After Li Mingrui said that, Zhu Youxiao nodded and asked Li Mingrui: "There are countless descendants of the saints. Since you are the officials of the Ministry of Rites, you should know who is the true successor of Yan Shenggong. Since you are here, you can check the Kong family tree and say it is my intention, especially the Southern Sect, which is unwilling to plan for foreign races. Now that China has been liberation for more than two hundred years, they cannot resist fighting and are suppressed by the Northern Sect in the world."

Li Mingrui understood that Zhu Youxiao meant to completely deny Kong Yinzhi's lineage from the Kong family genealogy. Such verification work would naturally not be difficult for him, and he believed that Nanzong would support him in doing such a big thing.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report to you. The lower official accidentally asked about Kong Zhiqi's family background one day. He learned that he was originally from Quzhou and was also a descendant of the saint. He should belong to the Southern Sect. He is now rooted in Qufu. According to me, I might as well start with him. Kong Zhiqi has no descendants. Who will be Yan Shenggong in the future? Your Majesty will still be the one who will be the master of yourselves."

Zhu Youxiao looked at Li Mingrui in surprise and thought to himself that there is a word "rui" in Li Mingrui's name, and he can always think of himself and solve his own problems.

"Well, you can do this matter. I will ask Wei Zhongxian and Hanlin Academy to cooperate with you." Zhu Youxiao said and turned around and left.

"The empress received the order", Li Mingrui said that night, and immediately wrote a letter to his servants to take it to Quzhou. From the perspective of personal relationship, he had a closer relationship with Confucius from the Southern Sect. Several of them were even in the same year when they were studying together. They had also seen the suppression of the Southern Sect and the domineering of the Northern Sect, so he is now very active in doing this great thing that is so brilliant.

Li Mingrui and Li Ge Lao's letter soon came to the hands of the leader of the Kong clan of the Southern Clan. The leader of the Kong clan, Kong Zhenyun, hereditary doctor of the Five Classics of the Hanlin Academy, immediately opened the ancestral hall and summoned the respected people of the clan to discuss the secret book of the current Grand Secretary to ask them to send the genealogy to him immediately.

Kong Zhenyun was not stupid either. After learning from the newspaper in recent days that His Majesty is now trying to promote the integration of officials and gentry in Shandong. He also smelled the meaning of Li Ge Lao's move. In the letter, Li Mingrui called him the descendant of Confucius's eldest grandson, which made it clearer that the imperial court intended to raise their position in the Southern Sect.

Kong Zhenyun immediately took him to invite the family tree from the ancestral hall and sent his eldest grandson Kong Shangqian to go north to give it to Li Ge Lao to view. At the same time, there were several old scholars with academic authority in the inheritance of family factions. Of course, there was also a memorial to Zhu Youxiao by You Kong Zhenyun, saying that the sages were indifferent to fame and fortune, and only to be loyal to the emperor and the people of the world, and should not care about their own gains and losses.

The Southern Sect lost hundreds of years to Yansheng Gong, so for them, they were more concerned about not whether to pay grain or not, but their status. The orthodox status that had been lost for many years. Not to mention paying grain, as long as they could get the status and let them contribute their land. Anyway, they are mainly engaged in business now.

Kong Zhiqi carefully saluted Li Mingrui: "Caomin has met Mr. Li."

"The old man doesn't have to be so polite. As far as I know, are you also a descendant of the saint?" Li Mingrui helped Kong Zhiqi up and ordered someone to make a bowl of tea for him.

Kong Zhiqi, who was still immersed in the pain of losing his daughter, did not understand what Li Mingrui meant. He thought Li Mingrui wanted to punish him. After blaming him for slandering the saint, he hurriedly knelt down again: "The Caomin said a moment ago and did not dare to pretend to be a saint, please forgive me!"

"Come on, please come up quickly. This is not what I mean. Your Majesty is kind now, respects Confucianism and values ​​education. Since you have become a saint, I have already reported to the saint that the saint is willing to give you a background. You must appreciate it. Let me tell me in detail now. It is better to have a family tree if you have a family tree." Li Mingrui said and took a picture of a volume of the Kong family genealogy he brought from the Hanlin Academy before his desk.

"Yes, it is a little older than that. It was passed down from Caomin's family. At that time, he has been with him since he came here to offer as a tenant. However, it has nothing to do with Yan Shenggong. Caomin's family dare not slander the Holy Vein." Kong Zhiqi pointed to the genealogy in Li Mingrui's hand and said.

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In Kong Zhiqi's eyes, Kong Yan Shenggong was a great man, who helped the people and would give them some kindness to the tenants during the holidays. But Kong Yan Shenggong was also very majestic. If anyone who dared to make mistakes in religious etiquette and law, especially the inheritance of saints, would have to be opened for ancestral halls, and even the whole family would be beaten to death.

"You don't have to worry. Although there are legitimate and illegitimate families, the order of elders and young people, they are all inherited. Although etiquette and law have hierarchy, the bloodline should be treated equally. Now, since the Song Dynasty, the north and the south have been divided, and the Han and Hu are mixed together, your Kong family has also fallen apart and scattered everywhere. In order to acquire the northern scholars, Taizu awarded the Northern Sect as the Yan Shenggong, but who is orthodox is still undecided. Now Your Majesty is wise and wants to re-examine the descendants of the saints. Since you have a family tree, you should present it to the court for viewing. If you are really a descendant of the saint, it is unknown."

What Li Mingrui said also made Kong Zhiqi a little moved. Although he did not dare to slander the Holy Lord Kong Yan, he did not dare to resist the life of the cabinet master and the emperor's will.

Kong Zhiqi informed Li Mingrui where his family tree was hidden.

After Li Mingrui hurriedly ordered someone to pick it up, he looked for a while, and then summoned Kong Zhiqi again after closing. This time he simply helped Kong Zhiqi sit and started:

"It's true that you are a saint. However, your genealogy is not fully recorded, and there are still many things to be verified. In a few days, the people of the Kong clan of the Southern Clan will come. They have complete information. At the same time, Your Majesty has been ordered to follow the Hanlin officials to verify the product. Then, the genealogy will be re-revised for you to prove it."

Kong Zhiqi, an ordinary tenant farmer, couldn't understand anything about the Southern and Northern Sects. When he saw the master talking about the Hanlin Academy, he felt even more that this was a high platform that he could not get. Since he wanted to revise the family tree for him, he would definitely be a good thing, so he was busy thanking him. He had become an old man and didn't care about these wealth and poverty. Now he was just waiting for the day his daughter was upset and didn't care much about other things.

Li Mingrui presented Kong Zhiqi's genealogy to Zhu Youxiao: "Your Majesty, this is Kong Zhiqi's genealogy. It only records the fifth generation, and it is far from that. However, it is easy to operate in the beginning of Hongwu. At that time, when the Southern Sect arrives and connects the faction, the Kong Zhiqi branch will become the eldest grandson. The Southern Sect has been coveting the position of Yansheng for a long time, so that Kong Zhiqi will become the Yansheng Gong. Your Majesty promises to choose one person from the Southern Sect to adopt him in the future. Nanzong will not refuse to agree."

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded: "You did a good job in this matter. Didn't he, Kong Yinzhi, relying on his descendant of the saint, dare to ignore my will? I will let him see who is the master of the world. There are so many Kong family members in the world, so I don't believe that I can't find an obedient one."
Chapter completed!