The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

The fact that you can't do it on behalf of the king has already spread in the capital before tomorrow.

By the early morning of the next day, all the people in the capital knew that the acting king would not be able to give birth to a son.

The servants of the Confucian Mansion naturally also heard the news.

"Uncle Jiu, I just heard about something." A servant from the Confucius Mansion hurried to the front yard to look for the housekeeper.

The housekeeper saw that his expression was a bit dignified, and thought that something serious had happened, so he hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

The servant came close to the steward's ear and whispered: "When I went out to buy vegetables just now, I heard people say that Dai Wang is not good enough to have children, so I have no heirs for a long time."

"What?" The butler was startled by the rumor.

"Uncle Jiu, people in the whole capital are talking about this now, I'm not talking nonsense." The servant said, "Everyone's talk has a nose and eyes, it doesn't seem to be fake. Besides, the Dai Wang really has no heirs."

"I'll report this to the master immediately." After the housekeeper finished speaking, he hurried to find Kong Taichang.

Kong Taichang was having breakfast, when he saw the butler walking in anxiously, he hurriedly asked what happened.

The housekeeper told Kong Taichang what he had just heard.

After Kong Taichang heard this, his 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 surprising." At the celebration banquet last night, after Zhen Guogong said those words, he expected that the news that the replacement of the king would not work would spread throughout the capital.

"Master, His Royal Highness Daiwang can't do it, what about the young lady?" The young lady gave marriage to His Royal Highness Daiwang as a side concubine.His Royal Highness can't do it. If the young lady married, wouldn't she want to be a widow? This is too wronged young lady.

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

"Master, are you planning to..."

"It's getting late, I should go to court." Kong Taichang walked to the door, and Kong Yuan was already waiting in front of the carriage.

"Father." Kong Yuan bowed to Kong Taichang, and immediately helped Kong Taichang into the car.

After the father and son sat down firmly, the coachman whipped the horse's back with a whip, and the carriage slowly drove towards the imperial city.

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

Kong Taichang nodded solemnly: "It's done." After speaking, he suddenly sighed, "You and I are afraid that we will be imprisoned."

"Father, I'm not afraid of going to jail. It's just that I will suffer for my mother and sister in the future."

"I made an agreement with your mother. If something happens to you and me, let your mother leave the capital with your younger sister."

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

Kong Taichang also thought of this possibility, so he remained silent.

"Dai Wang may not give up this marriage easily." Their Kong family is too important to His Royal Highness Dai Wang, "Even if the emperor abolishes this marriage, Dai Wang will not give up, maybe Dai Wang will do anything .” This was the last thing he wanted to see.

Kong Taichang naturally thought of this.He said in a heavy tone: "This is what I fear most about being a father. The emperor's marriage this time is to put our Kong family on fire. We will not refuse the marriage, and the lives of the family are safe for the time being, but our Kong family The reputation of the Kong family was ruined. We refused to marry, and the lives of the family were in danger, but the reputation of the Kong family was preserved."

"Father, the reputation of the Kong family is more important than anything else." As the descendants of the Kong family, what they have to do is to protect the reputation of the Kong family for thousands of years, and not let the reputation of the Kong family be ruined, otherwise they will go to hell in the future. He went underground, faceless to face his ancestors.

"It's just hurting your mother and your sister, I'm sorry for them as a father." Kong Taichang originally planned to divorce his wife and drive his daughter out of the Kong family, but it was too late.

"Father, mother and sister won't blame you."

"I know they won't blame me, but... oh..." Kong Taichang said in his heart, he could only compensate his wife and daughter in the next life. "What did our Kong family do to offend the emperor?" After much deliberation, he felt that the emperor should not marry his daughter to the acting king as a side concubine.However, the emperor did just that.

"Our Kong family did not do anything out of line." 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 acting king."

Kong Yuan's words hurt the pain in Kong Taichang's heart, and his expression was heavy: "The bargaining chip?"

"Father, you should have seen that in the emperor's heart, our Kong family is not that important, but a tool for the emperor to balance the power of the court, and the Li family..." At this point, Kong Yuan paused. Too often the face was full of unwillingness, and he didn't say any more.

Kong Taichang continued his words and said: "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 is not as rich as the Kong family, the Li family's reputation for nearly a hundred years is better than the Kong family. Now the Li family He has a high status in the minds of scholars all over the world, not only does not lose to our Kong family, but surpasses our Kong family."

Kong Taichang's eyes were red and his sockets were wet.

He choked up and said, "If it wasn't for that bastard, why would our Kong family be here, why would we lose to the Li family?"

"Father, we have to accept this fact." Kong Yuan said calmly, "That's why the emperor bestowed a marriage on the younger sister to be the king's side concubine."

This fact made it difficult for Kong Taichang to accept it, but there was nothing he could do if he didn't accept it.

"If your younger sister really marries the acting king and becomes the side princess, our Kong family will really be ruined, and we will really be cast aside by scholars all over the world."

"Ugh……"

"If this time, we are condemned for resisting the decree, our Kong family will keep our reputation." Kong Taichang's tone suddenly became sad, "This time our Kong family is doomed, but fortunately, our Kong family's reputation can be fulfilled."

"Father, this is the responsibility of our Kong family." Kong Yuan knew their responsibility as the Kong family since he was a child, and he also knew that fame was better than life for them. "Father, no matter if it's me, my mother, or my sister, I don't regret being a member of the Kong family."

Kong Taichang couldn't bear what he said, and wept silently while covering his face.

Seeing his father's appearance, Kong Yuan felt very uncomfortable.Tears also blurred vision.

He took a deep breath and said, "Father, maybe things are not as bad as we imagined. 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 on his face carelessly with his sleeve.

"Father, as long as you sincerely ask the emperor to take back the marriage proposal, the emperor may agree and will not blame you."

"You are right, the emperor is not a cold-blooded and ruthless person. Our Kong family has done a lot for the court and the people these years. Even if there is no credit, there is hard work." Kong Taichang comforted himself, "Maybe the emperor will forgive me I am our Kong family."

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

"You're right." Kong Taichang said, pretending to be relaxed and smiled at Kong Yuan, "Weifu thinks that our father and son should die."

"Father, I think so too."

The father and son said, then looked at each other and smiled, and laughed loudly.

While laughing, the coachman stopped the car, "Master, Young Master, we're here."

Kong Taichang and Kong Yuan hurriedly adjusted their appearance, then got out of the car.

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

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

As soon as Kong Taichang and Kong Yuan got off the car, many ministers surrounded them and greeted them.These ministers all support the acting king.

Since Emperor Wu of Zhou bestowed marriage, those who acted as kings and party members regarded Kong Taichang and his father and son as their own.

Kong Taichang and Kong Yuan responded to their greetings distantly, but these ministers seemed not to see their indifference, and still talked to them enthusiastically.

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

He Xiang and Liu Taishi were chatting, seeing Kong Taichang and his father and son suddenly came to greet them, and politely responded to them.Originally thought that Kong Taichang and his father and son would leave after greeting each other, but they didn't expect that their father and son had no intention of leaving.

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