When he saw Zhao Guo's carriage transporting Dading leaving Handan and hurrying in the direction of Qin, Yingji, who had been frightened for several days, was relieved. Ever since he was summoned that day, he had always felt that he seemed to have said something wrong, which might be unfavorable to the Qin State, but he tossed and turned for several days afterwards and didn't figure it out. Today, he can see Zhao Guo's team on the road, and his heart can be regarded as temporarily relaxed.

"There can be no other conspiracy." He comforted himself.

However, the truth is always unexpected, for Yingji, who is only a teenager, even if he has experienced the deceitful life of the Qin Palace, many things are far beyond his imagination.

Naturally, when the great tripod of Zhao came to Qin and placed it on the square of the Qin Palace, even the people of Qin felt incredible. No one thought that why ease relations with Qin, Zhao would cast a large tripod alone to ease relations between the two countries.

The smelting technology of Zhao State can be regarded as a leader among the vassal states of all walks of life, and Handan is a smelting center with the same name as Wan of Chu State and Linzi of Qi State. Whether it is iron smelting or copper casting, Handan is very famous. After the annexation of Zhongshan by the Zhao State, the gold and silver mistakes and gilding skills that the Zhongshan people were proud of benefited the craftsmen of the Zhao State a lot, which also led to this kind of handicrafts in Zhongshan County, which became the treasures of the nobles of the Qi State and the Chu State. Therefore, the casting process of this Zhao Guoding is definitely much better than the Ding cast by the Qin people themselves.

Gan Mao, Sima Cuo and other ministers of the Qin State circled around the Dading sent by the Zhao State several times, and naturally they were full of praise for the craftsmanship level of the Zhao State. In particular, there are inscriptions engraved in the Dading, to the effect that they trace the origin of the two countries of Qin and Zhao, and look forward to the stability of the two countries. In the eyes of everyone, Zhao Guo is determined to make peace with Qin State this time.

Of course, not everyone thinks this way.

Zhu Li Ji also circled around this big tripod several times, but he was not admiring Zhao Guo's exquisite craftsmanship, but thinking about what Zhao Guo's move meant. He naturally didn't doubt that Zhao Guo and Qin Guo had the heart to repair an alliance, but with such a grand ceremony, did he really have no other intentions?

Just when Zhu Li was thinking about Zhao Guo's intentions, Qin Wangdang turned back and forth three or four times to the Ding, and then said to Sima Qian, who came to escort the Great Ding: "How heavy should this Ding be?" ”

Sima Qian was stunned for a moment, thinking that it was strange enough for King Qin to see Dading and not say some polite words first, but to ask directly about the weight.

"Returning to the king, this tripod is the work of the craftsmen of Zhao State, sharing about 600 catties of copper. It takes three strong men to move. ”

"It's only more than 600 pounds." King Qin muttered, "Don't you know if you can lift it?" ”

"The King?" Sima Qian looked at King Qin and muttered to himself, not knowing what he would say again.

"You just said that it takes three strong men to lift this tripod?"

Sima Qian didn't know what he meant, and nodded truthfully.

"It may be that there is no one in Zhao Kingdom. The widow felt that only one person could lift this tripod. ”

Maybe Sima Qian is not clear until now. He thought that King Qin was thinking about the purpose of Zhao Guo's tripod, and this King of Qin was actually thinking about whether he could lift this thing. This made him cry and laugh, and Lian Hu couldn't keep up with his train of thought.

"This tripod is very heavy, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for one person to lift it." Sima Qian smiled bitterly, "This time I came to Qin, and I was ordered to lead dozens of wrestlers, and the road was bumpy, and even the ox cart was changed to five before it was sent to Xianyang. ”

Qin Wang Dang smiled contemptuously, turned around and shouted, "Where is Wuyu? ”

"The minister is here."

As soon as the words fell, a sturdy man appeared in front of everyone, judging from his tight arms, Sima Qian felt that this person should be a wrestler.

"The envoy of Zhao said that this tripod used about 600 catties of copper, and they used dozens of wrestlers and five ox carts to reach Xianyang." King Qin said with a smile, "It is also said that this tripod cannot be lifted by one person." What do you think? ”

Wu Yu walked in front of Da Ding, turned around, and grabbed Da Ding with both hands to test the weight. Sima Qian was surprised to find that Da Ding actually moved, which surprised him. However, he did not lift the big tripod, but returned to the king of Qin, and said respectfully: "King, although this tripod is heavy, it can be tried, and there should be no accident." ”

His statement, both Qin Guoren and Sima Qian felt incredible, thinking that this person should not be talking big. You know, the weight of more than 600 catties is not a joke.

"In that case, you might as well let the envoy of Zhao State open his eyes."

"Yes."

When Sima Qian heard that Wu had been promised, he hurriedly took a few steps back, lest he be accidentally buried in the Qin State. At the same time, he is full of interest in this Wu Shu, isn't he really talking big? Although the people of the Qin State also felt that Wu had gained some support, if they could really raise the Great Ding and deter the envoys of the Zhao State, it would be regarded as a great achievement.

Wu Yu obviously didn't think about it so much, only to see him take off his coat, rub his hands, stand in front of Da Ding, sink down, and grab Da Ding's two feet. This is a three-legged round tripod, the height of the tripod is about three feet, there are ears erected above the mouth of the tripod, the bottom of the three-legged beast hoof-shaped, calm and solid, carved and stolen patterns, with gold and silver misdecoration, inlay, the lines are smooth and majestic. It can be seen that Zhao Guo has really put a lot of effort into this.

And none of this is unnoticed. He was much taller than Ding, bent down, grabbed his feet, and exerted his arms with force, Da Ding shook a little, this was the strength he estimated when he tried it for the first time, and then he added another strength, and Da Ding began to leave the ground, but not too high. I saw him let go of his arms, paused slightly, grabbed his feet with both hands again, this time he didn't test again, gritted his teeth and exerted his strength, and Da Ding finally began to slowly leave the ground. This is not the most difficult, but it is necessary to rely on waist strength to make Dading stand up on his own while rising. I saw that his arms had burst out with green tendons, as if they would bulge out at any time, and Wu Yu, who was still gritting his teeth at the beginning, finally slowly roared, and Da Ding was finally completely lifted by him at this time. And Wu Xu's face was red, and he was obviously under tremendous pressure. Everyone present was moved, thinking that this person was really powerful.

Finally, after lifting for a while, he began to put down the big ding, only to hear a boom, the big ding was placed on the ground, and the floor of the square was shaken out of the lines.

"The King." Wu Huo walked up to the King of Qin and bowed. Judging from his slightly gasping expression, although it was difficult to lift the crown just now, he was fine.

"Hmm. While waiting. King Qin said, walked up to Sima Qian, and said with a hint of banter: "What does the envoy think?" ”

"It's... This wrestler can lift this tripod, and he is really one in a million. Sima Qian was indeed frightened, and for a person like him who had experienced all kinds of verbal swords, this scene was quite shocking.

"One in a million? Hehe. When King Qin heard Sima Qian's words, he sneered, and he stood up, "Ren Yan, you come!" ”

"No!" As he spoke, he saw a middle-aged man who was a little younger than Wu Hou coming behind King Qin Wu and saluting him, he was obviously more confident than Wu Huo, only to see that he just tried, grabbed his two feet, and raised them in one breath. This move once again attracted applause from everyone.

However, Ren Yan obviously didn't intend to stop there, only to see him holding the tripod and taking three steps forward before putting the big ding down, and the weight of his voice made everyone frightened.

"What do you think, messenger?" King Qin asked Sima Qian again. This time, his expression was even more playful.

Who is Sima Qian? When he helped Zhao Guo to go south and fight against Confucianism, Qin Wangdang was just a powerful young man. Soon he stabilized his mood and said to Qin Wangdang: "The Qin country is full of talents, which is gratifying. ”

"The messenger may not know, but in fact, there is another person, who is more powerful than the two of them, does the messenger know?"

"I don't know."

"It's not uncommon to know, because this person is a widow." The king of Qin said, "If the envoy does not believe, the widow can show the envoy." As he spoke, he was about to lift the crown.

When the people of the Qin State saw that the King of Qin was on the scene in person, they hurriedly tried to dissuade them. Although they have long seen the strength of King Qin, which is even more powerful than Zhi Wushu and Ren Contempt, but who has not yet missed a moment, in case of a miss, losing the face of the Qin State is still secondary, if they are injured because of this, they will be in trouble.

When King Qin saw that so many people persuaded him, he put down his thoughts, looked at Sima Qian, and said arrogantly: "Ru Zhao Kingdom, take advantage of the war between Qin and Chu, take my land and occupy my city." With the bravery of my Qin soldiers and the strategy of the ministers, I should have sent troops north to regain what I had lost. ”

"However, the death of the first king, the whole country mourns, and the widow is also heartbroken and unable to lead the troops to the battle."

"Since the envoy has come to Xianyang today, he wants the two countries to get along amicably and form an alliance with themselves. The widow agreed to this matter for the time being, and chose a time to meet the alliance. As for the land occupied by the Zhao State, the widow did not intend to claim it back, and had the right to give it back to the King of Zhao as a gift. ”

"If it is another day, the Zhao State will provoke my Qin State again. Don't hide it from the envoy, these two wrestlers are just ordinary pawns of our Qin State, if the two countries are at war, it will not be today's situation. ”

This successive fight made Gan Mao and Zhu Liji's eyes light up, but they didn't expect King Qin's move to seem nonsense, but it was to deter Zhao Guo, which was unexpected by the two. It seems that King Qin is not a barbarian, and at the critical moment, there are still political means. This put the two of them at ease, at least King Qin was not as childish as he looked, and that was enough.

Sima Qian obviously didn't expect that King Qin's nonsense was out of deterrence. He naturally wouldn't believe that all the soldiers of the Qin State were as powerful as Wu Shu and Ren Cong, but the political skills of the King of Qin still had to be vigilant, and he was indeed not as rumored in the outside world.

Sima Qian naturally wouldn't admit defeat, not to mention, he had been waiting for King Qin's move for a long time.

"The courage of King Qin is indeed unparalleled in the world, and the two wrestlers are also the best among them. Among the Zhao Kingdom, I am afraid that no one can lift this big tripod like the king and the two wrestlers. ”

However, the little envoy heard that there is a wrestler named Meng Ben in the Qi State, whose courage is much stronger than the two wrestlers, and I am afraid that he is also in the middle of the king. It's just a pity that it's tight, here, I can't see the demeanor of this warrior. Sima Qian said.

He knew that the purpose of his trip had been achieved.

Let's say here that the weight in the text is the weight of the Warring States Period, one jin is equivalent to 0.258 kg now, and 600 jin at that time is 155 kg and 155 kg. Based on today's weightlifting record, the men's snatch world record of 69KG is 166 kg, and the clean and jerk is 198 kg, considering the living standards and quality of life of people during the Warring States Period, this weight should be very heavy.

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