Story 37: The Eloquent Xiao Kong Rong

The Eloquent Xiao Kong Rong

Author: Anonymous

When little Kong Rong was ten years old, his father took him to the capital to see the world. There is a high-ranking official named Li in the capital who is very knowledgeable. Young Kong Rong really wanted to pay his respects to this gentleman, but his father said that he was not related to the Li family, so I was afraid that he would not be able to pay his respects. Kong Rong thought for a moment and said to his father, “I have a way to get Mr. Li to meet me.”

Kong Rong entered the lobby of Li’s Mansion and calmly sat down on the mahogany chair in the front row. Because he was small, he sat on the chair with his feet dangling in the air. Mr. Li looked Kong Rong up and down, feeling a little confused.

He said, “My dear guest, how are you related to the Li family?” Little Kong Rong replied calmly: “The Kong family and The Li family is dear! My ancestor Confucius once worshiped your ancestor Li Er and asked him for knowledge. This shows that the Confucius family and the Li family established a friendship hundreds of years ago. As a Confucius The descendants of our family, I am here to pay homage to you today.” The senior official named Li and the guests present were very surprised after hearing what little Kong Rong said and praised him repeatedly.

Another time, a senior official named Chen came to see Mr. Li, and little Kong Rong happened to be there too. Master Li pointed at Kong Rong and said, “This child is a strange child in the world!” The official surnamed Chen said, “You are smart when you are young, but you may not be useful when you grow up.”

When Kong Rong heard this, he immediately reacted. The senior official said: “In this way, sir, you must have been very smart when you were a child!” When the senior official named Chen heard this, he did not dare to underestimate him and praised him: “This child is really not simple. When he grows up, He must be a great person.”

Sure enough, Kong Rong was reused by Cao Cao when he grew up, and together with six other talents, he was called the “Seven Sons of Jian’an”.

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