The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

After coming out of An's place, Yang Qi turned around, took a few steps, and returned to his room, where he curled up and began to read a book. He also instructed Xin Che not to disturb him unless there was something important.

Putting the book given by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on the desk, Yang Qi saw that the pages were a bit rough, and thought it must be because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince often read it.

The name of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not included in this book, but a noble person like him always acts with caution.

I don't know why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked me to read this book? Was it a sudden decision?

Putting his questions aside, Yang Qi opened the book with curiosity. Mr. Yang did not teach the book "The Art of War", Yang Qi only read it quickly in Jishi Bookstore before.

Yang Qi’s impression of this was just a military book, a very powerful military book, but it was somewhat far from his own life, so he did not read it carefully.

Opening the book, Yang Qi saw the note left by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on the first page: Sage within and king without.

Seeing the words of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Yang Qi's eyes widened. If he was not mistaken, "Inner Sage and Outer King" should mean that the inner strength has the thoughts and virtues of a saint, and when applied to the outside, it has the ability to engage in political practice and other social affairs like a king.

Zhuangzi once proposed the idea of ​​"inner sage and outer king", which was gradually absorbed and adopted by Confucianism in the later period, and eventually formed the concept of "cultivating oneself, regulating the family, governing the country, and pacifying the world".

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's handwriting really reflects his personality. Just by looking at the handwriting, you can tell that the person who wrote it has extraordinary temperament and is not an ordinary person.

Yang Qi read through the book word by word, memorizing The Art of War in his heart. The more he read, the more excited he became. At the same time, he secretly regretted why he had not taken the book seriously earlier.

"The Art of War" is a famous military work, but Yang Qi knew nothing about military affairs. Fortunately, with the annotations of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Yang Qi felt much more relaxed.

The "Planning Chapter" mainly discusses how to plan the overall situation of a war before the war. If you want to succeed, you must start from the overall standpoint. Whether it is the small Songguo Mansion or the huge Tianyuan Dynasty, you must detach yourself from it and stand outside to overlook the overall situation in order to understand everything clearly.

The "Shapes" chapter discusses how to flexibly adopt two different forms based on the material conditions and military strength of both sides to achieve the goal of preserving oneself and destroying the enemy in war. All things need to be based on reality, and the person in charge should be flexible and adaptable according to the development of things to maximize value at the lowest cost.

The chapter on "virtuality and reality" focuses on the mutual opposition and transformation between "virtuality" and "reality" in military activities. Here, Yuan Ruiyuan's annotations are very interesting: There are many factors in "The Art of War" such as "hardness and softness", "virtuality and reality", "yin and yang", "danger and ease", "wide and narrow", etc., all of which contain the idea of ​​dialectical unity and transformation of contradictions.

"In every battle, the right tactics should be used to unite and the unusual tactics should be used to win" deeply reflects the dialectical thinking. It not only emphasizes the importance of following the rules, but also reflects the importance of breaking the rules.

The "Nine Terrains" discusses the basic guiding principles for the army to conduct operations in different strategic terrains, and especially emphasizes the need to formulate practical strategies and tactics based on the different psychological states of officers and soldiers in different combat areas. It seems that the prince is also a talented general. After all, he is a child of the Huo family, and he has the blood of a general in his bones.

The "Using Spies" mainly discusses the importance of using spies in war, as well as the types, characteristics, and methods of using spies. In war, the enemy and our side's grasp of information is also a contest of soft power. If you know nothing about the enemy's information, you will rashly attack and dig your own grave. Nowadays, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Fifth Prince have many spies of the other side. After all, all traitors are loyal before they betray.

Yang Qi read the whole book in one breath, and felt his heartbeat quicken a lot. He also understood some of the principles in it, but he never thought that Senior Sun Bin had already described it in a simple and profound way. If he could have seen it earlier and thought about it earlier, he would have made faster progress.

His Royal Highness is truly worthy of being the future monarch. "Inner sage and outer king" is a personality ideal respected by Confucianism and a way of governing the world by practicing the policies of a king.

Unfortunately, in his previous life, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was suitable to be an emperor, but not suitable to be a crown prince.

If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to secure his position, he needs to be ruthless and decisive. Obviously, Yuan Ruiyuan's methods in his previous life were a bit too merciful.

After reading the whole book, Yang Qi began to understand why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked her to read this book.

I think one of the reasons is that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince feels that his vision is a little narrow and he doesn't do things properly.

In this way, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince began to be willing to cultivate me, and my status in His Royal Highness the Crown Prince became higher.

Yang Qi touched the Molten Mountain Warm Jade hanging around his neck. Over the years, he had become accustomed to the warmth coming from here.

"Gurgle, gurgle." Yang Qi wanted to watch it again from the beginning, but his stomach started to growl.

When he reached the window, Yang Qi realized that it had already gotten dark. After putting away the "Art of War", Yang Qi called out, "Xin Che."

Xin Che, who was waiting outside, heard Yang Qi's voice and hurried into the house: "Miss, are you hungry?"

The young lady had instructed before entering the room that no one should be disturbed without permission.

When it was time for dinner, Xin Che saw that Yang Qi had no intention of speaking. Thinking of the young lady's instructions, he heated up the dinner sent from Lingshan Temple on the stove and prepared it.

There was no special kitchen in the courtyard of Lingshan Temple, and unlike the palace, there was no cook on duty all year round. If I missed this dinner, I was afraid that Lingshan Temple would not provide extra food.

Yang Qi smiled and nodded. He had gained a lot today and was in a good mood. "Just bring whatever food you have. We are in the temple, so we must not trouble the masters."

Xin Che nodded with some understanding: "Don't worry, Miss, I have the food sent from the temple tonight warmed up on the stove and I am watching it all the time."

Yang Qi poured himself a cup of tea: "You are quite smart today. By the way, where are mother and second aunt?"

Xin Che pointed to the moon outside and said, "Miss, it's already 11:00 p.m., so the two ladies must have gone to bed long ago. Just now the second young lady also blew out the lights and went to bed. I guess she was tired from climbing the mountain today." You know, on weekdays the second young lady would go to bed at the end of 11:00 p.m.

Conditions were limited, and Yang Qi was not picky. Life in the Han Mansion and on the farm had always been poor, especially during those few months on the farm, when there was no meat at all. Compared to those days, the food at Lingshan Temple was not bad.