Under the suspicious gaze of the jailer, Zong Wusheng led Kong Ao and his son to the stairs, quickly walked to the basement floor, and was about to go to the innermost level, when he suddenly heard an old and deep voice coming, "My ears don't seem to be deaf today, let me guess who is coming?" ”

Hearing the voice, Kong Ao and Kong Qi were immediately overjoyed, and tears of joy and tears quietly slipped down.

With this open-mindedness, they can still talk and laugh like this when they are dying, and the difference between the two of them is more than 108,000 miles compared to Kong Ronglai.

Zong Wusheng This is also the first time he has seen the hero in his mind, and he can't help but feel worried, before he saw Kong Rongmian, he was fantasizing in his mind about what the owner of this voice looked like?

When he came to the iron fence and really faced the thin old man with a white beard hanging down on his chest and his eyes bursting with embarrassment, Zong Wusheng knew that the excessive beautification in his mind was not an exaggeration.

The Kong Rong in front of him was even more than the fantasy in his mind.

Kong Rong obviously didn't expect Kong Ao's father and son to arrive so soon, although Zong Taiji mentioned to him yesterday that he would arrange for them to come to meet, but when he really saw his children and grandchildren in front of him, Kong Rong was still like a dream, quietly looking at the three people in front of him, discerning whether this was a dream or an illusion.

Kong Ao knelt down heavily in front of the iron fence, and kowtowed again and again with tears in his eyes, I don't know how many times he kowtowed, blood was already coming out of his forehead, "The child is not filial, and you have suffered!" ”

Kong Qi also seemed to wake up from a dream, and then knelt on the ground and kowtowed and sobbed, "Grandpa, the unfilial grandson Kong Qi has come to see you." ”

Looking at the real figures of the two, Kong Rong knew that this was not a dream, but a child and grandson who came to see him. Then he stood up from the ground and said through the fence, "Get up, all of you, and do not weep or weep." ”

Kong Rong's voice was not angry but threatening, and Kong Ao and the two immediately stopped crying and stood up from the ground, looking at the familiar faces and not knowing what to say. Kong Rong set his eyes on the face of Zong Wusheng, who had been silent, and his heart was filled with horror, and he secretly sighed that the appearance of this son of heaven and man must be Zong Wusheng.

Zong Wusheng and Kong Rong looked at each other, and then bowed deeply humbly, "Junior Sage, I have seen Kong Rong Shangqing." ”

"You're the saint?"

"The younger generation is the saint."

"Not bad." Kong Rong didn't look at Kong Ao and the two of them at all, stroked his beard and smiled: "I heard that you did a good job in changing the law in Langzhou, do you know how to change the law in the long run?" ”

"Impartiality and selflessness are the long-term way to win the hearts of the people."

Kong Rong asked again, "What is the purpose of changing the law?" ”

"Changing the law is not about using the law as a weapon to oppress the people, but about uniting the people with better legal principles and jointly seeking a high-level way of survival. law, weapons also; Law, but also the guiding light; The law is a powerful weapon to spur those in power to better serve the people. ”

Zong Wusheng's words made Kong Rong's eyes clearer, and the expression on his face showed excitement, and he shouted, "Okay!" It is really extraordinary, and the essence of breaking the law in one sentence is not in vain that the person on the throne in the palace has high hopes for you. I, Kong Rong, also died without regrets. ”

Hearing this, Kong Qi immediately answered: "Grandpa, don't give up hope, grandpa will definitely find a way to save you." ”

The excitement on Kong Rong's face disappeared suddenly, and his eyes glared at Kong Qi with awe-inspiring eyes, "Hugh is talking nonsense!" I can't see the situation clearly, I don't know how to be fratern, and I, Kong Rong, am ashamed to have your grandson. At this point, Kong Rong moved his gaze to Kong Ao's face, and the majestic and oppressive Kong Ao was a little out of breath, and fell to his knees, "The child has no way to discipline him, father, please punish him." ”

"Humph!" Kong Qi flicked his sleeves and pointed at Zong Wusheng and said: "Don't mention the matter of saving me again, leave here today and follow him back to Langzhou immediately, don't come to Zhongzhou again before I die." ”

Kong Ao and Kong Qi were frightened by Kong Rong's momentum, and they couldn't speak, so they could only kneel on the ground and dare not make a sound. After a moment of silence, Kong Rong's tone softened, and he said softly: "You all get up and listen to me." ”

After the two of them got up, Kong Rong said: "Our Kong family has been loyal for three generations, but none of them have made great achievements, and even after their deaths, the people can't remember their names. Could it be that the three generations of our Confucian family are officials, so we must be unknown? ”

Kong Rong sighed at this point, and continued: "The way to be an official is not how big you are an official, how much land and how many people you manage, what matters is what you have done for the people, whether you have solved the hardships of the people, and whether the people have lived a happy life under your management. ”

At this point, Kong Rong intended to test Zong Wusheng, so he asked, "Do you know why the king killed me?" ”

Zong Wusheng paced back and forth, thinking for a while, and said slowly: "The king has a far-sighted plan and intends to let the five kingdoms put pressure on the Pilu State to facilitate the disposal of Shangqing. As long as the trumped-up charge of changing the law is over, and Shangqing is killed again, he will definitely make a ......name for himself on the five national divisions on the grounds of 'the five countries conspired to force Shangqing to kill' in the future."

Before the words were finished, Kong Qi couldn't help but be indignant: "The old man of the Zong family has such a sinister and vicious heart, can he calm the world?" ”

Kong Rong didn't seem to be angry at this time, Kong Qi interjected, looked directly at Zong Wusheng and wanted to hear how he explained, Zong Wusheng said: "The power field is like a battlefield, you must not look at people with virtue and integrity, as long as he is for the people of the world, sacrificing Shangqing alone is not necessarily a bad thing." Moreover, he has met with me, and clearly pointed out that he will support me in changing the law in Langzhou, eradicating the old clan, and slowly weakening the power of those traitorous ministers in the future, so that my country of Pilu will be great in the world. The so-called great benevolence is not benevolent, I think that the king is like this, it is a great virtue and great exercise. ”

"Not bad!" Kong Rong affirmed Zong Wusheng's words for the second time today, adding: "At present, the world is still the world of Ji Tianzi, even if he doesn't ask about the government, if the six vassal states have any war, they must ask him for instructions. But our current military strength is difficult to confront even one of them, let alone the armies of the five countries?

It is the wisest thing for the king to kill me, the source of the change, and at the same time, it is also the best way to pave the way for the future teacher to become famous. I believe that the king will never be soft on the Five Kingdoms in the future, and he will never show mercy to the imperial courtiers. Such a long-term move, why do you say that you are ruthless and vicious? ”

The more Kong Qi listened, the more frightened he became, he really didn't have such a big picture, in the dialogue between Kong Rong and Zong Wusheng, he already understood the situation in the world, and began to think about whether his reckless move was right or wrong?

"Shangqing has a big mind, a vast star source, and a generous death, which is a blessing in the world!"

Facing Zong Wusheng's praise, Kong Rong laughed at himself, "Overestimating old age, I just understand current affairs, besides, how many years can my old man live?" It is better to take such a good opportunity to add a touch of luster to your own evening, if you succeed in changing the law in the future, and popularize the new law from top to bottom, the old decay may not be said by the traitorous ministers, and the name is sold with his body, and his heart is against the danger. ”

Hearing this, Zong Wusheng laughed, and Kong Ao and Kong Qi also looked at each other and laughed. At this moment, they finally figured it out.

Kong Rong laughed heartily when he saw the three of them, and the unhappiness for his children and grandchildren quietly disappeared in his heart. Zong Wusheng saw this subtle change in his eyes, put away his smile and said, "Shangqing still has any unfinished business that needs to be done by juniors?" ”

"There's one thing." Kong Rong smiled mysteriously, then turned around and went to the wall of the prison, uncovered the straw mat erected on the wall, and suddenly appeared a hole that could be used by one person.

Kong Rong dragged his old and frail body into it under the stupid gaze of the three people, and after a while, he fell backwards and came out, with a small burden in his hand.

When he returned to the iron fence, Kong Rong handed the burden to Zong Wusheng, "Old man, this matter only needs to be entrusted to you. ”

Zong Wusheng's trembling hands took over the burden, opened it, and a roll of bamboo slips came into view, "This is?" ”

"The study of the law in the life of the old man has gained a lot over the years, and he has recorded all his life's research on the bamboo slips, I hope you will take it back and hand it over to the one-armed young man Chun Ji in Langzhou, and it can be regarded as my Kong Rong accepting a closed disciple when he is dying."

Zong Wusheng's eyes were a little warm, looking at the roll of bamboo slips in his hand, tears rolling in his eyes, "Entrusted by Shangqing, the younger generation must complete it." ”

Kong Ao's attention was not on the bamboo slip at this time, but on the entrance of the cave, and interjected and asked, "Father, where does the hole lead?" ”

Kong Rong smiled slightly, "Outside the prison." ”

Hearing this, the three of them looked at each other, Kong Ao and the two were already teary-eyed, Kong Ao sobbed: "Father can obviously escape, for the sake of the people of Pilu, he has to wait for death here, my father's heart is beyond the reach of the child, and I hope to be my father's child in the next life, inheriting my father's broad mind." ”

"Okay, don't say it again, there is Zheng Hesheng's eyeliner here, you can leave here."

Kong Ao and the two of them didn't say more, kowtowed to Kong Rong three times, and said in unison: "In the next life, I will do my filial piety for my father (grandfather)." ”

Kong Rong didn't speak, slowly turned around and stopped looking at the two of them, and after hearing the footsteps of the three of them leaving, he turned his head again to look into the distance, and two lines of hot tears flowed down the face of the ravine.

……

Tingwei's Mansion.

Zheng Hesheng met guests in his study for the first time today, and two people sat in it, one was his younger brother, Zheng Heyuan, who had served as the city lord of Danzhou; The other was a strange man with a bushy beard in a vertical striped robe.

Not only is the strange man dressed differently from the Vilu people, but even his appearance is completely different, but the strange man has blue eyes, a high nose bridge, and his hair and beard are brownish-red, and the thickness is staggering. The beard on his lips was so thick that he hid his mouth.

Zheng Hesheng said politely: "Special Envoy Sowo, I can't answer your question clearly, but one thing is certain, my king will definitely kill Kong Rong." ”

Sowo said in a blunt Pilu dialect: "If we hadn't seen the relationship with Lord Tingwei, we would have attacked the country of Pilu a long time ago, and I hope that Tingwei can start your king, if you don't kill Kong Rong again, it will be to shield the people who change the law privately, then don't blame our five countries for not remembering the old feelings." ”

"What the envoy said is very true, I will definitely immediately present the king and give the envoy a satisfactory explanation."

Hearing this, Sovo's face showed a sly look, "Killing Kong Rong is actually something that the five countries don't want to see, and the five countries prefer the Pilu country to protect Kong Rong, so we can send troops to Pilu now, this Lord Tingwei won't know this, right?" ”

Zheng Hesheng's face changed suddenly, and his tone became a little cold, "Is Special Envoy Sowo questioning our cooperation?" As long as you can unite the envoys of the five countries to persecute the Pilu State again, the king will inevitably withdraw the order of the Autumn Queen to kill Kong Rong and carry it out immediately. As long as you help me kill Kong Rong, I will personally deliver the 1,000 Ugin chariots of your Eternal Halberd Kingdom to you within a year. ”

"I have been friends with Tingwei for many years, so naturally I won't make it difficult for Tingwei, just wait in the palace tomorrow, and the envoys of the five countries will definitely come to the door!"