Chapter 20 In the second quarter, the army of rhetoric turned around

On the vast wasteland, there is a blue military camp, and the character "Yue" on the big banner can be seen clearly from three to five miles away. This is the camp of the great army of the Yue Kingdom outside the Great Wall in the south of the Qi Kingdom. In the eyes of the big country in the Central Plains, the Yue State is a mysterious and surly state--human and soft but brutal and brave, weak in national strength but strong and warlike.In ancient times, the Yue people were originally a branch of the Chiyou tribe.The Chiyou tribe is very good at forging swords. When the tribes in the Central Plains were all barbaric stone soldiers, the Chiyou tribe knew how to use copper as a weapon, and the bronze swords they forged were invincible in the world.Relying on this magical weapon, the Chiyou tribe went northward and started a bloody battle with the Huangdi tribe in the Central Plains.No one can explain the mystery, but Chiyou's copper soldiers were defeated and killed by the Yellow Emperor.The Chiyou tribe fled to avoid disaster, scattered and disintegrated.Later, a tribe belonged to Xia Shaokang's tribe. From then on, he took Xia Shaokang as his ancestor and never said that he was a descendant of the Chiyou tribe.However, the mysterious totem of the Chiyou tribe, and the long-standing tradition of loving soldiers, has penetrated deeply into the blood of this tribe.Later, Xia Shaokang confiscated the land of Yue to this tribe, and since then there have been "Yueren".

It's amazing to say that Yue Man can't make a good car, but he can forge a rare and sharp sword!Most of the famous swords in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States were made by Yue people.Once the State of Wu defeated the State of Yue, it plundered the swordsmiths of the State of Yue to Gusu City, and asked the swordsmiths of the State of Yue to create unique weapons for the State of Wu.The swordsmiths of the Yue Kingdom did not have any troubles, and forged a sword shaped like a crescent moon. No matter its shape or sharpness, it was unparalleled in the world!Fu Chai, king of Wu, was overjoyed, so he named the crescent moon sword "Wu Hook" and ordered it to be built in large quantities, and each Wu soldier had one bite.For more than a hundred years since then, the Wu hook has become the main weapon of Chu, Wu, and Yue, and its power is not inferior to the straight sword of the Central Plains!

The Yue kings of all dynasties were famous collectors of swords, and there were often famous sword masters among the Yue people.Yunchang, the father of King Goujian of Yue, possessed dozens of famous swords in the world. He once invited Xue Zhu, a sword master, from which he made ten famous swords in the world.Since then, the wind of casting swords and hiding swords has permeated Yue people. Everyone loves swords and practice swords. Even among women in mountain villages, there are often kendo masters. "Yue Nv Shan Jian" has become a popular custom in the world. It is such a country of swords and weapons, but the fate of the country is ups and downs like a cape on the sea.

The State of Yue was not the official vassals of the Western Zhou Dynasty, but a tribe that established its own "state" in the name of "descendants of the holy king".Because it is located on the remote coast of the East China Sea, the royal family of the Western Zhou Dynasty was out of reach, so they gradually recognized this prince after the world was stabilized.The history of the Yue State before the Spring and Autumn Period was only told by the Yue people themselves, and no one in the Central Plains could explain it clearly.Zhang Yi is no exception. In the Spring and Autumn Period, because of Gou Jian's revenge and destruction of Wu State, Yue State jumped up and became a great country in the south.Before Goujian, Yue State was an unknown and barren country.When Goujian was looking for good talents, seeking famous scholars Fan Li and Wen Zhong, and trying to revive him, the state of Wu in the north became powerful.The army of the State of Wu suppressed the border, and the capital of the State of Yue, Kuaiji, was destroyed in the First World War. The State of Yue was in danger of being completely destroyed!Fortunately, Goujian endured the humiliation at the opportunity and accepted the proposal of the doctor Fan Li-take the initiative to ask Wu to be a vassal to preserve the Yue Kingdom.In order to convince Wu Wang Fuchai, Goujian took Fan Li to Gusu City as a hostage, leaving only the minister Wen Zhong to govern the Yue Kingdom.Over the past few years, the rulers and ministers of the Yue Kingdom have exhausted all means to bribe the powerful ministers of the Wu Kingdom, alienate the monarchs and ministers of the Wu Kingdom, pay tribute to the Wu Kingdom with ungerminated rice seeds, donate gifts and countless beauties to the King of Wu, and so on.In the end, Gou Jian himself even tasted the feces of Fu Chai, the king of Wu, which made the princes of the world laugh for a while.After doing everything he could, Goujian finally returned to Yue.After ten years of hard work and bravery, and self-cultivation and gathering together, Goujian's monarch and ministers finally made the Yue State strong.Later, when the Wu army went north to compete with Qi for hegemony, Gou Jian led the army to break through Gusu in one fell swoop, forced Fuchai to be killed, and met the Wu army on the way and won the battle.Finally, Yue State became the overlord of Jiangnan for the first time.

But this first time will also be the last time.After Gou Jian became the hegemony, Fan Li went away to live in seclusion, Wen Zhong was killed by Gou Jian, and the country of Yue was like a meteor flashing, and then quickly dimmed again!The old overlord Chu State in the south was like a mountain pressing on the Yue State, and the Qi State in the north was also watching the Yue State helplessly, but the Yue State could not move.In this way, after decades of being wimpy, he was gradually forgotten by the Central Plains. By the time of the Warring States period, when the three powers stood side by side, the Yue State was already the seventh generation of monarchs after Goujian.This monarch is called Si Wujiang, but he is a brave man who wholeheartedly wants to revive his ancestors' hegemony.He discussed with several advisers and agreed that: to revitalize the hegemony, we must crusade and defeat Qi!To be honest, this is the old way of the "Three Kingdoms of the Southern Barbarians" (Chu, Wu and Yue) going north to seek hegemony.During the Spring and Autumn Period, only Jin and Qi in the Central Plains had the strength to prevent the three kingdoms in the south of the Yangtze River from going north.When Chu State dominated, its main opponent was Jin State.The hegemony of Wu State and Yue State was established by defeating Qi State.Today, Qi State is still a powerful country in the Central Plains, and Yue State's victory over Qi State will naturally shock the world!In terms of the actual situation, after the state of Yue destroyed Wu, it had become a "quasi-warring state" that was neither big nor small.In order to guard against this mysterious and surly neighboring country, Qi State specially built a rammed earth Great Wall about 300 miles long.The Great Wall took Gaomi as its backup base and was guarded by General Tanzi for a long time.Si Wujiang, king of Yue, thought that Qi State built the Great Wall because he was afraid of Yue State, so he worked harder to prepare for the war against Qi.

In the spring of this year, Si Wujiang issued a strict order to move the capital from Kuaiji in the remote southern mountainous area to Langya in the north.Thousands of miles away from the north to the south, the country of Yue only took two short months!Langye was originally just a fortified border town of the old Wu State, facing the sea to the east and Qi State to the north, and only two hundred miles away from the Great Wall of Qi State to the south.In ordinary years, this Langye was originally a deserted and sparsely populated small castle, but now it has suddenly become a capital, with palaces, government offices, workshops, merchants, and Chinese people, crowded with bustling bustle!

Si Wujiang, king of Yue, felt that the small castle was boring, so he put the palace in the field outside the city, saying that this is to imitate the example of his ancestors, and he will be able to break everything in one fell swoop.But in this way, who would dare to live in a small castle?The big tents of the government offices and the merchants also set up tents outside the city, and the empty small castle was simply turned into a construction site of the capital, which was buzzing day and night, making it extremely lively.Coupled with the continuous barracks of 150,000 troops, the momentum is breathtaking!At a glance, tents stretched to the sky, banners fluttered, smoke from cooking houses filled the forest, people shouted and horses neighed, and the noise of the city was noisy. The Langye Plain had become a living world of nomadic tribes.

Si Wujiang ordered: Take a rest for one month, crusade against Qi State, and achieve the hegemony of Da Yue in one fell swoop! At this moment, Zhang Yi arrived in a hurry.He left his chariot in the Linzi government treasury, and he and Fei Yun each rode a handsome horse, and traveled southward. In one day and one night, they left the Great Wall in the South of Qi State, and the city of Langye was already in sight. "Hey, the big army camp is like this? It's like a big gathering!" Fei Yun raised his whip and pointed at the noisy and endless tents, and cried out in surprise. Zhang Yi laughed loudly: "Do you think that all military camps in the world are like this? Let's go!"

The roads, trails, human roads and horse roads criss-crossed in the wilderness, and Fei Yun was at a loss.Zhang Yi raised his whip and pointed: "Did you see the big flag with Yue characters? Just follow it." As he spoke, he shook the reins, and slowly reined in the horse and pattered forward. Although it is within sight, but because there are rushing pedestrians and cattle, horses and vehicles everywhere in the field, they have to stop from time to time to give way, and it took half an hour to walk this three-five-mile path.Look at the setting sun, just arrived at the magnificent big tent in front of the big banner.Dozens of dilapidated military vehicles outside the tent formed a gate, and outside the gate were full of Yue warriors in dirty leather armor holding wooden poles and spears.Seeing someone coming, a military official wearing a Wu hook shouted loudly: "This is the king's tent! Dismount quickly!"

Fei Yun got off his horse and took two steps forward. Jiu Jiu cupped his hands and said loudly: "Zhang Yi, a famous scholar in the Central Plains, please see the King of Yue. Please report quickly!" "Hi! What a crisp voice." General Wu Gou chuckled, "What do people from the Central Plains have to do with me? Go away!" Zhang Yi said loudly on the horse: "I brought thousands of miles of land to the King of Yue! Little Commander, how dare you stop me?" Military officer Wu Gou looked around Zhang Yi's steed, and finally cupped his hands and said, "Sir, please wait a moment." Then he trotted into the tent, and then hurried out to stand in front of Zhang Yi's horse, and shouted loudly. With a loud voice: "Zhang Yijin sees——!"

Zhang Yi dismounted, handed over the reins to the military officer, and entered the magnificent palace boldly.The long corridor inside the shaft gate is covered with a dirty red carpet, which sets off the gorgeous tent in an eerie way.A female officer at the entrance of the inner tent shouted clearly: "Scholar from the Central Plains is here!" Zhang Yi entered the inner tent, and saw a lean, dark man with a purple balance crown reclining on a long bamboo couch in the middle, Knowing that this was the King of Yue, Si Wujiang, he made a long bow: "Zhang Yi of the Central Plains, see the King of Yue." King Si Wujiang of Yue glanced at him, but he didn't get up, but asked arrogantly, "Who's behind—?" Just as Zhang Yi was about to answer, Fei Yun cupped his hands: "Zhang Zishu, Tong Feiyun, see the King of Yue." "School boy? The book boy is also worthy of entering the king's tent—?" Zhang Yi said solemnly: "The king of Yue is a great god in the sky, so the little book boy is naturally unworthy. However, my book boy has a great gift for the king of Yue, so I came here as a last resort. I hope the king of Yue will forgive me." "Oh ha ha ha ha ha!" King Yue laughed: "Zhang Zi is so handsome, and there is also a book boy holding gifts. It's easy to say, take a seat!" As he spoke, he sat up straight from the bamboo couch unconsciously, and glanced at Fei Yun again. glance. A green gauze maid gently moved a bamboo pier and placed it in front of the king's bamboo couch.The King of Yue waved his hands again and again: "Far, far, far." The maid hurriedly moved the bamboo pier to two or three feet beside the couch, before retreating.Zhang Yi took her seat calmly, while Fei Yun stood behind Zhang Yi, but raised her nose and frowned tightly.A lightning-like smile flashed across King Yue's dark face—what Zhang Yi saw was only a twitch at the corner of his mouth—then his bright eyes fixed on Zhang Yi's face: "Master Zhang came here, wanting to give me a thousand miles of land? " Zhang Yi said with a smile: "I would like to report to the King of Yue: Zhang Yi must have enough wine and food before he can talk about the benefits of others." "Oh ha ha ha ha ha!" King Yue laughed loudly: "I'm offended, offended. Come, let the feast clean Zhang Zi's dust!" After a while, several maids came in one after another, setting up two bamboo tables and two bamboo mats.The King of Yue got off the couch with the help of two maids, and then sat in front of the bamboo table.Sitting together, one can see that his legs are extremely short, but his body is very big. He is short and thin when he stands up, but he is quite tall when he sits down!Fei Yun desperately suppressed her smile, turned around and coughed loudly twice.Zhang Yi didn't realize it, just looked at the bamboo mat on the ground, and felt that the weaving was extremely beautiful, and it was cool, smooth and comfortable to sit on. He had such a beautiful thing in his mind, but he wanted to imitate the dirty red bamboo mat made by Central Plains. Sticky to the ground, it's really a mere imitation of Dongshi who is ruining himself!Thinking secretly, the wine and dishes have been set up, but there are two dishes for one wine: the wine is a large jar of rice wine from the Yue Kingdom, and it is bright red in a white jade cup, which is really attractive; Bright white big raw fish, next to the raw fish is a five or six-inch long small Wu hook; on the other copper plate is a cup of thick sauce, a pinch of Jiangnan shallots, a cup of red vinegar, and a small plate of silver-colored fish that resembles small shrimps. Xiaoyu, and a pair of bamboo chopsticks.The natural-colored bamboo case is already elegant, and with the addition of red, white and green, it is particularly eye-catching. Zhang Yi couldn't help admiring secretly: "Yue people have their own way of cooking." Fei Yun sat in front of a small bamboo table next to him, but his face was bewildered, wondering how such creatures eat? King Yue held out the white jade cup and stretched it out to Zhang Yi: "Come on, this king has cleaned up Zhang Zi. Do it!" Then he croaked and shook the jade cup: "Zhang Zi, how does my Yue wine compare to Zhongyuan wine?" Zhang Yifang had to drink dry, and was tasting the taste, he felt that it was neither spicy nor strong, but the strength was mellow, and it was not dull. When it entered the throat, there was a burst of hot air that diffused in the body, but it was not the same as the freshness and softness. The Lanling wine of Chu State is very different, and it really has a unique flavor!Can't help but praise: "What a Yuejiu! It's better than Chujiu!" "Oh ha ha ha ha ha!" Yue Wang Si Wujiang laughed triumphantly: "Zhang Zishang knows the way, right!" Then he stretched out his hand to circle the bamboo table: "You know how I eat more food?" Zhang Yi smiled slightly, and calmly picked up the small Wuhook from the big copper plate, cut a thin piece from the tail of the fat raw fish, picked it up and showed it to the light, the fish piece was so bright and transparent!King Yue laughed and nodded.Zhang Yi dipped the sashimi in the thick sauce, took a pinch of shallots in his mouth, and took a sip of the bright red Yue wine leisurely; then picked up a bamboo chopsticks and picked up a small silver-white shrimp-like fish, dipped it in the vinegar , took another sip of the bright red Yuejiu leisurely, and said with a smile: "This is Zhenze whitebait, dipped raw in bitter wine, it is a delicacy!" Fei Yun's childlike innocence grew when she saw it, and she also followed Zhang Yi's tasting of fish and wine: "Hey, it's sour and interesting!" "Master and apprentice Zhang Zi are very familiar with the Yue Kingdom, why did you teach me?" Si Wujiang, King of Yue, burst into laughter again. "Dare to ask the King of Yue: How much profit can we gain by attacking 150,000 soldiers and horses?" Zhang Yi asked calmly. The King of Yue's eyes flashed suddenly: "Qi State is my great feud with Vietnam. To defeat Qi can revive the prestige of Yue State, and secondly, it can obtain five hundred miles of land in the south of Qi. This is where the great cause of Yue State lies. How can it be called Lishi?" Zhang Yi laughed and shook her head, looking very disdainful.King Yue was puzzled by his smile: "You, where did the smile come from?" "Dare to ask the king of Yue: Chu people carve boats and ask for swords, have you ever heard of it?" "Carve a boat and ask for a sword? Zhang Zi is talking about it. Come, drink!" This Yue king is very fond of legends, and he is very interested when he hears a story. "There was a merchant from the state of Chu who bought a famous sword in the state of Yue." Zhang Yi said seriously.The king of Yue heard that there was also the country of Yue in the story, and he was even more spirited: "Oh, this sword was bought in the country of Yue?" Watching. Unexpectedly, the boat shook, and the famous sword fell into the river. The guests on the boat felt sorry for the merchant. But the merchant calmly took out another short sword and carved a mark on the side of the boat. When the boat reached the riverside, The guest went ashore, but the merchant took off his clothes and was about to dive into the water. The boatman was shocked, so he grabbed the merchant and asked. The merchant said, "My famous sword fell into the river from here, and I will go down here to retrieve it! The boatman asked when did it fall? The merchant." The answer was: An hour ago. The boatman laughed loudly, calling him a stupid businessman! Dare to ask King Yue, why is this businessman so stupid? Why did the boatman laugh at him?" "What's so difficult about it?" Yue Wang grinned and said, "The merchant can't swim. If I were this king, I would have caught it long ago!" "King Yue, you are indeed smarter than that Chu businessman!" Zhang Yi couldn't help laughing. "That's oh—" King Yue arrogantly elongated his tone. As soon as the words fell, there was a chuckle in the tent.The ministers who had just heard the news hurriedly covered their faces with their big sleeves, coughing and coughing, and even the maids turned their backs and giggled.Fei Yun laughed the loudest, wanted to say something, but slacked off on Xiao Zhu's case.The king of Yue felt that something was wrong, and shouted: "Laugh! Listen to Zhang Zi!" The tent suddenly became quiet. Zhang Yi saw that the king of Yue was straightforward and straightforward, and his mind must be straightforward, so he solemnly cupped his hands and said: "King Yue, this Chu merchant's pursuit of the sword has nothing to do with whether he can swim or not. Already hundreds of miles away, even if you are good at swimming, you will never find the sword. It is the stupidity of Chu merchants to fix the notch and seek the momentum of flowing water. This is why the boatman laughed. " "Oh ha ha ha ha ha!" King Yue suddenly laughed: "So that's how it is. Stupid! Stupid! Chu people are stupid!" Suddenly he came back to his senses, but the laughter stopped abruptly: "At this moment, the boat is begging for the sword, and I will fight against you. What's the deal?" "Things are different, but the reasoning is the same." Zhang Yi said frankly: "The Yue Kingdom is located in a remote corner of the East China Sea, and the King of Yue is still immersed in the great dream of his ancestors' hegemony. As everyone knows, the Central Plains has been turned upside down in the past 30 years. Spring and Autumn Period The way of strong dominance has already passed away like flowing water. The Warring States of the Central Plains, Qin, Wei and Qi are currently the three major powers, and no one is the hegemony. The king of Yue tried to go north to fight for hegemony, just like the Chu merchants who sailed hundreds of miles, but wanted to go into the water to find a sword. For decades, the war in the world is no longer a battle for hegemony, but a battle for profit. Each battle must seize a large amount of land, population, and goods in order to be considered a real expansion of power. Not seeking to seize land and benefit the market is already an outdated and outdated method of warfare.” "Oh—?" King Yue arrogantly drew a long tune: "I will take away the land and population of Qi State, isn't it also beneficial to the market?" "Here, it's the matter of reason and reason." Zhang Yi said with a calm smile, "If you don't seek hegemony but seek profit, Qi will be boring." "Oh? How do you say that?" "Qi State is the top three in the Central Plains, and its military power is at its peak. Zhang Yi looked at the weather of the Yue army, and attacking Qi was like hitting a stone ear with an egg! This is the first. Second, the hundreds of miles of land within the southern Great Wall of Qi State are all seaside saline-alkali barren beaches, and the reeds are vast. Even if we win, not only will there be no profitable market to speak of, but the wasteland will become a burden to the country of Yue, which is boring. Does the King of Yue think so?" King Yue's arrogant laugh was gone, he lowered his head and thought silently for a long time, then suddenly raised his head: "Is Da Yue tossing in vain?" "No." Zhang Yi shook her head: "The arrow is on the string, how could it not be fired?" "Okay—" King Yue burst out laughing again. "However, this arrow has to hit a fat deer to count as a skill." "Fat deer? Where is the fat deer—?" "Chu. A fat elk." "Oh ha ha ha ha! Zhang Zi is talking about beating Chu State?" Suddenly, the arrogant laugh lost his confidence, and he muttered in a low voice: "Chu State, Chu State, can you beat it?" Zhang Yi couldn't help but smile: "The King of Yue dares to attack the State of Qi, but he is suspicious of the State of Chu. It's really unbelievable!" "Could it be that Chu is easier to fight than Qi?" King Yue obviously had scruples about Chu. For a hundred years, although the three kingdoms of Chu, Yue and Wu were all "Southern Barbarians" in the eyes of the princes of the Central Plains, they were in the same situation with each other.Wuyue and Wu are real coastal states, which are more remote and closed than Chu.Chu State is a big country with "half Central Plains and half Jiangnan" occupying the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River Basin.The central area of ​​Chu State has always been in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, so it has the name "Jingchu" (the capital was moved to Chencheng in the Huai River Basin in the late Warring States Period).There were many conflicts and wars among the Three Kingdoms. Both Wu and Yue were strong for a period of time, and both had one or two victories over Chu.But from a large perspective, Chu State has always been the most powerful country among the three southern countries.Even in the most prosperous period, the Wu and Yue countries never broke through the Chu State head-on and drove the Central Plains for a long time.The hegemony of the Wu and Yue countries has always been slanted - attacking the Qi country from the northeast corner!The state of Chu is like a mountain, stretching across the front, the two countries of Wu and Yue have never been able to cross this mountain and reach the land of the Central Plains!This kind of history has precipitated such a mentality-fear of Chu but not fear of Qi.In the early days when the State of Yue swallowed the State of Wu, it used to be very powerful, but it never violated the State of Chu. Zhang Yi has naturally figured out the mystery, and said with a restrained smile: "The king of Yue doesn't know something. In the past thirty years, the state of Chu has gone from bad to worse, and it is no different from the state of Wu back then. Ten aristocrats split their fiefdoms, and the land was scattered. In terms of strength, Chu has almost no cavalry, only ancient chariots and infantry. Thousands of elite soldiers, and the king's personal conquest, will definitely defeat Chu State with one blow!" Yue Wang Si Wujiang's spirit was greatly lifted, and she couldn't help but "pop!": "If you can defeat Chu, the market will be big!" Zhang Yi smiled and said: "Chuyue borders more than 2,000 miles, and the junction is full of rich fish and water. The size of this kind of fertile land is stronger than the wilderness in the south of Qi. If we can occupy the entire Yunmengze water town, Yue is the most powerful country in the world!" "Oh ha ha ha ha ha ha!" King Yue laughed loudly: "Okay! I will attack Chu, and the white fish will be eaten!" Laughing, he stopped abruptly, staring at Zhang Yi and asked in a voice: "Zhang Zi, to be honest, why do you want me to abandon Qi and attack Chu?" Zhang Yi smiled leisurely: "The king of Yue is a god, Zhang Yi naturally came here with a plan." "Oh? Seeking an official or making a profit?" "Zhang Yi has a hobby. He loves famous swords. He came here to ask for a famous sword for the king of Yue." "Oh? A famous sword?" The king of Yue's eyes flickered, and he said haha: "My king's intention, Zhang Zi will be my senior doctor in the Yue kingdom, and plan military affairs like Fan Li! How about this king granting you a hundred miles of land? That famous sword Is it worthy of white fish wine?" Zhang Yi suppressed a smile, and said solemnly: "Zhang Yi is an idler, wandering all over the world, not good at being an official, how dare he compare with Fan Li? Zhang Yi's life is enough to win the King of Yue sword!" "Oh hahahaha, it's easy to say!" Yue Wang hesitated and paced: "Zhang Ziqiu sword, do you have a name?" "Zhang Yi has the guts to beg Chi You for the Tianyue Sword." "Oh—?" King Yue was greatly astonished: "How do you know about this Chi You Tianyue Sword?" "Thinking about famous swords all his life, Zhang Yi knows that only the King of Yue has the Chi You Sword." Si Wujiang, the King of Yue, blushed in anxiety: "No, no! Listen, even this king has only heard of the Chiyou Tianyue Sword. According to the messages of the ancestors, the Chiyou Sword has flowed into the Central Plains hundreds of years ago. Oh, By the way! If you can find the Chi You sword, you will become the king of Yue, and this king will be your doctor!" The urgency clearly shows that he is a big sword idiot. "Oh——" Zhang Yi unconsciously imitated the accent of the King of Yue, and sighed in frustration: "You are still the King of Yue, but I only want a famous sword. Zhang Yi is a sword idiot, ashamed." "Oh ha ha ha ha! Same way!" The King of Yue laughed loudly: "Zhang Zi offered me a big plan, how can there be no return? Come, get the Longquan sword out!" "Longquan sword? Zhang Yi has never heard of it?" The King of Yue laughed triumphantly again: "How can the people of the Central Plains know the secret of the Yue sword? Do you know that there is Ou River in the southwest of Da Yue? The name of the swordsmith is Longquanxi. The water of Longquan is excellent in sword casting! The swordsmith of Wu Gou in the past was the swordsmith of Yue State who built a furnace in Longquanxi. Longquan sword is the masterpiece of Wugou. Oh! Zhang Zi has seen it all." Zhang Yi sighed secretly. When it comes to casting swords, this Si Wujiang is more knowledgeable than military and state affairs; such sword idiots have more than enough to play with, but God just let them govern the country and the people to take on the important task of the rise and fall of a country. and also.While sighing and feeling, a gray-bearded servant brought an old and dim long mahogany box, and placed it respectfully on King Yue's desk.Si Wujiang got up respectfully, bowed deeply to the wooden box, then shook up the big sleeves of her silk clothes, opened the wooden box carefully, and waved solemnly: "Zhang Zi, please come and see." Zhang Yi walked over to have a look, and saw There is also a rectangular bronze box in the wooden box, with mottled copper rust, quite antique charm.Si Wujiang stretched out his hand and pressed a raised copper reed on the central edge of the bronze box, only to hear "Dang!", the copper box popped open, and a crescent-shaped sword was stuck in the golden-red silk , the purplish red leather sheath, like a delicate virgin lying in the morning glow, quiet and shy. "Zhang Zi, please come and comment on this Longquan Wugou. By the way, you must worship the sword first." Zhang Yi was originally painting gourds, imitating Si Wujiang's appearance and pretending to be a real sword idiot, but because of his seriousness, he was praised by Si Wujiang.When he stepped forward to hold the curved sword with both hands, he immediately felt a heavy and cold air seeping into his bones!After a little weighing, there was a faint sound of gold and iron vibrating.Although Zhang Yi is not a sword idiot, he is quite different from Su Qin's sword blindness. He is a rare sword lover among celebrities, otherwise he would not pretend to be a sword idiot to resolve Si Wujiang's last doubt.As soon as Zhang Yi joined hands, Zhang Yi knew that this "Longquan Wuhook" was extraordinary.Examining it carefully, I saw that the scabbard was made of rare shark skin, with a faint luster and smooth to the touch. Compared with the scabbard made of wood and copper, it had a special charm; It is no more than two feet three to five inches long, shaped like a half-moon, tall and handsome, carrying a practical fighting weapon of moderate length! Since the Spring and Autumn Period, sword casting has made great progress, and the shapes of swords have become more and more diverse, from special short swords of five or six inches (known as "daggers" by the world) to three-foot swords (even the sword grid should be about three feet five or six inches). His long swords ranged from rapiers as narrow as willow leaves to broad daggers used by knights, from soft swords as soft as brocade belts to thick and mighty iron swords.But in terms of practical use, long swords were not popular in the early and middle period of the Warring States period. They were only the sabers of monarchs, heroes, and noble generals, and they were rarely used for carrying.The most practical is this kind of "middle sword" with a sword body of about two feet.So when Zhang Yi weighed it, he felt that the sword was very convenient.Looking at the sword grid, it is actually cast continuously with the sword body, but the craftsmanship is very exquisite.When you hold it in your hand, the width of your palm is actually very comfortable.The copper plate of the handguard is not thick, but it is particularly strong and bright, without any rust.Sword grid craftsmanship has always been the face of a swordsmith. Whether a sword is a famous weapon or not can be easily known by looking at the sword grid. During the Warring States period, the luxurious and elegant style has penetrated into the field of sword casting. The sword frame is no longer formed and cast continuously, but only the "iron root" is cast, and then the sword frame is decorated on the "iron root". There are various swords with different grids such as "wood grid", "bronze grid" and "jade grid", and there are even so-called "treasure swords" in which jewels are inlaid in the sword grid by the powerful.Continuous casting of sword grids has actually become an old-fashioned sword casting process in the Spring and Autumn Period.It needs to be formed at one time, which is of course much more difficult than the later sword casting technique of only casting the sword body and "iron root".This is also the reason why the world-renowned swordsmiths only appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period.This sword is a continuous casting sword, naturally it is the work of a swordsmith from the Spring and Autumn Yue Kingdom, and it is naturally a famous sword with the charm of an ancient weapon! Excited, Zhang Yi skillfully drew his sword out of its sheath.But after hearing a clear and long vibrating sound, it was clanging continuously, and when the sword was unsheathed, a faint blue light was seen sliding on the blade like a phosphorescent fire, forming a wonderful arc of light on the half-moon-shaped blade! "It's really a good sword!" Zhang Yi couldn't help exclaiming: "Can I try it?" Seeing Zhang Yi's fascinated look, Yue Wang Si Wujiang was very proud, "Oh hahahaha" burst into laughter: "Come here! Bring a live pig into the account!" Zhang Yi hurriedly said: "It's not right for the king of Yue. It's disrespectful to try a famous sword on a pig. It's worth noting that it's a good sword!" The King of Yue laughed again: "Zhang Zi is ignorant and ignorant: cattle, sheep and pigs are sacrifices that are only shared by heaven and earth. Trying the sword is the right thing to do! This is the custom of the swordsmiths of the Yue Kingdom, do you know?" Si Wujiang was so knowledgeable Once, I was very proud. "The king of Yue is a god, Zhang Yi has been taught." Forging swords has always been the most mysterious profession, and it was the first time Zhang Yi heard of this particularity, so he was really humble for a while. A fat pig was driven in, and its screams were extremely ear-piercing.The king of Yue solemnly bowed deeply to the fat pig, turned his head and shouted loudly: "Zhang Zi is trying the sword!" Zhang Yi has never killed a pig with a sword, and always feels that this kind of trial is a bit absurd. Familiar with Wu Gou's technique, he was a little hesitant and dazed.At this time, the fat pig rushed left and right in the big tent, knocking down the king's couch in the bamboo case one after another. The maids screamed and jumped to avoid it, laughing and making noise. Zhang Yi felt that he could not hesitate, so he held his sword in both hands and shouted: "Please enlighten me, King Yue." Si Wujiang, the king of Yue, laughed loudly, "Oh ha ha ha ha ha": "Zhang Zi is a scholar after all, come and see!" After taking the Longquan Wu hook, he drew his sword out of its sheath very skillfully, and shouted to Zhang Yi: "The method of Wu hook: Look at it!" Just as the fat pig was screaming and rushing forward, Si Wujiang swiped the Wu hook in the air, and the blue light flashed like a crescent moon. Hearing a slight sound of "Puff!", the pig's heads had already rolled to the ground, screaming and bouncing on the carpet! Seeing that the thick pig's neck turned into a baishengsheng incision, but there was no blood spurting, Zhang Yi couldn't help being shocked.I don't want to be at this moment, but the blood column from the incision is spraying out like a wind and rain!Following the screams of the maids, the clothes of everyone in the big tent turned bloody red.The most miraculous stream of pig's blood sprayed King Si Wujiang's couch into a pool of blood red! "Oh hahahaha!" Si Wujiang burst into laughter, "Look, Mr. Zhang, is there blood on the sword's edge?" Zhang Yi took the Longquan Wugou, saw that the blade of the sword was still blue and full of autumn water, as if it was just passing by the wind, she couldn't help but exclaimed: "Longquan Wugou, it's a real artifact!" "Okay!" King Yue said proudly, "You and I are clear. After I destroy the Chu State, I will give Zhang Zi a big profit—the doctor of Yue State! How about it?" Zhang Yi laughed loudly: "At that time, the Yue Kingdom is the most powerful in the world, and the Yue King is really about to make a fortune!"