People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 66 The Kong Family's Choice
The palace is huge, and it is far away from where the Holy Majesty works!
Kong Xixue supported Kong Kejian and stood in the palace.

Zhang normal walked over and greeted Kong Kejian:

"Yan Shenggong, long time no see!"

Kong Kejian's eyes were empty, but he didn't even pay attention to Zhang Normal, which made Lao Zhang very embarrassed.

"It turned out to be Tianshi Zhang... No, Daoist Zhang..."

Kong Xixue replaced his father and saluted Zhang Normal.

"I'm sorry, Daoist, my father contracted a cold and had a relapse yesterday, and he's not feeling well today!"

Zhang Normal looked at Kong Kejian on the side, and sure enough, this "old friend" looked a little stupid, and he might not recognize him.

"In this state, how to face the saint?"

Zhang Normal frowned slightly, Kong Xixue replied helplessly:
"No way, the Holy Majesty called, father had to come!"

While the two were chatting, a sedan chair came from afar.

"The emperor ordered that Duke Yan Sheng is not good at walking, and Sheng Gong Yan Zhun can get on the sedan chair!"

"Thank you, Emperor!"

Kong Xixue helped his father onto the sedan chair, and looked at the embarrassed Zhang normal, feeling a little proud in his heart.

The Kong family and the Zhang family are both called aristocratic families, but why does the Kong family put the Zhang family in their eyes?

Just looking at the subtle differences between the Kong family and the Zhang family, one can tell who is stronger and who is weaker, but Kong Xixue will not show his contempt. In his opinion, this kind of behavior is just a loss.

After the sedan chair got up, a group of people followed behind.

The Celestial Master of Longhushan and Yan Shenggong of the Confucius family are like a master and a servant!
Finally reached the East Pavilion, the eunuch reported:
"Your Majesty, General Xu and Duke Yan Sheng Kong Kejian and his son Kong Xixue are here for an audience, and Master Zhang Normal of Longhu Mountain is begging to see His Majesty!"

Not long after, another eunuch came out of the imperial study and told:
"General Xu and Duke Yan Sheng please come in, Master Zhang will wait first!"

The emperor let Kong's father and son go in, but left Zhang normal aside.

Kong Xi glanced at Zhang Normal without any trace, and helped his father into the imperial study.

In the study room, Emperor Da Ming sat in the imperial study room, Kong Xixue glanced at the emperor quietly, even if it was just a glimpse, he could still feel the coercion of that king.

"Kong Xixue pays homage to the emperor, father, you also kneel down!"

"Xu Da, I have met His Majesty (Prince)!"

Kong Xixue knelt down and saluted the emperor, but Kong Kejian was still standing there, bewildered.Kong Xixue hurriedly pulled his old father, but Kong Kejian was at a loss.

"Xu Da, what's going on?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart is like a mirror, but he deliberately asked Xu Da.

Xu Da had no choice but to say:

"Yan Shenggong got up at night last night, caught the wind, and the old disease recurred!"

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at that stupid Yan Shenggong with a half-smile, and Kong Xixue quickly knelt down and said:
"Your Majesty, my father has an old illness and is not good at walking, but he is grateful for the sincerity of the Son of Heaven, so he came to meet the heaven with his illness. It's just that the journey was exhausted, and he was already able to face the Holy Spirit, but the old illness relapsed. He neglected His Majesty. Please forgive me. crime!"

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered. Although Kong Xixue pleaded guilty, the implication was that Zhu Yuanzhang ignored his father's illness and insisted on letting Kong Kejian come. Are you blaming him for being unreasonable?
The Kong family did have the confidence to blame the emperor. As the first family in China, they had seen too many emperors.

Although Lao Zhu was sullen, he was able to suppress his anger.

He laughed and said:

"That's not easy! I thought that Lord Yansheng didn't want to see me..."

Kong Xixue's heart skipped a beat, and he said quickly:
"Your Majesty is serious. Is there any reason for my Kong family to neglect the emperor?"

"Is the Confucius family facing the emperor, the emperor, or the one in the north?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang said a word, Kong Xixue immediately knelt down in a cold sweat:
"I, the Kong family, is naturally His Majesty!"

He was very grateful that his father pretended to be sick. If the emperor asked Kong Kejian this sentence, it would be difficult for Kong Kejian to answer.

Fortunately, my father is smart, he doesn't count what he says now, after all, he is not Yan Shenggong of the Kong family.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang seemed very satisfied with Kong Xixue's answer, saying:
"Then you support your father to rest first, and I will find an imperial doctor to show him later, Xu Da, you have worked hard!"

The emperor left Kong Xixue and his son aside, and turned to his confidant and beloved general Xu Da:
"If I let you go back to the capital, will it delay the military affairs ahead?"

"Your Majesty, it's okay to have an old man watching!"

"I ask you, how long will it take for you to win the North?"

Xu Da seemed to understand what the emperor was thinking, and said loudly:
"Now Shandong has been conquered, and this year, His Majesty will surely win the capital!"

The two monarchs and ministers sang together, and Kong Kejian's face showed subtle twitches.

Zhu Biao, who has been silent all this time, is quietly observing.

Except for him, there is no one in this room who is not pretending to be crazy. Everyone has small thoughts behind their backs. Observing these is also a kind of practice for him!
Xu Da began to report the situation on the front line to Zhu Yuanzhang.

The more the Kong family and his son heard it, the more frightened they became. According to Xu Da, although Daming has not yet pacified the north, his strategy and layout for the north are determined.

Kong Kejian, who was pretending to be stupid, almost couldn't maintain his mentality, showing his traces.

The father and son were silent, listening quietly to the conversation between Xu Da and Zhu Yuanzhang.

The more Kong Kejian listened, the more he felt that the emperor in front of him was completely different from what he had imagined.

The Confucius family looked down on Zhu Yuanzhang. Firstly, they looked down on Zhu Yuanzhang's background. He was just a rebellion leader of a refugee rebellion. So what if he became emperor?

Before Zhu Yuanzhang, there was also a Red Scarf Army called Mao Gui who made the Northern Expedition, which almost forced Emperor Yuan Shun to move his capital, but didn't Da Yuan suppress it later?

Since ancient times, there has never been a precedent for someone who can fight from the south to the north and still dominate the world. This is why the Confucius family did not think Zhu Yuanzhang was the final winner.

But Kong Kejian, who had served the Mongols, immediately felt that Zhu Yuanzhang was different from other kings. He was not just a lucky refugee.

Needless to say, Xu Da's military ability, but he had a conversation with Zhu Yuanzhang, and Zhu Yuanzhang's strategic cognition was obviously higher than Xu Da's.

"Father, the person in front of me has the appearance of a wise master!"

Kong Xixue was restless, so he took care of Kong Kejian and whispered in his ear.

Kong Kejian's pupils narrowed slightly, but he hesitated.

The emperor in front of him did have the appearance of a Ming emperor, he was very proud, he could even talk about the military situation directly in front of them, and he was not afraid of the slightest leak of Ming's strategy.

This kind of self-confidence is the certainty of the overall situation of the world, but this kind of certainty hurts Kong Kejian's heart.

This is related to the second reason why the Kong family looked down on Zhu Yuanzhang. The Kong family and Bei Yuan were too deeply bound.In the small Confucian family in Qufu, there were as many as 90 officials in the Yuan Dynasty, and the high-ranking officials even went to Shangshu and Zhongshu Province to participate in politics. No court could give such favor to the Confucian family.

Kong Kejian hesitated for a long time, but finally couldn't let go of his hope for the previous dynasty.

He fell silent, but these subtle movements also fell into the eyes of caring people.

"I have to, I want to help you face!"

Knowing Yan Shenggong's choice, Zhu Yuanzhang finally gave up on Kong Kejian completely!

"Let Zhang Normal come in!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said!

(End of this chapter)