The real novel value of Chai Shao's life lies not in the four words "consort" and "hero", but in the four tensions:
First, he was a former official of the Sui Dynasty, but he wanted to bet on rebelling against the Sui Dynasty; second, he was the son-in-law of the Li family, but he had to give up his wife first to join the game; third, he was the husband of Princess Pingyang, but he lived beside the great light of the "Women's Army" for a long time; fourth, he was a founding hero, but he had to choose the winner within Li and Tang again before and after Xuanwu Gate. When writing about Chai Shao, one should write about his abilities, ruthlessness, fear and tolerance: he is able to recognize military aircraft, he is ruthless and able to let go of love, he is afraid of being swallowed up by his status as a relative, and he endures until he is nailed to Lingyan Pavilion in the end.
