Chapter 56 Succession to the Throne
After settling matters in Xia Yuan Dalu, Yang Song began to consider giving up the throne. After all, she had reached this age.
For Yang Song to say that he doesn't have much nostalgia for this throne would definitely be a lie, because only in this position can he realize his ambitions.
However, the Xia Kingdom is now completely on the right track, and even the plans for the future have been planned. All that is left is the passage of time for the Xia Kingdom to gradually develop better and become stronger.
Moreover, in order for Xia's rule of law to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, he, the emperor, had to take the lead, otherwise rule of law would be just an empty talk.
According to the laws of the Xia Kingdom, the retirement age for civil servants is set at a relatively high age of sixty, considering that the average life expectancy of people in this era is only over sixty years old.
If it weren't for the great development of medical technology in the Xia Kingdom, and the people could have enough to eat, wear warm clothes, and have access to medical care, it is estimated that given the conditions of this era, the average life expectancy would not be so high.
According to the information from the Foreign Affairs Department, the average life expectancy of the indigenous residents outside Xia Kingdom is only more than forty years.
As for whether this lifespan is limited by genes, we can only know when Xia Kingdom's biotechnology becomes more advanced in the future.
Therefore, it can be said that at the current stage of Xia State, there is not much room for Yang Song to perform. All he does every day is to deal with daily affairs.
Now is the right time for Yang Song to give up the throne to Yang Xian. In addition to the reason of his age, it is also related to the fact that Yang Song has already handed over most affairs to Yang Xianlei to handle.
Now Yang Xian only needs to perform a ritual to become the king of a country openly, and Yang Song can retire to old age and enjoy a happy life.
Thinking of this, Yang Song looked at Yang Xian who was handling government affairs behind the desk in the imperial study, put down the tea cup in his hand, and said: "Xian'er, come here, my father has something to tell you."
Yang Xian was concentrating on handling political affairs when he suddenly heard the voice of Yang Song who was assisting him in the study. He put down the paper and pen in his hand and came to Yang Song, respectfully saying: "Father, what are your orders?"
"Hey~, I didn't give you any orders." Yang Song saw that Yang Xian was so humble and showed no toughness at all. He couldn't help but sighed and said: "From now on, you will be the king of a country.
, why is there no momentum at all? This is not okay."
"Father taught you a lesson." Yang Xian felt a little helpless. He didn't have any momentum, but in front of Yang Song, no matter how powerful or domineering Yang Xian was, he could only restrain himself obediently.
You have to pretend like a good baby!
After Yang Song couldn't help but say something to Yang Xian, he remembered his original intention of calling him over, and continued: "Xian'er, now that my father is old and you have established a firm foothold in the court, it's time for my father to take over."
This seat is given to you." As he spoke, Yang Song patted the wooden chair he was sitting on.
When Yang Xian suddenly heard this, he was first surprised, then happy, and finally became a little at a loss. He did not expect to take over this position now.
Before, Yang Xian had not thought about that high-ranking position in normal times, but he just thought that sooner or later, this position would be his, so there was no need to worry.
Besides, although Yang Song is now sixty years old, his body is very strong and he does not look like a sixty-year-old man at all.
So Yang Xian estimated that he would have to wait ten or eight years before inheriting the throne, but what he didn't expect now was that Yang Song actually planned to give up the throne to him at this time.
"My father is in good health, and my son is still young, so he may not be able to hold a big position." Ren Xian cupped his hands and said, "I hope my father will think twice and continue to lead Daxia forward for several decades."
"Young? Is it difficult to hold a big position? How many decades?" When Yang Song heard Yang Xian's disappointing words, he couldn't help but get angry and his beard straightened up. He said sternly: "I thought that when I was a father, I could lead three thousand people at the age of eighteen.
The people have developed step by step until now."
"You are already thirty-seven now. You have already passed your thirties and you have several children. How can you say you are still young?"
In response to Yang Song's reprimand, Yang Xian could only nod in agreement. He knew the history of Yang Song's fortune by heart, so how could he not know how powerful Yang Song was.
But precisely because of this, when he compared Yang Xian with Yang Song, Yang Xian felt even more powerless, fearing that his ability would "defeat" the current Xia Kingdom.
Of course, Yang Song also knew what Yang Xian was thinking. After all, he had watched the other person grow up. The lack of confidence shown by Yang Xian just showed how serious his sense of responsibility was. Because of this, Yang Song also
Only then could he safely hand over the Xia Kingdom to Yang Xian's hands.
If Yang Xian is a person without a sense of responsibility, no matter how powerful he is, Yang Song will not dare to help him to the throne. Otherwise, Yang Xian will use this ability to harm the people.
"As for the difficulty of taking on a big job." Yang Song thought for a while and continued: "There is no place in Xia Kingdom where you need to overcome obstacles and expand the territory. All you need to do is to be a conservative king."
After Yang Song said this, he also felt that Yang Xian's ambition was hit this time, so he added: "Xian'er, don't underestimate the difficulty of guarding Cheng. As the saying goes, it is easy to conquer a country but difficult to sit on it. If you want to suffer well,
A big summer is not simple at all."
"Xian'er, you are generous and approachable. With your temperament and ability, you are more than enough to be a conservative king." Yang Song said this, looked at the blue sky and white clouds outside the door, and sighed: "If you can make me bigger
Summer opens up a new world, and that is your creation."
Yang Song withdrew his eyes from outside the door and said deeply to Yang Xian: "My father is old and can no longer do anything. The future of Daxia still belongs to you young people."
"Father!" At this time, Yang Xian no longer knew what to say. He now sincerely felt Yang Song's heart and was deeply moved.
"Okay, okay." Yang Song showed his face and pretended to be relaxed: "You are already dozens of years old, so don't act like a little daughter. Remember your father's teachings. From now on, you must serve the people wholeheartedly and protect our country."
This is the land of Daxia."
"Yes, the child will always remember his father's teachings and dare not forget them." Yang Xian has now confirmed Yang Song's determination to give up the throne to him.
"Haha~, just remember." After Yang Song laughed, he stood up and walked towards the door, smiling and saying: "If you don't make decisions for the people when you are an official, it is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes. The same is true for being an emperor.
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"Farewell to my father." After Yang Xianli sent Yang Song away, he turned around and sat behind the desk again, recalling what Yang Song had just said to him, while digesting the news that the throne was about to be obtained.
"Being an official and not making decisions for the people, why not go home and sell sweet potatoes?" Yang Xian finally thought about Yang Song's words when he walked out of the door. This was the first time he heard it from Yang Song.
"Father's words are still so concise and easy to understand." After coming back to his senses, Yang Xian picked up a pen and paper and continued to deal with government affairs. Today's government affairs have just begun. There are many more to come, which is enough to keep him busy.
Since Yang Xian started to deal with government affairs, he didn't have many free days to spend. Every day he was either in the imperial study or in the Privy Council. He had experienced the hard work of being an emperor in advance.
On the contrary, after Yang Xian's affairs were taken care of, Yang Song's life became more and more leisurely day by day. Just now, he was bored in the backyard and couldn't stand the noise of a large group of kids behind him.
Yu Shufang came to see if Yang Xian had anything difficult to deal with.
Yang Song, who had worked hard all his life, was suddenly free and allowed him to enjoy the blessing of being wrapped around his knees. He was still a little uncomfortable with it.
And when he was around, Yang Song always felt that those in the backyard had a great sense of restraint.
In order to avoid being bored, Yang Song decided to go around after handing over the throne to Yang Xian. He wanted to see the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas of Daxia in person and experience the era created by his own hands.
Thinking about the good life in the future, Yang Song wanted to give up the throne to Yang Xian immediately, but he also knew that this matter could not be rushed and had to be done step by step.
Chapter completed!