When Xia Yu got up, Yinping was still waiting for her. After washing and dressing up, she walked out of the room.
As the head of the family, his residence is naturally extraordinary. There is also a piece of winter plum planted in the courtyard, which is blooming in the snow and exudes a charming fragrance.
"The environment is good." Xia Yu was very satisfied.
He was wearing a fur coat underneath and a crane cloak outside, wrapped up like a rice dumpling. It was so damn cold in the northern winter.
"Master, my servant will go get you some food," Yinping said.
Xia Yu was stunned: "Why did you change your title?" This little girl had always called him Military Advisor.
"My lord, it is not suitable for me to call you an official at home now." Yinping said playfully: "If I weren't afraid of calling you old, I should call you master."
Xia Yu laughed and shook her head. It was just a title, it didn't matter.
He turned around and saw a pond beside the plum grove, and a four-cornered pavilion beside the pond. After the cold plum blossoms and snow, it looked quite elegant.
"Okay, I'll go sit in the pavilion, and you can just bring breakfast to the pavilion."
"By the way, call Dingfang too."
"Yes, sir." The screen jumped up and down.
As soon as Xia Yu walked out of the corridor, he saw a person rushing out from the side. He was startled. When he looked closely, it was Zhang Yu.
"Master." Although this guy's face was red from the cold, he still looked loyal.
Xia Yu said angrily: "Are you stupid? It's so cold outside, don't you know how to find a warmer place to stay?"
"How can that be done?" Zhang Yu said with plausibility: "What if I'm not with you and it delays things? I've been rough-skinned and thick-bodied since I was a child, so I'll be fine even if I'm cold."
Of course, Xia Yu knew what this guy was thinking. As the head of the family, he was so successful that he, his follower, was certainly no different.
If you serve carelessly and lose your favor, you will regret it.
Xia Yu shook her head, but she would not refuse this guy's attentiveness. Otherwise, he would probably have random thoughts.
He stepped forward, his thick deerskin boots crunching on the snow, and entered the Four Corners Pavilion in a few steps.
In the pavilion, there were stone tables and stone benches for resting. Xia Yu frowned, wouldn't it freeze your buttocks if you sit here in such a cold weather?
Zhang Yuduo was clever and immediately said: "Master, please wait a moment." He walked away as fast as flying.
After a while, the guy found a fur cushion and spread it on the stone bench. He also found a charcoal stove that was burning brightly and lit all the smokeless silver frost charcoal.
Immediately, Zhang Yu lowered the bamboo curtains used to block the wind on all sides of the pavilion, and immediately the pavilion became warm.
Only then did Xia Yu feel how important it was to have a capable person waiting by her side. She immediately sat down with satisfaction and waited for Yinping and Su Dingfang.
After a while, Su Dingfang walked over quickly, followed closely by Yinping carrying a food box.
"teacher."
When Su Ding saw the pavilion, he greeted him with courtesy. Although Xia Yu was not much older than him, it was no joke that the ancients respected teachers.
"Sit down. Can we have breakfast?"
"Go back to teacher, I've used it a long time ago." Su Dingfang smiled and sat down. He was a martial artist. He was used to dancing to the sound of chickens since he was a child. He was not like Xia Yu who stayed in bed.
Yinping opened the food box, and inside was a bowl of eight-treasure porridge, as well as eggs, suo biscuits and other popular foods. They were all steaming hot, showing that they were freshly made.
As the head of the family, this is naturally the treatment he deserves.
Xia Yu picked up the chopsticks and began to use them. He is a modern person and does not pay much attention to the idea of eating without talking and sleeping without talking. He just talks while eating.
"Dingfang."
"teacher."
"You come from a poor family, and your military skills are all learned from actual combat and refined slowly. Although your talent is quite high, it is not systematic after all and is a bit immature."
"These days, I have been thinking about how to train you."
Su Dingfang was excited when he heard this. He could see that Xia Yu really liked him and really wanted to cultivate him as a disciple.
"Have you ever read all the famous military books in this world, such as "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, "Wei Liao Zi", "Wu Zi", "Sima Fa", and "Six Tao"?"
"Back to the teacher," Su Dingfang said hurriedly: "This disciple has been collecting military books and studying them carefully over the years, but he has only read "Wei Liao Zi", "Wu Zi", etc., but "Sun Tzu's Art of War" has never been able to see its true appearance."
Xia Yu nodded and saw that Su Dingfang looked regretful, but was not surprised.
No matter what military book modern people want to read, it is very easy to buy it everywhere, and it is very cheap, costing dozens of yuan a copy.
But this was not the case in ancient times.
Knowledge was an extremely important wealth in ancient times, especially before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it had always been monopolized in the hands of the royal family and nobles.
Especially military books, things related to the safety of the world, were strictly controlled by all dynasties.
Not to mention ordinary people, even ordinary gentry and officials, and even lesser aristocratic families, do not have many decent military books.
And "The Art of War" is known as the ancestor of hundreds of soldiers, which is rare in the world. Even the royal family, and even the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes, all keep it secret and refuse to show it to others.
However, as a senior military fan, Xia Yu knew "Sun Tzu's Art of War" which was famous in later generations by heart.
"Is that so?"
"In the past few days, I have taken the time to write it down silently, and then teach it to you."
Su Dingfang was overjoyed when he heard this. He had been dreaming about "Sun Tzu's Art of War" for a long time. He immediately left the table with great excitement and prostrated himself: "The teacher's kindness in nurturing me is so great that my disciples will remember it in their hearts."
"Get up, get up, you and I, master and disciple, why should we see each other outside?" Xia Yu quickly helped him up and said with a proud look on his face: "In addition, I will pass you another copy of "Thirty-six Strategies", which is from my Guigu sect.
The unique secret combines the art of war with actual combat examples, which is wonderful."
"Thank you, teacher."
When Su Dingfang heard this, he almost knelt down again in excitement. He really felt that he was hugging a super thick golden thigh.
"After learning these two military books, you will be no weaker than anyone else in terms of military theory."
"However, as a division commander, he is good at being a staff officer and is not good at facing battle. He is inexperienced in marching, camping, transporting food, and setting up formations, etc."
There is no way, after all, Xia Yu is not a professional soldier in ancient times, and he does have shortcomings in this aspect.
"In this regard, there are two top experts in the world today. One is His Highness King Qin, and the other is Li Jing, Pharmacist Li."
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin is busy with everything, so he probably doesn't have time to teach you."
"But this Medicine Master Li is currently in the shogunate of the King of Qin. He has not had the opportunity to use it yet, but he has a lot of free time."
"I heard that this person is writing a book called "The Art of War", and his main focus is on the battlefield."
"One day, my teacher will definitely think of a way to let this person teach you this complete collection of "The Art of War".
"In this way, you won't have any shortcomings, and you will be able to dominate the world and make great achievements."
"Thank you, teacher."
Su Dingfang quickly thanked him.
Although he still doesn't know who this Li Jing is, to be so highly praised by Xia Yu and to be on par with the King of Qin, he must be a top military master.
"By the way," Xia Yu asked again: "In terms of leading troops, are you better at infantry or cavalry?"
"Teacher, my disciples have fierce personalities, especially cavalry." Su Dingfang said: "In the past, General Liu Heitao of the Xia army was good at cavalry combat. He used his troops erratically and was very good at seizing opportunities. He would hit with one hit."
"This man can be called a genius in cavalry warfare. My disciples have learned a lot from him."
"That's it." Xia Yu decided to teach students according to their aptitude: "In terms of cavalry tactics, I have a unique skill, which can be called the pinnacle of cavalry tactics."
"This tactic is extremely sophisticated and powerful. If you can learn the essence of it, 30,000 to 50,000 people can march thousands of miles and destroy countless countries."
"Even Wei and Huo Zhiliu can win easily."
"However, I must explain to you clearly that this tactic is of great importance and can change history, so it must be entrusted to someone."
"If you have achieved a little bit, but are proud and complacent, or are ambitious and have delusions, my teacher will never teach you, so as not to harm the world."
"So, do you understand what it means to be a teacher?"
Of course Xia Yu knew that Su Dingfang was good at cavalry, so he wanted to teach him the Mangu tactics that later generations of Mongolian cavalry would use to roam thousands of miles.
In this way, the horror of the super-famous general Datang's super-strong soldiers and super-cavalry tactics can be imagined.
But in order not to cultivate a careerist like An Lushan or Zhu Wen, Xia Yu had to be cautious and examine the other party more.
Even if he knew that Su Dingfang had always been a cautious and measured person in history, he would never be careless.
Some people will change if their life goes too smoothly.
In this life, Su Dingfang, with his help, will definitely not be left idle for more than 20 years by Li Shimin like in history, where all the edges and corners were smoothed.
Therefore, he had to prevent accidents.
Su Dingfang could become a famous general and deserve to enjoy the martial arts temple. He was definitely a smart man and he immediately understood what Xia Yu meant.
If you want to learn the most basic things, you must pass the test and prove your ability and character!
Su Dingfang immediately prostrated himself again and said loudly: "Teacher, please rest assured. Disciples must always reflect on themselves and study diligently, and they will never disgrace themselves."
"Very good." Xia Yu was very satisfied and reminded him again: "In the past, you must remember the lessons taught by our senior Pang Juan and do not tarnish the name of Guigu."
"Teacher is alert, disciple is mindful."
Su Dingfang had a respectful look on his face and no dissatisfaction in his heart. He knew that the stricter Xia Yu was on him, the better it was for him.
"Okay, get up." After Xia Yu achieved her goal, she put away her sternness and started to smile again.
After half a year of hard work in the military, he had long since lost his youthfulness as a student and turned into a scheming and sophisticated court boss.
In front of him, the childish Su Dingfang could only be rounded and flattened.
