Coming out of the teleportation array, you see a huge courtyard in front of you. The small school ground in the courtyard alone is thousands of square meters in size. Moreover, there are many tall stone tablets erected around the courtyard, and the records on them are all Some major events in the family, as well as the life stories of important figures in the family!
According to the customs of the Cangnan Empire, most wealthy families will set up such a forest of family steles to record some important events and outstanding figures in the family. It can also increase the cohesion of the family when worshiping ancestors!
The Kong family has been inherited for more than 500 years, and has experienced many major events. There have been many heroes in the family. There are more than a hundred stone tablets erected, which can be regarded as proof from the side that the Kong family has not lacked those who have passed through the years. Man of the hour!
As long as the Kong family continues to pass it on, I believe there will be more and more of these stone tablets, becoming legends that the younger generations of the Kong family need to constantly look up to!
At the back of the courtyard is a huge house, which looks resplendent with cornices and brackets. It can be said to be full of majesty and solemnity. In front of the house stood eight middle-aged men dressed in smart clothes, acting as guards. But you must not underestimate these eight people, because judging from the fluctuations in their Yuan Power, they at least have the cultivation of mid-level Yuan Generals!
It can be seen that this must be an important place in the Confucius family mansion!
Kong Yingjie explained to Kong Ming: "This is the meeting hall of our Kong family. If there is anything that needs to be discussed and resolved on weekdays, everyone will gather here for discussion. If the Third Patriarch officially accepts you as his direct disciple, then You can be considered a regular visitor here!”
At this time, the eight middle-aged men guarding the door bowed and saluted Kong Yingjie after seeing him, and then helped open the door of the meeting hall. Kong Yingjie nodded to them, and then He took Kong Ming into the meeting hall.
The inside of this meeting hall looks far less spacious than the outside. This is because in addition to a hall, there are also many small single rooms separated in the room, presumably for their own purposes. As for the middle of the hall, there is a large round table with a circumference of several feet. There are more than twenty imperial chairs surrounding the round table, which are obviously used for discussion. Judging from this arrangement, if something big happens, the number of people who can enter this meeting hall and participate in the decision-making is estimated to be only about twenty people!
It can be said that a person who can hold a seat in this discussion hall is definitely considered a high-ranking person in the Kong family!
At this time, there were a total of eight people sitting in the hall, all of whom looked to be elderly people. Because it was a round table, the eight old men sat together around the round table, and there was no obvious distinction between them. This was also a feature of the Confucius family's discussions.
Facing the door, sitting an old man with white beard and hair, wearing a bright red court robe, is none other than Kong Fanshu, the current head of the Kong family! To his left, there were three old men sitting. Two of them were a little thin and withered, and their faces looked very similar. They were probably brothers from the same mother. The robes they were wearing were white and black. When two people like this sit together, although they have similar looks and body shapes, they give people a completely different feeling, like black and white and impermanence!
And these two old men are indeed full brothers from the same father and mother, and in the eyes of many children of the Kong family, they are the living kings of hell who can stop children from crying at night! Because the two of them were in charge of the Kong Family Punishment Hall and had always been impartial and selfless. If anyone made a mistake and fell into the hands of these two brothers, then the King of Heaven and I would have no mercy!
These two brothers, like Kong Yingjie, are also among the "Five Elders of the Kong Family", named Kong Yingjiang and Kong Yinghe. Their cultivation has reached the level of junior marshal, and they are good at a set of combined attack techniques. Brothers Together, the two of them can even fight against an intermediate marshal!
The other old man looked like a fat and white rich man. He always seemed to have a smile on his face and looked very amiable. This old man's name is Kong Yingcai. He is in charge of the financial power of the Kong family. He is responsible for all the large and small properties of the Kong family. He is the veritable God of Wealth of the Kong family and is also among the "Five Elders of the Kong Family". one.
Despite Kong Yingcai's amiable appearance, his cultivation has reached the level of an intermediate marshal, and he can be regarded as the number one cultivation among the "Five Elders of the Kong Family"! Underneath his seemingly harmless smile, he is actually as shrewd as no one else! The Kong family has such a large family business, and being able to take care of everything in an orderly manner has proven his ability! There has even been a conclusion among the Kong family. When Kong Fanshu steps down from the position of patriarch, among the elders of the "Ying" generation, the one most likely to take over the position of patriarch is Kong Yingcai!
At this time, only one of the "Five Elders of the Kong Family", Kong Yingxiu, was not in the meeting hall. She is the only woman among the "Five Elders of the Kong Family" and is definitely an outstanding representative of the women of the Kong family. She has always been responsible for the external affairs of the Kong family. This time in Qinghai County in the eastern part of the empire, the head of a large family that cooperated with the Kong family celebrated his 100th birthday. Kong Yingxiu went to congratulate him on behalf of the Kong family, and he would not be able to come back in a short time.
As for the four old men sitting on the right side of Kong Fanshu, they are also members of the Kong Family Elders Association. Although their reputations in the outside world are not as good as those of the "Five Elders of the Kong Family", they are elders who are highly respected by the children of the Kong family. They also have Has a very high right to speak. Especially the old man who looks very old sitting next to Kong Fanshu. His name is Kong Fanji. He is a brother of the same generation as Kong Fanshu. He also has the cultivation of an intermediate marshal and is one of the three great elders in the Presbyterian Church. , whose status is second only to the chief elder!
It can be said that the senior officials of the Kong family gathered in the meeting hall at this time are all marshal-level experts. Adding Kong Yingjie who just came in, there are nine marshal-level experts gathered together! And such a lineup is just a card displayed by the Kong family. At most, it can only be regarded as the tip of the iceberg of the Kong family's overall strength!
The background of the top wealthy families can be seen from this!
In front of so many marshal-level powerhouses, Kong Ming, who currently only has high-level Yuanshi cultivation, really has little sense of presence. However, Kong Ming did not show any embarrassment or uneasiness in the face of the powerful aura of these senior masters. Instead, he saluted with a calm expression and said respectfully: "I am a junior student, come to Kong Ming to pay my respects to all the elders! Excuse me, all elders." I’ve been waiting for you for a long time, I’m really ashamed of myself!”
Kong Fanshu laughed loudly after hearing this and said: "Facing the most outstanding young talent of the Kong family, even if we old guys wait a few more hours, it's not a big deal!"
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