At this time, in the study room of Kong Mansion, Kong Taichang's expression was not very good.
"Dad, this is the best way. Don't hesitate and promise your daughter."
"Yao'er, have you really thought about it clearly?"
"Dad, I'm afraid that if I do this, I will harm you and cause you to be punished by the emperor." Ever since the emperor granted marriage to the acting king, Kong Yao was in a mess. A few days ago, my father refused to the emperor, but the emperor did not agree. The emperor was determined to let her marry into Prince Dai's palace. She must never marry into Prince Dai's palace, whether it's for the Kong family or herself.
"Yao'er, if others become nuns, they can return to secular life in the future, but you can't. Once you become a nun, you will be a monk for the rest of your life and will never be able to return to secular life." Kong Taichang had previously thought about letting his daughter go to a Taoist temple or become a nun. Become a monk in a nunnery. After a few years, everyone will forget about their daughter, let her quietly return to secular life, and send her to her hometown to get married. However, he thought about it later and realized that the king could not give up his daughter easily. Even if his daughter becomes a monk, the king will always keep an eye on her. If the daughter returns to secular life later, I am afraid that the king will still want to marry her.
"Dad, my daughter knows." During this period, Kong Yao also thought a lot, but after much deliberation, he couldn't find a good way to refuse this marriage. There are only two ways to avoid this marriage. One is, her death. If she dies, she doesn't have to marry the king as a concubine. The second is to become a monk. She became a nun and did not need to marry the king.
She is not afraid of death, but if she dies, her parents and brother will be sad, so she can only become a monk.
The idea of becoming a monk was also the result of her careful consideration.
"You will be with the green lantern all your life, and you will not be able to get married and have children." Kong Taichang said, "You will stay in the temple all your life, do you really want to do this?"
"Dad, to be honest with you, I don't want to get married at all." She has not wanted to get married since she was a child, and she doesn't want to attach her destiny to a man. "I just want to study and be with books. For me He said that it is good to be in the temple, where he can study quietly without being disturbed..."
Mrs. Kong was shocked by her daughter's "deviant" words. In the eyes of the world, a woman should get married and have children when she is young. If you don't get married and have children, you will be ridiculed by the world if you are an old girl at home.
Kong Yao felt that after becoming a monk, not only would she not have to marry, but she could also continue to study and learn, which was really in line with her wishes. To be honest, she wished she could become a monk immediately, stay away from the world of society, and study quietly.
"Dad, this is the most useful method at present, so don't hesitate." She really felt that it was good to become a monk. "I don't believe it. I'm a monk and the emperor can still force me to marry the acting king."
"Yao'er, you have to think carefully."
"Dad, I've thought about it a long time ago." Kong Yao said with a smile on his face, "I think it's good to become a monk."
Mrs. Kong laughed angrily at her daughter's words: "Have you long wanted to become a monk and not get married?"
"That's right." This marriage just gave her an honest reason not to get married and have children.
Kong Taichang: "..." He never expected that his always well-behaved and sensible little daughter would be so...so rebellious.
"Dad is not afraid of getting you involved."
"Then dad, just promise me."
Kong Taichang said with a guilty look on his face: "Dad is all sorry for you."
"Dad, this is not your fault, so don't blame yourself." Kong Yao continued, "Dad, this period is the best time for me to become a monk. Even if the emperor and the king are angry, they can't ask for it from us. Life."
Kong Taichang knew in his heart that what his daughter said was right, but he couldn't bear it. He would rather destroy himself than have his daughter become a monk.
"Dad, you should stop being disturbed."
Kong Taichang took a deep look at his daughter, and then said in a heavy and helpless tone: "Dad, I promise you."
Kong Yao said happily: "Thank you, Dad."
Seeing her daughter's happy expression, Kong Taichang couldn't help but laugh or cry. It is estimated that only my daughter is so happy to become a monk in this world.
"It's no use if I agree, you still have to convince your mother to agree."
"Dad, Mom will definitely agree. I'll go tell Mom now."
Kong Yao didn't know what to tell Mrs. Kong, but Mrs. Kong quickly agreed.
Kong Yuan didn't want his little sister to become a monk, but he knew in his heart that it was the best way for her to become a monk.
Kong Taichang originally thought that his wife would not agree, but unexpectedly, his wife happily agreed that his daughter would become a monk.
"Mom and Dad, this matter of becoming a monk should be done sooner rather than later. I will go to become a monk tomorrow."
Seeing his daughter's eagerness to become a monk, Kong Taichang felt very complicated and didn't know what to say for a while.
Mrs. Kong agreed with her daughter's statement: "Tomorrow I will take you to Bodhi Temple and say it is to pray for the late queen, so that no one will be suspicious."
"Then we'll set off early tomorrow morning."
"I will stay with you at Bodhi Temple for a while, so that people will not be suspicious." After learning that her daughter wanted to become a monk, Mrs. Kong thought about many things in an instant, "The abbot of Bodhi Temple and I We are acquainted, I asked her to secretly ordain you and become a monk, so that the emperor and the king find out that you have become a monk and that you have been a monk for a period of time, and they will not be able to force you to return to secular life."
"Mom is still thoughtful."
"You can't pack too much luggage or bring too many books for the time being." Mrs. Kong said, "I will send the books to you after a while." Mrs. Kong is not as rigid as other ladies. Her daughter She didn't want to get married and wanted to stay home and study in peace, so she didn't object. As a mother, she just wants her daughter to be happy.
"Come on, let's go pack our bags."
"Yes, mother."
The mother and daughter happily packed their luggage, leaving the father and son looking at each other.
Kong Yuan came back to his senses and said with a helpless smile: "I'm afraid only my little sister is going to become a monk so happily."
Kong Taichang originally felt guilty because his daughter became a monk, but now that he saw his daughter's happy face, the heaviness in his heart suddenly disappeared.
"I hope it will go as smoothly as my little sister imagined." If you can't even become a monk, then there is only a dead end.
"It's all the fault of that beast." When Kong Taichang thought of the previous family head, he suddenly became furious and wanted to whip his corpse. Unfortunately, the whip could not be used because the head of the family died without a complete body.
"Dad, we have to find a way to make the Emperor use our Kong family in a more important way." The Kong family is considered important in the court, but compared with the Li family, they seem to be less important. "We cannot let the emperor use our Kong family as a bargaining chip or a tool of checks and balances."
"What can you do?" Kong Taichang didn't want to change their situation and let the emperor reuse the Kong family.
Kong Yuan shook his head: "I didn't think of a good way."
"As a father, I don't have any good ideas." After Kong Taichang finished speaking, he sighed longly, "Alas..."
At this time, in the Kunde Hall, Zhao Yao was reading the history books of the previous dynasty, and Liang Zhaoyi was reading the imperial books that were awarded by Emperor Wu of Zhou Dynasty.
Reading history books was requested by Liang Zhaoyi. In her view, only by reading more history books can we understand more things and avoid some mistakes.
"Mother, I have almost finished reading the history books of the previous dynasties. Next, do you want to read the history books of the previous dynasties?" He likes reading history books because there are many interesting and interesting things, as well as many strange things.
"The history books of the Zheng Dynasty are incomplete, and there are few in the palace."
"Why?"
"The founding emperor of the previous dynasty was the emperor who stole the country. He felt guilty and was afraid of being reviled by future generations, so he ordered the history books of the Zheng Dynasty to be burned."
"And this matter!" Zhao Yao didn't know anything about Zheng Chao. After all, it was a matter of the previous dynasty.
"Not only the Zheng Dynasty, but also many historical books were lost in the dynasties before the Zheng Dynasty." Liang Zhaoyi felt that this was the most distressing thing.
"Is no one going to collect it?" Zhao Yao said, "In the dream, Zhao Yao's history has been passed down uninterrupted, because there are always people collecting historical materials and compiling them into books, such as "Historical Records"." In the past two days, Zhao Yao I thought of some things in my dream intermittently.
"Historical Records?"
"Yes, this book records records from the Yellow Emperor in ancient times to the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, a total of more than three thousand years..."
Listening to Zhao Yao's introduction to "Historical Records", Liang Zhaoyi's heart trembled.
"This is really a great history book."
"Yes, so why can't we collect historical materials and compile a "Historical Records"?" There were too many wars between the Xia and Zheng dynasties, and many historical materials were lost or destroyed. Because of this, it is even more important to collect historical materials and compile a "Historical Records" A very complete history book. In this way, if war breaks out in the future, history will not be interrupted. "Why didn't your father send someone to collect and compile it?"
Liang Zhaoyi was shocked after hearing Zhao Yao's words.
"You are right, we should find someone to collect historical materials and compile a "Historical Records" that belongs to us." She paused, then calmed down and said, "This is a great thing that benefits the country and the people. I will tell you Your father proposed." Now that the world is basically at peace, the emperor should also send people to compile history.
"Concubine, I don't want to read anymore." Zhao Yao took out his quill and said, "I want to draw the design of the farm."
Liang Zhaoyi asked curiously: "What do you want to design the farm to be like?"
"When I finish the painting, you will know, mother and concubine." Zhao Yao deliberately let it slip. As he was drawing, he suddenly thought of something. He turned to look at Liang Zhaoyi and asked, "Mother and concubine, will my father come to Kunde Hall tomorrow?"
Tomorrow is the day every month when Emperor Wu of Zhou comes to Kunde Hall. However, since it was the anniversary of the death of the late Queen, Zhao Yao speculated that Emperor Wu of Zhou might not come to Kunde Hall.
"I'll come over for dinner."
Every year on the anniversary of the death of the late Queen, Emperor Wu of Zhou would still come to Kunde Hall, but he would only have meals and would not stay overnight.
"Mother and concubine, then I won't disturb you and my father. I will go to Xingde Palace to find my fourth brother tomorrow." Every time his father came to Kunde Palace, he would bully him, rob him of delicious food, and even deliberately question his homework. If you fail to answer, your face will be pinched, your nose will be pinched, and your butt will be spanked.
Liang Zhaoyi looked at Zhao Yao with a gentle face and said nothing.
Zhao Yao was so upset when Liang Zhaoyi looked at her that she hurriedly begged for mercy: "Concubine, I won't go to see my fourth brother tomorrow. Don't look at me like that, I'm afraid." The more gentle the concubine's smile became, the scarier she became.
"That's good."
Zhao Yao murmured in a low voice: "I hope my father will not steal food from me tomorrow."
Wait, his father will come tomorrow, and he can apply to his father to go to Hulong Temple to pray for the late empress.
Kong Yao: I am a monk and I am happy!
(End of chapter)
