Rise From the Humble

In the afternoon, there was nothing going on in Wuyi Hall. Zhu Pingan simply poured a cup of tea and read "The Art of War" while sitting there.

"Sun Tzu said: Everywhere an army is at odds: a mountain is close to a valley, a high place is considered a living place, and a battle is raging without climbing, this is where the army of the mountain is. If there is no water, you will be far away from the water; if a guest comes without the water, do not welcome him in the water. , order half-aid and attack them with advantage; those who want to fight, do not cling to the water to welcome the guests; depending on the height of the living place, there is no way to welcome the current, so the army here is on the water."

This is "Sun Tzu's Art of War: Terrain Chapter". The more Zhu Ping'an read it, the more exquisite it became. As he read it, he reviewed the battles in history in his mind. He picked out the battle cases involving terrain and compared them with "Topography Chapter". The more you compare the principles, the more profound they become.

Terrain is so important to war, whether in ancient times or modern times. If you can't make good use of terrain, you can't be a good general.

Of course, learn its meaning rather than its shape. Learning "Topography" does not mean that you must arrange your formation according to "Topography". You must use the terrain flexibly according to the actual situation. Han Xin's last-ditch battle was completely opposite to "Those who want to fight should not be attached to the water but welcome guests" in "Topography", but he also achieved a great victory.

"Haha, Zihou is very interested in military affairs. It seems that our Ming Dynasty needs another good minister and general who is both civilized, Taoist and military."

After Li Chunfang finished writing a Qing Ci, she noticed that Zhu Ping'an was reading "The Art of War" seriously, and couldn't help laughing and joking.

Able to be both civilized, Taoist and military? !

Another official in the same room couldn't help laughing after hearing Li Chunfang's words, "Mr. Li, you were so focused on writing that you didn't pay attention. Zihou, after lunch, he opened "Sun Tzu's Art of War" and arrived. I haven’t even turned a page now, and I had my eyes closed for quite a while.”

Although the official did not say it directly, others knew that Zhu Ping'an had just fallen asleep while reading "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu.

Well

I was recalling the battle examples in history and comparing them

However, Zhu Pingan did not explain, but just laughed. Books are for reading to yourself, not for others.

However, he has a simple and honest face, and he smiles as if he is embarrassed by being criticized.

There was a chuckle in the room.

"Why are you laughing? You are so happy." An official came in with an official document in his hand and asked with a smile.

"Haha, it's nothing. Mr. Zhao is here, but what are Mr. Yan Ge's orders?" Li Chunfang stood up and welcomed the visitor in, and asked with a smile.

Mr. Zhao has been working as the director of Wuyi Palace for several years and has been working under Yan Song. He can be regarded as one of Yan Song's secretaries.

"It's not a big deal. I just have a commendation document. Please polish it up. It will be issued with a seal in the next two days." Mr. Zhao said softly, and then handed the document in his hand to Li Chunfang.

"Mr. Zhao, you're too polite. This is my job, so why bother?" Li Chunfang finished the paperwork and shook her head with a smile.

"Master Zhao, please have some tea."

Another official in the room said, reaching out and pouring a cup of tea.

"No, I have to go to Mr. Wang's place. I won't drink the tea." Mr. Zhao smiled and shook his head, then said a few words to Li Chunfang, then waved to Zhu Ping'an and others, and then left. went.

"Whose award document is this? Mr. Yan Ge has personally read it." Another official in the room curiously took the document from Li Chunfang and opened it to read.

"Haha, what a coincidence, Zihou can take a look. Maybe in the future, we will draft such a commendation document for you." The official unfolded the document and read it again, and couldn't help but laugh. He handed the document to Zhu Pingan.

What's the meaning?

Zhu Ping'an curiously took the document and looked at it.

Um

After reading the document, Zhu Ping'an understood why he said this, because this document was a military commendation document. Wasn't he reading "Sun Tzu's Art of War" just now? It happened to be related to this.

The main idea of ​​this document is: Three months ago, Na Yan, the chief of the Li tribe in Wuzhishan, Qiongzhou, rebelled, and also colluded with the tribesmen in Ganfen and Changhua. There were ten tribes in total, tens of thousands of people gathered, and the momentum was huge. Ouyang Bijin, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, stayed calm in the face of danger and took command from the center. He calmly mobilized elite troops and generals to conquer the rebellion. Because Governor Ouyang Bijin mobilized his troops well, commanded well, and lured the enemy deep, he succeeded in one battle. He killed more than 5,300 thieves in total and surrendered more than 3,700 people. After the victory, Ouyang Bijin, in order to avoid future troubles, regardless of personal safety, was willing to take risks and went to the People's Center alone to make an agreement with the people, treat them equally, treat the people as Han people, and establish towns. The people surrendered wholeheartedly, vowed never to rebel again, and moved out to live in the mountains. As a result, the people's stubborn diseases were eliminated, and Hainan was peaceful.

Ouyang Bijin?

This name is very familiar.

After Zhu Ping'an read it, he was slightly startled, then twitched his lips and smiled.

Come to think of it, isn't Ouyang Bijin the father of Ouyang Zishi, the brother-in-law of Mr. Yan Song and Yan Ge?

My brother-in-law has achieved military merit, and it is enough for Mr. Yan Ge to see it in person.

Zhu Ping'an didn't have much impression of Ouyang Bijin, but he knew that Ouyang Bijin had a pretty good reputation in history, at least much better than Yan Song. This man seems to be an ancient scientist. In order to solve the problem of insufficient livestock power caused by the cattle plague, he researched and invented a human-powered tiller. It is said that "the power of one person and one hand is equivalent to two cattle." However, it is a pity that it was not promoted and developed. Later, Also lost.

But I haven't heard of Ouyang Bijin's military talents and achievements.

But according to this document, Ouyang Bijin was a well-known good general in the Jiajing Dynasty.

If Ouyang Bijin was so powerful, how could he be left out of the subsequent efforts to eliminate Japanese pirates? Qi Jiguang and the others were not the only famous anti-Japanese generals in history.

wrong

Zhu Ping'an opened the document again and read it carefully. His intuition told him that this document was not that simple.

Read it again carefully.

Zhu Ping'an noticed that in this document, only two names appeared, one was Na Yan, the leader of the thief, and the other was Ouyang Bijin. In other words, all the credit for suppressing the rebellion belongs to Ouyang Bijin.

This is certainly not normal.

Ouyang Bijin is the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and he is a feudal official. He should not personally lead troops to suppress the rebellion.

After reading it carefully again, Zhu Pingan noticed the sentence "mobilize elite soldiers and generals to conquer the rebellion" in the document. This sentence can be understood to mean that Ouyang Bijin mobilized elite soldiers and generals to conquer the rebellion, or it can also be understood that Ouyang Bijin mobilized one or several outstanding generals to lead the troops to suppress the rebellion.

However, most people will understand it in the first meaning.

Zhu Pingan couldn't help but shook his head and smiled.

Well, this poor "strong general"... I just don't know who he is.

"Others carry swords, but my pen is like a knife." Through this document, Zhu Ping'an gained a deeper understanding of the phrase "pen is like a knife."

This document may not have been written by Ouyang Bijin, but it must have something to do with Yan Song.

Ginger is still spicy.