| | You was erudite and possessed outstanding talent. The Left General Shi Dan recommended him as a virtuous and upright scholar, and he was appointed as Yilang (Debating Official) for his responses in the examination. He later advanced to Jian 大夫 (Censor), Right Cao Zhonglang Jiang (Right Cao Cavalry Commander), and worked with Liu Xiang on editing the imperial archives. Whenever he presented matters to court, You was selected by imperial decree to read various books for him. The emperor valued his abilities and bestowed upon him a copy of the imperial archives. At that time, copies of books were not widely distributed; when Prince Siwang of Dongping, the emperor's uncle, requested access to Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian and other classical works by various philosophers, the Grand General reported back that it was denied. This is recorded in the biography of Prince Dongping Wang. You also died at an early age; he had a son named Si, who became prominent and well-known in his time.
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