Zhuge Kong Ming and the Outsider

Chapter 280: Volume 3 The Controversy between Kong and Cao

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The people from the Cao family who were sarcastic outside the car only wanted to ridicule Kong Yingjie for having the reputation of being a gentleman, but their words were so vicious. Who would have thought that with just a few words from Kong Ming and Kong Yingjie, the reputation of this "hypocrite" would be brought to the people of the world.

An Wenshan, who Kong Yingjie calls "literary and courageous", was the imperial literati of the founding emperor Hu Shuo. He left countless well-known and excellent articles in his life. He has always been respected as a holy teacher by all the scholars in the Cangnan Empire!

As for "Renjun" Duan Ziwen, he is the most famous scholar in the past two hundred years. He was just an ordinary frail scholar, unable to carry his shoulders or lift his hands. But that day, when the Shazhou Sand Bandits raided Yunxia City in Izuyun County, and were about to break through the city gate, Duan Ziyun pushed the oil truck to set fire to it, regardless of his own safety. The fire blocked the city gate and finally persisted until reinforcements arrived, repelling the sand bandits and saving the lives of millions of civilians throughout the city.

It is said that when the battlefield was cleared after the war, Duan Ziwen's body had been burned into a blackened skeleton, but he still stood at the city gate and refused to fall!

After this incident, the people of Yunxia City regarded Duan Ziwen as the living Buddha of thousands of families, and spontaneously offered his longevity tablet at home. After Duan Ziwen's deeds spread, he was called "The Benevolent King" by scholars all over the world. He was definitely the leader of Cangnan. The moral model of the empire!

Given the status of An Wenshan, Duan Ziwen and others in the hearts of the people of the Cangnan Empire, if anyone insults them, they will be enemies of the entire empire!

No matter how arrogant the Cao family members are, they still respect virtuous gentlemen like An Wenshan and Duan Ziwen. Seeing that they scolded these two celebrities for a moment's slip of the tongue, they suddenly felt at a loss.

At this time, another voice was heard: "Fifth brother, you are good at fighting on the battlefield. Killing generals and capturing flags is your strength. But now you want to compete with the elders of the Kong family in the art of talking. How can you be his opponent? Most of us in the Cao family are rough men who came from the military. Although our words are a bit rough, we still have great admiration for such virtuous gentlemen as An Gong and Duan Gong! However, the scholars in this world, Not all of them are gentlemen. The so-called good and bad are mixed, but it is normal for a few despicable and insidious villains to appear among them, right?"

This Cao family member speaks much better than the previous one, and his words are almost flawless. He can definitely be regarded as Kong Yingjie's opponent.

At this time, Kong Yingjie and Kong Ming got out of the car and stood face to face with the Cao family. Kong Yingjie even laughed loudly and said: "What Mr. Cao said is absolutely right. There are good and bad scholars in the world, and it is inevitable that they will A few scoundrels are just like although there are many heroes in the army, there are also despicable villains who surrender to the enemy and beg for surrender! People and affairs in the world are never so absolute. If you kill them with a stick, it is really a wise man's decision. Don’t take it!”

While Kong Yingjie was speaking, Kong Ming also took the opportunity to look at everyone in the Cao family.

It has to be said that this time, the Cao family can be called a large team. They used more than ten carriages and crowded the passage in front. No wonder they had to queue up to use the teleportation array.

As for the two members of the Cao family who spoke, they were two rather burly old men. One of them had a white face and a slight beard, and his eyes were as bright as crystals, as if he was shrewd and capable from the very core. The other old man's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he had a long beard that reached down to his chest. He was looking for power in his movements, giving people the impression of a black tiger!

Although the two old men have very different appearances, their facial features look about 60% or 70% similar. They should be brothers who are related by blood. Judging from their previous conversations with Kong Yingjie, it was obvious that they were equal to Kong Yingjie, and their cultivation was indeed that of a true marshal-level powerhouse. Especially the old man with a white face and a slight beard, whose energy fluctuations are faintly stronger than Kong Yingjie's. He should be a strong man whose cultivation has reached the peak of the junior marshal!

However, Kong Yingjie is the junior marshal of fellow cultivators of the wood and water systems. If he really takes action, he will not be weaker than this old man with a white face and a slight beard.

At this time, Kong Yingjie bowed his hands to the two old men and said: "The second master Cao and the fifth master Cao came to the imperial capital. No wonder there was such a big formation. The teleportation array used for entry and exit here, But it hasn’t been this lively for a long time.”

The dark-faced old man stared, and he was about to say something, but the pale-faced old man with a slight beard glanced sideways at him. The dark-faced old man immediately calmed down and did not dare to say anything more. The white-faced old man with a slight beard bowed his hand to Kong Yingjie and said: "Our Cao family was born in the military. We are used to being vulgar and have never been very particular about ostentation. However, this time my niece is getting married, so we have to arrange it better." The dowry only gave her face in her husband's family. By the way, my niece's son-in-law, the Young Master of the Liu family, is said to have studied arts with Elder Kong's youngest son, and they seemed to have a close relationship with each other. I hope that Elder Kong can come to the wedding banquet! "

This old man with a white face and slight beard speaks politely, and he should be the so-called second master Cao. As for the old man with a dark complexion, who acts more impulsively, he is naturally the fifth master of the Cao family. Judging from the behavior of the two of them, it is obvious that the Cao family is headed by Mr. Cao.

Kong Ming knew something about the Cao family. He knew that the head of the Cao family had five very outstanding sons and nephews, who were collectively called the "Five Tigers of the Cao family" by outsiders. Their status in the Cao family was equal to that of Kong Yingjie and other "Kong family members". "Five Elders" is quite good.

These "Five Tigers of the Cao Family" are not from the same father and mother, but they are all uncles and brothers from the same clan and the same surname. They represent the backbone of the Cao family. It can be said that all of them are famous! For example, the third son of Cao Chengwei, the "Black Tiger" among the "Five Tigers of the Cao Family", who had a fight with Kong Ming!

Since the two old men in front of him were called Second Master Cao and Fifth Master Cao by Kong Yingjie, they were naturally the "White Tiger" Cao Chengping and the "Black Tiger" Cao Chengwei among the "Five Tigers of the Cao Family". As for what Cao Chengping said about the Cao family marrying their daughter, Kong Ming didn't know what was going on. However, looking at Cao Chengping's appearance and Kong Yingjie's expression, I'm afraid there's another story here!

Sure enough, Kong Yingjie forced a smile on his face and said with cupped hands: "Miss Cao's ability to marry a good son-in-law is certainly worthy of celebration! If the time can be arranged, a representative of my Kong family will naturally come to ask for a drink. Wedding wine!"

Cao Chengping laughed and said: "Elder Kong and I haven't seen each other for several years. If anyone from the Kong family attends the wedding banquet, I naturally hope that Elder Kong can attend!"

Kong Yingjie cupped his hands, but did not directly answer Cao Chengping's words. Instead, he said: "Since your Cao family has invested so much money this time, I think it will take a while to transport the dowry. I It’s better to go back to the car and take a rest.”

After Kong Yingjie finished speaking, he pulled Kong Ming directly back to the carriage without waiting for Cao Chengping to reply. Cao Chengping smiled and said nothing, but Cao Chengwei shouted angrily from behind: "Elder Kong, please go away, I won't send you off!"

After returning to the carriage, Kong Ming lowered his voice and said: "That fifth master of the Cao family, he looks like a majestic man, but he has a very small mind. This kind of person can also be ranked among the five tigers of the Cao family. ?”

Kong Yingjie shook his head and said: "To be one of the Five Tigers of the Cao family, you must have extraordinary abilities. What Cao Chengwei is good at is in military formation strategy. Apart from the battlefield, he is an uneducated person. Show off your recklessness! If you really want to talk about the wise man among the five tigers of the Cao family, Cao Chengping, the second eldest brother, must be the first! As you just saw, this second master of the Cao family is not a simple person. I guess this time the Cao family The overall situation in the capital is presided over by Mr. Cao!"

Kong Ming asked curiously: "Since Cao Chengping is in charge of the overall situation, why did the Cao family send Cao Chengwei here? In a place like the imperial capital, besides making enemies for the Cao family, what else can this person accomplish?"

Kong Yingjie snorted and said: "This time it is Cao Chengwei's biological daughter who is getting married. As a father, of course he has to come to the imperial capital. If it were not for the birth of a daughter, with Cao Chengwei's ability, unless it was a military meeting, Otherwise, he rarely comes to the imperial capital!"

Kong Ming nodded slightly and said: "So, the Liu family who married the Cao family this time is also extraordinary? And what is so special about the young master of the Liu family?"

Kong Yingjie sighed and said: "The Liu family can be regarded as a wealthy family in the imperial capital. Although there are not many powerful people in this family, there are many scholars in the family, and most of them hold official positions in the empire and can be regarded as civil servants. One of the representatives of the first line. You should know tomorrow that our Kong and Cao families have always had a dispute between civil and military affairs. Our Kong family is more powerful among the civil servants, but the foundation of the Cao family lies in the military. ! This time, the Cao family can marry the Liu family, which can be regarded as a clever move by the Cao family to show their goodwill to the civil servants. With the Liu family's relationship network, the Cao family's voice in civil servants will increase a lot in the future. Moreover, the current The head of the Liu family and I used to be close friends, and their son was a classmate of my youngest son. He was originally on the side of our Kong family, but now he has been won over by the Cao family. It is obviously the Cao family. They have tricked our Kong family once! Since we met today, they naturally want to mention a few more words in this regard so as to use this to attack me!"

Kong Ming smiled calmly and said: "I don't know who is attacking whom! I believe that soon, our Kong family will be able to make the Liu family understand what a mistake their choice was!"

Kong Yingjie looked at Kong Ming, his eyes gradually brightened, he smiled and nodded, and said: "I will make the old man of the Duan family regret it in the future. I really hope that this day can come soon!"

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