Dashun Yongchang

Dashun Yongchang Author: Fuchun Mountain Residence

Introduction

a farce

Chapter 1 Eunuch Chang's Friends and Followers

One day, the bronze statue of Chang Kaishen in Keelung Lions Park in Taiwan was beheaded, and the statue's hands and body were severely damaged.This news soon spread to the underworld. Chang Kaishen, who enjoys the state-level treatment in the underworld, was shocked when he heard that, relying on Qiangu Perfection’s incense power in Yangjian, he was very worried that once the power of incense in Yangjian was lost, his You will have to be laid down in the [-]th floor of hell to be punished.

So he immediately invited his good friends Dai and Bai to ask them how to solve his troubles.After hearing this, Bai laughed, and said to Chang Kaishen: "Don't worry, Mr. Kaishen, you have the great kindness of "repaying grievances with virtue" to our country. The shrine built by our people for you is still very popular. Even if Taiwan loses some , it doesn’t matter, it won’t let you fall into the eighteenth level of hell.”

However, Dai, who has already served as the magistrate of the underworld at this time, frowned and said to Bai: "Although the incense of Duke Kaishen is very strong in your country, your country is governed by 800 million gods, and Duke Kaishen is still the native of the underworld. The incense of your country can't counteract the power of the underworld."

After hearing this, Bai laughed again and said, "What's the problem? As long as Duke Kaishen immigrates to our country, then the 800 million gods will naturally protect Duke Kaishen."

Dai glanced at Chang Kaishen's face, and then said again: "Mr. Bai's idea is good, but if Mr. Kaishen emigrates, he won't be able to enjoy the treatment at the state level. Your country can give you the corresponding treatment." ?"

Bai showed a embarrassed expression and said: "If Duke Kaishen continues to stay in the underworld, our country will naturally be willing to give corresponding treatment. But if Duke Kaishen emigrates to our country, this treatment will be hard to say. After all, we are a democratic country and cannot be treated like Like a dictatorship, you can give preferential treatment to whoever you want."

Seeing his old friend Kaishen's face getting darker, and thinking of how his old friend took care of his son for him back then, Dai rolled his eyes and said, "Actually, I have an idea. Isn't the biggest trouble for Mr. Kaishen now? Is it the problem of the reduction of incense? We can actually start from this aspect.”

Chang Kaishen finally lost his composure, and asked his old friend, "Will the plan be settled?"

Dai then said with a smile: "The gangsters in Taiwan don't know the greatness of Lord Kaishen, but there are still many fans of Lord Kaishen in mainland China. Please take a look..."

Dai waved his hand, and a large screen appeared in front of the three of them, with various pictures and texts continuously displayed on it. With Dai's light touch, a piece of picture and text was enlarged, "You are so strong, Mr. Chang, you are full of passion. , Chan Jing tried his best to fight against Japanese pirates. Retiring to Taiwan, the original intention remains unchanged. Day and night I look forward to returning, and the two sides of the strait will be unified. Great, my Changgong! Sad, my Changgong!

Chang Gong led two Northern Expeditions to unify the chaotic China.Mr. Chang was troubled by internal and external troubles, and under extremely difficult circumstances, he consolidated the frontiers, consolidated the rule of the central government, and avoided the split of the country.According to Mr. Sun Yat-sen's concept of building a country with the Three Principles of the People, Chang Gong implemented military and political training and constitutionalism.

Chang Gong led the great war of resistance. If it were not for the defeat in the civil war, the war of resistance of the Kuomintang would have been a fearless and heroic epic.Without a national hero like Chang Gong, how could the founding of New China come about..."

A smile finally appeared on Chang Kaishen's face. He couldn't help reaching out to stroke his beard. After stroking for a while, he calmly changed it to resting his chin, and said nonchalantly, "I know I'm guilty." I am only a spring and autumn. The people still understand me."

Dai and Bai looked at each other and smiled. Naturally, he would not release those remarks that slandered Mr. Chang to embarrass his old friends, but Mr. Chang's mind was still turning quickly. You Dai asked: "Although there are people in mainland China who support me, they are not official representatives, and they didn't set up a statue for me. How can this add incense?"

Dai then smiled and said: "This is indeed a problem, but it is not a problem. Look at the Sanshun King when the Manchus entered the customs, and now there are statues and temples. The traitors of the past have become today's nation. Fusion represents it. With your foundation, Mr. Chang, are you not as good as them? I think, as long as you are patient, Mr. Chang, the mainland will also give you a statue. After all, they can even erect statues of three horses and one white in the northwest, let alone What about Mr. Chang?"

Chang Kaishen thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "King Sanshun suffered for hundreds of years before he had a chance to stand up. Do I have to wait so long? Then I still have to go to the [-]th floor? Is there no way to be more proactive?"

After thinking for a while, Dai said: "There is another tricky way, which is to send someone to the sub-plane to steal a piece of national fortune for you, Mr. Chang, so that you can support you when you go to the mainland to add incense to your statue. gone."

Chang Kaishen said happily: "This is not bad, it doesn't look like there is any risk. What about the fate of this country... um, how about using it?"

Dai then explained: "The secondary planes are all attached to the main plane to grow, but the historical direction is a little different. Simply put, they are all historical directions abandoned by the people of the main plane. It is wrong to say that there is no risk. For example, if a character like Mao Gong is thrown into the secondary plane, the main plane may collapse, and then we will be in big trouble."

Chang Kaishen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "There's nothing to worry about. Those who believe in me are simple people, and such people will never appear."

Dai went on to say: "With my current authority, I can only throw a person in at the end of the Ming Dynasty or the end of the Qing Dynasty, let him compete with the victor for the world, and then transfer his energy back to Duke Chang."

Chang Kaishen nodded and said, "Then let's throw away the Ming Mo."

Bai at the side said a little puzzled: "Why don't you throw away the late Qing Dynasty? Didn't he know more about that era?"

Chang Kaishen said with some embarrassment: "Simple people generally can't bear the life of a red bandit. If he goes to our side to become an underground party, I'm worried that he won't survive the founding of New China. It's better at the end of the Ming Dynasty. If you rely on the past when it is closed, the matter is almost over, and there will be no accidents."

Dai also nodded in agreement and said: "In order to prevent nights and dreams, I chose the peasant army before the stone war. At this time, they will be defeated and surrendered to the Qing army. Basically, they will be treated leniently, and this ray of national luck will be in hand. But this person is chosen. Mr. Chang, you have chosen."

Chang Kaishen casually glanced at the pictures and texts on the platform, pointed to a simple person who was speaking on Zhihu, and said, "That's him, it seems that this person not only hates the red gangsters, but also carefully read what I wrote. diary, it can be seen that he is a true Three People's advocate."

The real Three People’s activists named by Chang Kaishen are excitedly arguing with people on the computer, "...the atmosphere on Zhihu is really getting worse and worse. They are all bullshit, label me at will. Tired. I don’t want to talk nonsense. You don’t understand Chang Gong’s difficulties at all, while facing millions of regular Japanese troops, you also have to guard against the Red Party’s slowing down...”

Suddenly his eyes went dark, and when he woke up, he found that he was no longer at home, but in a large dark room. He suddenly shouted in shock: "Is there anyone? I'm still alive. Doctors, nurses... "

"Stop shouting." Surrounded by the green light, Dai suddenly appeared in front of him, and said with a serious expression: "Your lifespan is over, and according to your merits, you can only be reincarnated as a pig and sheep in your next life. But miss you Believers of the Three People's Principles, I can give you an extra-judicial mercy and allow you to be reincarnated as a human being."

It took a while for someone who fell to the ground to understand Dai's words. After thinking about it for a long time, he looked at Dai and asked in fear: "Why is there a hell? Didn't you say that there are no gods and Buddhas in the world?"

Dai gave him a contemptuous look and said, "That's why the underworld never accepts those red bandits. We only accept people with real faith here."

Someone was silent for a long time, and then asked cautiously: "If I convert now, is it too late?"

Dai was furious, and immediately pulled out a horsewhip to beat his head and face, and someone who was beaten wailed and begged for mercy, so he put away the whip and straightened his official uniform and asked, "Can you change it?" change?"

Someone said in horror: "No change, no change. I will be loyal to the Three People's Principles and will never change them."

"Sincere?"

"More real than real gold."

After getting someone's guarantee, Dai picked up what he could say and told someone, and someone asked a little puzzled: "What does your lord mean, that you want me to possess a certain person, and then take refuge in Manqing?" , and then as long as you hang out in peace until you die of old age. That's all right?"

Dai nodded and said: "It's as simple as that. I won't throw you to the soldiers, so you won't be taken seriously if you join the past. I will help you throw yourself to a general of the peasant army, so that you will vote for the Qing army. If you don't risk your life, at least you can be a state magistrate and live a safe life."

Someone was silent for a long time before asking in a low voice, "Since it's such a simple task, why did you find me?"

Dai gave him a sideways look, with a look that you deserve to know, and someone finally changed the subject out of breath: "Then can you give me a golden finger or something so that I can save my life? It is said that the end of the Ming Dynasty was very chaotic, and I don't know much about martial arts, so I was worried that I would die if I didn't complete the mission of the adults."

When Dai was considering someone's request, Chang Kaishen's voice suddenly sounded in his mind, "Then pass on my handwritten diary to him. This is the condensation of my life's hard work. Since he is my believer, Naturally, you should familiarize yourself with my diary. With my life experience, wouldn’t it be possible for a mere late Ming Dynasty to not be able to survive?”

Although Dai felt that it would be better to give someone a copy of Zeng Guofan's diary, but he would never hit his old friend in the face like this, so he obeyed his old friend's wishes.It’s just that a certain person was puzzled when he saw the glowing diary on the ground. After asking that it was his golden finger, he hesitated for a long time and asked, “If this is really the case, can you change to Mao Xuan?”

Before a certain person finished speaking, he felt a heavy kick on the head. Before he passed out, he heard another person say angrily, "Mother Xipi, you are the only one who talks too much."

In the Hall of Turning Wheels, Dai adjusted the time of the reincarnation circuit to before the stone war, and when he was about to put someone's soul into a certain general of the Peasant Army, Chang Kaishen behind him finally couldn't help but speak out Pointing: "You have a problem with this direction and angle, you should move 15mm to the upper left..."

Dai was shocked and stopped him quickly: "Kaishen, don't move around. If it falls on Li Zicheng, the Qing army will not accept his surrender. This is a waste of an opportunity..."

Chapter 2 Run?

Chang Kaishen looked at the scene displayed on the reincarnation platform in front of him, and after a long silence, he turned to Dai and asked, "How about we throw another one in?"

Dai said with a blank face: "The next time will be three months later, and this sub-plane can no longer be used."

Chang Kaishen nodded and said, "Then talk about it in three months. I haven't written my diary yet, so I'll ask you out next time..."

On the morning of April 4th, Li Zicheng, the commander of the Dashun Army who had just arrived at the foot of the Shihe River on the west side of Shanhaiguan, suddenly fainted while spying on Shanhaiguan on Gaogang. Around the big tent.

Li Zicheng's two adopted sons, Zhang Nai and Li Xi, immediately rushed over with Song Xiance when they heard the news. Li Zicheng's counselor used to do fortune-telling and see a doctor, but now he is more reliable than ordinary doctors.

The three of them just walked to the door of the big tent, when they heard a sentence from inside, "I *your mother's hell..." The three of them stopped immediately, Song Xiance looked at the two of them, and said cautiously: " The fact that His Majesty can wake up means that there should be no serious problems, we might as well wait for His Majesty to stabilize before going in."

Zhang Nai and Li Xi remained silent, they just looked at each other and then stood still.Since King Chuang ascended the throne and became the emperor, they could feel that their adoptive father had changed a little bit from the past. They paid more and more attention to the rules set by those scholars, and they didn't care as much for their adopted sons as before.

They are not Liu Zongmin, it doesn't matter how they behave in front of foster father.For example, when entering the city of Beijing, although the adoptive father ordered not to disturb the people, Liu Zongmin disapproved and said in front of the adoptive father: "Brother is in the country, and we will not fight with you, why don't we allow us to take some money to enjoy the blessings of women! "

Although the adoptive father didn't say anything at the time, he turned the table over when he returned to the palace that night.But this time when Wu Sangui rebelled, the adoptive father once wanted Liu Zongmin to lead the army alone, but Liu Zongmin refused to agree, and instead lost his temper at the adoptive father: "Everyone is a thief, why do you enjoy the blessings in the capital, let me go fight?"

As a last resort, the adoptive father had no choice but to personally send troops to conquer Wu Sangui in Shanhaiguan, but along the way, the adoptive father did not give General Quan a good face. It can be seen that General Quan offended the adoptive father to death.These adopted sons who grew up in the children's camp are not as courageous as General Quan, who dare to take credit for their adoptive father.

In the big tent at this time, a burly man was sitting on the camp bed, holding his head in his hands and feeling very annoyed.The process of throwing down and possessing was much simpler than he imagined. It turned out that his soul was directly shot out as a cannonball, but after fusing the memories of the possessed person, he realized that there seemed to be something wrong. .

Obviously the magistrate of the underworld said that he would throw him on a certain general of the Dashun army, and then surrender to the Qing army in a few days, and then hang around as an official until he died, and the mission was over.But what the hell does it mean to throw it on Li Zicheng?Can Li Zicheng surrender to the Qing army?

Although he worshiped Duke Kaishen, he was not stupid. How many lords of a country surrendered would have good results, especially if the opponent was the Da Qing.He has never seen anyone on the Internet, and he knows all about the dirty stuff about Ta Qing.Thinking of the third prince Zhu who lived in his 70s and kept himself safe, but was eventually wiped out by the emperor, he knew that he would definitely not be able to surrender.

Because on the first day of the first month of this year, Li Zicheng founded the country in Xi'an, and the name of the country was Dashun, which was changed to Yongchang.In other words, the current Li Zicheng is no longer an ordinary rebel leader, but a real emperor, although there is still a lack of an enthronement ceremony.Whoever Ta Qing let go, he will not let him go.So the originally simple task has now become an impossible task. Even if he changed his body, he didn't intend to enjoy the abnormal way of death.

However, the situation of this body is that he passed out while observing Shanhaiguan, which means that the incident of Wu Sangui leading the Qing soldiers into the customs will happen soon, and this ghostly place is not a safe place.Thinking of this, someone wants to get up and go out and shout, "Brothers, the wind is tight, it's not a problem."

But thinking that if the army collapsed, he would be even more unable to run, so he finally suppressed the impulse in his heart.Thinking of this, he began to complain about the original body of this body, "Why don't you enjoy being the emperor in Beijing and come to Shanhaiguan to find death..."

Just as he was lamenting, the leather curtain of the big tent was lifted suddenly. It was said that it was a big tent, but it was actually the level of the grassland yurts of later generations.A certain person was so frightened that he was about to jump up, until the three people who entered the door knelt down on the ground and said to him: "Your Majesty, my minister Song Xiance (Zhang Nai, Li Xi) begs to see you."

Someone just remembered that he is Emperor Yongchang now, and that unlucky ghost died when he possessed himself.But speaking of it, it’s hard to say that he was unlucky. After all, according to the development of history, he was chased by the Qing army like a bereaved dog after Shanhaiguan was defeated, and finally died at the hands of several farmers. The struggle of the first half of his life was regarded as For nothing.Thinking about it this way, the one on top of my post is the real unlucky ghost.

After being stunned for a while, a certain person calmed down, waved his hand casually at the three of them and said, "Get up, don't follow these broken rules in the army from now on. Find a stool yourself... Forget it, Let's all sit on the ground and talk, there are blankets to cushion it anyway."

Seeing Li Zicheng's performance, Zhang Nai and Li Xi were greatly relieved, feeling that the adoptive father from the past had returned.On the contrary, Song Xiance looked at Li Zicheng in surprise, and felt that the other party was indeed abnormal, so he couldn't help but said to Li Zicheng who was sitting cross-legged on the ground: "Your Majesty, can Rong Chen feel your pulse?"

While stretching out his right hand, Li Zicheng asked his two sons, "Has everyone settled down in the army? What do the soldiers think about the next battle?"

Zhang Nai, who was sitting cross-legged on the left side, replied with a straight body: "Return to Your Majesty, all the camps in the army have been set up, and the soldiers who accompanied His Majesty to the high hills to observe the enemy's situation have also been temporarily confined. General Quan None of them should know about His Majesty's fainting."

Li Xi, who was sitting opposite Zhang Nai, looked more natural. He said very relaxedly: "Back to Your Majesty, the soldiers all want to finish this battle quickly and then go back to their hometown in Shaanxi. Everyone feels that this battle After the war, the world will be at peace.”

After the two finished speaking, they found that Li Zicheng didn't show a smile on his face, but looked worried. They couldn't help but looked at each other, wondering what they just said wrong.

Song Xiance finally let go of Li Zicheng's wrist, and said to him: "Your Majesty's pulse is fine, that is... if the two generals are fine, why not go out first, and let me have a chat with Your Majesty. "

Zhang Nai and Li Xi glanced at Li Zicheng and saw that he had no intention of objecting, so they all got up and bowed to him to leave, and walked out of the big tent one after the other.As the leather curtain of the big tent was lowered again, the beam of light from the top of the head was left again, shining on the carpet between Li Zicheng and Song Xiance, which seemed quite dusty.

However, Song Xiance didn't have the heart to pay attention to this, but lowered his voice and said to Li Zicheng: "Is there something on your majesty's mind? I am willing to share one or two for your majesty."

Li Zicheng looked at him, recalled the recent conversation with the other party in his mind, and then let go of his arms slightly and said: "Mr. Song, do you think it is too late for us to withdraw our troops now?"

Although I don't know why Li Zicheng's attitude suddenly softened, this was indeed a surprise to Song Xiance. Since the capture of Ningwuguan, Li Zicheng's temper has become stubborn, not only did he stop listening to the advice of his military adviser, He is also getting more and more alienated from the old brothers in Shaanxi. On the contrary, he listens more and more to the words of scholars like Niu Jinxing, and often uses rules to suppress people. It really makes it difficult for them old subordinates to follow.

It was also because of Li Zicheng's estrangement from his old brothers that General Quan and the old brothers started to fight against Li Zicheng, making the capital a mess, and Wu Sangui ran back to Shanhaiguan after walking halfway. He just heard the news from the capital. I don't think Dashun Army seems to be able to make things happen.

Therefore, Song Xiance, who had been a little depressed at first, suddenly cheered up again. He blinked, thought for a while and said to Li Zicheng: "Your Majesty, I persuaded you when I was in Beijing. When you come from Sangui to the West, I will tell you three It is not good for Gui; it is not good for your majesty to go east. I persuaded you once again when the army came to Sanhe. If your majesty can listen to your advice the first two times, then you can retreat completely.

But now in Shanhaiguan, I can only say that this soldier may not be able to withdraw.If we don't withdraw, our army still has the strength to fight. If we withdraw without a battle, I am worried that the army will be confused, and it will give Sangui an opportunity to take advantage of it.It took us eight days to get here from Beijing. If we were chased and killed by Guan Ning's army, it would be hard to say how many of the 8 troops would return to Beijing.

What's more, there are 2 newly surrendered Ming troops among them. If our army is defeated, it is hard to say whether they will return to Sangui.In addition, our army left Beijing on its own initiative and was driven away from Beijing. This is an immeasurable blow to His Majesty's reputation.In the past, the areas that could be decided by propaganda will wait and see the situation again, and those officers and soldiers who surrendered to our Dashun may also repeat themselves. "

Li Zicheng felt as if he had been empowered by an eminent monk, and immediately understood his current predicament. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Mr. I can only go first by myself."

Song Xiance's eyelids twitched a few times, and he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty wants to leave, but you can't leave in an open and aboveboard manner. You must make proper arrangements and leave at night, so that at least there will be no chaos in the army."

"I want to leave right now, no, I want to go home. Wait, if I run back to Beijing alone, will I be betrayed by those officials in Beijing? Niang Xipi, Liu Zongmin and other bastards do things well." If you don’t do it cleanly, now it’s full of Beijing’s resentment, and I haven’t gotten much benefit yet.”

Li Zicheng's face was cloudy and uncertain, which made Song Xiance a little uneasy. If the other party really turned around and left, what he said today would be the scapegoat for Shanhaiguan's defeat. This is not the ending he wanted.

Li Zicheng finally came to his senses, he seemed to still have a cheat book, no, he didn't read the diary, maybe Duke Kaishen had a solution to this predicament?So he withdrew his distracted gaze, and said to Song Xiance: "Let me think about it again, and discuss it with the military adviser after I understand it."

Seeing Li Zicheng's appearance, Song Xiance swallowed what he wanted to say, just got up and bowed to the other party: "Rong Chen resigns."

Chapter 3 Personality is very important

"...Yu Xingkuan is straightforward and foolish, so he has no fear of people or things, let alone doubts, what is the so-called one who walks the straight way?

...night, banquet.Being humiliated and ridiculed during the banquet, there is no shame in my life more than this.If you want revolution because you are oppressed, if you are not free, why not die?Extend the righteousness of the Chinese nation to save the party and the country, and let outsiders know that the Chinese are not only humiliating but not insulting.

…Last night I was troubled all night, and could not sleep peacefully.Getting up at [-] o'clock this morning, almost committing suicide, why does the revolution want to be humiliated so far?

...Yu and Balting are incompatible, and neither can avenge the shame of the country, so how can we bear to humiliate the country for Yu?So far in the revolution, I have always been oppressed by imperialism and outsiders. How can I resign in time to thank the people and the spirit of the dead comrades.Otherwise, it is almost suicide.

...Scholars do things, sincerity must be corrupt.

…The crimes of the members of our party who are flattering, humble, and obsessive, and obsessed with obsession are even worse than those of the enemy.Woohoo, is the party group dead?

Bao's crimes cannot be tolerated between heaven and earth... The conspiracy of the treacherous party is extremely poisonous, and Bao's flesh is not enough to eat. "

The Diary of Kaishen given by the underworld is very considerate. Just close your eyes and say "Duke Kaishen is Immortal" silently, and a virtual book will appear in front of your eyes. It feels like watching a VR movie.

The only problem is that the things in the diary are not only boasting, but also swearing behind people's back, or committing suicide.The same is true for the words that are slightly related to practical affairs: the slogans of the guards in various places are unknown, and those who answer in the future must sing the slogans of that night;

Or it is: if the gun is carried upwards and to the right, the order will be changed to the right in the future, so as to be unified.When riding a horse, cavalry must use leather shoes and so on.There are still many dates that are blank, not to say that they are not written, but that they are kept secret with two words.

Someone finally gave up in despair and gave up lying down, and silently scolded the judge of the underworld again in his heart. In fact, he hoped that the other party could respond to him, so at least it showed that this world may not be the same as his own.

In fact, he has already discovered that the historical details of this plane are a little different from his past world. For example, his eyes are intact, and the history he knows is that Li Zicheng was shot blind during the siege of Kaifeng. only eye.This shows that history can be changed, and perhaps the Manchu Qing may not be able to win the world in this plane.

Suddenly, someone suddenly turned over and sat up, and finally thought of one thing. In fact, Duke Kaishen still gave him a hint, such as how Duke Kaishen returned to Nanjing alive from the Xi'an Incident.As long as the entry of the Manchus into the customs is regarded as a barbarian invasion, and they dress themselves up as national leaders resisting the barbarians, then apart from the Manchus, other forces with ideals will not be able to attack themselves, and forces without ideals cannot let them live. go down.

A certain person's eyes lit up immediately, and he clapped his hands and praised in a low voice: "It's not a bad thing, it's Mr. Kaishen. The so-called one who walks straight means this. It really is a secret book. I almost became an ignorant Maozuo. How could they You can know Duke Kaishen's great talent."

After making up his mind, a certain person paced back and forth in the big tent and thought about it for nearly half an hour. Just as he came up with a clue, Li Xi came in and reported to him: "Your Majesty, lunch is ready. Shall I send it to you?"

"What was deleted by mistake? Oh, lunch. Nima, can you speak human words next time, eat as you eat, eat your ass."

"I also feel awkward, isn't it your foster father who ordered you?"

"It's not official business, so don't call me a minister. I also feel uncomfortable. The things made by those scholars are used to discipline outsiders. You are the closest person to me. There is nothing else to discipline, as long as you don't break the law." , this rule is ignored.

By the way, I remember, this time we brought the prince too.You prepare an extra pair of bowls and chopsticks, and let the prince eat with me. The weather outside is fine today, so the dining table should be placed outside. "

"Your Majesty, it is King Song now, not the crown prince."

"Speak up, go quickly."

"Yes, my child obeys."

Seeing Li Xixi leave happily, someone felt a lot more relaxed, but just showing his kindness a little bit, the child was so happy that he couldn't find the north. Sure enough, the leader of the nation relies on human design.Looking at it this way, the character design of the father of the country seems to be more attractive, and I don't know if I can emulate it successfully.