If one were to find an issue with this person, it would be that he was too upright and hence, too clean! To summarize, his records were too perfect to be true!
Chu Yang's methods had always gone against the norm.
There was one verse that he constantly kept in mind, 'People work hard to become officials to become wealthy. Someone who does not put himself first will be destroyed by heaven and earth'. In his previous life, he had wandered all over the world and was frustrated at witnessing the endless greed of officials so often.
Even if an official was deemed to be extremely honorable, he would still live in a large house and eat rare delicacies. Ultimately, none of these officials ended up living their lives in any way that was less luxurious than the large wealthy families.
