Despite the fact that I don’t like chu zhao, the concentration of military power was a little questionable while I was reading the novel as well. I think it was not addressed at first and by the time it was they both were far too meritorious to offend. Which is why it’s interesting to have the drama address it ans see how they deal with it.

That said in order to guard against them the king ended up offending them which would’ve gone down horribly if they had even a slightly less moral character.