"We've been defeated again?" Chu Mingxuan couldn't help but say, "That's two defeats already, and this is the third?"
"A military town has been seized." Chu Zhiyao's face was grave as he spoke slowly, "This completely breaches the Northern defense, and now there's big trouble!"
"Tenth Brother should have stepped in long ago!" Chu Mingxuan snorted, "Those old guys in the Court are always worrying about this and that, afraid Tenth Brother will raise an army and rebel. Do they not realize Tenth Brother would never do such a thing!"
"Eighteenth Uncle, mind your words!" Chu Zhiyuan hurriedly interjected.
Chu Mingxuan sneered, "They're just making excuses; in reality, it's all about power struggle. They're afraid their own power will be diminished, as if no one knows this. Yet they put on the pretense of considering Father's interests, so dignified and righteous!"
