The fact that the king could not do it had already spread in the capital before it was tomorrow.

By the next morning, the people of the entire capital knew that the king could not give birth to a son.

Naturally, the subordinates of the Confucian Mansion also heard the news.

"Uncle Nine, I just heard about something." A subordinate in the Confucian Mansion hurried to the front yard to find a housekeeper.

Seeing that his expression was a little solemn, the housekeeper thought that something big had happened, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”

The servant leaned into the butler's ear and whispered: "When I went out to buy vegetables, I heard that the king could not have children on that side, so there was no heir for a long time. ”

"What?" The butler was shocked by this rumor.

"Uncle Jiu, now the people in the entire capital are talking about this, but it's not my nonsense." The subordinate said, "What everyone said has a nose and eyes, it doesn't look like it's fake." Besides, it is true that the king has no heirs. ”

"I'll report this to the master right away." After the housekeeper finished speaking, he hurriedly went to find Kong Taichang.

Kong Taichang was having breakfast when he saw the housekeeper walk in with an anxious look and hurriedly asked what was going on.

The housekeeper told Kong Taichang what he had just heard.

After hearing this, Kong Taichang's expression was very calm.

Seeing that he didn't react at all, the housekeeper asked in surprise, "Master, do you know?" ”

Kong Taichang nodded and said, "Well, it's not unexpected. "At the celebration banquet last night, after Zhen Guogong said those words, he expected that the news of the acting king's failure would spread throughout the capital.

"Master, His Royal Highness the Acting King can't do it, what about the young lady?" The young lady was married to His Royal Highness the Acting King as a side concubine. His Royal Highness the Acting King can't do it, if the young lady marries in the past, won't she have to stay alive and widowed, this is too wronged Miss.

Kong Taichang had finished breakfast, picked up the teacup and took a few sips of tea, "Yao'er will not marry the king as a side concubine." "Today, after the morning court, he went to see the emperor and refused this marriage to the emperor.

"Master, what are you going to ......?"

"It's not too early, it's time for me to go to the court." Kong Taichang walked to the door, and Kong Yuan was already waiting in front of the carriage.

"Daddy." Kong Yuan saluted Kong Taichang, and then helped Kong Taichang to get into the car.

After the father and son were seated, the coachman raised his whip and whipped the horse, and the carriage slowly drove in the direction of the imperial city.

"Dad, are you ready?" Kong Yuan asked.

Kong Taichang nodded solemnly: "It's done." After speaking, he suddenly sighed lightly, "I am afraid that you and I will be imprisoned." ”

"Dad, I'm not afraid of going to jail. It's just that it will hurt my mother and sister in the future. ”

"I'll tell your mother. If something happens to you and me, let Ling Niangqin leave the capital with her sister. ”

Kong Yuan frowned slightly and said, "I'm afraid that my mother and sister won't be able to escape from the capital." ”

Kong Taichang also thought of this possibility, and he was silent.

"I'm afraid the acting king will not give up this marriage easily." Their Confucian family is too important to His Royal Highness the Acting King, "Even if the emperor abolishes this marriage, the acting king will not give up, maybe the acting king will do whatever it takes." "That's the last thing he wants.

Kong Taichang naturally thought of this aspect as well. He said in a heavy tone: "This is what my father is most afraid of, the emperor's marriage this time is to roast our Kong family on the fire." We don't refuse to marry, and the family's lives are worry-free for the time being, but the reputation of our Kong family is ruined. We refused to marry, and the family's lives could not be saved, but the reputation of the Kong family was preserved. ”

"Dad, the reputation of the Kong family is more important than anything else." As the descendants of the Confucian family, what they have to do is to protect the reputation of the Confucian family for thousands of years, and they can't let the reputation of the Confucian family crash again, otherwise they will go underground in the future and face their ancestors and ancestors without shame.

"It's just that your mother and your sister are affected, and the father can't stand them." Kong Taichang originally planned to divorce his wife and drive his daughter out of Kong's house, but it was too late.

"Dad, my mother and sister won't blame you."

"I know they don't blame me, but ...... Alas......" Kong Taichang said in his heart, and he could only compensate his wife and daughter in the next life. "What did our Kong family do to make the emperor unhappy?" After thinking about it, he felt that the emperor should not give his daughter to the acting king as a side concubine. However, the emperor did just that.

"Our Kong family didn't do anything out of the ordinary." Kong Yuan hesitated and said, "In the eyes of the emperor, our Kong family is just a bargaining chip to balance the crown prince and the acting king. ”

Kong Yuan's words poked the sore spot in Kong Taichang's heart, and his face was sad: "Chips? ”

"Dad, you should have seen that in the emperor's heart, our Kong family is not so important, but the emperor's tool to balance the power of the court, and the Li family ......" Speaking of this, Kong Yuan paused, he saw that the opposite face was too often full of unwillingness, and did not say any more.

Kong Taichang followed his words and said: "And the Li family is deeply respected by the emperor. ”

"That's right, in the emperor's heart, the Li family is more important than the Kong family." Kong Yuan said objectively, "Although the Li family does not have the background of the Kong family, the reputation of the Li family in the past hundred years is better than that of the Kong family. Nowadays, the Li family has a very high status in the hearts of scholars in the world, not only does not lose to our Confucian family, but surpasses our Confucian family. ”

Kong Taichang's eyes were red and wet.

He choked up and said, "If it weren't for that brute, why would our Kong family be here, why would we lose to the Li family." ”

"Dad, we have to accept this fact." Kong Yuan said calmly, "This is the reason why the emperor gave his little sister to the acting king as a side concubine." ”

This fact makes it difficult for Kong to accept it, but there is no way to accept it.

"If your little sister really marries the acting king as the side princess, our Kong family will really be ruined, and we will really be spurned by the world's scholars."

"Alas......"

"If this time, we are condemned for resisting the decree, our Kong family will save its reputation." Kong Taichang's tone suddenly became sad, "This time, our Kong family is in a catastrophe, but fortunately, we can fulfill the reputation of our Kong family." ”

"Dad, this is the responsibility of our Kong family." Kong Yuan knew their responsibilities as a member of the Kong family since he was a child, and he knew that for their Kong family, reputation was worth his life. "Dad, whether it's me, my mother, or my sister, I don't regret being a member of the Kong family."

Kong Taichang couldn't bear it anymore, covered his face and cried silently.

Kong Yuan saw his father's appearance, and he felt very uncomfortable. Tears also blurred the vision.

He took a deep breath and said, "Dad, maybe things aren't as bad as we thought. Although the emperor regards our Kong family as a bargaining chip to balance the crown prince and the acting king, the emperor is not a ruthless person. ”

Kong Taichang raised his hand and wiped the tears from his face with his sleeve.

"Dad, as long as you sincerely ask the emperor to withdraw the will to give marriage, the emperor may agree, and he will not blame you."

"You're right, the emperor is not a cold-blooded and ruthless person, our Confucian family has also done a lot of things for the court and the people over the years, even if there is no merit, there is hard work." Kong Taichang comforted himself, "The emperor may spare me, our Kong family." ”

"Although the reputation of our Kong family is not as good as the current Li family, it has some status in the hearts of scholars in the world, and the emperor will be more or less scruples."

"You're right." Kong Taichang said, pretending to smile at Kong Yuan easily, "For my father, I think our father and son should not die." ”

"Dad, I think so too."

As the father and son spoke, they immediately looked at each other and smiled, and laughed.

Just as he was laughing, the coachman stopped the car, "Master, young master, it's here." ”

Kong Taichang and Kong Yuan were busy with their appearance, and then got out of the car.

At this time, many ministers had already arrived at the palace gate.

The palace gate has not yet opened, and the ministers can only wait at the palace gate.

As soon as Kong Taichang and Kong Yuan got out of the car, many ministers surrounded them and greeted them. These ministers were supportive of the king.

Since Emperor Wu of Zhou gave him a marriage, the people of the party on behalf of the king have regarded Kong Taichang and their father and son as their own people.

Kong Taichang and Kong Yuan often responded to their greetings distantly, but these ministers did not seem to see their indifference, and still spoke to them enthusiastically.

The father and son had no choice but to run to find He Xiang and them.

He Xiang and Liu Taishi were chatting, and when they saw Kong Taichang, their father and son suddenly came to greet and talk to them, and responded to them politely. originally thought that Kong Taichang and their father and son would leave after saying hello, but they didn't expect that their father and son had no intention of leaving.

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