Zhao Ce knew it by looking at Kong Hongxu's expression.

It seemed that the news about the Kong family that he had read before was correct.

He didn't have much contact with the Kong family before. Zhao Ce had been busy with other things and didn't think about it.

Recently, whether intentionally or unintentionally, someone always mentioned the words Yan Shenggong in my ears.

Zhao Ce suddenly remembered this news a few days ago.

To be precise, this is a secret.

Now that he has only tried a few words out of his mouth, Kong Hongxu, who can't hold back his own emotions, is tantamount to making a move.

Zhao Ce already had a definite answer in his mind.

Looking at the attitude of today's emperor towards the Confucius family, we can see that this was a method that should have been passed down to the Ming Emperor and allowed them to control the world's literati.

It must have been lost in an unknown generation.

Zhao Ce guessed that it was most likely after Jingnan.

Taizong, who had not been personally taught by Emperor Taizu, had already been lost by that time.

Of course, these secrets are buried in history.

After generations of modern people have studied history, most of it has been solved layer by layer.

Now this secret seems to be extremely beneficial to me.

The Kong family represents the world's literati.

To control them is to control the mouths of the literati in the world.

I remembered that Emperor Hongzhi did not hesitate to share his share of the credit to stabilize the Confucius family in order to impose a maritime ban, while temporarily blocking the mouths of the civil servants.

Zhao Ce couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

With this secret, how can we be afraid of the intellectuals in the world?

Why could Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty kill whomever he said and skinned so many civil servants, but they did not dare to say a word?

Isn't it just because he has mastered the secret of the Kong family!

Now, this huge secret is in your own hands!

As for how to use it, Zhao Ce hasn't figured it out yet.

Of course, Kong Hongxu was no ordinary person.

He was breathing heavily, still a little unconvinced.

He clenched his fists tightly and kept his voice as low as possible.

"Boy, you're trying to trick me."

"Kong Wenshan is just a disciple of my branch, I don't need to do too much for him."

Zhao Ce smiled slightly: "I don't have to trick you."

"If you don't know, I will tell you with good intentions."

"At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu appointed the successor of Confucius. Who is it? Does Confucius still remember?"

Kong Hongxu kept staring at Zhao Ce, as if he still didn't believe what he said.

This man didn't say anything. He couldn't mess up the situation first.

How could this young man know what happened during the reign of Emperor Taizu?

All the secrets were buried with the disappearance of Emperor Jianwen.

impossible!

Kong Hongxu stared at Zhao Ce, his gaze almost turning into actual needle and thread, trying to sew up the mouth of the person in front of him.

However, he could neither sew it up nor stop the man from continuing.

Zhao Ce was very free, and it seemed that the big secret he was about to tell was just as ordinary as eating and drinking.

"During the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, to be precise, it was the Chengzong period of the Yuan Dynasty."

"Confucius, your lineage is not the main branch of Confucius."

"Later, your ancestors used tricks to overthrow the main branch and declared to the outside world that you are the main branch of Confucius."

Although what Zhao Ce knows is not very detailed, it is so specious, but he knows everything.

is the most real.

Zhao Ce squinted his eyes slightly and admired the expression on Kong Hongxu's face for a while.

Unbelievable, shocked, dignified, angry...

In just a few sentences, Kong Hongxu's expression can be said to be wonderful and changeable.

He said nonchalantly: "You, you..."

Zhao Ce's voice was not loud, but it seemed to penetrate Kong Hongxu's mind directly, causing a storm in his mind.

"What methods were used and how were they brought down?"

"Do you want me to continue?"

"Or do you, as the Holy Duke of Qianyan, don't know?"

"Or..." Zhao Ce tilted his head slightly: "Emperor Taizu knew that your lineage is not the authentic descendant of Confucius."

"But after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, I still regarded your lineage as the authentic Confucian sect."

"What is the purpose, you want me to tell you?"

"Confucius, have you lived in peace and contentment for too long, only thinking about finding happiness in women and forgetting your mission?"

There was silence in the house.

Both of their voices were kept extremely low.

The group of people standing in the hall didn't know what Zhao Ce and Confucius said.

This is a big secret.

Once this secret is exposed, the current Yanshenggong lineage will undergo earth-shaking changes!

I'm afraid they can't even maintain this noble status!

Kong Hongxu couldn't even sit still.

He slumped in the chair, barely keeping himself from falling to the ground.

They are one lineage and carry forward the secrets passed down from generation to generation by Shenggong.

This young man found out!

And he knew it in detail, and it was definitely not a guess!

Kong Hongxu looked around in panic for a moment, not knowing where to land his eyes.

In the end, he could only look at the young man waiting for him.

His voice was trembling, and he was so weak that he could only make a little breath.

"You, how did you know..."

Zhao Ce stood up straight and straightened his clothes.

"How I learned about it, I won't tell Confucius."

"As for how to deal with Kong Wenshan, Confucius should know, right?"

"Perhaps you are from the same side branch, so you have such a bad rapport?"

Kong Hongxu's face looked ferocious for a moment, but he soon seemed to have lost all his strength and could not even maintain a basic expression.

All his strength was gone, he slipped from the chair and fell to the ground.

Then, he looked intently at the purse hanging around Zhao Ce's waist.

The embroidery on it seemed to be very exquisite, but he was too old and too dim to see clearly.

"Old man, I listen to you."

"Uncle Yongxi, you are right."

"Kong Wenshan kidnapped and raped women and imprisoned official ladies."

"He deserves to die..."

"I will report it myself and I will never leave him alone!"

Kong Hongxu said this without lowering his voice.

After Wei Qiutong and others heard this, they thought they had heard wrongly.

After speaking, Kong Hongxu raised his head and looked at the high-ranking person in front of him.
To be continued...