After a long time, Kong Yu raised his hand to Kong Feng and said: "Brother, I'm sorry, we...lost."
"Oh."
Kong Feng's tone was neither cold nor indifferent. He had already expected this incident, so he was not surprised that Kong Chengmo would lose to Du Ning.
Having said that, even Kong Feng did not expect that Du Ning would become the first scholar to shake the courage of the twelve people.
"Since you lose, then kneel outside the palace."
Kong Feng spoke slowly, without any commanding tone, but it was very unquestionable and extremely majestic.
"Uncle, all of this is my fault. I failed to live up to expectations and caused our Holy Family to suffer humiliation. If you want to punish me, please punish me. I am willing to accept any punishment." Kong Chengmo said hurriedly, and at the same time gave Kong Chengan a message.
a color.
Kong Chengan immediately said: "I was also wrong. I shouldn't have fought with Du Ningwen out of impulse. If it weren't for me, Uncle Kong Yu would not have allowed Brother Chengmo to participate in today's literary meeting of various countries. Our Kong family has lost so much today."
The big face is ultimately because I am too ignorant. I am willing to take all the responsibilities. If the clan leader punishes me, please punish me. This has nothing to do with Uncle Kong Yu and Brother Chengmo."
Kong Yuze said: "No, in fact, all this is my fault. I disgraced the Holy Family in the Jinluan Palace of Yun Kingdom, so I should be punished. Chengmo and Chengan all did it for me."
I took a breath to save some ridiculous face for our Holy Family, which is why these things that insult our Confucius family happened. Therefore, I ask that I bear the responsibility for all these crimes and ask for your permission, brother." "Uncle Kong Yu!"
Kong Chengmo and Kong Chengan both exclaimed, and other Confucius students also had their eyes red.
"This is all my fault. If the elder wants to punish me, just punish me!"
"No! This is my fault. It was me who encouraged Brother Chengan to fight with Du Ning, which caused him to have problems with his literary courage and brought humiliation to our Kong family. Therefore, I should be the one who deserves to be punished the most.
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"Everyone, please stop arguing. I am also responsible for this matter. Just let me accept the punishment from my family!"
Other Confucian students spoke one after another, and they all looked as if they were looking forward to death.
Seeing these young people from the Kong family rushing to apologize made Kong Feng feel very moved, even a little "disgusting"
"You misunderstood, I don't want to punish Kong Yu." Kong Feng spoke slowly.
Hearing these words, Kong Yu, Kong Chengmo, Kong Chengan and others all felt happy, thinking that they were of the same bloodline after all, so how could Kong Feng be so cruel as to punish him?
But then, Kong Feng said again: "I want to punish all of you at the same time. Kneel down outside the palace."
As soon as these words came out, Kong Yu, Kong Chengmo, Kong Chengan, and others were immediately so angry that their faces turned green and red. They thought that by engaging in a cruel trick, Kong Feng, the elder of the clan, would lighten their punishment, or even punish them.
Remove penalties.
Unexpectedly, Kong Feng was so cruel and wanted to punish them all at the same time.
"Brother, I'm afraid there's something wrong with this matter..."
A Confucian scholar stood up and planned to plead for them.
"Oh, do you want to say something nice for them? Since you have such a good relationship, let's kneel outside the temple together!"
Kong Yu glanced at the great scholar of the Kong family, and then said something that caught him off guard.
"This..."
That Confucian scholar was dumbfounded. He was just interceding for Kong Yu and the others with good intentions, so there was no need to punish him too, right? This is too unfair!
"Let's kneel outside the temple together."
Kong Feng's voice sounded again, still not allowing any doubts, and at the same time conveying a message to everyone present. No matter who made the plea, they would receive the same punishment as them.
Among the Confucian and Taoist scholars, Kong Feng alone has the final say.
Because Kong Feng is the elder of the clan!
"Yes, follow the clan elder's orders."
The bachelor bowed his hand to Kong Feng, then consciously came outside the hall and knelt down towards the ancestral hall.
Seeing this scene, Kong Yu didn't dare to stand there, so he had to kneel down next to him.
Kong Chengan, Kong Chengmo and others gritted their teeth and knelt outside the hall one after another.
Some of the Confucian scholars showed unbearable expressions on their faces and wanted to speak out to persuade them, but they had to hold back their words.
Kong Feng looked back at the door and said to everyone: "I know you are still unconvinced and think that as a scholar from the Holy Family, you should not lose to Du Ning, but I tell you, Du Ning's potential and cultivation are...
Those who have been recognized by the saints, otherwise the saints will not reject the opinions of the Confucian scholars in the Holy Academy. People should have self-awareness. If you cannot even do this, no matter who you compare with, you will not be able to compare."
"Yes, clan elder."
Kong Yu and others agreed, but they were unwilling to agree and still believed that they were not wrong.
"You should reflect on it!"
After Kong Feng finished speaking, he walked out of the hall.
Other bachelors hurriedly followed suit.
Soon, only Kong Yu and others were left outside the main hall.
"Brother Kong Jing, if it weren't for me, you wouldn't be punished by my brother to kneel here. It's me who has caused you trouble." Kong Yu said in a low voice.
"Don't say that, it's not like we haven't often kneeled together before."
Kong Jing was very dissatisfied. A sharp look flashed in his eyes and he said slowly: "Actually, you are not wrong. The wrong person is Du Ning. If it weren't for him, how could our Holy Family suffer such humiliation? How could we have suffered such humiliation?
How could he be punished by Kong Feng to kneel down like this? Du Ning was disrespectful and treasonous to the Holy Family. He must be severely punished."
"Well said!"
Kong Chengmo, Kong Chengan and others were extremely excited. With Kong Jing’s words, they were willing to kneel down until tomorrow morning.
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"It's a pity that brother thinks we did something wrong. It was Du Ning who humiliated us many times, but he thought it was us who had ruined the reputation of the Holy Family, and punished us to kneel here with our elbows turned outwards. It's simply hateful!
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Kong Yu was indignant, and his chest heaved and heaved violently.
"Do you think Duning has completely won? No."
Kong Jing suddenly sneered and said slowly: "The trials of the nations will officially begin tomorrow. A mere cultural meeting of the nations cannot explain anything at all. Those who can perform outstandingly in the trials of the nations are the real winners, and
The students who participated in the trials of various countries are all the best among the Jinshi. Du Ning only has outstanding literary talent. He may not have any advantages over us Confucian students in other aspects. As far as I know, he became a Jinshi not long ago.
, this is his shortcoming."
Kong Yu's expression suddenly changed. After thinking about it carefully, he suddenly said: "You are right, our Kong family has not lost yet. The literary conference of various countries is just a warm-up. It has not been long since he became a Confucian and Taoist scholar. It is impossible to compare with him."
The elite Jinshi of our Confucius family, especially in terms of 'trials', will definitely be suppressed by our Confucian students, and then our Confucius family will be able to save face."
"So we don't have to be discouraged by the failure of a cultural conference of various countries. As long as our Confucius students beat Du Ning in the trials of various countries, we can avenge our past humiliation." Kong Jing said with a smile.
"Please rest assured, uncles, we will definitely work hard to defeat Du Ning and bring glory to the Holy Family."
"We are students of the Confucius family, there is absolutely no way we will lose to Du Ning."
"Please rest assured!"
Several Confucian students spoke. They were all students who participated in the trials of various countries this year. Although they lost to Du Ning in the cultural conference of various countries, they did not admit defeat.
"Okay, this is the scholar from our Holy Family!"
Kong Yu showed a somewhat gratified smile and said to one of them: "Cheng Yun, you will take the lead in the trials of the nations tomorrow. Don't let me down."
"Uncle Kong Yu, don't worry, my nephew will definitely lead the Kong family students to strive for first place, and will never disappoint your expectations, let alone insult the reputation of our most holy family."
The scholar named Kong Chengyun patted his chest and promised, and he was also very proud of himself. If he defeated Du Ning in this year's trial of nations, he would be valued by people like Kong Yu and Kong Jing, and he would also receive more attention in the future.
Special treatment.
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Holy Court.
The dormitory of Ke family students.
"Tomorrow is the test of the nations. Although we did not beat Du Ning in the cultural conference today, there is no need to be discouraged. Du Ning's opponent is not only our Semi-Saint Family, but also the Holy Family.
The people selected by the Holy Family to participate in the trial are definitely not ordinary people. As long as we all cooperate with the Holy Family, we will definitely be able to defeat Du Ning and restore the dignity and face of our Ke family."
At this time, Ke Hongwei is doing ideological work for the Ke family students who will participate in the trials of various countries tomorrow.
"Brother is right! Du Ning only defeated our Ke family for a moment, and it is absolutely impossible to defeat our Ke family all the time. As long as our Ke family and the Kong family work together, we will definitely be able to defeat Du Ning in tomorrow's trial of nations.
, let him know how powerful our Semi-Saint family is!" Someone echoed.
"Du Ning is just alone, and the other students from the Yun Kingdom are nothing to worry about. Those Yun Kingdom people are not our opponents at all."
"Defeat Du Ning and avenge previous shame!"
"Defeat Duning! Defeat Duning!"
Many Ke family students shouted and were inspired to do so.
They did not admit defeat. After all, the literary conferences of various countries were only exchanges in the literary world, and the trials were a comprehensive test of the scholars' ability and knowledge. Naturally, a mere literary conference could not show anything.
"Hey! You brats are quite energetic!"
A voice sounded quietly.
The next moment, a figure walked into the dormitory, causing all the Ke family students present to become respectful and salute one after another.
"Uncle!" everyone said in unison.
The person who came was none other than Ke Changqiu, the great Confucian of the Holy Academy.
Ke Changqiu came here just to see what the Ke family students who will participate in tomorrow's trials of the nations are like after experiencing the literary conference of various nations.
But he didn't expect that he would hear the slogans shouted by everyone in the dormitory just after he came here.
This shows that the Ke family students are not discouraged.
This actually surprised Ke Changqiu.
"What are you talking about?" Ke Changqiu asked.
Ke Hongwei immediately said: "Replying to my uncle, we are discussing things at tomorrow's cultural conference. Although Du Ning showed off his power today, we believe that we will definitely defeat Du Ning in tomorrow's trial.
Wash away the shame our Ke family suffered from Du Ning."
"By the way, uncle, why did you come to us?"
An imperceptible strange color flashed in Ke Changqiu's eyes, and he paused for a moment before replying: "Uncle came here specifically to see you. I thought you would be sad because of the failure at today's literary meeting, but now I see you
I am very happy that I can still maintain a strong fighting spirit."
"Uncle, don't worry, we will definitely win tomorrow's literary meeting of various countries. We will not only defeat Du Ning, but also beat the elite Jinshi elites of the Confucius family. We will tell the scholars all over the world that we Ke family students are the pillars of the country and geniuses.
The genius in the world!" Ke Hongwei said proudly.
Ke Changqiu was about to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he held back and changed his words: "Uncle believes that you will achieve excellent results, so I wish you success and success."<
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After hearing Ke Changqiu's encouraging words, Ke Hongwei and others were immediately very happy.
"We will definitely not let you down." Ke Hongwei said loudly.
"That's good."
Ke Changqiu nodded lightly, and then said: "You guys go to bed early and I won't disturb you anymore."
"Uncle, walk slowly."
Ke Hongwei and others immediately bowed to each other.
Ke Changqiu left the dormitory, but couldn't help but sigh softly,
After he saw Du Ning's performance at the International Cultural Conference today, he thought that with the abilities of Ke Hongwei and others, it was still difficult to beat Du Ning, so he wanted to come over to persuade them and let them retreat.
Stop fighting with Du Ning.
Ke Changqiu also wanted the Ke family to be able to defeat Du Ning once, but in fact, it was too difficult for Ke Hongwei and others to defeat Du Ning.
After all, Du Ning is the first scholar in history to shake the courage of twelve people. His current potential and future achievements are limitless. In front of Du Ning, scholars such as Ke Hongwei, who are known as geniuses among Jinshi, simply do not
What the heck.
But seeing that Ke Hongwei and others were all looking high-spirited, Ke Changqiu couldn't bear to pour cold water on them. He thought that instead of letting others destroy his prestige and undermine the confidence of Ke Hongwei and others, it would be better to strike while the iron is hot and give them some help.
Encourage, if you can really beat Du Ning, won't it make the Ke family avenge their previous humiliation and make scholars from other countries look at the Ke family with admiration?
To take a step back, if Ke Hongwei and others continue to maintain such fighting spirit, even if they cannot defeat Du Ning, they will still make every effort to achieve excellent results and avoid losing too miserably.
"I hope they can live up to expectations."
Ke Changqiu looked back, then looked up at the stars in the sky, then quickened his pace and left.
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The other side.
Du Ning, Tian Feipeng and Fu Yue were chatting animatedly when they suddenly heard a knock on the door.
"Who is coming?"
Du Ning opened his mouth and both of them became wary.