Prison Dragon

"For the prince, not to mention eating meat, it is not difficult to eat meat all at once."

Shang Luo sighed: "Who in the world doesn't want to live a good life? My lord, if you want them to live a good life, you have to plan carefully."

Yang You was shocked by his words, he subconsciously wanted to tell Shang Luo that Yang You didn't want to be the master of the world, but only wanted to assist an emperor.

Ao Chen suddenly appeared behind Shang Luo, Yang You's eyes widened, and he almost called out his name.

Shang Luo showed suspicion, and looked behind sensitively, but there was no one there.

Shang Luo looked at Yang You, was silent for a moment, sighed and said: "Old man, my official life has been ups and downs, and I have spent most of my life in the officialdom. But if you don't make a name for yourself, you won't be successful, not to mention serving the people, but even yourself. .Mediocre, ashamed of the sages."

Yang You saluted solemnly: "Teacher has a noble mind, how can ordinary people be able to match it?"

Shang Luo waved his hand and said with an open-minded smile: "You little ones are used to flattering me. I have been a high-ranking official and done many things in my life. The only regret is that I can't see Haiyan Heqing. You... ..."

Pointing to Yang You, he murmured: "When I was young, I always thought about fame and fame, but when I am old, those are just floating clouds, and I can't take them away. It's better to live for myself one last time. The last thing I can do is Use the big net I have accumulated in the officialdom over the years to assist a person with a heart and ambition to achieve the world."

He didn't specify who that person was, but it was obvious that Yang You didn't think otherwise.

Yang You doesn't like to lie, he doesn't want to be the emperor, according to his previous style, he should make it clear to Shang Luo early.

but……

When the words came to his lips, he began to hesitate.

If you don't become the emperor yourself, but use the power of Shangluo.Or one day Shangluo forces him to be emperor...

He looked at Ao Chen with hesitant eyes, and Ao Chen just pointed to his heart wordlessly.

Yang You followed him and put his hand on his heart.

It was this short moment of silence that made Shang Luo think that the two had reached a tacit understanding. He stood up and saluted Yang You with an old but energetic voice, "Your Highness."

Yang You just stands there, his response will not only determine his fate, but also the fate of everyone behind Shangluo.

As if a weight of tens of thousands of catties was on him, he looked at Ao Chen, who nodded slightly.

He looked at Shang Luo, lifted up his clothes, knelt down on his knees, and kowtowed to Shang Luo.

He didn't know how to express his conflicted feelings.

Shang Luo may know him better than Yang You. Shang Luo knows that Yang You has no heart to fight, but he can do things against his personal wishes for the things he cares about.

Yang You softened his heart.

He has seen too many ruthless people in officialdom and history books.

How can a heartless person be expected to truly care about all the people in the world?

Yang You is the most common among the princes, but Shang Luo firmly believes that Yang You is a good man and will be a good emperor.

He has the confidence to make Yang Yoo a good emperor.

Shang Luo helped Yang You up, and said some flattering words that sounded high-sounding, nothing more than a compliment to Yang You, without any real content.

He only said to Yang You that the prince should not worry about the court's criticism in the future, Shangluo will help him from the side.

Yang You respectfully sent Shang Luo into the carriage.

Shang Luo began to cry again when he got into the carriage, "Tell me, can I still eat sweets when I get home?"

Yang You's hand holding him was stiff, he always thought that Shang Luo's usual nonsense really came from his old man's own thoughts, but today's talk came down.

I'm afraid that Shang Luo's usual behavior is just a mask to show others, to cover up his sincerity of being attached to the world.

However, who said that people only have one side?The one with the world in mind is Shangluo, and the one who likes to walk around and cry and make noise, isn't it Shangluo?The courtiers didn't want him to interfere in the government affairs, so he showed the side that people wanted to see.

Yang You smiled and shook his head: "I don't know."

Shang Luo hugged him at the door and began to cry, "I don't want to go home, I can't eat sweets..."

Yang You had no choice but to find someone to pack several pastries for Shangluo to take back, and finally persuaded the little old man.

Unknowingly, the setting sun had already arrived, and Yang You wandered back to the backyard.Ao Chen was standing at the place where he and Shang Luo had tea just now.

Yang You walked up to him and said in confusion, "I promised the teacher, what should I do?"

"What should I do?" Ao Chen suddenly smiled brightly and patted his head.

Yang You leaned to the side, but was still touched by Ao Chen, he reluctantly took a step back.

He finally realized what was wrong.

Yang You secretly observed the way other people get along with him, even though he and Xu Kaiji had a good relationship with them, they had never had so much physical contact.

Concubine Li is his mother, and she doesn't have so many little tricks.

Ao Chen and him are really too close.

When Yang You was a child, he regarded Ao Chen as his brother and father, and his behavior of dependence was understandable.But now he is no longer a child, yet he still has so many intimate actions.

Irregular.

Staring at his toes, he silently took a step back.

Ao Chen didn't care too much, he just thought it was Yang You's childish temper, who didn't like being patted on the head all the time.It was rare to see Yang You confused for a while, and he was happy with some evil taste, "What are you thinking?"

Yang You's heart was full of things, and he really wanted to say it, but he didn't know where to start.

Ao Chen pointed to the seat and told him to sit down, and sat cross-legged on the stone table.

"Why do you insist on assisting the Fourth Prince?"

Yang You frowned and thought for a while, "Brother Four Emperors, if you have strategy and courage, dare to make choices, and have followers from all sides, you should be an emperor."

What he said is indeed reasonable, but Ao Chen is not confined to the world, but can see more things.

He asked: "Then let me put it another way. If all the above conditions you mentioned are concentrated on one person, and this person's surname is not Yang, will you still support him as emperor?"

Yang You immediately said, "If this is the case, I should be a traitor. How can I support someone who disrupts the government?"

His words made Ao Chen laugh, and Yang You said angrily, "What's so ridiculous?"

Ao Chen wanted to be serious, looked at Yang You's face that was pretending to be serious, and couldn't help laughing, "So, is being emperor a selection of talents? No, in the final analysis, what you see Still blood."

Yang You first wanted to veto it, but after thinking about it, he felt that what Ao Chen said seemed reasonable.

But Ao Chen has been teaching him some nonsense since he was a child.He had doubts in his heart, but he quietly listened to Ao Chen's words.

"You said it yourself, you will not support people without royal blood. Then you admit that only royal blood is the absolute condition for becoming emperor, and other morals and talents must give way to blood. From this point of view, you and Your other imperial brothers are no different."

Ao Chen held his face and stared deeply into Yang You's eyes, "As long as you are the emperor's son, you are qualified."

Yang You was stunned, he had never thought about this level.

No, maybe he never dared to think about this level.

Ao Chen pinched his face hard, and pulled Yang You's cheeks to the sides, Yang You was still thinking about his words for a moment, he didn't struggle, he just yelled in pain.

Ao Chen lightened his fingers, "Besides, are you so sure that your fourth brother will realize your ideal and be a wise king in your ideal?"

Yang You couldn't give any examples to refute Ao Chen, so he shook his head.

Ao Chen finally concluded, "You are just escaping. Although you have various ideals, you dare not bear the consequences of being a king. This road is too dangerous and you dare not gamble. So you prefer to hide behind others."

In fact, Yang You understood his thoughts when he mentioned this point, but he was still a little embarrassed to be pointed out bluntly.Especially when Ao Chen pointed it out personally, he felt even more panicked.

He wanted to leave, to avoid Ao Chen's clear and cold gaze, Ao Chen was like a quiet and clear pool of water, which could easily reflect his true heart.

But not everyone can face their own hearts.

While accepting the baptism of sages, Yang You thought he should be a gentleman, but he could never face the struggle, calculation, weakness and cowardice that belonged to mortals in his heart.

Ao Chen pinched his face, Yang You had to be exposed to Ao Chen's gaze.

He thought that was supposed to be biting, but it wasn't.

Ao Chen's gaze is like an abyss, unmoved by the world, deep and bottomless, but he feels something to rely on, being in the darkness, he can admit that he is not completely bright.

Ruifang's voice came from a distance, and she called out: "My lord, it's time for dinner."

Ao Chen saw Ruifang passed the corner of the small door, and then let go.

Yang You secretly scolded himself for being decent, he didn't dare to look at Ao Chen.

Ruifang told him to go to the dining room.

He was thinking a lot, and he didn't want to eat, so he asked Ruifang to leave.

After Ruifang left, he played with his fingers and whispered, "Walk with me."

Ao Chen jumped off the table, "Let's go."

The two walked side by side.

Yang You deliberately adjusted the places that people often go to, and walked towards the corner.

What Niu Er said touched him unintentionally.

They walked along the path until they reached the inner gate of the palace.

Like Miyagi, the royal mansion is divided into inner mansion and outer mansion. The inner mansion is mostly inhabited by maids and eunuchs, while the outer mansion is guarded by guards.

Niu'er followed Uncle Zhong to look at the gate of the inner mansion.

It was getting late, and Uncle Zhong was away, so Niu'er was holding a sea bowl as big as his face. The bowl was filled with a pile of meat, rising like a hill.

Niu'er held the bowl in one hand and grasped the meat with the other. There was a layer of glistening oil floating around his mouth and hands. While eating, he spit out the bones on the ground and sucked them noisily.

Yang You was stunned by the way he ate.

Niu'er raised his head, just in time to see Yang You approaching, he smiled and pointed to his bowl: "My lord, eat meat!"

Yang You was stunned, Niu Er came from the countryside, and there were not so many rules, but he was not used to such a wanton and rough style.

Niu'er sat on the steps, moved to the side, and shouted: "My lord, come here!"

He pointed to the bowl again, with a more exaggerated expression on his face, "Eat meat!"

Yang You looked at Ao Chen, Ao Chen folded his arms in front of his chest, and raised his chin towards Niu Er, "Go and experience the people's livelihood, my lord."

After Yang You made sure that Ao Chen had no negative emotions, he stepped on the bones and walked to Niu'er.

Niu'er wiped the bluestone steps with his sleeve, and Yang You sat up with his coat under his buttocks, thinking that Ruifang must wash the clothes when he goes back.

Niu'er handed over the bowl, lifted it up to him, and said concisely, "Eat!"

Yang You couldn't refuse his sincere gaze, so he took a piece of meat by the side of the bowl, pinched it with two fingers, put it to his mouth, and took a small bite. taste.

Niu'er smiled and grabbed the meat and swallowed it in one gulp: "Like a mosquito, no wonder you are so skinny."

Yang You didn't speak, just smiled.

Niu'er eats deliciously and eats quickly, eating half of a bowl of meat in no time.He wiped his mouth with his mopping sleeve.

Yang You frowned and moved slightly to the side.

"Not tired?" he asked.

Niu'er said heartily: "I haven't eaten enough, and I won't get tired. I've never eaten a bone in my hometown in Hebei for several years. I didn't know until I came to the capital. So many people really eat meat. I always thought Only high-ranking officials can eat meat once a day. It’s better to have meat in the palace. Prince, if you let me eat meat every day, I will follow you, and I will do whatever you want me to do. You can die if you want me.”

He laughed, stuffed a handful of meat into his mouth, hiccupped, chewed something and said:

"Be a hungry ghost."

Yang You was heartbroken by what he said, but Niu'er's expression was so simple, even a little proud, as if he really thought it was a legitimate and wonderful thing to die for eating meat.

"There are too many things worth dying for in the world, but eating meat is not the reason you should give your life." Yang You thought for a while, and could only say this.

Niu'er swallowed a mouthful of meat, "My lord, why can't I understand what you are saying. If you eat, you are alive, if you don't eat, you will die, and if you eat, you will live an extra breath. How can there be so many things?"

Ao Chen burst out laughing.

Yang You, who just wanted to set up ideals for Niu Er, was thoroughly ridiculed.

He also stopped talking.

Niu'er said to himself: "I have no father or mother. I grew up eating a hundred kinds of food. I am content if I can eat a full meal."

Yang You really couldn't think how a child who ate a lot of food could grow so strong, so he asked.

Niu'er picked his hair with his shiny hands, and Yang You leaned back.

Uncle Zhong had to teach him to be more clean.

"I don't know, I just look better than others, so everyone calls me Niu Er."

"What about your family?"

Niu'er said indifferently, "The sky is my father, and the earth is my mother. What do you want family members for?"

Yang You sighed a long time, "Niu'er, I really want to stay in the palace."

Niu'er held the bowl and licked it clean, "Think!"

Yang You's eyes were sour, and he said: "Then stay in the palace, I will protect you."

He thought for a while and added: "Eat meat every day."

Niu'er laughed.

After chatting with Niu'er about country gossip, Yang You and Ao Chen walked back to the bedroom.

Niu Er reluctantly said goodbye to Yang You.

Ao Chen knew that Yang You had nothing else to do, so his heart was as soft as water, and any poor little boy could come over and disturb him.He smiled and asked, "Have you softened?"

Yang You covered his face and wanted to cry, "Stop talking, I will be scolded by Ruifang later."

Ao Chen laughed and gave him a brain crash, "You're still afraid of a girl."

"Ruifang is so fierce!"

The two walked away talking and laughing.