Wang Shouren!

At that moment, Xu Xun only felt as if his head had been struck by lightning, and instinctively looked around to find someone. It's no wonder that he is so, there are countless celebrities in the Ming Dynasty, but throughout the history of 5,000 years, there is only one Wang Yangming. Following everyone's gaze, he quickly found the main man, who else was the bearded man who asked him how to train his troops at the beginning? Seeing that people answered the call, he went out, he didn't want to delay, and hurriedly said goodbye to Liu Bisi and went out immediately, just in time to see Wang Shouren disappearing outside the courtyard gate in front.

It's just that he followed the person out of the door on the left when he first came in, but found that Wang Shouren went straight inside, thinking that he was going to see Liu Shangshu who had just passed the word. So, standing where he was and thinking about it, he asked for his surname and went out, and after meeting with the Xing'an Bofu family who was going out with him today, he stood next to the mount and waited for someone. After waiting for a quarter of an hour, he saw the beautiful bearded man unhurriedly come out of a side door next to the yamen, still holding a horse in his hand.

Now that it is far from the founding of the country, although some civil officials can ride horses, most of them are either carriages, mules, carts or sedan chairs, and riding horses is almost rare.

Wang Shouren raised his head and recognized that it was the prince of Xing'an who he had just met, so he bowed his head slightly and said, "It turned out to be the prince." Unfortunately, I'm going to Dingguo Mansion, what else do you have? ”

"It's okay, it's just that I have some friendship with Dingchangsun, since I know that Dingguo Gong died, I also want to rush to Dingguo Mansion to pay tribute." Xu Xun knows that Wang Shouren, who is now in his early thirties, is not the Mr. Yang Ming who is admired so much, and even the name Yang Mingzi has not yet been born, but he has read many books and biographies written by Wang Shouren in his previous life, and knows that this person is known as a civil and military all-rounder, and he has laid a deep foundation when he was young, so since he has met, how can there be a reason not to try to make friends, so after saying this, he said, "Since it is just on the way, I also want to ask Wang to govern something." ”

The things played in the early dynasty were originally arranged, so the matter of Xu Xun instigating the prince would spread, which was completely the result of the whispers of a group of officials when they were waiting to enter the class court meeting on the left and right. Wang Shouren has never been a hearsay surname, and he doesn't think somuch about some of the imperial history's plans to hear about it, at this time, listening to Xu Xun say this, he remembered that the funeral of the predecessor Xing'anbo was still helped by Xu Guangzuo, the eldest grandson, and it was normal for Xu Xun to go to the Dingguo Mansion, so he nodded.

Seeing that Wang Shouren turned over on the back of the horse neatly, Xu Xun secretly rejoiced that after the assassination, he had practiced riding with his father hard, and finally there was no need to show off his appearance in front of this genuine civil official. Go out from the alley in front of the Yamen of the Ministry of War, go west along the Dongjiang Rice Lane, turn to the south gate of the fine tile factory, and then go through a number of alleys strangely, and the three horsemen went up to the inner street of Xuanwumen. Along the way, Xu Xun did not rashly make friends, but talked about the avant-garde situation of the government army that he had learned by surprise these days.

Although Wang Shouren did not have much prejudice against Xu Xun, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy was ordered by the emperor to command, which is really a bit of a joke in the world. If it weren't for the decree issued by the vanguard cabinet that stated that he would only be in charge of 500 people, he would have wondered how a person as old-fashioned as Liu Daxia, the secretary of the military department, would easily obey the edict. At this time, I heard Xu Xun talk about the time when he built a young army for the imperial grandson during the Yongle period, and the brother of the princess also served as a commander in the vanguard of the government army.

If you want to talk about the art of war, Xu Xun also remembers the thirteen chapters of his grandson, and it is still incomplete. Still, he remembered some examples of classic battles that modern people had compiled, and although they didn't have the rhetoric, the examples were more effective. At this time, when it came to scattered land without war, he mentioned the example of Han Xin attacking Qi and Xiang Yu sending the general Long He to help.

"The book of war said that at that time, some people had already suggested that the Han army would go deep into the Qi realm and must be brave, and the soldiers of Qi and Chu would fight at the door of their homes, and they would be easy to collapse if they were attached to their families, and they could not take the initiative to attack, but should hold on to wait for the Han army to retreat from exhaustion. If it weren't for the dragon who was arrogant and didn't listen, maybe Xiang Chu wouldn't have been defeated so quickly at that time. But according to common sense, if someone is beaten to the door of the house, if there is a flash loss of the house and falls, won't everyone in Qi Chu's soldiers fight? There is a way that soldiers are impermanent, and victory is won by the enemy, if you really put yourself in the shoes of the people, some words on paper will inevitably be untenable. ”

"I didn't expect the son of the world to really read the essence of Sun Tzu's thirteen chapters." Wang Shouren was really a little interested this time, and the already slow horse speed slowed down a little more, "Then I don't know what the prince thinks, what is the most important thing in using soldiers?" ”

"It is discipline and reward and punishment, that is, orders and prohibitions, rewards and punishments are clear, these eight words are the most important." Xu Xun spit out this sentence almost without thinking, and when he saw that Wang Shouren seemed to be groaning, he smiled and said, "The famous generals of these dynasties have their own experience on this point, but I think that the so-called generals share weal and woe, the so-called teaching them to be brave, and the so-called raising them with kindness to make them serve their deaths, if there is no discipline, the team will disperse very quickly." Without rewards and punishments, soldiers cannot fight to the death. I once found an ancient book in a bookstore, which said that in ancient times, a country was invaded by foreign enemies, and the nobles in the country were repeatedly defeated, but a group of lowly people pulled up a group of farmers, known as the Red Army. They recruited the poor people of the countryside, and under the slogan of defeating foreign enemies and liberating the world, they also proclaimed discipline. ”

If it weren't for the ancient times, Xu Xun really couldn't find any other way to explain, at this time he paused, and was thinking about what to say next, Wang Shouren asked curiously next to him: "All dynasties and dynasties have been extremely heavy on military discipline, what is special about their discipline?" ”

"This ...... At that time, my family was poor, and I stood in the bookstore to read it, and let me think about it. ”

Seeing that Wang Shouren was interested, Xu Xun couldn't say that the team was motivated by fighting local tyrants and dividing the land, so he had to focus on discipline, and said after a while, "Because most of the team pulled up are illiterate people, there are eleven in total, known as three disciplines and eight attentions." The three disciplines are to obey the command in all actions, not to take a stitch from the masses, and to return all seizures to the public. The eight precautions are to speak kindly, to buy and sell fairly, to repay borrowed things, to compensate for damaged things, not to beat and curse people, not to damage crops, not to molest women, and not to abuse prisoners. ”

Seeing that Wang Shouren almost didn't stare his eyes out, Xu Xun didn't know that in the era when there was no division of land, it was impossible for the army to cross the autumn without committing any crimes, let alone such strict military regulations, so he quickly coughed lightly and said: "Although it is an ideal state, because of layer by layer indoctrination, the book says that they not only honed a strong army that no one can imagine, but also successfully drove away the foreign enemy after the external power balance changed." ”

"Xu Shizi, haven't you finished yet?" Wang Shouren had already tasted a little bit of taste at this time, and when he looked at Xu Xun, he said with a smile, "With such a strong army, how can it be subservient to others?" If the foreign enemy is driven away, then the country should also change its master, right? ”

"Half of that book is missing, and of course I don't see what happens next." Xu Xun naturally smiled bitterly, but then said sincerely, "To be honest, I am young, the art of war is at most a few books I read in my early years, martial arts are scarce, and even equestrian skills are just improvised. I mentioned it to Ding Changsun before, hoping that he could give me a few decent officers, otherwise no one would obey me if I went there with no qualifications and no merit. ”

Although Wang Shouren is only in his early thirties, he has traveled south and north before he has gone out, and he has also walked through many places after he has gone out, and he has seen countless people, but even if most people claim to be humble, they are also self-conscious in their hearts, so since he has heard of Xu Xun's sycophancy, hearing him say this at this time, he feels that the rumors are a bit excessive.

"The prince has made a lot of preparations."

"It's not about preparation, it's about doing everything you can, after all, I didn't expect it to suddenly rise to this high position, and I don't blame the previous head of the Wu Xuan Division for being dissatisfied. After all, even if a young prodigy can be proficient in scripture and righteousness and good at poetry, he has never seen anyone who was born to be an official and a soldier to train. ”

If you talk to an honest person, you have to fool around; When you talk to a wise person, you have to be sincere. This is the only trick that Xu Xun has practiced for many years, and sure enough, when these words came out, he was satisfied to find that Wang Shouren looked at him with more approval than before, so on the next road, he no longer showed off the military knowledge he had just dug out the bottom of the box, and only talked about it as if chatting, until he turned into Dingfu Street, which was temporarily over.

Xu Yongning, the Duke of Dingguo, said that it was a new funeral, but in fact he died yesterday, and this time it is the second time. Although the Guogong Mansion had sent people to the Ministry of Rites early in the morning to report the funeral, it was impossible for relatives and friends from all parties to be fully notified after all, so although the door god was confused at this time, the white lantern had not yet been hung out, and there were no people who came to pay tribute, only the top and bottom had changed into plain clothes, and the waist was tied with a filial piety belt. Xu Xun and Wang Shouren both came directly from the Yamen of the Ministry of War, and naturally they were still wearing official uniforms, and as soon as they got off the horse at the door, someone immediately greeted them. The first one looked at Xu Xun's face, and immediately blurted out: "Xu Shizi? ”

Recognizing that the person had followed Xu Guangzuo, the eldest grandson of Dingchang, to Xing'anbo's Mansion, Xu Xun bowed his head and said: "Go and inform Dingchangsun, and say that the king of the Military Election Division of the Ministry of War is in charge of the Ministry of Rites and Rites to assist in the funeral." ”

As the man turned around and ran in as if he agreed, Xu Xun couldn't help but look at his body, and then whispered to Wang Shouren: "Lord Wang, I haven't experienced many funerals, and I forgot for a while, am I not very respectful in this body?" ”

"It's okay, you rushed over directly from the yamen when you got the letter, such sincerity, where can others compare your clothes." Wang Shouren said casually, and then remembered the imperial histories who had discussed with each other in the early dynasties to be impeached, and he frowned slightly and proposed, "After you go in, please find a suitable plain dress for you, and then go in to worship, so as not to end up in the truth." Yushi's mouth is like a knife, and whoever suffers is unlucky. ”

Hearing this last sentence, Xu Xun finally breathed a sigh of relief. Now it seems that the result is good, Wang Shouren has at least been interested in him and has good intentions, and he has entered the Dingguo Mansion to try to add another fire, and this first meeting is considered to be a great success.

(To be continued)