There is no greater sorrow than death of the heart. This sentence is right. The greatest sorrow of a person is that he dies in his heart. If his heart dies, living is also equivalent to death.

Kong Ne belongs to the kind of person who is heartbroken. He thought that if he put down his burden, he would be able to make Meiqi recognize his ancestors and join his family tree. Unexpectedly, he was blocked by Confucianism that he had maintained for a lifetime, and what stopped him was the clan members who usually admired him. Isn’t this a big deal?

So after Kong Ne entrusted Meiqi to Hu Ye, he prepared his future generations to find his own cemetery. He even wanted to bring the lonely book of the Analects of Confucius into his tomb and let his ancestors sleep underground with him.

But in the end he gave up this idea. He was influenced by Confucianism for a lifetime and could not do some things. This was a teaching left by his ancestors and must be left behind.

"Confucianism is immortal, and the mystery lasts forever!"

This is the last sentence Kong Ne said to Kong Gongjian before his death, and this is the last sentence his father said to him before his death. Perhaps this sentence will be passed down from generation to generation in the Kong family.

However, Hu Ye knew that in the later generations, there was no such sentence in the Kong family, and he did not know when this inheritance was cut off.

As for the lonely book, it is still enshrined in the Confucius family's ancestral hall and has become the exclusive one of Kong Qiaojian. He always thought that there was a secret in the lonely book, and he also thought that he would spend his whole life comprehending a secret. Perhaps when he was like his father, he would understand the secret when he kicked his legs.

Hu Ye did not intend to tell Kong Gongjian this secret. After all, this was the matter of the Kong family. Kong Ne entrusted Meiqi to him. He was worthy of the Kong family. If this secret was announced, I am afraid that the Saint Kong would crawl out to find his life.

Kongne's tomb was buried in the tomb group of Yan Shenggong of all dynasties, and the glory of his life eventually turned into dust.

Kong Ne died. Hu Ye had no need to stay and was ready to say goodbye to Kong Gongjian and the others.

Meiqi was handed over to her by Kong Ne before her death. Hu Ye thought she needed to take good care of her, although she didn't need to take care of herself at all.

"Sister, you should stay. Although you can't enter the genealogy, you are still a member of the Kong family after all." Kong Gongduo said to Meiqi. This matter was the result of his discussion with his elder brother, but it must be said by him, because his elder brother is now Yan Shenggong. Some things cannot pop out of his mouth.

"Home? Is this still home?"

Meiqi sighed. She had been wandering outside for most of her life and had never felt like she was home. If she had to say a home, perhaps the Piaoxiang Garden on the Huaihe River was more like her home because it was the place where she gave birth to and raised her.

"sister……"

Kong Gongjian wanted to say something, but he still didn't say it. After all, he was Yan Shenggong, and he had to be responsible for what he said. Just like Kong Ne back then, he had been covered with many shackles.

"Okay, don't say it, I'll come back with my dad. I didn't plan to recognize my ancestors. Those so-called ancestors are just saints who are superior and far inferior to my dad who has accompanied me for six years. Now my dad is in peace. There is nothing to be left here, and it's time for me to leave."

Maggie shook her head. She had no good feelings for these two younger brothers, Maggie, whom she had never met before, and she had no intention of staying. Even if they agreed, the so-called saints would not allow a brothel girl to stay in Yansheng Gong's Mansion.

"Where is my sister going?"

Kong Gongduo murmured.

"The world is so great, isn't there a place for me?" Meiqi smiled faintly. As for Piaoxiangyuan, she was not going back. She stayed in it all her life and should go out for a walk.

"Don't worry about this. Yan Shenggong once asked me to take good care of Meiqi during his lifetime." Hu Ye stood up and said.

"You guys are really good at speaking. I have eaten more salt than you have eaten, and I still need your care?" Meiqi glared at Hu Ye angrily.

"But this is Yan Shenggong's instructions. I can't let his death request betrayed." Hu Ye said loudly.

"Don't worry about this. When I really can't make it, I will go to Nanjing to find you." Meiqi smiled indifferently, then walked into the carriage. As the coachman raised his whip, the carriage took advantage of the rising sun and gradually drifting away. Perhaps, they would never want to see each other again.

"Little brother, I'll have to worry about you."

Kong Gongduo said to Hu Ye that they were the Yan Shenggong family after all, and some things still cannot be done.

"Don't worry, two seniors. These are all the instructions of Yan Shenggong. The boy will naturally take care of her and will not hurt her." Hu Ye nodded, and then took Lao Qian and Xiaoqiang all the way north.

It has been delayed for several days now, so it is better to arrive in Beijing as soon as possible. After careful calculations, I haven't returned to Beijing for six years. I don't know what it has developed there.

After leaving Qufu City, Hu Ye and Lao Qian ran all the way. They arrived at Hejian Mansion in one day. Before dark, they had already arrived at Yandangling. They wanted to arrive at Beijing City at night, but they didn't expect that the weather would not be good, and it started to rain at this time.

So Hu Ye had to take Lao Qian to the inn.

The inn owner is already very old, his beard is already gray, the waiter is still the waiter, and the taste of the wine and food has not changed yet.

Old Qian has not changed yet, but Hu Ye has changed, Xiaoqiang has changed, and the world of the past has become the current Wangcai.

The boss has been opening a shop for so many years and still has strong eyesight. While Hu Ye was eating dishes, he dragged his hunched body to Hu Ye’s table.

"This young man must be the one who was going south to Beijing to take the exam." The old man said with a cough.

"The old man has good eyesight."

Hu Ye said with a smile that this inn is the only one in Yandangling, without any other semicolons. When Hu Ye was going south to Nanjing, something big happened here and almost lost his life.

"Haha, I can't see clearly any eyesight. But I have only seen this for decades, and I have only seen the young master's pet so spiritual, no different from others, just like I can use chopsticks. I remember that little thing back then, but I didn't want to see it for seven years, but it was still so big."

The old man looked at Xiaoqiang and said that Xiaoqiang looked like a human, which was not without basis, because Xiaoqiang is sitting on a stool now, except that he cannot hold chopsticks, eating and drinking are no different from people.

"Xiaoqiang, the old man is praising you. Don't you reply to the letter?" Hu Ye said to Xiaoqiang.

Then he saw Xiaoqiang nodding at the old man and amused the old man directly.

"I wonder what happened to the young master this time?" the old man asked suddenly.

"No, I just go back and take a look." Hu Ye said casually.

"I guess I'm returning home in glory. Judging from the young master's expression, I have been going well in Nanjing in the past six years, but it's much more glorious than the old man in this inn." The old man sighed and then prepared to leave.

"By the way, old man, I'll ask you for some news." Hu Ye suddenly asked.

"Young Master, please tell me, the old man knows it."

"I wonder if the old man can remember Longyun Villa? Can you tell me what's going on now?" Hu Ye asked suddenly.

When Hu Ye was besieged here, if Long Yi from Longyun Villa had not come to rescue the siege, it would have been unknown whether he could rush out with Lao Qian and his flintlock rifle.

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered all prefectures to clear out the forces in the rivers and lakes in the territory. Even forces like Jinxiu Villa were wiped out, so Longyun Villa was probably not immune. But in the end he was still a life-saving grace to him, so Hu Ye naturally had to ask about it.

"Oh, Longyun Villa is a good place, and Longyi is also a good person. What a pity, what a pity." The old man shook his head.

Although the old man did not explain it clearly, Hu Ye already knew it. He was afraid that Longyun Villa had turned into ashes, and Long Yi and his villa people all became victims of local officials' rewards.

Hu Ye still vaguely remembers that in order to prevent the plague from flowing out, Long Yi calmed hundreds of people suffering from epidemics in the villa.

"Hey, when you leave tomorrow, go and have a worship service. I didn't expect that when I came back to find the old place, I sent away many old friends. I wonder if I will continue to send people away."

Hu Ye sighed. This time he went north to go to the Halaha River to take a walk. Unexpectedly, he first witnessed the old man Kong Ne, and then heard the bad news about Long Yi. He also had an old friend in Beijing, who was old back then, and I don’t know what it is now.

The next day, Hu Ye hurriedly left the inn with Lao Qian and went to Longyun Villa to pay homage. He only regretted that they were born at the wrong time, but when they met Zhu Yuanzhang was cleaning his grandson, they naturally became victims.

Now Longyun Villa is dilapidated and no one has cleaned it in a few years. The people inside have been caught by the government and their heads are beheaded, leaving behind an empty city.

In order not to feel affectionate with the scenery, Hu Ye simply worshiped for a while, then took Lao Qian and rushed towards Beijing.

When it was almost dusk, Beijing City had already appeared in front of Hu Ye. However, this was already a brand new Beijing City. After all, Zhu Gaochi and Zhang Yu had been here for a year last year, and the changes were quite big.

"The last time I came here, it was called Peking, but this time I came here, it was already called Beijing. Now it looks like a 21st century. It takes less than a few years to make this city become glorious and start its vicissitudes of hundreds of years." Hu Ye murmured at the city of Beijing under the setting sun.

"Master, what are you talking about? What is the twenty-first century?"

Old Qian asked Hu Ye curiously, why did the young master say something strange again?

"It's nothing, let's go back quickly and have a good sleep. There's still a lot to do tomorrow."
Chapter completed!