Chapter 483 Sword Lu

"Over there? Over there, due south. Uncle Lu said.

"That's right." I say.

"By the way? What's right? Yin Yin, what the hell are you talking about? Dazhe asked.

"Gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, west, northeast, south, and center, since ancient times, the five elements have corresponded to the direction one-to-one. The sunrise is in the east, similar to wood. The ancients believed that the growth form of trees was that the branches were straight and stretched upwards to the periphery. Therefore, it is extended to the functions or properties of growth, rising, and soothing, all of which belong to wood, so wood dominates the east. The south is hot, similar to fire. Fire has the property of being warm and rising. Therefore, it is extended that things that have the effect of warmth and rising are all attributed to fire, so the fire dominates the south. The Central Plains is fertile and similar to the soil. Soil has the function of planting and harvesting crops, so it is extended to things with biochemical, bearing, and receiving functions, all of which belong to the soil, so the soil dominates the Central Plains. The sun sets in the west and is similar to gold. The ancients attributed all things that have the functions of cleaning, suppression, and convergence to gold, so gold dominates the West. The north is cold, similar to water. Water has the characteristics of moisturizing and downward, and by extension, things that have cold, moisturizing, and downward movement belong to water, so water dominates the north. According to this statement, the fire refers to the south, and the three-legged golden crow is also known as the god of fire, so this lampholder due south is the most likely. I said.

Dazhe was stunned for a moment, and suddenly came over and stared at me, staring intently.

"Dazhe, what are you looking at?" I asked.

"It's nothing, I'm just going to see what your brain is made of. How can it be so smart. Dazhe said, and this made everyone laugh.

"Okay, don't make a fuss, we're here to find clues, time is pressing, and there is no room for delay." Uncle Lu reminded.

So everyone said they would do it, and immediately began to extinguish the superfluous lampholders, and as the lampholders were extinguished one by one, shadows appeared in the tomb, and at the same time became unusually dim. Eventually, all the lampholders in the burial chamber were extinguished. All that remains is the lampholder due south. This is when the miracle happened. The entire lamp base due south casts a light and shines on the bronze sculpture of the three-legged golden crow, and the bronze sculpture leaves a shadow, and the magic is here. The shadow unexpectedly coincided with the pattern of the three-legged golden crow on the stone slab on the ground. The ground shuddered slightly. Slid to the side. The staircase to the next floor is revealed.

"That's it? It's amazing. Dazhe said with emotion.

"No more nonsense, let's go." Yun Ximing urged, and everyone walked down one by one.

There are still a lot of lampholders on the walls on both sides of the staircase. It's still the lights on, but this time everyone didn't make a fuss, and they all walked cautiously to the next floor.

The area of this second floor is not as large as the first floor, and the space is very spacious, but it is full of things, so it feels a little crowded.

"Why are there so many tools here, what are they?" Dazhe learned well this time, and didn't move those things, just pointed at randomly.

"These... All of them are tools used to forge swords in ancient times, here... It's a sword house. Uncle Lu said that Uncle Lu uses dual swords, and he is especially fond of cold weapons, which is exactly what he wants.

"Forged swords? That's all there is to it. Dazhe asked.

"I don't know how many years these things have gone through here, and they look naturally damaged, but in ancient times, sword forging was quite exquisite. There are generally five processes in sword casting. The first process is to make a mold, which is to make a mold in layman's terms. This mold is called Jianfan, which is mostly molded with mud, and then put into the kiln to be dried by fire, and then trimmed, and the texture is like pottery, so it is called mud fan or pottery fan. The model is based on the design of the copper sword, and whether the shape of the copper sword can meet the design requirements, regular and harmonious, symmetrical and beautiful, depends on whether the model is fine. The model should also lay the foundation for future decoration, such as the patterns and famous texts cast on the sword body, which must be carved out of the opposite lines of yin and yang on the inner wall of the sword fan in advance. In fact, the first step in the decoration of the bronze sword was carried out on the paradigm. Uncle Lu said.

"This first process sounds complicated." Yun Xian said.

"The second process is the use of materials, the material of ancient sword casting is bronze, but the bronze of sword casting must have undergone special adjustment, those famous peerless swords are because of the accurate proportion of materials, will be indestructible. This is followed by the third process, melting. The ancients cast swords without advanced smelting equipment, pure raw materials, and no accurate testing methods, in this case, after long-term practice, the craftsmen explored and summarized the ratio of bronze alloy, and has a strong law, the alloy ratio of the cast copper sword will be different, and the phenomenon of fluctuating up and down in the ratio constant. After the raw materials are dispensed, they are put into the crucible chain. The key to smelting is to observe the heat and judge whether the smelting is mature. The two processes of dispensing and smelting are the most critical, and they are also the most tests of the experience and understanding of the swordsmith. Since ancient times, all famous swordsmiths have had an extraordinary comprehension in this regard. ”

"I heard Lao Lu say this, the ancient swordsmiths were all a combination of chemists and architects." Yun Xian said, and Uncle Lu nodded in agreement.

"The fourth process is casting. Casting is to pour the smelted and mature bronze liquid into the sword fan, and when it cools and solidifies, the copper sword is formed. The last step is repair. The bronze sword cast by Fan is only a blank, and the surface is rough, so after removing the cast fan, it must be repaired. Scrape and grind to make its surface smooth and smooth; Decoration, such as inlaying glazed and turquoise in the grooves of the cast pattern, or inlaying red copper, gold and silver wires, and even further engraving of the pattern on the table. Wrong inlay was a very common decoration process at that time, it was to cast or engrave the pattern on the surface of the bronze, and then embedded with gold, silver, copper wire or copper sheet, and polish the surface with the wrong stone, that is, to show a vivid image with bright colors and clear lines; Device accessories, complete with swords; Finally, sharpen the edge. After these processes, a bronze sword is considered complete. Uncle Lu said.

"Lao Lu, although you talk about sword casting so amazingly, the only thing I don't understand is, isn't this a dead man's grave, why is there a sword house here? Could it be that this Zuo Ci was also a sword-forging master before? Dazhe asked.

"The deeds of Zuo Ci recorded in history all say that he himself is strong in mana, and judging from his own epitaph just now, he himself seems to have nothing to do with sword casting." I say.

"Uncle Lu, come and take a look at this." Yun Ning and Ah Luo stood on the innermost side of the sword house and shouted, and we hurriedly walked over. "Uncle Lu, is this the sword fan you are talking about?" Yun Ning asked.

The innermost part of the sword house between them is indeed a clay pottery mold, with a sword-like groove in the middle.

"That's right, this is the sword fan, it's just that this is not an ordinary sword fan, the specifications of this sword fan are too big, according to what I know, there has never been such a big sword fan in history." Uncle Lu said.

I observed the sword model in front of me, it was almost a meter and a half long, a foot and a half wide, and the thickness was almost three times as thick as an ordinary sword, and it was indeed not the specification of an ordinary cold weapon.

"This sword fan is so big, and the sword made is also so big, but if this sword is cast, it is almost the size of a person, what kind of person can use such a big sword, how can this person be as tall as Yao Ming." Yun Xian said.

"Yun Xian, why are you starting to talk nonsense, I have never heard that Yao Ming can use a sword." Yun Ximing said.

"Okay, don't talk nonsense, don't you think there's anything strange here?" I say.

"It's weird enough to have such a sword house here, and it could be even weirder." Dazhe said.

"It seems that there is no staircase down here." Arrow said.

"Yes, there is no exit from this tomb, it's over, Brother Zuo Ci, this is to use us to forge a sword." Dazhe said in surprise.

"The fat on your body, refining oil is almost the same, I'm afraid you won't be able to use it to forge a sword." Yun Ximing quipped.

"Lao Lu, let me ask you." Sister Wang Na opened her mouth and said, "Can a sword fan cast many swords at the same time?" ”

"This, it is also possible, such as composite swords, son-mother swords, and male and female swords, all of which may need to be cast in a sword model at the same time, so as to ensure that the material, hardness, and degree of fit are uniform." Uncle Lu said.

"No, I'm not talking about two, but about many, you see how there are so many swords in this sword fan." Sister Wang Na said.

Just now we only looked at the sword fan itself, but we didn't care about the groove, now we look at it, there are indeed a lot of swords in it, some of these swords are in the front, some are reversed, and they are actually compatible with each other, like a puzzle in this sword fan, roughly counted, there are as many as nine.

"Not only are they spliced together, but these swords are different, and it's amazing that they can be put together just right." Yun Ximing said.

"These... These... It's no ordinary sword. "Uncle Lu, a weapon maniac, is now completely demented, and is carefully observing those swords, and said with emotion.

"Lao Lu, are you saying that these swords are not ordinary swords, do you have any special origin for these swords?" Yun Ximing asked.

"It's not just that simple, these swords are just one of them, in the history of weapons, they are all famous, and every sword here can be ranked among the top ten famous swords. And the owner of this sword house put them here, it seems that he wants to use these ten ancient famous swords to cast another sword, there is indeed a legend in history, saying that there is a sword, you need to gather ten famous swords to cast. Uncle Lu said.

"So powerful? What kind of sword is that? Yun Xian asked.

"The name is called, Precious Immortal." (To be continued.) )