Chapter 53 Section IX

Now that the serious topic is almost finished, everyone slowly let go of it.Sima Mengqiu likes to talk about the customs and habits he saw when he traveled around, local people's conditions, officials' virtuousness and ignorance, etc., and Pan Zhaolin has quite a common topic.But Wu Conglong and others obviously have not been to many places. Wu Conglong is obviously very familiar with the official etiquette since the Qin, Han, Jin and Tang Dynasties.Fan Xiang has a flexible mind, and he understands everything, from court officials to common people in the market, all kinds of anecdotes and anecdotes are as clear as the things in his own backyard.As for Chen Liang, he was proficient in all kinds of public affairs, such as punishment, money and food, which was beyond Shi Yue's expectation.

Everyone chatted quite well, but Wu Conglong and Fan Xiang deliberately flattered and showed off their knowledge. The atmosphere during the banquet was lively and laughter continued. It was not until the sky was getting dark that they realized how fast time was passing.Shi Yue made friends with the people of the Song Dynasty, and he met not many famous scholars and talents, but at that time, all the scholars were very bookish, and the few words they talked about were often to quote piano, chess, poetry and paintings, and among them, the talented people only talked about history The allusions and scriptures in the book are proofs of his knowledge. Shi Yue is really bored by these, so he usually prefers to talk to such a small official as Shen Guitian.Today I met Sima Mengqiu and a few people, they talked about the current affairs at that time, that is to say, the historical gains and losses, and the criticism was just enough, and they would never exaggerate and show off, Shi Yue had the intention of inducing, at this time he felt even more reluctant, so he ordered Waiting for the sword, let people light candles, hang up the "Qi Death Wind", and talk all night.

Everyone was drinking and talking from morning to night, everyone was drunk at first, but Shi Yue said that he had found an archery instructor for Shi Jian and Tang Kang, thinking that a gentleman who is well-versed in both civil and military affairs is the top grade.Fan Xiang was drunk, pointing at Sima Meng and begging to laugh, "Lord Shi, if you talk about all-round talents in martial arts, Sima Chunfu can kill the enemy when he gets on a horse, and can make gifts when he gets off a horse. His exquisite arrow skills are not comparable to that of a headhunter in Kaifeng Mansion." .”

Sima Mengqiu smiled slightly and said, "Zhong Lin, don't talk nonsense." But Pan Zhaolin laughed and said, "Why should pure father be too modest? Is Zhong Lin a talker?" Fan Xiang said solemnly: "Exactly, when will I, Fan Zhonglin, talk nonsense? Why should pure father and brother be modest, just perform a show, and show Master Shi your skills." Everyone cheered and said yes, the young sword servant wanted to watch the excitement even more, and couldn't help showing anticipation; but Pan Zhaolin still said with a half-smile: "Pure father and brother show two hands, let's drink with this, how can we drink?" Isn't it an elegant thing?"

What kind of person Sima Mengqiu is, he has long seen that Pan Zhaolin is actually the mastermind by Shi Yue's side, and his attitude towards him is quite subtle.He was quite impressed by Shi Yue at this time, and Shi Yue's words had already revealed a hint of intrigue, thinking that he might as well show what he had learned in his life, so as to give Shi Yue a good impression, and at the same time let Pan Zhaolin know what Sima Mengqiu wanted. ability.He didn't answer right now, but just glanced at Shi Yue hesitantly. Shi Yue was already curious about the so-called martial arts, after all, he was a generation who grew up watching martial arts novels.In addition, everyone was excited, so he smiled slightly and said, "Father Chun, let me show you something."

Sima Meng asked Shi Yue to speak, stood up, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "It is better to obey orders than to be so respectful." When Shi Jian saw that he agreed, he was immediately elated, and quickly said: "My lord, I'll go get the bow, arrow, sword and give it to Mr. Sima." Shi Yue changed his mind, called Shi Jian, and whispered a few words in his ear, Shi Jian seemed startled, hesitated a little before agreeing, and went to get all kinds of weapons. Not long after, Shi Jian brought a servant over with a bow and arrow and a big box. Shi Yue took the bow and arrow first, and put both hands in Sima Mengqiu's hands.This is a rhinoceros horn bow. When Shi Yue raised the Yu Ministry, the Zhou An often made some good weapons and sent them to the princes and nobles. Shi Yue did that job, and the people below wanted to curry favor with him, so naturally they couldn't forget to give it to him. Keep a copy.At that time, he paid according to the price, and he surprised those subordinates, because these things were not regarded as bribery at all at the time, and they were completely normal.He kept these weapons at home, and they were of no use, they were mostly used as decorations.

Sima Mengqiu took the bow and couldn't help but praise: "Good bow!" The bow is a good bow, and the arrows will naturally not be bad arrows. The twenty arrows in the golden quiver are all carved feather arrows. Sima Mengqiu didn't say a word, he walked out of the pavilion, on the curved bridge, nocked his arrows, swished three arrows, and only heard the sound of the bowstring, and the three willow branches on the other side of the pond fell in response to the sound, and fell into the pool.But the momentum of the arrow did not decrease a little, and it was nailed to the garden wall.Everyone got up together, stood leaning on the railing, and cheered in unison, Shi Jian's face was flushed with excitement.

Sima Mengqiu smiled slightly, but didn't stop in his hand, he fired twenty arrows one after another, the twenty carved feather arrows nailed a character "Shi" in official script on the snow-white wall.Even Pan Zhaolin was overwhelmed by this archery technique. Shi Yue clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Father Sima Chun, you really have amazing skills!" Sima Mengqiu bowed his hands and said modestly: "Master Shi laughed at such a small skill." Then he was about to return the bow to Shi Yue. Shi Yue waved his hand, but didn't go to pick it up, "The so-called red powder is given to beauties, and swords are given to heroes. This bow is left to me, and it will be dusty in vain. Why don't you give it to Chunfu, and tomorrow I will have someone engrave Chunfu on the arrow." The name of the pure father should not refuse."

Sima Mengqiu also liked this bow very much in his heart, and he is also a hero, so he bowed and smiled and said: "Such a student is ashamed to receive it." Shi Yue smiled slightly, walked to Shi Jian, took the sandalwood box in his hand, then walked in front of Sima Mengqiu, said with a smile: "There is something here, I invite Pure Father to appreciate it." Seeing that Shi Yue took out something so cautiously, everyone knew that it must be extraordinary, so they couldn't help but gather around together.Sima Mengqiu, however, took the time to sneak a glance at Pan Zhaolin, seeing his eyes narrowed into a slit, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, obviously he already knew what was inside.Immediately, he took the three-foot-long and half-foot-wide sandalwood box, and with a light tap of his right hand, he opened the lid.

Everyone leaned their heads together, and saw an ancient sword lying quietly inside. The scabbard and hilt were both black, with simple patterns engraved on it. On the scabbard, there was a verse in official script: The ancient sword, the two duckweeds in the waves.” Song Dynasty articles only promote Han Yu, Sima Mengqiu and others naturally know that this is Han Yu’s famous line, which is used to describe the sincerity between friends.Shi Yue took out such a sword at this time, the deep meaning behind it is self-evident. Sima Mengqiu picked up the sword, but felt a chill in his hand, so he knew it was indeed a precious sword.He handed the box to a servant, holding the sword in his right hand and the scabbard in his left hand, and with a bang, he pulled out half of the sword, and saw a cold light overflowing.He observed it for a long time, and asked himself that his knowledge is not superficial, but he didn't know the name of this sword.Immediately asked: "Students are ignorant and ignorant, so they don't know the origin of this sword."

Pan Zhaolin smiled and said, "This sword was bought from Hangzhou at a high price and given to you. Your lord Su Zizhan, your young master, and I don't know each other. There is no inscription on the sword, but there is a poem in Korean on the scabbard." That's all." Fan Xiang stretched his neck to look for a while, he was originally a Confucian scholar, so naturally he didn't know its origin, but he was naturally alert, rolled his eyes, and laughed loudly: "Why did you say that you were abandoned in the middle of the road and drifted to the side of the ancient prison? Although buried in the dust and useless, it can still soar to the sky every night - although this sword is made of Kunwu iron, it must have been scattered for a long time, and it has become silent and nameless. Only Master Shi can recognize it. It can be seen that it is also a coincidence. This sword was in the hands of ordinary people before, so it was naturally unknown. However, if the sword is in the hands of heroes, it will become famous in the world in the future. The students thought it would be better for Mr. Shi to give this sword a name, so as not to let it Buried." His words had puns, he used a sword as a metaphor for Sima Mengqiu, and he lightly patted Shi Yue's ass, and even Pan Zhaolin secretly praised his wit.Although Shi Yue doesn't like flattery from others, but if it's as good as Fan Xiang's, even if a saint is alive, he can't refuse, let alone Shi Yue, a mortal?Then he heard him laughing and said: "Zhonglin said that this sword has been covered with dust for a long time, I'm afraid it is true, otherwise, with the talent of Master Su Zizhan, how can there be no reason why he didn't know the source? Just now Zhonglin used Guo Zhen's poem , I named it from this poem, and called this sword 'Kunwu Sword', how about it?" Shi Yue even said his name, unless it was Wu Anguo, how could others say it badly?Naturally, they praised it. Seeing that everyone said it was true, Shi Yue laughed again: "Just now Zhonglin said that a sword can only be famous in the world if it is in the hands of a hero. This statement is deeply rooted in my heart. There are no martial arts practitioners here. All-round talents in civil and military affairs are considered pure." Father, I will give this Kunwu sword to Chunfu, and Chunfu will definitely not let it be buried." When he said this, everyone except Pan Zhaolin was taken aback.Although this precious sword has no name, it must be a precious thing, so it was given as a gift.But everyone is a smart person, Shi Yue's meaning is already very obvious. Sima Mengqiu caressed the Kunwu sword, and said with great emotion: "When a man is alive, it is enough to have a confidant. Students will definitely live up to the expectations of a man, and will never let this sword be ashamed." After speaking, he drew his sword out of its sheath, his white clothes shook, the sword was shining brightly, and he actually danced his sword on the curved bridge.I saw that when he drew his sword, it looked like the fury of thunder, but when he drew it back, it looked like the clear light of the river and sea, the cold light of his white clothes, rolling and rolling, everyone was bewildered.When the dance was in full swing, he suddenly threw the sword into the sky, as high as tens of feet, and Sima Mengqiu held the scabbard in his hand, and accurately inserted the sword like lightning into the sheath. Looking at this scene, Pan Zhaolin felt a sense of generosity and singing in his heart for some reason, and he couldn't help singing: "I used to hear about Ban's family, a pen and inkstone suddenly thrown away. Once you stroke the long sword, thousands of miles will be lost... " This was originally a few lines from a long poem written by the Tang Dynasty. Pan Zhaolin felt something in his heart. When he sang it now, the generous and heroic meaning was touching. Everyone was familiar with this poem. At this time, he could not restrain his emotions. , followed the beat together, and sang with emotion: "...Don't you accept the hardships and dangers, and only think about the Qing Dynasty. How old are the mountains and rivers, and when the frost and dew come in autumn. The jade fortress is gone, and the Tieguan prevents repair..." When I finished reading "Pawns and Envoys with Fame and Fame, Chang Feng Wanli Marquis", even Shi Jian, who seems to understand but half understands, is also full of emotions.Everyone is imagining that they are like that Kunwu sword. Although they are unknown at this time, they will surely become famous in the world and become famous in the history when they make contributions in the future. Also after this night, Sima Mengqiu and Chen Liang entered Shiyue's shogunate, and Wu Conglong and Fan Xiang became the backbone of the "Stone Party" in the future.