baɪ ðɪs pˈɔɪnt, ðə bɹˈʌðɚz hæd bɪkˌʌm sˌoʊ ɹᵻzˈɛntfəl ʌv ðɛɹ fˈɑːðɚɹ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ wˈɛn ðæt wɛn ðeɪ kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndᵻd wɪð ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ, ðeɪ ɹᵻfˈɜːd tə ðɛɹ fˈɑːðɚ dᵻɹˈɑːɡɐtˌoːɹəli æz "ðæt pˈɜːsən", ænd ɹᵻfˈɜːd tə ðɛɹ ˈʌŋkəl lˈɪuː jˈɪɡɔŋ ðə pɹˈɪns ʌv dʒjˈɑːŋksiə, hˌuː wʌzðə pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ baɪ ðɪs pˈɔɪnt, "flˈæɾɚɹɚ.
By this point, the brothers had become so resentful of their father Emperor Wen that when they corresponded with each other, they referred to their father derogatorily as "that person", and referred to their uncle Liu Yigong the Prince of Jiangxia, who was the prime minister by this point, "flatterer.