Yuan Shu said that the He family is rich and rivals the country.

With Yin Ji's cooperation, Sun Ce checked the He family's treasury and felt that Yuan Shuyan was exaggerated. The He family is indeed very fat, but it has not yet reached the point where it is rich and rivals the country, compared to the He family's magnificent manor and dock fort, the He family is even a little fat.

Sun Ce felt that he had been deceived by Yuan Shu, and he was very unhappy. keeps saying that he thinks of himself as an elder, and he does things so inauthentically.

Still, he had an unexpected surprise. The He family has a lot of well-made and beautifully decorated weapons, as many as more than 30 pieces, which should be the fine products from Shang Fangjian as Yuan Shu said. One of them is similar to Cao Cao's Qiyao knife, but it is more exquisitely made, with a golden ring shining with golden light, and a black scabbard embedded with green jade depicting a sturdy golden dragon. Sun Ce took it off, pulled out half of the blade, and suddenly felt that the cold light was pressing, and the patterns and Qiyao were even more beautiful, which reminded him of Damascus steel, which is known for its beautiful patterns.

"What kind of knife is this?"

"The saber of the former military captain of the eighth colonel of the West Garden, which was given by the first emperor, is said to be made of Hu Tie, which is very sharp." Yin Ji stretched out her slender white fingers like green onions and pointed at the blade. "There is an inscription on it, and the first two words are the name of the sword, it seems to be called Six Dragons."

Sun Ce looked at it and could only guess that these were two ancient characters, a bit like oracle bone inscriptions. The six characters can barely be seen a little, and the dragon characters can't be seen at all. The inscription below was so long that he didn't recognize a single word. But he could see that Emperor Han Ling gave this knife to Jian Shuo because he pinned his ardent hopes, but it was a pity that Jian Shuo was not He Jin's opponent, and this knife also became He Jin's collection.

Sun Ce's heart moved, and he had an idea.

Accompanied by Yin Ji, Sun Ce touched the He family's background, and he was a little tired. After a night of fighting, a series of fierce battles, and injuries, after the initial excitement, fatigue welled up, and he couldn't hold it anymore, and yawned several times in succession.

Yin Jiao's face turned red inexplicably. "The general is tired? Take a break. ”

"Hmm." Sun Ce nodded, turned around and walked out of the warehouse, taking only the six dragons with him. "Shi Yuan, please ask Captain Huang to come, let him take over the He family, count the roster, and draw up a plan to reward the soldiers."

Pang Tong answered and turned around.

Sun Ce asked Zhou Yu to invite him again and show him the six dragons. Zhou Yu was also surprised when he saw it. I only knew that the first emperor was ridiculous, but I didn't expect him to create such a good weapon. "What are you going to do with this knife?"

Sun Ce smiled. "Of course, it's dedicated to General Hou. I don't dare to use such a precious sword. ”

Zhou Yu glanced at Sun Ce and smiled. He knew Sun Ce's thoughts, Sun Ce didn't dare to use it, the name Six Dragons was indeed a bit taboo, but it was not the reason why Sun Ce didn't dare to use it. This knife was dedicated to Yuan Shu just because Yuan Shu liked it, but Sun Ce didn't care. What he urgently needs now is for Huang Chengyan to take over the Nanyang Iron Officials and create high-quality ordnance that can equip the army, rather than one or two finely crafted swords.

"With this knife, General Hou should be satisfied." Zhou Yu took the knife. "I'll take it personally. I'll go to the stables and pick two more good horses. ”

"Okay, you can do it."

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Not long after Yuan Shu returned to the camp, Zhou Yu arrived.

Seeing the two horses, Yuan Shu's gloomy face suddenly cracked, and it turned cloudy, revealing a ray of sunshine. By the time he saw the knife, it was already cloudy and sunny, and he couldn't close his mouth with joy.

"Who belongs to this knife?"

Zhou Yu smiled and nodded. "Does the general know this knife?"

"I've heard of it, but I haven't seen it. After Jian Shuo's death, the knife disappeared, and I always suspected that it was taken away by He Jin, but there is no evidence. Hehe, I didn't expect this knife to end up in my hands. What about Sun Bofu, his Qiyao was taken away by me, why don't you keep this knife for yourself. ”

Zhou Yu smiled bitterly. "That's exactly what he thought, but when he heard the name of the knife, he didn't dare to keep it."

Yuan Shu's eyes flashed, hesitated for a moment, pulled out half of the blade, stared at those ancient characters for a long time, and put the knife into the sheath. "What is this knife called?"

"Six Dragons."

"Six...... Dragon? Yuan Shu rubbed the knife ring. Although he is generally educated, he also knows what the two words "Six Dragons" represent. There are many explanations for the six dragons, one of which is that the Son of Heaven drove the car, and the first emperor gave this sword to Jian Shuo, hoping that he could assist the emperor's second son Liu Xie to ascend the throne, so he was rewarded exceptionally. Otherwise, the courtiers would not have been able to use such a sword. Sun Ce didn't dare to use it, and he didn't dare to use it. No matter how stingy he is, he doesn't dare to talk about this matter.

Zhou Yu looked at Yuan Shu's eyes and said quietly: "Jian Shuo was a military captain back then, the head of the eight captains, and his sword is also more beautiful than Qiyao, is it commensurate with his official position?" ”

"It's nature. The eight captains of the West Garden seem to be tied, but in fact they are not, the upper three colonels are combined with the three rulers of heaven and earth, and the lower five colonels are combined with the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, and the upper military captain is the head of the eight captains, and the saber used is ...... Nature is the most gorgeous, and the others ...... Not as well. ”

Yuan Shu hesitated and tightened his grip on the scabbard. He realized the political implications behind the knife. Yuan Shao is a lieutenant of the middle army, ranking second among the eighth lieutenants, and he also has a treasure knife called Tai'a in his hand, which matches his status, and is more beautiful than the six knives such as Qiyao, and the only thing that can beat the Tai'a in his hand is the six dragons in his hand.

Yuan Shu stared at Zhou Yu again and again, his eyes suspicious. Zhou Yu specially came to the camp, naturally it would not be as simple as offering a knife. He walked outside the tent, glanced at Chang Nu, signaled him not to let outsiders in, covered the tent door, and returned to Zhou Yu.

"Gong Jin, this knife is not available to human ministers, what do you think I should do?"

Zhou Yu laughed silently. He arched his hand to Yuan Shu. "General Ming is loyal to the imperial court, and his heart can be learned."

Yuan Shu smiled awkwardly, but did not refute. He had already sent Feng Fang to Chang'an to pay tribute, to show loyalty to the Son of Heaven, and by the way to seek reconciliation with Dong Zhuo, loyalty to the imperial court is his most reliable banner now, naturally he can't deny it casually.

"The first emperor gave this knife and Jian Shuo, is to hope that he can assist Dong Hou to ascend the throne, Jian Shuo failed to complete the first emperor's trust, although Dong Hou is now the Son of Heaven, but fell into the hands of the ministers, urgently need the Ming General such a family and reputation of the loyal minister to assist, this knife fell into the hands of the Ming General is the will of heaven. Jian Shuo is just a castration, ambition is greater than ability, but General Ming is different, looking at the world, if you dare not bear such a heavy responsibility, who else can? ”

Yuan Shu nodded again and again, his heart was full of ambition, and even his face was a little hot. He looked at Zhou Yu and was relieved.

"Gong Jin, you are right, this is the responsibility that God has given me, and you and Bo Fu are both good assistants given to me by God. If I don't work hard, I will not only be sorry for the people in the world, but also sorry for you and Bo Fu's pure heart. ”

Yuan Shu turned around, raised the long knife and looked at it again, the corners of his mouth provoked a smug smile, and then he couldn't help laughing out loud.

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