Everyone knew that there were many famous generals in the Ming Dynasty, but very few people knew why.
In fact, this had to start from the time Zhu Yuanzhang raised his army.
Zhu Yuanzhang was able to grow from a cowherd boy to an emperor step by step.
It was because he was good at learning and was willing to accept other people's opinions with an open mind.
Thus, when he left Guo Zixing with the eighteen cavalrymen to roam the world alone, he set a rule for the Great Ming Army.
The more elegant way of saying this rule was to learn humbly and not be ashamed to ask questions.
According to Zhu Yuanzhang's standards at that time, it was whoever had the ability to listen to who!
Under his supervision, these illiterate and semi-illiterate officers continued to learn and gradually grew into famous generals.
At this time, the Great Ming army had not undergone a great purge, so they still maintained this rule.
Fu Youde and Feng Sheng were merely following the rules of the military.
In terms of training soldiers, Qin Mu had some outstanding points that were worth their guidance.
Since he was consulting others, he could not put on airs and had to lower his stance.
However, Qin Mu didn't know about this rule. When he suddenly saw the two dukes bowing to him, he was truly shocked.
"What is the meaning of this?"
"If there's anything you need, just let me know. Why do you have to give me such a big bow?”
"Commander Qin, this is the rule of the Great Ming Army!”
"Whoever has the ability can be a teacher!”
"Since you have surpassed us in training soldiers, it is only natural for us to ask you for advice!”
Qin Mu had a look of disbelief when he heard that.
"My Great Ming has such a rule?"
"However, the matter of training troops is easy to discuss. When the two of you are free, you can come to my Xuanwu Guard encampment!”
"My Xuanwu Guards are not far from the capital. We are at the Xuanwu Manor that used to belong to the Duke of Liang, Great General Lan.”
Fu Youde and Feng Sheng could not help but be stunned when they heard this. Then, the two of them looked at each other meaningfully.
Blue Jade, that mad dog, really knew the inside story!
He actually gave the Black Tortoise Manor to this child in advance. This proved that he definitely had a relationship with this child!
Otherwise, how could he bear to part with such an important place?
"You're actually at Black Tortoise Manor!"
"No wonder they were named Xuanwu Guards. So this is the reason?”
"Tsk tsk…"
Qin Mu asked in puzzlement.
"Is there anything special about Xuanwu Manor?"
Feng Sheng hurriedly shook his head.
"No!"
"Absolutely not!"
"By the way, we've already received our apprenticeship gifts. You have to tell us how you trained the soldiers to be so obedient, right?”
"Uh…"
Qin Mu deliberated over his words and said slowly.
"Actually, it's not that difficult. The main thing is to let them develop the habit of forming a formation, then formulate the corresponding military regulations and let them memorize them.”
"Actually, being a soldier is a very pure and simple profession.”
"This profession is not suitable for people with complicated thoughts, because being a soldier does not require so much thought.”
"Therefore, when I choose soldiers, I choose honest people who don't have any slippery habits.”
"This kind of person is simple and honest, like a blank piece of paper, which is more convenient to train.”
"In addition, there are rules to follow in the army. No matter what unexpected situation the soldiers encounter, there are rules to follow and regulations to follow.”
"This way, they won't be confused and fall into panic.”
"In short, if you want to train soldiers well, you have to start from the selection of soldiers, followed by strict training, and finally, a complete set of training methods.”
"Of course, the character of the general is also very important.”
"You must respect and understand the soldiers. You can't punish the soldiers according to your personal likes and dislikes.”
"And…"
In the beginning, Feng Sheng and Fu Youde were just listening.
However, as they listened, the two of them became engrossed.
This kind of clear train of thought and organized method of training soldiers was not only unheard of in the entire Great Ming, but also unheard of in the entire history of China.
The two of them could be considered to be well-versed in military books. Sun Tzu's Art of War talked about strategy, while the Six Military Mirrors written by the Tang Dynasty's Great General Li Jing talked about military tactics and rations. As for Jiang Ziya's Six Tactics of War, it described war from a strategic point of view.
It could be said that the military works of the past dynasties did not teach people how to pick soldiers, choose soldiers, and train soldiers.
They taught people how to fight, how to use the terrain, how to use strategies, and so on.
Hence, when the two of them heard Qin Mu's views on choosing and training soldiers, the shock in their hearts could be imagined.
This was an epoch-making masterpiece!
Once they were compiled into a book, their names would definitely be left behind in history!
The more they listened, the more shocked they became.
When they heard the exciting part, the two of them could not help but clap their hands and praise!
Just as the two of them were listening attentively, they suddenly heard the sound of hooves.
The two of them were veteran generals who had fought many battles in the grasslands. They had long had a conditioned reflex to the sound of hooves.
After hearing this voice, the two of them woke up at the same time and reached out to press on the sabers at their waists.
However, the two of them quickly reacted and immediately retracted their hands in embarrassment.
Just as the two of them were furious and were about to see who had interrupted their lesson, they suddenly saw the middle-aged official who had just left return.
What shocked the two the most was that this middle-ranking official was holding an imperial edict in his hand!
"Black Tortoise Guard Commander Qin Mu, receive the decree!”
Just when Feng Sheng and Fu Youde thought that Qin Mu would run over to receive the decree, they suddenly heard him muttering in a low voice.
"How unlucky, I have to kneel again…"
When the two of them heard this, their eyes widened!
What kind of monster was this?
He even dared to complain when he was kneeling to receive the imperial edict!
What shocked them even more was that the middle-aged official acted as if he hadn't heard anything. There wasn't the slightest bit of displeasure on his face!
One had to know that this group of middle officials in the palace relied on their authority to help the emperor pass down imperial edicts. They usually put on a lot of airs.
If you were disrespectful, they would read a one-sentence imperial edict to you for half a day just to make you kneel on the ground for a while longer!
Even if you knew that you were being teased, you couldn't do anything to them.
Once the matter is blown up, there will be censors accusing you of harboring evil intentions and disrespecting the emperor!
However, the middle-aged official was not the least bit displeased by this brat's complaints. This was too inconceivable!
When the eunuch saw that Qin Mu had finally knelt down, he started to read out the imperial edict with his croaky voice.
"Zhen saw your memorial. You know how to be humble and give in at such a young age. Zhen is very comforted.”
"However, you are getting older and have reached the age of marriage.”
"The brocade and pearls I gave you are for you to use as betrothal gifts. You don't have to worry about anything else…"
" Also, listen to the report of the eunuch. You have already given my reward to your subordinates. It is not easy to take it back…"
"Then zhen will give you another 300 bolts of brocade!”
"This time, don't reward anyone casually and let down my painstaking efforts.”
"Respect this!"
After the eunuch finished reading the decree, Feng Sheng and Fu Youde saw a few carriages slowly approaching from afar…
The two of them were dumbfounded when they saw this!
What was going on? Was this child the emperor's grandson?
Isn't our Emperor too good to him?
It was so good that it made people jealous!
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