ðə dɪskˈʌʃən bɪkˌeɪm bˈɑːɡd dˌaʊn ˌoʊvɚ hˌuː wʊd ɹᵻplˈeɪs lˈɪuː ʃˈaʊ æz kɹˈaʊn pɹˈɪns—wɪð dʒjˈɑːŋ səpˈoːɹɾɪŋ hɪz bɹˈʌðɚɹɪnlˈɔː lˈɪuː ʃjˈuːoʊ ðə pɹˈɪns ʌv nˈænpɪŋ ænd zˈuː səpˈoːɹɾɪŋ hɪz sˈʌnɪnlˈɔː lˈɪuː dˈæn tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ ðə pɹˈɪns ʌv sˈuːi, ænd dᵻspˈaɪt wˈæŋɡz ˈɜːdʒɪŋ ðætðə mˈæɾɚ pɹəsˈiːd kwˈɪkli, ˈɛmpɚɹɚ wˈɛn hˈɛzᵻtˌeɪɾᵻd bᵻtwˌiːn lˈɪuː ʃjˈuːoʊ ænd lˈɪuː hˈɑːŋ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ ðə pɹˈɪns ʌv dʒˈaɪənpɪŋ.
The discussion became bogged down over who would replace Liu Shao as crown prince—with Jiang supporting his brother-in-law Liu Shuo the Prince of Nanping and Xu supporting his son-in-law Liu Dan (劉誕) the Prince of Sui, and despite Wang's urging that the matter proceed quickly, Emperor Wen hesitated between Liu Shuo and Liu Hong (劉宏) the prince of Jianping.