Chapter 298: There is a tacit understanding in the heart, but the cotton-padded jacket is leaking again!
“Thank you sir for the tip!”

Jia Cong bowed his hands in thanks, this time his tone was sincere.

Now that he knows the plan of Xuanmen Taoism, Jia Cong will undoubtedly be able to plan and make his moves more calmly.

So as to avoid being caught off guard one day in the future.

For this reason alone, this trip to Quzhou Prefecture is worthwhile.

Jia Cong also admired Nan Kong’s family style.

If it were Bei Kong, he would have done something to help the people and would have wanted to publicize it so that the whole world would know about it.

But for Nan Kong, it is well known that he did not seek fame or publicize it.

Only by tempering your mind and clarifying your will.

Just follow your heart and do what you like according to your conscience.

In fact, after seeing the family style of Nan Kong, Jia Cong no longer had the idea of ​​inviting Nan Kong to come out of seclusion.

The great struggle of the world breeds supreme opportunities.

But according to what Jia Cong knew, all the major first-rate forces had already started planning hundreds or even thousands of years ago.

One can imagine the dangers involved!

Just like Jia Cong’s massacre of Northern Kong this time!
It is one of the disasters that Shinto must face if it wants to develop rapidly.

But the world is in turmoil, cause and effect are cyclical!

It was a disaster and a test for Jia Cong, and it was also a disaster and a test for Beikong, which had stood for countless years.
The only difference is that Jia Cong survived the disaster, while Beikong became a stepping stone for the development of Shinto.

Nan Kong lived in seclusion for many years and was like a nobody among the hundreds of Confucian and Taoist schools.

When they first moved south, the emperor at the court also intended to win them over with rewards.

Later, seeing that Nan Kong received little response, he was only given a ceremonial reward.

This style of behavior clearly shows that he has no intention of intervening in this great conflict.

Asking Nan Kong to come out of seclusion at this time would be a disaster rather than a blessing for Nan Kong!
……

“Marquis Jing’an came here this time to invite Nan Kong to come north?”

Seeing this, Kong Congwen asked with a smile.

“I didn’t intend to use you, sir. It was because I didn’t know the traditions of the Nan Kong family before I came to Quzhou Prefecture. Now that I think about it, I was careless.”

Jia Cong frankly expressed his previous thoughts.

“It doesn’t matter!”

“At the end of the Southern Dynasties, the late Tang Dynasty and then the Southern Song Dynasty…”

“The imperial court once sent people to Quzhou to invite Nan Kong to come out of seclusion.”

“But the idea is nothing more than to use the power of Nan Kong to maintain the continuation of the dynasty…”

“Nan Kong is not interested in fighting for fame and fortune.”

“It’s just that Marquis Jing’an is different!”

As he spoke, Kong Congwen’s expression gradually became serious.

“Our ancestors once said: There is no distinction between people in education!”

“My descendants are incompetent, and Nan Kong has been confined to this small Quzhou Prefecture for countless years, helping the people and educating the world.”

“It’s incompetence and cowardice!”

“Marquis Jing’an built the Dongli Academy to protect poor students and educate them.”

“Even though I am far away in Quzhou, I have heard about the good deeds of the Marquis.”

“To be honest, compared to what the Marquis has done, my cowardice over the years has brought shame to our ancestors.”

“I agree to Nan Kong’s going north!”

“But there is one more thing that I need your approval, my Lord.”

“Sir, it’s okay to say so!”

Jia Cong had not expected that the conversation would lead to such an unexpected outcome.

His expression also became serious!
“The Yan family’s sage ancestor was also a great sage under the ancestor’s tutelage.”

“Although I have been close to Bei Kong in recent years, someone from the Yan family came to ask for help from me a while ago.”

“I can only shamelessly tell the Marquis about this matter…”

“The Yan family is willing to offer one semi-saint’s treasure, five great scholar’s treasures, and one hundred great scholar’s treasures as compensation!”

“I just hope that the Marquis can wipe out the grudges with the Yan family!”

As Kong Congwen spoke, he stretched out his hand and a semi-saint treasure flew out.

A white streak of light fell from it.

It was the apology from the Yan family that was just mentioned.

“I have lived for so long, but this is the first time I have made such an unreasonable request. I am really ashamed!”

“I heard that the Marquis’s Dongli Academy has now established branches in Shaanxi, Huguang, and Sichuan provinces, and the academy is short of teachers.”

“Nan Kong is willing to send fifty great scholars and five great scholars to change their names and become teachers in the academy!”

Dongli Academy is now expanding rapidly!
Both county schools and prefectural schools require a lot of teaching!
If a master of Nankong entered the academy with the surname Kong, he would be just like Gongshujia and Legalists before.

It was not to help Jia Cong, but to take the opportunity to ask for benefits, gain a lot of prestige, and finally affect Nan Kong’s share in Confucian and Taoist rules.

However, Kong Congwen suggested that the people of Nankong go there under an assumed name.

All the prestige gained belonged to Jia Cong.

The real purpose was to compensate for the loss of face and to wipe out the grudge with the Yan family!

It’s just Jia Cong’s usual style of doing things.

Either don’t do it, or do it in one go.

Treat people with sincerity and bind people with benefits!
How could they take advantage of such a small profit?

“Sir, you are too kind. Nan Kong is willing to send people from the clan to teach at the academy, which has solved my urgent need.”

“How can I let you teachers remain anonymous again?”

“From the beginning, Dongli Academy was established with the purpose of educating the world, not a tool for me, Jia Cong, to fight for fame and fortune.”

“I’ve always heard that Marquis Jing’an is decisive in killing his enemies, but generous and unsparing to his own people.”

“When I saw it today, it certainly lived up to its reputation!”

“Tomorrow I will issue a proclamation to the whole nation and report to the imperial court, and send some of my clansmen to the north first!”

“The instructor from Dongli Academy will also arrive in Shenjing within half a month!”

Kong Congyi bowed in thanks.

What they said confirmed that Nan Kong would join Jia Cong’s side.

The two of them have a tacit understanding and are at ease in their hearts.

Now, looking at the allies and forces around Jia Cong, there are several forces.

The Gexian School of Xuanmen Taoism!

Among the hundreds of schools of Confucianism and Taoism, there is also the Legalist School and the Nan Kong School!

Below are Gongshujia and Wuyishan who have come to seek refuge!
Even if it cannot be said that the righteous have many supporters, the trend is already established!

Not only are there interests binding them together, but there is also a good friendship.

Even if other forces want to plot against Jia Cong, they have to consider the alliance between these forces and decide whether they can afford to provoke him.

After finishing his business, Jia Cong spent another half a day at Kong Pangeng’s in the south, discussing everything from the north to the south, the Five Classics and the Eight Trigrams with Kong Congwen.

We had a very pleasant chat.

It was not until dusk that they said goodbye and left.

After leaving the Confucius Mansion, I looked back.

As the sun sets, a layer of golden gauze covers the huge Confucius Mansion.

The sounds of chickens and dogs can be heard, and it is quiet and comfortable!
Jia Cong bowed and half-saluted!

This gift was not because of Kong Congwen, who was in the late stage of semi-saint!

It is not for the existence of the great sage Confucius’ ancestor!

For the innate gods, even if their strength is still weak now, it is inevitable that they will reach the top of this world and hold the power of heaven and earth in the future!

The only difference is the time.

The only reason is the clean and upright family tradition of Nan Kong for countless years.

Help the people and educate the world!
Nan Kong agreed to come out today, one reason being that he wanted to use the Dongli Academy to expand and educate people, thus fulfilling his ambitions of countless years.

Secondly, the day before yesterday outside the Confucius Mansion in Qufu, Jia Cong’s words “the unity of knowledge and action” fully describe what Nan Kong has done over the years.

There is another point.

But he was dragged down by Jia Cong. Under the watchful eyes of the public, Jia Cong showed up openly, and then was invited to the Confucius Mansion for a secret talk for most of the day.

Nan Kong really refused Jia Cong’s invitation.

But who would believe it if it gets out?

Since Jia Cong awakened his innate divine body in the fourth year of Shunde, he has been fighting and responding to disasters all the way, making great progress and gaining a great reputation and influence.

But we have to admit that Jia Cong is the most popular person in Daqian now.

For the major forces hiding in the dark and preparing to seek great opportunities, there is already a momentum that the tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.

No one knows how many forces are concerned about his every move.

No one dared to ignore the disputes caused by this great opportunity that only appeared once in countless years, no matter how small the possibility was.

It begins with the meeting between Jia Cong and Kong Congwen.

Even if Nan Kong had a hundred mouths, he couldn’t explain it clearly.

But Kong Congwen never talked about this matter from beginning to end.

Be strict with yourself and lenient with others!
He truly lives up to the title of Confucius’ eternal teacher!
It is also worthy of half the courtesy from the innate gods!

……

Shenjing City

cabinet
“Your Majesty, three thousand students from Jiangxi Ji’an Prefecture have gathered here, threatening to seek justice for the Kong family!”

“More than 1,200 scholars have gathered in Luoyang, preparing to go to the capital and beat the drum to report to the emperor!”

“The Imperial Guards have sent urgent news. Scholars have also gathered in various prefectures and schools in Guangdong, Guangxi, and Liangjiang. The total number exceeds 20,000!”

The news of the Kong family’s annihilation spread like an eight-category hurricane from the second day, sweeping in all directions at an extremely fast speed with Qufu as the center.

Within a few days, the news had spread throughout Daqian.

The whole world is shocked!

This is truly a world shock!

The massacre of the direct descendants of the Great Sage and Teacher was considered by many Confucian scholars to be a heinous crime, a betrayal of the teacher and the ancestors.

In addition, many wealthy and powerful families who were secretly dissatisfied with Dongli Academy’s support for poor students were fanning the flames and instigating privately behind the scenes.

Even if the imperial court announced the Kong family’s rebellion to everyone at the first opportunity, it would be of no use.

Call it scholarly arrogance or call it ignorance!
People only believe what they want to believe!
This is especially true for a large number of officials who think they are extremely smart, upright, and fearless of power.

You can imagine a lot of big dramas in a very short time.

The court was suspicious of the Kong family, Jia Cong was seeking revenge, etc…

For a time, all provinces and prefectures were in unrest. Under the instigation and guidance of some people with ulterior motives, a large number of officials gathered together.

Everyone wants an explanation for the Kong family.

Urgent reports from the Embroidered Uniform Guards were rushed to the capital over an 800-mile distance.

Such large-scale demonstrations and opposition actions are becoming increasingly intense.

The situation was even worse and more difficult than the previous White Lotus Rebellions and the Oirat invasion from the south.

If the government suppresses the situation forcefully, it will lose the support of all scholars, and those who will take the imperial examinations in the future will only be sycophants.

It will be difficult to select capable officials.

But if persuasion is adopted, even if the local education official talks his mouth off.

How many people would believe these officials who are so hot-blooded that they think they are “upholding justice”?

All the ministers in the cabinet were extremely worried about this. After two days of discussion, they still couldn’t come up with a suitable solution!

“Your Majesty, more and more students are gathering from all over the country.”

“After investigating, the Imperial Guards discovered that many of the people behind this were wealthy families from all over the country…”

“We should make a decision as soon as possible, otherwise at least 200,000 students will enter Beijing in a month…”

The chief minister of the cabinet, Li Ge Lao, said with a serious expression.

This is what really worries the court.

It would have been fine if it were just the gathering of students, but there were also wealthy families from all over the place who were very dissatisfied with Dongli Academy’s support for poor students.

If these people existed individually, local officials could eliminate them with just a decree from the imperial court.

However, the power unleashed by the tacit cooperation of countless local big families has shaken the foundation of Daqian’s rule.

The imperial court cannot search the entire country and eliminate all the noble families in Daqian.

“According to this old minister’s opinion…”

“Many officials were dissatisfied with the fact that Marquis Jing’an publicly escorted Kong Yanjin to the capital…”

“The Imperial Guards reported that there have been more than ten waves of officials attacking the escort team in the past few days…”

“I think we should send a message to Marquis Jing’an to escort Kong Yanjin to the capital as soon as possible?”

Since this matter concerns Jia Cong, even Lord Li had to choose his words carefully and tactfully put forward a suggestion that could ease the conflict.

“This is not urgent!”

Emperor Shunde raised his hand to refuse!
Then he turned to look at Lin Ruhai: “Ruhai, where are Lord Zhenbei and Jia Cong now?”

“Your Majesty, this… I don’t know…”

Lin Ruhai’s face turned slightly dark.

No one would believe it!
The dignified Marquis Jingwen comes from a family of marquises that has been in existence for nine generations.

The daughter of the regent minister, who was about to become the prime minister of the cabinet in a few years, left a letter and followed her fiancé to the southern expedition.

I fought from south to north!

But Lin Ruhai’s only channel for getting news about his precious daughter…

Or do you dare to believe the 800-mile express delivery from the imperial court or Ziweisi?

This little cotton jacket…

The air leakage has been going on for more than a day or two!

“But I think that Cong-ge is always careful in his actions. He always thinks three steps ahead!”

“It is impossible not to have anticipated today’s turmoil.”

“I think there should be a way to deal with it long ago!”

Now the court is full of civil and military officials, including Emperor Shunde.

Only Lin Ruhai is qualified to call Jia Cong “Brother Cong”.

The other cabinet ministers looked at each other.

He was obviously not satisfied with Lin Ruhai’s answer, but if he were asked to jump out to refute and criticize Jia Cong, he would not dare to do so even if he had eight courage.

The two feelings were mixed together, and I couldn’t tell how conflicted and tangled I felt inside.

At this moment, Xia Shouzhong walked into the cabinet holding a secret report.

“Your Majesty, Marquis Jing’an sent back an urgent report through the Ziwei Division.”

“Did Jia Cong write to you?”

“Read quickly!”

Emperor Shunde, who was feeling overwhelmed, was suddenly delighted and hurriedly gave orders.

“Yes!”

Xia Shouzhong opened the secret letter, and then his hands trembled slightly.

“This……”

“The Marquis said in the dispatch…”

“Nan Kong will soon issue an edict to the whole country, go north to Qufu, and inherit the title of Duke Yansheng.”

“At the same time, we sent fifty great scholars and five great scholars to teach at Dongli Academy. They will arrive in Shenjing in about half a month.”

“Your Majesty, as the headmaster of Dongli Academy, please entertain us!”

The secret report was concise, but the message it conveyed shocked the cabinet.

“This……”

“Many emperors throughout the dynasties wanted to invite Nan Kong to come out of seclusion, but no one succeeded.”

“Now Marquis Jing’an can actually invite Nan Kongbei to inherit the title of Duke Yansheng?”

Lord He shuddered and almost pulled his beard off.

“That’s great. If Nan Kong is willing to go north…”

“The incited officials in the world can be easily appeased.”

(End of this chapter)