Daming: Spoilers about the future, Zhu Yuanzhang collapsed

Chapter 251 The Lu family and their daughter died after being skinned and picked out grass, and their reputation was ruined!Chang's Zhu Xiongying must take revenge!
"The Lu family and daughter have committed a heinous crime! Peel! Peel! Xuan! Grass!!!"

The Lu family killed nine tribes!
Everyone involved will kill the Nine Clans! ! "

In front of the Lu Mansion, Prince Zhu Biao shouted these words with red eyes, one word at a time, and seemed a little hysterical.

The sound fell, and the surroundings were silent, filled with many dull people.

Zhu Biao's appearance and the orders he issued were really scary!

Lu Ben, who was still holding on, his legs softened as he stood there, and he sat down on the ground.

Soon, a fishy smell came out.

There are water stains spreading out.

He was so frightened that he peed!

At this time, my mind went blank.

Finished!

Now his reputation was completely ruined!
Not only did he not get the results he wanted, but he also lost his fortune and life.

My father and daughter were about to be skinned as day lilies!

That's the peeled daylily

Lu Ben had seen how terrifying the man who had the daylilies peeled was.

The human skin is stuffed with straw and hung there like a kite, which looks eerie.

He never thought that one day he would end up like this!
According to the practice of the Hongwu Dynasty, once the day lily is peeled, it is impossible to be buried properly.

After the human skin is filled with straw, it will be hung in a conspicuous place to warn the world.

As for how long it will take, no one knows.

He, Lu Ben, was a scholar, and he cared about face the most.

As a result, people now have no peace even after death.

It is really too cruel to be treated like this.

That wasn't what worried him the most.

What worried him even more was that when the incident was revealed, Zhu Biao, who had always been gentle, actually used such cruel methods to treat them!

From now on, these will be recorded.

It will be written down in history books!

Just this one article is enough to make him and the Lu family become treacherous officials and traitors!
The kind that kills people once they get it, never think of raising their heads again!
He, Lu Ben, was a scholar. Although he did many things in his daily life, he was not a scholar.

But I still care more about my posthumous name.

When he thought that these things would be revealed to the world, recorded, and be infamy for thousands of years, he felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart.

Sitting here in a daze, tears streaming down my face.

When he did things in the past, he always felt that he would not be discovered and took chances.

At this time, he was about to be peeled off and hemerocallis was peeled off, but he knew he was afraid and regretted it.

But unfortunately, it was too late!

Their legs became weak, and several servants of the Lu family fell to the ground.

Including Wen Xiang, the confidant of the Crown Princess Lu, holding the package in her hand.

He also fell to the ground with a pale face.

Peel the daylily and kill the nine tribes!

They all knew that the Hongwu Dynasty used harsh methods against criminals who committed heinous crimes.

But it hasn't happened to them in the past, and they don't feel that deeply about it.

Now when they think about this cruel punishment being used on them, all of them can no longer hold their nerves.

Among them, the most sluggish person is Crown Princess Lu.

Lu, who was still there, refusing to acknowledge her until she was beaten to death, pretending to be weak and helpless in an attempt to get Zhu Biao to pardon her, felt like she was struck by lightning at this moment.

The body was shaking like chaff.

She didn't expect that Zhu Biao would treat her like this!
One day and a hundred days of grace between husband and wife, no matter what, she is the princess, and he actually wants to do such a cruel thing to her!

Not only did he kill himself without saying anything, he also peeled off the daylilies! !
This is not the Zhu Biao she knows, nor is it the result she wants!
The Zhu Biao she knew was very tolerant and always kept a tightrope when doing things.

Very nostalgic.

Not to mention anything else, he just said that his teacher Song Lian was involved in the Hu Weiyong case and should be executed according to the law.

But he tried his best to ask Zhu Yuanzhang to save Song Lian from death.

According to her idea, as long as she refuses to admit it.

No matter how angry Zhu Biao was, he already had all the evidence in his hands.

In the end, he won't do anything to himself.

The biggest result is nothing more than relegating yourself to the cold palace and ending your life.

No matter how you look at it, he will not kill himself!

But who could have imagined that the final result would be that Zhu Biao, a thief, not only wanted to kill himself, but also wanted to peel off the daylilies!
Not even a little bit of dignity is left to yourself!

How can it be?

How can this be? !
When did Zhu Biao change his temperament?

Has it become so cruel?So cold-blooded? !
The current result is really different from what she imagined.

Originally she thought she knew Zhu Biao very well.

She knew exactly where he had a mole.

But now, when she went to see her again, she found that the person she thought she was so familiar with had suddenly become so strange! !

If it were in another dynasty, as the crown prince, she, the crown prince, and her father-in-law, Lu Ben, would have given the order to skin them without going through the emperor.

The Lu family and the other people involved were also wanted to be punished by the Jiu Clan. Lu family did not believe it.

The prince does not have that much power.

But what happened to Zhu Biao was completely different.

Zhu Biao is different from other princes!
As the crown prince of the Hongwu Dynasty, the one with the most secure position as crown prince throughout history, Zhu Biao's words really mean something.

If they say they will kill the nine tribes, they will definitely kill the nine tribes.

If you say you want to peel off the day lily, you will peel off the day lily!
Absolutely no discount at all!

Moreover, according to Zhu Yuanzhang's temperament, after learning that Zhu Biao issued such an order, he not only did not feel any discomfort, but on the contrary, he would clap his hands and jump to cheers.

Said Zhu Biao did a good job.

"No! Your Highness! No!"

Lu steadied her mind and shouted with all her strength.

"Your Highness, I was wrong, and I really know that I was wrong!
Please don’t treat me like this..."

Lu couldn't pretend anymore and didn't dare to continue to be stubborn.

"Your Highness, all the mistakes you made are my fault.

I feel sorry for Your Highness, I feel sorry for Sister Chang, and I feel sorry for Xiongying.

I shouldn't do anything worse than a beast!
But... But Your Highness, one day is a blessing for a husband and a hundred days. You and I are husband and wife. We have lived together for many years and are extremely loving.

No matter how you look at it, you cannot treat me like this, Your Highness..."

Lu cried and begged Zhu Biao for mercy.

And speaking these words also meant that she completely admitted the evil she had done.

Although everyone present had been sure before that, what Zhu Biao said was true.

If he hadn't mastered the real evidence, Zhu Biao would never have taken action personally to attack the Lu family.

If he hadn't been extremely angry, according to Zhu Biao's temperament, he wouldn't have even given up the dignity of the royal family, and wouldn't have given the last bit of dignity to Lu.

Deal with these things directly in broad daylight and in public.

But even so, many people couldn't help but feel shocked after hearing Lu personally admit that she had done these things.

I was shocked by Lu's insidiousness.

This Ms. Lu is really a femme fatale!

How brave and cruel does she have to do such a thing!
"One day brings a hundred days of grace to a husband and wife? Deep love between husband and wife?"
What have you done yourself?

Do you still have the nerve to say that one day is a day for a husband and a hundred days for you?Do you have the nerve to say that your husband and wife are deeply in love?

Do you still have the nerve to mention Concubine Chang and the hero?
You bitch, do you know you are wrong at this time?
Are you no longer tough-talking now?
late? !
From the beginning to now, I don’t know how many opportunities I have given you!

what about you?
How did you treat me?

Don’t give up until you reach the Yellow River!I won’t cry until I see the coffin!
You have always been lucky and deceived me as if you were a fool!
Now, I'm going to skin you and pull the grass from you. Are you scared?

Did you know you came to beg me?

late!

If you had admitted your mistake earlier, it would have saved you some dignity, but now, haha! "

Zhu Biao's voice was cold. After saying this, he flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.

Seeing this, Mrs. Lu's face turned pale, even more uncomfortable than the death of her own father!

"Your Highness! Your Highness!"

No matter what, I was once your wife and a royal person!
You must always give me some decency, and you must also give the royal family some decency.

Give...give me a white silk ribbon! "

As Zhu Biao's attitude became tougher, Lu's demands also began to decrease.

From the beginning, I wanted to survive, to now I want to be decent.

Zhu Biao snorted coldly when he heard this: "Decent? You have done such a thing and still want to be decent?"

No decency left!
I'm not afraid of being embarrassed or being laughed at by others!

I just want to expose your evil deeds to the public!

Let the world know how evil you are and how worthy of death you are!

It also makes people know how miserable Concubine Chang and Xiongying died!
How blind am I, the prince, husband, and father!

I want to turn you and the Lu family into shit!

Let the world understand that this red line cannot be touched, and whoever touches it will die! ! !
Zhu Biao's voice was as cold as coming from an ice cave.

All the gentleness and generosity that he usually had were gone at this moment.

"If I give you any more dignity at this time, then I am not worthy of being a person, a husband, or a father!!"

After the voice fell, Zhu Biao didn't even look back and walked straight away.

Lu's body trembled like chaff as if struck by lightning.

"Your Highness! Your Highness! Zhu Biao! You can't do this!!!

You can't be so heartless! "

But Zhu Biao didn't even look back.

"Let me go! Let me go! I am the Crown Princess! I am the Crown Princess!
Which of you dares to touch me?Whoever dares to touch me will die! ! "

Lu shouted loudly and began to struggle violently, trying to get Mao Xiang and others who were holding her to let go.

But at this time, who would take her as the Crown Princess seriously?
Not to mention, she is no longer the princess at this time.

Zhu Biao had already divorced her in public.

When Mao Xiang saw that she was making such a fuss, he asked someone to find a rag and gag her mouth.

The world suddenly fell silent.

At this time, Lu finally realized that she would not be spared after all, and would suffer the most terrible punishment next.

She was completely stunned, endless panic emerged in her heart.

The intense fear made her urinate and urinate.

At this moment, all her majesty, all reserve, all dignity, all dignity were gone!

It wasn't until this moment that she understood.

Zhu Biao could take away the noble status she thought she had with just one word.

She thought she was superior to others.

But all of this is based on the premise that Zhu Biao and others trust her.

She is just a vine attached to the prince Zhu Biao.

Without Zhu Biao, she was nothing!

At this moment, she really regretted it.

He regretted why he had done such a thing in the first place and why he had harmed Mrs. Chang.

She knew very well about the Chang family.

According to Chang's carefree character, even if Chang did not die, she would still be the crown princess and would become the queen from now on.

I will never embarrass myself.

Zhu Biao only has her as the crown prince and herself as the concubine.

In this case, the person who is really in charge of things in the harem is still yourself.

Wouldn't it be much better than being peeled off as a daylily now?
This is often the case with people. Only when disastrous consequences occur do they realize they regret something.

Unfortunately, everything is too late!

But there was one thing that Lu still didn't understand.

Why was it that I hid it so well in the beginning and never exposed it?

Now he is preparing to deal with Han Cheng, but everything is out of control.

Judging from the current results, I am afraid that this matter was a trap set by Zhu Yuanzhang and others!
Just waiting for him to take action and harm others with smallpox again.

Prior to this, although Zhu Yuanzhang and others had the suspicion that he had killed Zhu Xiongying with smallpox, there was no corresponding evidence.

It was equivalent to saying that what he did this time was to extend his neck directly and put it under their swords.

But he didn’t realize it!

Only then did she realize how big the gap was between herself and Zhu Yuanzhang and others!

In the past, she felt that Zhu Yuanzhang and others were easy to deal with, but that was all.

Mainly because she is the princess and married to Zhu Biao.

Both Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma regarded themselves as family members and never treated themselves the same way they treated outsiders.

That's why I succeeded repeatedly, thinking that they were nothing more than that.

Now, when they regard themselves as enemies, they can easily kill themselves with just a backhand!
After understanding these things, Lu was hit even harder.

I thought that I and them were on the same level.

Only now do I realize that it was all my own arrogance.

In their eyes, his actions were like a monkey jumping up and down, which was really ridiculous.

However, there was one thing she still didn't understand.

Why did Zhu Yuanzhang and others suddenly turn their attention to themselves and pay attention to this matter.

Could it be...that it was because of his previous hostility towards Han Cheng and his testing at Shouning Palace?

Is this...as for that? ?
But if you think about it carefully, the only variable that appears is Han Cheng.

It was the appearance of Han Cheng that caused things that were originally going smoothly to go bad.

Ma Xiuying cannot die.

In the harem, she will be like a mountain, always pressing on her head.

Keep yourself from taking things too far.

Immediately afterwards, his own Yunwen was beaten severely and was ignored by Zhu Yuanzhang and others.

Zhu Yunxi, that inconspicuous thing, surpasses Yunwen...

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that the cause of this incident was Han Cheng.

If it weren't for Han Cheng, I would never be as miserable as I am now!

It was as if Han Cheng was his nemesis.It’s specially made to restrain yourself!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and the more he thought about it, the more he wanted to kill Han Cheng.

I want to pull him by the collar and ask him why he always goes against me!
Isn't it good for everyone to keep in touch with each other?

Why do you have to die by yourself?
Why do you look down on your own Yunwen like that?

Relying on the education methods inherited from the Lu family, he also has various high requirements for Yun Wen.

From now on, Yun Wen will definitely become the emperor of the ages!
But with the arrival of Han Cheng, everything changed!

Damn it!
Amidst the endless anger and fear, she still had a deep sense of confusion.

I don’t know what kind of methods Han Cheng went through to get Zhu Yuanzhang and others to trust him like that!

At first, she only thought that it was Han Cheng who cured Ma Xiuying's disease.

But now she feels that things are far from being as simple as she imagined.

According to the temperament of Zhu Yuanzhang and others, it is impossible for Han Cheng to obey Han Chengyan just because he cured Ma Xiuying's disease.

There must be some great secret!
Otherwise, it would never be the case!
It's a pity that she can't know the truth of the matter!

She was unable to resolve this doubt until her death...

Mao Xiang and others tied up the Lu family, and then captured the rest of the Lu family.

As a result, something unexpected happened at this moment.

The maid named Wenxiang, who was not far away from the Lu family and had been so frightened that she was lying on the ground, suddenly broke out at this time.

She opened the package and took out the clothes inside.

"Die! Let's all die! Let's die together!!!"

she yelled with all the madness.

He waved the somewhat dirty clothes in his hand.

Seeing Mao Xiang draw his sword, he threw the clothes at Mao Xiang's face.

I saw the flash of the knife, and the dress was split in two from the middle.

Mao Xiang also emerged from behind the clothes that were torn in two.

The next moment, Wenxiang's head rose into the sky with a fountain of blood!

But even at this time, she had a ferocious and proud smile on her face.

As a humble palace maid, it would be nice for her to have some support before she dies!
Mao Xiang held the knife and sneered: "Didn't you see that there are acne marks on my face?
Haven't you noticed that the faces of the people who came to perform this mission have more or less pockmarks?
madness!

Just some little tricks, do you think you have a plan? ! "

At this time, Wenxiang's head also fell to the ground.

Because Mao Xiang's knife was too fast, and after the human corpse was separated, the brain would not die immediately.

It will take some time before he becomes completely unconscious.

Wenxiang obviously heard Mao Xiang's words, and his crazy expression suddenly became dull.

Then he died with a face full of reluctance.

What is murder and heart-breaking?This is called murder and heart-killing!
"Burn them all!"

Mao Xiang gave the order.

Immediately, members of the Jinyiwei came forward, gathered the clothes, the box containing the clothes, and Wenxiang's corpse together, and burned them on fire.

A large number of people arrested everyone in Lu Mansion.

high speed.

The main thing is a profession.

Lu's mouth was blocked.

At this time, she thought of her son Zhu Yunwen.

Her Yun Wen was originally going to be the emperor.

But now that the matter has been exposed, I no longer have the protection of my mother-in-law.

I don’t know what Yunwen will become.

He will definitely miss the throne.

I don’t know how miserable his life will be in the future.

After thinking about it for a while, Lu couldn't help but shook her head and told herself not to think too much.

Zhu Biao is relatively kind. Yunwen is not only his own son, but also his Zhu Biao's son and the grandson of the Zhu family.

No matter how cruel they are, they will definitely not kill him.

Yunwen will definitely have a good future!

It must be so!

Soon, the Lu family was completely sealed off, and all relevant personnel were arrested.

While doing these things, various soldiers and horses were dispatched to arrest all the nine clans involved.

Of course, there are some differences between the nine tribes.

Some people with special status will be pardoned, but if they are not included, such as Zhu Biao and others, it is impossible for them to attack themselves...

……

What happened to the Lu family was too sudden and too explosive.

It is not only related to the royal family, but also directly related to the death of the emperor's grandson Zhu Xiongying and the death of the former crown prince Chang.

The person who took action was the current Crown Princess Lu.

In order to kill Zhu Xiongying, taboo methods such as smallpox were also used.

Prince Zhu Biao made the decision to skin and remove the skins of Crown Princess Lu and others.

These things, every single item is explosive!
Not to mention it all comes together.

Therefore, as soon as it happened, it spread like crazy everywhere as if it had wings.

Many people were stunned when they first heard the news.

Even those who had a good relationship with Lu Ben originally, and not long ago they shared the same hatred and worked hard for the orthodoxy of Confucianism.

When they learned what Crown Princess Lu and Lu Ben had done, they were stunned and felt chills.

Some people were so shocked that they were covered in white hair and sweat.

They didn't expect it, they really didn't expect it!

Lu Ben and Lu were so vicious!
He did so many evil things secretly!
Even those who have a good relationship with Lu Ben and the Lu family, at this moment, they all want them to go to the eighteenth level of hell immediately!
That's smallpox!
This father and daughter dare to use smallpox to harm people, they are really crazy!

Such actions are outrageous to both humans and gods!
If it were something else, and the good Crown Princess was suddenly deposed and had to be skinned as a daylily, there would definitely be some officials who wanted to speak out on this matter.

Even if they don't ask Zhu Yuanzhang and the others not to kill the princess, they will at least cause trouble for Zhu Yuanzhang and the others.

Let them not be so smooth and complete the matter.

But now, after learning what these two people had done, they applauded the punishment of Lu and his daughter being skinned and stripped!

This is how such a demon should be dealt with!

Otherwise, I would not be sorry for the evil they did!
There were many people who were good friends with Lu Ben, and they were all busy starting to clear up their relationship with Lu Ben at this time.

Many people were already yelling at Lu Ben...

In fact, as Lu Ben had thought before, what the father and daughter did was too evil.

Once it is exposed, your reputation will be ruined and your reputation will be ruined forever!
Now they are not dead yet, they have become street rats, and everyone is shouting to beat them.

Countless people applauded the fate of Lu Ben and the Lu family.

Even those corrupt scholars who had always disapproved of excessive killing felt that the order issued by Prince Zhu Biao was really good.

Really relieved!
Zhu Yuanzhang, as well as Zhu Biao and the others, were extremely angry towards the Crown Princess Lu Shi and Lu Ben.

After having people arrest them and announcing their crimes, they had people find craftsmen who skinned them.

A high platform was built directly at Caishikou in the capital.

To be executed in public!
Demonstrate to everyone what peeling grass is!

It turns out that the Lu family and their daughter cannot wait for one more day in this world!
As Zhu Biao said before, he doesn't want any royal dignity!

If Lu dared to do such a thing, he would dare to use such a method to let the world understand the evil that Lu had done!

How dare you avenge your own concubine Chang and your own hero like this!

Just executing Mr. Lu quietly is simply not possible!
……

"How's the mark?"

In Wuying Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao and asked with concern.

He was very afraid of his Biao'er, and he couldn't stand it because of this incident and suffered a major blow.

This is what he absolutely does not want to see.

In fact, at the beginning, Zhu Yuanzhang was prepared to do these things himself.

Then inform Zhu Biao of the result of the processing and the cause of the incident.

In this way, Zhu Biao will be less impacted.

But at the last moment, Zhu Biao took the initiative to come to Zhu Yuanzhang and informed Zhu Yuanzhang that he would do these things himself...

Facing Zhu Yuanzhang's inquiry, Zhu Biao shook his head and said: "Dad, it's okay.

That Lu is just a bitch.

My son, my son, has followed my father over the years and has dealt with many major events and experienced many storms.

As the prince of the Ming Dynasty, he can still handle this.

If he can't even handle this little thing, then the child is not worthy of being the crown prince of my Ming Dynasty.

It’s better to train the fourth child from now on! "

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he laughed, reached out and patted Zhu Biao's shoulder hard.

"Okay! Well said!

He is worthy of being our standard and our seed!

This is how a man should be when he is born in heaven and earth!
After Mrs. Lu has done such a thing, she is no longer your wife and a member of my Zhu family.

Sure enough, we saw you right!

Biaoer!Your growth makes us happy.

You are indeed our greatest achievement! ! "

Zhu Yuanzhang was not shy about praising Zhu Biao.

The admiration in his eyes was not concealed at all.

Now my goals are moving more and more in the direction I want to see.

Biao'er is like this, Yunxi is being taught by Han Cheng, and he will definitely be like this in the future!

Plus Han Chenghui's various weird things.

If the development continues for a long time, can those rotten Ruan come back again?An Neng will cause trouble to China again!
"Father, let's go and see how that bitch Lu was executed!"

Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with red eyes and said.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang was still praising Zhu Biao just now.

But after hearing Zhu Biao's words at this time, he couldn't help but be surprised.

Zhu Biao's proposal was too surprising and shocking.

"Biao'er, this...it's better not to go.

That bitch is dead. We go to see her, but her face is too long. "

Zhu Yuanzhang was worried that Zhu Biao couldn't bear it.

"Father, it's okay.

The child must see it, and it won’t work if he doesn’t look at it.

The child just wanted to see how this vicious bitch died! "

Seeing that Zhu Biao could not be defeated, Zhu Yuanzhang stopped forcibly blocking him.

But I was still worried, fearing that Zhu Biao couldn't stand the excitement...

……

Half an hour later, soldiers were sweeping the market, paving the road with loess, and sounding gongs to clear the way...

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao left the Forbidden City one after another.

Heading all the way towards the food market entrance.

There is a white cloth on Zhu Biao's shelf.

It was arranged like a hearse.

The people watching on both sides were shocked and a little excited when they saw this scene.
They knelt down to greet them.

After arriving not far from the vegetable market, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao got off their respective racks.

At this time, everyone discovered that Zhu Biao was holding two wooden signs in his arms.

Someone who was close took a closer look and found that the wooden sign actually contained two spiritual tablets.

One belongs to the former Crown Princess Chang.

The other one belonged to the emperor's grandson Zhu Xiongying, who died just this year.

Zhu Biao walked towards the execution platform step by step, and looked at the two Lu family members, Lu Ben, who were trembling and half-dead with fear.

Zhu Biao lowered his head to the rank in his arms and said softly: "Concubine Chang, Xiongying, I will avenge you right now!"

After saying that and looking at the sky, he took out the sign from the bamboo tube with his own hands, dipped it in cinnabar, wrote the word "pee" on it, and threw it away.

"Peel the skin and pick the grass!!"

Zhu Biao personally gave the order, and the people waiting below immediately picked up the token and trotted to the front of the stage...

Soon, the prepared craftsman picked up the knife and began to move his hands on the tied up Lu family.

Lu family, Lu Ben, screamed in fear, and the shouts no longer sounded like human voices.

Sounds creepy.

But Zhu Biao sat there, holding the two rankings in his arms, motionless as a mountain.

He looked at Lu and his daughter quietly, struggling and wailing.

Watching the blood flow, watching the two men being tortured...

This is a technical job that lasted for nearly an hour before it was completely done.

Lu Shi and Lu Ben were already covered in blood and had lost their human form.

But they haven't died yet, and the image at this time is extremely terrifying.

But Zhu Biao, who was always kind, just sat there this time and watched the whole process without blinking.

The Lu family waited for a long time before they finally died.

While Zhu Biao was holding the memorial tablets of Chang and Zhu Xiongying, he burst into tears at some point.

Zhu Yuanzhang took all this into his eyes and felt so distressed that his eyes filled with tears.

When I think about my eldest grandson and my daughter-in-law, I can't help but feel sad.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang even wanted to go up and personally chop up the bodies of Lu family and Lu Ben and feed them to the dogs!
It wasn't until almost evening that the place was cleaned up.

The bodies of Lu's father and daughter were thrown into a mass grave.

As for their flayed skins, they have been stuffed with straw.

According to Zhu Biao's order, it was hung not far from the city gate as a warning to others.

This time, Zhu Biao was really stimulated, which was completely opposite to his usual behavior.

But others can't say no even half a word...

……

"Father, Zhu Yunwen, how should we deal with it?"

After drinking a bowl of meat porridge, Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and asked...

(End of this chapter)