I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Today, the "Shangshu Kong Family Biography" presented by Kong Ba was newly annotated by his great-uncle Kong Anguo, which took three years of work.

When annotating, it not only refers to the opinions of various schools, but also quotes other scriptures. It is also compatible with many historical books and is supplemented by ancient scriptures.

It is no exaggeration to say that the "Biography of Kong" he presented must be the masterpiece of annotations on "Shangshu".

However, what Kong Anguo did not expect was that the "Biography of the Chu Family" presented by Xia Housheng actually included more than [-]% of the content of "The Biography of the Kong Family".

Moreover, these [-]% annotations in "Shang Shu Biography of Kong" only account for half of the content of "Shang Shu Biography of Chu".

Kong Ba has never seen the extra half of the annotations in any Shangshu, but there is no doubt that they are all very subtle.

Therefore, when the two are put together, the "Biography of the Chu Family" is much higher than the "Biography of the Kong Family".

There are so many duplicate contents in "The Biography of the Chu Family" and "The Biography of the Kong Family" that it is almost unbelievable.

In Kong Ba's eyes, there are only two possibilities for this phenomenon.

Either Chu Ji "stole" the yet-to-be-disclosed "Shang Shu Biography of Kong" through some unknown means and copied the contents.

Either the "unprecedented" scholar Chu Ji and his great-uncle Kong Anguo had a clear understanding of each other and annotated the same content in unison.

This latter possibility simply falls into the category of "the child is silent, strange, powerful and chaotic", so the only possibility left is the former.

As a result, Kong Ba's embarrassment turned into anger and anger. He had already concluded that Chu Ji was a deceiver and a thief.

I don't know what despicable means were used to steal the "Biography of the Master Kong Family" from the Confucius Mansion.

Kong Ba wanted to stand up and expose the matter on the spot, but he discovered something embarrassing.

Everyone first read the "Shang Shu Biography of the Chu Family" and already preconceptions that this was the "genuine" version.

If I bring this matter out again at this moment, it will only make the Kong family look ugly.

Kong Ba held "Shang Shu Chu's Biography" in his trembling hand, his face turned green and red, and his expression was very exciting.

Under the emperor's repeated urging, he handed "Shang Shu Chu's Biography" to Wei Xian beside him.

Then, Kong Ba's eyes turned outside the main hall again, looking for Kong Anguo.

It's time for Kong Anguo to show up, otherwise the Kong family might become a deceitful person, not to mention that "The Biography of the Kong Family" cannot be established as an official school.

In the next quarter of an hour, "The Biography of the Chu Family" was circulated among the Confucian scholars.

Although Wei Xian and others "specialize in their art" and are not proficient in "Book of Secrets", they are all Confucian scholars, and it is easy to distinguish the level of a classic.

After flipping through it, they quickly realized that the "Shang Shu Biography of the Chu Family" was of extraordinary weight, and that Chu Ji should be a man of real talent and learning.

As a result, the eyes of all the Confucian scholars in the hall focused on Kong Ba.

They still didn't know the clue that Kong Ba had discovered. Seeing the other party's sullen face, they just thought that the other party felt the pressure and was impressed by Chu Ji's knowledge.

At this moment, no one would doubt the existence of "Chu Ji" anymore. On the contrary, they were eager to meet this reclusive scholar.

After everyone circulated the "Biography of the Chu Family", they began to circulate the "Biography of the Kong Family".

This time, the expressions of the Confucian scholars became even weirder, and their eyes moved back and forth on the faces of Kong Ba and Xia Housheng.

They were also confused by the annotations in the two editions of "Shangshu": why there were so many duplicates.

From an emotional point of view, Kong Anguo and Kong Ba were the great Confucians of the time. If one had to choose between them and Chu Ji, the former would have more talent and reputation.

But from an intellectual point of view, the content of "The Biography of the Chu Family" is richer, more complete and profound, and cannot be compared with the "Biography of the Kong Family".

The Confucian scholars couldn't help but have an idea in their minds: Either Kong Anguo was not as knowledgeable as Chu Ji; or Kong Anguo copied Chu Ji's book!

Either of these two possibilities is unacceptable and would be a fatal blow to the Kong family.

If these two possibilities have to be chosen together, the former is more acceptable.

"All of you, dear friends, have read these two editions of "Shang Shu", and I think you already have a conclusion in your mind..."

"In this case, the people who presented the scriptures, that is, Xiahou Gong and Kong Qing, will you two each make a statement?" Liu He said calmly.

"Facts speak louder than words. You must have reached a conclusion in your mind. I have nothing more to say." Xia Housheng stood up and saluted everyone, then sat back.

He looked calm and calm, as if he was almost certain of the outcome of the competition.

Of course Xia Housheng should be sure of it.

Because among the nineteen people who can vote, there are only three key swing factions, including himself.

The two centrists, Hou Cang and Wei Xuancheng, must be able to tell which of these two editions of Shangshu is better.

Based on this comparison, it would be too difficult for the Confucian family to recommend "Shangshu Kong's Biography" as the popular version of the Confucian classics.

"Kong Qing, do you have anything else to say?" Liu He asked.

"Your Majesty, I have nothing to say, but the Kong family has something to say!" Kong Ba stood up and said.

"What does Kong Qing mean? I don't understand. Is it possible that there are other Kong family members here?" Liu He asked knowingly, and his heartbeat couldn't help but beat a few beats faster.

"Exactly, there are the Kong family members who followed the ministers into the palace outside the hall!" Kong Ba turned around with a flick of his sleeves and looked outside the main hall, meeting the eyes of the tall and thin figure. "I agree with Kong Qing's request. Who are the Kong family members you want to invite to the hall?" Liu He asked with a trembling voice.

"The person I want to invite is the tenth grandson of Zhongni. The great Han Xuanni praises Chenghou, Zhongni serves as the sacrificial official, Kong Anguo!"

Kong Ba suddenly raised his voice to the highest level. After this series of titles, the three words "Kong Anguo" clearly reached everyone's ears.

Except for a few insiders, everyone was shocked and turned their attention to the entrance of the main hall, which was surrounded by people.

Xue Guangde and Shi Yu, the younger generation of Confucian scholars, stood up involuntarily.

Xia Housheng and Wang Shi, who were sure of winning just now, also felt bad and looked sideways at the same place.

They had read two Confucian classics and naturally knew what was wrong.

Although they firmly believe that the "Shangshu Chu Family Biography" is superior, they are not sure where the repeated annotations come from.

With the emergence of Kong Anguo, things became even more complicated.

Under everyone's gaze, the crowd gathered at the door became commotion, and everyone looked around...

Finally, a few clear coughs came from the crowd, covering up all the noise.

The disciples and servants from various families who were watching at the door consciously moved out of the way.

Kong Anguo, who had been waiting at the door for a long time, finally took off his hood and revealed his true face.

Under those eyes with reverence, Kong Anguo raised his legs with some difficulty, crossed the half-foot-high threshold of the main hall of Shiqu Pavilion, and walked in.

Liu He's thoughts were extremely complicated, and he felt a little guilty: after all, "The Biography of the Chu Family" and "The Biography of the Kong Family" are inextricably linked.

He stood on the shoulders of giants. Now that the giant was in front of him, he would naturally be a little panicked.

However, Liu He suppressed the urge to stand up and salute, sat firmly on the couch, and looked at Kong Anguo who walked in calmly.

It doesn’t matter whether you are a great Confucian or not, whether your surname is Kong or Li, you are all ministers of the Han Dynasty at this moment.

Liu Hean sat on the couch, which was natural.

On the contrary, Kong Ba didn't care about "courtesy". He quickly stood up from the couch and walked to Kong Anguo's side, wanting to help him.

However, the old Kong Anguo blocked it resolutely, and still knelt down to salute with some difficulty, without any exaggeration.

"Veteran Kong Anguo sends his regards to Your Majesty."

"Confucius and Confucius came all the way, why didn't you tell me in advance? It seems that I don't respect the old man and Confucianism." Liu He replied calmly.

"The old minister is old and frail, and is like a rotten tree. He is not worthy of His Majesty's concern." Kong Anguo said with some vicissitudes.

"Kong Qing, help your uncle up quickly..." Liu He had some emotions at this time.

"No!" Kong Ba quickly helped Kong Anguo up.

"Come here, set up a seat for Confucius and add a few more layers of silk cushions. Don't let the old man suffer."

"No!" Fan Ke quickly went to make arrangements.

"Everyone please sit down, too."

"promise!"

After a period of busyness, order was finally restored to the main hall.

However, although Kong Anguo, who was standing in the hall, thanked him, he did not sit down.

With Kong Ba's support, he slowly walked to Shi Yan who was sitting at the bottom of the table.

Kong Anguo wrinkled the wrinkles on his face and said with a smile: "Little friend, I have a bad waist and can't bend. Can you hand me the book on the case?"

How dare Shi Yan disobey? He quickly stood up and presented the "Biography of the Chu Family" to Kong Anguo.

"Thank you." Kong Anguo smiled and took the book, facing the sunlight outside the door, and started reading page by page.

He flipped through the book very quickly. In just half a quarter of an hour, "The Biography of the Chu Family" was flipped from thick to thin by Kong Anguo.

Under the attention of everyone, Kong Anguo rolled the book in his hand, bowed slowly to all around, and then spoke calmly and firmly.

"The annotations in this book are very good. This Chu Jicai has learned a lot and deserves to be called a hidden scholar, but..."

"It's just that half of the annotations in this book are the same as the old man's annotations, and the words are exactly the same. It's really strange..."

"So I really want to meet him and see why this great scholar can have a close connection with me."

When Kong Anguo spoke, he always smiled.

But the originally weird atmosphere in the hall became even more awkward! Especially Xia Housheng and Wang Shi were very uncomfortable.

Maybe, they will be ruined for the rest of their lives because of this matter. (End of chapter)