Kong Laoer, an illegitimate child, how did he "play tricks" to recognize his ancestral home?

Historical Records Confucius Family records that Congo, the father of Confucius, had a dissolute relationship with Yan's daughter and was born in. When Confucius was born, his father was nearly seventy years old and his mother was Yan Cai 17 years old. At the same time, the status of Confucius' parents is also very different. Brother Kong is a doctor and Yan is a pariah. Therefore, although they have children, Yan has no birthright, and Confucius is just an illegitimate child. Brother Kong died shortly after Confucius was born. Confucius followed his mother and grew up in the countryside where her mother lived.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, there were many scholar-officials and children with poor livelihood, but it was basically impossible for these children to recognize their ancestors and become "scholars", and they could only be untouchables and slaves all their lives. Then how did Confucius change his destiny and return to his ancestral home?

Confucius Family records that after the death of Confucius' mother, he first parked the coffin on the road of his five fathers, which was due to Confucius' careful consideration. The mother of the man holding his father in the city told Confucius the location of his father's grave, and then Confucius sent his mother's coffin to Fangshan for burial.

Confucius' mother was only 15 years old when she died. He first parked the coffin in the downtown street and asked passers-by for the address of his father's grave, and later buried his parents together. This record in Historical Records seems unremarkable, but it is a mystery. Confucius' father used to be a doctor in Qiaoyi for many years, and he was also a celebrity in Qiaoyi. It is impossible for Confucius not to know where his father's grave is. In doing so, he actually knows perfectly well past ask, trying to make some noise and put pressure on his family.

Confucius wants to bury his mother in the tomb of Confucius, and he can't sneak around. He must first get the consent of the Kong family. It is natural to exert some pressure and get the consent of the Confucius family.

Confucius was still young at that time, and he was very calculating when he thought of this idea. Of course, there may be experts behind it, but Confucius undoubtedly needs great courage to do so.

In the end, Confucius won the recognition of his family, not only let his parents be buried with him, but also gained the status of "scholar" and achieved a leap in class.

Why did Confucius' family accept Confucius? 1. The Kongs are not rich, and there may be no men. The mother holding her father's hand told Confucius about his father's grave. The messenger between Confucius and his family is his aunt, which can be seen indirectly.

2. The "gossip" between Shu Lianggan and Yan Jia should be known by many people in Qiao Yi, and it is not groundless.

Confucius and Shu look alike. According to historical records, Shu is ten feet tall and powerful. Confucius was nine feet six inches tall and was called a "long man". In terms of appearance and figure, the father and son are very similar, and the Kong family also recognized it.

Confucius is not a weak scholar in the imagination of later generations, but a strong man with both civil and military skills, probably similar to Zhang Fei in later generations.

Besides Shu, there were two people in Lu who looked like Confucius at that time. One is yang hu, a traitor of Confucius' generation, and the other is Youruo, a disciple of Confucius who is 40 years younger than Confucius. I will talk about these two people in a future article, which is also very interesting.