In the afternoon, there was nothing to do in Wuyi Hall, so Zhu Ping'an simply poured a cup of tea and sat down to read "The Art of War".
"Sun Tzu said: When the army is facing the enemy, it is better to stay in the valley and wait for the enemy to cross the river. If the enemy is crossing the river, do not meet him in the water. Let him cross halfway and then attack him. If you want to fight, do not stay near the water to meet the enemy. If the enemy is crossing the river, do not meet him in the water. If the enemy is crossing halfway, do not fight him. If the enemy is crossing the river, do not meet him in the water. If the enemy is crossing halfway, do not fight him. If the enemy is crossing the river, do not meet him in the water. If the enemy is crossing the river, do not fight him ...
This is "The Art of War by Sun Tzu. Terrain". The more Zhu Ping'an read it, the more he thought it was wonderful. As he read, he recalled the battles in history in his mind, picking out the battle examples that involved terrain and comparing them with the principles in "Terrain". The more he compared, the more profound it seemed to him.
Terrain is extremely important for war, whether in ancient times or modern times. If you are not good at using terrain, you cannot be a good general.
Of course, we should learn the meaning rather than the form. Learning the Terrain Chapter does not mean that we must deploy the troops according to the Terrain Chapter. We should flexibly use the terrain according to the actual situation. Han Xin's battle with his back to the water was completely opposite to the Terrain Chapter's "If you want to fight, don't stay by the water to welcome the enemy", but he also won a great victory.
"Haha, Zihou is quite interested in military affairs. It seems that our Ming Dynasty will have another good minister and general who is both civil and military."
After Li Chunfang finished writing a Qingci, he found that Zhu Pingan was reading "The Art of War" seriously, and couldn't help but smile and joked.
Possessing both civil and military skills? !
Another official in the same room couldn't help but chuckle after hearing what Li Chunfang said, "Master Li, you were so focused on writing that you didn't notice that Zihou hadn't turned a page since he opened the "Art of War" after lunch. He even closed his eyes for a long time..."
Although the official did not say it directly, others knew that Zhu Ping'an had just fallen asleep while reading "The Art of War"...
Well
I was thinking back to the battles in history and comparing...
However, Zhu Pingan did not explain, but just laughed. Books are to be read to yourself, not to be read to others.
However, he had a simple and honest face, and when he smiled, he looked as if he was embarrassed because someone had said something wrong.
There was a chuckle in the room.
"What are you laughing at? You look so happy." An official walked in with a document in his hand and asked with a smile.
"Haha, nothing. Lord Zhao is here, but does Lord Yan have any instructions?" Li Chunfang stood up and welcomed the person in, asking with a smile.
Lord Zhao has been working as Sizhi in Wuyi Palace for several years and has been working under Yan Song. He is considered one of Yan Song's secretaries.
"It's not a big deal. It's just a commendation document. I'd like you to polish it. It will be issued to the lower levels in the next two days." Lord Zhao said softly, and then handed the document in his hand to Li Chunfang.
"Lord Zhao, you are too polite. This is our job, so why would it be a trouble?" Li Chunfang took the document, smiled and shook his head.
"Master Zhao, please have some tea."
Another official in the room said this, reaching out to pour a cup of tea.
"No, I still have to go to Lord Wang, so I won't drink the tea." Lord Zhao smiled and shook his head, then said a few words to Li Chunfang, then waved to Zhu Pingan and others, and left.
"Whose commendation document is this? Lord Yan even reviewed it personally." Another official in the room curiously took the document from Li Chunfang and unfolded it to have a look.
"Haha, what a coincidence, Zihou, you can take a look at it. Maybe in the future, we will have to draft such a commendation document for you, Zihou." After unfolding the document and reading it, the official couldn't help but laugh, and handed the document to Zhu Ping'an with a smile.
What's the meaning
Zhu Ping'an took the document curiously and looked at it.
Um
After reading the document, Zhu Ping'an finally understood why he said that, because this document was a military commendation document. He was just reading "The Art of War" and it happened to be related to this.
The gist of this document is: Three months ago, Na Yan, the chief of the Limin tribe in Wuzhi Mountain, Qiongzhou, rebelled, and also colluded with the Limin people in Gratitude and Changhua, with dozens of tribes in total, tens of thousands of people, and a huge momentum. The Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Ouyang Bijin, remained calm in the face of danger, commanded the central command, calmly mobilized elite troops and generals, and went to the expedition to suppress the rebellion. Because Governor Ouyang Bijin mobilized troops and commanded in moderation, lured the enemy deep into the territory, and succeeded in one battle, beheaded more than 5,300 bandit leaders, and surrendered more than 3,700 people. After the victory, Ouyang Bijin, in order to eliminate future troubles, regardless of his personal safety, took the risk and went to the Limin Center alone to make an agreement with the Limin people, treat them equally, regard the Limin people as Han people, and establish a town. The Limin people surrendered wholeheartedly, vowed never to rebel again, and moved out of the mountains to live. As a result, the Limin people's stubborn diseases were eliminated and Hainan was stable.
Ouyang must enter
This name sounds familiar.
After reading it, Zhu Ping'an was slightly stunned, then he pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled.
I remembered that Ouyang Bijin was the father of Ouyang Zishi, and the brother-in-law of Yan Song.
Since my brother-in-law has made military achievements, it is reasonable for Lord Yan to review it personally.
Zhu Ping'an didn't have much impression of Ouyang Bijin, but he knew that Ouyang Bijin had a good reputation in history, at least much better than Yan Song. This man seemed to be an ancient scientist. In order to solve the problem of insufficient animal power caused by the plague of oxen, he invented a human tiller. It is said that "the strength of one person and one hand is enough to equal two oxen", but unfortunately it was not promoted and developed, and later it was lost.
But I don’t seem to have heard that Ouyang Bijin has any talent or achievements in military affairs.
But according to this document, Ouyang Bijin was a famous general in the Jiajing Dynasty.
If Ouyang Bijin was so powerful, how could he be missing in the later fight to wipe out the Japanese pirates? There were more famous generals in history who fought against the Japanese pirates than just Qi Jiguang.
No...
Zhu Ping'an unfolded the document again and read it carefully. His intuition told him that this document was not that simple.
Read it again carefully.
Zhu Pingan noticed that there were only two names on the document, one was the bandit leader Na Yan, and the other was Ouyang Bijin. In other words, the credit for suppressing the rebellion was all attributed to Ouyang Bijin.
This is certainly not normal.
Ouyang Bijin was the governor-general of Guangdong and Guangxi, a high-ranking official. He would not personally lead troops to suppress the rebellion.
After reading it carefully again, Zhu Pingan noticed the sentence "mobilize elite soldiers and generals to go to the expedition to suppress the rebellion". This sentence can be understood as Ouyang Bijin mobilizing elite soldiers and generals to go to the expedition to suppress the rebellion, or it can be understood as one or several outstanding generals mobilized by Ouyang Bijin to lead the troops to suppress the rebellion.
However, most people would understand it according to the first meaning.
Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but shook his head and laughed.
Well, this poor "strong general"... ... I just don't know who he is.
"Others carry swords, but I use my pen as a knife." Through this document, Zhu Ping'an has a deeper understanding of the phrase "pen is like a knife."
This document may not have been written by Ouyang Bijin, but it is definitely related to Yan Song.
Old ginger is still spicy.