Kong Rong was smart, studious, witty and eloquent when he was a child. Everyone praised him as a good boy. When he was 4 years old, he could recite many poems and songs and know manners. His parents love him very much. One day, my father bought some pears and specially chose the biggest pear for Kong Rong. Kong Rong shook his head, but picked out the smallest pear and said, "I am the smallest. I should eat small pears. Give your pear to my brother. " Father was very surprised to hear this. Let the story of Kong Rong Pear spread to Qufu quickly.
When Kong Rong was ten years old, he came to Luoyang with his father. At that time, the famous scholar-bureaucrat Mars was also in Beijing. If the visitors are not celebrities or their relatives, the doorman will not inform them. Kong Rong wanted to see what kind of man Mars was, so he went to visit him. He said to the gatekeeper, "I am a relative of Mars." After the janitor informed him, Mars met him. Mars asked him, "What is your relationship with me?" Kong Rong replied, "In the past, my ancestor Confucius asked your ancestor Lao Zi about Zhou Li, and he was respected by teachers. Therefore, you and I are also family friends! " Many guests present at that time were surprised by Kong Rong's answer. Chen Yun, a TCM doctor, came to the government of Mars. The guest told him, but he said disapprovingly, "You are not necessarily smart when you are young, but you must be smart when you grow up." Kong Rong immediately retorted, "Then you must be smart when you are young." Chen Yun has nothing to say. Mars said with a smile, "You are so smart that you will become an amazing device in the future."
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, eunuchs took control of state affairs and wantonly searched and killed honest people, and "the disaster of party struggle" broke out one after another. Kong Rong's brother Kong Bao's friend James Zhang was wanted for offending the eunuch Hou Lan, so James Zhang went to find Kong Bao. It's a pity that Kong Bao is not at home. Kong Rong is only sixteen years old. James Zhang didn't tell Kong Rong the truth because he was too young. Kong Rong saw that James Zhang was flustered and left James Zhang. Later, news came out that James Zhang had escaped, and Kong Rong and Kong Bao were arrested and imprisoned. Kong Rong said that he left people behind and he was responsible; Kong Bao said, "He came to ask me. It's not my brother's fault. " Insist that he is responsible; Confucius said that she was a parent and she had a responsibility. As a result, she worked hard. The magistrate is hesitant and must report truthfully to the court. Finally, the emperor found Kong Bao guilty and ordered his death, so Kong Rong became famous. The county asked him to be an official several times, but he politely declined.
Kong Rong "founded Situ Yang's Ci Fu" when he was Emperor Ling, and began to step into his official career, where he was in charge of impeaching corrupt officials. Yuzhou moved to Jin as a general and sent Kong Rong to congratulate him, but he was turned away, leaving an impeachment case and resigning immediately. Brian was so angry that he secretly sent swordsmen to kill Kong Rong. Unexpectedly, the swordsman said to He Jin, "You have a high reputation. If the general does something to him, those wise men will leave you. It's better to take this opportunity and give him a chance to breathe to demonstrate. " Afraid of being too famous, Blade promoted him to suggestion. Due to disagreement with Zhong, Kong Rong resigned again. He was re-appointed as the Air Force Division and was the commander of the Union Army. Three days after taking office, he was promoted to commander of the samurai regiment. Later, Dong Zhuo was in charge of state affairs and wanted to depose Zhao Di. Kong Rong and Dong Zhuo had a fierce argument and often just talked about it. Dong Zhuo bears a grudge and was transferred to be a debater. Later, Kong Rong was sent to Beihai County, where the Yellow Scarf Army was most rampant.
After arriving in Beihai, Kong Rong stood up to give a speech. Zhang Rao was transferred to Xu Zhu County for protection after failing to crusade against the Yellow Tower Army. Later, the School of Building Cities showed that some people were recommended by Confucianism, such as Zheng Xuan, Peng Qiao and Li Yuan. His official voice is also very good. People called him "Kong Beihai" at that time. Surrounded by Guan Hai, he sent Taishi Ci to the plain to ask Liu Bei for help. Liu Bei was flattered and immediately sent troops to clear the field. At this time, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao became more and more powerful. Kong Rong knew that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao would eventually usurp the Han Dynasty, so he didn't want to take refuge in them. The ancestors of Prime Minister Zuo Beihai advised Kong Rong to accept Yuan Shao or Cao Cao. Kong Rong was furious and killed him. In the first year of Jian 'an, Yuan Tan attacked Beihai. After the city was occupied, Kong Rong fled to Dongshan, and his wife and children were captured by Yuan Tan.
After Xian Di, Xian Di established Xuchang as its capital, he called Kong Rong as his teacher, promoted to Shaofu, and cured too much. Kong Rong's remarks often run counter to tradition. He not only opposed Cao Cao's decision many times, but also humiliated Cao Cao in public many times, such as opposing the resumption of corporal punishment, laughing at Cao Pi's private acceptance of Yuan's daughter-in-law Zhen Shi, laughing at Huan, and opposing Cao Cao's prohibition of alcohol. Coupled with his loyalty to the Han Dynasty, he advocated for the last time that "the ancient king system, thousands of miles without ministers", in order to enhance the real power of the Han Dynasty, which seriously angered Cao. So, on September 26th, 2008, 55-year-old Cao Cao executed Kong Rong on charges of recruiting talents, plotting evil, slandering the imperial court, disobeying orders from superiors, etc.
Wei Wendi Cao Pi appreciated Kong Rong's words very much and offered a reward for his articles. He compared Kong Rong with six writers, including Chen Lin, Xu Gan, Ruan, Liu Zhen, and listed them as "Seven Scholars of Jian 'an". Kong Rong's articles mainly focus on discussion, the content of which is to educate people, advocate benevolent policies, recommend talents, comment on people, and directly express their views on current politics. They are quite sharp and different. In art, orderly language is elegant and rich, quoting classics, discussing the present, with exquisite metaphor and rich momentum. His only extant works are prose and poetry, and he is regarded as the originator of China's riddle poet.