Volume of "Ming Su Lou Ji" in running script by Zhao Mengfu, collected by the National Palace Museum in Taipei. Judging from the style of calligraphy, it is similar to the works of Zhao Mengfu in his later years.


[Explanation] "Ming Su Lou Ji" dates back to the 16th year of the Yuan Dynasty. An imperial edict was issued to establish the commander-in-chief of the rear guard and pro-army forces. Let the deputy signature officer of the envoy select tens of thousands of troops. Wherever you drive. It is often completed at Baiyingkou of the camp. Officials have sex. Scholars have homes. There is a warehouse for embarrassing grains. The golden drum has a tower. Equipment has its place. There is a market for trading. All military affairs are completed. The camp is south of Xinan River. It faces Hutuobai Valley in the west. It is connected to the county town Clam Harbor in the east. It will be the autumn of the twenty-first year of the Yuan Dynasty in the sixth year. Heavy rain. It will rain again next autumn. The rivers are flowing. Live in the water. Shima reported illness. The Privy Council heard about it. It was decided to move slightly west. So the round camp was redone. Get rid of lowliness and become high. Surrender to safety. Everyone is happy. It will be done soon. Ma Fan, a strong man, regards the past as a hero...


The first edition of "The Story of Mingsu Tower"



Records of Sulou in Ming Dynasty. In the sixteenth year of the Yuan Dynasty. An imperial edict was issued to establish the commander-in-chief of the rear guard and pro-army forces. Let the deputy signature officer of the envoy select tens of thousands of troops. Wherever you drive. It is often completed at Baiyingkou of the camp. Officials have sex. Scholars have homes. There is a warehouse for embarrassing grains. The golden drum has a tower. Equipment has its place. There is a market for trading. Fanjun



Zhongzhizhi is completed. The camp is south of Xinan River. It faces Hutuobai Valley in the west. It is connected to the county town Clam Harbor in the east. It will be the autumn of the twenty-first year of the Yuan Dynasty in the sixth year. Heavy rain. It will rain again next autumn. The rivers are flowing. Live in the water. Shima reported illness. The Privy Council heard about it. It was decided to move slightly west. So heavy


Make a round camp. Get rid of lowliness and become high. Surrender to safety. Everyone is happy. It will be done soon. Ma Fan regards the past as a strong man. As a result, thousands of hectares of farmland were opened, and the farm space was used to teach martial arts. There was no disadvantage of sitting in the barn, but it was the legacy of the ancients who included soldiers in farming. The middle camp is a building.



There are dozens of couplets, and golden drums are hung to serve as a warning. It is majestic and majestic. It reaches hundreds of feet from the ground and can be seen hundreds of miles away from the height. When he was old, he drank wine and met with the chefs, giving orders three times and five times. Sitting, working, advancing, and retreating are all Dharma. The Self-Defense Commander has invited Ming Silou to remember it. The ancients who heard about it



There is a saying: Military government is valued for Ming, and military orders are valued for Su. She Ming and Su are not good people in government orders. So he named it Mingsu, and asked the virtuous minister to serve as a lecturer and the scholar Song Gong wrote a great book. In the four seas, there are no policemen with drums and drums, and all the people on guard live and work in peace and contentment. Enough for his equipment, enough for his clothes



Food. In the Spring and Autumn Period, it belongs to the 櫜鬬, simple chariots and horses, riding on the chariots and horses, patrolling and going in and out between the sacred flags and leopard tails, just to show that they have not forgotten the military preparations. When the princes have nothing to do, they are diligent in military affairs. This is called free time and calmness. Yes, my husband heard the sound of the drum and the rhinoceros,



Then think about the general's ministers, how about entering his camp and climbing up the tower to see him in action. We can know that the generals at that time were virtuous, but we also heard about the ancient commander-in-chief who said that he was a virtuous man who talked about etiquette, music, and poems. The etiquette and music in the poems and books are not related to the general.



And, if you want to make all the soldiers have the heart to respect the king and be close to him, which of the four is better? Therefore, I recorded the completion of this tower and wrote it down as a reminder to you. Wuxing Zhao Mengfu.


"Ming Su Lou Ji" second edition