The next day, the Ministry of War was crowded with people, and they all gathered around Old Li Jing and asked about Xiao Rui's trick. How does old Li Jing know how Xiao Rui calculated? Even if he knew it, he wouldn't say it out loud. It is a matter of military secrets and the law cannot be passed lightly.
In this era, the art of war was regarded as a great knowledge, and ordinary people were basically illiterate. They could not afford to read, so they were illiterate from generation to generation. Literate people belong to large, wealthy and powerful families, or from poor families, which are called poor families.
There are not many families with books. Except for the library collections of big aristocratic families, most ordinary poor families only have a few books on scriptures, or even worse, one or two literate books.
As for the art of war? "Sun Tzu's Art of War" is a thousand years old since the Tang Dynasty. However, due to the limitations of ancient printing and papermaking technology, as well as war and other factors, it would be good if it was not lost. Those who have this book in their collection are not ordinary people.
Li Jing acquired his military skills from his uncle Han Qinhu. Han Qinhu was one of the Nine Elders of the Sui Dynasty and a famous general in the Sui Dynasty. He fought countless battles in his life and had a strong family background. Later, he passed all his skills and family heirlooms to his extremely qualified nephew Li Jing. . When he was about to die, he shouted: "I will go to the Kingdom of Zhu during my lifetime, and I will be the King of Yama after my death." Therefore, according to world legend, King Yama is Han Qinhu.
There were many military generals in the Tang Dynasty. Except for the famous generals Li Xiaogong and Li Daozong, many of them were born with mud-legged backgrounds. There are many strong generals, but few Confucian generals.
The only people who are qualified to say that they know the military are Li Ji and Hou Junji. Li Ji's original name was Xu Ji and his courtesy name was Maogong. He was born into a wealthy family, so he had the conditions to learn cultural knowledge. After joining the Tang Dynasty, he was given the surname Li by Emperor Li Yuan.
Hou Junji was born in Youzhou, a poor street gangster. He was flamboyant and untalented in his early years. Later, he joined the Prince of Qin's palace during the chaos in the late Sui Dynasty. He gradually became more important to the king of Qin, Li Shimin, and rose to a high position after going through many battles. Knowing that he had insufficient background, he was motivated to learn the art of war.
Emperor Li Er ordered Li Jing to teach him the art of war, but Li Jing had hidden secrets in the process of teaching. Hou Junji accused Li Jing of disobeying the imperial edict and intending to rebel.
The emperor blamed Li Jing, but Li Jing said that it was Hou Junji who had second thoughts. All he taught was the art of war against foreign enemies. Learning this external part was enough for him to defend his territory and open up borders to deal with barbarians. But Hou Junji is not greedy enough and wants to learn the internal part. If he doesn't teach him, he will complain? ,
So the emperor had nothing to say and stopped teaching the art of war. Therefore, Hou Junji was regarded as half of Li Jing's apprentice. But Li Jing was very unhappy with him.
History proves that Old Li Jing's vision was correct, and Hou Junji did indeed rebel in the end.
But now, many changes have occurred, and the grievances between Hou Junji and Li Jing are still there, but with the emergence of Xiao Rui, Hou Junji has restrained himself a lot.
Even a high-ranking general like Hou Junji would find it difficult to learn the art of war, let alone ordinary people. This shows the preciousness of the art of war. This is why when Xiao Rui wrote the book Three Kingdoms, he was strictly banned by the emperor.
If everyone in the world holds a copy of Three Kingdoms, and when the world is in chaos, rebel gangs from all over the world will learn from the Three Kingdoms and use their troops... Wow, what a scene. It would probably make the court angry to death.
On the bottom floor of the prison, a bored Zhao Deyan was rummaging through books on the bookshelf.
"Huh? "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"? I have never heard of this book. I only know "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Who wrote this?" Looked through it, "Xiao Rui? Mr. Hou, who is Xiao Rui? How can I tell you What about the same name and surname? Which dynasty was the person?"
Xiao Rui gave him a big roll of his eyes, "I'm not talented, it's me."
puff……
"Is this a book written by you? I only know that you are good at writing storybooks for circulation, but I have never heard of you writing a book about it! Is this also a storybook?" Zhao Deyan looked through it with interest.
"The general trend of the world is that if it has been divided for a long time, it must be reunited, and if it has been together for a long time, it must be divided..."
"Wonderful! In just one sentence, it tells the story of the rise and fall of the world."
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Xiao Rui explained: "This is adapted from the historical book "Three Kingdoms". It is 30% true and 70% false. It is also a storybook. However, it is not widely circulated and is strictly forbidden to be circulated in private. Lao Gao is also true. Let him decorate a study room for I’m going to get some books I haven’t read yet, why are the books I wrote on the table also on the table?”
Zhao Deyan was already immersed in it with relish and was completely unaware of Xiao Rui's thoughts.
A few days later, in the Li Zheng Hall of the harem, the queen was educating her son Li Chengqian, "Your brother-in-law has been back for many days. Everyone else knows to visit him, but why have you never mentioned it? Do you still hate him?"
Li Chengqian shook his head and said: "I didn't dare to report back to my mother, and I didn't bear any grudge against my brother-in-law. It's just, it's just... it's too awkward to get along with him."
awkward?
The queen stretched out her hand and tapped her son's forehead, "Elm head. Comfort can easily breed arrogance. Your brother-in-law is stricter with you for your own good. Just because he beat you twice, you will be resentful. With such a big heart, in the future How can I be a king?"
"This time your brother-in-law is in jail, and half of the responsibility is because of you. Even if it's not because of family ties, in terms of kindness, you should still visit him."
Li Chengqian nodded: "I'll take note of it, let's get over it. I don't know what my brother-in-law likes? Or what his shortcomings are? You can't go empty-handed, right?"
The queen smiled and said: "Ask Chang Le, she knows best. By the way, Zhao Deyan is also detained with your brother-in-law. He took care of you at the grassland family. You can visit him by the way. Don't let others say you are ungrateful."
Mr. Zhao? Li Chengqian said in surprise.
"Okay, I'll go find my little sister right now."
Seeing her son's sudden change of attitude, the queen muttered, why was her son so close to Zhao Deyan? Have you been led astray? So she set out to find the emperor.
"What? Let Qian'er become a disciple of Zhao Deyan? No, absolutely not!" After hearing the emperor's explanation, the queen objected loudly.
The emperor patiently said: "This is not my intention, it is Xiao Rui's suggestion. Don't you believe in Xiao Rui's vision? Or do you believe in Zhao Deyan's talent? He has been able to assist the Turks for many years, and he can even compete with Li Jing and Xiao Rui. This shows that He is so talented. He is better than those old academics who only know how to read."
The queen worriedly said: "But he is a surrendered general after all. Moreover, it is a Han who surrendered to the grassland. Is the character of such a person trustworthy?"
The emperor pondered: "I have been so worried before. But Xiao Rui explained that Zhao Deyan was forced to leave by the former Sui Dynasty, and he cannot be said to have betrayed the Han people. Because after he took charge of the grassland, he has been promoting the king's transformation, changing customs and rectifying them. Within the Turks, they want to educate the grassland people. They have not taken the initiative to provoke a war between the two countries."
"As for contributing during the war, it is the loyalty of each person to his master and the duty of a minister. It is understandable. These can prove that this person's character is not bad."
"Guanyin Maid, haven't you noticed? The most important thing is that Qian'er likes this person. We have hired several gentlemen for him, but Qian'er only studied perfunctorily and couldn't learn anything."
"Even the famous teacher Xiao Rui can't keep Qian'er by his side to teach him. He can only use ingenuity to let him travel thousands of miles. But after all, these are not long-term solutions. Qian'er needs a gentleman who he can get close to and who is talented enough. "
"I have already thought about it. Don't doubt the people who are suspected, and don't doubt the people who are employed. Let's talk to Zhao Deyan again. If he agrees, we will publicly announce the appointment after a while."
After hearing this, the queen stopped talking. Since the emperor had made up his mind, she could only agree.
On the bottom floor of the prison, Zhao Deyan was obsessed with the Three Kingdoms for several days. When he read about the Battle of Red Cliff, he almost threw the book away.
"Master Marquis, I understand today why you can see through Tuli at a glance, and the trouble that has been going on for a long time is all the tricks you wrote?"
"Zhao Deyan, in vain, boasts that he is very knowledgeable. When he passed the design of the Three Kingdoms, he was very complacent. Now it seems that he is just like a clown jumping from the bottom of a well..."
Xiao Rui patted his shoulder and comforted him: "Don't be so arrogant. You are not the only one who feels this way. Many people have said so."
Pfft...are you trying to comfort people?
"Husband, Mr. Zhao, please take a rest. I brought you potatoes and chicken stew today. Wash your hands quickly and get ready to eat." Xiangcheng came over personally carrying the food box.
