The Romance of the Famous Marshals of the Early Tang Dynasty Li Jichuan

Chapter 23 Wisdom Gifts

From the last time Xu Mouse came to Yicheng Temple, after Master Huitong taught Xu Mouse the eighteen moves of the Chinese stick, sometimes in the morning Master Huitong also explained the art of war to Xu Maogong (Li Ji).

Just after the day of midwinter (7:00-9:00), Master Huitong explained the art of war to Xu Maogong (Li Ji) in the abbot's room.

Master Huitong said: "Disciple, Sun Tzu's Art of War "Attacking Chapter" says: Know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles; Knowing oneself without knowing the other, one wins and one loses; I don't know who I am, I don't know myself, I will die in every battle. Tell me about this, boy.

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) said: Master, this sentence is to say: know yourself and understand the enemy, and there will be no danger in every battle; If you don't know the enemy but know yourself, the chances of winning or losing are half of the odds; If you don't know both the enemy and yourself, you will lose every battle.

Master Huitong asked: Apprentice, the old monk seems that this sentence is very important, as the saying goes: It is easy to know it, but it is difficult to know it. Tell me about it: How do you know the other?

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) replied: Master, there are many ways to know the enemy, such as the information of the enemy's commander, the deployment of the army, and the marching situation.

Master Huitong asked: "Apprentice, Sun Tzu's Art of War "The Beginning of the Plan" says: Soldiers, sophistry. Therefore, it can be shown but cannot, used and shown not to use, near and shown far, far and near; Profit and temptation, chaos and take, real and prepared, strong and avoid, angry and scratch, humble and arrogant, hard work, kiss and leave. The enemy's military situation is true and false, false and real, and may change at any time, how to know the other?

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) replied: Master, there are many ways to know the other in time, such as sending scouts to find out, and the apprentice thinks that the most important thing is to use the space.

Master Huitong nodded with a smile and said: "Apprentice, for the teacher, in the Art of War, the most important strategy is to use the room. Today's focus is on this one,

Carry it, son.

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) replied: Master, the apprentice has memorized the "Use of the Chapter":

Sun Tzu said: Where the Xingshi is 100,000 yuan, he goes on a journey of thousands of miles, the people's expenses, the public's dedication, and the daily expenses are thousands of gold; There are 700,000 people who are in turmoil inside and outside, who are neglecting the road and are not allowed to do things. Stay together for several years, in order to win one day, and love Juelu Baijin, do not know the feelings of the enemy, unkind to the most, not human generals, not the lord's support, not the lord of victory. Therefore, the Ming monarch is a virtuous general, so he moves and wins, and the success comes from the many, and the prophet is also. The prophet shall not be taken from ghosts and gods, nor from things, nor from the degree, but from men, and from those who know the feelings of the enemy.

Therefore, there are five rooms: there is a cause, there is an inner room, there is a reverse room, there is a death room, and there is a life room. The five rooms are all up, I don't know the way, it is called the god era, and the treasure of the human king. Because of the intermediary, because of the villagers to use it. Those who are in the middle are used because of their officials. Those who oppose it are used because of their enemies. Those who are dead, for the sake of telling the outside world, let us know it, and spread it among the enemy. Those who are alive will also be repaid.

At this time, there was a knock on the door, Master Huitong said, please come in, Zhenhe opened the door of the abbot's room and came in.

Master Huitong said, please Steward Sun,

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) walked towards the door of the room,

Housekeeper Sun Dayou walked into the abbot's room, Xu Maogong (Li Ji) said with a smile, Steward Sun is good,

The housekeeper Sun Dayou clasped his fists and saluted and said, Young Master Xu is good,

The housekeeper Sun Dayou walked quickly to Master Huitong, bowed, held the prayer note in both hands, handed it to Master Huitong and said, Master Huitong, my master accompanied Xu Yuanwai to visit,

Master Huitong stood up and said, apprentice, please follow the teacher, go to the mountain gate to greet the two members, Master Huitong, housekeeper Sun Dayou, Xu Maogong (Li Ji), Zhenhe came to the gate of Yicheng Temple

After a cup of tea, Sun Anfu, Xu Gai, and Xu Mouse came on horseback

In front of the mountain gate of Yicheng Temple

Sun Anfu, Xu Gai, and Xu Mouse stepped forward to give a salute, and Master Huitong inquired and said, "The two members came from outside, and they missed the distance. ”

Xu Gai replied: "The little nephew has moved to Weinan County, Huazhou, and came to report to the master. Master Huitong said: "Please have tea in the abbot's room of the two members." ”

Master Huitong walked forward, Sun Anfu, Xu Gai, and Xu Maogong (Li Ji) entered the abbot's room of Yicheng Temple with Master Huitong, and the guests and hosts were seated. I saw Xingtong bring out tea. After tea, Xingtong took the tea cup and tray and exited the abbot's room.

Master Huitong asked Sun Anfu, "Virtuous nephew, Lord Lingzun has always been good?" ”

Sun Anfu replied: "My father's body is tough, my little nephew learned to cook famous dishes from Brother Xu, and my father's senile anorexia has been cured, and Master Xie is worried." ”

The housekeepers Sun Dayou and Xu Mouse settled the horse, and together they moved the box into the abbot's room and placed it in front of them.

Master Huitong asked Sun Anfu and Xu Gai: "Virtuous nephew, the two members have already received this year's almsgiving, why did they send gifts again?" ”

Xu Gai stood up, bowed and said, "Master Huitong, the little nephew has moved to Weinan County, Huazhou, and these are the alms sent in advance for next year." ”

Master Huitong looked at Xu Maogong (Li Ji) and said to Sun Anfu and Xu Gai: In addition to the two members, the poor monk taught Xu Maogong (Li Ji) the art of war in the afternoon, and taught Xu Maogong (Li Ji) boxing, swordsmanship, and marksmanship for an hour after dark, and he could teach them all in three years. ”

Sun Anfu stood up, clasped his fists and saluted, and said, "Thank you master for your hard work."

Master Huitong said to Xu Gai: Xu Yuanwai, you sent Xu Maogong (Li Ji), a twelve-year-old son of a rich family, to Yicheng Temple every day, and suffered for more than four years.

Xu Gai stood up, bowed and said: "Master Huitong, although the little nephew is not good at writing and martial arts, but he knows that if he wants to learn great skills, how can he not endure hardships, Uncle Sun said: Famous teachers are hard to find, and my son Xu Maogong (Li Ji) can worship the abbot master as a teacher to learn martial arts, which is his blessing." ”

Master Huitong continued: Xu Yuanwai, after learning martial arts, should go to the military camp to experience, the poor monk wrote three military strategies and gave them to Xu Maogong (Li Ji).

Master Huitong instructed the housekeeper Sun Dayou, Steward Sun, go and bring the little monk Zhenhe who led you to the abbot's room just now to see me.

Butler Sun Dayou responded: "Yes." "Turn away,

Master Huitong took out a blue cloth bag and said to Xu Maogong (Li Ji), apprentice, these are three military strategies written for the division, after the apprentice leaves, find an opportunity to go to the military camp to experience, usually do not open, after the first ten years, you open the first military strategy, combined with ten years of military camp career, to participate in the study of the first military strategy, and then read one every ten years. I hope it can help you,

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) took the blue cloth bag with both hands and tied it to his back.

At this time, the little monk Zhenhe came to the abbot's room and asked, Uncle Abbot, what do you want to call Zhenhe?

Master Huitong instructed, Zhenhe, go and inform your master, and carry the master's gossip silk spear to the abbot's room.

After a while, Zen Master Huiliao of the Dusi Temple carried the gossip silk spear with both hands and came to the abbot's room.

Zen Master Huiliao of the capital temple held the gossip silk winding spear in both hands and handed it to Master Huitong,

Master Huitong took the gossip silk wrapping spear with his right hand and said, Brother Huiliao Zen, hard work,

Master Huitong said, apprentice, this gossip silk spear, follow the poor monk

Conquering the north and south, today it was given to the apprentice, and after speaking, he handed the gossip silk gun to Xu Maogong (Li Ji)

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) took the gossip silk wrapping gun with both hands and said, Master Xie gave the gun,

Xu Rat walked a few steps to Xu Maogong (Li Ji), carefully looked at the head of the gossip silk gun, touched the gun with his hand, raised his head and said to Master Huitong with a smile, Master, your old man has made a lot of achievements with this gossip silk gun.

Master Huitong smiled and nodded,

Xu Rat saw Master Huitong laughing, became bolder, took a step forward, bowed, and said, Master, the small eighteen strokes of the Huaxia stick you taught, the small one has been practiced very well, today I saw the master's gossip silk gun, can you ask the master for permission: use the master's gossip silk gun to practice the eighteen strokes of the Huaxia stick?

Master Huitong nodded and said, Xu Rat, you can use the Bagua Silk Gun to practice eighteen strokes of Huaxia sticks once, but if you have to go outside the abbot to practice, remember not to hurt people,

Xu Rat bowed and said loudly, Master Xie Enzhun,

Xu Rat came to Xu Maogong (Li Ji), took the Bagua silk gun with both hands, held the Bagua silk gun with his right hand, and slowly rotated, the head of the Bagua silk gun rushed up and stood up, stretched out his left hand and waved it, and said with a smile, Uncle, uncle, brother, brother, borrow light, Xu Rat was ordered by Master Huitong to go to the abbot to practice the Chinese stick.

Everyone flashed aside, Xu Rat carried the gossip silk gun, walked towards the door of the abbot's room, everyone turned their faces together, and looked at Master Huitong with inquiring eyes,

Master Huitong looked at everyone and said with a smile, let's go, everyone went to see Xu Mouse practice Huaxia sticks,

Xu Mouse out of the abbot's room, came to the middle of the courtyard, everyone came to the courtyard one after another, around a circle, at this time, Huida Zen Master also rushed to hear the news, saw Xu Gai, quickly came to Xu Gai's side and asked, Xu Yuanwai, isn't this the scholar Xu Mouse of your house?

Xu Gai hurriedly replied, Huida Zen Master is Xu Maogong's (Li Ji)'s scholar Xu Rat.

Zen Master Huida hurriedly asked, Xu Yuanwai, what is Xu Rat going to do?

Xu Gai hurriedly replied, Huida Zen Master, Master Huitong taught Xu Mouse eighteen strokes of Huaxia sticks, and today Master Huitong was happy and allowed him to practice here once.

Zen Master Huida said, I see,

Xu Rat said with a smile, Uncle, Uncle, Brother, Brother, Xu Rat was ordered by Master Huitong to start practicing Huaxia sticks, please take your eyes.

After speaking, he danced the gossip silk gun, and opened it with one move and one drill, and the eighteen-way Huaxia stick was completed in one go.

Master Huitong, Sun Anfu, Xu Gai, and Xu Maogong (Li Ji) returned to the abbot's room and sat down.

Master Huitong said to Xu Maogong (Li Ji): Apprentice, I will give you four verses for the teacher, and every time you encounter a major event, you will benefit a lot from carefully detailing these four verses.

Xu Maogong (Li Ji) said: Thank you master for giving you four verses, master please speak.

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