Liu Heng waved his hand and said, "I'm not joking. What I said is all true. The Kong family's acres in Shandong can feed a lot of people. No matter how many clan members the Kong family has, it will be enough for them."
It's a pity that Kong is not in Henan.
However, the vassal kings in Henan gave Hu Ziqi a good meal.
"It's not easy to distribute land and acres equally to everyone." When he said this, Kong Yinjing looked embarrassed.
Liu Heng said with a smile: "It seems that Mr. Kong's philosophy is exactly opposite to that of the Tiger Flag, but it doesn't matter. I believe that sooner or later, Mr. Kong will accept the idea that everyone has land and everyone has land."
"Yanshenggong is still different." Kong Yinjing corrected.
He was also a beneficiary of the Kong family in Qufu, so he naturally did not want to see his family's land being distributed to those landless tenants.
Hearing this, Liu Heng smiled and did not argue with him. Instead, he raised his hand and made an invitation gesture and said, "Mr. Kong, have tea."
"Okay, okay." Kong Yinjing breathed a sigh of relief and picked up the bowl again.
Liu Heng leaned back in his chair and said, "Mr. Kong came all the way from Shandong to Datong. He must not have argued with me about the land allocation."
"It's a good thing. It's a rare and happy event for General Liu." Kong Yinjing put the tureen aside again and said with a happy face.
Liu Heng's expression did not change after hearing this.
What the other party says is a good thing may not really be a good thing for him and Hu Ziqi. The key lies in what the other party is talking about.
Immediately, he asked: "I wonder what happy event caused Mr. Kong to come to Datong from Shandong in person?"
"Since General Liu asked, I will tell you directly." Kong Yinjing pondered for a moment, and then said, "I heard that General Liu has not married yet, which shows that he has not met the person he likes yet. I have a suggestion that can be made for the general. A wonderful marriage.”
Hearing that the other party wanted to protect the matchmaker, Liu Heng was curious about the identity of the woman in the other party's mouth, and said: "I wonder which woman is so proud that she can persuade Mr. Kong to come forward to protect the matchmaker?"
"To be fair to the general, the Kong family intends to marry General Liu from the Qin and Jin Dynasties." Kong Yinjing stared at Liu Heng behind the table with bright eyes.
He traveled all the way from Shandong to Datong just for this marriage.
Liu Heng glanced at Kong Yinjing in front of him, but did not speak immediately. He quickly thought about the Kong family's intention to get married.
However, there was one thing he knew in his heart.
The Tiger Banner captured Henan, and the Kong family in Qufu, Shandong, which is adjacent to Henan, must be afraid. If not, at least he is full of worry.
Of the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, the tiger-character flag occupied three provinces, among which Henan was one of the granaries of the Ming Dynasty.
"General, this is a happy marriage." Kong Yinjing emphasized again, and he didn't think anyone would refuse Kong's olive branch.
You must know that while the dynasty is still about to fall, the Kong family continues to pass on the inheritance, and the women of the Kong family are not willing to give in more than the princesses of the royal family.
Liu Heng looked at Kong Yinjing and said: "If you, the Kong family in Qufu, dare to marry your daughter to me, aren't you afraid that the court will settle accounts with you? Don't forget, I am a rebel in the eyes of the court."
"With the Kong family coming forward, if General Liu is willing to accept the recruitment, the Kong family can protect General Liu's hereditary title." Kong Yinjing looked proud.
Liu Heng waved his hand gently and said: "The Tiger Character Flag sits on the land of three provinces. If I want to recruit people, the imperial court will still give me a title without the Kong family."
The meaning is obvious, the benefit brought by Kong is not attractive to him at all.
"Kong's status in Shilin is unparalleled. If General Liu has a day in the future, and Kong is here, the hearts of Shilin people will be there." Kong Yinjing said.
After hearing this, Liu Heng gently nodded his head and said: "It is not completely useless according to this, but Shandong is beyond the reach of the Tiger Flag. If the court knows that your Qufu Kong family married off their daughter, If you give it to me, won't you be afraid of being reckoned with by Queen Qiu?"
"This problem is easy to solve. As long as you are not directly related to Yan Shenggong, there is always a way to explain it. The court will not liquidate a scholar leader like Kong just because of such a small thing." Kong Yinjing said.
After hearing this, Liu Heng smiled and said: "You Kong family are really cunning and cunning, using a daughter of the Kong family who has no status in exchange for the glory and wealth of the Kong family. No wonder the Kong family in Qufu has survived many dynasties."
"The Kong family is the Kong family in the hearts of scholars, not the Kong family of a family. General Liu should understand this." Kong Yinjing heard the sarcasm in Liu Heng's words, but he didn't care.
The Kong family's ability to remain erect depends on its status in the minds of the world's scholars. Any emperor who wants to gain the support of the world's scholars must win over the Kong family.
"So, it's okay if I don't marry?" Liu Heng chuckled.
In his mind, Kong and Confucius are separate. Kong is Kong and Confucius is Confucius.
The Kong family is just a group of people enjoying the blessings of Confucius, more like a group of leeches lying on the bodies of their ancestors to suck blood, so he only treats the contemporary Kong family in Qufu as an ordinary family.
Kong Yinjing frowned, thinking that Liu Heng was unwilling to marry the Kong daughter.
He immediately said: "Marrying a daughter of the Kong family is a good thing with no harm to the general. Even if it is just a daughter of the Kong family from a collateral lineage, it is a good thing that no one in the sect can ask for."
"What Mr. Kong said is true." Of course Liu Heng knew that many scholars would be willing to study Kong's daughter.
Of course, most of the people mentioned by Kong Yinjing were scholars from ordinary backgrounds or from poor backgrounds. However, if a scholar from an official background married a sister or daughter of Duke Yansheng, it would be almost the same. Ordinary daughters of the Kong family would not be there at all. Officials and officials are considering it.
Officials pay more attention to interests.
An ordinary daughter of the Kong family cannot bring benefits to the family, and even if she becomes a fairy, she will not be considered unless she is admitted as a concubine.
Kong Yinjing looked at Liu Heng and said, "If General Liu marries the daughter of the Kong family, it will be beneficial to both families. I think General Liu can understand this truth."
He believed that Liu Heng would eventually agree to marry Kong's daughter.
If the Tiger Banner hadn't taken over three provinces and repelled the imperial army many times, and the Ming Dynasty was suffering from internal and external troubles and was in danger of subjugating the country, the Kong family would never have married a girl from their clan to a low-born bandit.
"The matter of marrying a wife is of great importance. Mr. Kong might as well stay in Datong for a few more days." Liu Heng did not agree or refuse, but postponed the matter temporarily.
"I'll wait for the good news from General Liu." Kong Yin bowed his hand respectfully.
He could understand Liu Heng's failure to give an answer on the spot.
The Tiger Flag occupies three provinces. Whether Liu Heng wants it or not, marriage is no longer something he can decide alone.
