The next day, during the morning court, members of the Crown Prince's faction continued to propose to the Emperor the matter of commemorating Kong Kangda.
At this time, a minister stepped forward to suggest to the Emperor the matter of honoring Old Master Li. This minister first elaborated on the contributions Old Master Li had made for the Great Zhou, the people, and the scholars. He also stated that Kong Kangda was not qualified to be commemorated because everything Kong Kangda did in the past was a disaster caused by the Kong Family.
Kong Taichang and Kong Yuan, listening to the minister speak of the deeds of the Head of the Kong Family in those days, both bowed their heads in shame.
This minister said that Kong Kangda's clearing the injustices of scholars in the past was simply his duty, and he added that the issue arose because Kong Kangda failed to discipline the Head of the Kong Family properly, leading to the wrongful deaths of those scholars.
