In the carriage back home, Kong Taichang's expression was very solemn: "Alas, ......"

The son who was sitting on the side couldn't listen anymore, so he had to interrupt his father's sigh: "Dad, don't sigh anymore, think of a way." ”

"There is no way, we can't resist it." Kong Taichang's heart was in a mess at the moment, his mind was in chaos, and he completely lost his usual calm and wisdom.

"Dad, do you want to watch your little sister marry the acting king as a side concubine?" Kong Yuan saw his father's resigned look, and said in disbelief, "Do you want our Kong family to be involved in the struggle for imperial power?" Is it once again scolded by the world's readers? Do we have to repeat the mistakes of the previous dynasty? ”

Kong Yuan's words deeply touched Kong Taichang's rebellious scales, and his expression suddenly became solemn, "Our Kong family must not repeat the mistakes of the previous dynasty, never!" ”

In the previous dynasty, the head of the Confucian family at that time was obsessed with ghosts and supported King Yun, making King Yun the first prince to seal the eight pearls in the previous dynasty. King Yun was not born to the queen, but the son of Concubine Lan, who favored the harem. Concubine Lan is arrogant and domineering, and so is King Yun.

The Confucian family's support for King Yun violated the Confucian rule of establishing a successor. Not only that, the Cloud King at that time was very domineering, and he did not have a good name. The Confucian family supports such a person to compete for the throne, how can it not make the world's scholars angry?

With the support of the Kong family, the power of the Cloud King is getting bigger and bigger, and it is becoming more and more authoritarian and domineering. King Yun did a lot of ridiculous things, which made the people complain. Moreover, at that time, many scholars were persecuted, which made the scholars all over the world hate and poison the Confucian family. It was also at that time that the reputation of the Kong family was discredited.

After that, Emperor Xia Ling of the previous dynasty was absurd and excessive, causing misery, and the people could no longer bear it, and they revolted one after another. At that time, the first emperor was the most outstanding and benevolent of the many rebels.

The first emperor himself was born as a peasant and had been exploited by the officials of the previous dynasty, and he deeply understood the pain and hardship of the people, so he always asked his soldiers to treat the people well. Wherever his army went, it never killed, burned, and plundered, but pacified and helped the people.

The people felt that the first emperor was a benevolent monarch and respected him very much. Everywhere the emperor went, the people warmly welcomed him. At that time, the people themselves did not have much to eat, but they actively sent wine and food to the emperor.

Kong Taichang's father saw that the first emperor was famous among the people and had a benevolent heart, so he decided to take refuge in and support the first emperor.

The first emperor himself did not read any books, but he knew the importance of reading. Kong Taichang's father's surrender made the first emperor very happy. The first emperor asked Kong Taichang's father to teach his children to read, and also to teach the soldiers to read and write.

Kong Taichang's father was reused by the first emperor, coupled with his own integrity and courtesy corporal, and gradually the reputation of the Kong family recovered. Later, Kong Taichang's father and He Xiang helped the first emperor establish the Great Zhou, and helped the first emperor formulate the laws and etiquette rules of the Great Zhou.

At the beginning of the Great Zhou Dynasty, military generals were very popular and had a high status, while the status of scholars became plummeting. With the efforts of Kong Taichang's father, the first emperor began to reuse Confucianism, which improved the status of scholars a lot, and gradually became reused. Because of this, the world's scholars no longer resent the Confucian family. After more than ten or twenty years, the Confucian family finally regained the respect of the students of the world. However, the status and reputation of the Kong family are still inferior to those of the Li family.

Before his death, Kong Taichang's father grabbed his hand tightly and repeatedly told him that he must abide by the rules set by his ancestors, and he must not do foolish things like the head of the family in the previous dynasty and ruin the Kong family.

Kong Tai often swore in front of his father that he would not let the Kong family repeat the mistakes of the past.

"Dad, we can't resist the decree, but if the little sister can't marry the king, the emperor can't blame us, right?"

Kong Taichang understood what his son meant, "You mean to sabotage this marriage?" ”

Kong Yuan nodded and said, "This marriage must be destroyed." ”

"It's sabotage, but we have to think about how to sabotage it, so as not to make the emperor angry."

"I said that I decided to get married in front of my little sister and Xu, you and your mother said that you were not in a hurry, and said that you would choose slowly, and now you are okay, and you will be directly married by the emperor to the acting king." Kong Yuan said, "If my sister is decided, we can refuse the emperor's marriage today." ”

Kong Taichang also regretted in his heart: "How did I know that the emperor would give your little sister to marry the acting king." I knew this, and I set a good relationship for your little sister a few years ago, and I married your little sister when I was married. "The youngest daughter is the old daughter of him and his wife, talented, well-behaved and lovely, he and his wife have always been fond of her, where is she willing to marry early. He and his wife plan to keep their youngest daughter for another two years, and slowly choose a good husband for their youngest daughter in these two years. I didn't expect the emperor to suddenly give his youngest daughter a marriage, and he would marry the king as a side concubine.

"When the first emperor was here, he didn't let the daughter of the Kong family enter the palace as a concubine. During the years that the emperor ascended the throne, he did not let the daughter of the Kong family enter the palace as a concubine. Kong Taichang's face was full of confusion, "When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Acting King got married, the emperor did not let the daughter of the Kong family marry His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Acting King. What's wrong today, the emperor suddenly gave your little sister to marry the acting king? ”

"It's very simple, the emperor wants our Kong family to support His Royal Highness the Acting King, so that His Royal Highness the Acting King can become a ...... in the future" Kong Yuan said this, suddenly stopped his mouth and did not say any more.

Kong Taichang's face became heavy again in an instant, "Your Majesty, this is ......" He wanted to say how the emperor could do such a foolish thing.

"Dad, our Kong family can't support the acting king!"

"It's nature!" Kong Taichang said awe-inspiringly, "Even if we resist the decree, we can't let your little sister marry the acting king!" "The reputation of their Kong family can't be ruined anymore, otherwise they really don't have the face to meet their ancestors.

"We'll have to discuss this."

Kong Taichang and they haven't returned to the house yet, and everyone in the house knows about the marriage.

Mrs. Kong and Miss Kong anxiously waited for Kong Taichang and their return. When he saw them returning, he hurriedly asked what was going on with the marriage.

Kong Taichang told his wife and youngest daughter what had just happened in the early court. After speaking, seeing that his wife and little daughter were panicked, he hurriedly comforted them and said, "Madame, don't worry, I will never let Yao'er marry the king as a side concubine." ”

"The emperor has given marriage, how can we be qualified to refuse, do you want to resist the decree, master?"

"In addition to resisting the decree, there are other ways, but you have to be wronged by Yao'er."

Kong Yao saw that Kong Tai often looked at her with guilty eyes, and smiled sweetly at him: "Dad, I was wronged when I married the acting king as a side concubine." As long as I can not marry the acting king, I will not be wronged. ”

"Yao'er, from today onwards, you will pretend to be sick."

"Faking illness?" Kong Yao was stunned and said, "Dad, the emperor just gave me a marriage, and I was sick, this is too obvious, the emperor will definitely suspect it." ”

"Then I will say that you were frightened by this marriage will." On the way home, Kong Taichang and his son had already thought of several ways to refuse the marriage. "If pretending to be sick doesn't work, then pretend to be crazy. I don't believe it, you're crazy, the emperor will let you marry the acting king......" Before he finished speaking, his arm was twisted by his wife fiercely.

"What's your bad idea?"

Kong Yao thought the idea was very good: "Dad, then do it." If pretending to be sick doesn't work, then I'll pretend to be crazy. "She would rather pretend to be crazy and stupid than marry the acting king as a side concubine.

"Let's try pretending to be sick first." Kong Taichang said, "Tomorrow I will ask the emperor for guilt and test the emperor's attitude." ”

Kong Yuan on the side said: "Fortunately, the little sister has not yet reached the end of the year, don't worry about the little sister having to marry as soon as the king comes back." ”

When Mrs. Kong heard her husband and son say this, she said in surprise: "You really want to do this? ”

"Actually, there is another way, that is, to let the little sister destroy her reputation, but it is not good for the little sister to do so." Kong Yuan said, "At present, the best thing we think of is to pretend to be sick, or pretend to be crazy. ”

"Dad, big brother, it's nothing that my reputation has been ruined, but the reputation of our Kong family must not be ruined again."

Seeing that his youngest daughter was so sensible, Kong Taichang was very relieved: "Tomorrow, I will talk to the emperor well, hoping that the emperor can take back his life." ”

"Why did the emperor suddenly give marriage?" Mrs. Kong asked in confusion, "Does the emperor want to destroy our Kong family?" Mrs. Kong also understood the real purpose behind this marriage will. The emperor asked the Confucian family to support the acting king, which was to destroy their Confucian family.