Even though Chu Yao knew his lord had always been forthright, he had never expected her to be so blunt even about this sort of question. His face was utterly serious as he pondered. "In terms of strength, the two are evenly matched; in terms of talent, neither can claim victory. It's just that—"
Chu Yao paused, lowering his voice.
"Yuanyuan was born among the Northern Desert foreigners."
It was not that Chu Yao cared about this point. If he had, he would never have grown so close to Wei Shou. But the current Kang Country would care. Wei Shou could serve as Great General, but he absolutely could not be the foremost among them. In future battles against the Northern Desert, Wei Shou's origins might become a hidden danger. Rationally speaking, if forced to choose between the two, he would choose Chu Jie.
Shen Tang said nothing.
Chu Yao continued, "Yuanyuan's weakness is too obvious."
Jin Rui was Wei Shou's weakness.
Since Chu Yao could use Jin Rui to restrain Wei Shou—even though Jin Rui had volunteered, and Chu Yao had also personally cut off every avenue of retreat for Wei Shou, forcing him to betray Zheng Qiao—the outside world did not know the twists and turns within. They only knew what they had seen. Naturally, they would worry that Wei Shou could be restrained by the same means and thus betray Shen Tang. Putting Wei Shou at the head would not be a wise move.
In future battles against the Northern Desert, the Northern Desert would very likely make an issue of Wei Shou's affair and sow a crisis of trust. Even if his lord trusted him completely, the soldiers below would not all obey her without question. If anything went wrong at any link in the chain,