Within a few hours, a message also came from the major departments of the entire Chang'an City, and it was about Li Jing, the head of the Lingzhou March. That is when Li Jing returned to Chang'an to report on his work, he actually went to eavesdrop on the lecture of the school secretary of the Xiuwen Museum, and in the end, he was calculated by the school secretary of the other family and arrested one of them. Moreover, Li Jing was smashed with a lot of rotten eggs, which made him not embarrassed. And after the news got out, many people also had a small stomachache. Because Li Jing is one of the famous generals of the Tang Dynasty, he was actually calculated by a small school scrivener and some children, this famous general of the Tang Dynasty is too watery, right?

Moreover, some people even laughed at Li Jing, a general in his fifties, but he actually went to eavesdrop on the school secretary to teach the children of the royal family. Although this is a lesson for the royal family, it is also a child's course, a veteran in his fifties, and he actually went to eavesdrop on this child's lecture, so is it shameless? And it didn't work to go once, and I had to go to eavesdrop a second time, but it was calculated by others, and a generation of famous generals actually became captives of a school scrivener and a group of royal children, so that they all laughed so much that they even squirted out of the overnight meal.

However, most people may think so, but some people think of something else.

"What did Shi Bufan say, and Li Jing actually showed his cheekiness to eavesdrop? And it's not enough to eavesdrop once, but to eavesdrop twice? Li Shimin said with some surprise.

And the eldest grandson and princess immediately said: "Yes! With Li Jing's ability, he couldn't resist the temptation, and twice opened his cheeks to eavesdrop, didn't he know that if someone found out about doing this, the reputation of his generation of famous generals would be ruined a lot. But Li Jing still chose to do so, he should have calculated everything clearly, but he still chose to eavesdrop, and the professional explanation of what Shi Bufan said had a very important value, which made Li Jing feel very attractive, and then he couldn't help but eavesdrop. ”

"Perhaps, Li Jing is really planted this time. He was too underestimated, and he probably thought that Shi Bufan and those little children could not calculate him, and as a result, he himself underestimated the enemy and fell into the middle. But no one could have imagined that Shi Bufan would dare to calculate this Li Jing like this, and now Li Jing is really embarrassed to be in Chang'an City. Li Shimin couldn't help laughing.

And the eldest grandson and princess immediately asked: "Lizhen, what kind of course is your teacher Shi Bufan teaching recently?" ”

"Mother, recently, Mr. Shi Bufan has been tutoring several older students of Li Xiaoci to learn the art of war!" Li Lizhi said.

Li Shimin was immediately surprised: "The art of war? Li Jing went to eavesdrop, and he also eavesdropped twice? ”

However, the next news is even more exciting.

"King Qin, I just heard a piece of news, saying that General Li Jing actually asked the emperor to go to the Xiuwen Pavilion to listen to the school's scholar's extraordinary lecture together! Li Jing is honest and directly requested to go to the chapter, you see......"

"Poof-" The water that Li Shimin just drank immediately squirted out, and he couldn't help but say, "Is Li Jing shameless here?" ”

And when Shi Bufan was in the Xiuwen Pavilion, he felt very different this time. This time, we actually ushered in a "college student". And this "college student" is really a college student, because this student is very old, in his fifties. Shi Bufan looked at Li Jing, who occupied the position of two students in one person's figure, and was also very speechless.

"General Li, you're making it difficult for me to do this!" Shi Bufan said.

This college student is Li Jing, and Shi Bufan never dreamed that Li Jing actually asked Emperor Li Yuan to come to the Xiuwen Hall to listen to the lectures. And I heard that Li Yuan's expression at that time didn't know how to describe it, Li Yuan didn't expect that Li Jing, this guy, would take the initiative to come to the Xiuwen Pavilion to listen to the class, which is simply wonderful. However, under Li Jing's strong request, Li Yuan could only agree to this practice and let Li Jing go to listen to the class with those children.

There was such a "college student" suddenly in the Xiuwen Pavilion, which made it very difficult for Shi Bufan to do! This is also a famous general, and he is also a famous general of the Tang Dynasty who has made great contributions to the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, and even later boasted that he was the god of the Tang Dynasty. I'll take it, now this Tang Dynasty military god actually wants to come to listen to his own lectures, this is really too ruined, right? What's more, this Tang Dynasty military god came to listen to his lecture and explain this so-called art of war, so he didn't know what to say. If it spreads, people will hear about what art of war he explained to the Tang Dynasty Military God, isn't this an axe in the banmen? If you let others know that you are getting an axe in the class, everyone will laugh at you at that time.

However, Li Jing didn't seem to care, and then said, "Don't worry, I won't do anything." Just speak, and I'll listen! I'm not going to make a mess for you, it's up to you to manage, so I'll do as the locals do. ”

"Do as the locals do? You are such a 'big tonnage' here, you are simply a strong dragon crossing the river! Shi Bufan was very speechless.

Li Jing, a high-ranking official of the Tang Dynasty, came to listen to the lectures here, and then looked like he was listening to the lectures seriously, which made Shi Bufan very depressed and embarrassed. It's like an ordinary university teacher who is lecturing and finds that the person who comes to listen to the lecture is actually the world's top experts in his subject. It's a lot of pressure! For fear that if he said something wrong and be pointed out, it would be really a shame to be thrown to his grandmother's house, so that he would not be able to be stable. Li Jing, a veteran of Rong Ma all his life, if he says something wrong, then I am afraid that there will be problems in the future. At that time, his old face was about to be lost.

A college student looked like he was listening carefully in front of him, and he was surrounded by a group of children, who was a college student, and Li Jing did not feel the slightest discomfort, but took the initiative to listen carefully to the class.

"Where am I?" Shi Bufan asked suddenly.

"Well, you talked about the nature of war." Li Jing said.

Only then did Shi Bufan remember where he had talked about, and Shi Bufan continued: "Well, I talked about the essence of war. Throughout the ages, every war has been fought for his own political purposes. And wars without political objectives are almost non-existent. War is a competition for resources for a country, a nation, or a family. And positive resources may be power, may be all kinds of land, and may even be water or food. In any case, wars are waged for political purposes, or to deter others and weaken the enemy's strength. ”

"So, we can realize that war is nothing more than a continuation of politics. War is nothing more than a solution that cannot be solved by normal means and then has to be resolved by violence. The normal way is through negotiation, or the exchange of various interests cannot be obtained, then in the end the contradictions between the two sides are irreconcilable, and they are all to start a war to solve it violently. Therefore, the essence of war is only a means of resolving political contradictions, not a simple war. ”

Li Jing thought for a moment, and then took the initiative to nod. Because although Li Jing didn't think about this in the past, after listening to it now, he had a feeling of being sudden. Because Li Jing studied the art of war in the past, even Sun Tzu's Art of War, he mentioned the above military tactics, and the second was to fight each other, and this is actually revealing that war is a continuation of politics. However, it is clear that in terms of ease of understanding, it is definitely not as simple and easy to understand as the statement taken from the theory of war.

In fact, Sun Tzu has also mentioned in the Art of War, in fact, the essence is that war is the continuation of politics, and this depends on whether you can understand it. In other words, there are things that can only be understood but not spoken. Different people can learn different things from this Art of War, and he advocates enlightening everyone's thinking, and then everyone can understand it. And this is also the broad and profound side of Sun Tzu's Art of War, but it is also his disadvantageous side. Shi Bufan said.

Li Jing immediately asked: "Sun Tzu's art of war is broad and profound, but why is there a negative side?" ”

"I have never denied that Sun Tzu's Art of War is broad and profound, but different people look at Sun Tzu's Art of War, and they have many different understandings. But this is based on the reader's experience and talent, how many people can have high talent since ancient times? There are too few talented people in this world, and there are really not many who can really understand him. Rather than this, it is better to use an easy-to-understand method and then concentrate on learning actual combat, rather than easily trying to win by going to war. Measure how much you eat, and don't try to try things that you can't do. Therefore, because there are too few geniuses, Sun Tzu's Art of War is in favor of those geniuses and not in favor of ordinary people. Shi Bufan explained.

This Art of War formed the basis of Chinese military thought, which advocated the use of strategy to win, and in many ways corresponded to the Western theory of war. However, Sun Tzu's Art of War also had its shortcomings, and during the Sun Wu period, the degree of scientific development was not too high, and bamboo slips were still needed to write at that time. And in this case, it is necessary to save the number of words, so that classical Chinese is produced. On the one hand, saving the number of words, on the other hand, the level of development of mathematics and other sciences is not high, which naturally makes Sun Wu unable to make an effective mathematical analysis. Sun Wu used a lot of approximate data, and what ten rules and so on were actually approximate data, and it was impossible to list the accurate data like the war theory.

As a result, different people have different understandings of learning ancient Chinese culture, just as there are a thousand Hamlets for a thousand readers. And this is said to be the breadth and profundity of Chinese culture, but in fact, many of them are not the ancients who are broad and profound, but you yourself experience the difference. Different people have different experiences, but he thinks that his ancestors taught him.

As a person who studies liberal arts, Shi Bufan actually knows very well that the ancients were not geniuses, and he may not be able to know what you, the descendants, will be able to experience. In fact, the ancients only gave you an inspiration, and the main thing is your own experience, not the teachings of the ancients. The ancients may not have meant what you meant, but you mistakenly thought that the ancients told you, so you came up with a broad and profound idea. Ancient people are also people, even if Sun Wu is also a person, he is not an immortal, and it is impossible to know the changes in the development of the times. However, because of these various reasons, the classics of the ancient people are too vague, and many times they have to rely on their own experience, and as a result, different people have different experiences. In fact, I realized it myself, and it was completely my own credit, but I was used to attributing it to the ancients.

"The Art of War is vast and profound, but only a wise person can appreciate its meaning. But for those who are less talented, they are superstitious about the Art of War with Sun Tzu, and in the end they must be beyond their power. I think that there should be books not only about strategy, but also about battles in this world. This battle book is for those who are less talented. Strategy, of course, is excellent, but strategy must also be built on the basis of strength. If you don't prove your strength through war, you won't be able to carry out any strategy in the end. Decision-making and execution are indispensable. ”

Although the theory of war is not as broad and profound as it may be, in fact, it tells you completely and almost hand-in-hand how the army should fight a war, and tells you how to fight a war step by step. It can be said that the theory of war advocates the use of the left brain, that is, the half of the brain responsible for academics, to fight wars. And Sun Tzu's Art of War advocates the use of the right brain to fight, that is, the artistic brain to fight. Those who study the Art of War are more emotional, while those who study the theory of war are more rational. China's various thinking on human feelings, as well as all kinds of thinking about the use of troops, tend to be emotional. For example, what to share weal and butter with the soldiers, and what to suck pus for the soldiers, these are actually using sensibility to lead the soldiers. This kind of perceptual method of leading troops has too high requirements for the personal quality of generals, and it is completely pinning victory or defeat on the ability of a certain general. In this case, it is easy to cause a big victory or a big defeat, often either a big victory or a big defeat.

"If it's a monarch or a prime minister or other important minister, then it's a good thing to be emotional, because they are the ones who are responsible for managing the generals, and it's not appropriate to be too rational. But if you are an executive officer, it may not be a good thing to be too emotional! Often, it's either a big win or a big defeat, and it's very unstable. ”

Then, Shi Bufan explained to them about the qualities that middle- and low-level officers should have, saying: "As a middle- and low-level officer, you should analyze rationally, and you should not expect to be able to defeat the enemy through a strategy, which is unrealistic. Even if some generals are more calm and rational, but this is only a certain general who is calm and rational, not all officers are also calm and rational. We pin all our hopes on the commander, and then often the commander's ability has an absolute impact on the outcome of the war. In fact, as an army, I think that no matter who is in command of the army, then I dare not say that it will be a big victory, at least not defeat first. Therefore, before each battle, a calm deduction should be carried out, so that there will not be a situation where it is either a big victory or a big defeat. ”

"Deduction? Can the battle still be deduced? Isn't it all what the Lord predicts in his heart? Li Jing asked.