When you see this question, you will probably laugh, what is the difference between this and my grandfather being killed by Japanese devils when he was five years old? Confucius's descendants have been revered by the rulers in all dynasties, and have continued to prosper to this day.
However, in history, Kong Rong was indeed condemned by Cao Cao to the three tribes, so the question came, Kong Rong was killed, how can there be descendants to inherit it, is Kong Rong still have descendants who escaped the disaster?
(Your ancestors and my ancestors had a teacher-student friendship, so we are related!) Small hole melt, really have yours! ）
Speaking of this, let's first introduce the protagonist Kong Rong. First of all, there should be no doubt that Kong Rong is a descendant of Confucius, and there is such a small story introduced in "The New Language of the World": Ten-year-old Xiao Kong Rong followed his father Kong Zhou to Luoyang to visit Li Bing, a big man in the literary and political circles, and as a result, Xiao Kong Rong waved and said to the doorman of Li Mansion: "I am a relative of Lord Li", a sentence calmed the doorman, obediently put him in, Li Ping's family was full of high-ranking friends, watching this little child break in and couldn't feel his head, he could only tentatively ask: "I see that you are very raw, What is your relationship with me? Xiao Kong Rong said boldly, "My ancestors (Confucius) and your ancestors (Lao Tzu) have master-apprentice relatives, so I can be considered relatives of the next life with you!" "His wit is evident.
(When we mention Kong Rong, our first impression is that Kong Rong makes pears)
Of course, when we mention "Kong Rong" now, we must think of the allusion of "Kong Rong let the pear", which has also become an allusion for parents to teach children to know how to be humble, and good things should be given to others first.
(Zhang Jian is a veritable disaster star, many families are ruined because of his involvement, Kong Rongjia is one of the victims)
However, what really made Kong Rong famous was his experience of fighting for his life when he was sixteen years old. Zhang Jian was a famous scholar at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling had exclusive power as eunuchs, as a celebrity Zhang Jian could not tolerate it and went to the impeachment, and since then he formed a vendetta with the eunuch clique, and soon the disaster of the party broke out, Emperor Huan of Han wantonly searched for the so-called "party people" (mainly scholars), Zhang Jian was also on the list of arrests, so he began to flee, the east family hid, the west family avoided, in short, he lived a wandering and spending the night. To say that Zhang Jian is a person who is upright and upright, but he is very unauthentic, you yourself are a repeat offender, and those who take you in have not become accomplices? Therefore, many of the families of the sleepers were destroyed because of this -- "In their experience, there are dozens of people who have been punished, and the clans and relatives have all perished, and the counties and counties have been destroyed." ”
Kong Rong's family is one of the victims, Zhang Jian and Kong Rong's brother Kong Bao are friends, Zhang Jian panicked and ran to the Kong family when Kong Jian was not at home, sixteen-year-old Kong Rong accepted Zhang Jian for his brother, Zhang Jian lived for a few days and escaped, but Kong Rong's family was unlucky, because of hiding the main criminal, the two brothers of the Kong family were arrested and imprisoned, when determining the conviction of the mastermind, Kong Rong said that taking over the mastermind was himself and should be punished by himself, while the older brother Kong Rong said that Zhang Jian mainly came to find himself and had nothing to do with his brother. Watching the two brothers fight to their deaths, Yamen made a mistake and asked their mother, only to say that I am the head of the family, and all the blame for the crime should be borne by me. The mother and son three competed to die, which made the local Yamen undecided and had to execute Kong Bao, but the ridiculous thing was that the culprit, Zhang Jian, seemed to be unharmed, and finally lived his old age in peace.
(Although Kong Rong had literary talent but did not understand military politics, he could not defend the land and the people at all in that chaotic world)
His brother died, the sixteen-year-old Kong Rong was famous all over the world, he was familiar with poetry, with his good family lineage (descendants of Confucius), excellent reputation (let Pear, Filial Piety) became the leader of Shilin, if Kong Rong could still make a career in the Taiping Era, but in that turbulent and chaotic world under the world, Kong Rong's habits were revealed, he only knew literature and religion and did not understand military politics, surrounded by the Yellow Turban Army when he was in Beihai, driven away by Yuan Tan when he was in Qingzhou, and finally achieved nothing, and finally accepted the emperor's conquest to Xudu to take up the post of Shaofu.
In that turbulent era, many people have seen that Liu's surname Jiangshan has become yesterday's yellow flower, but there are still people who are immersed in the afterglow of the Great Han Jiangshan and do not want to wake up, Kong Rong is one of them, although cao Cao at this time has "blackmailed the son of heaven and ordered the princes", but Kong Rong still regards himself as a courtier of the Han Dynasty, just as the so-called Han family's Lu will do his duty as a Han Chen, Kong Rong often mocks and advises cao Cao on some of cao's transgressive behavior, this time twice is fine, saying more makes Cao Cao headache.
(Before the Battle of Guandu, Kong Rong trumpeted Yuan Shao's invincibility, much to Cao Cao's displeasure.)
Before the Outbreak of the Battle of Guandu, Kong Rong spread the defeated and pessimistic rhetoric in XuDu, saying that "Tian Feng and Xu You's wise men plotted for them, and the ministers who tried to judge and fulfill their loyalties did their thing, and Yan Liang and Wen Ugly bravely championed the three armies and unified their troops, and it was difficult to overcome!" In fact, he hoped that Cao Cao would take the initiative to surrender to Yuan Shao, after all, Yuan Shao, as the son of the Fourth Emperor and the Third Duke, was much better than Cao Cao after the eunuch. This is obviously the same as my heart! However, Cao Cao could only bear to let many of his subordinates also hold this kind of thought.
(Although Cao Pi and Zhen were filmed at first sight in the TV series, clear-eyed people know that Zhen is just Cao Pi's booty)
Cao Cao won the Battle of Guandu, and then took Yecheng, and the triumphant Cao father and son did some slaughtering of the people and plundering the subordinate work of yuan women, Kong Rong wrote to Cao Cao saying, "The king of Wu cut down the silk and gave himself to the Duke of Zhou." Cao Cao was a little confused after reading the letter, saying that he had never heard of this allusion, kong Rong said, "With this degree of degree, I take it for granted." "It means that I am based on the current situation (Cao Pi robbed Yuan Xi's wife Zhen) to deduce what may have happened before, which is obviously a roundabout mockery of Cao's father and son!"
This kind of thing happened more than once, when Cao Cao marched on Wuhuan, Kong Rong jumped out to stop it, Cao Cao issued a ban on alcohol, Kong Rong and Cao Cao raised the bar: You said that drinking alcohol is easy to destroy the country, what did the King of Shang and Xia Jie, who spoiled Daji and his sister Xi, say, then why don't you quit the female sex together? The old Cao who spoke was speechless.
After several years of hard work, Cao Cao took Jizhou and declared himself Jizhou Pastor, in order to increase his power, Cao Cao intended to restore the ancient Kyushu system (there were thirteen states in the Eastern Han Dynasty) to increase the area of Jizhou, the real purpose of which was to use Jizhou as a base to operate (in the Cao Wei clique, Yicheng also had a fairly high political status, tongquetai was in Yicheng), and Kong Rong saw at a glance that Cao Cao's small abacus was resolutely opposed, in order to limit Cao Cao's position of power, Kong Rong simply "saw that Cao Cao was gradually deceitful, and the number was unbearable, so he made a biased remark and caused more obedience." He also tried to play the system of yi zhun ancient kings, thousands of miles away, not feudal princes. Doubts about the construction of the discussion are gradually broadening, and the benefits are worrying. Directly pointing out "not feudal princes", this violates Cao Cao's fundamental interests.
(Cao Cao could even kill Xun Yu, let alone Kong Rong?) However, Cao Cao planned to kill Kong Rong under the pretext of being dignified, and even posterity could not make a mistake)
Who is Cao Cao? In order to become the King of Wei, even Xun Yu can be forced to die, what are you Kong Rong! So Lao Cao began to kill. But Kong Rong can't kill casually, people are Confucius's descendants, Confucian masters, enjoy a high reputation and prestige in the Shilin, such a person even if there is no official and no job as a commoner, still a guest of honor, grasping the direction of public opinion, if you kill it, it will definitely have endless troubles.
Of course, Cao Cao was also a cruel man, and the hat he gave Kong Rong made him have to die. Thirteen years after Jian'an, after Cao Cao took Jingzhou, he could not wait to kill the three clans of Kong Rong (Kong Rong also strongly opposed it during the southern conquest of Jingzhou), and there were three crimes:
First, Kong Rong had an antipathy, he said, "After I am a great sage, and see the destruction of the Song, there is a world under the heavens, why should I use the golden sword", which means that Kong Rong believes that he is after Confucius, and he can also become an emperor, with the intention of rebellion, and the great rebellion.
Second, Kong Rong was not filial, and he went so far as to say in a frenzied manner, "What kind of relative should the Father be to the Son?" In its original meaning, it is actually the ear of lust. The son is to the mother, and the son is also reverent? For example, in the middle of the sending object, out is away from the end of the "what does it mean?" That is to say, the love of father and son is just the product of the father's failure to control the lower body, a momentary lust attack, the love of mother and son is an artifact placed in the bottle (referring to pregnancy), and now this thing is taken out of the bottle, and what does it have to do with the bottle? In fact, I have a strong suspicion that Lao Cao framed Kong Rong, kong Rong's father was sad that he could not stand up after his death, kong Rong was killed when he was in Beihai because someone faked crying on his father's grave, such a person would say such a thing?
(You Heng is also a mouth cannon expert, and both he and Kong Rong have brought themselves the misfortune of killing themselves because of one mouth)
Third, Kong Rong and You Heng tout each other, you say that I am "Yan Hui regeneration", I say that you are "Zhongni immortal", do not respect the saints.
These few tricks are simply extremely poisonous, the first one is enough to make Kong Rong never turn over, but the real cruelty is actually the second one, why? Because the Han Dynasty pays attention to filial piety to rule the world, in addition to Han Gaozu, we have counted the emperors of the Han Dynasty, and their titles will be preceded by a "filial piety" word, what filial piety and filial piety, filial piety and filial piety, in order to educate all the people, from the emperor to lead by example, pay attention to filial piety and respect for the elderly, this is the foundation of the founding of the country! Cao Cao killed Kong Rong with the crime of "no filial piety", that is to kill is to be honorable and upright, killed with dignity and integrity, others can not find an excuse, after all, filial piety is the bottom line of being a man, killing Kong Rong Cao Cao can also say that he is following filial piety and maintaining the Han Room!
(Thirteen years after Jian'an, Cao Cao killed the Kong Rong clan)
Lao Cao not only wants to destroy Kong Rong's flesh, but also insult Kong Rong spiritually, aren't you Kong Rong not afraid of death! Then I will make a stink of your reputation and make you forever be scolded by future generations! Lao Cao did achieve his goal, because the big hat of "no filial piety" was too heavy, Chen Shou did not even dare to give Kong Rong a biography when writing the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, so we can imagine what kind of criticism Kong Rong would receive in that era.
However, Lao Cao may not have expected that Kong Rong, who was criticized by him, quickly turned over during the Wei Wendi period, and Cao Pi, the "unfilial son", admired Kong Rong's literature very much, and not only offered a reward for recruiting Kong Rong's articles and works, but also listed Kong Rong as one of the "Seven Sons of Jian'an". Yes, Kong Rong once again ascended to the altar of literature to be admired and admired by posterity, if Cao Cao had the knowledge to jump underground, it would be estimated that he would jump his feet? And the funny thing is that Xi Wei and Lu Pu, who framed Kong Rong, did not please well, Xi Wei was just a dog used by Cao Cao, and then killed Empress Fu under Cao Cao's instructions, and then was immediately deposed, so it can be seen that such a villain even Cao Cao himself looked down on it! Lu Pu was even more miserable, in the Battle of Hanzhong, the donkey who sold himself in the army violated the military law and was killed, and after his death, all the poetry works were lost, which can also be regarded as God's revenge for Kong Rong in a sense!
The question came back again, even if Kong Rong was innocent, his three clans were also killed by Cao Cao, so how did the Yan Sheng Gong who was passed down from generation to generation come from?
Quite simply, because Confucius's descendants are not only Kong Rong's family!
To take a very simple example, in the early years of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang had more than 20 descendants, all of whom were crowned kings, and after two hundred years of reproduction, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, the number of clans had grown to nearly 300,000! And from the Spring and Autumn Period to the end of the Han Dynasty, nearly four or five hundred years have passed, so let's think about how many descendants of Confucius there are? Surely the number will be more!
In fact, according to the genealogy of Confucius, the descendants of the old master during the Three Kingdoms period have multiplied for nineteen generations, so you can imagine the huge number... And from the beginning of the Confucian Emperor of Han Yuan, Confucius's descendants were given the titles of Marquis of Chu chengjun, Marquis of Baoting and Marquis of Fengshengting, which also ensured the prosperity of Confucius, and during the reign of Emperor Hanling, Confucius's nineteenth grandson, the head of the Kong family, was named Kong Guan, he was named Marquis of Chu Cheng (169 AD), after the death of Emperor Ling, the world was in chaos, the people were displaced, Kong Guan's so-called Marquis of Chu Cheng soon did not deserve the name, and as Cao Cao pacified the north, the Confucius family was not much valued (Old Cao advocated the Fa, He was not very interested in Confucianism), so after Kong Quan's death, the descendants of Kong Fu had been living as commoners until the second year of the Huang Dynasty, when emperor Wen of Wei inherited the title of uncle by his nephew Kong Xian, the nephew of Kong Quan, and it had been fifty years. From beginning to end, the title of Marquis of Chucheng was not awarded to Kong Rong, which shows that he is not a descendant of the concubine, but Kong Rong's elder brother's fame is too great, and he is praised as a literary giant, so this gives us a feeling that Kong Rong can represent Confucius's descendants.
Therefore, although Cao Cao killed the three clans of Kong Rong, he only killed this branch of Kong Rong. The entire Kong family is huge, with many descendants, did Cao Cao kill it? Not to mention that he did not dare to kill, killing a Kong Rong all took great pains to put a filial piety pot on his head, to really uproot the entire Kong family, which is obviously to make enemies for himself, to beg for bitter food, so although the Kong Rong clan died, but the other Confucius descendants were not affected by it, take ten thousand steps back, even if Cao Cao killed the descendants of the Confucius family, the Kong clan people will also elect the wise men in the branch to inherit the Kong family to ensure that the family will always prosper, and there are many famous Kong descendants like Kong Rong in history. For example, Kong Guang, the fourteenth grandson of Confucius during the Han Dynasty (who once served as prime minister), Kong Tan, Kong Wan, and others during the Southern and Northern Dynasties of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and even Kong Shangren, who wrote the famous drama "Peach Blossom Fan", was actually a descendant of Confucius, so this is the reason why Cao Cao killed Kong Rong, but there was still a branch of Yan ShengGong in later generations.
Author: Yumemu