The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 285 Lord Ye landed on a new territory and beat up the emperor’s relatives at the beginning, killing everyone in one fell swoop!

Ye Qing really didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but in his eyes, anything that could provoke Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't be considered nosy.

Not only is it not a piece of cake, it’s something he can’t help but do!

I came to take office in a casual way, and I am so lucky to have such a fate!

Ye Qing looked at the scene in front of him, and he could guess without even thinking that Zhu Huan must have done something immoral and came to hunt down and kill him.

But in Ye Qing's opinion, such a plot is nothing more than a 'god-sent opportunity'.

Ye Qing looked at the young man in front of him and said, "Zhu Huan did something immoral. He couldn't bribe you, so he sent someone to silence him. Are you running for your life?"

Ye Qing didn't even think about suing for an imperial lawsuit, because considering the identities and backgrounds of Zhu Huan and his son, it would be difficult for him to die by suing for an imperial lawsuit.

As long as the young man tells his grievances and grievances, he, the real current prefect, will help him get justice.

It is useless to complain to the emperor, but it is very useful to complain to him!

While Ye Qing was making these calculations, the young man was also looking at the young man in white across from him and thinking about what he should do.

This young man's name was Chen Wen. He was a low-level official in the Experience Department of Ningbo Prefecture, but he had a fairly beautiful wife. After Zhu Huan saw her, he wanted to worship Cao Cao as his disciple.

For this purpose, Zhu Huan approached Chen Wen and said that as long as he lent his wife to him for one night, Chen Wen would be promoted to the experience department. (The Government Office Experience Department is equivalent to the secretary’s office and is in charge of cashier documents. The Chief Executive is a member of the eighth grade of experience)

But Chen Wen is a tough guy and will never do the nasty thing of selling his wife for glory.

Zhu Huan became angry and asked the overlord to bow his bow, but Chen Wen's wife was also strong-willed and hit the pillar with her head.

In this way, Zhu Huan failed to accomplish the task and was burdened with a life debt.

Zhu Huan knew that this kind of thing could not be settled with money, so he was ready to kill and silence him.

If Chen Wen hadn't run so fast, he would have died by the killer's knife!

When Chen Wen saw that the young man in white in front of him knew that he was Zhu Huan, not only did he not show any fear at all, but he also generously said that the young man in front of him was not a thing, and he immediately had a rough guess about the identity of the young man in front of him.

In this world, the only people who dare not take Zhu Huan and his son seriously are the real princes, princesses, and people from the Xu Da family.

Looking at the guards around him, the skills in their hands are not ordinary jugglers, they should be elite soldiers in plain clothes.

Thinking of this, Chen Wen became more and more certain of his conjecture.

Chen Wen immediately kowtowed and said, "I dare not hide my benefactor. I am running for my life, but I also want to go to the capital and complain to Master Zheng Shiyuan or Han Yike."

"I don't even dare to file a complaint because I'm afraid the emperor will find out."

Chen Wen did not dare to say the rest of the speculation.

But even if he didn't say it, Ye Qing knew what he was worried about. It was just that he was worried about the emperor's partiality, and he would be fine with small punishments and big warnings.

It has to be said that the person in front of me is very smart and knows to find the two white bakers of Ming Dynasty. Only by looking for them can they have the possibility of killing Zhu Huan.

Ye Qing had absolutely no doubts about the two white bread men of the Ming Dynasty. He only felt that as soon as they enforced the law impartially, Zhu Yuanzhang would take care of them behind the scenes.

He, Ye Qing, really didn't want these two people to be harmed, so he had to do it for himself!

Thinking of this, Ye Qing asked again: "Can you tell me what Zhu Huan has committed?"

"If it is not a capital crime, I will send someone to Beijing to file a complaint. If it is a capital crime, then there is no need to go to Beijing. I will take over this case!"

When Chen Wen heard this, his eyes immediately lit up and he said, "Who are you? Do you dare to take this case?"

Ye Qing just said calmly: "It's up to you whether you say it or not. If it's not a death penalty, I won't even bother to listen!"

Chen Wen looked at the white-clothed young man in front of him again, and once again denied his conjecture, just because he was not the right age.

Whether it is the royal family or the Xu family, the oldest prince and eldest son are not over 20 years old, but the person in front of them is more than 20 years old.

It's not that Ye Qing doesn't look young, it's just that this young body is too stable.

Although Chen Wen could not guess the identity of the young man in white in front of him, he was sure that the young man in front of him wanted to kill Zhu Huan more than he did.

Just being sure of this is enough!
Chen Wen immediately said: "I dare not hide my benefactor. My name is Chen Wen. I am a civil servant in the Experience Department of Ningbo Prefecture. My salary is not high, but it is enough to live on."

"It has been three years since my father died of illness. I still have my mother Liu at home, who married Zhang last year."

Chen Wen used relatively concise language to tell the story of Zhu Huan's sexual desire and forcing his wife to death. Not only that, he also told the story of his corruption crimes over the years.

Ningbo Prefecture is close to the sea and there are many rivers, so the annual river construction expenditure is a huge amount, but he, Zhu Huan, dared to embezzle river construction funds.

This alone, according to Ming law, was enough to kill Zhu Huan ten times!

Chen Wen not only told about Zhu Huan's various crimes, but also took out his stolen ledger and relevant documentary evidence from the baggage.

Ye Qing looked at these solid evidences and immediately said with a smile: "Okay, you can now know who I am."

As soon as Ye Qing finished speaking, Wu Yong immediately said: "Chen Wen, why don't you pay homage to the new Ningbo Prefecture Governor, Lord Ye Qingye?"

When Chen Wen heard this, his eyes widened in shock.

He never expected that he would actually meet Lord Ye Qingye, who was not only greedy but also refused to die, he was also promoted to the sixth rank in a row.

Chen Wen quickly kowtowed and saluted, but then he frowned again. Was he trying to punish corrupt officials?

"Master Ye, you are so favored by the emperor, how dare you treat him?"

Ye Qing smiled lightly and said: "It is precisely because I am deeply favored by the Emperor that I don't want to embarrass His Majesty!"

"Think about it, if you go to Beijing to complain to Lords Zheng Shiyuan and Han Yike, there is no need to doubt their character, and they will definitely learn from Your Majesty to death."

"For the sake of his own reputation, Your Majesty will definitely kill Zhu Huan, but he will also hold a grudge against the two adults, Zheng and Han."

"Only if I, Master Ye, who has extraordinary abilities in both civil and military affairs, can cure him without His Majesty knowing about it, Your Majesty will not be in trouble."

"Besides, if I have the ability to be greedy and not die, I naturally have the ability to kill the emperor's relatives and not die!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qing immediately opened the folding fan, as if Zhuge Kongming had the world in his hands.

Chen Wen thought of the legends he heard about Ye Qing and immediately decided to do this.

Chen Wen kowtowed again, bowed his head and saluted, saying: "Master Ye can really seek justice for my deceased wife. Although I, Chen Wen, am not talented, I hope to serve Master Ye all my life."

"If His Majesty wants to chop off your head, I, Chen Wen, am powerless and cannot rob the execution ground, but I will definitely be able to lie beside you and accompany you to death!"

Ye Qing could tell that this person was telling the truth, but such truth was very annoying.

"Well said, don't say it again next time."

"Come here, send him to the boat to rest, and these killers will also be packed on the boat!"

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After Chen Wen and these killers were taken away, Wu Yong, Shen Waner, and his two dedicated maids all looked at him, with worries in their eyes.

Ye Qing knew that he would try to trick them again.

Is it possible to kill the emperor's relatives and not die?

You must know that Ye Qing did not just kill Zhu Huan, but Zhu Liujiu and Zhu Huan and his son all were spared!

Although Zhu Liujiu was just his parents and brothers who helped bury Zhu Yuanzhang, this kind of kindness to help people when they were at their most impoverished was no ordinary kindness!

As the saying goes, it is better to provide help in times of need than to add icing on the cake, that's the truth!
In order to make them believe that he could not only kill the emperor's relatives without dying, but also get a commendation from Zhu Yuanzhang, Ye Qing fooled them for half an hour.

Fortunately, the sky pays off, and the deception was finally successful.

"Send someone to go to Ningbo Mansion quickly and tell Mr. Zhu that I will be disembarking from Ningbo Pier in three days. All pick-up arrangements must be made!"

Wu Yong said in surprise: "Pick up?"

"Slip of the tongue, we must bring all the officials of the government with us, and we must arrange for the people to welcome us in person. In short, the ceremony must be grand!"

Wu Yong and others all know that Ye Qing is definitely not a flashy person who pays attention to pomp and circumstance, and there must be a reason for him to do this.

They had even guessed Ye Qing's purpose for doing this!
Soon, a small team took Ye Qing's token and set off towards Ningbo at high speed.

As for Ye Qing and the others, they were still swimming around, inspecting the customs and customs of this Jiangnan water town.

Their two large ships are docked at the Shaoxing Pier. If you walk along Hangzhou Bay towards the sea, you can quickly reach the Ningbo Pier, so there is no need to worry.

The land distance from Shaoxing to Ningbo is less than 250 miles in total. These elite soldiers riding top-quality war horses only need to speed up the journey by [-] miles and reduce the speed by half, and they can arrive in less than a day.

Early the next morning, five elite soldiers dressed as bodyguards arrived at the gate of Ningbo Mansion.

In the government office,

In front of Zhu Huan and Liu Fu, there was a piece of paper covered with an empty seal. This paper was the token they brought.

Zhu Huan sneered and said: "This Ye Qing really thinks of himself as a person. He actually wants me, the emperor's nephew, to personally bring all the government officials to the dock to greet him, and also arranges for as many people as possible to go there?"

"This lavish ceremony is so grand that it can almost catch up with His Majesty's arrival!"

Liu Fu just smiled after hearing this, and his chubby face immediately curled up like a mustache: "Sir, this is a good thing!"

"Have you ever seen Liu Bowen, Zheng Shiyuan and other Qingliu talking about pomp and circumstance?"

"It shows that he is a member of the same profession, he just knows how to avoid being killed for greed, but to be reused!"

"What he thinks is that he has made great contributions and deserves to be treated with dignity. You have given him enough respect as the emperor's nephew. Won't you cooperate sincerely in the future and give him everything you have?"

"Maybe he made such a request just to see if you two have such a fate!"

"There is absolutely no bad thing if you do what you want!"

When Zhu Huan heard this, he nodded with satisfaction and smiled: "Follow me to the gate of the government office, and take some money with you."

A moment later, Zhu Huan and Liu Fu arrived at the entrance of the government office, carrying a tray next to them with five stacks of treasure notes neatly placed on it.

Each stack contains ten cards, and each denomination is 'ten'!
Liu Fu handed the tray to the five-man team and said, "Thank you for your hard work, please tell Mr. Ye that we will definitely make all arrangements for the reception."

The five people who were actually Yanmen's elite soldiers were not polite. They collected the money generously and stuffed each of them into their own arms in front of them.

"Then thank you Master Zhu."

As soon as they finished speaking, they turned around decisively. In front of Zhu Huan and others, they stepped on the stirrup with one foot, got on the horse, and rode away at the same time.

"How dare the cavalry mount their horses? Ye Qing dares to bring the Yanmen soldiers here?"

"It seems that his civil and military achievements are indeed great. The rumors are true!"

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When Liu Fu thought of this, he immediately smiled again.

In his opinion, as long as he can promote the sincere cooperation between the person who is popular in His Majesty the Emperor's eyes and the Emperor's nephew, he will have a good future even if he is demoted.

Covered by these two big trees, it was worth it even if I was demoted.

Early the next morning, five elite soldiers returned to Ye Qing's side and reported the details. They also took the initiative to hand over the [-] guan errand fee given by Zhu Huan.

Ye Qing confiscated the money Zhu Huan gave them, and then asked Shen Wan'er to give them five hundred coins.

In this way, it will not be hot for them to hold the money!

After a while, Ye Qing called for the land escort generals and ordered them to proceed to Ningbo City by land.

After arriving in Ningbo City, he quickly laid an ambush on the high ground of Ningbo Wharf. After Ye Qing docked from the waterway, he only needed to give an order to arrest people.

After arranging the land route, Ye Qing and others boarded the ship from Shaoxing Pier!
After calculating the time, the two cargo ships converted from warships set sail along the coast of Hangzhou Bay and headed for the Ningbo dock.

In the early morning of the next day, before the sun rose in the east, the Ningbo Pier was already full of people.

The bright red carpet extends from the center of the port to the depth of the pier.

On both sides of the red carpet, there were people who were pulled to fill the heads. In order to create authenticity, there were really people of all ages, both men and women.

Judging from their clothes, they are also scholars, farmers, businessmen and women!
In front of them, there were many government officials telling them to smile naturally and truly.

Among the crowd, some people looked in the direction of Shaoxing with complaints in their eyes. "In order to create a spectacle, you actually have to work so hard!"

"I thought that a good official would come to replace this living ancestor who is so heartless that no one dares to deal with it, but I didn't expect that an even darker one would come!"

"The world is as black as crows. No matter how different dynasties change, it is us people who will suffer!"

"I clearly heard from Hong Shang that Mr. Ye is a corrupt official who combines civil and military achievements and is devoted to the people!"

"That's just a legend. It's just a trick to fool the people. The legend reaches the sky when it comes to us. He can make the place produce good goods. It can only prove that he can make money, but it cannot prove that he can make money for the people. !”

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Under the whispers of countless people, those legends about Ye Qing have all turned into derogatory 'legends'!
After all, this is a Ming Dynasty with limited information. The information held by officials and the information held by ordinary people are completely different things.

For this reason, the common people are already half-trusting of the important channel for them to obtain information, that is, the word "legend". They are even more suspicious than trusting.

If not, there would be no such summarizing old saying as 'seeing is believing, hearing is believing'!

Zhu Huan and other officials standing at the pier looking out at these whispers from various places in the crowd would certainly not be able to hear them.

But even if they can hear it, they will think it is a good thing. They are the people who are secretly scolded by the common people, that is, they are the same people.

On the pier, Zhu Huan, together with the administrative chief of the government and the ten magistrates of the counties under his jurisdiction, were waiting here.

They all look to the west of the coast of Hangzhou Bay. Whenever they see a ship coming, they will beat gongs and drums to welcome them.

As early as when the arrival was notified, they had agreed with Zhu Huan and the others that as long as they saw two cargo ships converted from warships, they would be their Lord Ye's ship.

And at this moment,
Ye Qing was standing in the cabin, studying the administrative map of Ningbo Prefecture.

After thousands of years of operation, Ningbo Prefecture now governs Yuyao County, Cixi County, Zhenhai County, Jiangbei County, Sanjiang County (the seat of the prefecture, now the old site of Haishu District), Beicang County, Yin County, Fenghua County, Ninghai County, and Xiangshan County.

Ye Qing looked at the administrative map of the Ming Dynasty in front of him, but in his mind he was recalling what he knew about Ningbo in his previous life. There was indeed a difference in comparison, but in general the difference was not big. The administrative area was more than 9000 square kilometers.

The terrain of Ningbo Prefecture also coexists with mountains, hills, basins and plains. Mountains account for about 20.00% of the land area, hills account for about 20.00%, basins account for about 40.00%, and plains account for about [-]%.

The climate in Ningbo Prefecture is also much better than that in Yanmen County. It has four distinct seasons and abundant rainfall.

Thinking of this, Ye Qing couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "If new rice seeds are brought here, the yield will be extraordinary."

"But there is abundant rain here, intertwined waters, and the flood season lasts for up to five months. It is really a place where if it is managed well, the water will be a thousand miles of silver, but if it is not managed well, the water will be a scourge."

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After a moment, Ye Qing's eyes became firm again.

He didn't want to stay here and be an ancient man. The few large black iron boxes he left for Zhu Yuanzhang were full of ways to develop the place.

Thinking of this, Ye Qing turned around decisively, not bothering to look at the administrative map of Ningbo Prefecture again.

What he has to do now is to kill the relatives of the emperor who have helped Zhu Yuanzhang in times of trouble, so as to achieve the purpose of his death by Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Sir, we are almost there."

At this moment, Shen Wan'er led two maids and walked in with Ye Qing's new official uniform.

Looking in the mirror, Ye Qing raised his hands to the side. Two maids dressed Ye Qing in official uniform, and Shen Wan'er wrapped a jade belt around Ye Qing.

But just when Shen Waner was about to put on the official hat for Ye Qing, Ye Qing stopped her and said: "I haven't gotten married yet. After we get married, I will ask my wife to help me put it on."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qing put on his black gauze hat.

The reason why Ye Qing did this was just to prevent Shen Wan'er from having too many thoughts about him. After all, he was just a person destined to have no future.

After a while, a fourth-grade civil servant wearing a red official robe with a pattern of clouds and wild geese on his front appeared in the mirror.

"The adults in our family look better wearing fourth-grade red robes than wearing seventh-grade green robes."

"What are you talking about? The seventh-grade green robe looks good too. I just like Mr. Ye wearing green!"

When the two Ye Qing's dedicated maids said this, they found that Master Ye's eyes were very unfriendly, so they immediately chose to shut up.

After Ye Qing left the cabin, the maid asked Shen Wan'er, "Miss Shen, I said that I also like Lord Ye wearing green. Am I wrong?"

Shen Wan'er could only shake her head and said, "You must have said something right!"

"But the look in his eyes is telling you that you said the wrong thing!"

On the deck, Ye Qing met Wu Yong who had put on a new official robe. Wu Yong was wearing a green official robe with a pattern of herons and egrets on the front, symbolizing his status as a sixth-grade civil servant.

"I'm a lowly official, Ningbo Prefecture's sixth-rank general magistrate. I'd like to pay my respects to the magistrate."

Ye Qing looked at Wu Yong who was saluting and smiling at him. He really wanted to kick him. He was really a little carried away.

But he, an 'old fritter' who has been around for hundreds of years, still can't argue so much with a 'little kid' who knows everything new!

Ye Qing just smiled lightly and said: "Master Wu, be serious, we are about to do something big."

"Let's go to the hall and wait for Mr. Zhu to come and invite us in person."

As soon as they finished speaking, the two of them entered the cabin hall that was converted from the warship command room!
Just when they sat down, they heard the sound of gongs and drums.

on the pier,

Zhu Huan and the others had already seen two cargo ships converted from warships, one behind the other.

"Master Ye is here, playing music, gongs and drums!"

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Under the arrangement of the officials of Ningbo Prefecture, at first glance, it was a scene of welcoming Shangguan. However, if you look closer, you will find that there are many unnatural fake smiles and the eyes are full of contempt.

In everyone's eyes, the two ships docked with their sides together, and then the hatches were opened.

But after beating gongs and drums for a long time, no one came out. Just when the officials were talking, they saw a general wearing Qianhu standard armor coming out.

"Master Ye has an order to have Zhu Huan, the fifth-ranked fellow of Ningbo Mansion, enter the cabin to welcome him in person!"

General Qianhu's eyes were blazing, his voice was high-pitched and powerful, and his tone was also an absolute command tone.

But this also made Zhu Huan no longer angry, and the government officials were also dissatisfied.

"What's wrong with Ye Qing? His tail is raised to the sky?"

"That's right, regardless of whether the legend is true or not, even if Ye Qing really has extraordinary abilities, he should understand that a strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local snake!"

"Master Zhu, you are the emperor's nephew. This is your territory and our territory. Who does he count?"

Seeing Zhu Huan's expression of embarrassment, Liu Fu hurriedly advised, "Sir, I will go with you!"

"I guess he is afraid that you will overpower him as the emperor's nephew, so he uses this method to show off to you. I will accompany you to explain things clearly to him."

Zhu Huan also felt that what Liu Fu said made sense. He nodded and said: "Okay, I will do as you say, but if he is still shameless, don't blame me for turning against him."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Huan just snorted coldly, straightened his clothes, and walked into the cabin with Liu Fu.

inside the cabin,

Zhu Huan looked at the figure in red official robes facing away from him and the man in green official robes standing beside him, and bowed deeply to Ye Qing's back.

"Your Majesty, Zhu Huan, pays homage to the magistrate."

Ye Qing slowly turned around and said, "Master Zhu, what crime do you deserve?"

Zhu Huan was puzzled: "What is the crime of being a low-ranking official?"

Ye Qing just raised the corner of his mouth and said: "I have asked someone to remind you that you are a fifth-grade fellow, but you have to wear a fourth-grade red robe to see me. Isn't this a crime that violates the rules?"

The corners of Zhu Huan's mouth twitched, and he immediately pointed at Ye Qing and said angrily: "Don't be so shameless. I am the emperor's nephew and the adopted son of His Majesty the Emperor. The Emperor is my father, the empress is my mother, the prince." Your Highness is my imperial brother."

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Ye Qing was not angry, he just looked at Wu Yong and said: "According to the Ming Dynasty law, if a lower official disrespects a higher official without any reason, what crime should he be punished for?"

Wu Yong bowed respectfully and said, "You should slap your mouth twenty times!"

Ye Qing nodded and said: "Come here, capture these two people and let Chen Wenlai execute them."

As soon as Zhu Huan heard the word "Chen Wen", his eyes widened.

But when he reacted and wanted to escape, he saw ten soldiers wearing standard military armor rushing out under the leadership of Chen Wen.

Soon, Zhu Huan and Liu Fu were pushed to the ground by the elite soldiers, who controlled them by stepping on their hands and feet.

Zhu Huan's eyes were full of confusion and horror. He could never imagine that the people he sent to chase Chen Wen ended up on Ye Qing's ship.

"Ye Qing, how dare you,"

Before Zhu Huan could finish speaking, Chen Wen picked up the bamboo board and hit Zhu Huan hard on the lips.

In fact, there is no standard punishment for slaps and mouths. If you are a little soft-hearted, it is just a simple slap with your hand, but if you are more cruel, you can take a bamboo board with just the right strength and flexibility and slap your mouth hard.

When Zhu Huan forced Chen Wen's wife to death, he naturally beat her as hard as he could.

After the third blow, he would spit out a mouthful of blood!

After the tenth blow, he will spit out a mouthful of blood and get a tooth!

After Chen Wen finished beating Zhu Huan, he continued to beat Liu Fu in the mouth with the bamboo board full of blood!
After the execution, Chen Wen immediately kowtowed and said, "Master Ye, the execution is over."

After Ye Qing nodded, he said seriously: "Come here, take off their official uniforms, tie them up, and hang them on the highest mast."

These elite soldiers who came from Yanmen County took orders without hesitation.

at the same time,

The many officials on the dock, as well as the people nearby, all became curious.

"It's ouch inside, what's going on?"

"Is it possible that Ye Qing still dares to be violent to Master Zhu?"

Just when these officials who were inferior to local officials were exclaiming, the eyes of the nearby people suddenly lit up.

But they didn't dare to think in that direction anyway, they just thought that Zhu Huan was taking care of Ye Qing.

Just when the Ningbo officials and people on the dock were making their own guesses, two people suddenly rose up from the mast of the ship.

The two people who stood up in everyone's eyes were Zhu Huan and Liu Fu, who were only wearing white underwear. Their shapeless mouths were still dripping with blood.

Some of the blood dripping from the corners of their mouths blew to the sea, and some stained their white shirts red!

"How is this going?"

"How dare he Ye Qing?"

Just when all the officials looked at each other, a hundred elite soldiers who had been ambushing on the dock high ground and dressed as bodyguards quickly rushed over.

At the same time, two hundred elite soldiers wearing standard military armor quickly rushed to the dock.

Yes,

Raising Zhu Huan and Liu Fu to the mast was the military order for their actions.

In the eyes of all the people, three hundred sword-wielding soldiers directly surrounded all the officials.

The next moment, in this scene of more than a thousand people, not only the birds were silent, but there were only the sounds of seabirds and waves.

After a while, some of the surrounded officials spoke up and said, "Who are you, and why do you arrest us?"

But after asking, he felt that the previous question was unnecessary.

At the same time, the people who reacted one after another also looked at the cabin door with different eyes.

Their eyes may be confused, frightened, or hopeful!
Finally, a young official wearing a red official robe appeared in their eyes!
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