The Kong Family of Lu County, compared with other Da Liang families such as Wang, Zheng, and Cui, cannot be considered a colossal clan. The family, which lives together, numbers around two to three thousand people, with some members serving as officials or migrating elsewhere. In terms of scale, it is considered a second-tier family of Da Liang.
However, the Kong Family is renowned for its literary heritage, with members advancing through the Imperial Examination. In every generation, there have been men who passed the examination to become officials. In Kong Qingwan's generation, two male cousins passed as well, with one serving as a minor eighth-rank official in the Capital City, and the other as a seventh-rank County Magistrate elsewhere. They were considered promising young talents.
