Kong Fan didn't know how to return to the mansion in Queli, his mind was in chaos, Li Jing had already left Qufu and returned to his camp, if nothing else, he would show his big sword outside Qufu City tomorrow, Kong should have made a choice at that time, whether to surrender to Li Jing, or continue to go down the road to the black, and follow the hopeless Zhao Gou.

"Husband, it's time to go see my father." Mrs. Yan Chaoci looked at her husband with some worry, she is the concubine of the Yan family, married to Kong Fan, the second son, if nothing else, after Kong Duan **, she and Kong Fan will change from a descendant to a side line, and the quality of life will decline a lot.

"Oh." Kong Fan nodded, it is the rule of the Confucian family to set the province in the morning and dusk, inherited from the saints, until now, the people of the Kong clan should abide by it, or everyone in the world should abide by it, this is the way of the Gangchang.

The two walked towards Kong Duancao's room, Kong Fan was in front, Yan was half a step behind, and he only walked a few dozen steps, when he saw a tall young man walking towards him, the official brother of Kong Fan, Kong Duancao's eldest son Kong Xuan.

"Second brother." Kong Xuan frowned, he felt that his younger brother seemed to have something on his mind, so he immediately frowned and said, "Something in your heart?" He thinks that even if there is something in his heart, he should not show it at this time, and he should show happiness in front of his parents, so as not to worry his parents.

"Oh, it's fine." Kong Fan glanced around and said, "What about the third brother and the fourth brother?" ”

"I've been fined by the patriarch." Kong Xuan's face was also much worse, and he said: "After being a saint, he discussed the government on the street, and was known by the patriarch, and after discussing with the Yan Shenggong, he thought about it. ”

"Hmph, doesn't it just talk about how the world is, do we and other readers know how to read dead books? How about talking about the world and pointing out the country? The Tang Emperor said that the speaker was not guilty, why can't he say it? Is the family rule of the Confucian family greater than the law of the imperial court? Isn't it even as good as His Majesty's Chrysostom? Kong Fan's face was gloomy, and he finally couldn't hold back the anger in his heart and said loudly.

"Shut up." Before Kong Xuan could speak, a deep voice came from his ears, I don't know when there was a middle-aged man at the door, with a thin body and a thin face, only a pair of eyes flashed with wisdom, he was Kong Duancao, the younger brother of today's Yan Shenggong.

"Father." Seeing this, Kong Fan and the two didn't dare to quarrel, so they hurriedly saluted Kong Duan and said loudly: "The child respectfully asks my father to be safe." ”

"Get up!" Kong Duancao nodded, let the two of them stand up, nodded to the two daughters-in-law, and said, "You two have seen your mother-in-law!" As he spoke, he walked outside, Kong Fan and Kong Xuan saw this, knowing that their father was afraid that he had something to say to the two, so they glanced at each other, and followed behind Kong Duancao, out of the dripping eaves.

"Where have you been today?" Kong Duancao suddenly asked Kong Fan while walking.

"Son, boy has gone to see a friend." Kong Fan's mouth opened, and suddenly thought of Li Jing's instructions, and finally concealed the news that Li Jing had arrived in Qufu.

"See friends, second brother, you didn't lie before, when did the descendants of Confucius like to lie?" Kong Xuan glanced at his brother and said with some dissatisfaction. As an elder brother, how could I not know that Kong Fan lied at this time.

"Say it! What the hell made my son of Kong Duan Cao lie? Kong Duancao frowned, his second son was talented, if he weren't a descendant of the Kong family, he would probably have been famous outside, and his son who had never lied in front of him actually learned to lie at this time, which made Kong Duancao very angry. It's just that he has a big heart and loves his son very much, and there is not much blame in his words.

"Father, Your Majesty is here, Your Majesty has arrived in Qufu." Kong Fan's heart was flustered, and he finally knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty is going to worship the saint outside Qufu City in three days. ”

"Your Majesty? Which Majesty? Emperor Jian Yan is here? Kong Xuan didn't react at once, the first thing that came to mind was Zhao Gou of the Southern Song Dynasty, but when he saw Kong Duancao's appearance, he suddenly knew that he was wrong, and couldn't help but say: "You are talking about Emperor Hongwu, you are seeing Emperor Hongwu today, how can Emperor Hongwu see you?" ”

"Emperor Hongwu is here? Three days later, you brute, damn it, why didn't you say such a big news earlier? Kong Duancao can't care about scolding his son, it's already evening, a day has passed, there are still two days to go, Li Jing will worship Confucius outside Qufu City, when the time comes, if no one from the Kong family goes, it will be a blow to Li Jing's prestige, but the blow to the Kong family is fatal. But if he goes, it means that the Kong family has decided to surrender to Li Jing's banner, which is contrary to Kong Duanyou's decision.

"Father, Emperor Hongwu of the Tang Dynasty has launched the Northern Expedition, and the Southern Song Dynasty is only a corner of peace, and sooner or later it will be destroyed by Emperor Hongwu. Kong Fan couldn't help but say.

"Shut up, Li Jing is just a chaotic minister and thief, I Yan Shenggong is the head of Shilin, Kong said Chengren, Meng said to take righteousness, how can my Kong family succumb to Li Jing's obscenity, Yan Shenggong is also doing this for the sake of the reputation of the Kong family, as a saint, how can he be in the company of a usurper like Li Jing. Second brother, don't say anything like this, if Yan Shenggong knows, I'm afraid it won't be as simple as confinement, and you will even be expelled from Yan Shenggong's lineage. Kong Duancao hadn't spoken yet, and Kong Xuan couldn't help but reprimand.

"Emperor Hongwu of the Tang Dynasty is a person who immediately seized the world, dominates the world, and is the lord of the world, look, he would rather his reputation be damaged than enter the palace, which is the proof." Kong Fan said disdainfully: "Emperor Hongwu respects the saint, not the Yan Shenggong, he sacrifices outside the city of Qufu, but also to show the world that the Confucian saint is the Confucian saint, and the Yan Shenggong is the Yan Shenggong, if my Kong family does not go away, I am afraid that this Yan Shenggong will become a thing of the past." ”

"Li Jing is really bold, isn't he afraid of the opposition of the world's scholars? Will he be able to rule the world right away? Kong Xuan's face was gloomy, and it was difficult to hide a trace of panic in the depths of his eyes. He was still really surprised by Kong Fan's words.

"He sacrificed to the Confucian sage, representing his friendship with Shilin, and he will definitely promote Confucianism in the future, how can Shilin oppose it?" Kong Fan said disdainfully. His brother is the eldest son, even after Kong Duan**, everything in the Kong family is inherited by Kong Xuan, and the two brothers are brothers and friends on the surface, but the actual relationship is only known to the two brothers.

"Okay, don't talk about this matter, this matter is very important, it is related to the life and death of my Kong family, I will go to see the Holy Father of Yan and the patriarch." Kong Duancao glared at the two brothers dissatisfied, and he didn't care about reprimanding, so he hurried to see Kong Duanyou without mentioning it.