Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 199 Denying Kong Yinzhi from the Concubine's Concubine

After Li Mingrui said, Zhu Youxiao nodded and asked Li Mingrui: "There are countless descendants of saints. Since you are an official of the Ministry of Rites, you should know who is the real successor of Yan Shenggong. Since you are here, how can you?" Going to check the family tree of the Kong family, I said it was my intention, especially the Southern sect who refused to seek help from other races, and now it has been more than two hundred years since China was restored, they have to fight, and they have been suppressed by the Northern sect."

Li Mingrui understood that Zhu Youxiao meant to completely negate Kong Yinzhi's lineage from the Kong family tree. Naturally, such a research work would not be difficult for him, and he believed that Nanzong would support him in such a major event.

"Your Majesty, there is one more matter that I have not yet reported to you. One day, the official accidentally asked about Kong Zhiqi's family background, and accidentally learned that he was originally from Quzhou, and after being a saint, he should belong to the Nanzong lineage. And he is now It is also rooted in Qufu, according to my opinion, you might as well ask him and start with him, Kong Zhiqi has no heirs, and who will be Yan Shenggong in the future is still up to you, Your Majesty."

Zhu Youxiao glanced at Li Mingrui in surprise, thinking to himself that this Li Mingrui deserved the word "Rui" in his name, and he could always think ahead of him and solve his own problems.

"Well, it's up to you to handle this matter. I will let Wei Zhongxian and the Imperial Academy cooperate with you." Zhu Youxiao turned around and left after saying that.

"The humble minister leads the decree", Li Mingrui immediately wrote a secret letter to his servant to take it to Quzhou that night. From the perspective of personal relationship, he has a closer relationship with Confucius of the Southern Sect, and even several of them went to school together in the same year In the same year, he also saw Beizong's suppression of Nanzong and Beizong's domineering, so now he is also very active in doing this great event that can shine on scholars.

Li Mingrui and Li Gelao's letter soon reached the hands of the patriarch of the Kong clan of the Southern Zong. The patriarch of the Kong clan, Kong Zhenyun, the hereditary doctor of the Five Classics of the Hanlin Academy, immediately opened the ancestral hall and summoned the family's most respected people to discuss about the secret books of today's universities. Immediately send the family tree in his hands.

Kong Zhenyun is not stupid. I learned from the newspapers in recent days that His Majesty wants to promote the integration of government and gentry in Shandong, and I can smell the meaning of Li Ge's move. The title of the descendant of the eldest grandson has a clearer implication, that is, the imperial court intends to elevate their position in the Southern Sect.

Kong Zhenyun immediately took out the family tree from the ancestral hall and sent his eldest grandson Kong Shangqian to go north immediately to show it to Li Ge. There is a memorial to Zhu Youxiao written by Kong Zhenyun, saying that the saints are indifferent to fame and wealth, and they only want to be loyal to the emperor and benefit the people of the world, regardless of their own gains and losses.

Nanzong lost Yan Shenggong for hundreds of years, so for them, what they care more about is not whether to pay or not, but their status. It’s okay to produce land, anyway, they are now mainly engaged in business.

Kong Zhiqi saluted Li Mingrui very carefully: "Caomin has met Mr. Li Ge."

"You don't need to be so polite, as far as I know, you are also a saint?" Li Mingrui helped Kong Zhiqi up and ordered someone to make him a bowl of tea.

Kong Zhiqi, who was still immersed in the pain of losing his daughter, didn't understand what Li Mingrui meant when he asked this question. He thought that Li Mingrui wanted to punish him for blaspheming a saint. After that, please forgive me, Master!"

"Quickly please, I don't mean that. Your Majesty is benevolent, respects Confucianism and emphasizes teaching. Since you are a saint, I have already told the Holy One. The Holy Majesty intends to give you a family background. You must appreciate it. You Now let me explain in detail, your family lineage, it is better to have a family tree," Li Mingrui patted the volume of Kong's genealogy that he brought from the Imperial Academy before his case.

"Yes, it's older than that one. It was passed down by the Caomin family. At that time, I have been with my father since I came here to serve as a tenant. But it has nothing to do with Yan Shenggong. The Caomin family dare not blaspheme the sacred line." Kong Zhiqi Pointing to the volume of genealogy in Li Mingrui's hand, he said.

Li Mingrui understood that the reason why Kong Zhiqi didn't even dare to say it was because the patriarchal clan is very strict now, and his sons and daughters are different. Kong Zhiqi didn't dare to challenge the authority of the patriarchal clan, not to mention that in reality he was still a tenant farmer attached to Kong Yan Shenggong's mansion, so he didn't even dare to challenge it. Kong Yinzhi, who dominates his own existence, is gone.

In Kong Zhiqi's eyes, Shenggong Kong Yan is a very good man, he helps the common people, and he will give them some kindness to these tenants during the festivals, but the same is also very dignified. If there is any mistake in religious etiquette, especially the inheritance of saints, the ancestral hall will be opened, and even the whole family will be beaten to death.

"You don't have to worry. In the family, although there are distinctions between the sons and daughters and the order of the elders and the younger, they are all inherited in the same strain. Although there are levels in etiquette, the blood should be treated equally. Since the Song Dynasty, the north and the south have been divided. , your Kong family also fell apart and scattered everywhere. In order to accept the hearts of the northern scholars, the Taizu granted the Beizong the title of Yan Shenggong, but who is orthodox? , since you have a family tree, you should present it for the court to see, if you are really a descendant of a saint, it is unknown if your majesty will give you your birth."

What Li Mingrui said also made Kong Zhiqi a little moved. Although he didn't dare to offend Duke Kong Yan, he also didn't dare to resist the elder's order and the emperor's will.

Kong Zhiqi told Li Mingrui where his family tree was hidden.

After Li Mingrui hurriedly ordered someone to pick it up, he looked at it for a while, and after closing it, he summoned Kong Zhiqi again. This time, he simply supported Kong Zhiqi and sat on his hands:
"It's really a saint, but your genealogy records are incomplete, and there are still many things to be verified. In a few days, the Kong clan of the Southern Zong will come. They have complete information. At the same time, your majesty has been ordered by the imperial officials to verify it. I will give it to you at that time." Rebuild the family tree to prove it for you."

Kong Zhiqi, an ordinary tenant farmer, can't understand the Southern and Northern Sects, and when he saw what the old man said about the Hanlin Academy, he felt that this was a high platform that he couldn't get on. Since someone wanted to rebuild his family tree, it must be a good thing , I was busy and thanked him, he has become a widowed old man and he doesn't care about the rich and the poor, now he only waits for the day when his daughter is wronged, and he doesn't care too much about other things.

Li Mingrui presented Kong Zhiqi's family tree to Zhu Youxiao: "Your Majesty, this is Kong Zhiqi's family tree. It just happens to only record the fifth generation, and the farthest is no more than Hongwuchu. If it continues, Kong Zhiqi will be able to become the eldest grandson line. The Nanzong has coveted the throne of Yansheng for a long time, let Kong Zhiqi become the Duke of Yansheng, and His Majesty promises to choose one person from the Nanzong to adopt the name of Kong Zhiqi in the future. Will not agree."

Zhu Youxiao nodded after hearing this: "You did a good job in this matter. Doesn't Kong Yinzhi dare to ignore my will because he is a descendant of a saint? I will let him see who is this?" The master of the world, there are so many Confucian families in the world, I don't believe I can't find an obedient one."

(End of this chapter)