Not only did Han Dan kneel down, but Su Yue also knelt down.
He went even further. He hugged Zhao Ping's thigh, looked up at Zhao Ping, and shouted loudly: "Master, Master. You are the Wenquxing who has descended to earth, accept me as a disciple."
Zhao Ping did not expect that these fourth-rank officials of the imperial court would want to worship him as their teacher.
Of course, he couldn't hold it back and spit out a mouthful of tea.
Zhao Ping has accepted many disciples, but he has never had a fourth-rank official in the imperial court.
You must know that these two people are not only senior officials of the imperial court, but also have the power to interpret celestial phenomena and can influence changes in personnel in the imperial court.
Su Yue and Su Yue had some tea splashed on their faces, but they didn't care much at all.
"Master, we are sincere." Seeing Zhao Ping's hesitation, Su Yue became anxious and kowtowed loudly.
These court officials, who were not much younger than his father, actually knelt down and bowed to him.
Zhao Ping sighed in his heart, nodded and had no choice but to agree.
Su Yue and Han Dan were overjoyed and got up after completing the three bows and nine kowtows. This completely solidified the teacher-student relationship between Zhao Ping.
Although the two of them took Zhao Ping, who was younger than their son, as their teacher, they felt that they did not suffer at all.
Zhao Ping was not only the future prince, but also had real talent and knowledge, and could teach them skills that others could not.
Zhao Ping smiled, pushed Cuizhu out, and said to the two of them with a smile: "Cuizhu is proficient in arithmetic. She can help you when you are alone."
"I've met senior sister." Su Yue and the others twitched their faces and had no choice but to step forward to pay homage.
They were willing to become apprentices to Zhao Ping, but this was a young lady who was younger than their daughter. Their faces turned the color of pig liver, and they wanted to dig out a crack in the ground and crawl under her.
There is no way. Zhao Ping will be the prince in the future, and there will definitely be a lot of things. If he encounters problems, he will have to ask this senior sister for advice.
The two of them also saw Cuizhu's level. Not only was she good at arithmetic, but she was also good at tadpole writing. They thought she would be at a disadvantage, so they had no choice but to hold their noses and recognize this senior sister.
Cuizhu's little face was filled with moving light, and she was obviously extremely happy.
She never expected that she would accept a fourth-grade official who was younger than her parents as her junior disciple.
With this friendship, it will be of great benefit to Cuizhu's children in the future, especially Qin Tianjian who affects the personnel changes in the imperial court.
Of course Cuizhu also knew this, and was not so disgusted with the strange smell coming from Han Dan.
The reason why Han Dan had a strange smell was because he had been testing the effect of the water transport observatory that Zhao Ping had rebuilt.
I hardly slept in these three days and two nights, including eating and sleeping in the water transport instrument platform.
Qiu Ruoshui, Huang Xiaoniu, and Chen Yiyi were a little sad and couldn't help but look at her jealously.
However, the four of them were all good sisters, so they still stepped forward to congratulate them.
Prime Minister's Mansion.
"What, King Anxi is Wenquxing who came to earth, and God arranged for him to save the Song Dynasty?" After hearing the butler's words, Ding Daquan twitched his hands, and the teacup dropped to the ground with two bangs.
The housekeeper did not dare to raise his head, but lowered his head and said, "Ms. sir, this is what Su Zichao, the supervisor of Qintian Supervisor, said."
"Bang bang, bang bang." Ding Daquan kicked the desk away, his chest rising and falling, and kept roaring, "I'm so angry, I'm so angry. Without me, can Su Yue, a pervert, be able to become a prison chief? His level is , worse than Han Dan."
The housekeeper took a few steps back in fright and whispered: "My lord, Su Yue and Han Dan have become their teachers to King Anxi."
"Become a disciple, worship King Anxi as your disciple?" Ding Daquan was thinking as he read, his vision went dark and he fell softly.
At the court meeting the next day, Dong Huai, Wu Qian, Yu Jie and other officials wrote letters one after another, requesting that King Anxi be made the prince and Li Yueniang his concubine.
Su Yue, the superintendent of the Qintian Prison, said it was extremely mysterious. King Anxi was the Wenquxing arranged by God to save the Song Dynasty.
Isn't it? Not only did it defeat the barbarians, but it took less than a month to solve the Yuanyou Armillary Sphere that had puzzled the Song Dynasty for hundreds of years.
At this time, Ding Daquan, Jia Sidao, Rong Wang and others jumped out and objected.
Ding Daquan said plausibly: "The official family, the identity of King Anxi is suspicious, how can he be the crown prince?"
"In the official family, King Anxi's mother is a brothel girl, and the ministers suspect that she is unclean." Jia Sidao had a handsome face covered with frost.
Prince Rong's old face suddenly turned the color of pig liver, and he said excitedly: "The official family and the country of the Song Dynasty cannot fall into the hands of outsiders."
The three of them did not dare to deny Zhao Ping's talent. Even Su Yue, the supervisor of Qintian Prison, believed that it was Wen Quxing who came to earth, so they had to start with Zhao Ping's identity.
At this time, Dong Songchen slowly came out from beside Lizong.
"The official family, the old slave confirmed that King Anxi is the biological son of the official family, and his origin is proved by the jade pendant of the official family. King Anxi's mother has always been a prostitute in the brothel, and she only has the man of the official family. The Changyuan County government's Zhenjie Square is proof." He glanced at everyone and said in a sharp voice.
It had been almost seventy years since Wang Buliu, the official of the Imperial Medical Department, came out at this time.
He held a banquet in his hand and said solemnly: "Guan family, after appraisal by the Imperial Medical Office, King Anxi's facial features resemble those of the official family, and his skin resembles that of his mother."
What Dong Songchen represents, he naturally represents the official family, and his words are the official family's words.
The Imperial Medical Office was the most authoritative medical appraisal expert in the Song Dynasty, and it stood on an impartial basis.
With these two people talking, Ding Daquan, Jia Sidao, Rong Wang and others were helpless even if they were unwilling to do so.
Lizong glanced at Ding Daquan and others coldly, wondering what they thought about Xiao Jiujiu.
If there was no son Zhao Ping, he would of course make Zhao Qi the crown prince.
But now that he has Zhao Ping, his biological son, why would he want Zhao Qi, an idiot adopted son.
What's more, Zhao Ping has proven that he is the best candidate for the crown prince with his talents.
Although Zhao Qi is a fool, he is not a fool.
Lizong coughed and announced in a deep voice: "Li Yueniang is gentle and virtuous, and has excellent moral character. She is named the Concubine of Virtue. Zhao Ping is talented and capable in both civil and military affairs and is named the Crown Prince."
Hearing this, the court ministers could no longer object and congratulated Zhao Ping one after another.
Lizong looked at Zhao Ping with a loving look on his face.
"All future memorials will be given to me after the prince has read them." Lizong glanced at all the ministers and dropped another bombshell.
Hearing this, it was as if a huge boulder was thrown into the calm pool, causing huge waves.
It seems that Lizong is not only determined to make Zhao Ping the crown prince, but also wants to be the boss and prepares to let Zhao Ping supervise the country.
Ding Daquan seemed to be struck by thunder. He took a breath of air-conditioning and was at a loss, like a clay or wood carving.
Jia Sidao stood there motionless, feeling streams of cold sweat running down his spine.
Ding Daquan immediately reacted: "In the official family, the prince is young and has just started to go to court. How can he be in charge of important affairs of the court?"
"Officials, the prince has no experience in going to court, so you must not do it." Jia Sidao also reacted and immediately came out to stop him.
Zhao Ping was even more anxious. He didn't want to be trapped by the documents and die young.
He also came out, holding a jade wat in his hand: "In the official family, my sons and ministers are young and invincible, and it is difficult for them to take on big posts. I hope the official family will take back the memorial and review it."
Hearing this, Ding Daquan and Jia Sidao breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Zhao Ping objects.
They may not be able to listen to their objections to Lizong, but Lizong had to consider Zhao Ping's words.
Lizong's lips curved into a teasing smile: "Ping'er, your Zhaojiazhuang has two vassal states, don't think I don't know."
"What, there are two vassal states in Zhaojiazhuang." Ding Daquan opened his mouth so wide that he could fit a duck egg in, and his eyes almost fell to the ground.
Jia Sidao licked his dry lips, swallowed hard and said, "Is there still a vassal state in Zhaojiazhuang?"
Other ministers' eyes almost fell out of their sockets and their jaws almost dropped to the ground. They couldn't believe their ears.
Although Zhao Ping did not tell Yu Jie, Yu Jie knew more or less and looked relatively calm.
Lizong looked at the minister proudly and said calmly: "Not only does Zhaojiazhuang have two vassal states, one of them is Tubo. The territory of Tubo is not much smaller than that of the Song Dynasty."
Zhao Ping was also stunned, astonished and stuck there like a piece of wood, as if he had not heard Lizong's words.
He himself never told the officials of the Song Dynasty. I don't know how Lizong knew.
Seeing Zhao Ping's confused look, Lizong couldn't help but smile proudly.
How did Zhao Ping know that Lizong was extremely anxious after knowing that Zhao Ping was his son?
He sent Dong Songchen to Jingyuan Restaurant to bring Zhao Ping's mother into the palace, but she refused many times.
Mother Zhao Ping is a very ambitious person, otherwise she would not have returned to Sichuan alone after she became pregnant.
In desperation, Lizong had to secretly leave the palace many times in the name of inspecting Jingyuan Restaurant.
Seeing Lizong coming out, Zhao Ping's men naturally would not stop his biological father, but they did not tell Zhao Ping himself according to Lizong's request.
Although Zhao Ping's mother-in-law didn't want to talk to Lizong, Lizong revealed many of Zhao Ping's secrets when he took her out.
After listening to Li Yueniang's words, Lizong realized that he had overestimated Zhao Ping, but in fact he had seriously underestimated Zhao Ping's abilities.
Zhao Ping not only invented many weapons that he had never heard of, but also defeated the Hu people and asked for peace. He defeated the Hu people in Dali and also had two vassal states.
Although the Kingdom of Israel, a small country established by the Zhuhu people, didn't care at all, Tubo was a big deal.
In the former Tang Dynasty, Taizong was beaten to force the princess to go out and make peace. During the Song Dynasty, Xixia was even beaten to make peace.
But such a country actually became a vassal state of Zhao Ping, which made Lizong feel as if he was listening to a book from heaven.
When Lizong heard this, he was both proud and ashamed.
What he had not been able to do for decades after he ascended the throne was actually accomplished by this monster-like son in just one year.
Lizong has been on the throne for almost thirty years now and has become tired of government affairs.
After Zhao Ping's mother said that Zhao Ping was so great, she unknowingly came up with the idea of letting him supervise the country.
After hearing Lizong's words, Ding Daquan and Jia Sidao felt as uncomfortable as if they had swallowed flies.
Zhao Ping already has two vassal states, does he have no experience in governing?
Dong Huai, Wu Qian and others were even more happy when they heard that Zhao Ping already had the ability to be a wise king.
Zhao Ping not only sent the great gift of Zhaojiazhuang to the Song Dynasty, but also the great gift of Tubo and other tributary countries.
In the past, ministers were particularly concerned about Zhaojiazhuang's wealth and rivalry with the country, but now they don't mind at all.
Not only didn't he mind, but he was extremely happy.
After Zhao Ping became the prince, Zhaojiazhuang naturally belonged to the entire Song Dynasty. This was of the same nature as later state-owned enterprises such as Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and PetroChina.
Now although Zhaojiazhuang is nominally owned by Zhao Ping, the ministers of the Song Dynasty will definitely not be vegetarians.
After Zhao Ping ascended the throne, Zhaojiazhuang was equivalent to the inner treasury of the Song Dynasty, and ministers tried their best to dig it out from Zhao Ping's hands.
Although not all of it, at least part of it must be taken out. The imperial finances of the Song Dynasty were almost too poor to open the pot.
Many ministers came here and came out one after another to say to Lizong: "Please ask the prince to supervise the country."
Hearing what the minister said, Lizong couldn't help but be stunned and couldn't believe his ears.
He just wanted Zhao Ping to learn government affairs, but he didn't expect these ministers to think further.
Thinking of this, although he was a little disappointed, he was even more happy.
Lizong and Mother Zhao Ping had not seen each other for more than ten years. Mother Zhao Ping was so beautiful that she wished she could be loved by thousands of people.
Concubine Yan is actually very beautiful, but compared with Mother Zhao Ping, her skin is much worse, and she does not look as fresh and young as Mother Zhao Ping.
Zhao Ping couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard that Lizong was determined to let him supervise the country.
He has already considered that he will supervise the country by himself and implement the cabinet responsibility system, making the prime minister the prime minister, the right prime minister the first deputy prime minister, and the governor participating in politics as the deputy prime minister.
He only grasps important matters, such as military power, financial power, supervisory power, and personnel power.
Considering that the Ming Dynasty cabinet dragged the general back, Zhao Ping would never let this happen.
Military power must be separated from the cabinet, and indiscriminate command of troops without a military is not allowed.
As for the generals rebelling, it is simply impossible in Zhao Ping.
Zhao Ping's soldiers and horses above the formation all have literati as chief registers.
The chief secretary is in charge of the overall situation in peacetime, and the general is in control during wartime, which eliminates the possibility of rebellion by generals from the source.
In Kunning Hall, there was a bang, the tea cups were squeezed on the ground, and they were instantly shattered into pieces.
With a bang, the couple fell to the ground.
Concubine Yan's originally beautiful and enchanting face was now extremely green and ferocious, and she roared viciously: "How come that brothel bitch actually entered the palace and was named a virtuous concubine?"
When the palace maids and eunuchs heard this, they all looked down at the marble floor, not daring to look up at all.
After Concubine Yan finished her anger, her eyes glanced around.
Suddenly she saw the room of Princess Rui Guo, opened her mouth and almost shouted: "Rui Guo, why are you a princess and not a prince? If you say that you are a prince, how can I bear the aura of a bitch?"
She kept walking around the room, and suddenly her eyes lit up.
"Zhao Ping, are you quite a stable prince? Dream on, I will let Rui Guo take care of you." Concubine Yan thought coldly with a cruel smile on her face.
Princess Rui has a crush on Zhao Ping, almost to the point of becoming obsessed with her.
Zhao Ping was Lizong's only son and was now crowned the prince. Princess Rui didn't even know about it, and the palace maids and eunuchs didn't dare to tell her.
She was still having sweet dreams every day, thinking that Concubine Yan persuaded Lizong to let Zhao Ping change her surname and reward her as the consort.
After the dynasty was over, Lizong was in a good mood and personally took Zhao Ping and his son to introduce everything in the palace.
At this time, a beautiful young lady who was not dressed as a palace maid came over. She looked at Zhao Ping like a nymphomaniac: "Are you Zhao Ping?"
"That's it. Who are you, my dear wife?" Zhao Ping replied and bowed his hands.
The young lady was overjoyed and looked at Zhao Ping intently, saying foolishly: "Zhao Ping, you are so handsome."
Zhao Ping felt a little embarrassed when he heard this.
It was the first time for him to say that he was handsome so bluntly, let alone in the palace.
He didn't know that Lizong was even more embarrassed at this time, with a livid face.
"Consort, consort, you came here specifically to see me, right?" The little lady stared at Zhao Ping intently and still said dreamily.
Zhao Ping was struck by thunder at this time. Although he was already the consort of four princesses, this was his first time in the Song Dynasty Palace.
Lizong's old face suddenly turned the color of pig liver. He coughed and said to the young lady: "Ruiguo, Zhao Ping is not your consort, but your biological brother and the prince."
"Father, you lied to me, you lied to me. Zhao Ping is obviously my son-in-law, so why is he the prince?" Princess Rui's smile suddenly became dull as if thunder struck her head.
Lizong was so angry that blood rushed to the top of his head, and he almost spit out a mouthful of blood.
He took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart.
Lizong said in a soft voice: "Zhao Ping is your long-lost brother. He just came from Sichuan. Well, now our family is reunited, isn't it happy?"
"Father, you are deceiving the child again. You have obviously promised me. Zhao Ping is the child's consort, so why did he become the prince again?" Princess Rui Guo took two or three steps back in fright, and her face turned pale at first. Then it turned extremely red, and I couldn't help but burst into tears.
Seeing Mother Zhao Ping's teasing eyes, Lizong felt even more embarrassed. His old face changed over and over again, which was extremely exciting.
If Zhao Ping is not his son, he can also give him a surname and become the consort of Princess Rui.
However, Zhao Ping is obviously his son, and Princess Rui is obviously his daughter.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Dong Songchen.
When Dong Songchen saw Lizong's eyes, he had already hurriedly turned around and looked elsewhere.
Of course he also knew what Princess Rui was thinking.
But this problem cannot be solved by God, not to mention that he is just a eunuch.
what to do? This was his own fault. If Zhao Ping had grown up in the palace, this would never have happened.
Lizong thought to himself that he had to solve his problems by himself, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
He stepped forward, patted Rui Guo's shoulder affectionately, and said, "Rui Guo, there are many talented and beautiful men in the world. Daddy will find you a consort."
Princess Rui shook her head desperately, still staring at Zhao Ping.
While shedding tears, she sobbed and said: "Dad, no one wants the child, as long as Zhao Ping can be the son-in-law for the child."
"Rui Guo, Zhao Ping is your biological brother, how can he be your consort?" Lizong almost got angry and said in a gentle tone.
Princess Rui was stunned. She opened her mouth and was speechless for a long time. After a while, she shook her head and said, "Is this true? I don't believe it."
"Of course it's true. This is Zhao Ping's mother-in-law, Concubine De, and this is Ruiguo." Lizong looked embarrassed and introduced to both parties.
Princess Rui covered her ears with her hands and cried loudly: "Dad, you are panicking. The child has no brother, only a prince-in-law."
After saying that, Princess Rui cried and ran outside the palace.
"Ping'er, Rui Guo is too excited right now, please step forward to persuade her." My mother kept looking at Princess Rui Guo, feeling that something was wrong, and hurriedly gave instructions to Zhao Ping.
Zhao Ping nodded to Lizong and his mother, bowed his hands and said, "The child is gone."
After Zhao Ping finished speaking, he followed the back of Princess Rui and ran away.
"I hope Ping'er can persuade Rui Guo." Lizong looked at Zhao Ping's back and sighed heavily.
Lizong had no idea that it was Concubine Yan's idea that Princess Rui suddenly ran out.
As an emperor, he was good at running the government, but he was not good at family matters.
What's more, Princess Rui has decided that Zhao Ping, a younger brother she has never met, is her consort, and she is almost lovesick.
Princess Rui likes Zhao Ping so much, maybe only Zhao Ping's words can make Princess Rui change her mind, Lizong thought.
Princess Rui Guo ran desperately towards Jin Mingchi. She felt that the sky had fallen.
Her father had obviously agreed to let Zhao Ping be her consort.
Princess Rui thinks that she is still very generous. Although Zhao Ping has many wives, she doesn't care as long as she is her consort.
However, Zhao Ping is really her biological brother, and she will never accept this.
She ran faster and faster, and a large pool appeared in front of her, which was the Jinming Pool in the palace.
Princess Rui suddenly jumped vertically: "Consort, I'm coming."
The palace guards in the palace were stunned and caught off guard.
Seeing that Princess Rui was the only princess in the palace running around, how could they dare to stop her.
Unexpectedly, during their negligence, Princess Rui committed suicide by drowning.
What shocked these palace guards even more was that there were people following the princess into the water.
Bang bang, Zhao Ping jumped down too, regardless of the fact that it was just the beginning of spring.
Zhao Ping often swims in the Wier River, and the water quality is quite good.
After Zhao Ping dived, several other palace guards reacted and followed suit.
Zhao Ping took the lead in swimming to the place where Princess Rui fell into the water and caught her.
Princess Rui's consciousness was blurred at this time, and she hugged Zhao Ping tightly subconsciously, with her chest pressed tightly against Zhao Ping's chest.
Zhao Ping didn't care much at all. Fortunately, his martial arts were good. He breathed long and stepped on the water hard before he floated to the surface.
At this time, a palace guard had already thrown a tree stick, right in front of Zhao Ping.
Zhao Ping grabbed the tree branch and took the unconscious Princess Rui to the shore.
Zhao Ping got up from the water and felt that the temperature was almost zero, and he couldn't help but tremble.
At this time, after the palace guards and eunuchs and maids shouted, the imperial doctor came over with a medicine box.
This imperial doctor is about sixty years old, with gray hair, but he is in good spirits.
He touched Princess Rui's nose with his hand, shook his head, and fell to the ground paralyzed for a while: "It's over, I have no breath."
Hearing this, Princess Rui's personal maid Qiu Yue and others burst into tears.
If the princess of Rui died, there would only be one fate among them, Paizang.
The official family only has such a daughter, he can definitely make it.
Zhao Ping didn't care much. While squeezing the water from Princess Rui's chest, he used his mouth to help Princess Rui breathe out.
When the palace guards, eunuchs, and maids present saw this, they all took a breath of air and were at a loss, like clay and wood sculptures.
The old doctor was so angry that he was trembling all over: "What a shame, what a shame, to insult the princess's corpse."
After Princess Rui jumped into the water, she felt that Zhao Ping also jumped down.
"Husband-in-law, it seems that we have a clear understanding of each other. We cannot be in pairs in the world of heaven, but we can still be a pair of mandarin ducks with the same fate in the underworld." Thinking of this, she felt calm in her heart and felt very comfortable.
Not long after Zhao Ping squeezed Qi into her chest, she almost woke up.
She knew that Zhao Ping kept squeezing her vital parts that were beginning to take shape, and she couldn't help but feel something there.
Zhao Ping kissed her again and touched her vital parts, making her feel extremely happy.
Not only did she not stop it, but she looked forward to persisting until forever.
But she couldn't help it in the cold weather, so she suddenly babbled and chirped.
Qiuyue was so happy that she didn't bother to wipe her tears and shouted loudly: "The princess is awake, the princess is awake."
Princess Ruiguo heard Qiuyue yelling and could no longer close her eyes and pretend not to wake up.
"Consort, are we in the underworld?" She hugged Zhao Ping tightly, as if this could make him warmer.
Zhao Ping shook his head, not daring to provoke her, but said: "Ruiguo, where is the underworld? This is the palace. I will take you back and change your clothes immediately."
Zhao Ping wanted to hand over Princess Rui to someone else, but was afraid that she would seek death again, so he had no choice but to hold her and walk toward Kunning Palace.
Princess Rui felt extremely happy. She held Zhao Ping's neck with both hands and buried her little head in Zhao Ping's chest, not daring to raise her head at all.
The old doctor saw Zhao Ping holding Princess Rui and wanted to scold Zhao Ping.
But when he thought that Princess Rui, who had just been sentenced to death, had been rescued by Zhao Ping, the old doctor's old face turned the color of pig's liver, and he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
In fact, Zhao Ping was also wet all over and kept slapping and chirping.
When Lizong heard that Princess Rui had thrown herself into the water, she fainted.
Zhao Ping's mother was so frightened that she almost fainted. If something happened to Princess Rui, it would be a heavy blow to Zhao Ping's reputation.
Not only did it have an impact on his status as prince, but it also had an impact on his ascension to the throne.
Now that they heard that Zhao Ping had rescued Princess Rui, Lizong and Zhao Ping's mother breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly came out together.
Zhao Ping sent Princess Rui back to her room, and he hurriedly found his own room and asked four maids to change his clothes.
Although Princess Rui was rescued, the weather was too cold after all, and it would be hard to escape the cold if she jumped into the water.
In this era, there is no such thing as a cold, which cannot be taken lightly. It can also kill people, which makes Lizong and Zhao Ping worried.
However, with the isatis root granules that Zhao Ping gave her, her health gradually improved.
Although Princess Rui's health has improved, she has no energy and is listless all day long.
Although Zhao Ping cured Princess Rui's body, he didn't have the heart medicine.
Ten days later, Qiuyue, the maid of Princess Rui, gave Zhao Ping a poem.
Zhao Ping was stunned when he read this poem.
The original poem says:
"I don't envy mandarin ducks, I only envy immortals. Seeing mandarin ducks will break my heart and liver. Mandarin ducks cannot ask about the age of the moon, they can only renew their old relationship in the afterlife."
When Zhao Ping saw this poem, he couldn't help but feel confused.
At the same time, Princess Rui became a monk in the Gongde Temple in the palace.
Accompanying her is her maid Qiuyue.
Princess Rui Guo was knocking on the wooden fish and chanting something.
Qiuyue listened carefully and couldn't believe her ears, so she had to cover her mouth.
Princess Rui was reciting sutras and added from time to time: "Zhao Ping, you will not escape the clutches of this princess in your next life."
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