"And, most importantly, for a master like me who gives lectures to you, Your Highness will give me an extra salary every month.
I wonder if you guys know about this?
However, it doesn’t matter, you just need to understand that these masters like us are paid by His Highness King Yan to give lectures to you, and the salary is quite high!
If you spend His Highness’s money in the end and learn nothing in the end, then how His Highness King Yan treats you is not something we, the little Right Chief, can know..."
Following Guo An's words, the faces of the servants and generals below began to look solemn.
His Highness will naturally punish them severely, how else can he treat them?
"Is what Guo Changshi just said about the salary true?" a military general asked hurriedly.
"When have we ever deceived you?" Guo An chuckled.
"I wonder how much Guo Changshi's salary is?" a military general asked curiously, with some expectation in his eyes.
"Knowledge is priceless, how could we tell you?"
Guo An smiled softly, ignoring the resentful looks of the generals, and said directly: "Now, can you tell us what books you want to read?"
"Guo Changshi just said that we are military generals. I wonder if Guo Changshi has military skills?"
As soon as these words came out, all the generals looked forward to it.
Guo An's eyes also lit up, "Book of war?"
"Exactly!"
All the generals nodded in unison.
"We are Confucian disciples, so we don't have any military skills!" Guo An slowly shook his head.
All the generals could not help but look disappointed.
Guo An added: "However, His Highness King Yan likes to lead troops to fight, so His Highness should have a lot of military books hidden away!"
"Yes, yes, your highness must have a military book!"
At this time, all the generals looked happy again.
"Then what kind of military book do you want to read?" Guo An asked again.
"Guo Changshi, there are many kinds of military books?" a general asked doubtfully.
"This is natural!"
Guo An nodded slightly, "The most widely circulated book today is "The Art of War" written by Sun Wu during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
However, in addition to such holy scriptures on military science, there are also "Shennong's Art of War", "Huangdi's Art of War", or the "Military Chronicles" and "Military Government" from the Western Zhou Dynasty.
In addition, there is Sima Ranju's "Sima Ranju's Art of War".
Wu Zixu's "The Art of Water Warfare", this book seems to be about the art of water war.
"Wu Zi's Art of War", "Sun Bin's Art of War", "Guiguzi", "Wei Liaozi".
There are also "General Garden" by Zhuge Wuhou, "A Compilation of Eight Chen Art of War by Wuhou", and "New Book of Meng De" by Cao Cao.
Li Jing's "Li Weigong's Art of War" from the Tang Dynasty, and "General Martial Arts" from the Song Dynasty..."
Below, a group of generals had their eyes widened and their breathing was rapid.
"May I ask Guo Changshi, are there so many military classics in the world? Why haven't we heard of them?"
Guo An sneered, "Although you are military generals, you can't read Chinese characters. How can you know so many books on the art of war?"
"Too!"
After talking about so many military tactics, all the military generals have already admired Guo An directly.
"However, His Highness King Yan seems to have never mentioned these ancient books? Could it be that His Highness also does not have these military books?"
Suddenly, a military commander whispered.
"Impossible, how could His Highness King Yan not have these ancient books?" The general on the side glared and shouted angrily.
"His Royal Highness King Yan must have it!"
Another general said with an affirmative look.
Above, Guo An said with a satisfied smile: "Generals, please be patient. Any one of these ancient books on the art of war is a holy book on military art. His Royal Highness King Yan may not have some of them.
However, according to how much His Highness loves military books, as long as you tell His Highness the names of these military books, His Highness will definitely look for them!"
"Yes, yes, Guo Changshi is still very resourceful. As long as we inform His Highness King Yan of these military books, His Highness King Yan will definitely be able to find them!"
The faces of all the generals were full of excitement.
Suddenly, another general said: "Guo Changshi, can you tell me those military books again? I didn't remember them!"
Hearing this, all the generals froze on the spot, staring with big eyes. They seemed to have forgotten it too!
"Have you all forgotten?" Guo An said with a smile.
"Guo Changshi Yingming!"
"Those soldier classics are nice to hear, but they are too convoluted!"
"..."
All the generals had sneers on their faces.
"No problem!"
Guo An smiled heartily and said, "There are too many ancient military books. Even if I tell you several times, you still won't be able to remember them!"
"However, we can write it on paper for you, and each of you can write it down in a book!"
"Thank you Guo Changshi!"
All the generals were overjoyed.
"Guo Changshi, there is good white paper here!"
"Guo Changshi, I will grind ink for you!"
"Guo Changshi, let's give it to you..."
In an instant, all the generals gathered around him and showed their courtesy to Guo An.
However, these generals had never done such work before, especially the one who was grinding ink, as if he wanted to smash the entire inkstone, Guo An quickly shouted to stop.
"Quickly stop, if you press it any longer, the inkstone will be broken by you!"
"Hey, Guo Changshi..."
"You are all watching from the sidelines, let Ma He come and help us grind the ink!" Guo An said without any politeness.
"Who is Ma He?"
"Who among you is Ma He?"
"Did Guo Changshi remember correctly? There is no general named Ma He among us."
After shouting for a long time, the generals finally reacted.
"We are calling the chamberlain Ma He. You generals are rough-handed and capable of killing people, but the delicate work of grinding ink still needs to be left to the chamberlain!"
Guo An said helplessly.
"Guo Changshi, the villain is here."
Just in time, Ma He also squeezed in from outside.
Guo An said: "Give us some ink!"
Ma He responded gratefully: "Yes!"
Immediately, he hurriedly studied the ink.
Guo An also started to cut the paper. After grinding the ink, he wrote on the paper and said: "Sun Wu, "The Art of War"!"
"You must have heard of this military book!"
"I've heard it, I've heard it!"
All the generals nodded their heads.
"Here, take it first!"
Guo An picked up the piece of paper and handed it to a general, and wrote again: "Shennong's Art of War, Huangdi's Art of War..."
He taught a group of generals to read it twice before continuing to write.
In this way, after writing all the military instructions he just mentioned, he stopped.
But at this moment, each of the generals held a piece of paper with a military document written on it, and they memorized it silently with serious expressions on their faces.
Guo An taught it again several times. Although the generals could not memorize all the military books, they could still remember the one in their hands.
Guo An was very satisfied with this.
"Okay, you can go to His Highness King Yan and ask for books!"
"Thank you Guo Changshi, thank you Guo Changshi..."
The generals carefully folded the papers in their hands and then walked out excitedly.
In the school, after arranging a small task for Zhu Di, Guo An walked back happily.
…
In the Cunxin Hall, Zhu Di was approving some affairs of Prince Yan's Mansion in recent days.
Suddenly, there was a familiar noise outside.
Zhu Di looked up and his forehead suddenly jumped.
"I will see you at last, Your Highness!"
Your Highness, kneel down and suppress a group of generals.
"You weren't studying with Guo Changshi in school, so why did you come here suddenly?"
"Your Highness, the general and others have come down from the hall!"
The leading general said with a happy face.
"Going to class?"
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and then his face turned gloomy.
"We remember that Guo An has not even gone to school for half an hour. How come you are out of class so quickly, but Guo An didn't give you a good lecture?"
"Your Highness has misunderstood!"
"Your Highness, Guo Changshi's lecture is excellent!"
What surprised Zhu Di was that as soon as he finished speaking, these rebellious generals were full of praise for Guo An.
"oh?"
Zhu Di straightened his body and asked curiously: "We are a little curious, so how good is Guo An's talk?"
The military general replied: "Your Highness, those masters in the past always told us some words that even Confucius said, which even I couldn't understand.
Only this Guo Changshi would let me wait for myself to choose books, let me wait for myself to choose which books to study!"
"oh?"
Zhu Di was even more curious.
"What books did you learn?"
At this time, a group of military generals began to speak in high spirits.
"Reporting to your highness, the last general learned Sun Wu's "The Art of War"!"
"Your Highness, the last general is studying "Sima Ranju's Art of War" written by Sima Ranju."
"The last general learned from Wu Zixu's "The Art of Water Warfare"."
"The last general is Li Jing's "Li Weigong's Art of War"."
"The last general is Zhuge Wuhou's "Jiangyuan" and "Wuhou's Eight Chen's Art of War Collection"."
"The last general is Cao Cao's "New Book of Meng De"..."
At first, Zhu Di's face was full of joy, but the more he listened, the darker his face became.
"In such a short period of time, can Guo An give you so many military instructions?"
"Your Highness has misunderstood. What Guo Changshi told the generals and others was the names of these military books, not the contents!"
Seeing that Zhu Di had misunderstood, a military general quickly explained.
Zhu Di's eyes widened with anger on his face, "Then Guo An just taught you the titles of these classics?"
The generals replied with sincerity: "Your Highness, these are the things that the general and others begged Guo Changshi to teach!"
"Why?"
Zhu Di suppressed the anger in his heart and asked slowly.
"Your Highness, calm down, we also want Guo Changshi to teach us the contents of these military books, but the masters before us recommended to us all Confucian classics, not a single military book."
The leading general said slowly.
"Why don't you buy it?" Zhu Di asked.
"Your Highness, forgive me, I have never heard of these military books, and none of the bookstores outside must have them!"
The general said helplessly.
"What do you mean by that?"
Zhu Di inexplicably sensed a treacherous look on His Highness's group of generals.
"Hey, the general and others are here to inquire. I wonder if there are military classics such as "Li Weigong's Art of War", "Meng De's New Book" and "Jiangyuan" among His Highness's collection of books?"
The leading general chuckled.
Zhu Di's face darkened, and he finally understood.
"We were surprised just now. Since you entered the school, everyone has walked around me when they saw me. Why did you suddenly come to see us of your own accord today? It turns out that you have the idea of our military books?"
"Your Highness is wise!"
All the military generals hurriedly flattered, "In today's Ming Dynasty, His Highness's residence has the most comprehensive military manuals. As generals and others, as military generals, if they want to be literate, they should also read and learn military manuals!"
"What military books do you want?" Zhu Di asked.
""Sun Tzu's Art of War", "Li Weigong's Art of War", "Meng De's New Book", "Jiang Yuan", "Sima Ranju's Art of War", "Water War Art of War"..."
All the generals said immediately.
Now, Zhu Di could finally listen carefully to the names of these books. The more he listened, the more shocked he became.
He had only heard of the titles of many of the books but had never seen them, and there were even a few that he had never heard of.
"Where did you get these military books?"
"Back to Your Highness, these are what Guo Changshi told the general and others!"
The leading general replied.
"Guo An?"
Zhu Di murmured to himself in a low voice, and then said to the generals: "We know, we will naturally find these military books!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
All the generals were immediately overjoyed.
When all the generals left happily, Zhu Di's face turned dark.
"What a thief official, he is causing us some trouble every day!"
After talking angrily, Zhu Di walked towards Chang Shisi.
"Guo An!"
Seeing Guo An sitting leisurely on the official chair, Zhu Di's face turned dark.
"I am here to meet you, Your Highness!"
Seeing Zhu Di coming in, Guo An was stunned for a moment, and then he quickly greeted him with a smile on his face.
"We asked you to teach those generals how to read and write. Why do you encourage those generals to read military books?" Zhu Di asked directly.
"Your Highness, if a military general doesn't read military books, what kind of books can he read?"
Guo An looked at Zhu Di and asked sincerely.
"snort!"
Zhu Di was startled, and then asked again: "But the military generals all read military books, how can the ladies we invited teach those military generals?"
Guo An chuckled and said: "Your Highness, at this stage, the generals are still in the enlightenment stage of literacy. The most important thing for them is to understand characters.
Asking the generals to read Confucian classics only made them extremely irritable.
However, if you let them read military classics, these military generals will not only be very happy, but will also actively memorize the words in those military books.
In this way, letting the military generals read military classics will get twice the result with half the effort for the military generals to read and become literate!
As for the masters who teach, the masters only need to tell how to read the words in the military books and what they mean, without explaining the true meaning of the military books. This can be taught even to literate children!"
After listening, Zhu Di thought about it carefully for a while, his eyes lit up, it seemed that this was really the case.
Guo An said again: "However, the only troublesome thing about this is that His Highness needs to help the generals find some military books. It is best that every military general has a military book in hand!"
Zhu Di nodded subconsciously and said again: "We want to know, where did you learn about these military classics such as "Sima Ranju's Art of War", "Water War Art of War" and "General Garden"? Where are these classics hidden?"
Guo Andao: "Your Highness, please forgive me. I have only heard of these classics, but I have never seen them. I don't know where they are stored!"
Zhu Di: "..."
Guo An smiled softly, "However, His Highness is surrounded by many talents, and he is also King Yan of the Ming Dynasty. As long as His Highness sends people to collect these military books, someone will definitely take the initiative to send them to His Highness!"