Chapter 222: The Situation Has Changed (8000)

The news was like having wings, starting from the palace of the Great Yue Kingdom, and constantly spreading around, and in the blink of an eye, it had spread all over the world.

Now, in this world, no one does not know that the emperor of the Great Yue Kingdom is dead, and the murderer is Xu Bai.

Whether it is the forces of all parties, or the masters of each industry, they all have different thoughts.

Great Chu State, the capital, the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Since the news reached the capital, Prime Minister Wen asked the emperor for a long leave and stayed in the house, without leaving the door.

In addition to him, there are many masters of the Extraordinary Nine Grades, and they have also taken long vacations.

In the world, there are only nine saints in total, and nine is an extremely high number, and it is impossible to exceed this number.

But now, the emperor of the Great Yue Kingdom is dead, that is to say, there is only one one missing from the ranks of the saints today.

The whole world, all those who set foot in the line of the transcendent nine qualities, are all in a long retreat at this moment.

Time is of the essence for them.

They have to seize this last time to compete for this position, and whoever steps into the ranks of saints first will be the new ones to enter the ranks of saints.

Although I have just stepped in, I can only enter the holy product, but it is enough.

As long as you stand in this position, latecomers will not set foot on it.

This is a scramble, a race against time, and the emperor's attitude towards this is also to let them do it.

After all, in one's own territory, one more master of the Holy Rank is also good for himself.

The transcendent masters in the world all think like this, and the ideas of the saint masters are different.

The chief and deputy leaders of the Supreme Tribes of the Barbarian Race felt that the pressure was too great again.

Now they have become a boat in the sea, and as long as the waves rise, they have the possibility of capsizing.

But this is not the most important, the most important, and the most uncomfortable, is the other person.

- The god of the army, Bai Chong.

In the camp account, after Bai Chong heard the news of the soldiers, he was discussing with his generals what to do next.

But now, he is not in the mood.

The right hand was held on the saber at his waist, and the white weight was clenched very tightly, and the green tendons on the back of the hand were exposed.

The generals around him were silent, no one spoke up, to be precise, no one dared to speak.

The emperor died, and the news, they also heard.

For the generals, it is difficult for them to show their thoughts at the moment, so they all keep silent.

To be able to get into this place, it is far from enough to rely on force, and you have to be brave and resourceful to be able to sit in your current position.

This group of generals knew in their hearts that at such a moment, everything had to be judged by Bai Zhong.

If Shirashige is unwilling to go back and fight for the throne, neither are they.

If Bai Zhong wants to go back and fight for the throne, they are willing to do the same thing.

All in all, it is to be an echo worm, and whatever Bai Zhong wants to do, they just cooperate.

Before the emperor died, he naturally listened to the emperor, but after the emperor died, they could only listen to Bai Chong.

There are several generals who know in their hearts that if they want to go back to fight for the throne this time, there is one person who must not be bypassed, and that is Prime Minister Liu Yue.

They seem to have received the news now, but Prime Minister Liu Yue's side is close to the water and the moon first, and they don't know what the situation is now.

"Hoo ......"

In the quiet tent, only the sound of chaotic breathing remained.

Time passed gradually, and in the blink of an eye, a pillar of incense passed, and Bai Zhong kept holding the knife and was silent.

Gradually, his hand removed from the hilt of the knife and placed it on the table.

This action naturally attracted everyone present.

The generals all cast their eyes over, waiting for Bai Shige's instructions to them.

Bai Zhong propped his hands on the table, his eyes looked around, and his tone was slow but solemn.

"In the palace, there should be two masters of entering the sainthood, Your Majesty is one, and Liu Yue is one, but Your Majesty is dead, and Liu Yue is still alive."

"This man is disloyal and unrighteous in doing so, and now, although Your Majesty is dead, we will hold high the banner of righteousness and recover this broken mountain and river."

Everyone nodded their heads.

At this point, they have understood the true meaning.

This means that you have to go back and fight.

Anything must be done in line with the reputation, and at this time, the name that Bai Chong came up with is indeed reasonable.

Those of them who are generals, what else can they do at this moment is to follow this coach.

Seeing that there was no opposition around him, Bai Chong slowly pulled out the long knife at his waist, and pointed the blade outside the tent.

"Back to Beijing!"

"Yes!" The congregation will answer.

Bai Chong stepped out of the camp account, prepared to command the soldiers and horses, and then raised his troops to return to Beijing.

But before he could take two steps, he was stopped.

The one who stopped Bai Chong was the deputy leader of the Supreme Tribe, Gu Mu Yin.

Bai Chong's eyes were cold, and he looked at the person in front of him with the same strength as him: "What are you doing to stop Ben Jiang?" ”

Gu Mu Yin was strong, and he was not afraid of Bai Chong's cold eyes, and looked straight at him: "After you go back, there will be no other benefit at all except for grabbing a useless country. ”

Bai Zhong didn't speak, his eyes were still indifferent.

Gu Mu Yin continued: "In this world, one of the nine holy grades in the middle of the world has died, and now, the entire balance has been broken. ”

"There are still three in the Great Chu Kingdom, plus one Wei Fenghua, and that Xu Bai, who doesn't know why, can kill the emperor."

"If you really count it, there are five in total, which is a terrifying number."

"After you go back, even if you fight for the position, even if Liu Yue agrees to surrender to you, there are only two of them."

"What are you going back for?"

Every time Gu Mu Yin said a word, he kept increasing his tone.

When he finished his last sentence, he closed his mouth.

There was no other reason, because he saw that Bai Zhong pulled out the treasure knife at his waist.

"What do you want to do? I have already told you the seriousness of the matter, you should understand. Gu Mu was puzzled.

When he received the news of the death of the Emperor of the Great Yue Kingdom, he knew that Bai Chong would come to this move, so he hurriedly ran over and stopped Bai Chong.

This is also good for them, if Bai Chong leaves, their side will be constantly encroached upon by the Great Yue Kingdom.

And now, they are already in an absolute weakness, so they must leave Bai Chong behind, although it is still unbalanced, but at least it can balance the situation.

Unexpectedly, he had already spoken so clearly and clearly, and Bai Zhong still pulled out the knife on his waist.

They are also masters of the Holy Nine Ranks, and he naturally knows that if the two of them fight here, it will definitely not be beneficial to both sides.

But the only thing he couldn't figure out was, why?

"Ben will know what you're trying to say." Bai Chong's eyes were still cold and indifferent: "The emperor is dead, but why is Liu Yue still alive, he will never let the emperor die, so there must be an advantage in letting him go." ”

"The reason why Ben General said that he wanted to go back and fight for the throne is just to give the people of the world an opinion."

"Do you think that Ben will get to where he is now, he really doesn't understand anything, don't struggle, it's useless."

Bai Zhong carried the knife, walked directly past Gu Mu Yin, and left the camp.

Soon, the soldiers and horses of the Great Yue Kingdom pulled out and rushed towards the Great Yue Kingdom.

Gu Mu Yin stood in the empty tent, his fists clenched, his eyes full of resentment.

"Heh, the barbarians will never surrender to those foods, wait, you think there are chances, but these chances are not absolute!"

After muttering this to himself, he quickly left the empty tent.

……

The border pass is still fighting.

Bai Chong almost used the method of the military formation to the extreme, and rushed to the Great Yue Country in the shortest time.

The soldiers and horses were deployed at the border pass, but he went to the palace alone.

At their level, it is easy to exchange the power of the military formation in the air.

At this moment, when Bai Zhong stood in front of the palace, looking at the original golden palace, all of which had been turned into ruins, the whole person was gloomy for a few points.

In the ruins, there are many craftsmen, who are sorting and sweeping, and it looks extremely busy.

There are also many people who are constantly comparing and drawing, and it seems that they want to rebuild the palace.

Voices of discussion came one after another.

After a few people saw Bai Chong, they immediately buried their eyes, stopped discussing, and didn't dare to look more.

For such a legendary figure, even if those present have no knowledge, they all know it.

"You, come here!" Bai Zhong pointed to a person and shouted.

The person who was pointed at was slightly stunned, his body trembled, trembling, and walked in front of Bai Chong.

"Tell the general, what's going on?"

The craftsman shuddered and told everything he knew.

"The villain doesn't know that in the battle that day, it became like this, His Majesty died, and even the bones no longer existed."

"The villain is just on the orders of the prime minister to rebuild the palace."

"By the way, the prime minister said that if the general comes back, you can go to his house, and he will tell the general everything."

Hearing the person in front of him, after saying everything, Bai Chong's brows furrowed.

He waved his hand, didn't embarrass the person anymore, turned around and walked towards the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The location from here to the Prime Minister's Mansion was very close, Bai Chong only walked for a while, and then he had already come to the door, and the people outside the door did not dare to stop him.

When he stepped into the courtyard, he saw that in front of a room directly opposite the courtyard, Liu Yue was waiting for him with his hands behind his back.

"Please!" Liu Yue, who was dressed in white, was dressed as a scholar at the moment, turned around and raised his hand to make a gesture of invitation.

"Humph!" Bai Chong snorted coldly and walked into the room with his feet raised.

There was no fight as expected, there were no contradictions, and there was not even a fight.

Everything is quiet, as usual.

After Bai Chong entered the room, Liu Yue closed the door with his backhand.

As soon as he closed the door, he heard the sound of weapons moving, and after turning his head, he saw Bai Zhong pull out the sword at his waist and point it at himself.

Liu Yue smiled and said: "If you want to do it, you don't have to come to me, General Bai, please be patient and take a seat, listen to me, if you want to do it, I can accompany you." ”

Bai Zhong didn't put the knife back into the scabbard, found a place to sit down, and just happened to see a piece of letter paper on the table.

There was dense text on the letter, and when he picked it up, he read all the contents, and then raised his head sharply, his eyes full of shock.

"Instead of explaining a lot, it's better for you to read all the things in the Great Chu Kingdom, so that you can understand." Liu Yue said.

It was written on the paper why he didn't help the emperor, that is, the opportunity to become a saint.

"Just because of a chance to go out of the sainthood, you will give up the emperor who fought the world with us to others?" Shiro clenched the letter paper in his hand.

"No, although you are afraid of death, you will not be so faithless, otherwise Your Majesty will not let you be the prime minister that day."

He had read all the contents of the letter, and to be honest, what was written in the letter made him a little moved, but this heart was not enough to do such a thing.

That's right, such an opportunity to become a saint is extremely important for any master of sainthood.

If such an opportunity is given to the supreme tribe of the barbarians, the people of the supreme tribe will not agree.

Why did Liu Yue agree again?

Liu Yue sighed and said, "If it were you, you would have agreed, we are different from the other two forces." ”

"What's the difference?" Bai Chongdao.

Liu Yue shook his head: "Bai Chong, Bai Chong, all of them have reached such a situation, do you still refuse to recognize yourself?" In fact, you have already seen it. ”

Bai Zhong stopped talking, but the hand holding the letter paper was bruised, indicating that he was in a very unstable mood at the moment.

Liu Yue smiled bitterly: "I have to say that our wisdom is still a certain gap from General Secretary Mu of the Great Chu State, his advantage is to control people's hearts, this one is very simple, but he uses his magic skills to control our people's hearts." ”

"Let me ask you one thing, do you think everything you have done since Your Majesty reigned is correct?"

Shiro opened his mouth to answer, but finally shook his head.

Liu Yue walked slowly, and with each step, he said the last sentence.

"Before his reign, everyone fought bloodily and had a deep affection for each other, but after his reign, his personality changed greatly."

"It's understandable that the Shadow Building supervises the world, but the power given is too heavy, but it fills this group of people with their own pockets, and even harms the people."

"When I proposed to His Majesty, he didn't agree, saying that only by giving them enough benefits can they be willing to serve."

As soon as he talked about this, Liu Yue's face showed anger.

When Xu Bai was killing the emperor, that residual power would hurt the people of the entire national capital, but Liu Yue ran out and blocked the remaining power.

He was afraid of death, but he was also a reader.

To be able to be a scholar, to the time of entering the nine products, with a heroic spirit, is by no means empty talk.

"Moreover, allowing evil books to become popular is just to let evil books flow into the Great Chu Kingdom, harming more readers, hurting others and hurting themselves, and it is intolerable."

Liu Yue continued.

"Finally, there is the matter of your army, he let the people in your army let them carry out cruel acts against the people of the Great Chu State."

"You stood up that day and disagreed with this matter, but he vetoed it in one fell swoop, saying that he wanted to let the soldiers of the Great Chu State relax."

Every sentence is like a knife, engraved in the center of white hearts.

"That's it!" Bai Chong stood up abruptly and interrupted: "What do you want to say to me, just say it!" ”

Liu Yue said: "What I want to say is very simple, such an emperor, he should have died a long time ago, I am not a ruthless and unrighteous person, and I will not murder a Ming Jun for the opportunity to be born, but he is not a Ming Jun." ”

Shirakuge was silent.

Liu Yue saw Bai Chong's appearance and stopped talking.

Between the two, there was an absolute silence, and time seemed to become inexplicably slow in this house.

I don't know how long it took for Bai Zhong to finally speak up.

"Alas......"

A sigh.

But with this sigh, Bai Zhong seemed to be more than ten years older.

He knew that he had been fighting for half his life, but he ended up in this field.

In the end, His Majesty is too indulgent.

Sometimes, due to His Majesty's indulgence, several times, he wanted to correct those soldiers who had killed the people on the spot.

But he knew in his heart that by doing so, he would be rebelling against the emperor.

He also knew that from the moment the emperor sat in that position, he had begun to watch out for the two of them.

The Evil Book and the Shadow House were delegated to power in order to weaken the Prime Minister.

And everything in the army is to alert yourself.

By now, it's all in the past.

It's just that he suddenly felt that he seemed to have become a dream in the first half of his life, and now the dream is shattered.

Liu Yue patted Bai Chong's shoulder: "In this way, it is the best for the people." ”

Bai nodded heavily: "What does the Great Chu State want us to do?" ”

"Re-establish the Great Yue Kingdom and declare it a vassal state of Great Chu." Liu Yue said: "We have no choice. ”

Bai Zhong sighed again, apparently acquiescing.

"In addition, this is what I have gathered, as well as the intelligence from the side of the Great Chu State." Liu Yue took out another book, which was full of dense names.

The book is thick, a finger's thick.

"The people who unleashed the evil books, the remnants of the Shadow Building, and the soldiers who wreaked havoc on the people." Liu Yue's tone became cold.

"Don't let any of them go."

"As for the rest, the Great Chu State said it doesn't matter."

"They said that the two countries were at war, and the killing in the army, and the killing in other places, was inevitable, and they only wanted the lives of their people."

Bai Zhong received it in his hand, he didn't look at it, there were too many of them.

It can be implemented later, and now is not the time to look at it.

"In this way, with us, they can now directly subdue the barbarians." Bai Chongdao.

The world is changing too fast, and until now, Bai Chong has not slowed down.

Now, as long as the Great Yue Kingdom becomes a vassal state of the Great Chu State, it will be an absolute crushing for the barbarians.

The Great Chu State can completely subdue the barbarians in a bloodless way.

"Nope." Liu Yue shook his head: "They will only use force to crush the entire barbarians." ”

"The barbarians are different from us, our side is only a part, caused by His Majesty's laissez-faire."

"And on the Manchu side, even if it is an ordinary person, they all treat people from other countries as food, such people, they say there is no need to stay."

Bai Chong was stunned and said, "It means that the iron hooves of the Ascension King will trample on the entire barbarian?" ”

The words have already come to this point, and he also understands what the follow-up situation is.

"Of course." Liu Yue changed the subject: "But these are not issues that we should consider, we should think about it now, what should we do next?" ”

The two did not continue to chat on this topic, and began to have a more in-depth discussion on the restoration of the Great Yue Kingdom after that.

……

Great Chu State, the capital.

At this time, there were two people walking on the noisy street.

Xu Bai and Father-in-law Wei stood side by side, and the two talked and laughed.

Whether it is the current situation, or the extraordinary masters in various industries, they are now extremely tense and racing against time.

Only these two people seem to be unusually harmonious.

"This trip, after you go back, you have to hurry." Gonggong Wei smiled kindly: "The extraordinary masters in the world are now chasing after the saint, although you are still far from entering the sainthood, you still have to do your best to see if you can sprint." ”

If one dies and becomes a saint, it is natural that a bunch of people are fighting for this position.

Xu Bai said: "If someone enters the sainthood, it is only a product, and Gonggong Wei will help me kill it." ”

This is a joke, as long as he doesn't reach the ninth rank of the Holy Saint, Gonggong Wei doesn't have to exchange one for one, and he can take it.

Xu Bai thinks that at this time, it is appropriate to make a joke.

Of course, he had to hurry up, and after returning from this trip, the most important thing he should do was to plunge directly into the royal treasury and read all the things inside.

When Gonggong Wei heard Xu Bai say this, he still believed it, held his chin with his hand, fell into thought, and said to himself: "If the barbarians arrive first, our family can really go and slaughter him." ”

Xu Bai: "......"

Opening and closing one's mouth means slaughtering the saint, and only Gonggong Wei can say this.

Of course, he didn't know that now his name had spread all over the world.

If it was said before, those young people were still trying to compete with Xu Bai in vain.

But now, everyone has completely given up, and it can be summed up in two words.

- Rotten.

In this case, what else can you do if you don't mess up?

Everyone else has already been able to enter the Holy Nine Pins, so why are we still going to get involved?

Of course, it's just that all the younger generations have blocked Xu Bai out of their ranks.

"Here we are." Gonggong Wei stopped: "This trip, it is estimated that Your Majesty is also worried, let's go with our family to see Your Majesty." ”

The palace was in sight, and the guards did not stop them.

The two walked all the way, familiar with the way, and walked to the emperor's imperial study.

Before he could knock, the door opened.

The emperor hurried out from outside, and then, he did something that did not care about face.

"Smack!"

The emperor hugged Xu Bai and patted Xu Bai on the back vigorously, excited and excited.

"Xu Bai, you are really my lucky star!"

Xu Bai: "(_)"

To be honest, if this is a big beauty, he is quite happy, but he is an emperor.

Of course, he didn't show it.

"Your Majesty, Weichen is also injured."

"Oh, really?" The emperor immediately let go of his hand: "Come on, find the imperial doctor!" ”

Seeing that in the corner not far away, a shadow suddenly came out, and Xu Bai hurriedly refused.

"Such a small injury, just adjust it slightly, it's not necessary."

He just said it in passing, but he didn't expect to find him a royal doctor, which of course he didn't need.

"Ahem." Gonggong Wei coughed slightly: "Your Majesty, please pay attention to your own rules." ”

As a master of rules, at this time, of course, Grandpa Wei has to remind him.

"Okay, then let's go into the house with me." Emperor Chu's face immediately turned pale, turned around, and walked into the imperial study first.

Xu Bai and Grandpa Wei followed behind, and after entering the door, Grandpa Wei closed the door smoothly,

Just now, what should be said has been said, and what should be thanked has also been thanked, and what we want to talk about now is, of course, the right thing.

"Xu Bai, you can go to the royal treasury at any time, I have already said hello, even if you want to live there for the rest of your life, I won't care." Emperor Chu said first.

Xu Bai was stunned for a moment, then reacted, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

This is what he needs the most, this time he doesn't care about anything, he just plunges into it, and all the progress bars in it are finished, and it must be a huge improvement by then.

Thinking of this benefit, he really couldn't suppress the joy in his heart.

Of course, there must be more than this, so Xu Bai did not leave in a hurry.

"The border is still fighting, but the end has been decided." Emperor Chu continued: "So the most important thing is the matter after that, and I have also discussed this matter with others. ”

"It's a pity that no one can give me an answer, and Prime Minister Wen, who could have given me an answer, is now in retreat and entering the holy position, so I want to hear your opinion."

While speaking, Emperor Chu took out a map and put it on the table, asking the two of them to come over and take a look.

Xu Bai and Father-in-law Wei stepped forward, and when they saw the things on it, they also understood what the situation was.

It's a map, and the map is a map of the barbarians.

"Your Majesty, what does this mean?" Grandpa Wei was puzzled.

Although Xu Bai didn't speak, the meaning was obvious, and he couldn't understand it.

Emperor Chu began to explain: "Now, the whole world is already in my hands, but the land of the Great Yue Kingdom cannot be moved, and I have already said that the place belongs to the vassal country, and I will leave it to them to govern." ”

"Only here is the barbarians, who are about to defeat it all, and after defeating it, someone must go over to govern it."

"In this regard, you can't let people with foreign surnames do it, you have to choose from the remaining royal family, how to choose, I need to see your opinions."

After hearing the explanation, Xu Bai understood the meaning.

Co-authorship is about choosing people to govern in the past.

He looked at Grandpa Wei and wanted to hear what Grandpa Wei had to say.

Gonggong Wei coughed: "Your Majesty, this is not a matter that our family should be in charge of, so if you ask our family, our family doesn't understand." ”

"Our family is only responsible for the internal affairs of the palace, and there are other things to fight and kill, and it is inconvenient for our family to get involved."

The meaning is simple and clear, that is, he doesn't want to take care of this matter, this is your family matter, and you should deal with it.

Emperor Chu: "......"

Although he had long understood Grandpa Wei's character, he still felt speechless when he heard Grandpa Wei say this.

There's one more person here, though.

Emperor Chu looked at Xu Bai again.

Xu Bai groaned: "Why don't you let the Ninth Princess manage it?" ”

To be honest, Xu Bai didn't have much contact with these princes and princesses, but only the ninth princess made a deep impression on him.

When he was once born in a humble manner, the Ninth Princess never targeted him.

So at this time, his priority was only the ninth princess.

Of course, this is just a suggestion of his own, and whether or not to adopt it depends entirely on the emperor's intentions.

The emperor also said just now, and he asked them to give their opinions.

After listening to Xu Bai's words, Emperor Chu said: "Lao Jiu, he is indeed a talent, both in terms of personality and talent, he is beyond ordinary people. ”

"What I'm thinking about now is the boss and the nine, the boss is still fighting at the border, and the word of the nine is okay, but it's a pity that the nine is a woman."

In ancient times, it was normal to be patriarchal.

Xu Bai arched his hand and said: "Then it depends on how Your Majesty should deal with it, and Weichen also put forward his own opinions." ”

This sentence is straightforward, but the meaning is what you should say, and it depends entirely on what you mean whether you adopt it or not.

"Your Majesty, Weichen was also seriously injured on this trip, so he retired first." Xu Bai's opinion was also raised, and now he is still thinking about going to the book of the Liver Royal Treasury, so he doesn't want to stay here.

Seeing this, Emperor Chu also knew that he couldn't ask more, so he could only wave his hand and let Xu Bai leave.

Gonggong Wei didn't leave, he still had something to say to the emperor.

After Xu Bai got the emperor's permission, he left the house, breathed in the fresh air outside, and walked towards the imperial treasury.

He walked unusually briskly, and as a calm man, he always believed that he could hide his joy and anger in the depths.

But now it's different, and he can't help but want to laugh when he thinks of the whole royal treasury of books.

The royal treasury is not far from the location of the imperial study, and Xu Bai's speed is not slow, and he will soon arrive.

But at this time, a man blocked his way.

Looking at the familiar woman in Tsing Yi in front of him, Xu Bai scratched his head in annoyance.

"The Ninth Princess really knows me, she understands that she sent you over, and I will go there when I read about the past."

Qing Xue stood in front of her and bit her lip tightly: "I don't want to make you feel like I'm coercing you with my past feelings because of this." ”

Between her eyebrows, there was resentment.

Today, after learning the news of Xu Bai's return to Beijing, the Ninth Princess sent her to wait here.

"You can not go."

This is the first time Qingxue rebelled against the meaning of the Ninth Princess, and asked Xu Bai not to go.

She felt that no matter how famous and famous this man was now.

Even if this man is still the same as before, just a small grassroots, he doesn't want to coerce him with his past feelings.

Therefore, she asked Xu Bai to refuse.

Xu Bai smiled, walked to Qingxue's side, stared at Qingxue's fair face tightly, and looked back and forth.

This gaze was direct, which made Qingxue feel uncomfortable.

After a long time, Qingxue finally bit her lower lip, raised her head, and looked directly at Xu Bai.

"Look at it again, and I'll gouge out your eyes."

She didn't know why, she used her previous brutal temperament again.

As soon as the words came out, she knew that if her words were heard by others, they would become a handle to insult the prince.

"Hey, hey."

Xu Bai smiled and patted Qingxue's shoulder, just like before.

"That's right, if it's an outsider, I'm going to use the prince's frame to embarrass it, but you're not an outsider, of course I won't embarrass you."

Qingxue was stunned on the spot.

"Let's go." Xu Bai turned around, didn't need Qingxue to lead the way, and walked directly towards the position of the ninth princess.

Qingxue looked at Xu Bai's back, stood in place for a long time, and then reacted, screamed, and hurriedly followed.

(End of chapter)