Three days passed quickly. On this day, headed by the family head Kong Fanshu and the eldest elder Kong Fanji, all members of the Kong Parents and Elders Association attended, plus all the direct descendants of the Kong family, all stood in front of the Kong family's ancestral temple.
Except for several ancestors of the Kong family, as well as those who are practicing in seclusion or are busy away from home, all the Kong family members who can be listed on the Kong family tree are already in place at this time.
For the Kong family, absorbing a branch to return to the family is a big event. The ceremony of returning to the family must be completed in the presence of all direct descendants of the Kong family, which can be considered solemn! As for the Kong family in Cuenca City, it is entirely thanks to Kong Ming that the current scenery is possible! After all, if a peerless genius like Kong Ming cannot return to the Kong family, it will definitely be a loss to the Kong family.
Since three days ago, Kong Jun, Kong Zhao, and Kong Ming, the three fathers and sons, have been fasting to show their sincerity. Now they are even dressed in white robes, holding incense burners in their hands, and under the guidance of Kong Yingzheng, they are offering sacrifices one by one. Worship the ancestors enshrined in the Kong family temple!
With the power of the Confucius family, the scale of its ancestral temple is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Just a square in front of the ancestral temple covers an area of thousands of square meters. Otherwise, there are nearly a thousand direct descendants of the Kong family present now, how can they stand neatly
In the main hall of the ancestral temple, only six people can enjoy the incense with the spiritual tablets. Apart from Kong Xiu, the ancestor and auxiliary prince who founded the Kong family, there are only five legitimate sons of Kong Xiu, who are now the fifth family of the Kong family. of five ancestors.
After paying homage to these ancestors, Kong Jun, father and son, knelt down in front of the tablets of the ancestors of Sanfang. The Kong family lineage in Cuenca City was separated from the Kong family's third family. Now that they have returned to the main family, they naturally belong to the third family.
Kong Yingzheng wore a costume specially designed for worship. In front of all the clan members, he recited a sacrificial verse loudly, and then asked Kong Junsan and his son to follow him and read the Kong family's family rules. The flow of the ceremony.
I saw two disciples of the Confucius family in white robes holding out a huge scroll one meter long and as thick as an arms from the back hall of the ancestral temple, and respectfully spread it flat on a long altar table in front of the ancestral temple. superior!
This scroll is naturally the family tree of the Kong family. Only by being named on this family tree can one officially become a direct descendant of the Kong family!
At this time, Kong Jun also took out a much smaller scroll from his arms, and after bowing three times and bowing nine times, he placed the scroll on the altar table. The scroll Mr. Kong took out was naturally the genealogy of the Kong family in Kunca City. As long as Kong Yingzheng, who was in charge of this sacrifice, raised his ink pen, the Kunca family in Kunca City would be officially merged into the Kong family. There will be a dedicated person who will transcribe the names of the clan members of the Kong family in Cuenca City into the family tree of the Kong family.
Kong Ying was seen holding a red pen in his hand, and was about to make a stroke. Among the direct descendants of the Kong family who were standing in front of the Kong family ancestral temple, someone suddenly burst out laughing!
How solemn and solemn is the matter of worshiping ancestors? Now at the critical moment, someone suddenly laughed, which not only ruined the atmosphere of the scene, but was also disrespectful to the ancestors of the Confucius family!
At this time, the face of Kong Yingzheng, who was presiding over the sacrifice, changed. He placed the ink pen in his hand on the altar table and asked with a stern face: "Who dares to make a noise when worshiping the ancestors? This is a great disrespect to the ancestors!"
Kong Yingzheng is also a strong man with the cultivation level of a junior marshal. Even if there are nearly a thousand direct descendants of the Kong family standing in front of the ancestral temple, he can tell whoever is laughing. , his eyes were firmly fixed on the people in the crowd.
At this time, everyone present, as long as they could detect where the laughter came from, all turned their attention to the person who made the laughter. Even those who didn't know where the laughter came from followed the eyes of others and saw the person who made the laughter!
The one who laughed was a mighty man who looked to be about forty years old. He was about two meters tall. He was almost a head taller than the person next to him. He was also so tall that he could not move even if he stood there. , also has a tough temperament.
Being "attracted" by so many Kong clan members, the mighty man did not show the slightest uneasiness. Instead, he laughed again and said: "How disrespectful to our ancestors? In my opinion, it should be disrespectful to our ancestors." It is a family law to arbitrarily incorporate some cats and dogs into the family, which is a great disrespect to our ancestors!"
This mighty man was so rude, and Kong Yingzheng was naturally furious. He was responsible for taking care of the Kong family's genealogy, so he naturally recognized every member of the family. He immediately shouted angrily: "Kong Qingniu, how can you make such a noise in the solemn place of the ancestral temple? A member of the Kong family in Cuenca City The merging of the meridian into my main family has been approved by the Presbyterian Council. How can you, a mere disciple, doubt it? Kong Qingniu, you yourself were merged into the main sect from a side branch and became a direct descendant of the main sect. What’s the point now? Are you qualified to question the merging of other side branches into the main family?"
That mighty man, that is, Kong Qingniu, after hearing the words, he came out of the crowd, quickly came to the ancestral temple, looked up without fear, and said loudly: "The disciple is not talented precisely because he has experienced the same thing before. Only through the experience of joining the main family can we understand the rules of our main family of the Kong family! According to the rules of the Kong family, only those who have made great achievements recognized by the empire or have shown talents far beyond ordinary people are eligible to be merged into the main family of the Kong family. , and became a direct descendant of the family. Taking this disciple as an example, he joined the army in Izumo County and joined the army in defeating sand bandits, beheading more than a hundred people. He accumulated merit and was promoted to the rank of Cavalry General. After passing the family's rebirth assessment, he finally became a direct descendant of the family. Disciple! Who can be promoted from a side branch to a direct descendant? Who has not gone through all kinds of hardships before finally becoming a direct descendant of the family? So what great achievements has the Kong family in Kunca City made? What qualifications do they have? Return to the Kong family?"
Kong Yingzheng snorted coldly and said: "As long as you are not blind or deaf, you should know what a genius Elder Kong Ming is, right? Being accepted as a direct disciple by the Third Patriarch is already qualified to be an elder. Yes, don’t you admire the fact that you are a direct descendant of the Kong family? Kong Qingniu, your question is really ridiculous!”
Kong Yingzheng was the elder of the Confucius family. How could his majesty be resisted by ordinary children of the Confucius family? However, under the pressure of Kong Yingzheng, Kong Qingniu did not flinch. Instead, he frowned and said: "Elder Kong Ming is famous in the mainland, and the disciples naturally dare not question him. What the disciples question is the entire Kunca City." Family lineage! Except for Elder Kong Ming, I wonder what great achievements the Kong family lineage in Kunca City has made, and how can the entire clan be merged into the family? This is obviously inconsistent with the ancestral rules! If we say, Kong Ming If the elders are qualified to be included in the family tree, the Kong family in Kunca City can benefit from it as a whole. What about the disciples of the Kong family? Why can the disciples and others be listed on the family tree of the Kong family, but the clan members cannot Enjoying this kind of treatment? Is this kind of thing fair?"
There is some truth in Kong Qingniu's question. You must know that the Kunca City Kong family was able to merge the whole family into the Kong family, mostly for Kong Ming's face. This move was also to appease Kong Ming's heart and make Kong Ming have a greater sense of identity with the Kong family. Kong Ming's talent was so high that no one had ever heard of it, so it was only human nature to give him some special treatment.
Of course, if the Kong family in Cuenca City manages well in the wild forest, it can be considered a great contribution to the Kong family, and it is natural for the entire clan to be merged into the Kong family. However, the Kong family's management in the wild forest has not yet begun, and it is not appropriate to make such things public at this time. It is really difficult to explain the reason why the Kong family lineage in Kunca City was merged into the Kong family. No good words to say!
Fortunately, Kong Yingzheng was not a person who did not know how to respond. He immediately turned stern and shouted to Kong Qingniu: "The merging of the Kong family lineage in Cuenca City into the Kong family family was decided after deliberation by the Council of Elders. There is naturally something special about this. The reason. It is related to the secrets of the Kong family and is inconvenient to be made public, but it does not mean that the Kong family in Cuenca City is not qualified to be merged into the Kong family. Kong Qingniu, are you questioning the unfairness of our Presbyterian Church? ?”
Kong Qingniu sneered and said: "Can a mere word of confidentiality explain our doubts? Those standing in front of the ancestral temple are all direct descendants of our Kong family. Are there any secrets that cannot be disclosed to us? What did these direct descendants reveal? Is it possible that the Kong family in Cuenca City can keep the secrets that we, the direct descendants of the Kong family, cannot?"
It has to be said that Kong Qingniu’s words are very inflammatory. When he previously questioned the merger of the Kong family in Cuenca City into the main family, there were dozens of people like Kong Qingniu who were merged into the Kong family from the side branches. The disciples of the clan, while feeling the same, also had doubtful looks on their faces. What Kong Qingniu said now made more direct descendants of the Kong family feel dissatisfied, and some people were already whispering in private.
Kong Yingzheng did not expect that Kong Qingniu, who was usually not very showy, would be so difficult to deal with at the moment, and he did not know whether his current actions were premeditated or out of momentary indignation. But no matter what, the ritual of worshiping ancestors is sacred and inviolable. The current scene is showing signs of becoming increasingly chaotic. How can this be done
At that moment, Kong Ying was getting angry and shouted: "The ceremony of worshiping the ancestors has not been completed yet. All the children of the Kong family, please be silent and not make any noise at will! The ancestral temple is a solemn place, how can we be arrogant?"
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