Great Han Empire

Chapter 893 Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Wins Central Plains
Sun Shangxiang was very reserved and felt uneasy sitting next to Fengxue, but fortunately Fengxue's full head of blond hair attracted her and relieved her nervousness a little.

Fengxue is very curious about the far south, and is even more interested in Sun Shangxiang's delicate and melodious Wuzhong dialect.Fengxue's big Chinese spoke fluently, with a strong northern accent, which Sun Shangxiang could barely understand, but Fengxue couldn't understand a word of Wu dialect that Sun Shangxiang spoke, so he could only look at Chen Hao with wide eyes, waiting Let him repeat it again.When Chen Hao studied under Zhu Jun, he often talked about literature and martial arts with Zhu's children, Sun Jian, Li Wei and others. After a long time, he could understand the Wu dialect, but he was from Sichuan, and the Wu dialect he spoke changed. up.

Sun Shangxiang is handsome and juicy, petite and cute. Feng Xue likes her very much, and keeps pulling her by her side and talking non-stop.Sitting there, Chen Hao smelled the tangy fragrance and said some irrelevant gossip, feeling dizzy and unable to stand it anymore.A maid standing behind Feng Xue saw Chen Hao's anxiety, and bent down to Feng Xue's side to say a few words.Only then did Feng Xue notice the pain on Chen Hao's face, she glared at him angrily, waved her hand and said, "Master Chen, you seem to be in serious trouble this time."

Chen Hao looked quite embarrassed, held back for a long time without saying a word, so he had to face up to the sky and slapped haha, trying to get away with it.

Feng Xue didn't make things difficult for him, "It's getting late, go and see the general is back."

Chen Hao was overjoyed, and hurriedly exited the inner tent, and before leaving, he gave the clever maid a grateful look.

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The outer tent was quiet, only Wang Chang (Chang) was walking around with his hands behind his back, bored.

"Wen Shu, the general hasn't come back yet?"

"Master Yang Qi has just arrived at Xingyuan, and it seems that there is something urgent." Wang Chang bowed slightly and said with a smile, "Madam kicked you out?"

Chen Hao smiled embarrassedly, "Where are Yan Cai (Fu Gan) and Yan Yun (Wang Ling)? Haven't come yet?"

"Brother Yancai is accompanying the general. Brother Yanyun has been ordered to go south. Xuzhou's send-off team is about to enter the border of Yanzhou. He and Master Jifeng went to meet them together."

"When will Master Ji hold the wedding ceremony?"

"Around mid-June, the date hasn't been finalized yet."

"Not yet finalized?" Chen Hao was slightly surprised, "Cao Cao sent all his daughters here, and the general hasn't set a wedding date yet?"

"I heard that there is a change." A mysterious smile appeared on Wang Chang's face, "It has something to do with you."

"With me?" Chen Hao was stunned for a moment, "Good or bad?"

"Of course it's a good thing." Wang Chang walked to the door of the big tent and looked at the sky, "It's getting dark. Mr. Yang is old and talks a lot. I don't know when he will talk. It looks like we are going to starve again. gone."

If Wang Chang didn't say anything, Chen Hao couldn't ask.He stepped out of the military tent, looked at the gradually darkening sky, and sighed softly.Good luck.He was about to turn around and go back, when suddenly he saw two people coming slowly from a distance, talking and laughing in a low voice, with an intimate look, one of them was dressed as a maid, with bright eyes and bright teeth, and an extremely beautiful appearance.

"Isn't that Qihang (Zhao Xing)?" Chen Hao asked in surprise, "How could he be so intimate with a maid?"

"What? Brother Yiqian intends to impeach him?" Wang Chang asked with a smile, indifferently.

"No matter how courageous I am, I don't dare to impeach people from the General's Mansion at will." Chen Hao said with a smile, "However, the people in Jinyang who want to impeach me will soon line up." He pointed to the farther away Slowly, the two people gradually merged into the night, and asked in a low voice, "Is that the general's maid? It would be too inappropriate for Qihang to do this."

"She was sent by the eldest princess to take care of the wife. She was a high-status female official in the palace." Wang Chang paused for a moment, and suddenly asked, "Do you still remember the former Shangshuling, Mr. Sun Rui?"

Chen Hao nodded and looked at Wang Chang suspiciously, not knowing why he suddenly mentioned Shi Sun Rui.Shi Sunrui died in the assassination case in Jinyang. Although none of the nine clans were killed, most of his family and relatives were exiled outside the Great Wall, and a family in Guanzhong disappeared in a blink of an eye.

"Her name is Shisun Xin, and she is the granddaughter of Master Shisun Rui." Wang Chang said in a low voice. There are many people who come forward to intercede. After Zhang Wen, Cui Lie, Yang Biao and other adults repeatedly begged, the eldest princess pardoned their punishment and let them return to their original places. Shi Sun Xin’s grandfather is Yang Biao My lord, that's why she stayed in Jinyang with her mother. After being called into the palace, the eldest princess did it out of... out of..." Wang Chang hesitated for a moment and didn't continue.

The Jinyang assassination case was an unjust case at all. Mr. Shi Sunrui was wronged and died, but in front of the eldest princess, who would dare to say it?The more people know the inside story, the less they dare to speak.However, there are not many people who know the inside story.When Master Taishi ordered Ma Feng to record this case, he also affirmed that it was an attempted assassination of the general.This matter has been settled, and there will never be a clear day.

The main culprits in the Jinyang assassination case should be Fu De and Wang Rou, and Shi Sun Rui was completely implicated by innocence. The eldest princess probably realized this later, so she commuted the crime of Shi Sun's family, and in Shi Sunrui Soon after Sun Xin entered the palace, she was appointed as a female official in the palace.This is a signal, a signal that the eldest princess intends to completely pardon the Shisun family and let the Shisun family rejoin the "scholar" family.The ministers of Jinyang noticed this very keenly, and some members of the Guanzhong family even planned to jointly sign a petition at an appropriate time, asking the eldest princess to pardon the Shisun family.

"Could it be that the eldest princess asked her to go to Xingyuan to take care of his wife..." Chen Hao suddenly thought of something, felt that it was inappropriate to say it, and quickly swallowed the latter words.The eldest princess sent Shisun Xin to the Central Plains at this time, of course not to find someone to serve the general's wife, there must be a deep meaning in it.

"We didn't know she was the granddaughter of Master Shisun Rui until the general mentioned..." Wang Chang said, "But the eldest princess is obviously not looking for an opportunity to pardon Shisun's family, but for Guanzhong and Luoyang. For the great cause of Zhongxing."

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The Shisun family is a well-known scripture family in Guanzhong. Although no one in the past dynasties has achieved the position of Sangong, there are too many disciples in his family.If you only count the disciples, apart from the Ma family in Guanzhong, there are the Shisun family. After all, both of them are big families who are good at scriptures.During the years of turmoil in Chang'an, a large number of Guanzhong people migrated to Hedong, and a considerable number of Guanzhong scholars went to northern Xinjiang during this period.

However, since Li Hong was in charge of northern Xinjiang at that time, the scholars he trusted mainly came from Zhao Qi's family, Li Wei's Taixue family, and poor scholars from the Yellow Turban Army, so the scholars from other places It is difficult to enter the prefectures of northern Xinjiang.With the gradual stabilization of Beijiang, the aristocratic families in Beijiang and Hedong began to gain Li Hong's trust and appointment.

After seven veteran ministers including Ma Rixun rushed to Northern Xinjiang to assist the eldest princess in preparing for the imperial court, the accompanying disciples and some of the Guanzhong, Kanxi, and Kanto scholars who migrated to Northern Xinjiang were appointed, but the number was very small, and the main authority was still controlled in the original In the hands of a series of scholars in northern Xinjiang.

The Northern Frontier Army successfully regained Jizhou and Youzhou, and then succeeded in Guanzhong Qinwang, and moved the emperor and the court to Jinyang. Scholars from the Beiqiang family firmly controlled the military affairs of Hebei. Except for the scholars from Jizhou and Youzhou who had to be recruited and appointed, scholars from other factions and regions were rejected. On the contrary, Jinyang University Hall and Handan University Hall However, many young scholars were appointed, which greatly affected the scholars in Guan and Luo areas, including Sangyang, who had a good relationship with Li Hong in the past, resigned in anger and went home to do business.

Immediately afterwards, an assassination case occurred in Jinyang. Shi Sunrui and the former ministers of the Chang'an court were almost all implicated. The scholars took this opportunity to thoroughly clean up the officials of the imperial court and the three prefectures of Hebei.Soon, Ma Rixun was so angry that Jianghuai died, and Yang Biao returned home after returning from his post. At this point, the scholars in the Guan and Luo areas completely lost their backing, and their conditions in Hebei were extremely poor.

The scholars in the Guan and Luo areas had no hope of becoming an official because there was no one in the court.Most of them live in Hedong, and they often gather together to discuss scriptures, discuss current affairs, and criticize characters, and their influence is growing.This is directly related to the fact that most of the scholars in the Guan and Luo areas came from the big aristocratic families with prominent family backgrounds, profound family knowledge, and talented people.Over the past few years, both government-run and private schools in Hedong have been very prosperous, and this is the reason.

After the end of the Central Plains War, the imperial court was in urgent need of officials. It had intended to conscript Guan and Luoshi people to serve as officials, but they were all rejected.Those scholars who had been neglected for several years and had relied on their illustrious families in the past knew that the court had encountered difficulties and that Hebei had reached a critical juncture, so they put up airs and refused to take office.When we wanted to do it in the past, you didn't want us and kicked us out, but now you need us, and you just want us to work, is it possible?When we are beggars begging along the street?There are no doors.Of course, this is just the angry words of the scholars, what are you doing studying?Isn't it just for the sake of being an extremely human minister and honoring the ancestors.The reason why they really don't want to be an official is because the authority of the imperial court today is firmly controlled by the former Beiqiang scholars. Even if they are willing to be an official, it is difficult for them to enter the core of power.Without access to the core of power and without forming a force of their own, it will be difficult for them to guarantee their own survival.If the scholars from the former Beiqiang family join forces to deal with them, just like the Jinyang assassination case, they will definitely be purged for the second time. They are unwilling to throw their lives in this meaningless power struggle.

The eldest princess and the ministers in the court know what the people of Guan and Luoshi need. If the court agrees to them due to the urgency of the situation, the power check and balance of the court will be broken.The eldest princess and the ministers are very clear about the consequences of breaking the balance of power.Isn't the sudden collapse of the big man precisely because of the breakdown of Luoyang's power checks and balances?Wasn't the Hebei crisis caused by the Jinyang assassination case also due to the breakdown of power checks and balances?Now that the structure of power checks and balances has been established successfully, it cannot be destroyed. Even if the needs of ZTE’s great cause change, it must be done step by step and gradually digest the various dangers caused by such changes. Lose.

The imperial court is about to recover Guanzhong and Luoyang. Guanzhong and Luoyang are the foundation of the Han Dynasty and the foundation of the Han Dynasty's revival. They urgently need the support and help of the powerful families of Guan and Luo.When the emperor and the court returned to Kyoto, it was impossible for the powerful families in Jinyang and Hebei to move to Luoyang. Even if there were powerful families willing to move there, they did not develop in Guan and Luo after all. Luo does not have a glorious history of 100, 200 or even 300 years, and their foundation is too weak to give strong support and help to the imperial court in a short period of time.Therefore, how to get the full support of the Guan and Luomen families has become an urgent matter that the court must do.

The people from Guan and Luoshi refused to become officials, which once made the eldest princess furious. She wanted to arrest people for the crime of resisting the decree and intimidate the people from Guan and Luoshi.The ministers hurriedly dissuaded.Zhang Miao said that when Tao Qian came to Xuzhou, many scholars in Xuzhou refused to become officials. Tao Qian put Zhao Yu in prison in a fit of anger. They fled to Yangzhou in groups and fought to the death.Now that the eldest princess is arresting people, the people from Guan and Luo are bound to flee south and go to Yuan Shao.

But now that the army is about to attack Guanzhong and Luoyang, it is no longer possible to plan other strategies, but to come up with countermeasures immediately.

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The eldest princess went to visit Zhao Qi to ask for advice.Zhao Qi is a native of Jingzhao in Guanzhong, and the Zhao family is also one of the Confucian classics families in Guanzhong.Since he brought his family and disciples to Beijiang to farm fields very early, he has always belonged to the Northern Xinjiang faction and is one of the most important forces in the Northern Xinjiang faction. Because he is the backbone of the Northern Xinjiang faction, he first What needs to be considered is the interests of the northern Xinjiang, and then the interests of Guanzhong can be taken care of. Although he is very dissatisfied with the northern Xinjiang faction's efforts to crowd out the Guan and Luoshi people, but considering the interests of the northern Xinjiang faction, he can only keep silent.

When the eldest princess asked about strategies, Zhao Qi's first sentence was that if the imperial court wanted to think of Yongguan and Luoshi people, it must guarantee the interests of the northern Xinjiang scholars, otherwise, all strategies would be useless.

This is nonsense.If the imperial court wants to use people from Guan and Luo, it will inevitably affect the interests of the scholars in northern Xinjiang, so the eldest princess was stunned for a long time, and then asked, "Why did your lord teach me?"

"Your Highness, you should take a longer-term view. You should see after the resurgence of the Great Han Dynasty, 500 or 600 years after the Great Han Dynasty, instead of confining your sights only to Luoyang and the difficult years of unification."

The eldest princess looked into the deep eyes of the elder, as if realizing something, but she couldn't understand Zhao Qi's meaning for a while.

The eldest princess knelt down suddenly and saluted, "Please teach me, my lord."

Zhao Qi hurriedly helped her up, "Your Highness, the old minister's time is running out, even if he said something outrageous, please forgive him, even if the old minister is old and demented, just talking nonsense for a while, don't punish him."

"My lord..." The eldest princess was so excited that she wept quietly.

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The decline of this dynasty, when traced, is partly due to the century-long rebellion in western Xinjiang.

In order to guard the western frontiers and keep the barriers of Guan and Luo, this dynasty spent a lot of money and military force, but with little effect, and dragged down the big man instead.

Since the revival of Emperor Guangwu, the national power of this dynasty is not inferior to that of Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Xiaowu.I remember that not long after ZTE, this dynasty used thousands of cavalry and sent a few brave envoys such as Ban Chao, who successfully forced the Western Regions that had surrendered to the Huns to return to their submission.In addition, Dou Gu, Marquis of Anfeng, and his great-grandson Dou Xian also defeated the Xiongnu and treason in the Western Regions successively in the reign of Emperor Xiaoming and Emperor Xiaohe, and achieved brilliant victories.

But why in the past 100 years, the Han Dynasty has been unable to quell the Qiang rebellion in western Xinjiang?Compared with the Huns and the Western Regions, the Qiang and Huns in Western Xinjiang belong to the more barbarous Hu tribe. They have a small population and poor military force. But why can't we stabilize Western Xinjiang?Why did the Han Dynasty allow the Qiang people to cut off the passage to the west and lose the countries and large areas of the Western Regions?
Everything comes from the founding foundation of Emperor Shizu Guangwu.

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Starting from the distant time when King Wu of Zhou destroyed Shang, all dynasties generally established their capitals in two places, one is Chang'an and the other is Luoyang.

Chang'an was once the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Great Qin Dynasty.This is not only because the Great Zhou and the Great Qin originated from Guanzhong, but also because this place has a strategic military advantage.

In the land of Guanzhong, there are fertile plains on both sides of the Weishui River, known as the eight hundred Li Qinchuan, and the natural dangers of Tongguan and Hangu Pass, making it an invincible place with evidence to advance and retreat.

The construction of Luoyang began with Zhou Gong, whose purpose was to control the military fortresses of the survivors of the Shang Dynasty and other clans in the Guandong area.Since Duke Zhou was a sage who made rituals and made music in history, and Luoyang was considered the center of the world, after the Western Zhou Dynasty was swept away by Rongdi, Luoyang immediately became the new capital.Generally speaking, the capital's cultural symbolic significance is far greater than its military value.

Gaozu was from Pei County in Chu, and most of his generals and civil servants were from the Central Plains. Therefore, Gaozu and many ministers were not willing to build the capital in Chang'an at the beginning, but opponents believed that today's preliminary decision will make the country turbulent and the scale of Luoyang The geographical location is not as good as Chang'an, so it is better to make Chang'an the capital.Minister Lou Jing said, Your Majesty has killed countless people in order to gain the world, and there are as many people waiting for opportunities to rebel.Your Majesty is still more realistic. When entering Guanzhong, it is the best policy to rely on the risks of Wei and Han to consolidate the foundation first.Your Majesty used to fight with people often, and he knew that the most critical way to defeat the opponent was to grab the enemy's neck first.Entering Guanzhong, even if you have stuck the necks of the people in the world, your country will last forever.

Facts have proved that the military force in Guanzhong and the economic culture of Kanto complement each other.

Once the capital is Chang'an, the defense of western and northern borders is very important, and the supporting and deterrent role of Guanzhong is even more irreplaceable.In order to ensure the safety of the capital, the big Han not only had to defend the western and northern borders, but also to open up the territory and keep moving the defense line forward.Therefore, Emperor Xiaowu made great achievements in attacking the Xiongnu in the north and conquering all the countries in the Western Regions.

But after Emperor Guangwu inherited the Datong, he entered Luoyang.

He believes that a strong Han Dynasty does not necessarily have to take the expansion of territory as the top priority, but should govern the country with virtue. As long as the benevolent government is implemented, the Han Dynasty can also be strong.

Since then, the Han Dynasty has lost the benefits of Guanzhong, and people have gradually forgotten the immortal feats that Guanzhong had made for the prosperity of the Han Dynasty, and Guanzhong has declined.The decline of Guanzhong led to the loss of support and deterrence in western Xinjiang and northern Xinjiang. The Hu people began to invade, and the Han Dynasty quickly collapsed.

The big man was originally a fierce and inviolable lion, but Emperor Guangwu took its heart, pulled out its sharp teeth, cut off its sharp claws, and turned it into a lion that could only lie on the mountain. A dying beast that raised its head to the sky and roared.

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The eldest princess has understood the meaning of Mr. Zhao Qi so far, she exclaimed in disbelief: "The capital is Chang'an?"

"Yes, the capital is Chang'an." Zhao Qi said word by word, "Does Your Highness know why the imperial court has been able to control the northern border and dominate the desert for ten years?"

Without waiting for the eldest princess to speak, Zhao Qi continued, "It's not because of the great general's mighty force, or because of the invincibility of the northern Xinjiang cavalry, but because the imperial court is in Jinyang, and the capital of the great Han is in the northern border. The power is so close to the desert, this is the most fundamental reason why the imperial court firmly controls the northern border and the desert."

"If the capital of the Han Dynasty is Luoyang, and the center of defense of the Han Dynasty is moved back two thousand miles, and the iron cavalry is stationed on the front line of the Great Wall, may I ask Your Highness, can the imperial court firmly control the northern border? Can the imperial court still dominate the desert?"

"Your Highness, please think about Xijiang again. Why couldn't the court quell the rebellion in Xijiang? Why did the five prefectures in Hexi and the countries of the Western Regions lose? Why did Lord Cui Lie insist on abandoning Xijiang in the court? It's very simple, because the great Han The capital is Luoyang, and the invading Hu people are still outside the defense line defending the capital, the emperor and ministers of the Han Dynasty think that the enemy is still far away from them."

"Your Highness, please think deeply about why the emperor and ministers of the Han Dynasty were lost in the Western Regions and Hexi. In the precarious situation in the Western and Northern Borders, there is still no strong sense of crisis. The sense of crisis that the great Han Dynasty is about to decline and overthrow? It’s very simple, because since Emperor Guangwu, this dynasty has put the rule of virtue first, and the expansion of territory is the second, and the strategy of strengthening the country and rejuvenating the country has been reversed.”

"If the great Han doesn't expand its borders and conquer all directions, how can it maintain its ambition to dominate the world? How can it maintain a strong force? How can it protect its territory and subjects?"

"Only when the territory is stable and the people live and work in peace and contentment can the country be strong. Only when the country is strong can the country be governed by virtue, and only then can the great Han rule the world, and only then can the world be subdued under its feet."

"The significance of establishing the capital of Chang'an is that it can keep the great man's ambition to dominate the world forever, and keep the great man's army forever powerful, so that the great man can prosper from now on, and let the big man stand in the east from now on."

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The eldest princess was so excited that she knelt down on the ground again and gave a respectful salute to Mr. Zhao Qi. When she looked up again, tears were streaming down her face.

"Thank you, my lord, thank you, my lord, for allowing the big man to stand up again, and once again dominate the world..."

Zhao Qi's white beard fluttered, and he looked up to the sky and screamed, "It's a pity that I'm old and can't see that day, but you can see it, the general can see it, and our descendants can see it..."

"Big man, it will never fall..."

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Establishing the capital of Chang'an can firmly control the western and northern borders, allowing the Han army to sweep the world without any worries.

Establishing the capital of Chang'an can solve the long-suffering problem in Xiliang, and solve the problem of Han Sui's repeated rebellion in Xiliang.

The establishment of the capital Chang'an can completely change the foundation of the Han Dynasty, and under the influence and promotion of this aggressive and enterprising foundation, the strategy of the Han Dynasty will undergo earth-shaking changes, and the army of the Han Dynasty will also maintain continuous Under the protection of this powerful force and a brand-new strategy of governing the country, the big man will quickly move towards ZTE and rise rapidly.

After the Great Han established its capital in Chang'an, when the founding of the Great Han changed fundamentally, the power structure of the Great Han changed immediately. At this time, the balance of power in the court was bound to be broken, but this break was based on the rapid expansion of the power structure. Not only the interests of the scholars in northern Xinjiang are guaranteed and developed, but also the people in Guan and Luoshi can benefit from it. This is a redistribution of power where there are only winners and no losers, and everyone is happy.

The eldest princess has thoroughly understood Mr. Zhao Qi's ZTE plan, and she already knows how to deal with the situation in front of her.

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The eldest princess convened all the important ministers in Jinyang to discuss the matter. When she presented the proposal of establishing the capital of Chang'an at the Phoenix Terrace, everyone was shocked.

If Chang'an is the capital, the imperial court will immediately begin to draw up a detailed plan for establishing the capital, and the most important point is the expansion of the imperial court's various mansions.Chang'an is the capital, and Chang'an is the core of power that governs the vast territory of the Han Dynasty. The structure of the imperial court and various government offices will be greatly expanded.Due to various reasons, the current Jinyang court has a complete structure, but it is far from reaching the scale of a court required to govern a territory of thousands of miles.

The expansion of the imperial court required officials, and it became a very urgent matter for people from Guan and Luoshi to enter the imperial court.

Among the Guan and Luoshi people, the most influential were the Horse Clan and Shisun family in Fufeng in Guanzhong, and the Yang Clan in Kansai.Now that the highly respected Ma Rixun is dead, if he wants to regain the trust of the Guan and Luoshi people, he must invite the elder Yang Biao of the Yang Clan in Kansai to pardon the crimes of Shisun Rui and his clan and restore the dignity of the Shisun family. status.

However, the matter of Shisun's family involves the general, and the opinion of the general must be sought first.The eldest princess sent Shi Sun Xin to Xingyuan, just to let the general come forward to resolve the matter in person.If the matter of the Shisun family can be properly resolved, Yang Biao will be able to re-enter the court, and the matter of the Guan and Luo scholars' entry into official positions can also be resolved smoothly.

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Chen Hao was dumbfounded.He went around Jiangdong, but such an earth-shattering thing happened in the court.

"The establishment of the capital Chang'an is related to the fate of the country, and it needs to be treated carefully and discussed carefully, so only a very small number of important officials in the court know about it." Wang Chang looked at Chen Hao and said with a smile, "I'm telling you now, it's not a leak. Is it a court secret?"

Chen Hao was still immersed in shock, and ignored Wang Chang's teasing.

"Brother Yiqian, do you think they are a good match?" Wang Chang asked meaningfully, pointing to Zhao Xing and Shi Sunxin who were gradually approaching.

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