To be honest, this result was completely beyond Fat Wei and Chen Zhi's expectations.
Everyone knows that Chinese people have a very strong understanding of family.
China is a country that pays attention to ancestors. Different from the foreign custom of putting the first name first and the surname last, the Chinese put the surname in front of their own name to show respect for their family ancestors.
There are many people who fight all their lives for their family, even at the expense of their own lives.
It is a lifetime honor to be able to enshrine the deceased in the ancestral hall and write a family tree after death.
The name of the second head of the Confucius family does not appear in the family tree. This is completely illogical.
Of course, this family continues to this day, and there are many unscrupulous descendants.
The Kong family genealogy clearly indicates:
Anyone who is unfilial, disloyal, violates justice, is a monk, is a witch, is a good soldier, is a lowly servant, etc., are considered to be "insulting the ancestors, tarnishing the lineage, losing the reputation and ruining the integrity, and are not allowed to be included in the genealogy!!"
But this is just a statement. Although it cannot be written into the family tree, it is still recorded.
Even if he has committed a crime, even if it is a major matter related to politics, it is just a matter of having his crime written on it.
But the name will not disappear.
So Kong Qinghan's situation is simply incomprehensible.
Of course, Chen Zhi also made many assumptions. For example, in that turbulent era, the second head of the Confucius family changed his name to avoid chaos. This was something that often happened at the time.
Or it’s possible that it replaced someone’s name, or it was adopted or there are other theories!
Regarding this area, Chen Yiyang conducted a detailed investigation, but the conclusion he reached completely negated Chen Zhi's hypothesis.
He could not find any information about the second head of the Kong family anywhere. The name Kong Qinghan did not appear in any household registrations or in the Kong family genealogy.
Therefore, the possibility of changing the name is also eliminated.
Even the household registration and household registration records cannot be found. This person has really disappeared completely...
Regarding this situation, Chen Zhi suddenly lost his mind.
He has made a lot of assumptions these days, and has rejected these assumptions again and again!!
I can't explain this situation at all...
On the third day, Fat Wei made the most feasible suggestion. He said:
"Instead of sitting at home and thinking wildly, why not just go to Lao Kong's house and ask.
What's going on? It's clear and it saves us from guessing at home..."
Fat Wei did tell the truth. Although it sounds ridiculous to ask the Kong family at this time, it is the only way now.
In the following time, they began to investigate the details of the Confucius family, looking for the current people in charge, and the internal relationships.
Prepare to enter this family that has prospered for thousands of years on the land of China...
In fact, the current Confucius Mansion is no longer the place where the descendants of Confucius live. The famous Confucius Mansion and Confucius Temple in Shandong have become tourist attractions...
Those people with the surname Kong in Qufu, Shandong, are basically branches. The true orthodox direct line of the Kong family no longer exists in the mainland.
Confucius Mansion is located in Qufu City, east of the Confucius Temple. It was originally the residence of Confucius' eldest descendant, namely Yanshenggong Mansion.
It was first built in 1377 and renovated and expanded in 1503. Unfortunately, it suffered a fire later, causing significant damage.
In 1885, the seven buildings of the inner house that had been burned by fire were rebuilt and restored to their basic appearance.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the People's Government allocated funds for many reconstructions and restored the glory of Confucius Mansion. It is now well preserved and is a national key cultural relic protection unit.
But the Great Wall is still there today, and Qin Shihuang is nowhere to be seen...
The direct descendants of the Kong family who lived there had already left. They had gone to Taiwan before the founding of the People's Republic of China and never came back.
In fact, there is a historical story in between...
In July 1937, when the Anti-Japanese War broke out, the Japanese were about to occupy the entire Shandong Province.
Because Qufu was about to fall, Chiang Kai-shek was afraid that Kong Decheng, the direct descendant of the Confucius family at that time, would fall into the hands of the Japanese and be promoted as a cultural puppet, so he ordered Army Commander Sun Tongxuan to lead troops and force Kong Decheng to leave his hometown and move to Chongqing.
After the Kuomintang and the Communist Party split, Kong Decheng, the patriarch of the Kong family, moved to Taiwan in 1949 and broke away from the mainland~~
Kong Decheng later lived a very prosperous life in Taiwan, serving as dean of the Examination Yuan, counselor to the Presidential Office, and university professor, among other high-status positions.
But it is said that apart from organizing the Confucius Ceremony in Taiwan every year, he does not have much business, but he has a very high salary.
Finally, Kong Decheng died of illness in Taiwan on October 28, 2008, at the age of 88. This ended his stable and wealthy life, and he never returned to the mainland until his death.
Therefore, he has been criticized by many people, saying that he has forgotten his ancestors, forgotten the roots of the mainland, etc...
Kong Decheng's son succeeded him in his original position and became the current patriarch of the Kong family.
His son's actions are not much different from his own, but he has a grandson who is quite different.
When he was born, he was really expected by everyone. Kong Decheng was still alive at that time, and he had been waiting for a grandson for a long time, but he was very happy after he got this grandson.
After a month and a half of deliberation, I named my great-grandson Kong Shouren. Love is like a treasure and I will always carry it with me.
Unfortunately, he died of illness two years later...
It is said that this child is only 14 years old this year, but he is very smart, extremely talented, learns knowledge very quickly, and has unique insights, quite like a saint!!
Moreover, this little boy is very close to the mainland and often travels to the mainland to visit relatives and worship at ancestral temples.
Participated in the Confucius Worship Ceremony in Mainland China and it was well received!!
Coincidentally, now is the time for worshiping Confucius Temple. The child named Kong Shouren has now returned from Taiwan and is making preparatory work in Shandong...
After finding out this information, Chen Zhi and Pang Wei couldn't help but feel a little confused...
If Kong Decheng, the direct patriarch of the Kong family, was still alive at that time, this matter would probably be much simpler.
Judging from the age, Kong Decheng and Kong Qinghan are similar in age, so they are likely to know each other.
And since their direct descendants had already gone to Taiwan at that time, why did the second head of the Confucius family write letters to military officers from the mainland to retain their property?
There must be something strange going on during this period...
But now the old man Kong Decheng is gone, and all the memories and secrets have gone with him.
Who knows whether he will tell these things to his descendants, and how much his son will know?
Although his grandson is now in the mainland, what can a little boy in his teens know?
Anyway, this is the only clue they can grab now.
Chen Zhi then sent Jian Di out and asked her to check where the little boy lived now? Who was following him around, etc...
Things have reached this stage now. As long as we seize the slightest possibility, we can pry their mouths open...