Mu Duo felt for the first time that it was reasonable for Taoist Lian Qing to look down on him as his disciple.
After all, not everyone is as talented and intelligent as Qin Rushuang.
No, saying he is talented and intelligent is already an ordinary evaluation. Mu Duo really can’t think of any kind of person who can read several volumes of difficult ancient books and then write them down silently!
However, Qin Rushuang did it.
In fact, in less than two hours, she had already written down the contents of several ancient books she had read on the rice paper, and even added her own opinions in some places.
Taoist Lianqing woke up from his nap and saw that Qin Rushuang had completed her request and even made comments. Naturally, she smiled from ear to ear.
"Okay! Okay! Okay!"
Taoist Lianqing said three good words in a row and praised: "You are finally a decent disciple, unlike some people..."
After saying that, he glanced at Mu Duo who was stunned beside him.
"Close your mouth! It's embarrassing!"
Mu Duo retorted: "Master! I'm just an ordinary person! Besides, most ordinary people can't do it, right?! It should be said that no one can do it!?"
"Hmph! So you mean to say that my master and your little senior sister are no longer human beings?"
Mu Duo was a rare clever person and quickly boasted: "What the hell, what I mean is that the master and the little senior sister are not human beings. You are gods. Are you gods?"
Taoist Lianqing snorted again and stopped talking. He turned to Qin Rushuang and said, "For these paragraphs you have annotated, please first explain your views to Master Wei."
The paragraphs that Qin Rushuang annotated are mainly the several methods of arranging troops mentioned in ancient books.
When Qin Rushuang first saw it, she was very interested in these methods. She just felt that the writing in the ancient books was too rough, and she deduced some of her own ideas based on the ancient books, so she made notes while writing.
came out.
At this time, Taoist Lianqing was giving her a lesson, but she did not panic and expressed her thoughts calmly and generously. She also took a piece of white paper and gave Taoist Lianqing a practice match on it on the spot.
Taoist Lianqing nodded repeatedly, but still circled a few of the places and commented a few words.
Qin Rushuang suddenly realized after reading this.
There is no other reason. After Taoist Lianqing's guidance, these formations seem to have several more possibilities for arrangement, and the actual operation is also more flexible.
Taoist Lianqing indeed had some abilities. It seemed that Taoist Lianqing was not bragging when he told her that he could compete with Taoist Yiqing.
After pointing out the places marked by Qin Rushuang, Taoist Lianqing took out the ancient books he had just put away and began to explain Qin Rushuang from the beginning.
He explained very quickly. In some places, Mu Duo on the side didn't even realize what was going on. Taoist Lianqing had already turned the page.
Looking at Qin Rushuang again, she listened with great interest, obviously keeping up with Taoist Lianqing's speed.
Sometimes when she met someone she was interested in, Qin Rushuang would stop to argue or discuss with Taoist Lianqing and chat for a few words.
Mu Duo, on the other hand, felt like he was listening to a book from heaven and had no idea what they were talking about.
Taoist Lian Qing explained very quickly, finishing the ancient books in just one hour, while Qin Rushuang was still enjoying the lecture.
Taoist Lian Qing's explanation can be said to be to the point, or it can be said to be from a tricky angle.
In the explanation just given, Taoist Lianqing incorporated many of his own opinions on the art of war, combined with the formations given in ancient books, and some listed battles.
In Qin Rushuang's view, if Taoist Lian Qing's military tactics were followed in several of these battles, defeat could be turned into victory!
Taoist Lianqing is really amazing!
Qin Rushuang saw that Taoist Lianqing was talking and her mouth was dry. She took the initiative to pour him a cup of tea and put the ancient books that had been explained in the study. When she looked up, she realized that the sun was almost setting.
"Thank you very much, Master, for your guidance today. Master has a great heart, and my disciple really admires me."
Qin Rushuang's compliment this time was sincere.
Taoist Lian Qing nodded proudly, "Do you believe what I say now? Who is that smelly old man in Kyoto? I am much better than him!"
Qin Rushuang smiled, rarely complying with Taoist Lian Qing's words, "Master is indeed the most powerful."
Like a child who was being pleased, Taoist Lianqing took a few more books from the bookshelf and handed them to her: "Go back and read these books. They are not precious books. They are just some of the more famous battles in history. Master gave them
Come up with a question, if you were the leader of the losing side, how would you turn defeat into victory? Go back and think about it carefully, and tell me tomorrow."
Qin Rushuang nodded, "Disciple, do your best."
Taoist Lian Qing made a serious face: "Don't try your best, try your best! You have to win! Do you understand?"
Qin Rushuang put away the smile on her face and nodded cautiously, "Disciple, I understand."
Coming down from the small building, Mu Duo followed behind. When he saw Qin Rushuang rubbing his shoulders, he quickly asked, "Are you tired? You have been writing for two hours, and you have been sitting and listening to the master talk about books for two hours.
It should be tiring."
"Nothing, I'll just go back and rest for a while."
During the conversation, the two of them had already reached the west side of the village.
A huge square is left here.
The terrain there is flat and there are usually no people there, but today there are many villagers from the village gathered here.
Qin Rushuang took a closer look and saw that these people were actually drying rice.
Unlike Kyoto, which likes to eat noodles, this village is located in the southwest border, with abundant rain all year round, and there are good paddy fields around the village.
Therefore, people in the village rely on rice as their staple food.
It's just that it's not the rice harvest season now. If you look closely, the rice looks like it's being stocked in a granary.
Seeing Qin Rushuang's confused expression, Mu Duo explained, "This is what Master taught everyone after he came to the village."
"Every year, everyone has to hoard one-third of the food. When times are good, the food is taken out to dry to prevent it from getting moldy, damp, or eaten by insects. This food can save us in times of disaster.
Life."
"Speaking of which..." Mu Duo scratched his head, "But now doesn't seem to be the time to dry rice in the past... Wait a minute, I'll go ask."
After Mu Duo finished speaking, he ran to one of the ladies who was drying rice.
When the aunt heard Mu Duo's question, she raised her head and said, "Why are you asking so many questions? This is what Taoist Lianqing told me a few days ago! There must be a reason why he said he wanted to expose it. Don't ask so many questions! Go and get you
I also took out the ones at home and dried them!”
"But when Taoist Lianqing told the village chief that day, I also listened. It seemed that he was talking about what happened at the border gate?
But the border is far away from us, so it has nothing to do with us."
Mu Duo nodded and came back to explain the reason for his question to Qin Rushuang.
After Qin Rushuang heard this, her heart sank.
Is it actually related to border customs...?
It stands to reason that the southwest border is far away from the location of the border guards. Even if there is an emergency at the border, the war will not spread here for a while.
If Taoist Lianqing gave this suggestion to the villagers, then there is only one possibility...
In Taoist Lianqing's deduction, the border guard army may have failed, and it may have been a disastrous defeat.
So much so that the failure of the border guards may affect the people in Daqi, and even this small village on the southwest border.
It seems that the situation at the border is even more severe than when she just left Kyoto...
Seeing Qin Rushuang's frown, Mu Duo asked cautiously: "What's wrong?"
Qin Rushuang shook her head and threw her thoughts to the back of her mind. She had already rescued Bian Guan once. This time, what happened to Bian Guan had nothing to do with her.
But...she remembered another thing.
"Mu Duo, what is the connection between Master and this village? Why do the villagers in the village obey Master so much?"
