Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 207
When the Kong family of the Northern Zong was busy opening the ancestral hall to expel the branch of Kong Wenshi and seize his family property, Kong Shangqian, the eldest son of the Southern Zong, had already arrived in Qufu.Moreover, as soon as Kong Shanggan came, he met Li Mingrui, a cabinet scholar, and Li Mingrui even recognized him as a disciple immediately.

Kong Shangqian couldn't help but be overjoyed, being able to become a student of the current elder and the most popular elder by His Majesty's side is enough to make him look down on the literary world.

Li Mingrui brought Kong Shanggan to see Zhu Youxiao immediately, and at this time, Kong Zhiqi had already listened to the training in front of Zhu Youxiao.

"Kong Zhiqi, I heard from Mr. Li Ge that you are also a descendant of Sage Kong, and you are also a direct descendant of him, but what is going on?"

Zhu Youxiao smiled and asked Kong Zhiqi who was sitting half of his body on the pole.

At this time, Kong Zhiqi had changed into a half-new and not old copper coin straight jacket given by the old man Li Mingrui, and he seemed a little uncomfortable. He was even more afraid to raise his head in front of Zhu Youxiao, and replied in a voice as thin as a mosquito: " Back to the emperor, Caomin didn’t know if he was a direct descendant, and he didn’t dare to pretend to be the descendant of a saint, but Mr. Ge and several masters said that Caomin was a descendant of a saint, Caomin was also confused, and it was up to the emperor to decide.”

Pretending to be a clan is considered a serious crime among the people, especially in places like Qufufu, where the rule of traditional clan ideology is deeply rooted, Kong Zhiqi naturally dare not say that he is also a saint, but he also knows that if he becomes a saint, It must be beneficial, so he didn't directly say that he was not, but said that the elders and several pedantic masters had said so, and he didn't know whether to believe it or not. It depends on whether you are willing to give me this, Your Majesty. Ender.

The common people have the wisdom of the common people, and Zhu Youxiao couldn't help laughing when he saw Kong Zhiqi throwing the question to himself.

However, although Zhu Youxiao is the king of a country and is used to displaying the majesty of a king in front of officials and officials, he unconsciously lost his condescending airs in front of ordinary people like Kong Zhiqi. He became very gentle, and said with a smile: "Li Ge is an old scholar who is rich in five cars. Since he said that you are a descendant of a sage, it is naturally correct, but whether you are closely related to the direct descendant of a sage? All the truth can be revealed."

Kong Zhiqi had heard of the "Confucius family of the Southern sect", but he had only heard about the division of the Confucian family into the northern and southern sects as a tenant farmer in the Northern sect's Kongyan Shenggong's mansion since he was a child, so although he was a little surprised, he didn't know anything. have no idea.

At this time, Li Mingrui walked in, and behind him was Kong Shanggan.

It was also the first time for Kong Shangqian to face the Holy Spirit, and he felt a little nervous, but he did not dare to show timidity in front of His Majesty, who bears the great trust of the Southern Sect and Confucianism. Nervous and stuttering.

"Student Kong Shanggan has met His Majesty."

"Get up, you are Kong Shanggan, how is your grandfather doing now?"

Zhu Youxiao asked casually. Before that, he had learned from Li Mingrui that the grandfather of Kong Shangqian, who is now the patriarch of the Southern Confucian clan, Kong Zhenyun, was the No. 47 in the [-]th year of Wanli, and finally returned to Zuochunfang Zuoyu However, Kong Zhenyun was dismissed because of Zhu Youxiao's cleansing of officials from the Donglin Party.

Zhu Youxiao didn't like Kong Zhenyun, a gentry official, but compared to Kong Yinzhi, who shaved his hair and volunteered to be a slave, Kong Zhenyun was a martyr who cried to death after hearing about the Jiashen change. Therefore, Zhu Youxiao didn't have any paranoid views on him. Now that his eldest grandson came to see him, he would greet him symbolically, which can be regarded as a due gift for a monarch and his ministers.

"Return to Your Majesty, thanks to Your Majesty's blessings, my grandfather is still healthy," Kong Shangqian replied.

"Very good, let you wait here. I think Mr. Li Ge has already told you roughly that King Kong Wenxuan is the founder of Confucianism and the master of the dynasty's enlightenment. Bloodline inheritance should not be sloppy at all, you are not only a descendant of Confucianism, but also the eldest grandson of the Southern sect, it is incumbent on you to sort out the family context."

After Zhu Youxiao said something, Kong Shangqian naturally knew that His Majesty was reminding himself not to let some people with impure blood occupy the title of Kong Shengren in vain. Said: "What your majesty said is very true. The student has entrusted his grandfather to order him to bring the genealogy handed down from generation to generation in the family, which can be traced back to the Qin and Han Dynasties. There are countless branches of Confucianism recorded. In addition, rubbings of ancestral tombs from various places are also brought Come, it can be evidence of the pure blood of the family."

Kong Shangqian asked for orders to bring up the family tree he brought, but Zhu Youxiao naturally did not refuse. He ordered someone to fetch a basin of clean water according to Li Mingrui's suggestion in advance. Remove the seal and brass lock.

Then Kong Shangqian bowed his hands to Zhu Youxiao to express his gratitude, then took the initiative to wash his hands in the water, dried them with a rag, put on homemade gloves and began to pick up a family tree: "Your Majesty, there are 66 generations of descendants of saints in this family tree. And it also records that Kong Yuancuo, the original ancestor of the Northern School of Confucianism, changed his lineage due to his defection to the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. According to reason, Kong Yuancuo became infected with Hu Feng afterwards, which is not my Confucian orthodoxy."

"According to this, the Northern Sect of Confucianism is a bastard?"

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help saying such a sentence, which surprised Kong Shanggan for a while, but he couldn't say anything, he just cupped his hands and said, "It's exactly what your majesty said."

"I'll trust you, but how close is Kong Zhiqi's bloodline to the Kong Shengren's lineage, do you know now?"

Zhu Youxiao asked Kong Shangqian again, and at this time, Kong Zhiqi himself pricked up his ears. He was confused by what he said about the inheritance of genealogy just now, but now that the emperor mentioned his name, he paid attention to it. Very, after all, as far as he is concerned, if he really becomes a Kong Shengren, it will definitely allow him to gain confidence that he has never had before.

"Return to Your Majesty, the students have found out that the lineage of Sangong is the lineage of the eldest son of the sage who has been lost without examination. According to the genealogy records, this lineage has been cut off since the Song Dynasty, but I did not expect that there is still a lineage left. In other words, Sangong is the most orthodox direct descendant of the sage in the Southern Sect."

Kong Shangqian turned around and knelt down towards Kong Zhiqi as he spoke, and kowtowed his head directly: "According to the seniority in the family, the younger generation should call you Sangong, please ask Sangong to be kowtowed by grandson three times, to make up for the past faults of being filial and disrespectful."

Kong Zhiqi was flattered, looked at the current emperor and other people, and quickly helped Kong Shanggan up again: "You can't, you can't, if you have the heart, you should give the emperor a few more kowtows."

"The grandson dare not disobey the order of the Sangong", so Sun Shangqian knelt down and kowtowed to Zhu Youxiao again. Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao accepted the ceremony calmly, let him stand up, and asked him about his academic performance. After a few words of encouragement, he was ordered to reorganize the family tree, and after bathing and burning incense, the branch of Kong Zhiqi was officially recorded in the Southern Confucian lineage book.

(End of this chapter)