Recently, there is a rumor that is quietly circulating in Qufu, people are secretly gossiping with acquaintances, in a short period of time, this rumor has become a household name, why this rumor can spread so quickly, because the protagonists of the rumor turned out to be Yan Shenggong and Kong Youde.

"Do you know the way? Kong Youde actually has a relationship with Yansheng Gong! "A man is quietly selling the gossip he has just heard to someone he knows.

"Oh, what's the relationship?" Acquaintances are excited, gossip is one of people's biggest hobbies, up to the officials and nobles, down to the common people, no one can be separated from gossip, not to mention that this gossip meets the necessary elements of a successful gossip.

A gossip that can make people excited, first of all, must be a big person, and everyone must know Lu Dao, you said that Zhang San and Wang Er Mazi's daughter-in-law cheated, although it is very gossipy, but most people don't know Lu Dao these two people, so the scope of transmission will not be wide, and the gossip of big people, then it will spread very quickly.

Secondly, the material of this gossip must be fierce, a dog biting a man is not news, a man biting a dog is news! And it has to be something that people like to see, and it has to satisfy people's curiosity and desire for knowledge.

The current gossip, Kong Youde and Yan Shenggong are known to women and children in Shandong, and then the two can be implicated, which satisfies people's curiosity even more.

"I'm telling you, this is what my friend in the Yansheng Mansion said, don't tell anyone else!" Passerby A said mysteriously to Passerby B.

"Don't worry, we've known each other for so long, am I the kind of person who can't keep my mouth shut?" Passerby B patted his chest and said.

"Let me tell you, Kong Youde is supported by Yan Sheng Gong behind his back. Otherwise, how could he make such a big scene all at once, I heard that Yan Shenggong wants food for food, and money for money, just for one purpose, so that Kong Youde can make as much trouble as possible! Passerby A whispered.

"Nonsense, Kong Youde is a thief, Yan Sheng Gongshi is favored by the emperor, how can he do such a thing?" Passerby B obviously didn't believe it, he thought it was too exaggerated.

"You don't believe it, I'm telling you. Last time, Kong Youde failed. Yan Shenggong immediately dismissed Wang Hu who defeated him, you see this time, Liu Zeqing has just suffered a defeat, and Yan Shenggong will immediately go to the book to protect Liu Zeqing. Do you know what the Tao is? Because Liu Zeqing is incompetent. If you change to Wang Hu. Doesn't he have to fail again? ”

Passerby A teased him with the news he heard from somewhere.

"! I don't believe it! Passerby B left, leaving Passerby A there in a daze.

Passerby B just walked to the next intersection, only to see passerby C quietly come over. said to him: "Do you know the Tao of Lu, Kong Youde and Yan Shenggong ????"

"Nonsense, you are talking nonsense, the court dismissed Wang Hu, it was because he was disrespectful to Yan Shenggong, what does it have to do with Kong Youde?" Passerby B hurriedly interrupted Passerby C, who felt that this was too nonsense.

"Ha Luha, where did you hear this, wrong! Mine is true, let me tell you, Kong Youde may have come from the Confucian Mansion, I heard that Kong Youde's family was poor at that time, and he went to Liaodong as a soldier in desperation, someone once saw Kong Youde come to the Confucian Mansion, as if he had relatives in it? ”

"I don't believe it, how could he go to Liaodong to be a soldier, if he wants to be a soldier, he has to be in our Shandong!" Passerby B shook his head.

"How do I know this? Anyway, my news is true, the cousin of the second aunt of the housekeeper of the Confucian Mansion is the cousin of the aunt of my uncle's brother-in-law, so this news is absolutely true! Passerby C began to talk a lot of rap as if he were talking about it.

Passerby B groaned, he thought for a while and said: "Unless this involves the infighting of a large family, otherwise Kong Youde would not have gone so far to become a soldier, and the illegitimate son of Sun Ju's family was not like this before, because the eldest woman was not allowed to do so, and was kicked out of the house, but the people were lifted instead, and came back with raised eyebrows!" ”

"Ah, are you saying that Kong Youde and Yan Shenggong may be father and son?" Passerby C asked in surprise.

"This is the only possibility, otherwise it doesn't make sense!" The more passerby B thought about it, the more he felt that his guess was correct, and he said excitedly.

"Oh, I see! I know it! Passerby C nodded and said, as for what he knew, no one knew what he did.

Passerby B was excited about his guess, he saw passer-by Ding again, and he said to passer-by Ding very excitedly: "Do you know the way, Kong Youde and Yan Shenggong are father and son!" ”

"Ahh Impossible! Passerby Ding said in surprise.

"I'll tell you!" Passerby B began to desperately refine his guess, and he passed on his latest version.

"Oh, I see!" Passerby Ding nodded, what he wanted now was to tell his friend about the exciting news.

In this way, the rumors spread more and more, and after people's continuous processing and improvement, a story that included a large family fighting palace, an illegitimate child was angry and strong, and Yan Shenggong repented that he was not at the beginning, and the two conspired to rebel to make the Kong family the real first family in the world was conspired to be conspired up.

The story includes the needs of different groups, with women shedding tears for the heads of large families, young people relishing the experience of illegitimate children, elderly people earnestly admonishing their families for family harmony, and those who are dissatisfied with Confucius scolding Confucius for being ungrateful.

At first, the rumors only spread among a small group of people, but as they spread more and more, they finally reached the deep-walled compound of the Confucian Mansion.

"Bang" A teacup was smashed to the ground, followed by the voice of Kong Yinzhi, the Holy Father, and Kong Yinzhi was heard shouting angrily: "Check! Check it out for me! Who the hell spread it, what a vicious one! Ill-intentioned! This is going to kill my Kong family! ”

The elders of the Confucian Mansion all sat quietly, all of them were calmed by Kong Yinzhi's angry appearance, but some people secretly muttered in their hearts: "Look at you like that, I can't figure out if this thing is true!" ”

An elder coughed twice, and said in an old manner: "Check, how to check?" What can I do if I find out? If you really check it with great fanfare, doesn't it seem that you have really done something wrong? ”

Kong Yinzhi listened to it and said a little unwillingly: "But if you don't find out, how can you know who is behind the ghost?" If you don't find out the black hand behind this scene, can everyone feel at ease? Where is the reason to prevent thieves all day long? ”

"Be calm! Regardless of whether someone is deliberately spreading this rumor, the first question now is how to break this rumor, Confucius Mansion can not fall for thousands of years, relying on the reputation left to us by our ancestors, as well as our transcendent status, if it really has anything to do with the thief, the Confucian Mansion will be ruined! The old man said tremblingly.

"Fifth uncle, my nephew really hasn't done these things!" Kong Yinzhi said very unhappily, he secretly said in his heart, you three rooms have been staring at this position for a long time, and now that this kind of thing happens, the horror you want to do the most is to use this excuse to get rid of me, right?

"Stupid!" The old man drank a sentence, pointed at Kong Yinzhi and said, "Do you think I don't know that you haven't done it?" Do you think I'm going to embarrass you with this opportunity? Now is the moment of life and death for the Confucian Mansion, if anyone dares to fight infighting at this time, don't blame me, the old man of the clan, who turns his face and doesn't recognize people! ”

When Kong Yinzhi heard this, he felt that his face was hot, and he couldn't imagine that this old man who was about to enter the ground usually looked confused, but he was not confused at all at the critical moment.

Kong Yinzhi, who was ashamed in his heart, hurriedly asked: "Fifth uncle, because my nephew is involved, now I am in turmoil, you are well-informed, what should you do?" ”

The old man thought for a while, and said to Kong Yinzhi: "Recently, you have led people to cast some porridge fields, do more good deeds, and first build up the reputation of our Confucian Mansion, as for the investigation, this is a slow investigation in private, and it cannot be investigated with great fanfare!" ”

When the old man said a word, Kong Yinzhi nodded, it seems that Jiang is still old and spicy, these methods are really very old-fashioned, and he slowly saved the passive situation without moving.

The old man didn't speak, closed his eyes, and just when Kong Yinzhi thought that the old man was about to fall asleep, the old man suddenly opened his eyes and said: "Although our Confucian Mansion pursues the principle of not leaning aside and not standing, but this time we will make an exception!" ”

"Make an exception?" Kong Yinzhi was shocked.

"Yes, in order to clear that we have nothing to do with Kong Youde, I suggest that this time we should stand on the side of the imperial court, not only to condemn Kong Youde, but also to send soldiers and food to support Jinan!" The old man said in a deep voice, at this moment, where does he look like an old man, but like a tiger who chooses people and devours them!

"Fifth uncle, this ???" Kong Yinzhi suddenly couldn't make up his mind.

The old man's words also aroused a strong reaction among the clan elders, and they spoke out against it, because it violated their transcendent norms, and it was too risky to openly support the imperial court now!

"Tell me, if we don't send troops, how will we clear our grievances? Everyone is golden, and the three of them become tigers, after a long time, how does the court view us? The old man paused on his crutches and asked in a deep voice.

The elders of the clans were silent for a while, this matter was really tricky, it was related to the reputation and life and death of the Confucian Mansion, and they had no idea.

"Since you don't have any ideas, let's vote, raise your hand in agreement!" The old man said in a deep voice.

Looking at the old man's raised hand, Kong Yinzhi thought about it, but still raised his hand, and then the clan elders also raised their hands one after another!

Kong Yinzhi saw it, and ordered in a deep voice: "Order down, everyone prepare grain and troops, and be ready to support Jinan at any time!" ”

"Yes!" Immediately they answered.

Looking at everyone's eyes, Kong Yinzhi's face was expressionless, but his heart was rolling in the sea of anger, and he knew that his performance was bad this time! He secretly told himself not to be told by the rumors that he knew who made the Dao, if he was caught, he would definitely inflict all the torture he could think of on him and send him to the eighteenth layer of hell! (To be continued......)

PS: I received bad news from a friend late at night when I was writing this chapter, hey, how I hoped it was a rumor! Hey, life is so fragile, as a friend, I didn't come back until more than four o'clock in the morning, and insisted on finishing this chapter, and the rest depends on the situation! Hey, good go, old friend!