"The news from Dong'a County has come. Wang Xiao is still in a coma. We still have time."

"You bring a thousand people to get rid of him...you should act secretly and not be misleading."

"I understand." Kong Xingyao bowed and responded.

Kong Yinzhi nodded, picked up the tea and took a sip.

"Brother Zong, my nephew retired." Kong Xing's slumped out slowly.

Kong Yinzhi put down his teacup and looked at the rays of light coming through the ancient and noble window coffin and was stunned.

Kong Yinzhi is the Yansheng Gong of this generation.

At the beginning, no one in the Kong family thought that he would become Yan Shenggong. His uncle was the previous Yan Shenggong Kong Shangxian. Kong Shangxian had two children, Kong Yinchun and Kong Yingui, but he did not expect that the luck would make people. The two died one after another and did not leave any descendants.

Kong Yinzhi then succeeded the throne. At the age of 30, he inherited the title of Yan Shenggong. Five years later, he was appointed as the Prince's Taibao. In another three years, he was the Prince's Taifu. Whenever he went to Beijing to pay tribute, he would be above the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet in the train. In name, he was the leader of civil officials in the world.

By now, Kong Yinzhi is fifty-four years old and is not in good health. He had only given birth to four daughters and had no male child, so he married another family member, Dow, who was very proud of his belly and finally gave birth to a boy for him, named Kong Xingxie.

Kong Xingxie is only eleven years old this year, but he already has the crown prince of Yan Shenggong.

Just last year, Kong Yinzhi felt that he had not had enough time, so he begged the court to give his eldest son Kong Xingxie's crown dress first. At that time, the situation in the capital was already in danger. Juyong Pass had been taken down by Tang Zhongyuan, and King Yan of Wu blocked the way south. However, the Ministry of Rites did not dare to be negligent about the Yansheng Duke's Mansion. After receiving the memorial, Kong Xingxie's crown dress was immediately departed from the capital and sent to Qufu in the midst of the flying war.

It is also because Kong Yinzhi felt that he had not had enough time to take Kong Xingxie to teach him this year.

At this time, Kong Xingxie was also in the hall and couldn't help asking: "Father, this Wang Xiao killed the fourth brother-in-law, so we want to kill him, right?"

"good."

"That……"

"The Analects of Confucius: Xianwen" may say, how about repaying grievances with virtue?"

"The Master said, how can we repay kindness? Repay grievances with righteousness and repay kindness with kindness." Kong Xingxie bowed his hand and replied.

"This is on the surface." Kong Yinzhi sighed and said slowly: "We can find a reason for anything. But you have to understand what is really important as the leader of a clan..."

"The child knows that the most important thing is to pass on the Kong family."

"Yes." Kong Yinzhi said: "Our ancestors were the 'Sage of Heaven', we were the 'No. 1 family in the world', and the inheritance of 1,800 years cannot be cut off. You are the next Yan Shenggong after your father. Your mission to live is to shoulder the great cause of the family."

This principle has been said countless times? Kong Yinzhi still reminded Kong Xingxie endlessly to inject this belief into his younger son's bones.

Kong Xingxie then nodded heavily, and his young face was full of determination.

"Did you stay with your country...Did you stay with your country..."

Kong Yinzhi murmured: "The edict of the father to conquer Yan Shenggong said, "As long as the country is the same as the country." But the country can be settled, and Yan Shenggong must be long and never end. Now it is a chaotic world. I think among the people who compete for the tripod in the troubled times, how many people can accomplish this?"

"The child believes that the Yuan tiger in the Tang Dynasty was in full swing, and the spirit was strong, and it could be one of them; Zheng Yuanhua took the young emperor to Nanjing, and it was probably able to hold half of the country, and this was the second; Dorgon held the young emperor in Shengjing, and his troops were strong and his horse was invincible. This was the third; Zhang Xianzhong plundered the land of Bashu and the country of Tianfu, and if he could manage it properly, he could be the fourth."

The eleven-year-old child talked with courtesy and had a bit of calmness. Speaking of this, the expression on his little face became a little entangled. After thinking about it, he said: "Zhou Yan, King of Qi, and Duke of Lai, smiled... They held the remaining troops in the north of the Chu Dynasty, and the heart of being unjust in the world. But the territory is small and there is no foundation... I can barely be able to do the fifth one."

Kong Yinzhi nodded and asked, "Where is the embarrassment of our Kong family?"

"It's just that this smallest force occupyes Shandong."

"No matter who wins the world, governing the world requires the way of our ancestors. We should give the honor that the Confucius Mansion deserves. Only Wang Xiao? It doesn't matter if he is crazy about being poor and wants to fight Qiu Feng? His appetite is so great. So, you have to get rid of him for your father, do you understand?"

"Boy understand."

"This matter has nothing to do with the death of your fourth brother-in-law. If Wang Xiao lets the Kong family go, will your fourth brother-in-law not die? Is it important?"

Kong Xingxie responded slowly: "It's not important."

"If one day, if you want to save the Kong family and need to kill several of your sisters and brother-in-law, what will you choose?"

"Then kill my sister and brother-in-law."

Kong Yinzhi said again: "What if you want you to kill your father and your mother?"

Kong Xingxie hesitated, looked up at his father, and murmured: "Father, our saints' home is the most important thing to filial piety..."

Kong Yinzhi's face darkened and he asked, "What do you mean by filial piety?"

Kong Xingxie replied, "Zheng said, parents only worry about their illness."

Kong Yinzhi shook his head and said, "When my father is here, he will observe his ambition. When my father is gone, he will observe his actions. After three years of no change to his father's way, he can be said to be filial."

He patted Kong Xingxie on the head and said, "You understand what the ambition is for your father; you also understand how the father does it... Then ask you, what is more important, family or your parents?"

"Boy... I understand!" Kong Xingxie responded, tears in his eyes.

Kong Yinzhi nodded with relief and said, "When Xingzhi gets rid of Wang Xiao, my father will go to Jinan in person and meet the King of Qi. If my father cannot come back, remember what you said today."

"yes."

Kong Yinzhi trained his son, and then asked the servants to lead Kong Xingbi and Kong Zhenkang who were waiting outside the door. He also asked the butler to take Kong Xingxie to handle some daily affairs at home.

Looking at the little figure of his young son walking into the sunset, a helpless smile appeared on the corner of Kong Yinzhi's mouth. He was dizzy, weak, and his palpitations were getting worse and worse. He knew that his body was only two years left.

Well, before leaving, I solved the crisis of the Kong family. Leave a stable family business for my son...

Kong Xingxie was led by the butler and went to the outside to handle some home affairs.

Things are a bit difficult today...

The court gave some official positions to the Confucius Mansion every year, which could be sold, and it could be sold for about 500,000 taels a year. This year, the Nanjing court also gave some official positions. Kong Xingxie took a look and found that they were all official positions in Shandong.

"We have made people take office in these official positions, but the King of Qi will not recognize them?"

The butler Zhao Decheng accompanied him and nodded, "Young Master is right. Your Majesty wants our Kong family to turn against the King of Qi."

Kong Xingxie had a serious face, pondered for a while, and said, "Return the collected silver. This year, this official will not be sold."

Zhao Decheng agreed, with no other expression on his face.

Kong Xingxie glanced at him and asked in a low voice: "Butler Zhao, am I not dealing with it well?"

"If the young master deals with this, we suffer a secret loss, but others don't know that we have suffered a loss."

"What does Mr. Zhao think it's done?"

"Send someone to bring this book to Jinan to let the King of Qi know that the Kong family sold his face; then send someone to Nanjing to let His Majesty know that the Kong family was wronged in Shandong."

Kong Xingxie nodded, looking 'smile and studious'...

Then I will deal with the next business, which is to choose another person to study at Nishan College.

Kong Xingxie took a look and found that there were two candidates, one was Kong Xingmi and the other was Kong Xingye.

Both of them were juren, and they were almost the same when they read the file. Kong Xingxie became a little embarrassed and was puzzled for a moment. He asked the butler again: "What are the differences between the two clan brothers?"

Zhao Decheng said: "The prince asked them to go and ask a question separately, how can we set our ambitions for being a saint?"

“How did you answer?”

"Xingmi answered, to carry forward his unique knowledge for the past saints."

Kong Xingxie nodded and praised: "My clan brothers have lofty ambitions."

Zhao Decheng said: "Xing Yi's answer is that he must protect the holy name of the Holy Lord of Yan," he said.

Kong Xingxie was stunned and understood. He raised his hand to list the name of "Kong Xingye" and decided the candidate...

An eleven-year-old child can actually handle not many things, but Kong Yinzhi left behind some unimportant things every day for his son to learn to do.

After the matter was handled, Kong Xingxie walked through a dark and gloomy corridor and returned to the inner house.

The corridor was so cramped that it was breathless. There was only a dusk light in front of me, as if I was walking in the cage of ethics.

Walking through the corridor, Kong Xingxie felt something dripping on his ears.

He reached out and felt it was sticky.

Looking up, I saw a servant's body hanging on the top of the corridor, and blood dripping down his hands.

“Tick…”

"ah!"

Kong Xingxie screamed like crazy...

Dong'a County.

"Sister Zhang, bring me a basin of foot washing water." Wang Xu said casually.

Mrs. Zhang glanced at Wang Hua with quite resentment, and finally went to burn a basin of foot wash.

"Master, I heard that the Duke is still in a coma?"

"Yes." Wang Xu sighed and said, "I don't know when I will go home. Oh, I really want to go home."

"Why are you still fainting?" Mrs. Zhang became confused.

You can wake up quickly as long as you take the medicine... Could it be that Tana didn't give it away?

She thought about this in her mind, and unconsciously forgot to pretend when she walked out.

Wang Xiang looked at Mrs. Zhang and couldn't help but be stunned.

Hey, Mrs. Zhang is so plump in her fifties.

He shook his head and thought to himself: "I'm so crazy, just because I've been in Dong'a for too long... Brother Xiao, please wake up quickly..."
To be continued...