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Chapter 433 Analysis
The Zhao family started back in the previous dynasty, and started as a military general. He first made great military exploits in repelling the Xiongnu at the border, and then guarded the border for generations.

In His Majesty's generation, the Zhao family had two brothers, both of whom were outstanding generals, made numerous military exploits, and had a unparalleled reputation in Chang'an City.

The Zhao family is also the strongest city wall of the Duan family in Dajing. In fact, if it wasn't for the Dalang of the Zhao family, um, that is, His Majesty turned his back, those rebels would not have harmed the foundation of the Duan family's dynasty.

"The Duan family treated the Zhao family very well. The Zhao family received the emperor's favor. No matter how crazy the tyrant is, he would not dare to touch people and things related to the Zhao family until His Majesty turned his back." Cui Duo rubbed his chin and glanced at the Zhao family. Facing each other was the white official, and said, "Little General Zhao is in love with Miss Jiang, and everyone in Chang'an City knows that everyone knows about it. The tyrant is impatient. The beauty fell in love with him, but he didn't dare to do it. He waited for several years until General Zhao had an accident before he dared to do it. It's the first time I've heard that the tyrant has such patience!"

"The tyrant's patience is not due to Jiang Gong's reputation. The Jiang family is only as powerful as Jiang Gong. Jiang Gong himself is dead, and this name is also false." Cui Duo said. Otherwise, those old ministers of the Duan family would not dare to blame Miss Jiang for the tyrant's madness, and say that her beauty is a disaster."

Once Mr. Jiang died, the Jiang family was like a vain castle in the air, which would collapse if pushed casually.

"It's just that those old ministers want to find a substitute for the Dajing Duan family. Pick whoever is easy to bully! The Jiang family is like that, and self-protection is a problem. Who has the leisure to speak for Miss Jiang?" Cui Duo shook shook his head.

There are quite a few people who know about this matter, but who is full and has nothing to do to speak for a dead orphan girl? Isn’t this just asking for trouble?Back then, Jiang's family didn't say a word, so who would want to swim in that muddy water?
Speaking of beauty, he couldn't help mentioning a few more words, Cui Duo quickly brought the topic back, and talked about the serious matter: "The death of General Zhao is the reason for His Majesty's defection."

The Zhao family is full of loyalty and loyalty, but the young general star with a silver gun and a white horse died tragically because the tyrant did not send troops. It can be said that he has earned enough tears, sympathy and anger from the world, so that the Zhao family boss turned his back, and the world applauded, and almost no one talked about it. A "no" word.

"But the rumors last year said that the death of General Zhao was related to His Majesty." The official said, "The drought last year was God's mercy, and he couldn't bear to bury the truth, and said... and said." The official said here, subconsciously Swallowing his saliva, he looked around and whispered, "I also said that the reason why the tyrant died was because he knew this secret."

When Cui Duo heard this, his eyebrows twitched immediately, and he reminded the official: "Don't talk nonsense! Just listen to those rumors, don't take it to heart."

The official nodded and said seriously: "Of course this is false. The rumors are a bit outrageous. It doesn't make sense. There are only two brothers in the Zhao family. I haven't heard of any conflicts or enmity. They hurt themselves for no reason. What is your brother doing?"

But the rumors are certainly not groundless.

"Last year's drought was fierce. I heard that the heads of the auspicious beasts in the moat outside Chang'an City were all exposed to the water," said the clerk. "Brotherhood" in eight characters."

It is because of these eight characters that such rumors spread.

"Narui beasts have always been buried in the moat. It was many years ago that Gyeonggi-do and Honan-do suffered such a severe drought," said the official, pulling out a feather fan from behind. Yes, he was still wearing a thick cloak and jacket, but for some reason, sweat was already forming on his forehead. He fanned the feather fan in his hand and continued, "This was many years ago, exactly 20 years ago. Counting the days is the period from General Zhao's accident to the time when the tyrant abdicates."

The auspicious beasts in the moat are always at the bottom of the river, and no one cares about the auspicious beasts in the river. Only when the water level drops sharply during a severe drought will the auspicious beasts pop their heads.

So after calculating the time, the time of the engraving on the head of this auspicious animal should be the time of the last severe drought, which was 20 years ago, and the time is right, so such rumors spread.

Of course, the head of the engraved auspicious beast moved within a night after it appeared, but after all, it was seen by others, and rumors spread.

Cui Duo watched the civil official on the opposite side imitate the feather fan made by Mr. Kong Ming, touched his forehead, and when he saw the sweat in his palm, he unceremoniously snatched the feather fan from the opposite side and fanned it himself Fan, said: "20 years ago, there was a severe drought for several months, and it was also the first rain after His Majesty took the throne."

Last year, it was only after it rained that this incident was revealed.

It's just that even if it's raining, the "God's punishment" doesn't make sense, the rumor has already spread, even if everyone doesn't say it, there are people who know about it.

For example, Cui Duo and the civil servants sitting here.

"Your Excellency went to Chang'an to experience training, and made friends with the two heroes of the Zhao family." The feather fan was robbed, and the civil servant couldn't help pulling his sweaty collar, and asked Cui Duo, "How do the Zhao brothers feel?"

"It's not bad." Cui Duo said, but the feather fan in his hand fanned even faster, "Your Majesty is a big man, mature and stable, General Zhao is a young man, he has a temper, and he is easy when he leaves the barracks." I ran to the Jiang family's mansion and climbed over the wall to meet Miss Jiang. Since Miss Jiang can be called a 'beautiful beauty', I think you can guess how beautiful she must be. Standing next to Miss Jiang is like being so tall. The price is so-so, but General Zhao is standing aside, the two of them are a perfect match..."

Although adults always mentioned that Mr. Zhao Xiaolang is a young man with a silver gun and a white horse, the civil servants feel that Mr. Zhao Xiaolang has such a star ability, as long as he is not ugly, he can be called a "young man with a silver gun and a white horse".

Being good-looking is of course good, and it also has some uses, but this usefulness is based on the fact that you have other skills.

Especially for men, good looks are useless, the young men in the small men's house are also good-looking, but there are few people who think highly of those young men.After all, good looks are just the icing on the cake. If you only rely on looks to fight, you will probably end badly.

Wasn't there someone in the previous dynasty who attracted the covetousness of the princess just because of her appearance?But when the princess became a son-in-law, it didn't affect the princess to continue to find other good-looking husbands, so that the son-in-law's head would be a mess.After all, the princess who is only attracted by her appearance must be only greedy for her appearance, so it is not surprising that she will continue to look for other good-looking husbands.

I originally thought Mr. Zhao Xiaolang's good looks were more due to his ability, but after listening to Cui Duo's description today, he was able to get the word "good match" next to that Miss Jiang, rather than "picking up a big deal". The civil servants have a more intuitive understanding of Mr. Zhao Xiaolang's good looks.

"It seems that Mr. Zhao Xiaolang just doesn't care about his ability, and his appearance alone is top-notch." The civil official paused at this point, and asked Cui Duo in puzzlement, "My lord, since your majesty is Mr. Zhao Xiaolang's elder brother, How plain is this appearance?"

It's no wonder that he underestimated Mr. Zhao Xiaolang's appearance. It's true that he was lucky enough to go to the capital with his lord, have seen His Majesty, and seen His Majesty's appearance. Well, it's just an ordinary appearance!
In addition, Mr. Zhao Xiaolang heard that he and Princess Zhaoyun are twins, and their appearance is very similar, but Princess Zhaoyun...

"The elder of the Ji family has never stopped fooling around since he was appointed by Princess Zhaoyun. I thought Princess Zhaoyun was plain, so Mr. Zhao Xiaolang is also plain-looking." Wen Li said.

"The old man of the Ji family will only be honest if he is sent to the palace to become a eunuch or become a memorial tablet to be placed in the mourning hall. It has nothing to do with whether his wife is good-looking or not. Also, don't you think he doesn't look like a thing, But they are also very picky, they won’t kill those who are not good-looking, if Princess Zhaoyun is not beautiful, even if you cut off his head, he will not marry.” Cui Duo explained.

Therefore, according to what your lord said, Princess Zhaoyun and General Zhao are both very good-looking. Princess Zhaoyun is a woman, which is easier to say, but General Zhao is a man. Means... The clerk raised his eyes and asked Cui Duo: "Little General Zhao was very popular in Chang'an City at that time! He was much more popular than... Your Majesty!"

Cui Duo glanced at him with a delicate expression: "That's right, everyone in Chang'an City at that time...respected General Zhao very much."

The clerk touched his nose when he heard the words, and said frankly: "It's not surprising! But your majesty's elder brother must have had a difficult time!"

He is not a saint, so he substituted it into it. If he had a younger brother like General Zhao, who was not inferior to him, who was better than him, and was popular with others, he guessed in his heart that he would not be happy.

"Don't talk nonsense! Your Majesty is magnanimous, how could you harm your younger brother because of these trivial matters?" Cui Duo patted the clerk's head with the feather fan in his hand, and said, "Not at all."

It's true to be unhappy, but to harm others for this little thing, what's the point!
But the civil official glanced at him and said, "My lord, have you ever thought about what would happen if General Zhao hadn't died?"

General Zhao is not dead?Cui Duo thought about it seriously, and said: "If he hadn't died, His Majesty would not have defected. With Zhao's army around, the rebel army would not be able to succeed."

"What if your Majesty still turns against you!" The civil official interrupted Cui Duo, and said, "Although you can't use the name of a brother who died tragically, what about the name of an innocent tyrant?"

Uh... Here, Cui Duo frowned, feeling a little troubled.

Before he could open his mouth, the civil official said, "It depends on whether General Zhao turns his back on him or not. If General Zhao does not fail, brothers will meet each other, brothers will fight each other, and there will only be one winner." After a pause, he continued, "If General Zhao turns against him, the two brothers can take over the country faster, so which of the two Jiangshan brothers will take over?"

The feather fan in "Pata" fell to the ground, and Cui Duo looked at the official in front of him in astonishment, his face turning pale.

Now that His Majesty is sitting in the country, no one has any objection because he has defeated all the countries of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so naturally there is no objection; if General Zhao is still around, it is really hard to say which country has fought more.

"The little general Zhao I saw is not a person with a deep city, and he might not take this seat." Cui Duo paused for a moment, then opened his mouth and explained, "He is not a greedy man." A man of power."

"Will Your Majesty believe it?" The clerk shook his head. He has no old friends with His Majesty and General Zhao, so he can see it more clearly because he is a bystander. There are a lot of crowds, and they are more popular because of their appearance. With the same ability, the good-looking General Zhao is more attractive. My lord, if you are Your Majesty, can you rest assured?"

Not caring about reprimanding the civil official for saying "If you are Your Majesty", Cui Duo's face turned astonishingly pale, but he murmured instinctively: "No...don't worry."

Just don't worry!

"At that time, maybe brothers and sisters will kill each other!" said the civil official, "so it seems that General Zhao will do harm to His Majesty while he is alive. The name of the defection!"

Even if he didn't want to admit it, Cui Duo had to admit that what the official said made him unable to find any fault.

Moreover, there are some things that the official has not mentioned yet, but he has already thought of them: the Ye Mingzhu that was delivered to the door was stolen from the treasury of the imperial city. Cheng Guoku's familiarity and extraordinary martial arts are both indispensable.

To be able to do this, he hadn't thought of it before, but now he suddenly thought of a candidate: If General Zhao is still alive, he...should be able to do it!
As soon as this thought came out, Cui Duo turned pale with fright.

If... If it was really him, why didn't he show up while he was still alive?Why hide for 20 years?Then what will be in the dark compartment of the night pearl box that Wu Fang asked someone to send?
The civil official only felt that he was particularly witty today, and it could be said that it was the most witty day he had been serving as the staff of Lord Cui, not one of them.

After some logical analysis, he didn't wait for Cui Duo's response, and when he raised his head again, he saw Cui Duo's pale and dead face, which shocked him, and he quickly reached out to push Cui Duo: "My lord ,Are you OK?"

The adults in his family are not so timid, after all, they are nicknamed Cui Huwaer, who would be timid when they see a tiger?

After pushing a few times, Cui Duo didn't respond at all, he still had that dead face, the clerk felt that something was wrong, and was about to pinch Cui Duo's people, but when he approached Cui Duo's people, he flicked The son was controlled by Cui Duo.

Cui Duo, a tiger baby, naturally has a lot of strength. The clerk only felt that the hand restrained by him was not light or heavy, and it would break if he pulled it down. He was about to call him, but Cui Duo suddenly gritted his teeth and said up.

"The guy named Zheng Fang, does he have a grudge against me or does he want to protect those two because of their beauty?"

Right now he was almost sure: that box was really a hot potato, and the person behind it was so sympathetic, so he deliberately bypassed those two, and delivered the box of hot potato to him from a long distance!

"He was afraid that Ji and Lin would get into trouble and arouse His Majesty's suspicion, but he dragged Lao Tzu into the water without blinking an eye. What a black heart!"

　About the rumors, the second sentence in the opening chapter of Chapter 1 has actually already bought the foreshadowing
　　
　
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