Cultivation: I can reincarnate in the heavens

After Gong Yangyi, the chief minister of the cabinet, and some civil servants left, Xu Shenghua, the commander of the Night Watch Division, began to report to Xu Xing some important events that had happened recently.

Xu Shenghua is from the Xu family and is Xu Xing's cousin.

Remembering the fall of Cao Wei in his previous life, Xu Xing was afraid of his relatives interfering in politics, but he could not let go of all the talented people in his relatives. Otherwise, if there is no support from the royal family and a young emperor with weak means, the kingdom will be surrendered to powerful ministers who usurp the throne.

Therefore, Xu Xing distributed part of his power to his relatives in order to consolidate the power of these vassal kings.

Of course, Xu Xing is also wary of his relatives.

For example, although Xu Shenghua took charge of the Night Watch Division, he also ordered the eunuchs in the palace to set up the East and West Second Factory to counter the Night Watch Division, so as to achieve a balance...

"There have been auspicious signs appearing in various places recently..."

"Could it be that these local officials deliberately created false auspiciousness in order to flatter me? There are white pheasants and white deer on Guanxi Road, and white dragons in Lingnan..."

Xu Xing frowned after seeing Xu Shenghua's report.

These memorials look fake at first glance.

How is it possible...? So much auspiciousness suddenly appeared in various places.

It is estimated that after the local officials inquired about Shenjing, they knew that he "loved" auspiciousness, so they deliberately arranged these auspicious events.

After all, the previous stories about immortals and auspicious congratulations were too illusory.

In the eyes of local officials, it was okay for these auspicious signs to deceive the ignorant people, but it was impossible to deceive people like them, who were very wealthy in the city.

Be smart but be mistaken for being smart!

“It’s a mixed bag, though.”

Xu Xing smiled after reading these memorials carefully.

"Why is your Majesty laughing?"

Xu Shenghua became a follower at the right time.

As a member of the royal Xu family, Xu Shenghua knew some real secrets. His brother will soon go to the Immortal Sect to seek immortality and become a high-ranking immortal.

Worldly glory and wealth are nothing to mention to immortals.

The gap between the emperor and his ministers is still like a chasm. What's more, the gap between the emperor who cultivates immortality and his ministers cannot be compared with calculations and hard work.

With the immortal Taizu Xu Xing here, the Xu family and the country are truly as stable as Mount Tai.

"I laugh that all the people's hearts in the world have already been mine!"

Xu Xing said proudly.

"Everywhere in the world has experienced auspiciousness, so why?"

"This is all due to the strong army and strong horses of our court, and the respect of the people. Those who harbor disloyal intentions at the point of the sharp sword will bow their heads and wait for death. Under the public words, those with hidden evil intentions will only dare to bark like loyal dogs..."

He looked at the flattery of various ministers towards him from another angle.

It is different from when Emperor Chongming was in court, when officials deceived him. The Han Dynasty in Siming Mountain was re-established as a new dynasty, and the local area was re-attacked and recovered. As for local officials, most of them followed the old officials of the previous dynasty.

At this moment, the old official of the former dynasty presented an auspicious omen, not to bully Xu Xing because he was ignorant, but to deliberately please Xu Xing.

This means that the official mind has been decided!

There is a difference between flattery and flattery.

Some flattery is false flattery, and it is to bully the emperor and keep him in the deep palace without knowing anything. And some flattery is genuine, like the memorials Xu Xing received from officials from various places.

"Your Majesty is truly knowledgeable and insightful, I admire you."

Xu Shenghua raised his hand and praised Xu Xing.

After chatting, Xu Shenghua couldn't help but remind Xu Xing, "Brother, the emperor calls himself me. You are the emperor now. It's beneath your status to call yourself me..."

Most courtiers would not dare to slander the emperor like this and use "I" instead of "I". However, Xu Shenghua, as a member of the Xu family, gave a little reminder in private and did not violate the taboo.

It is also a disgrace for the emperor to use his own name indiscriminately.

"Fengxi Country is just a small country on the Fengxi River..."

"Let's entertain ourselves in the country, and it's okay to be a frog in the well. Your eldest brother, I don't want to be embarrassed and ridiculed by others after leaving Fengxi Kingdom."

Xu Xing waved his hand, indicating that Xu Shenghua did not need to persuade him any further.

"The king of a small country should be the minister of a big country." - "The Sui Dynasty".

If Fengxi Country is the whole world, it doesn't matter if he calls himself me. But Fengxi Country is just a small country, and it is not even ranked among Feiyu Immortal Palace. The Baoxiang Kingdom, Liuguang Kingdom and other countries under the Feiyu Immortal Palace each have an area several times larger than the Fengxi Kingdom...

Calling me at this time will inevitably lead to the suspicion of arrogance.

In addition, he is the founder of the country. No matter what he calls himself, no matter how dissatisfied the officials are, they have to endure it.

The beginning of etiquette is to distinguish between high and low.

His throne was obtained by himself, not by inheritance from later emperors. There is no need to use royal etiquette to enhance one's own prestige...

"Your Majesty is holy."

Hearing this, Xu Shenghua did not dare to persuade Xu Xing anymore. This was Xu Xing's personal hobby and he had no right to interfere. He could only end the topic with a wise saying.

…

Outside the customs, Luzhou.

Zhenbei Palace.

"Father..."

"The baby in the princess's belly is already six months old, and she will give birth soon. Father, how can you send the princess to the Shenglong Mansion of the Tatars as a hostage, and beg them to send troops..."

"Even, even... I thought about going south with them to attack the imperial court."

Li Xiaozu, the crown prince of Zhenbei, rushed into the study with an angry look on his face, without even knocking on the door. He slapped the desk and shouted loudly at Zhenbei Wang Li Liang who was busy writing.

Last time, Li Liang sent Princess Anren Song Yuyao to Shenjing without his consent. This time, in order to resist the threat from the court, his father wanted to send away his married wife again.

Even if this is a political marriage.

But again and again...where should he put the face of his heir apparent?

What's more, Song Yu'ao is now pregnant with his flesh and blood and will give birth soon.

"Follow the ancestors..."

"Look, what is the word written for father?"

Li Liang, King of Zhenbei, who had slightly white temples and meticulously tied his hair into a bun, was not angry at all. He held the pen in his right hand and silently finished writing what he had written in running script. After the last stroke of his pen, he looked at his son with calm eyes, and then pointed at the ink words on the white paper.

"Character?"

Li Xiaozu was influenced by his father Li Liang's calmness. Li Liang, the king of Zhenbei, is not only the backbone of the palace, but also the white jade pillar supporting hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Luzhou outside the pass. Without Li Liang, Zhenbei Palace is nothing. Without Li Liang, the cavalry outside the Pass were just a pile of loose sand. Facing the persecution of the imperial court and the Tatars outside the Pass, it was certain that they would end badly.

Before he could read the words, Li Xiaozu felt a flash of shame in his heart.

woman…….

Can't he even bear this humiliation?

"A poem by Emperor Tiande?"

Li Xiaozu was shocked when he saw the first sentence of Li Liang's calligraphy.

However, he soon felt relieved.

Also, Emperor Tiande raised his troops to overthrow the imperial court and conquer the world in just four years. All men in the world regard Emperor Tiande as a hero. Similarly, as Emperor Tiande proclaimed himself emperor, the anti-poems written by Emperor Tiande in the past were also circulated, and almost every scholar in the world could sing them.

It is not surprising that his father wrote this poem today.

The situation in the world is now clear.

Emperor Tiande's Simingshan court dominated the world.

And Li Liang established his own rule in Yanbei.

The Tatars in the north are also interested in the colorful world of Guan Nei which is a mess.

Although the imperial army almost conquered the world, this acquisition did not yet establish effective rule. Although the imperial army is large, it is scattered all over the world. On the contrary, the core elite force of Siming Mountain is missing...

"I won't send Princess Anren away..."

"How can the Tatars believe in your sincerity and my sincerity?"

Li Liang put down the brush dipped in thick ink, and patted Li Xiaozu on the shoulder, "Xiaozu, if the imperial army comes to attack, I can just sit back and go to the capital to become a rich man, but what about you? You married Princess Anren is bound to be bullied by the powerful people in the capital..."

"The princess's beauty is known all over the world. She is also the most beloved daughter of the former Emperor Song Ming."

"Who doesn't want to have a kiss with her..."

Li Liang stopped speaking the second half of the sentence halfway through.

As his father-in-law, it was really inappropriate to say such things. But what he said was indeed true and he spoke from the bottom of his heart.

Today, the Li family's troops are strong: they can protect Princess Anren for Li Xiaozu, the eldest son.

But if the Li family didn't have these 100,000 cavalry...

The consequences would be disastrous.

Even if he surrenders his military power, he will not lose the reward of being crowned king after entering the divine capital. But there is also a difference between being named a king and being named a king. If you are not a named king within the Siming Mountain system, there is not much difference from the Anle Gong of the past dynasties. They are in name only but not in reality.

"On the contrary, your father and I now hold the military power."

"Even though he sent the princess to Shenglong Mansion, with He Shuoduo's cleverness, he only treated Princess Anren with courtesy and would not treat her harshly."

Li Liang's eyes were profound and he explained for Li Xiaozu.

"What my father said is certainly reasonable..."

After Li Xiaozu heard Li Liang's high-sounding truth, he tore up all the weakness in his heart. He sneered, "Send the princess to the divine capital, and the people of the world will not blame you, father, but will only think that you are a wise man." Generally speaking, if the princess is sent to Shenglong Mansion, the princess of the previous dynasty will be humiliated, and your daughter-in-law will be humiliated. Even if you enter the customs in the future, how can you and I serve the people of the world with this stain?"

His words made Li Liang look ugly.

"Father, in the final analysis..."

"You are still old."

"I don't have the confidence to fight."

"Outsiders say you have a belly like a fox, and this is true. But when you get older, you become timid. You don't dare to let go of the power in your hands, and you don't dare to fight to the death. You want to bring in the Tatars for help, but you just want to keep it. It's just a cowardly idea of ​​three acres of land. Three pillars? I think you are wishful thinking!"

Li Xiaozu had made many military exploits in the army outside the Guan Dynasty. Although he was a son of an aristocratic family, he was also heroic, with a tiger's back and a monkey's waist. He was not an ordinary person with a bag and a meal.

Otherwise, given Emperor Chongming's love for Princess Anren, he would never marry Princess Anren to Li Xiaozu.

After saying this, Li Xiaozu immediately pulled out his sword and placed it across his neck, "Father, I would rather die than suffer another humiliation."

"Sending the princess as a hostage seems to be taking the Tatars as aid, but it also loses military morale."

"It's better to go south and seize the throne of Emperor Tiande. I don't want to be a prisoner waiting for death, but I am not willing to be a Tatar hawk or dog!"

After the words fell, the study fell into a deathly silence.

"Prince?"

"Are you trying to force me into a palace?"

Li Liang looked gloomy, "Fighting on the battlefield is just an act of reckless men. Everything can be decided by calculations in the temple. With these soldiers and horses outside the pass alone, how can you fight against Emperor Tiande? There are more than a million soldiers in the whole country!"

"Emperor Tiande is not Emperor Chongming!"

"If you don't attract the Tatars, the Li family..."

He lamented again and again.

"Before he, King Xingtian, invaded the Guanxi Road, he had no more than ten generals and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Now that my Li family has a hundred thousand elites, it is ridiculous to be a frightened bird."

Li Xiaozu retorted.

"You bastard, just make arrogant remarks!"

"Come here, come here, push this unfilial son down and put him in solitary confinement."

Li Liang was shaking with anger.

Although he and Xu Xing were enemies rather than friends, they had to admit that Emperor Tiande was definitely the most talented person in the world. Although his son was not a mediocre person, he could not compare with Emperor Tiande. There is a huge difference between the two.

"Father..."

"My son, I beg you once again to take back your life."

Li Xiaozu's sword was placed across his neck and penetrated deeper. In an instant, blood dyed the sword's edge red. As he spoke, blood flowed freely.

He is a man of heaven and will never send his wife to Shenglong Mansion as a hostage.

"Stop it!"

Li Liang cursed angrily and stepped forward to stop him.

Without Li Xiaozu as the heir apparent, what would he do if he lingered on? No one can inherit the family fortune of Zhenbei Palace. Although he had several sons, the others were useless. Only the eldest son, who had been with him since childhood and spent half his life in the military, could inherit his throne.

However--

The next moment, something unexpected happened.

The moment Li Liang approached, Li Xiaozu's eyes showed a fierce look, and the long sword hanging on his neck struck directly at Li Liang's head. With one strike of the sword, Li Liang, who was unprepared, immediately bowed his head.

The head rolled to the ground and spun around for more than ten times.

: Looking carefully, the dead Li Liang still showed concern for Li Xiaozu on his face.

"Father..."

"You are old, don't blame your son for being unfilial."

Li Xiaozu took a deep breath, took a piece of white cloth from the desk, wiped the blood on the sword, then cut off a piece of fabric from his lower garment, tied it around his neck, and blocked the wound.

"As the saying goes, a sad army will be defeated!"

"That's what you had in mind when you let the old man enter Shenjing. Like father, like son. If you dare to be in the first grade of junior high school, your child will dare to be in the fifteenth grade. Send my wife as a pledge..."

"Haha, even if our Li family really dominates the world one day, how can I be the crown prince if my son has such a stain? It's just a matter of your words to dethrone him. But with the world, my heir apparent, who is good at conquering and fighting, is not important. Now, any younger brother can inherit the country..."

He looked at Li Liang's head, his expression mixed with sadness and deep indifference.

"Somebody come!"

"Pass this order to the Crown Prince."

"Emperor Tiande was unkind and sent assassins into the palace to kill my father and son. In order to save my son's life, my father was accidentally killed by the thieves... This is a blood feud. If I, Li Xiaozu, do not avenge this, As a son of a man, if the soldiers and horses of Luzhou remember the kindness of my Li family, they will all wear silk clothes, call themselves the "life-seeking army", and go south to seek for my father's life!"

Li Xiaozu looked outside the door and saw half of the royal family members kneeling on the ground with solemn expressions.

Today, he came to force the palace.

If his father, King Li Liang, were willing to go south directly to attack the imperial court, the matter of patricide would be over. But if his father Li Liang was not willing to do this, then he would not dare to accept the humiliation Li Liang arranged for him again...

"I'll obey!"

The generals were ordered one by one, filed out of the palace, and ran to the military camp to deliver the king's orders.

The death of the old man, the assassination of King Li Liang of Zhenbei by Emperor Tiande, made the cavalry outside the pass even more angry. Over the years, the cavalry outside the Pass have been like a private army of the Li family. They are extremely loyal to the Li family. They even regard Li Liang, the king of Zhenbei, as their reborn parent and the pillar of support for the sky.

At this time, the king of Zhenbei died tragically and was beheaded with a sword.

How can they... endure it?

…

Zhenbei Palace, late at night.

Time passes slowly.

"Your Majesty..."

"Left Guard General Li Yong is willing to die for the crown prince and go south to avenge the prince."

"Your Majesty..."

"Zhang De, the guard general of Lizhou, has already picked up three thousand tiger troops and rushed to Luzhou. He is ready to go south to fight with the prince. His troops and horses have also been replaced by Zhensu, and they have been branded as the "Destroying Army"."

"The entire Wuwei camp is dressed in white and swears to the death to seek justice for the prince."

"..."

The generals who set off in the afternoon returned to the palace one by one and reported to Li Xiaozu who was kneeling in front of the brazier in the living room wearing mourning clothes and burning paper money.

The result was within Li Xiaozu's expectation.

The Li family has been benevolent to the Iron Cavalry outside the Pass for many years. With an order, and in the name of revenge, the generals of the Iron Cavalry outside the Pass did not dare to go against the wishes of the lower-level officers even if they had two intentions...

"It's a big deal!"

Li Xiaozu, who had been watching the news all night, showed deep fatigue in his brows. After the generals left, he stood up, rubbed his sore eyebrows, walked a few steps, and then slumped down on a straight-backed chair. Breathing heavily.

at this time.

There was a sound of light footsteps outside the hall.

"Thank you husband for speaking out for me..."

Song Yuyao, who had put on her mourning clothes again, walked carefully into the living room with a bowl of bird's nest soup. She placed the white porcelain bowl with the bird's nest on the coffee table where Li Xiaozu was sitting. Then she bowed slightly and thanked Li Xiaozu.

Li Xiaozu's patricide was able to be hidden from outsiders.

But she couldn't hide it from her wife.

No matter how well you do it, some clues cannot be hidden.

For example, there has been a lot less property in the house recently, most of which were stolen by Li Xiaozu. Another example is that most of the generals in the house became Li Xiaozu's cronies, while Prince Li Liang's cronies were constantly demoted during this period...

Today, Li Xiaozu hurriedly broke into Li Liang's study and claimed that it was to prevent her wife from being sent to Shenglong Mansion as a hostage.

Of course, Li Xiaozu's purpose may be mixed with other things.

: But..., in the past few years of their marriage, she was impressed by Li Xiaozu's kindness to her.

"Bitch!"

"You killed my biological father!"

The sound of a slap and Li Xiaozu's angry scolding completely woke Song Yuyao out of her fantasy. She covered half of her flushed face in confusion and looked at her husband, feeling so strange for the first time.

"If you weren't the royal princess..."

"I will never leave you!"

Li Xiaozu slapped Song Ya'ao again. After the slap made Song Yu'ao dizzy, he knelt down on the ground, kowtowed several times in front of the brazier in the hall, and cried loudly: "Father, your spirit is in heaven..." , My son, my son will definitely avenge you..."

Everyone knows that he came to Li Liang to reason because of Princess Anren.

So at this moment, his disrespect for Princess Anren will directly destroy the "rumors" of his father's murder. Otherwise, how could he, the prince of Zhenbei, go back to murder his biological father.

"you……"

Song Yasuo's right palm, which was half hidden in her narrow sleeves, tightly grasped the white brocade handkerchief she was holding. Her pursed red lips were bitten with bloody marks. This was the first time she had been so humiliated.

She, the majestic Tianhuang Guwei, even if she is the princess of a subjugated country, will never be treated like this.

"Father..."

"Why did you marry me into the den of jackals like the Li family?"

She looked up at Ziwei with tears streaming down her face.

…

News of the rebellion of the cavalry outside the pass soon reached Shenjing.

Along with it, there were rumors that Li Xiaozu took the lead and conquered five cities in one day.

For a time, people in Shenjing City were panicked.

Although the people and gentry of the sacred city believed that Emperor Tiande had destiny, and saw the unicorns, phoenixes, and pythons one by one that day, the army was pressing down on the territory, and if anything went wrong, they would easily suffer a military disaster.

The last time Emperor Tiande was still King Xingtian, he was benevolent and righteous when he attacked Shenjing and did not let his soldiers burn, kill and loot too much. However, Siming Mountain did not loot, and many thieves took advantage of the chaos to rob homes and houses. In those chaotic days, the people of Shenjing and the soldiers who defended the city suffered tens of thousands of casualties, and almost every family wore mourning.

Now, Li Xiaozu's army went south and broke through five cities that the imperial court had strictly guarded and deepened their fortifications. It can be said that the army was at a disadvantage. Such soldiers and horses are much stronger than the previous Siming Mountain Rebels.

Although the Siming Mountain Rebels fought many tough battles along the way.

But later on, with great righteousness, the generals who defended the city almost automatically opened the level to welcome the rebel army of King Xingtian...

And Li Xiaozu's life-demanding army has been fighting tough battles in the past few days!

Of the five cities, not one surrendered without a fight.

After all, the previous dynasty was different from the current dynasty.

At present, there is a situation of great governance.

"The life-seeking army..."

"This Li Xiaozu is really interesting. He wants to ask me for his life?"

In the side hall of Ziwei Hall, Xu Xing took the battle report and looked at it with a feigned disdain, "One burst of momentum will weaken again, and three times it will be exhausted. Although the mourning soldiers can show their power for a while, they will be defeated in the long run!"

"According to my decree, the remaining cities are only equipped with five days of food and grass. Let him attack the city without facing a direct battle with his army. Remember, the defender must defend to the death and cannot slack off! If you defend the city, I will reward you heavily. I will not hesitate to do so. Granting titles to marquises and kings... all we have to do is wait for him to have enough food and grass, and no matter how lonely he is, we can only sit back and wait for death."

Xu Xing knew it very well.

What kind of monster is the cavalry outside the Pass raised by Jiayou and Chongming dynasties? When it comes to elite soldiers and horses, no army in Fengxi Kingdom can defeat them. Even if there are, they are only a few elites, and it is difficult to deal with a large-scale regiment like the Foreign Iron Cavalry.

but--

No matter how powerful the elites are, they are not impossible to deal with.

Just wait for work.

The northern border is already tired and does not have much food and grass. As long as the Siming Mountain has strong walls and clear fields, it can hold on to the city. As time went by, the life-seeking army became unsustainable. At that time, it will be harvest time in Siming Mountain.

"Your Majesty's good plan..."

Chief Assistant Gong Yangyi praised Xu Xingzhi, and then added to Xu Xingzhi: "This time Li Xiaozu went south to avenge his father. He said that we sent assassins to assassinate his father. Your Majesty can send an imperial envoy to scold Li Xiaozu in public for such lies. Of course, we have to wait until we gain the upper hand before we can do this..."

"The cavalry outside the pass seems to be monolithic, but in fact, there are many military leaders. Li Xiaozu is just the crown prince. Although he has been fighting abroad for many years, he does not have the prestige of Zhenbei King. It was okay at the beginning, but if things go on for a long time, there will be inevitable consequences within the army. There is a lot of discord.”

"Your Majesty can also issue a decree to make the adopted sons of King Zhenbei king."

"Let them bite each other..."

Wang Jue is certainly different from Wang Jue.

But the emperor's order was no joke. Once the adopted sons of King Zhenbei were granted royal titles, the imperial court would recognize these royal titles.

And with the queen's several adopted sons of Zhenbei Wang, they have great righteousness and can compete with Li Xiaozu.

As for... rebelling against the imperial court.

The worst he could do was to admit his mistake in a memorial, saying that he was provoked by Li Xiaozu, so he believed the lie and went to the court to avenge his adoptive father.

Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety cannot have both, they are also doing it for filial piety!

"Mr. Gongyang's strategy is as good as ever."

Xu Xing nodded slightly, nodded and issued an order: "The King of Zhenbei was assassinated, and I couldn't help crying..." I lamented that since then there was one less hero in the world. Although the prince Li Xiaozu sent troops to attack the imperial court, he was bewitched by a woman, also known as In order to survive and not lose my love for my father, I allow him to inherit the title of Prince of Zhenbei..."

"I ordered the prince to follow the example of his ancestors and hand over the bewitching woman, and I can pardon his sin of immortality!"

"The adopted son Li Yong has served under the King of Zhenbei for many years and has made many achievements... and can be named the King of Luzhou."

"The adopted son Li Dan, in..., can be named the king of the school state."

"Yoshiko……"

He rewarded all the adopted sons of King Zhenbei one by one.

With the imperial court's decree, the territory left by King Zhenbei became the common property of these generals. At the same time, he issued an order to target Princess Anren, saying that Princess Anren was the bewitching woman who instigated Prince Zhenbei to go south to seek his life...

If you do this, once the frontline of the life-seeking army is blocked, these military leaders will definitely want to retreat. And there was only one price they had to pay for their retreat, which was to hand over Princess Anren or kill Princess Anren.

Princess Anren is Li Xiaozu's wife, not theirs, so they have no psychological burden.

War is not only a decisive battle on the battlefield, but also a decisive battle in politics.

Sometimes one political step is enough to defeat a million-strong army.

As for him calling himself "I" at this moment, it is because he is announcing an edict at this moment and what he is saying is written words. Normally, he would not deliberately call himself me.

"Your Majesty the Holy Ming..."

After hearing this imperial edict, the generals felt a lot more relieved.

Emperor Tiande's imperial edict was based on a conspiracy.

As long as they can stop the rebel army for a while, the army behind them will be slaughtered by them.

"In addition, we must beware of Tatars knocking on the pass..."

"Mr. Gongyang, order all the southern factions to select good soldiers to prepare for the Tartars."

Xu Xing ordered again.

This time when the rebel army moved south, the Simingshan court not only had to be on guard against the elite of the previous dynasty, but also on guard against the Tatars outside the Pass who had been resisting the army for many years. This group of Tatars is not a good person. Seeing that the defense force outside the pass is empty, they will definitely take the opportunity to go south to reap the benefits.

"I obey the decree."

Gong Yangyi nodded and accepted the decree.

He is the chief minister of the cabinet. When the emperor gives an order, the cabinet must discuss a suitable charter, send it to the emperor for approval, and then issue orders to various ministries for implementation according to this charter.

In short, Xu Xingxia's decree is not perfect and needs to be discussed by the cabinet.

For example, when selecting good soldiers from various provinces in the south this time, how many should be selected so as not to damage the vitality of the local area and cause public resentment? Every step must be carefully calculated and no carelessness can be tolerated.

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