Prison Dragon

Chapter 156

Yang You really didn't have anyone who could take over. Most of his subordinates were young officials in their thirties, and their experience and qualifications were inferior to those of the old officials who had been in the court for more than half their lives.

If you are under the age, you can't take the lead naturally.

Before leaving, Shang Luo worriedly mentioned a few words about his son.

Shang Chengzhou didn't inherit his father's talent in politics, his studies were mediocre, and his political achievements were also mediocre. He had been a fifth-rank Zhongsan doctor for many years.After all, the Shang family is also an aristocratic family. After Shang Luo dies, Shang Chengzhou will take over.Shang Luo must not see that the next Patriarch is just a fifth-rank official, and none of the family's nephews can be selected.

Yang You is a talented emperor, which is very good, but it also means that the Shang family has no follow-up talents to send to the court, so it has to be suppressed by other aristocratic families.

He can only use this old face to intercede with Yang You, and ask Yang You to take care of the merchant more because of his affection.

As long as there is someone in the mortal clan who can live up to expectations, he won't worry about it.Shang Chengzhou also taught it himself, but even if he didn't understand politics, he accepted his fate, probably it was destiny.

Yang You felt a little sad when he heard his Tuogu-like tone. After all, he was the old man who had been by his side and watched him. He had gone through many years of ups and downs, but stopped at this moment.

Yang You touched his dry and yellow hand, "Of course I know."

Shang Luo said again, "The eldest son of the old minister, Shang Xun, is 12 years old now, but I want to make a marriage arrangement for him first. The old minister dares to ask His Majesty to be a matchmaker. I want to marry King Xue with Qin and Jin."

King Xue's two daughters should be about [-] years old now, and they are indeed the age for marriage proposals, but Yang You always feels that letting himself refer to the marriage will not guarantee the success of this marriage in the final analysis.

He couldn't evade Shangluo's request, so he had to say, "It's the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, if the teacher wants to get married, just ask Shixiong and King Xue to talk about it. In the final analysis, it still depends on the child's opinion. I like it, of course it couldn't be better, and I am also happy to see it."

Shang Luo understood what he meant, this marriage had to be discussed by himself, if the negotiation was successful, Yang You would guarantee them, if the negotiation failed, no one could force it.

Will King Xue reject him?Rejecting an important court official who has a close relationship with Yang You?Of course not, so in the final analysis, it is still a matter of certainty.

After telling Shang Luo a few words, let him recuperate with peace of mind and don't worry about political affairs, Yang You left his house soon.

The carriage was waiting at the gate of the mansion, Ruifang stood under the carriage, chatting and laughing with Yang Xuan.

"I've seen His Majesty." Yang Xuan first saw him and knelt down to salute.

"I have seen Your Majesty."

"Excuse me." Yang You raised his hand to signal for everyone to flatten.

Yang Xuan was dressed in white, with gentle eyes and a clear smile. Yang You looked familiar, and felt like he had seen him somewhere before.

After watching for a long time, he finally realized that this child resembles him, and more and more.

Bloodlines are a wonderful thing.

Yang You felt much better because of Shangluo's heavy mood, and asked, "We had such a happy chat just now, what did you say?"

Yang Xuan blinked at Ruifang, and said softly: "Sister, don't say it!"

Ruifang smiled helplessly at Yang You, "Your Majesty, look, I've been given a password here!"

Yang You shook his head with a smile, and looked at Yang Xuan with relief, "I haven't seen you for a long time, but he looks even more handsome. I asked you to go to Chaozhong to have a look, do you have any thoughts?"

Yang Xuan was about to speak when Rui Fang said: "It's windy here, why not go back to the palace and talk about it."

Yang Xuan smiled, "Elder sister is right, Xuan forgot to protect his body and health for a while. Your Majesty, please board the car!"

Yang You smiled and got into the carriage, and said: "You also come up and talk to me."

Riding with the emperor was extremely courteous and treated with great care. Yang Xuan was excited, but he had to control his expression and calmly got into the carriage.

"Tell me," Yang You said straight to the point.

Yang Xuan knelt down and kowtowed first.

Yang You suddenly understood, "Just tell me, I won't punish you for your crime."

"I dare to speak frankly," Yang Xuan said after contemplating for a while, "My court is like termites attached to a beam. Although it looks safe on the outside, there are many moths on the inside, and there are few to eat."

After he said this serious sentence, he thought Yang You would sit up in surprise, but Yang You only encouraged him gently: "Go ahead."

It wasn't the reaction he expected. Could it be that Yang You was clear about these problems, but since he was clear, why didn't he correct them in time?

Yang Xuan felt a little thumping in his heart, but he still insisted and continued, "Fang today has a population of tens of millions, but the fields are withered, the treasury is empty, and there is no food for years. The officials are corrupt, the rule of the people is loose, and the government Orders cannot be issued. Internal and external laws follow the old system and stick to the rules, which are not enough to solve the complicated actual situation. Years of conquests, there are constant small battles with the Turks, and there are constant wars. The whole country is used to raise troops. The country is poor and the people are weak. For a while, it cannot be a long-term solution.”

Yang You smiled slightly, this child still has something, he can see many problems, he continued to ask: "Is it finished?"

"It's over." Yang Xuan still had a lot to say, but he also knew that he couldn't refute the emperor's face all at once.

"And then?" Yang You asked.

"What then?" Yang Xuan said puzzled.

Seeing that he was really confused, Yang You had no choice but to point out: "What about the measures? There must be a solution to the problem you pointed out, right?"

Yang Xuan was stunned, he really didn't think about it, no, in fact, he has a countermeasure, Yang Xuan said: "From the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, to Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, although the way of governing the country has changed, in the end the kingly way is the mainstream. Transform the people, the wind prevails, the grass dies, virtue subdues the four kingdoms, all nations come to court, virtue shines in the sea, the world is clear and bright, virtue puts an end to wars and disasters, and restores peace to the people. Conquer people with virtue, and the world is peaceful..."

Yang You raised his hand to interrupt him, closed his eyes and said: "I ask you, what is the virtue of government? How to conquer the four kingdoms with virtue?"

"Government of virtue, government of virtue means to be honest and honest, to love the people like sons..."

"If there is a county magistrate who is clean and incorruptible, but ignorant of government affairs, can he be an official?"

"This……"

"If there is a general who likes to kill and surrender, has a tyrannical temperament, but has won many battles. Another general treats soldiers like a son, surrenders and does not kill, but does not understand military affairs, and loses many battles. Let me ask you, these two people Can it be done?"

Yang Xuan couldn't answer, no matter which answer he would step into Yang You's trap, he asked back: "Since you are an official, how can you not know the principles of integrity, since you are a general, how can you not know how to fight? "

Yang You glanced at him, "It's one thing to know, but another to do it. Zhao Kuo, who was talking about war on paper, before the war, who thought he didn't understand military affairs? Everyone understands the truth, but those who can do it Rarely. Even though you are young, you should understand that people are very complicated, and the situations you encounter in your life are much more difficult and complicated than those in the books. It is better to have no books than to have no books at all, that’s the reason.”

Yang Xuan kowtowed and said yes.

Yang You sent him to the gate of the palace. Before leaving, he said to him earnestly: "It is important to point out mistakes. Who would not criticize? Even the common people can easily know what is not good enough in the government. But more important than criticism is Establishment is to find a solution to a problem, and solving a problem is a more difficult path than criticism. It may take repeated attempts to find a better solution. But in this process, criticism will strike again and again , will never stop. But Yang Xuan, if you only stay in the footsteps of criticism, you will never be able to solve the problem. If you know the direction but don’t go, you will never reach the end. Go back and think about it.”

Yang Xuan stood solemnly and bowed his hands.

When he returned to the palace, Yang You was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back, he ate a few mouthfuls of food in a hurry, and then began to process the memorial.

At first, Ao Chen rummaged through the imperial study, but after finding nothing, he came over and hugged Yang You from behind, resting his head on his shoulder, watching him review the memorial.

Yang You had no choice but to sit beside him, leaving most of the chair empty for Ao Chen.

Ao Chen sat down unceremoniously, and hugged the person on his body by the way.

Shandong just experienced the flood of the Yellow River in the first half of the year, and it was finally brought under control. In autumn, there was another locust plague. The locusts crossed the border, and almost all the things with leaves were eaten up.Shandong Chen Liang may not be able to resist internal conflicts. What makes him anxious is that, reading the letters from the officials along the way, it seems that the locust plague is gradually spreading to the depths of Qi State. The northern part of Qi State is flat, and there are almost no mountains that block the locusts. I am afraid that the entire north will be elected by the locust plague. among.

There are three plagues of floods, droughts and locusts, the most deadly of which is the plague of locusts.I don't know where so many locusts come from, and I don't know how to control them. Bugs can fly, but people can't.

Even if the people in the disaster area are allowed to catch locusts for food, it is still a drop in the bucket and cannot be cut off.

Yang You held the memorial in his hand, but he didn't write it for a long time. He only asked the places that were not affected by the disaster to take strict precautions and collect grain in time. He also notified the officials in various places in the south of the Yangtze River to prepare food and grass for disaster relief.

The candle exploded suddenly, and the lantern shook a little. Yang You stood up and cut it with scissors. Turning around, he saw Ao Chen covering his mouth and frowning.

"Ao Chen..."

Yang You stood on the spot, a little at a loss for a while, bright red blood continuously seeped from Ao Chen's fingers, and gradually turned into fine powder and disappeared into the air.

"Ao Chen?!" Yang You grabbed his shoulder with one hand and supported Ao Chen's chin with the other, making him raise his head, and asked cautiously, "What's wrong with you?"

Ao Chen suddenly turned his head away, let go of his hand and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Come here..." Yang You shouted halfway before suddenly realizing that the imperial doctor can't solve the problem, no one can solve the problem, and no one can heal Ao Chen.

Everything about Ao Chen is beyond the reach of manpower.

Ao Chen slowly slid to the ground, bent over and coughed continuously, every time he coughed, countless blood splashed out and dissipated in the air.A vague howl came from his throat, but he was suppressed and dared not let it out.

Yang You followed him and knelt on the ground, trying to hold Ao Chen in his arms, but his fingers passed through Ao Chen's body.

Yang You was so frightened that he didn't respond, but just stared blankly at his hands.

this... this is...

"Ao Chen..." he muttered.