Chapter 339: Deep-seated weakness, habitual compromise
Zhu Yijun's body has a very distinct characteristics of Qi Jiguang's disciples, his waist knife is six feet five inches of Qi family waist knife, his knife is called Xinyou knife method, is Qi Jiguang in Jiajing 39 years of writing, Longqing two years after Qi Jiguang went north, this knife method was improved, Zhu Yijun a two-foot spear method called 24 type six alloy marksmanship.
These characteristics are very distinct, people who practice martial arts, only need to look at it, to know the origin of Zhu Yijun, only need a glance, each family's starting style, each has a different style, just like the middle part, suspenders, you can know who is talking about whom's distinctive features.
Chen Dazhuang, between the beauty, the silver two, and the waist knife, chose the waist knife used by Zhu Yijun, because Chen Dazhuang really believed in the Ming Emperor, Ling Yunyi gave Chen Dazhuang the opportunity to slash the enemy, in order not to make more trouble for Ling Yunyi, Chen Dazhuang chose to believe in the emperor, and the emperor chose to kill Chen Dazhuang's enemy.
For another emperor, Chen Dazhuang may choose beauty and silver, Chen Dazhuang can feel the distinctive characteristics of His Majesty the Emperor, he chose a saber and made meritorious contributions.
"Reward!" Zhu Yijun was very satisfied with Chen Dazhuang's choice, because of his identity, the emperor could not go to the Japanese country to kill the Japanese invaders in person, so let Chen Dazhuang take his weapon and kill people instead of him.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chen Dazhuang took the saber.
Zhu Yijun said with great conviction: "In the future, I will kill a few more widows on the battlefield for me, I will not be able to go, and I will be strong and strong." ”
"Obey the order!" Chen Dazhuang once again bowed to the head and began to explain the arrest process in detail, Yamada Youxin really couldn't run, because the capture of Yamada Youxin was a net of heaven and earth, and Yamada Youxin became a fish in the sea, and he had to be caught.
When the will of the Ming Emperor named a specific person to die, this specific person, even at the ends of the earth, would be caught.
In this era, it was still an era of extremely low population mobility, and strangers appeared, and the next day, the whole village knew that there were strangers here.
Chen Dazhuang left the Wenhua Hall with the sword of the Son of Heaven, and he was to stay in Beijing for three days, and then return to Nagasaki with the imperial decree and reward.
The military department and the household department of the Ming Dynasty began to study the reward, Chen Lan's Feng Bo is already a sure thing, this battle is really beautiful, the Ming sailor waits for the day, spent so much silver, no flowers in vain, and the well-trained sailor gave the Wa Kingdom a little shock of the Heavenly Empire.
Chen Lin was named Shuribo, the capital of the Ryukyus, Shuri Castle, and was given a world voucher and hereditary replacement.
And the Nagasaki Governor's Mansion itself was the biggest beneficiary of this war, and this great victory, all officials, big and small, were rewarded by the imperial court, especially Xu Wei and Sun Keyi, who were favored by the imperial court to hereditary hundred households.
The Nagasaki Governor's Office was willing to offer a good salary, but there were no governance talents who were willing to go, which was also a realistic and very objective problem.
The place of exile of the Ming Dynasty against the powerful right, from Yingchang on the mountain road of Daxianbei Mountain, to Mindanao in Luzon, there is another Nagasaki Governor's Palace.
Hai Rui was born in Qiongzhou, Hainan, this incident was Hai Rui reminded the emperor, the exile of the Ming Dynasty, in fact, most of the time was for the king, such as the Tang and Song dynasties persevered in the exile to Qiongzhou, and finally in the second year of Jingtai of Zhu Qiyu of the Ming Dynasty, it blossomed and bore fruit.
In the second year of Jingtai, Qiu Jun became a Jinshi of the Ming Dynasty, which represents the merit of revitalizing culture and education.
The court is in full swing to formulate all kinds of rewards, and Tan Lun, the secretary of the military department, is elated throughout the whole process, Tan Lun, Qi Jiguang, and Yu Dayou are all people who stand out among the people, and they raise their hands in favor of the peace.
"Your Majesty, the third lady is on the seal." Wang Chonggu shook out a notebook from his sleeve and handed it to Feng Bao, who sent it to the platform in front of the palace.
After Zhu Yijun finished reading it, he exhaled vigorously and said, "Okay, Mrs. Zhongshun, it's very good to be obedient." ”
People who don't know how to speculate about His Majesty's holy will can also hear it, and His Majesty is really in a good mood.
The third lady said one thing, that is, the third lady will take a group of special captives and return them to Daming when she pays tribute next time, and this special group of captives has a common name, called Duntai Yuanhou does not accept it at night.
These scouts were engaged in the dangerous work of spying on the enemy, investigating the hydrology and geography, and setting fires in the autumn to ensure that the imperial court knew the movements of the grassland tribes.
Spying on the enemy requires going deep into the camp, and the process is often very dangerous.
Altan Khan grabbed a total of seventeen dun platform marquis, just like the original Su Wu shepherd, the Xiongnu's Shan Yu has always hoped to persuade Su Wu to surrender, in order to prove that he is more popular, Altan Khan has also been persuading these dun marquis, and the longest detention time is more than thirteen years.
Altan Khan failed, and none of the seventeen marquis became the enemy's eagle dogs and lackeys.
And this time, the third lady plans to send all these captives to Daming when paying tribute in the coming year, which is also the practice of signing a treaty in Yingchang and the Han people being under the control of the Han people.
The third lady controls the political power, but also holds the financial power, but she only does not control the affairs, Altan Khan has always been the only controller of military power, and if she has military power, she has the ability to lift the table, and the army of the Ming Dynasty is the ballast stone of the dynasty, and the grassland is even more so.
A big ship that loses its ballast stone will definitely capsize, but only the ballast stone will not move forward.
The third lady did not pay too much price, her persuasion was successful, and Altan Khan was willing to hand over the person, because the third lady needed a gift, a gift that the Ming Emperor and the Ming court could be moved by.
Altan Khan sent a team of 20,000 men to attack Yingchang last time, which brought the relationship between Daming and Daming Jin to a freezing point, and he needed a carefully prepared gift to satisfy Daming.
Obviously, these seventeen long-term marquis of Duntai who have gone through many hardships are very suitable.
Zhang Juzheng frowned slightly after watching the recital, and then slowly stretched out, and he said with a smile: "The big priest has a heart." ”
"Oh?" Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Chonggu, Zhang Juzheng would never come out of nowhere.
Wang Chonggu looked at Zhang Juzheng and was a little helpless, the living Zhang Juzheng was really insightful, there was not a word in this song that mentioned him Wang Chonggu, but Zhang Juzheng still saw it, he bowed his head and said: "The third lady wrote to ask the minister what to take, and the minister gave advice to the staff officer. ”
"How does the gentleman see that?" Zhu Yijun asked in surprise.
Zhang Juzheng said with a smile: "The third lady is the regent lady of the Ming Jin Kingdom, the person who eats meat will not see the person who eats grass, and the third lady would not have thought that these marquis of Duntai will be so valued by His Majesty." ”
Even if the third lady was allowed to sleep for three months, the third lady would never have thought that the Ming Emperor would care about those insignificant little people, and the distant marquis of Duntai on the side would be so important in His Majesty's heart.
Someone must have helped Sanniangzi come up with an idea, and this character is naturally Wang Chonggu who came up with the song.
"Sir, awesome." Zhu Yijun said from the bottom of his heart that the emperor found that Zhang Juzheng was thinking about problems, and his favorite way was to empathize and replace himself with that person to think about problems.
This terrifying talent caused Zhang Juzheng to be in the court, with a keen sense of seeing fire, like a demon mirror in the hand of King Tota Li, demons and monsters, nowhere to hide.
Put yourself in their shoes and empathize with them, which is easier said than done.
"Can the third lady come early? Ah, it doesn't matter if she doesn't come, just send the Marquis of Duntai to come, Wang Cifu, what price will our Marquis of Duntai pay when he goes home? Zhu Yijun's face was extremely solemn, as long as the three ladies did not make too many conditions, they could agree.
This is completely different from Zhu Yijun's attitude in the past, Zhu Yijun, the emperor, is full of fatherly taste, you must ask for what you give, if you don't give it to you, you can't ask for it, this time you can negotiate the conditions, and you can even make some concessions.
"The wool business is going well." Wang Chonggu did not sell Guanzi, and directly said the needs of the three ladies, the wool business is a financial power, and it is also the best means for the three ladies to control the ministries, and the three ladies hope to ensure the stability of the wool business.
Wang Chonggu further added: "Sanniangzi said that for the grassland people, raising more sheep is the gift of the Immortal Heaven, and the newborn child can survive the cold winter, and His Majesty is the messenger of the Immortal Heaven in the world, bringing hope and survival to the grassland. ”
The grassland is bitterly cold, and if you can raise more sheep, you will have more confidence to survive the winter, but the grassland must raise horses, otherwise it will be swallowed up by the enemy, and there will not be enough resources for life.
"Very well, Altan Khan is blessed." Zhu Yijun once again sighed at Altan Khan's luck, with such a lady here, the poor coolies of Daming and Beiyu can take a breath and live well, instead of throwing their lives into a corner where no one cares about them for the ambition of the leader.
"I still have 520,000 silver, let's expand the production of the woolen official factory, and this matter will be handed over to Wang Cifu to supervise." Zhu Yijun decided to expand the production of the woolen official factory and told the third lady that as long as the Marquis of Duntai could go home smoothly, there would be no problem with the wool business.
Wang Chonggu said very tactfully: "Your Majesty, there is still money in the account of the Maoyi official factory, and there is a lot of it. ”
In the story of worsted wool and big silk coin business, there is a limited amount of water and grass in the grassland, and the amount of wool is limited, and the number of silk coins cannot be overissued and indiscriminate for no reason, that is, the imperial court wants to be more hairy, and there are not so many sheep in the grassland, so the value of silk coins will be dynamically stable with the influx of silver.
The woolen official factory is limited by the supply of raw materials, and the expansion of production is never disorderly, and it needs to be constantly adjusted according to the supply of wool.
His Majesty is to give 1,500,000 silver, and the steppe does not have enough wool to provide, and it has no effect.
"Then Wang Cifu told Mrs. Zhongshun that I am very concerned about the return of the Marquis of Duntai." Zhu Yijun thought for a while and said: "That's it, Da Sima, Nanhaizi's Duntai Yuanhou family members are settled, repaired, and the families of each Duntai are not accepted at night to Nancheng, Dazong Bo, in Nancheng to promote culture and education, and arrange a few more book societies and schools." ”
"The ministers obey." Tan Lun and Ma Ziqiang bowed to the leader's orders.
Daxing County Nanhaizi settled the family of the marquis of Duntai, this matter has been there since the second year of Jingtai, time flies, with the general trend of Xingwen Kuangwu, this place has been weeds and barren, since Wanli rich country and strong army, Nancheng began to re-enable, this time the expansion, the emperor paid out of his own pocket, came up with a budget for the emperor's mausoleum, and expanded the southern city.
520,000 taels of silver is the private money of the Ming Emperor, which is paid from within.
"The minister has doubts." Wang Chonggu said with an unbearable face: "The ministers are afraid of gossip. ”
"The Grand Priest is too worried." Wan Shihe waved his hand again and again and said, "Don't worry, the big priest is just a lowly Confucian." ”
"What is a lowly man like? It is dissatisfied with the status quo, powerless to change, afraid of change, but any slight change, it is terrified. ”
"Not only oppose the authority figures, but also hope that a saint can come up with a flawless solution to solve the existing contradictions, and then this saint can solve all the contradictions, do not want fame and fortune, and leave consciously and quietly."
"Not only retreating from the difficulties of changing the law, but also salivating over the fruits of the change, gritting his teeth with hatred for the powerful above himself, and being extremely vicious to the small people below him."
"Not only is he clear about the faces of the meat eaters around him, and he is eager to get rid of them quickly, but he is also full of unrealistic fantasies about the meat eaters of the past."
"What can be done in this life is to eat steamed buns that others have chewed, because they can't bite it, forever high-sounding, forever sunny and snowy, forever just want to sit back and enjoy it, always only know to stand on a high place, pointing at others, but not seeing themselves."
"The bones of the lowly are all soft, the deep-rooted weakness, the habitual compromise, why should such a lowly be afraid?"
Wan Shihe's tone became higher and stronger, and he didn't stop as soon as he spoke, until he finished what he wanted to say, he picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip of water, and still looked angry.
"Wan Dazai, don't say it, don't say it, the more I listen to it, the more it looks like I'm looking in the mirror." Ma Ziqiang gave Wan Shihe a cup of tea, six books, only he Ma Ziqiang was a little weak-hearted, this sentence after sentence, as if he was scolding him.
Someone looks at the joke, someone looks in the mirror.
Ma Ziqiang became the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and he had a credit for burning the "Four Books of Direct Explanation" and "Emperor Jian Illustrated" for His Majesty, although the author was a collaboration between him and Zhang Juzheng, but Ma Ziqiang knew that he just used it to burn a copy.
And now the Ministry of Rites has a lot to rely on Wan Shihe, isn't this just eating steamed buns that others have chewed?
"Uncle Dazong is really arrogant." Wan Shihe didn't scold Ma Ziqiang, Ma Ziqiang is not a cheap Confucian, he just doesn't have him Wan Shihe is shameless.
Wan Shihe is just saying that these untouchable Confucians, don't worry, can't make any waves, Wan Shihe as a ritual, if no one pulls the bias, he will definitely not lose to the Cheap Confucianism in wind power public opinion.
"That's over to Wan Dazai." When Wang Chonggu heard Wan Shihe say this, he handed over the matter to Wan Shihe to sort it out.
The cheap Confucians of the Ming Dynasty now really hate Wan Shihe so much that they are about to crush their back molars, but they are helpless.
Zhu Yijun was very concerned about this matter, and he asked Tan Lun to go to Xuanfu to greet the distant marquis of Duntai who was returning home.
"Chen Wei, the imperial history of the imperial capital, impeached Zhao Youyuan, the imperial historian, and after leaving the country, Huer said that he was sick and begged for leave, and he defrauded to avoid the rules of the stage, and it was urgent to depose him as a ring of deception." Zhang Juzheng took out a book and handed it to all the courtiers.
After the expiration of the term, he returned to Beijing to report on his work, which is called leaving the country, but this Zhao Youyuan went halfway through, and suddenly said that he was sick, and he wanted to be a scholar, even if he lived in a hotel, he didn't live like this, just say hello and leave? When you return to Beijing to report on your work, do you want to come to Beijing? Is the work at hand to be handed over clearly?
Zhao Youyuan just called himself sick, he actually had another purpose, which was what Chen Wei said about the deception to avoid the rules.
Zhao Youyuan's phenomenon of being sick at the end of his term of office is actually very common in the official factory of the Ming Dynasty.
Wealth does not return to the hometown, such as brocade clothes at night.
After the expiration of the term of office, the Ming officials will return to their hometowns in the process of returning to Beijing to take up their posts, and the pomp is very large, and they are extremely majestic. Wherever they passed, local officials had to send them from afar, and many people took the opportunity to cling to them.
Zhao Youyuan is such a situation, he has not returned to Beijing to report on his work, so he returned to his hometown, and the imperial history of the capital impeached him.
"The state has national laws, and the family has family rules, how did this matter get to the Wenhua Palace?" Zhu Yijun looked at Hai Rui with some confusion and said, since it is a big violation of the rules, then go through the process of recall.
Hai Rui opened his mouth and explained: "Zhao Youyuan and Zhao Nanxing, who went to Luzon, are fellow villagers, and they once plotted to overthrow Zhang, Zhao Youyuan said that he was sick this time, and it was not false to say that he was sick, he was sick of his heart, and he was afraid that he would learn from Zhao Nanxing and Zou Yuanbiao and be exiled to the border, so he simply did not return to Beijing." ”
Zhao Nanxing and Zou Yuanbiao, after Zhang Juzheng returned to the dynasty, insisted on reversing Zhang, if it weren't for Zou Yuanbiao's mentor Hu Zhi's intercession, Zou Yuanbiao was almost dealt with as a rebel by the emperor.
Zhao Youyuan and Zhao Nanxing are good friends, Zhao Nanxing was also thrown to Luzon by the emperor because of the reversal of Zhang, Zhao Youyuan thought that he would return to Beijing to face the Ming Emperor and Zhang Juzheng, he was a little afraid and went home directly.
"Your Majesty, Zhao Youyuan is the imperial history of Huguang Patrol." Wan Shihe reminded His Majesty that this Zhao Youyuan was an official in Huguang, and it was almost obvious why he was afraid of entering Beijing.
Zhao Youyuan offended Zhang Juzheng not only because of such a thing, but also as a reversal.
Zhu Yijun understood, and in summary, he didn't dare to return to Beijing with this Zhao Youyuan.
"The imperial history is full of office, according to the limit to go to Beijing, to inspect the return to the Taoist constitution is very strict, recently the sick return home is very contemptuous of the law, Zhao Youyuan dismissed the people, in the future, there are still former offenders, as usual."
"If you don't want to be an official, you don't have to do it, let's cut your nationality for the people." Zhu Yijun thought about it and made a disposal.
Zhao Youyuan really returned to Beijing, but he made a mess, even if Zhang Juzheng didn't target him, some people were looking for trouble with him, and there were many people who tended to be inflammatory, Zhang Juzheng's status, he didn't need to make a move, Zhao Youyuan would fall into huge trouble.
And the notoriety of Zhao Youyuan for these people who tend to be inflammatory, all blames Zhang Juzheng's head.
Zhang Juzheng can't protect Zhao Youyuan, otherwise he will report Zhang Juzheng's character, wouldn't it collapse?
This is not the situation that Zhu Yijun wants to see. Zhang Juzheng will be in a dilemma, since Zhao Youyuan does not have the courage to face Zhang Juzheng, then cut him to the people, Zhao Youyuan is honest, then the court does not exist for him.
The inverted trio, Zhao Nanxing, Zou Yuanbiao and Zhao Youyuan, Zhao Youyuan's punishment was the most severe, he was cut to the people, no longer an official body, naturally he was not allowed to sign books and official affairs, nor could he use the post station as an official, let alone a gentleman, and there was no privilege of justice and taxation.
Zhao Nanxing went to Luzon and Zou Yuanbiao went to Yingchang, both of them went to be officials.
These three people are completely in line with the appearance of Wan Shi and the scolding of Confucianism, and the image of Wan Shi and the portrayal is divided into three points.
"Has Zou Yuanbiao arrived in Yingchang?" Zhu Yijun asked where Zou Yuanbiao went.
"Not yet." Wan Shihe immediately replied to His Majesty, for Zou Yuanbiao, Wan Shihe is also very concerned, this guy is the same as Zhao Youyuan, he is sick, Zou Yuanbiao is not going to work, and Zhao Youyuan is not going back to Beijing.
"Huh?" Zhu Yijun frowned, and his murderous intent rose again.
Wan Shihe hurriedly said: "Zou Yuanbiao is in Huiningwei, and Zhou Liangyin, the military affairs counselor of Huiningwei, is learning how to cultivate. ”
"Zhou Liangyin has specially written a song and reported to the ministry, and Zou Yuanbiao has learned a little bit of the ability to cultivate fields."
"So." After Zhu Yijun heard this, his face relaxed a little, learning to cultivate fields, then it's okay.
This can be regarded as being soft, just be willing to practice, Zhou Liangyin is also a cheap Confucian, and when he arrived in Daningwei, he also followed Hou Yuzhao's Tuntian method, and now it can be called a loyal monarch, second only to Hou Yuzhao as the second person in the country to reclaim the wasteland.
Zhu Yijun farms the land, and it is not simple to cultivate it at all.
"Xitucheng..."Zhang Juzheng took a copy of the song, looked disgusted, and started a start, but he really couldn't say it, so he directly circulated the song.
Zhu Yijun flipped through the case file, shook his head again and again and said: "Our Daming society, once Ma releases Nanshan and Wen Tian Wuxi, no matter what aspect, the degree of regression and degeneration is jaw-dropping. ”
Zhu Yijun read this book, and Zhang Juzheng's expression was exactly the same, and the elegant ones were the broad young masters of this Xitucheng, laughed into the orchid wine shop, and said that the ugly thing was that they were in the same way, and then killed the person, and the case later became fierce, and someone reported to the official, and the Yamen of Shuntianfu immediately became embarrassed.
The composition of the orchids of the Ming Dynasty is more complicated, there are Hailar on the grassland, there are Korean Goryeo Ji, there are wandering girls in the Japanese country, there are pearl divers in Luzon, and there are also ama women.
The young people in Xitucheng, after eating, had nothing to do, and when they got to the street, they saw the beauty of the orchids, they played too much, and they played people to death, and the old bustards asked for twenty taels of silver to lose money, and the young people did not lack this money, but they couldn't afford to lose this person.
These three broad young people were stunned and refused to give it, and there was another reason, according to their gameplay in Nanya, this girl died, which disturbed the distinguished guests, and they wanted the kiln to make amends.
At this point, the matter is not over, and the local young people in Beijing really can't stand it, and they don't even want to pay for twenty years of silver, and they still come out to play!
This quarrel is easy to do, as soon as you do it, it is a big fight, the young people themselves are not strong, but they all take the family out of the house, fight to the end, and completely smash the old bustard's kiln.
The old bustard simply reported to the official.
"How do those luxury households in Xitu City teach their children the truth? Three fifteen-year-old boys, ruthless! "Ma Ziqiang finished reading the recital, he really didn't see it, and he was really embarrassed for the three people who covered the luxury.
Ma Ziqiang was born in a large family in Shaanxi, although not as good as Wang Chonggu, but he is definitely worthy of the word "luxury household", although the memory of his youth has been blurred, but his father's stick thicker than his thighs, Ma Ziqiang still remembers it vividly, in the stick to beat filial piety, pampered and disobedient children in the universal values, Ma Ziqiang was beaten when he was a child, and after he was admitted to Xiucai, the stick disappeared.
These three young men from Xitucheng were beaten with two big sticks when they were young, and they would not kill people in the kiln.
The family is unfortunate, probably like that.
"If you continue to indulge like this, sooner or later you will harm others and yourself." Wan Shihe also said with great disgust.
This case, Shuntianfu really can't handle it, on the one hand, it is the wide and young people in the capital, and on the other hand, the wide and young people who have migrate, it really makes the king of Shuntianfu very difficult, mainly because the impact is really bad.
"This case is a bit complicated, it is advisable to sort it out from scratch, first of all, is this Hu Ji who was killed considered a cheap person?" Wang Chonggu, as the secretary of the Criminal Department, began to analyze the case, and with the opening of the sea, the justice of the Ming Dynasty also encountered some challenges.
Whether the orchid who was killed is considered a cheap person, in fact, it is a qualitative whether it is a Ming person.
If it is considered a lowly status, it is also a lowly status of the Ming Dynasty, Xitucheng Kuoshao killed a lowly person, even if it is a light punishment, it is at least an exile, killing people to pay for their lives, and it is justified.
If the orchid is not a lowly person, but a Hu person, Xitucheng Kuoshao killed the orchid, he should lose money, twenty taels of silver is not much, and three Kuoshao can definitely be taken out, which is equivalent to a piece of orchid as a part of the property.
"Does it count?" Zhu Yijun looked at all the courtiers.
The courtiers did not discuss much about the question of whether Hu Ji was considered a lowly status, but at least the loss of money was inevitable, and in addition to losing money, whether it was a crime of homicide became the focus of debate.
"What did Tang Lu say?" Zhu Yijun asked Wan Shihe, Tang Lu's regulations on this.
Wan Shihe pondered for a moment, bowed his head and said: "All the outsiders, those who commit crimes against each other in the same kind, according to their own laws, and those who violate each other in different ways are judged by the Tang law." ”
Wan Shihe helped Zhang Juzheng repair the "Daming Huidian", and the Ming Dynasty inherited the Tang system, so many legal provisions, Wan Shihe traced back to the source and also checked the "Tang Liudian" and "Tang Law Shu Yi".
The laws of the Tang Dynasty stipulate that if it is a harm to the same race, it will be judged by their common law, and if it is a crime against a different race, it will be judged by the Tang law.
Obviously, the three broad young men in Xitucheng killed the orchid, and they should be treated as a different kind of offense, that is, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, the three broad young men in Xitucheng should be exiled.
Zhu Yijun found an interesting thing, the dynasties of the Central Plains, even if there is the existence of Huayi, but in the law, it still recognizes the fact that outsiders are also human beings, at least legally.
The new Confucian sage enshrined the official outside the gate of Xi'an, angrily reprimanding the Confucian, people are people.
The Daming Law also has similar provisions, but it is more explicit, in the law, outsiders and Daming lowly status are the same.
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