The most arrogant in history

Chapter 856: Take the lead.

Zhuge Hong and Crown Prince Ye Feng did not know the contents of the letter.

The prince was still not understanding and asked, "Father, what did Lord Sang say?"

"Nothing much, just some family matters and the relationship between the monarch and his subjects over the years."

Ye Kun shook his head and hesitated.

Burning Sang Buzhi's letter was a sign of Ye Kun's kindness.

If this letter was seen by Crown Prince Ye Feng, he would definitely bear a grudge against Sang Buyi and would vent his anger on Sang Buyi's sons.

Ye Kun can suppress his son Ye Feng now, but he cannot guarantee that Ye Feng will still be obedient after he dies.

Sang Buyi's eldest son said, "Your Majesty has traveled day and night from the Western Regions to return to Zhuo County, which makes my father and I grateful. But Your Majesty is tired from the journey, so you should return to the palace to rest. We brothers will stay by our father's bedside, and report to Your Majesty if there is any situation."

Ye Kun shook his head: "I won't go back for now. I'll wait here for your father to wake up."

From what he saw, Sang Buyi was already on his deathbed.

Ye Kun hopes to have a good beginning and a good end, and wait for Sang Buyi to wake up and say goodbye to him.

The sons of the Sang family were so grateful that they ordered wine and food to be prepared to entertain Ye Kun.

Ye Kun waved his hand: "How can I have the mood to feast at this time? Just give me a bowl of millet porridge and a plate of pickles."

The other nine ministers are also here.

Ye Kun called everyone to hold a meeting in Sang Buyi's study.

Everyone sat down.

Ye Kun said: "Birth, aging, illness and death are inevitable. It seems that Lord Sang's situation is beyond repair. Lord Sang left me a letter recommending Zhuge Hong to take over his position and become the new Prime Minister of the Nine Departments.

My Lords, do you have any objections?"

Everyone nodded: "Lord Zhuge is young and strong, extremely intelligent, steady and mature, and is the descendant of a loyal and honest man. He is the most suitable person to take over Lord Sang's position."

Ye Kun nodded: "Then we will let Zhuge Hong temporarily take over the post of Prime Minister of the Nine Departments. After Lord Sang recovers, we will hold a meeting to elect and determine the right candidate."

Among the Nine Tribes, Zhuge Hong's status was second only to Sang Buyi.

Since Sang Buzhi is no longer capable, Zhuge Hong will naturally take over.

But the procedure must be followed, an enlarged meeting must be held, and collective elections must be conducted.

Zhuge Hong was still very modest. He clasped his fists and said, "You are all seniors, and you are highly respected. I am young and inexperienced. I am afraid that I am not up to the heavy responsibility and will fail the expectations of the court and the emperor."

"As the saying goes, those who are capable should do more work and those who are responsible should not be shirked. Why should you be so modest?"

Ye Kun waved his hand and interrupted Zhuge Hong: "From now on, you will take over all the work of Lord Sang. And prepare for Lord Sang's funeral."

Zhuge Hong clasped his fists and nodded.

At this moment, a message came from outside the door: "The Queen and the two queens from the East and West Palaces have arrived..."

Ye Kun nodded and took Ye Feng out to greet them.

"Your Majesty, we are here to see the women of Lord Sang's house, and to pay our respects to Your Majesty."

Jiang Yourong, Xie Baochan and Liu Yuejuan bowed together.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Ye Kun returned the greeting and said with a smile: "I'm fine, you don't have to worry."

In fact, Ye Kun understood that Jiang Yourong and others came to visit him.

This trip to the Western Regions lasted nearly two months, and naturally they missed each other a little.

Sang Buyi's wife, along with several daughters-in-law, came to meet Jiang Yourong and others.

Jiang Yourong nodded at Ye Kun, and went to the inner hall of the Sang family to talk with Xie Baochan and Liu Yuejuan.

The night is getting darker.

Ye Kun said, "Let the prince stay here, and the queen and I will return to the palace first. If Lord Sang gets better, notify me immediately."

Everyone in the Sang family nodded and respectfully saw Ye Kun, Jiang Yourong and others off.

Zhuge Hong stayed.

The other nine ministers also went home.

It was already late at night when Ye Kun returned to Fengyi Palace.

Jiang Yourong smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you must be very tired. Bath water has been prepared here. Take a bath and rest quickly."

"We've been taking the train since Chang'an, and it's not tiring at all."

Ye Kun smiled and went to take a bath first.

After taking a hot bath, I felt much more comfortable.

Jiang Yourong massaged Ye Kun's shoulders and sighed, "Lord Sang is in his early sixties, so he shouldn't be that old. How come he has an incurable disease?"

"Over sixty, not too young, right?"

"I heard from Teacher Wen and Wei Caiqin that there are many people in their seventies and eighties in Yizhou now. Without war, the people live and work in peace and contentment, their lives have improved, and their life expectancy has also increased."

"There are indeed more centenarians in Yizhou."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "That's because we occupied Yizhou thirty years ago. Since then, there has been no more war in Yizhou, and the elderly can enjoy their old age. In addition, Yizhou's medical education and health promotion were also the earliest and had the best foundation, so there are so many long-lived elderly people.

Sang Buyi followed me when he was over 30 years old. He also experienced many battles and lived in the open air. Maybe he developed the disease at that time. I think he is over 60 years old, which is still higher than the current average life expectancy. "

"Alas, life is short." Jiang Yourong sighed slightly.

We are all old in the blink of an eye. Isn’t life too short?

"Don't be sad, madam. The average life expectancy will get higher and higher in the future." Ye Kun comforted Jiang Yourong:

"The upper limit of the average human lifespan is about 90 or 100 years. As medicine becomes more and more advanced, diseases that are currently incurable may be cured in the future. However, this day is far away, probably still hundreds or a thousand years away."

Jiang Yourong smiled and said, "I believe what the emperor said. I remember the emperor said that as long as we insist on drinking boiled water and eating cooked food, human diseases will be reduced by half and life expectancy will increase by ten years. Now it seems to be true."

Ye Kun smiled: "But in the countryside, there are still many children who drink raw water."

Changing human living habits is not an easy task.

If everyone wants to drink boiled water, the conditions must be met.

During the busy farming season, farmers don’t even have time to eat, so how can they have the time to boil water to drink?

Merchants were in a hurry and could not carry tea with them. If they came across a teahouse on the road, they could have a sip of tea. If they did not come across one, they could only drink river water or well water.

In order to make it possible for everyone to drink boiled water, we had to invent the thermos.

However, the research on thermos has been going on for a long time, but it is still far from ideal.

Anti-scalding glass has not been developed yet, otherwise we could research double-layer glass thermos cups.

Jiang Yourong nodded: "Yes, it's the hardest for farmers. Even if there is no war, farming is still very hard. All year round, we can only hope for a sufficient living."

Ye Kun turned his head and said, "It's not like this now, is it? The farmers in the nine provinces of China should be living a prosperous life, right?"

The salt and iron taxes have now been completely abolished, and many new agricultural water conservancy facilities, ditches, ponds and dams have been built.

County roads and township roads are well connected, and convenient transportation has greatly facilitated the lives of farmers.

The promotion of sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn and cotton has greatly improved land utilization.

Scientific composting has at least doubled the yield of staple food.

Ye Kun felt that farmers could also live a good life!

Jiang Yourong smiled and said, "Wei Caiqin has done a nationwide survey on farmers' living conditions. According to her, most farmers still have no money."