Wang Chong had never expected Li Cunshou to come over and throw in his lot with him again!
He truly had not known that Sun Ji had secretly sheltered Li Cunshou's son, Li Ji Zhou. Sun Ji had never breathed a word of it. When he learned that Li Cunshou had come to join him again, he was utterly bewildered. Am I really this charming now? Could it be that Master Kongchan gave me the Dharma name Xuande, and that came with a bonus?
He still treated Shi Langying like his own brother, but Li Cunshou, a great general ranked among the Four Braves, gave him quite a headache. After taking them both in, he summoned Qiguan Sui and asked, "Teacher, what should I do now?"
"I can't very well drive him away, but keeping him really does worry me. Li Cunshou is very famous. If he refuses to follow orders, it's bound to affect morale."
Qiguan Sui smiled. "Send him to Tai Sui Yu. Wouldn't that give you the best of both worlds?"
Wang Chong slapped his thigh and cried, "Teacher, your stratagems really are bright and breezy! This plan is a grand accomplishment indeed."
Qiguan Sui's face darkened. He kept feeling that this student of his was not saying anything complimentary. What did "bright and breezy stratagems" mean, and what the devil was "this plan is a grand accomplishment"? Still, it was not worth arguing with him over. He merely said, "Once Tai Sui Yu's army moves out, you should turn your attention back to the Central Plains."
Wang Chong nodded. The next day, he duly gave Li Cunshou and Shi Langying two thousand troops each and sent them to the Taisui Army to campaign alongside Tai Sui Yu.
Several days later, when Li Cunshou and Shi Langying