Ghostly Tomb

Chapter 1851 Forcing Questions ([-])

Chen Zhi's knife was very fast, and after he went down, blood gushed out from the child's neck.

The wound was very deep and it was close to the artery. It is estimated that if it is left like this, it will not take long for this kid to lose too much blood and die.

Seeing this scene, the stubborn Kong Shoucheng just now was no longer as tough as before.

It could be seen that he was very distressed by this grandson, his face immediately turned blue, and then he fell limply to the ground, his old face was full of powerlessness,

"It's all my fault, it has nothing to do with this child~~
Let him go, what do you want to ask?
I said yes! ! "

"Well!",
Chen Zhi then said:
"Patriarch Kong, I want to ask you some questions now!!!
But I don't have much time to distinguish between true and false, I just ask, and then you answer me clearly.

Don't gossip about him, don't play with stationery, don't try to lie.

Otherwise, this child will be ruined in your hands. There is no need to take chances on this, understand? "

"I see!",
Kong Shoucheng nodded very clearly, his old face was full of exhaustion, and he was no longer as stubborn as before.

At this time, Chen Zhi began to ask his first question:
"As my friend said just now, we are looking for a man named Kong Qinghan, do you know this man?"

"I know!" Kong Shoucheng replied with a nod.

"Hmm!" Chen Zhi was very satisfied with Kong Shoucheng's current state. This old man is a sensible person and knows what kind of situation he is in now.

"Then I'll ask you again..." Chen Zhi started his second question,

"This man named Kong Qinghan, has he ever been the second head of your Confucius Mansion?"

"I did!" Kong Shoucheng replied very clearly without any hesitation.

"Then why..." Chen Zhi looked at Kong Shoucheng,
"Why didn't this person enter the genealogy of your Kong family?
I have studied the genealogy of your Confucian family, and your genealogy is very comprehensive. From ancient times to the present, all descendants of the Confucian family have been recorded.

Regardless of whether it is a descendant of a concubine or a concubine, which family is which?Even if it is the child born to the most humble maid, as long as it is the blood of your Kong family, it will be recorded.

Even if a serious crime is committed, it will be marked next to it, and the name will not disappear because of accountability.

Why was he the only one left out?

This Kong Qinghan, is there anything special? "

"because……",
When Kong Shoucheng said this, he was already very powerless, and there was a trace of obvious grief and panic on his face.

It seems that this kind of grief has been hidden in his heart for a long time,

"Because he is not the blood of our Kong family, he is an outsider!"

"Outer hole?"

Chen Zhi instantly became clear about Kong Qinghan's status.

The Kong family is a very special family. Because of Confucius' irreplaceable supremacy in the land of China, his descendants have enjoyed generous treatment in all dynasties and generations for thousands of years.

Looking through the development history of the Kong family, you will find that the descendants of Confucius have the difference between "inner hole" and "outer hole", and the outer hole is a very special group.

Generally speaking, the Kong clan as descendants of saints often call themselves "Nei Kong" or "True Kong".

This is not the case for the outer Confucius. They often have no blood relationship with Confucius, or are in-laws with a meager relationship. Their Kong surname was later bestowed by the great patriarch of the Kong family.

From ancient times to the present, there are roughly two types of "external holes":
One is the Kong family with the same surname and different clan as the descendants of the saints, that is, the Kong family other than Confucius.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius was not the only person with the surname Kong, and there were several Kong surnames that were not descended from the Zi surname.

At the same time as the descendants of Kong Fujia to Confucius were multiplying and expanding, the Kong surnames other than these "sacred descendants" gradually became unknown.

However, the Kong family, who is one of the few non-sage descendants, sometimes tries to sneak into the saint descendants in order to enjoy the preferential treatment given to the descendants of Confucius by the imperial court.

Therefore, in the history of the Confucian clan, a large number of pseudo-confucians pretended to be the ancestors. In other prefectures and counties other than Qufu, there were times when Confucians who were not in the same line as the descendants of Confucius pretended to be "sacred descendants" in order to avoid the benefits of local poor corvee. This happens in every dynasty and every generation.

According to a historical record, there was a servant named Kong Mo in the Confucian mansion.

The ancestor of Kong Mo's original surname was Liu, and later entered the Confucian mansion as a "san sweeper". Later, because he was smart and capable, he followed his master's surname as Kong.

By the time of the Five Dynasties and the Tang Dynasty, the land of China was troubled. Taking advantage of the turmoil and the power of the Kong family was greatly reduced, Kong Mo betrayed his master and killed Kong Guangsi, the No. 40 second-generation grandson of the Kong family.

Seizing his family property, replacing him, and offering sacrifices to Confucius, he pretended to be a direct descendant of Confucius.

When he learned that Kong Guangsi had a nine-month-old son, Kong Renyu, who lived with his mother at his grandmother's house in Zhangjiacun, he sent people to hunt him down here, so as to eradicate the roots and prevent future troubles.

In order to save her grandson, Kong Renyu's grandmother, Grandma Zhang, sent her own grandson out to the pursuers to kill. Only then did Kong's bloodline be preserved, and today's direct lineage came into being.

After learning this bloody lesson, the Kong family will no longer easily give the surname Kong to others.

Even if there are some special circumstances, they have always been very repulsive to foreigners. Even if some foreigners have made great contributions to the family, they still distrust them very much.

The second situation in the outer hole is very special, that is, the outer hole in the in-laws.

The children of these outer holes are more or less related to the Kong family.

Some are the children of the daughters married by the Kong family, and some are the children of the adopted relatives of the Kong family.

And this Kong Qinghan belongs to this category! !

"He is my aunt's son!!" When Kong Shoucheng mentioned this cousin, his voice was extremely sad,

"Qing Han is stronger than me!!
Because he was born with the fate of fire, the fortune teller said that he was too irritable when there was a strong wind on the top of the mountain, and he had to use water to dissolve it, so he was given this cold name.

I didn't expect his life to be so sad..."
When Kong Shoucheng said this, his eyes were full of tears, and the sadness showed how deep their feelings were at that time.

"He was extremely gifted and good-natured since he was a child. My father loved him. After my aunt passed away, he took him in and raised him as his own son. He was given the surname Kong when he was very young.

My father always told me to treat your cousin well! !
When it's really critical, he is the only person in this world who can save you! !

The reason why he didn't enter the genealogy is because his surname was not Kong.

He is a descendant of our Kong family woman..."

(End of this chapter)