Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 113 Arrange a Small Job for Zhu Di
"Moreover, the most important thing is that for a master like me who gives lectures to you, His Highness will give me an extra salary every month.

I wonder if you know about this matter?
However, it doesn't matter, you just need to be clear that these masters are paid by His Royal Highness King Yan to give lectures to you, and the salary is quite a lot!

If you end up spending His Highness’s money and end up not learning anything, how His Highness King Yan treats you is beyond our little right Changshi’s ability to know..."

Following Guo An's words, the expressions of the servants and generals below all became serious.

His Highness will naturally punish them heavily, how else can he treat them?
"Is what Guo Changshi just said about the salary true?" A general asked hurriedly.

"When did we ever lie to you?" Guo An asked with a light smile.

"I don't know how much Guo Changshi's salary is?" a general asked curiously, with some expectations in his eyes.

"Knowledge is priceless, how can we tell you?"

Guo An smiled lightly, ignored the resentful eyes of those generals, and said directly: "Now, you can tell us, what books do you want to read?"

"Guo Changshi said just now that we are generals. I don't know if Guo Changshi has military books?"

As soon as these words came out, all the generals were full of anticipation.

Guo An's eyes lit up, "Art of war?"

"Exactly!"

All the generals nodded in unison.

"We are the children of Confucianism, so we don't have military books!" Guo An shook his head slowly.

All the generals couldn't help but be disappointed.

Guo An said again: "However, His Highness King Yan likes to lead troops to fight, and His Highness should have a lot of military books!"

"It is extremely, it is extremely, His Highness must have a book of war!"

Now, all the military generals looked happy again.

"Then I don't know what kind of military book you want to read?" Guo An asked again.

"Guo Changshi, there are many kinds of military books?" A general asked doubtfully.

"It's natural!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "Now the most widely spread is "Sun Tzu's Art of War" written by Sun Wu during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods.

However, in addition to such sacred books of military science, there are also "Shen Nong's Art of War", "Yellow Emperor's Art of War", or "Military Records" and "Military Administration" from the Western Zhou Dynasty.

In addition, there is "Sima Rangju's Art of War" by Sima Rangju.

Wu Zixu's "Water Battle Art of War Collection", this book seems to be Water War Art of War.

"Wu Zi's Art of War", "Sun Bin's Art of War", "Gui Gu Zi", "Wei Liao Zi".

Also, Zhuge Wuhou's "General Garden", "Wuhou Bachen Art of War Collection", Cao Cao's "Meng De Xin Shu".

Li Jing's "Li Wei Gong's Art of War" in the Tang Dynasty, and the "Wu Jing Zong Yao" in the Song Dynasty..."

Below, a group of military generals had already widened their eyes and were short of breath.

"Dare to ask Guo Changshi, there are so many military books in the world? Why haven't I heard of them?"

Guo An sneered, "Although you are generals, but you don't know big characters, how do you know so many classics on the art of war?"

"Too!"

After talking about so many military tactics, all the generals have long admired Guo An directly.

"However, it seems that His Highness King Yan has never mentioned these ancient books? Could it be that His Highness doesn't have these military books?"

Suddenly, a general whispered.

"Impossible, how could His Royal Highness King Yan not have these ancient books?" The general beside him stared and shouted angrily.

"His Royal Highness King Yan must have it!"

Another general said affirmatively.

Up above, Guo An said with a satisfied smile: "Don't be impatient, generals, any of these ancient books on the art of war are holy books on war, and some of them may not be available to His Royal Highness King Yan.

However, according to how much His Highness likes military books, as long as you tell His Highness King Yan the names of these military books, His Highness will definitely look for them! "

"Yes, yes, Guo Changshi is resourceful and resourceful. As long as I tell His Highness King Yan about these military books, His Highness King Yan will definitely find them!"

All the generals were excited.

Suddenly, another general said: "Guo Changshi, can you tell me about those military books again, I don't remember them!"

Hearing this, all the generals were also stunned in place, staring at each other, they seemed to have forgotten it too!
"Have you all forgotten?" Guo An said with a smile.

"Guo Changshi is wise!"

"Those soldier classics are nice to listen to, but they are too convoluted!"

"..."

All the generals laughed.

"It's okay!"

Guo An said with a hearty smile, "There are too many ancient military books, even if we tell you several times, you won't be able to remember them!"

"However, we can write it on paper for you, and each of you can write down a book!"

"Thank you Guo Changshi!"

All the generals were overjoyed immediately.

"Guo Changshi, here is the best white paper!"

"Guo Changshi, I will grind ink for you!"

"Guo Changshi, we'll give you..."

In an instant, a group of military generals surrounded him, offering all sorts of courtesies to Guo An.

However, these generals had never done such work, especially the one who studied ink, as if he wanted to smash the entire inkstone, Guo An hurriedly called to stop.

"Quickly stop, press it down again, and the inkstone will be broken by you!"

"Hey, Guo Changshi..."

"You are all watching from the sidelines, let Ma He come and help us grind ink!" Guo An said bluntly.

"Who is Ma He?"

"Who is Ma He?"

"Did Guo Changshi remember correctly? There is no general named Ma He among us."

After shouting for a while, all the generals finally realized.

"We are calling the servant Ma He, you generals are thick hands and feet, and they are good at killing people, but the delicate work of ink research still needs to be handed over to the servant!"

Guo An said helplessly.

"Guo Changshi, the villain is here."

Just in time, Ma He also squeezed in from the outside.

Guo An said: "Study ink for us!"

Ma He replied gratefully: "Yes!"

Immediately, he quickly studied the ink.

Guo An also began to cut the paper, and when the ink was finished, he wrote on the paper while saying: "Sun Wu, "Sun Tzu's Art of War"!"

"Everyone should have heard of this book of war!"

"I heard it, I heard it!"

All the generals nodded again and again.

"Here, you take it first!"

Guo An picked up the piece of paper and handed it to a general, and wrote down again: ""Shen Nong's Art of War", "The Yellow Emperor's Art of War"..."

After teaching a group of generals to read it twice, they continued to write.

In this way, after writing all the military books he just mentioned, he stopped.

And this time, among the generals, each of them held a piece of paper with a military book written on it, and silently memorized it with a serious face.

Guo An taught it several times again. Although the generals couldn't memorize all the military books, they could still remember the military book in their hands.

Guo An was very satisfied with this.

"Okay, everyone can go to His Royal Highness King Yan to ask for books!"

"Thank you Guo Changshi, thank you Guo Changshi..."

A group of generals carefully folded the papers in their hands, and then walked out excitedly.

In the school, after arranging a job for Zhu Dixiao, Guo An happily walked back.

……

In the Hall of Mind, Zhu Di was approving some affairs in Yan Palace in recent days.

Suddenly, there was a familiar noise outside.

When Zhu Di looked up, his forehead suddenly jumped.

"The last general sees His Highness!"

Your Highness, directly knelt down and crushed a group of generals.

"Didn't you learn to read and write with Guo Changshi in the school, why did you come here suddenly?"

"His Royal Highness, the last general is waiting for someone to come down!"

The leading general said with a happy expression on his face.

"Going down?"

Zhu Di was taken aback for a moment, and then his face turned gloomy.

"We remember that Guo An didn't go to the school for half an hour. Why did you leave the class so quickly, but Guo An didn't give you a good lecture?"

"Your Highness misunderstood!"

"Your Highness, Guo Changshi's speech is excellent!"

What surprised Zhu Di was that as soon as his words fell, this group of rebellious generals praised Guo An all over their faces.

"Oh?"

Zhu Di straightened his body, and asked curiously: "We are a little curious, how good is Guo An's speech?"

The military commander replied: "His Royal Highness, those masters used to tell me some words that even the masters could not understand.

Only this Guo Changshi will let me choose books by myself, let me choose what books to study by myself! "

"Oh?"

Zhu Di was even more curious.

"What books did you study?"

Now, a group of generals began to speak in high spirits.

"Reporting to Your Highness, the last general learned from Sun Wu's "Sun Tzu's Art of War"!"

"Your Highness, what the general learns is Sima Rangju's "Sima Rangju's Art of War."

"The last general studied Wu Zixu's "Water Warfare Art Collection"."

"The last general is Li Jing's "Li Weigong's Art of War."

"The end will be Zhuge Wuhou's "General Garden" and "Wuhou Bachen Art of War Collection."

"The end will be Cao Cao's "New Book of Meng De"..."

At first, Zhu Di's face was full of joy, but the more he listened, his face became darker.

"In such a short period of time, Guo An can tell you so many tactics?"

"Your Highness misunderstood, what Guo Changshi told the last general and others were the names of these military books, but did not explain the content!"

Seeing that Zhu Di misunderstood, a general quickly explained.

Zhu Di's eyes widened and his face was full of anger, "Then Guo An is just teaching you the titles of these classics?"

All the generals replied sincerely: "Your Highness, these are all begged by the last general and others to teach Guo Changshi!"

"Why?"

Zhu Di suppressed his anger and asked slowly.

"Your Highness, calm down, I also want Guo Changshi to teach me the content of these military books, but the previous masters recommended to me are all Confucian classics, not a single military book."

The leading general said slowly.

"Why don't you buy it?" Zhu Di asked.

"Your Highness, forgive me, I have never heard of these military books, and the bookstores outside certainly don't have them either!"

The general said helplessly.

"What do you mean by that?"

Inexplicably, Zhu Di sensed a treacherous look from these generals of His Highness.

"Hehe, the last general and others came to inquire. I don't know if there are "Li Weigong's Art of War", "Meng De's New Book", and "Jiang Yuan" among the books in His Highness's collection?"

The leading general laughed.

Zhu Di's face darkened, and he finally understood.

"We were wondering just now. Since you entered the school, you all walked around us when you saw us. Why did you suddenly come to us today? So it was because of our idea of ​​those military books?"

"Your Highness is wise!"

All the generals quickly flattered, "In today's Daming, Your Highness's mansion has the most complete military books. As generals and others, if they want to read and write, they should also read military books and learn military books!"

"What military books do you all want?" Zhu Di asked.

""Sun Tzu's Art of War", "Li Weigong's Art of War", "Meng De's New Book", "General Garden", "Sima Rangju's Art of War", "Water War Art of War Collection"..."

All the generals said immediately.

Now, Zhu Di could finally listen carefully to the titles of these books, and the more he listened, the more shocked he became.

He has only heard the titles of many of these books, but has never seen them, and there are even a few books that he has never heard of.

"Where did you and the others learn about these tactics?"

"Return to Your Highness, Guo Changshi told the general and others about these!"

The leading general replied.

"Guo An?"

Zhu Di muttered to himself in a low voice, and then said to the generals: "We know, we will naturally find these military books!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

All the generals were overjoyed immediately.

When all the generals left happily, Zhu Di's face darkened immediately.

"What a thief officer, he finds troubles for us every day!"

After speaking angrily, Zhu Di went to the Changshi Division.

"Guo An!"

Seeing Guo An who was leisurely sitting on the public chair, Zhu Di's face darkened immediately.

"My minister sees Your Highness!"

Seeing Zhu Di coming in, Guo An was taken aback, and then quickly greeted him with a smile on his face.

"We asked you to teach those generals to read and write, why do you encourage those generals to read military books?" Zhu Di asked directly.

"Your Highness, generals don't read military books, what books can they read?"

Guo An looked at Zhu Di and asked sincerely.

"Humph!"

Zhu Di was startled, and then asked again: "But generals read military books, how can the ladies we invited teach those generals?"

Guo An chuckled and said, "His Royal Highness, the generals are still in the stage of enlightenment and literacy at this stage, and their most important thing is to know characters.

Letting those generals read Confucian classics made them extremely irritated.

However, if they are allowed to read military books, these generals will not only be very happy, but will actively memorize the words in those military books.

In this way, letting the generals read military books and classics can do more with less for the generals to read and write!
As for the masters who teach, the masters only need to tell how to read the words on the military books and what they mean, and they don't need to explain the true meaning of the military books. Even children who are literate can teach this kind of thing! "

After listening, Zhu Di thought carefully for a while, his eyes lit up, as if it was true.

Guo An said again: "However, the only trouble with this is that His Highness needs to help those generals find some military books. It is best that every general has a military book in hand!"

Zhu Di nodded subconsciously, and said again: "We want to know, where did you know about the classics on military warfare such as "Sima Rangju's Art of War", "Water War Art of War", and "Jiang Yuan"? Where are these ancient books?"

Guo An said: "Forgive me, Your Highness, I have only heard of these ancient books, but I have never seen them, and I don't know where there are books!"

Zhu Di: "..."

Guo An smiled softly, "However, His Highness is full of talented people, and he is also King Yan of the Ming Dynasty. As long as His Highness sends someone to collect these military books, someone will take the initiative to send them to His Highness!"

Zhu Di fell into deep thought.

……

(End of this chapter)