This round of shelling lasted a quarter of an hour.

After the stop, a small boat sailed ashore, and the British envoy landed ashore and shouted to the Qing army: "Within six days, send an envoy to negotiate immediately, otherwise you will bear the consequences." ”

After shouting, the messenger retreated into the fleet.

Then, an official of the Qing army rushed towards the yamen of the Zhili Governor's Palace.

"Your Excellency the Governor, the foreigners have sent an envoy and said that they must send an envoy to negotiate within six days, otherwise they will bear the consequences."

Tan Tingxiang, the governor of Zhili, said: "Did their warships in Baihe withdraw?" ”

"It's not retreating yet, but it's retreating."

Tan Tingxiang, the governor of Zhili, said: "Quick, six hundred miles to rush into Beijing, report to the imperial court, and let me quickly come up with a plan." ”

Historical inertia was really strong, and after the bombardment by the Combined Fleet, the British side proposed a six-day deadline to the Qing court as in history.

This is exactly what Su Yu needs most.

Because to a large extent, he also seeks to maximize interests according to the layout of historical trajectory.

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Half a day later!

The imperial court was sent a six-hundred-mile rush by the Governor's Mansion of Zhili.

The Yangyi fleet bombarded Dagukou.

There were even several warships, entering the Baihe River, shelling the outskirts of Tianjin.

Yangyi issued an ultimatum that within six days, personnel must be sent to negotiate.

After hearing the news, the imperial court was shocked, but secretly rejoiced.

Because of this move by the British side, the attempt was exposed.

In terms of pondering people's hearts, the Qing court was first-class.

At the court meeting, Du Han said: "Your Majesty, Yangyi said that within six days, they must send people to negotiate, which proves that they don't want to fight, and they want to negotiate." ”

Su Shun said: "It is this reason, they have come all the way to work on an expedition, which costs a lot of money, so they are also bent on negotiating." ”

Gui Liang said: "In this way, the minister feels that he wants to negotiate, but he can't talk like this." ”

The emperor said, "Then how do you talk about it?" ”

At this time, in his heart, he really remembered Su Yu's words, according to the bottom line of the imperial court, anyone can talk about it.

Gui Liang said: "Even if you want to talk, you must show the national prestige and heroic courage of my Qing Dynasty, and talk while fighting." ”

Horqin Prince Monk Greenqin said: "This is the truth, only when you can fight can you make peace, even if you want to talk, you have to fight first." ”

The emperor was very hesitant, because the defeat in Canton was too bad, and he was afraid that if he provoked Yangyi, he would suffer the same fiasco.

Gui Liang said: "Your Majesty, Guangzhou is Guangzhou, Tianjin is Tianjin, and they are not the same. The army organized by Ye Mingchen in Guangzhou was all local regimental training and people's bravery. And Tianjin's army, which has been defending the capital for a long time, is more elite. ”

Monk Lingqin said: "Your Majesty, Tianjin's troops have experienced many wars over the years, and they first exterminated Lin Fengxiang with their ministers. After that, he followed Lord Guiliang to the south to suppress the twist, not to mention that the new army was trained in Tianjin. ”

"If Yangyi just scares us out with a few shots, the next negotiations will do whatever they want. The reason why He Guiqing went to Guangzhou to negotiate failed was because Ye Mingchen was defeated too quickly in Guangzhou, and he was completely defeated with almost no resistance, so the foreigners would open their mouths. ”

"If we are frightened by a few cannons from foreigners, then He Guiqing's failed negotiations will be staged again."

"What's more important is that Yangyi is coming to the fleet this time, not the army, the battleship can't go on land, and their army is still in Guangzhou at this time, and they can't get out."

This last sentence gave the emperor great encouragement.

Battleships, can't get on land.

This time, the voices in the court were unanimous.

Two days ago, half of the main battle faction and half of the peace talks faction.

And now, almost everyone thinks that they should talk and fight at the same time.

Fighting, also for the sake of talking.

After several hours of court resolutions, the final tone was set.

Talk while fighting, fight first and talk later.

This point still roughly maintains the original historical trajectory.

After the imperial court made a decision as quickly as possible, it immediately sent an envoy to Tianjin!

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Tan Tingxiang, the governor of Zhili, soon received the will of the capital.

It is necessary to display prestige and momentum, so that we can gain relative initiative at the negotiation table.

Tan Tingxiang's scalp suddenly went numb, but he could only obey.

And the imperial court was right, warships can't go on land.

So, he summoned the commanders of the Tianjin Green Battalion, Tianjin Haiphong, and the Tianjin New Army to convey the will of the imperial court.

The key point is to highlight one word: hit!

Play to the advantage first, and then build momentum for the negotiations.

Rong Lu, the commander of the New Army, returned to the New Army barracks.

At this time, he already had 2,500 recruits at his disposal, and he had been training for almost a year.

Overall, it was even longer than the training time of Su Yu's new army before.

At this time, there were four people in his study, Yixuan, Boyan Nemohu, and Dexinga.

After Dexing'a took over Su Yu's deputy capital of Manchuria with the blue flag, the monk Gelinqin then ran a real position for him, the deputy capital of Miyun.

Of course, it is more important to prepare for the comeback of his son Boyan.

But Seng Lingqin is still very smart, and first tried to make Dexing'a and Weng Tongshu come back, and put his son last.

And now Su Yu is not completely unlucky, and when the emperor completely does something to Su Yu, it will be the time for his son Boyan to officially make a comeback.

But this did not delay him from arranging Boyan to the side of the Tianjin New Army.

Where you fall, you get up.

Rong Lu, as the assistant of the new army, is a civilian official after all, and he has never fought a war, so in the end, the commander of the new army, Seng Lingqin, still let his son Boyan serve as the commander.

Rong Lu said: "What now? The court said that it was talking while fighting, and talking first and then talking. Conveyed to the side of the Governor's Mansion of Zhili, it is not to think about talking about it first, to think about fighting first, to fight hard, to fight hard, and to play the majesty of the Qing Dynasty. ”

"Today's discussion, Tan Tingxiang, the governor of Zhili, is full of great hopes for our new army, and wants us to be of great use."

"What decision will we make next?"

After Rong Lu finished speaking, his eyes looked at Boyan.

The meaning is clear, even though you haven't come back yet, your opinion is very important.

Yixuan and Dexinga still didn't speak.

Especially Dexing'a, who completely relied on the monk Grinqin to re-become the deputy capital, of course, completely obeyed Boyan's will.

Boyan Nemohu fell silent and pondered.

For him, of course, he hopes that a gorgeous comeback battle will lead the Tianjin New Army to a gorgeous victory and completely suppress Su Yao.

But now he is different, in the previous battle of Yangzhou, one of the biggest mistakes he made was speculation and rashness.

This made him, the dignified prince of the palace, fall into today's situation.

If it weren't for Su Yao's bad luck, his comeback would be far away.

This time, he had to be cautious.

After a long while, Boyan Nemohu spoke: "First of all, we have to understand the will of the imperial court, whether it is mainly based on fighting or talking? ”

Deputy Governor Dexing said: "I'm just afraid it's talking." ”

Talk, of course.

Fighting, just to talk.

Boyan said: "Since it is for talking, it will not be fought thoroughly." And most importantly, the huge fleet that came from the foreign country this time, the role that our new army can play is very effective. ”

"Therefore, I suggest that Tianjin's new army should not only participate in the war, but also preserve its strength and use it at critical moments in the future, which is more appropriate."

After Boyan finished speaking, he looked at several people.

Deputy Commander Dexing said: "I agree." ”

"I agree. ”

Rong Lu said: "What the son of the world said is exactly what I want. ”

As a result, the four of them unified their will, and this time in the battle with Yangyi, the Tianjin New Army did not need to go all out.

Rong Lu was silent for a while and said, "Prince Boyan, Lord Dexing, since you have made this decision, you had better leave Tianjin, so that no matter what the responsibility is, it will not fall on your head in the end." ”

Yi Liang said: "That's right, and to say a word of heart-wrenching, no matter how much Yangyi fights, he will not destroy my Great Qing Kingdom." For us, there is only one most important thing now, to completely bring down Su Yao. ”

Dexing said: "Yes, if Su Yu does not completely fall for a day, the prince of Boyan will not be able to make an official comeback in one day." ”

After the Tianjin New Army Conference ended, Boyan Nemohu and Dexing'a immediately left Tianjin and returned to the capital!

And Boyan's words were not thorough, for this big battle, he had another layout.

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Capital!

The new Jiujiang prefect Weng Tongshu is still recruiting staff, and the imperial court will send some of them, and Du Han will also send a few people.

The rest are all monks and gentrinses.

Because, for many people, going to Jiujiang this time is to fight against Su Yu, to find a way to find his guilt and bring him down.

Therefore, the people brought by Weng Tongshu must be pure, that is, all of them must be Su Yu's political enemies.

Positions should be absolutely consistent.

And on this day.

Su's fleet ended the canal voyage and landed in Yangzhou.

As a result, the relevant personnel of the imperial court in Yangzhou immediately pricked up their ears and opened their eyes.

They focus on one thing.

The new army led by Wang Shiqing, will anyone go to see Su Yu?

Or, will Su Yu send personnel to contact the new army, or go to secretly visit the new army himself?

So, at the moment when Su Yu just got off the boat and went ashore in Yangzhou.

There are already eyes staring at Su Yu, and there are also many eyes staring at Wang Shiqing's new army.

It turned out to be completely none.

There was no communication between the two sides, not even a message.

And Su Yu seemed to avoid suspicion, and did not stay in Yangzhou at all.

In this way, many officials in Yangzhou breathed a sigh of relief, even including Tomina.

Jiangbei battalion commander Tuo Ming'a, deep down, of course, thanked Su Yu for saving his life.

You want him to deal with Su Yao, it's impossible, he has to be righteous, and even at critical moments, he is willing to pay money to support Su Yao.

However, if you let him get close to Su Yu openly now, he won't dare.

In that case, he will completely offend the emperor and the court, and his position will not be guaranteed.

This time, Su Yu passed through Yangzhou, which made many people uneasy.

Su Yu was kind to Yangzhou, he saved Yangzhou Mansion and saved the fate of many people in Jiangbei Ying.

Therefore, when he passed through Yangzhou, you Yangzhou officials must always come forward to entertain him, right?

It's reasonable to be reasonable, and you need it.

But before Su Yu came, Jingzhong sent someone to inform him earlier.

Su Yu is going to be unlucky.

All of you must draw a line with Su Yu.

Anyone who gets close to Su Yu will also be unlucky.

The officials of Jiangbei and Yangzhou were different from Zeng Guofan, they had no independence and were completely subordinate to the imperial court.

Therefore, when Su Yu passed through Yangzhou, these officials prayed in their hearts, Lord Su Yu, go quickly, don't come to us, don't come to us.

As a result, Su Yu really didn't come to them, and he didn't make it difficult for them.

Go straight around the city.

Didn't even enter the city.

After passing Yangzhou City, he got on the boat again and returned to Jiujiang along the Yangtze River.

At this time, Wang Shiqing, Wang Tianyang, Zhaobu and others were standing in a corner of the Yangzhou city wall, looking at Su Yuyuan's distant figure.

Wang Tianyang's eyes were hot, and tears were about to pour out.

"Is that how they treat meritorious people?" Wang Tianyang said in a trembling voice: "The marshal saved the entire Yangzhou City and the Jiangbei camp, and now he has landed in Yangzhou, and no one from the Jiangbei camp and Yangzhou Mansion went to the dock to greet him." ”

Zhao Bu said: "Don't say that the marshal is kind to Yangzhou City and Jiangbei Camp, even if there is no kindness, as a provincial feudal official crossing the border, Jiangbei Camp and Yangzhou Mansion are also to be hospitable, and use the Yicheng silver." But what about now? It was deserted, not only did no one go to the dock to greet him, but even when the marshal passed through Yangzhou City, the officials in the city did not go out for half of it, even if it was a greeting with the marshal halfway? ”

Wang Shiqing was silent.

But he only had one sentence in his heart, the court should not treat heroes like this.

"So remember this moment, remember this moment forever." Wang Tianyang said angrily: "No one else is reliable, only the guns in our hands can be relied upon, and only our own people are really reliable." ”

A few hours later!

The Su towing fleet sailed on the Yangtze River waterway.

Suddenly!

A fleet of Taiping troops rushed out in front, angry and murderous.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"

The Su Trolling flotilla shouted loudly and rang the bell.

"Dangdangdang......"

Then, Su Yu's Governor's Guard and the Taiping Army's sailors began a fierce battle on the water of the Yangtze River.

Su Yao's guards were only more than 300 people.

And the Taiping Army Sailor has more than 1,000 people.

The battle between the two sides was suddenly extremely fierce.

After a quarter of an hour of fierce fighting.

Several warships flying the dragon flag of the Qing court appeared.

This is the warship of the Jiangnan battalion of the Qing court, which is patrolling here.

During this time, Su Yu, the Hunan army, the Qing court, and the Taiping army all had a relatively tacit understanding on the Yangtze River waterway.

And at this time, I saw the battle on the river.

The warships of the Jiangnan battalion immediately stepped forward to check and saw the two sides of the fierce battle, one side must be a rebellious sailor, and the other side, in addition to the dragon flag of the Qing Dynasty, also hung the word Su.

This is the fleet of the governor of Jiangxi, Su Yu?

"Pipe band, do you want to step forward to support the Su towing fleet?" The officer of the Jiangnan Daying Water Division asked.

The Qing court's sailor said, "Don't come forward, don't support, go back and report immediately." ”

Next, these Qing court warships immediately retreated, and this sailor took the lead, and immediately went to the Jiangnan camp to report.

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At this time!

In the tent, He Chun, the commander of the Jiangnan battalion, He Guiqing, the governor of Liangjiang, and Wang Youling, the political envoy of Jiangsu, were deliberating.

Soon, this sailor pipe band rushed in: "My lord, on the river ahead, the Reverse Sailor encountered the Su Trolling fleet, and was fighting fiercely Su Trolling with a small number of people and few warships, as if he was passive, should we step forward to support?" ”

This Hechun is also coincidental, his words are the same as those of Su Shun, they are all called Yuting.

After hearing the words of this water master, He Chun instinctively looked at He Guiqing.

Although he is the commander of the Jiangnan battalion, on this ground, he is still the largest governor of Liangjiang, He Guiqing.

Therefore, whether to rescue Su Yu or not, you also need the governor of Liangjiang to speak.

However, He Guiqing, the governor of Liangjiang, still talked about things and did not say anything.

He Chun said: "Brother Cong Shan, look? Do we want to rescue Su Yu here? ”

He Guiqing, the governor of Liangjiang, said: "What? What to rescue, and who to rescue? Where is the war now? ”

Then, he looked at the sailor pipe and said, "Is there a fierce battle at this time?" ”

The sailor couldn't help but be stunned, then shook his head and said, "No, there is no war situation, and the last general's eyes are spent." ”

"The last will retire!"

Then, he ran straight out.

In He Guiqing's opinion, Su Yu is already a political enemy, and it would be better if he could die in the hands of the rebels.

To the rescue?

Are you kidding?

He Chun couldn't help but ask: "Su Yu was attacked in the Yangtze River, should we report it to the imperial court?" ”

He Guiqing, the governor of Liangjiang, said: "Don't do too much, just treat it as if you don't know anything, if you report it, the emperor will blame you." Now even the emperor probably can't wait for ......"

When the words came to his mouth, He Guiqing hurriedly swallowed.

He Chun, the commander of the Jiangnan camp, nodded, and also decided to act as if nothing had happened.

Thereupon.

In this way, on the Yangtze River waterway, Su Yu's guards and the Taiping Army's naval divisions retreated to the west while fighting fiercely.

And the Jiangnan camp watched quietly like this, without any reaction.

Su dragged the fleet, while retreating, while fighting fiercely.

Fierce battles from daytime to dark.

After a fierce battle for more than 300 miles, he finally got rid of the sailors of the Taiping army.

With the scarred warship, return to Jiujiang.

It's so realistic, it's unparalleled.

Especially the Jiangnan camp witnessed all this, and it was great to see death and not save it.

made the best foreshadowing for Su Yao's next plan.

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Capital!

Boyan Nemohu appeared in Duhan's house.

"The tentative assault proposed by Minister Doohan is simply absolute." Boyan said: "In this way, once Su Yu resists, he will have different intentions. But if you don't resist, you will be infiltrated by the imperial court little by little, and you will take back power little by little. ”

Du Han said: "Boyan Shizi, there is no need to be polite between us, we have something to say." ”

Seng Lingqin and Su Shun are not one party, so they are not one party with Du Han either.

But because they have a common enemy, Su Yao, Du Han and Boyan are absolute allies.

"But it seems to me that the first step and the second step should not be in separate order, but should be done at the same time. ”

Duhan fell silent.

According to his idea, it is a kind of boiled frog in warm water, first use the first step to test Su Yu, if Su Yu does not resist, and then remove Su Yu's descendants in Wang Shiqing's army, and then transfer Wang Shixin's army from Yangzhou to Tianjin.

From a politician's point of view, this is the right thing to do.

But in Boyan's view, this is completely wrong.

It's just that it should be a two-pronged approach.

Boyan said: "There are two reasons, first, our purpose is different from the emperor's purpose. The emperor just wanted to test whether Su Yu had any dissenting intentions, and if he did not, Su Xuan would still sit down in the position of the governor of Jiangxi. But is that what the two of us are for? We have only one goal, and that is to oust Su Yu from power. ”

"For the emperor, this is a tentative attack. And for us, it's an attack. ”

"Transfer Wang Shixin's army completely and pull out Su Yu's claws. Let Weng Tongshu take people to fight to the death with Su Yu, regardless of whether he has a different heart or not, let him have a different heart. ”

"Second, now Yangyi has given an ultimatum, saying that the imperial court will send someone to negotiate with them within six days, and the imperial court intends to negotiate while fighting, so the fight will last for a while. Since we want to fight, we must select the strongest army to fight, strive for the best negotiation conditions for the Qing Dynasty, and teach the foreigners the greatest lesson. ”

"And now on the surface of the entire Qing Dynasty, which army has the strongest combat effectiveness? Isn't it Su Yu's new army? And didn't Su Yu keep saying that his new army would be used to defend the capital division and the emperor? ”

"Then now that the moment has come, I ordered Wang Shiqing to immediately send a new army north to Tianjin to resist Yangyi!"

"Therefore, to deal with Su Yu's attack, it cannot be divided into two steps, but one step for it."

"Now Yangyi threatens the Jingshi, and the critical plan is to let Su Yu's new army go north, that is, he has absolute righteousness in his hands. If Su Yu prevents the new army from going north, then his true colors will be exposed to the world, and he will even be ruined. And Wang Shiqing has no reason to refuse to go north. ”

"Now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, once the war is over and the imperial court and Yangyi make peace, this reason is not enough, and this righteousness is not enough."

"Therefore, at the same time as Pai Weng Tongshu went to Jiujiang to be the prefect, he should also send the minister of the Qin mission to Yangzhou and order Wang Shiqing to lead the new army north to Tianjin to fight Yangyi."

After listening to this, Du Han gasped slightly.

In terms of ruthlessness, it is really your Boyan son.

Not only do you want Su Yu to fall, but you also want the new army he has trained to be completely buried on the battlefield in Tianjin.

However, Boyan was right.

Now is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

And there is a saying that is true, for the emperor it is a temptation, but for him Du Han, it is more of an attack.

Since it was an attack, it was natural to be fierce and ruthless, and find a way to put Su Tuo to death.

I thought about it for a quarter of an hour.

Du Han said: "I will enter the palace immediately to face the saint!" ”

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Inside the Sanxi Hall.

When the emperor heard Du Han's words, his mind was immediately moved.

"Let Wang Shiqing lead the new army north to Tianjin and fight against Yangyi?"

Du Han said: "Your Majesty, now we have to fight with Yangyi first and then talk, then we must fight beautifully before we can negotiate the best conditions, otherwise we will never accept the conditions like He Guiqing." ”

"And which army is the strongest in the Qing Dynasty now? There is no doubt that it is Su Yu's new army, and only by sending out this strongest army can we get the best results. ”

"In addition, now that Wang Shiqing's new army is transferred back, there is enough righteousness, and Su Yao has no reason to stop it, otherwise he will have different intentions, and he will be ruined, so that everyone in the world can see his face clearly."

"In addition, whether Su Yu has completely lost control of the new army can also be seen clearly."

Suddenly, the emperor also fell into deep thought.

After being told by Du Han, this thought also grew like a weed.

Du Han said: "To a certain extent, this is also for the good of Su Yao. completely lost his military power, so that Su Yu's mind in some aspects would not grow, and he could be more peaceful, which could be regarded as protecting him. This new army is transferred back now, and he doesn't need to think about it. ”

The Emperor remained silent.

After a long time, the emperor said, "Okay, then do it." ”

Then, the emperor asked, "Who do you think was sent to Yangzhou as an envoy to order Wang Shiqing to lead the new army north to Tianjin?" ”

Du Han said: "The minister recommended Dexing'a, the deputy capital of the blue flag, and asked him to go south with Weng Tongshu." One went to Yangzhou to take Wang Shixin's army north to Tianjin, and the other went to Jiujiang to serve as the prefect. ”

The emperor thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, then order Dexing'a to do this Qin mission to Yangzhou." ”

"In addition, order the governor of Caoyun to prepare enough large ships to bring back Wang Shixin's army in Yangzhou at one time and throw it to the Tianjin battlefield as quickly as possible."

"Eat the king's luck, be loyal to the king's affairs, raise soldiers for a thousand days, and use soldiers for a while!"

"In addition, I ordered Tan Tingxiang, the governor of Zhili, to fight desperately, no matter what, to support it for about a month, and wait until Wang Shiqing's new army arrives."

"Tell Tan Tingxiang that Yangyi's fleet can't go on land, and he has so many troops in his hands, and it is more than enough to hold out for a month."

"We must play the prestige of the Qing Dynasty, so that Yangyi can't do whatever he wants when he negotiates, and he has to make inches!"

Du Han immediately bowed down and said, "Huh! ”

"Shengming, no more than the emperor!"

Then, two teams of men came out of the palace.

One is to go to Tianjin to spread the decree, let Tan Tingxiang fight hard, and be sure to fight against Yangyi for a month.

The other is to send a decree to Dexing'a, asking him to go south with Weng Tongshu as the minister of the Imperial Mission.

This two-step and one-step, Boyan calculates very well, even first-class.

But it's a pity that his plan instead fulfilled Su Yu.

Another assist.

I really want to thank him.

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Big Sale!

After six days, the Qing army waited solemnly at the Dagukou Fort and in the rear of Tianjin.

Tan Tingxiang, the governor of Zhili, was majestic in the guards of the army.

The front and rear armies, densely packed, countless!

Soon, the envoy of the imperial court arrived, and Tan Tingxiang, the governor of Zhili, conveyed the emperor's message.

"The foreign Yi came all the way, and it was far away from Hong Kong's supply, and our army waited for work and took the initiative."

"Moreover, Yangyi's army is in Guangzhou, the battleship can't go on land, you have the fort and the fortified city in hand, hold on for at least a month, and the new army that Su Yu once commanded will go north to join the battlefield, and it will be like a tiger with wings at that time."

"Only when you can fight can you stop fighting and talk about peace. You must play the prestige of the court, as long as you hold on for a month, I will give you credit! ”

Tan Tingxiang, the governor of Zhili, said: "If the minister obeys the order, he will definitely play a majestic role and not embarrass the emperor!" ”

Half an hour later!

The six-day deadline given by the British side has expired.

The Combined Fleet once again sent an envoy to Tan Tingxiang and said, "The six-day deadline has arrived, where is the envoy of your country for negotiations?" ”

Tan Tingxiang, the governor of Zhili, said: "The emperor has an order to let your fleet withdraw five hundred miles successively, and then send someone to negotiate with you." ”

The messenger shrugged his shoulders and said, "You brought it on yourself. ”

Then he returned to the battleship by boat!

Half an hour later!

The war between the two sides has officially broken out!

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Note: The first update is sent, this chapter is written until half past ten in the morning, speechless!

Recently, the plot is not too easy to write, but rest assured, I will follow the historical trajectory and write more happily.

There is a monthly pass, vote for me, thank you, I went to sleep.

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