After the crowning ceremony was completed, according to the procedure, Kong Ming should meet the elders in the family one by one. However, Kong Ming is a genuine elder of the Confucian family, and in the world of cultivators, the so-called eldest and youngest order is not based on blood relationship, but based on each other's cultivation realm and status!
Except for Kong Jun, who is Kong Ming's biological father, the only people who are eligible to receive Kong Ming's gift are members of the Presbyterian Church. As for others, they are not eligible. Moreover, in addition to being an elder of the Kong family, Kong Ming is also a direct disciple of the third ancestor of the Kong family. This makes the elders only dare to bow to brothers when accepting Kong Ming's salutes!
As long as the ancestors of the Kong family did not show up, no one of the elders of the Kong family present would dare to face Kong Ming as an uncle or uncle.
Just as Kong Ming was saluting all the elders of the Kong family, a servant suddenly came over in a hurry and said something in Kong Fanshu's ear.
This servant was a steward of the Kong family who worked with Kong Fanshu. Although he was not a direct descendant of the Kong family, he was very smart and capable. Kong Fanshu would entrust him to handle many major political affairs.
Today's coming-of-age ceremony cannot be attended by anyone who is not a direct descendant of the Kong family, and this steward is not qualified to attend. However, if something really happened, he could still come in directly without passing the news and report the news to the head of the family, Kong Fanshu, immediately.
After hearing what the steward said, Kong Fanshu's expression changed slightly, but he quickly returned to normal, and announced with a smile: "Everyone, today is Elder Kong Ming's coming-of-age ceremony. Although we have no plans to follow Elder Kong Ming's request, Although everything is going well, the Hu royal family still expressed concern for Elder Kong Ming, and now His Royal Highness, on behalf of the royal family, has come to congratulate him in person!"
The Crown Prince mentioned by Kong Fanshu naturally refers to the third prince Hu Hao who has been established as the crown prince. Kong Ming held his fourteenth birthday party two years ago, so his sixteenth-year-old coming-of-age ceremony was on that day, so there was no way to hide it from anyone!
For example, the Hu royal family has now sent their prince Hu Hao to come personally to congratulate him. This shows how much the royal family values Kong Ming!
Kong Ming really wanted to keep a low profile, but his talent had long been known to all the major forces. For such an incredible genius, how could the major forces not pay attention to him
Kong Ming held his coming-of-age ceremony but did not announce it to the public. He obviously wanted to keep a low profile. But for the Hu royal family, if they did not join in the fun, wouldn't it mean that their control over the imperial capital was too poor
More importantly, Hu Hao came to congratulate him personally, also to make good friends with Kong Ming! Because a talented person like Kong Ming is indeed worthy of His Majesty the Crown Prince to come and interact with him in person.
Now that Hu Hao has come uninvited, the Kong family cannot lose its etiquette, at least it is impossible for the Crown Prince to be rejected. So, Kong Fanshu, Kong Jun, Kong Ming and the elders of the Kong family went out to welcome him at the gate of the Kong family manor.
This time Hu Hao came to congratulate Kong Ming on his coming-of-age ceremony. In order to show his politeness, he did not put up a large-scale ceremony. In addition to the necessary guards, he only had two large cars full of gifts.
The origin of these gifts is not small. They are gifts from the emperor Hu De. The gift of so many gifts in one go is enough to show Kong Ming's status in the hearts of the Hu family!
Seeing many prominent figures of the Kong family coming out, Hu Hao naturally did not put on any airs, but took the initiative to greet him with a smile on his face. He looked at Kong Ming from a distance and said with a smile: "Brother Kong Ming, this is Yours is no longer the case. I think back then we were drinking together at the same table, and I thought that in your mind, Brother Kong Ming, you had me as a friend! Who knew that when you held your coming-of-age ceremony, you didn’t even notify me? It’s too foreign!”
Kong Ming bowed his hand to Hu Hao and said politely: "It is my honor for you, His Royal Highness, to come here to congratulate you in person. In fact, I am holding today's coming-of-age ceremony just to respect tradition and not for any grandiosity. Yes, except for family members, no outsiders were invited, and there was absolutely no intention of disrespecting His Highness the Crown Prince!"
Hu Hao laughed "haha" and said: "I am here uninvited. It should be because I am embarrassed. Brother Kong Ming, there is no need to be more polite. Today, I am your guest and friend, not His Royal Highness. Wouldn't it be fun for you and me to have friendship as brothers?"
Kong Ming smiled slightly and did not answer Hu Hao directly. Instead, he stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture. So, everyone gathered around Hu Hao and returned to the courtyard where the coming-of-age ceremony was held.
The formalities of holding the coming-of-age ceremony have been completed, and naturally the next step is the banquet. As the only foreign guest and distinguished guest, Hu Hao naturally sat in the chief seat, while Kong Ming accompanied him in the main seat. As for the other people who can have a seat at this table, except Kong Jun, they are all top figures in the Kong family!
Hu Hao was originally a well-rounded person. Although he was the only outsider at the table, he felt no restraint. It was quite lively to call Kong Ming brothers. While the wine was in full swing, Hu Hao suddenly patted Kong Ming on the shoulder and said: "Brother Kong Ming, according to the tradition of the cultivation world, all cultivators who have reached the age of sixteen must go out for trials to be considered as having completed all the adult rites. Process. I wonder what brother Kong Ming’s plans are for this trial trip?”
According to tradition, cultivators who have held a coming-of-age ceremony must go out to participate in trials. However, how much strength can a cultivator who has just turned sixteen have? Being able to enter the Yuanshi realm is considered to have good qualifications. Therefore, the so-called adult trial is, at most, a walk in the wild mountains and other places that are not too far away. It is considered to have completed the trial, and it is more obvious that it is just going through the motions.
The vast majority of people will not take this kind of adult trial seriously. What everyone values more is the trials in previous lives that have reached a bottleneck in cultivation, or are fully prepared to impact the next level!
But for a figure like Kong Ming, it is obvious that common sense cannot be applied to him! Although he has just turned sixteen, his cultivation has already reached the peak level of an intermediate yuan general. If his adult trial is just like having a drink at a house, it would be a bit of a joke. !
If we really want to be serious, with Kong Ming's current cultivation level, he can completely treat the so-called adult trial as a past trial.
Kong Ming had already considered this before holding the coming-of-age ceremony, but now that Hu Hao raised this question, he really didn't know what his intention was
But who is Kong Ming? Even though he was puzzled, there was no special expression on his face. Instead, he smiled and asked Hu Hao: "I wonder if your highness, the prince, has anything to give you?"
At this time, Hu Hao's expression condensed and he said seriously: "If Brother Kong Ming really wants to experience a meaningful trial, I think there is indeed a place worth visiting!"
Kong Ming smiled and said: "Please give me some advice!"
Hu Hao said word by word: "Chu-yun-jun!!"
As soon as Hu Hao said this, Kong Ming's expression remained unchanged, and he still said with a smile: "Your Highness, you are not posing a problem for me, are you? Although I have been in seclusion for a long time, I also know that Sha Sha has been in retreat recently. There is some unrest over there in the state, I’m afraid Izumo County won’t be stable either, right?”
Hu Hao shook his head and said: "If you only seek stability, how can there be a trial? My second brother Hu Xiong's adult trial is to go to the front line of Izumo County to join the army. He started as a small soldier and eventually rose to the rank of General. As for me, the adult test is to go to Haizhou. The test will not be completed until a map of thousands of miles of sea territory is drawn! Brother Kong Ming's talent can be said to be far better than this king and the second emperor brother, then Is there any difficulty for Brother Kong Ming to use Izumo County as a place of trial?"
Kong Ming smiled slightly and said: "Your Highnesses are all talented and strategic people, so naturally they can do what others cannot! As for me, apart from being more interested in the way of cultivation, I really don't care much about other things. . Instead of traveling around, it is better to concentrate on seclusion to seek a breakthrough. I wonder if His Highness the Crown Prince thinks so?"
Hu Hao widened his eyes, stared at Kong Ming, and said: "Brother Kong Ming is a great talent. If he just lives in seclusion and practices hard all day long, it will be a great loss to our Cangnan Empire! To be honest, this time before the king Come, in addition to the congratulatory gifts, I also have an imperial edict to give you, Brother Kong Ming!"
Having said this, Hu Hao took out a bright yellow scroll from his arms and placed it in front of Kong Ming.
Although the Kong family is the top wealthy family in the Cangnan Empire, and Kong Ming is also an extraordinary figure, in name they are still ministers of the Cangnan Empire. When they see the imperial edict, they naturally have to bow to it with great ceremony.
Seeing Hu Hao suddenly take out an imperial edict, Kong Ming could only stand up and was about to salute to receive the edict. Hu Hao stretched out his hand to support Kong Ming and said: "Father, you don't have to kneel to receive this edict. Brother Kong Ming can." Watch it yourself. Even if you don’t want to act in accordance with the imperial edict, it does not count as disobedience. You only need to return the imperial edict as it is, and then I can return to the palace and resume my life."
Hearing what Hu Hao said, Kong Ming also felt a little weird, because it was too weird for Emperor Hu De to issue such an imperial edict, even almost child's play!
Even if you don't obey the imperial edict, you only need to return the imperial edict as it is, and nothing will happen? Isn't it that Emperor Hood is afraid that after doing this, the royal majesty will be wiped out? In other words, Emperor Hood is confident that after reading this imperial edict, Kong Ming will definitely act in accordance with the imperial edict
In any case, Kong Ming was really interested in such an imperial edict, so he reached out to hold the edict in his hand and spread it out!
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