In the Minister's Mansion of the Ministry of War, old Li Jing and his family were all gathered in the living room, and everyone looked at Xiao Rui curiously. Even though Xiao Rui has seen big scenes, he still feels a little uneasy when faced with such scrutiny from the whole family.
She is marrying the granddaughter of old Li Jing, and Li Jing’s family is very large, with two sons in their late forties, three grandchildren, and one granddaughter.
Everyone looked at Xiao Rui like a curious baby looking at a mascot. Finally, someone could beat Sheng Nan! I was originally worried that he would be a brave and brave man, but unexpectedly he turned out to be a weak scholar. Is it really him? Could it be that Katsuo fell in love with her handsomeness and deliberately gave in to her?
Then everyone turned their attention to Li Shengnan. He had never been looked at like this before. Li Shengnan blushed, stamped his feet and said angrily: "Hey, what are you looking at? What kind of look is this!"
Everyone laughed and said nothing. Li Shengnan's younger brother Shengwu had a straightforward personality and asked in a low voice: "Sister, is it really he who defeated you? You didn't lose to him on purpose, right?"
"Boy, what are you talking about? Be careful, sister, I..." Li Shengnan pretended to twist his brother's ears, but when he turned around, he saw everyone's expressions of approval, "You, you don't all think so, right?"
Everyone nodded in unison.
Uh-huh! The girl's face turned even redder and she stamped her feet angrily, "You, you...Brother Rui, let's have another fight and let them see the real fight and the fake fight!"
Xiao Rui:......
Shengnan's father, Li Derjian, quickly grabbed his daughter and asked, "Why is she so aggressive?" In front of her future husband, she changed into women's clothing and still yelled about beating and killing? What does it look like?
"Don't do it, don't do it. If you believe it, we believe it..."
Several people came up to pull Li Shengnan away, and they all shouted that they believed him. Xiao Rui really wanted to cover his eyes, thinking, is this fiancée so interesting?
"Do you really believe it?"
"Believe it, absolutely believe it!"
"Then you are not allowed to look at me like that anymore, and by the way, you are not allowed to stare at Brother Rui anymore."
"No more, no more!"
Old Li Jing remained silent, but was observing Xiao Rui's performance. Even if his granddaughter almost made a fool of himself, he was as steady as a rock. It is rare for a lady to have such a character as her granddaughter. After all, Xiao Rui comes from a famous family, will she dislike it? This is what Lao Li Jing is worried about.
Now, seeing Xiao Rui's eyes, he felt relieved. It could be seen that Xiao Rui did not dislike his granddaughter, and there was emotion in his eyes.
"Okay, Xiao Rui is here for the first time. Da Lang is going to arrange the dinner. Er Lang is going to find your mother and come back. Sheng Nan, Sheng Wen and Sheng Wu, you guys, go to the back house to help."
Old Li Jing spoke in a calm and authoritative tone. No one dared to be presumptuous, and they all agreed with low eyebrows.
"Xiao Rui, don't be restrained, come with me to the study."
"Yes, Li Shangshu."
Um? ? ?
"What did you call me??" Old Li Jing raised his eyebrows, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Xiao Rui was a little nervous. This man has experienced hundreds of battles and is the most prestigious commander in the Tang Dynasty. Did I say the wrong thing?
Old Li Jing smiled and scolded: "According to your father's relationship, you should call me uncle. You are now engaged to Sheng Nan. From this point of view, you call me grandfather. Isn't it too much?"
Xiao Rui lowered his head in embarrassment, "It's a rude thing for a junior to do. It all depends on my grandfather's arrangements."
Old Li Jing's study contained many books, many of which were thread-bound bamboo slips. It can be seen that this Confucian general loved reading.
"I briefly met you last time at your Xiaojiazhuang, and I was very curious, where did your martial arts skills come from?"
"I once went out to study for a few years, and I met an expert hermit and professor in the mountains and forests."
Old Li Jing nodded and did not ask further: "There are countless hermits and masters in the world, and you are so blessed. However, practicing martial arts requires more than just good fortune. It seems that your talent is also extremely high."
Xiao Rui smiled and said nothing.
Old Li Jing walked to the bookshelf and took down a book at random, "We in the Tang Dynasty attach great importance to military merit. You have the strength of a fierce general who can defeat thousands of people. Being a civil servant is really useless. Last time you planned to intercept and kill Luo Yi for Cheng Zhijie For one thing, predicting the enemy's opportunity is quite brilliant..."
"Wait. It's not me..."
Old Li Jing stroked his beard and smiled: "Stop pretending, your Majesty and I have been paying attention to you for a long time."
Passing the book in his hand to Xiao Rui, Old Li Jingkao asked: "Do you know about military matters?"
"Sun Tzu's Art of War? I have read some military books from my mentor, including Sun Tzu's Thirty-six Strategies of War." Xiao Rui lowered his head to look at the cover of the book and spoke the truth smoothly.
oh? Thirty-six strategies? What are thirty-six strategies? Is it also a military book? Never heard of it. Old Li Jing became interested.
Xiao Rui secretly thought that it was not good. The Thirty-six Strategies were summarized by later generations and had not been written into books during the Tang Dynasty. He let it slip.
If you tell a lie, you have to lie with countless lies to cover it up. Fortunately, Xiao Rui has been traveling for several years and can blame everything on that unfounded hermit teacher.
"One of the military books collected by my mentor. It was summarized by my senior. The author has been lost and cannot be verified."
"Oh? Is there really such a book? I thought that no one in the world has more military books than me, but I didn't expect that I underestimated everyone in the world. Can you tell me the thirty-six strategies? Of course, if it is a secret..."
Xiao Rui waved his hand and said: "It's not a secret. My teacher said that knowledge is for inheritance, and it's wrong to be complacent. The art of war is of great importance and needs to be taught with caution, but you can't keep it to yourself."
Old Li Jing thought so and secretly said to the master! When he was young, he learned from his uncle Han Qinhu and was one of the nine elders of the Sui Dynasty. Later, when his uncle passed away, he left all his inherited skills and military books to his nephew, who had the same idea.
Xiao Rui tried to explain the Thirty-Six Strategies, and Old Li Jing listened with interest and clapped his hands in praise from time to time.
"Not bad, not bad. It is a good and practical military book. Your Majesty!"
Xiao Rui shook his head and said: "In my opinion, this book is far inferior to Sun Tzu's Art of War. It can only be used as an introduction to the art of war. If you copy it mechanically, you will fall behind and suffer big losses sooner or later. Soldiers are crafty and should pay attention to it." It is a flexible learning and application that adapts to the circumstances of the time, local conditions, and people. Use it in a plan, but success or failure is outside the plan."
Old Li Jing laughed and nodded, "Okay! It's a good saying that success or failure is not planned. You are really a genius. He studies without being obsessed with books. At your age, I am not as good as you. Don't go to that construction site. Your Majesty and I will Please order me to transfer you to the Ministry of War."
ah? Here……
Xiao Rui scratched his head, "Aren't you afraid that I'm just talking on paper?"
"Then you are?" Old Li Jing asked jokingly.
It's over. Xiao Rui was so pinched that he couldn't bear it anymore and could only apologize: "The construction site will be completed in a few months. Please give me a few months."
A delaying strategy! Little guy, do you think that’s what I meant? It's your Majesty's wish. I'm just here to find out. Your Majesty is responsible for testing your loyalty. I'm here to test your ability.
Li Jing didn't point it out, and the two of them discussed the art of war cases enthusiastically in the study. The questions and answers seemed like a test, but in fact they were discussions. Many of Xiao Rui's opinions and insights made even old Li Jing shine.
Hong Funu, the wife of the Minister, also came back from visiting friends, and Li Shengnan brought up the hairpin drawings.
"What a crazy little guy, since he is so thoughtful, then this drawing will be given to him as your dowry." Hongfu Nu was very curious. Xiao Rui was the only person who had seen the rainstorm pear blossoms. After seeing it, he still had confidence. Imitation, where did he get his confidence?
