Chapter 427: Teaching the Art of War

Outside the Liangyi Palace, Li Xiu came here with his steps, looked up at this majestic palace, although Li Yuan had moved out of the Ganlu Palace, but Li Shimin did not live in the emperor's dormitory, but moved his residence to the Liangyi Palace, which is mainly a palace for dealing with government affairs, although it can also be lived here, but the living conditions are far inferior to the Ganlu Palace. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

At that moment, Li Xiu stepped into the main hall, originally everyone else who came here needed a report from the servant, and then he could be summoned with Li Shimin's consent, for example, the last time he came with Pei Lian, he needed to report first, but if he came by himself, he didn't need to report it, he could directly enter the hall to see Li Shimin, which was also one of the privileges that Li Shimin gave him, and in addition to him, only the eldest grandson Wuji had this preferential treatment.

The Liangyi Hall covers a vast area, Li Xiu walked quickly through the front hall to the back hall, and finally saw Li Shimin who was reviewing the fold at the desk, and when he heard Li Xiu's footsteps, he finally raised his head, and when he saw Li Xiu, he couldn't help but show a smile and said: "You are here, sit down and wait for me for a while, this fold will be reviewed soon!" ā€

Li Xiu nodded when he heard Li Shimin's words, and then found a futon next to him to sit down, for kneeling in this era, he is still not used to it, after all, kneeling down and two legs are too tired, especially after kneeling for a long time, both legs are numb, and it takes a long time to stand up, it is simply too troublesome, or the tables and chairs at home are convenient.

I saw that Li Shimin quickly finished reading the fold in his hand, and then raised his head and smiled at Li Xiu: "You are a rare guest, you won't come today for that Su Dingfang's business, right?" ā€

Hearing Li Shimin say Su Dingfang's name, Li Xiu was not surprised, because he knew that what happened in prison that day would definitely not be hidden from Li Shimin, not to mention that Wu Lei was originally the person Li Shimin had placed in Dali Temple, so he didn't have to guess to know that Li Shimin must have known everything about his visit to prison that day.

"It's okay, since His Highness knows Su Dingfang, he must have found out his origins clearly, speaking of which this person is indeed a talent, so I also cherish my talents, and I want to recommend it to His Highness, and I can also add another strong general to my Datang!" Li Xiu said with a smile.

Li Shimin's favorite is Li Xiu's openness, with the improvement of his status, the attitude of the people around him has also changed, even the eldest grandson Wuji, in the face of him, there is a little more respect, and a little less cordial, but Li Xiu is still the same as before, it is estimated that even if he becomes the emperor, Li Xiu will not become submissive like others.

"I did check out Su Dingfang's previous experience, speaking of which, this person participated in the township at the age of fifteen, followed his father to protect the neighbors, and was also a righteous man, and then the world was in turmoil, he joined Dou Jiande's army, and took the lead several times to help Dou Jiande's army conquer many cities, and he is indeed a brave and fierce general."

However, when he said this, Li Shimin suddenly frowned slightly, and then continued: "But the most important thing in my Tang Dynasty is the fierce generals, although many people died in the troubled times at the beginning, but also a lot of generals emerged, these people are honed from the battlefield, and they are not afraid of death when they fight, but they don't know the art of war, and they can only rely on the experience they have learned on the battlefield to command the army, which also makes their future achievements limited, in contrast, Li Jing and Cheng Yanjin are from these families, A general who is familiar with military books and has experience is the real general! ā€

Li Xiu nodded in agreement after listening to Li Shimin's words, if you want to become an excellent general, actual combat experience and battlefield theory are very important, generals who grow up on the battlefield are bound by the level of education, and it is difficult to rise again after reaching a certain level, and it is not enough to just understand the theory, such as the famous Zhao Kuo in history, of course, it is not excluded that some people are talented and have superhuman intuition on the battlefield, but the number of such generals is too rare, and it is difficult to produce one even in hundreds of years.

"In fact, this problem is not difficult to solve, most of the generals who can grow up on the battlefield are not stupid, and most of them are born civilians, they have not learned the art of war before, and they can only rely on themselves to accumulate experience in actual combat, so I think Your Highness can find a way to help them make up for this shortcoming, such as letting some generals who understand the art of war teach these generals with actual combat experience!" Li Xiu said with a smile.

In fact, this method was not thought of by Li Xiu himself, but in the original history, Li Shimin did this, in other words, Li Xiu was using Li Shimin's own methods to teach him.

"This method is good, I have had such an idea before, but I have been fighting before, and I have no chance to implement it, now my Datang has temporarily settled down, and the Turks have gone through the previous defeat, and it is estimated that they will not go south again in the next few years, so that there is time for those generals to learn the art of war, such as Xu Shiji and others, if they can understand the art of war, they will definitely be able to become generals who stand alone!" Li Shimin also nodded when he heard Li Xiu's proposal.

"His Royal Highness is wise, and so is Su Dingfang, he has been in the army since he was fifteen years old, and he has a wealth of experience in actual combat, in my opinion, if he can learn the art of war, his future achievements will definitely not be under Cheng Yanjin and others!" Li Xiu recommended Su Dingfang to Li Shimin again at this time, every time he mentioned Su Dingfang, he thought of Xue Rengui, who was more famous later, but unfortunately calculated the time, the current Xue Rengui is estimated to be only twelve or thirteen years old, and it is useless to find it.

"Hehe, it's rare that you are so interested in a person, and I believe in your vision, because you have never missed someone, so it seems that I also have to focus on cultivating this Su Dingfang!" Li Shimin also smiled and said to Li Xiu when he heard this, but after finishing speaking, he said with some worry, "Li Xiu, if you want to teach these fierce generals the art of war, ordinary people don't have this ability, do you have any recommended candidates?" ā€

"This ...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thinks whoever has the best art of war, then let him teach it! Li Xiu said in a leisurely tone at this time, and his eyes tried not to look at Li Shimin, in fact, he already had a candidate in this area in his heart, but he didn't want to mention that person's name, in history, Su Dingfang, Xu Shiji and others all asked Li Jing for advice on the art of war, which also made them grow into a generation of handsome talents in the future, especially Xu Shiji, that is, Li Ji later, can almost be compared with Li Jing in terms of fame.

"Hahahaha~, it seems that your father and son are still so stiff, ...... to talk about" Li Shimin first laughed and said, but when he said this, he suddenly paused, and then said in a somewhat low tone, "Speaking of which, the two of us are really a little similar, and we have almost become enemies with our own families!" ā€

"Like your sister!" Li Xiu couldn't help but complain in his heart when he heard Li Shimin's words, the relationship between him and Li Jing was not good, it could only be said to be a conflict between father and son, but Li Shimin directly killed his eldest brother, and even Li Yuan was imprisoned, this practice is much worse than the relationship between him and Li Jing, after all, he didn't kill his brother and prisoner father.

Of course, Li Xiu could only think about the above words in his heart, and he would never be stupid enough to say it, and even made an expression of sympathy for the same disease, lest Li Shimin guess what he thought in his heart.

"Your Highness, in fact, I think that for things like this to teach the art of war, we can build a special place for those experienced veterans to teach some young people the art of war, and when these young people learn it, then send them to the battlefield for training, so that even if the current generals are old, there will be no shortage of generals in my Datang in the future!" After Li Xiu complained about Li Shimin in his heart, he suddenly proposed again.

"Huh? This idea ......" Li Shimin couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he heard Li Xiu's idea, and then showed a contemplative expression, he really hadn't thought about this method, and no one had ever mentioned it to him, but if you think about it carefully, this method is indeed very feasible, and now there is no shortage of generals in Datang, but when these generals around him are old, where will he find so many generals to help him fight in the future?

"Li Xiu, tell me this idea in detail, is it like some academies that teach the art of war openly like the study of saints?" After thinking about it for a while, Li Shimin finally said very excitedly, before the Tang Dynasty, the art of war has always been passed down from father to son, and there have been many cases where many families have been generals for generations, and ordinary people can't learn it, such as Xu Shiji, who was born rich, but he also didn't learn the art of war.

"His Royal Highness is right, when the sons of a hundred schools of thought contended, the military family and Confucianism were also one of the hundred schools, and later Confucianism gave public lectures, which caused the prosperity of Confucianism, on the other hand, most of the art of war was mastered by a small number of military generals, and it was difficult for others to learn, which was not conducive to the spread of the art of war, so I think the art of war can be sorted out and taught as a teaching material, and the specific method can refer to some famous academies......"

What Li Xiu said is actually the military academy of later generations, although he has never gone to a military school, but he still understands some things related to the military school, plus in his previous life, he and other people, he grew up in the school since he was a child, and he is very familiar with the things in the school.

The more Li Shimin listened, the brighter his eyes became, and finally he couldn't help but nod slightly, and finally waited for Li Xiu to finish speaking, but at this time, he suddenly thought of a difficult problem and said: "Li Xiu, your method of teaching the art of war to the public is indeed very good, and Li Jing is also a suitable candidate, but many generals regard their art of war as their fate, so I'm afraid he won't be willing to take out his art of war!" (To be continued.) )