I want to be a grandson

Chapter 375
"Grassman Kong Kezhun, I have met you."

In a restaurant in Yingtian Mansion, as soon as Kong Kezhun, the direct descendant of the Southern Sect of the Kong family, came to the capital, Tie Xuan arranged to receive him in the restaurant.

Tie Xuan pulled him and said: "Don't be so polite. You are a saint, and this is not an official office. How old am I? How old are you? How about calling you a good brother?"

"Everything is according to the adults, thank you, my lord."

Tie Xuan said with a smile: "Hurry up and sit down, you must have been busy all the way from Quzhou, and it must have been quite hard work."

Kong Kezhun hurriedly said: "Where, where, the family received the order from His Royal Highness, the grandson of the emperor, and it's too late to rejoice. How dare you say it's hard work."

Tie Xuan said: "Come and eat and drink, let's talk when we are full..."

Under Tie Xuan's greeting, the two began to eat.

The dishes that Tie Xuan put on were very rich, until the two of them were full with wine and food, there was still a lot left on the table.

Kong Kezhun looked at the table full of dishes and said, "Today, I'm going to waste my money."

"This is all as it should be, you don't have to be polite, Brother Xian."

Tie Xuan asked again: "His Royal Highness asked you to bring a portrait of a saint for admiration. I wonder if you have brought it?"

Kong Kezhun replied: "Your Highness has an order, so how dare you refuse to obey. I copied a few portraits at home, and asked the boy to choose the most accurate one to bring, and I only hope that His Highness will be satisfied."

Tie Xuan chuckled and said, "It is often heard that the Southern Sect of the Kong family pays great attention to learning by passing on poems and books to their families. This copied portrait is bound to reach the pinnacle. I think His Highness will be satisfied. Brother, don't worry."

"I can't deserve such praise from an adult. I'm really ashamed that my knowledge is not as good as that of my ancestors..."

"Ugh……"

Tie Xuan sighed heavily, as if there was no danger of melancholy, but also full of disappointment.

Kong Kezhun didn't know why, so he tried to ask: "Master Tie, why are you sighing?"

Tie Xuan shook his head, and said distressedly: "I heard that your family values ​​loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, integrity, and strict conduct.

It is precisely for this reason that His Highness feels that the Empress Sage is really extraordinary, so he bestows on you the position of Ph.D. of the Five Classics of the Imperial Academy..."

"But if the Kong family in Qufu can be like you, Your Highness won't have to worry about it, and don't have to worry about it..."

Kong Kezhun had been on his way and didn't have the time to ask other questions, so he didn't know how the public commented on the Kong family.

Hearing this, he said, "My lord, is there something that the Kong family in Qufu did not do well?"

Tie Xuan sighed lightly, and said, "The same surname, but the behavior is very different..."

After what he said, Kong Kezhun was even more confused, and couldn't help asking again and again, Tie Xuan had no choice but to tell the evil things that the Kong family had done.

Kong Kezhun was horrified when he heard this, and his eyes widened. If Tie Xuan hadn't told him himself, he would never have believed it!
"This... this, Mr. Tie, is it true that the Kong family in Qufu is so cruel and harming the people? Do you really dare to collude with bandits to rob and kill court officials?!"

"This is the crime of destroying the family!"

After calming down for a while, I calmed down a little, and then said: "After my father came back from Qufu, I was very curious and asked about the situation of his father's clan. At that time, my father also looked sad.
However, the old man didn't say anything, he just told me to be kind-hearted, follow the ancestors as the criterion, if we can't help the world, we must learn to be good by ourselves..."

Kong Kezhun frowned and said: "At that time, I didn't understand why my father said that. Now it seems that he saw the filth of Beizong at that time, and that's why he told us brothers..."

Tie Xuan said: "My father is really a sensible person, it's really admirable..."

He sighed again and said: "The imperial envoys who went to Shandong sent news that they were measuring the acres of the Kong family's fields, and they have measured 80 acres so far...

There are also countless shops and restaurants... so rich, even the prince of Ming Dynasty can't compare, why is he so greedy!It's puzzling..."

Kong Kezhun tried to ask: "Then I don't know how the court plans to deal with the Beizong people?"

"According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, deal with it impartially, and never tolerate it!"

Tie Xuan said firmly: "His Royal Highness sent Yang Jing, Shangshu of the Criminal Department, and Shi Cao Ming, the right supervisor of the Procuratorate, to Chang'an, Shandong, and even ordered Wei Guogong Xu Huizu to control Shandong's military and government, and cooperate with the Criminal Department to investigate the case."

"According to His Highness, all those involved in the case, no matter whether they are officials or civilians, regardless of their status, will be sent to prison for interrogation, and they will be severely punished!"

Looking at Kong Kezhun, Tie Xuan said: "My dear brother, this is a big case. Although you both have the surname of Kong, I still want to advise my virtuous brother not to sympathize with Beizong, let alone obstruct the handling of the case."

Kong Keren hastily waved his hands and said, "Your Excellency, you misunderstood. The grassroots absolutely didn't mean that! People from the Northern Sect made a big mistake and caused anger and resentment. They should be dealt with according to the law!"

Tie Xuan nodded, and said comfortably: "I'm relieved if I have said that, I'm really afraid that my brother will also be implicated..."

"No, no, absolutely not..."

Of course Kong Kezhun would not intercede for Beizong, let alone risk his own future and destiny for it!
On the contrary, he was still excited when he heard that the members of Beizong were severely punished!

You Beizong also have today!

Relying on the name of Yan Shenggong to do evil, you have bullied us Nanzong so much that there is no place for us to live. Although we are born of the same root, you are going to force us to death!

There is no need for such a clan to exist!

For so many years, the grievances the whole family has suffered poured out all at once.

Thinking of his father being ostracized for no reason, and he couldn't even do the discipline in the county, Kong Kezhun felt like a knife was twisting his heart!
The dignified descendant of the Kong family was actually excluded!

Even the place where the family lived was groundlessly accused of occupying the land, and the whole family was kicked out of the house...

Although he is the southern sect of the Kong family in name, even his uncle dare not associate with his family because he is afraid of their suppression!
Thinking of these humiliations, Kong Kezhun's eyes immediately turned red, he clenched his hands tightly, gritted his teeth, and said: "My lord, the people of the Northern Sect committed such crimes, it really humiliated the ancestors, and their crimes are more than that!"

"Anthracene, what other crimes are there?"

Kong Kezhun gritted his teeth and said: "My lord, in terms of orthodoxy, the southern sect is descended from the lineage of Zu Ruiyougong, so my family is the head of the direct lineage, which is more legitimate than their northern sect!"

"Besides, they don't care about family affection and wantonly persecute my family. They have persecuted my family many times over the years. My father was forced by them to the point where he couldn't even keep his position as a teacher!"

"Emperor Renzong cared about us and specially asked us to settle in Quzhou, but the people of Beizong colluded with small officials to target us, not only robbing our fields, but also saying that our home was originally someone else's land,
It forced us to move twice, and there are still rascals and officials coming to harass and extort..."

"My lord, that's why I say my family is the southern sect of the Kong family, but so far there are only a dozen people in the family, and other relatives have no choice but to move to live elsewhere..."

"My lord, the Northern Sect of the Kong family is really chilling if you don't care about family affection so much, and share the same roots!"

Tie Xuan frowned, shook his head and said: "My dear brother, I understand what you said, and I will report to His Highness so that no one else will disturb you..."

"However... It is difficult for an honest official to decide on family affairs. This is an internal matter of your clan. If the people don't lift up the government, and the officials don't investigate, the others can't do anything about it."

For the sake of his family and his parents, Kong Kezhun said eagerly: "My lord, although Cao Min has received His Highness's favor and was appointed as a doctor of the Five Classics of the Imperial Academy, Cao Min's whole family is very grateful to His Highness and very content. "

"My lord, please forgive me for saying this, but after all, Shenggong Beizongyan has an extraordinary influence. If I let them know that I have obtained this official position,
Under their suppression, I am afraid that within a few days, Caomin will have no choice but to return to their hometown in Quzhou..."

"Being suppressed by them like this, the parents and relatives of Cao Min's family will not be able to survive..."

Tie Xuan said with a troubled face: "I understand what you said, but Beizong suppressed you in secret, and there is nothing I can do."

(End of this chapter)