title? What does Rong Lu eat? Want to mess with your own weight? What a bastard this guy is! Rong Lu is also mixed! Zhongtang, North Korea can't be in chaos! The situation in North Korea, which we have easily stabilized, cannot be chaotic! ”

Li Hongzhang sat firmly and remained silent: "That's it?" I can't talk about this matter, Rong Lu is in charge, go to Lord Rong and ask him what he means, and he doesn't care about North Korea. ”

Zhang Peilun smiled, how to look at it a little mischievous: "...... Zhongtang, I'm not done yet...... Xu Yifan was in the midst of the peace of affairs in Pyongyang, and said that he had teamed up with the remnants of the Korean Enlightenment Party to cause chaos in Seoul! In a flash, the monarch of the courtyard died, Concubine Li was imprisoned, my Qing Dynasty was burned, and the consul was killed!

At this time, Li Hongzhang finally jumped up, pointing to the telegram in Zhang Peilun's hand, and his face turned pale.

It is said that after the Korean Jiashen, the situation stabilized by the Tianjin Treaty was completely broken at once! If it is really as the telegram said, it is the fall of North Korea, and after the invasion of North Korea, the door of Beiyang is wide open, which means that there is a police in the entire maritime frontier! If Ben had done this, it would have meant war. It was absolutely impossible for them to give up the Korean foothold that they had coveted for twenty years, and the Qing Dynasty would never allow the last vassal state to fall!

Yang Shixiang beside him was speechless. Li Hongzhang pointed with a trembling finger, meaning that he hurriedly presented the telegram to him in person. Zhang Peilun was not in a hurry at this time, as if it was not him who was out of breath just now.

"Zhongtang? Nave? We should be able to talk about this, right? ”

Yang Shixiang jumped to his feet: "What else is there to read?" Qin Cha Xingyuan was burned, and he said that he sent troops, and Xu Yifan took those dozens of students and rabble recruits to fart! Spread Ding Ruchang to come, spread Ye Zhichao Zuo Precious They are coming to Jinmen! There is also an electric performance in the imperial court! Rong Lu and Xu Yifan did a good thing in North Korea! ”

Li Hongzhang seemed to have grown old all of a sudden, and sighed: "We shouldn't have had the mind to watch jokes in the first place, North Korea is the gateway to the North Ocean, and it is a place that must be contested, and we can't just throw it to Xu Yifan and Ronglu to fight!" I am pervasive! Dayuan Jun died, and Concubine Li Wang Min was in the hands of the Kaihua Party and himself, and it would be justifiable for them to send troops to Korea...... The situation is passive! ”

Zhang Peilun coughed, the current situation is also Yang Shixiang's opinion, and Li Hongzhang accepts it. Xu Yifan rose too fast, and he was already envied by the imperial court, just slandering Beiyang. Throw North Korea to them, ignore it, temporarily lose the burden of North Korea, and see how the situation changes later. Zhang Peilun disagreed at the time, believing that North Korea was a barrier that Beiyang could not lose, although Beiyang was deeply rooted, but at the level of being envied by the Manchurian nobles, he and Xu Yifan were in the same disease. You can unite without having to throw it away. But Li Hongzhang wanted to be obscure in front of Lafayette......

Looking at Yang Shixiang now, the demeanor of a celebrity is like him, and he can't help but be proud.

He said slowly, "...... Zhongtang, I still haven't finished speaking...... Xu Yifan's single-title telegram was played. He is no longer in Pyongyang, but in Seoul! Lord Rong fled from danger without permission when the chaos arose, and he crossed 800 miles with a thousand light soldiers to reach the imperial capital! A thousand sharp and sharp, attacking in all directions, went straight to Gyeongbokgung Palace, and regained control of Seoul. I will not let him control North Korea...... When the telegram came, Gyeongbokgung Palace had been conquered, and he fled to the legation, and Princess Li was still in the palace. Even the rebellion of the Donghak Party in Pyongyang has been put down by him! The North Korean Ping Domain is still in the hands of my Qing Dynasty! ”

Li Hongzhang and Yang Shixiang were both frozen there, especially Yang Shixiang was looking angry and depraved, and the appearance of being frozen there was indescribably weird.

The whole room was silent.

It was Li Hongzhang who reacted first, and quietly took the copy of the newspaper in Zhang Peilun's hand. Glared at Zhang Peilun, read it at a glance, read it carefully, and increased the amount with his hand: "As long as King Li and Concubine Min are still in our hands, we won't be able to make trouble for the time being!" It's just another negotiation...... Finally, it didn't get to the worst! ”

Yang Shixiang also moved, tilted his head sideways to look at the message with Li Hongzhang, and muttered, "Is this true or false?" ”

Zhang Peilun said lightly: "If Xu Yifan still wants a head, he can't talk nonsense about this...... How big of a deal is that? Look, the telegram from the Korean royal family to us will come tomorrow, and I will speak in Xu Yifan's tone. Now, Seoul and North Korea are all his! Helping the Needy and Overcoming the Difficult...... How much merit is this? After this incident, he is in North Korea, and he is already Beiyang's position in Zhili! ”

Yang Shixiang only felt that the mouth was sour and astringent, and he couldn't say the taste. For a while, he hoped that North Korea was controlled by himself.

"That Ronglu...... What about Lord Rong? ”

Li Hongzhang said coldly: "Go back to Beijing!" What else to say? It's best to end up, and continue to be his general in Xi'an! He had completely calmed down, and commanded: "Youqiao, the affairs of North Korea are now your first and last things, so I will work hard for you." First, to relay the news of Lord Xu to the imperial court, and second, to wait for further news at any time, and if necessary, send a ship to Seoul, you can consider this...... Third, Ding Ruchang and Ye Zhichao are here, and we have to discuss...... In the end, when the court asked about something, they said that we were also waiting for news from Lord Xu, and we didn't know anything else...... Also, let out the news first, Tianjin Yanjing, those Western embassies and consulates, let them know. North Korea is still in our hands! I'm slowly dealing with foreign devils in the future......"

Zhang Peilun smiled and agreed, leaving only Li Hongzhang and Yang Shixiang in the room.

It was quiet, and after a long time, I heard Li Hongzhang say quietly: "Renjie, ......"

Yang Shixiang muttered to himself a little dumbfounded: "...... Equivalent to the status of Beiyang? If you can't hold it down, then the court will have to borrow weight. In Zhili, it happens to contain each other with our Beiyang...... Zhongtang, this North Korea...... We've got to get it back......"

(To be continued)