Tai Sui Yu bore a seventy-percent resemblance to his younger brother, Tai Sui Fu, but their bearing was utterly different: one dominated heaven and earth, while the other brimmed with heroic spirit and sharp resolve.
Tai Sui Fu said indignantly, "If I hadn't run into Wen Chan'er, I would have taken Qizhou."
Tai Sui Yu said mildly, "Qizhou is of little use. Taking it or not makes no difference to the Taisui Army. I only meant to test this Prince of Yan's mettle in the first place. From the look of things, he amounts to little."
Tai Sui Fu sneered. "He sent out six armies at once and still couldn't do anything to me. If not for Wen Chan'er, I would have smashed all six of them."
Tai Sui Yu casually tossed down a letter. "He wrote to me, proposing an alliance between us. What do you think?"
Tai Sui Fu could not even be bothered to look at it. "Cattle and sheep gather in herds; tigers and leopards walk alone. I don't think much of him."
Tai Sui Yu said, "He wants us to join forces and attack Wen Xi from both sides."
Tai Sui Fu scoffed. "Brother, Wen Zhengchun's reputation outstrips his ability."
"Who knows how many things that old crone, the Empress, sent along with her son? She even gave him two Great Grandmasters. With those resources, I would have long since linked ten prefectures under my sway. Why should he be so blessed?"
"This must be the Empress's command. She wants to seize Wen Xi's military authority. Without him holding her back, she could truly control the court."
Tai Sui Yu said thoughtfully, "That old bastard Wen Xi has formidable martial skills and an excellent grasp of warfare. With him blocking my way, I've never been