Chapter 6 Learning and Art II

Fusu nodded solemnly, keeping the old man's words firmly in his heart. Suddenly, Fusu remembered a question and asked the old man: "Grandpa, can't you use iron as a weapon now, why do I still use bronze as a weapon?" Isn't this lagging behind the six countries of Kanto, which used iron as weapons? ”

The old man nodded approvingly and said, "You are very good at mentioning it, and you are very good at seeking big truths from inadvertent small things!" Although various countries can already use iron to make weapons, because iron mining and smelting are relatively difficult, and the strength and tenacity are not enough, although the six countries of the Kwantung region have now adopted a certain amount of iron weapons, the army is still dominated by bronze weapons! In terms of the manufacture of bronze weapons, Great Qin has the best swordsmiths among the Seven Kingdoms, and the quality of the bronze weapons cast ranks first among all countries in the world, so the Qin State does not currently use iron weapons whose technology is still immature, but still uses bronze weapons with advanced technology and maturity. The Great Qin Residence has been invincible in the past hundred years, precisely because compared to the Six Kingdoms of the Kwantung Kingdom, Qin's weapons are the most advanced! But why Qin Jian and other bronze weapons are so far ahead of the six countries of the Kwantung region, this secret can only be found in the armory workshop by yourself, the old man can't casually enter such a military place as an outsider! ”

Hearing this, Fusu suddenly realized, and finally had a preliminary understanding of why the Qin army was able to run rampant in the world with bronze weapons. In the past, I always thought that the Qin army would be confused about why the Qin army would use backward bronze weapons to fight against the iron weapons of the six Kwantung countries, but now I finally understand the truth of the original facts: Qin used bronze weapons to play the ultimate level of craftsmanship to fight against the immature iron weapons and inferior bronze weapons of the Kwantung countries, and the advanced weapons were completely dropped!

The old man pointed to the bronze long sword in his hand and said, "Fusu, you see, what is the difference between the long sword in the old man's hand and the ordinary bronze sword?" Fu Su looked at it, and immediately noticed the abnormality of the long sword held by the old man, and inquired: "Grandpa, the child seems to have heard that the bronze sword cast in the Six Kingdoms of Kanto generally does not exceed two feet six inches (about sixty centimeters), and the famous sword 'Yue Wang Goujian Sword' is only less than two feet and five inches!" It's just that I see that the bronze long sword you are using now is nearly four feet (about 90 centimeters) long, which seems to be obviously beyond the length range that can be achieved by ordinary bronze sword techniques, what is going on? ”

The old man said with a smile: "As the saying goes, 'one inch is long and one is strong', in hand-to-hand combat, the long sword is naturally cheaper than the short sword, and it is easier to assassinate the opponent!" Qin Bing relied on the use of such an elongated bronze sword to crisscross the battlefield! However, this kind of elongated bronze sword can only be manufactured by the Qin State, which shows the advanced weapons of the Qin State! But why the Qin people were able to use bronze weapons to such an extreme is not something that the old man can know! Again, you'll have to wait until you find out for yourself later! Fusu nodded in shock, secretly surprised in his heart: Qin, this great dynasty, how many amazing secrets have been annihilated in the long river of history!!

The old man saw that Fusu was in a daze, and suddenly smiled and said: "Okay, Fusu, you should have a deeper understanding of swords now, and the old man will teach you swordsmanship." In fact, there are many kinds of swordsmanship, and there are two kinds that are suitable for emperors: one is the 'sword of the overlord', whose swordsmanship is fierce, aggressive, and abnormal, and it is to convince people with force; The other is the 'sword of the king', its swordsmanship is magnificent, wide open and closed, majestic and majestic, and it is to convince people! Which one are you going to learn? ”

Fusu's mind was dizzy: Mother, there are so many options for swordsmanship! Bu actually played a trick and said with a smile: "Grandpa Zu, what kind of swordsmanship did my father and the dog slaughterer's predecessors learn?" The old man smiled and said: "Your father is strong by nature, like your great-grandfather, he learned the 'Sword of the Overlord', and the 'Dog Slaughterer' is a market ranger, and naturally he learns the 'Sword of Chivalry' that runs across the people!" ”

Fusu thought for a while: "As the eldest son of the king of a country, naturally he can't learn the swordsmanship of those scoundrels who are brave and ruthless, and he doesn't want to learn the 'sword of the hegemon' that his father won the government, so there is only the 'sword of the king'!" Thinking of this, Fusu said: "Grandpa, my father's temper is too strong, so he chose the 'Sword of the Overlord'." However, the child is worried that his father is too domineering and wants to use the royal way to make up for it, so the child wants to learn the 'sword of the king'! ”

The old man was overjoyed when he heard this, in fact, with the wisdom of the old man, asking Fusu what kind of swordsmanship to choose was to test Fusu's way of governing the country in the future. As for the actual strength and weakness of the Qin State, the old man has already seen with his wise eyes that there is naturally no problem in unifying the six countries with the strength of Great Qin, and it is a matter of course. However, Qin has always practiced 'hegemony' to govern the country, and it is naturally okay to govern a vassal state with 'hegemony', but if 'hegemony' governs the whole world, Qin will inevitably die of exhaustion in the short term!

The old man could not bear to see the people fall into the war again soon after they were unified, and he was trying his best to help the people get through this crisis. It's a pity that King Qin's habit of winning politics has been determined, and the old man is powerless to return to the sky, and now he hears that Fusu is the main one to govern the country with the 'royal road', and he can't help but be overjoyed: "The people in the world have their masters, and there is salvation!" ”

The joyful old man calmed down, sorted out his convincing, and solemnly said to Fusu: "Fusu, the 'Sword of the King' has a total of thirty-six swordsmanship, I will demonstrate it immediately, you have to see it clearly!" Fusu quickly opened his eyes wide, and watched the old man dance the sword without blinking.

The old man's sword pointed to the sky, his nose was turbid, and he suddenly roared: "The king's sword, heavy momentum, victory with degree, and coercion ......" While reading the sword duel, he danced the long sword in his hand.

Suddenly, the sword wind rose in the bamboo forest, and countless bamboo leaves were stirred by the sword wind, falling from the sky and fluttering down. The old man's sturdy figure flashed faster and faster, and gradually seemed to be wrapped in a ball of blue light, and countless fallen leaves were attracted by the sword wind, and scattered everywhere with the sword qi! The elegant bamboo forest, the crane-haired old man, and the peerless swordsmanship constitute a beautiful and magnificent picture, and now if someone can draw this scene, then it will definitely be an immortal work.

When the old man's thirty-six sword dance was finished, Fusu Liang, who had been overwhelmed by the huge power brought by the majestic 'King Sword Technique', almost knelt down in worship for a long time before he came back to his senses in a daze. Fusu, who had already learned a little bit of ancient swordsmanship, couldn't help but say a little stupidly: "Good, good swordsmanship!" Good swordsmanship! Suddenly, he jumped up and shouted: "Grandpa, this swordsmanship is so good, I want to learn it, you can teach me quickly!" ”

After all, the old man is nearly 100 years old, and no matter how good his health is, he can't help but pant slightly after dancing a set of swordsmanship. He took a few breaths, wiped the sweat beads on his forehead, and said with a smile: "How about it, what do you think about watching the ancestor and grandfather dance?" ”

Fu Su thought for a while and said seriously: "Grandpa, the main thing for a child to see the 'King's Sword' is to subdue the enemy with momentum and achieve victory. When the grandfather was dancing the sword just now, the child was so frightened that he almost knelt down! ”

The old man smiled when he heard this: "Fusu, in fact, no matter what kind of swordsmanship in the world is, you must first use the 'heart', if you can't use the 'heart' to practice the sword, then you can't really grasp the essence of the sword." And the 'sword of the king', as you said, is the most imposing, especially the bright and majestic king's spirit. Only if you can truly educate the people with morality and take the safety of the world as your responsibility, then your 'sword of the king' will be invincible! ”

Fusu knew that the old man was borrowing a sword to educate people, so he said respectfully at the moment: "Grandpa Xie taught the children, and the children will keep it in mind!" The old man laughed happily, and carefully taught the thirty-six swordsmanship to Fusu!

In this way, Fusu, who is obsessed with the 'Sword of the King', is full of energy and crazy practice every day, and it can really be said that it is a thousand miles a day, so that the 'old man in the middle of the hideout' can't help but murmur to himself: "Hmm! It seems that this kid Fusu is indeed a 'king's talent', and my vision is not wrong! ”

Just when Fusu began to be obsessed with swordsmanship every day, and even didn't see Wang Flaw for many days, Zong Zheng brought Fusu the royal order of King Qin to let Fusu start learning the science of criminal names! Fusu had no choice but to spare half a day every day to go to Zhao Gao to learn the art of criminal names.

Zhao Gao, there are many versions of its origin in history, and some people even think that Zhao Gao is not a eunuch at all! But what is certain is that Zhao Gao is a very scheming person. Zhao Gao, who grew up with King Qin since he was a child, has suffered from the warmth and deception of poor people in the world, in order to be able to live better, he knows the character characteristics of King Qin, and he caters to King Qin's every move, talk and laugh with the most deferential and pious attitude, but everything is just right, but there is no shortage, so he is deeply loved by King Qin! What's even more terrifying is that because Great Qin ruled the country by law, in order to be able to get close to the highest power center of the country, Zhao Gao actually squeezed out a lot of time in the pitiful rest time every day to read through all the Qin laws with the spirit of 'head hanging beams and cone piercing', and became Qin Wei's most proficient expert in Qin law, making Qin Wang Yingzheng even more inseparable from this insidious and cunning eunuch! It can be seen from all kinds of signs that Zhao Gao is scheming!

Although Fusu gritted his teeth because he hated Zhao Gao, the villain, he had already learned to hide his feelings in the bloody palace battle under the old man's teaching, so Fusu still fulfilled the gift of master and apprentice to Zhao Gao, a eunuch, on the surface. Although Fu Su has been secretly calculating in his heart how to learn Zhao Gao's punishment technique, and how to let Zhao Gao taste all kinds of poisonous punishments created by himself in the future!

In this way, a year has passed, and Fusu, who has a strong acceptance ability, has not only learned the art of criminal names mastered by Zhao Gao, but also the 'Sword of the King' has also achieved a small success, and the three or five strong men who are idle are no longer small Fusu opponents!

On this day, when Fusu had just arrived at the idyllic residence of the 'Zhongyin Old Man' to go out with the old man to practice swords, the old man stopped him. In the past year, the old man's face has changed a lot, and he is very old, obviously the end is approaching, but the spirit of the old man is still very good every day, and it is obviously the existence of Fusu that brings him great relief!

The old man calmly said to Fusu: "Fusu, you have learned a lot from me in the past six years, and Grandpa Zu has nothing to teach you now, if you want to go further, you have to rely on your own efforts." From tomorrow onwards, you won't have to come again, just do what you want to do! After hearing this, Fusu cried loudly: "For so many years, Fusu has been deeply loved by his grandfather, and he is really grateful in his heart!" In the future, you must remember the teachings of your old man and walk the world with the royal way. Grandpa, don't worry, the child will come to see you often! ”

The old man shook his head and said, "No, child. Grandpa Grandpa's time is running out, and he just wants to quietly finish the last journey of his life. If you can save the people of the world in fire and water, it is already the greatest filial piety to grandpa. You must remember: in order for all the people of the world to no longer suffer from war after unification, you must overcome all difficulties and obtain the throne. In this way, the ancestor and grandfather also smiled under the nine springs! ”

Fusu cried with tears in his eyes: "Grandpa Grandpa, rest assured, the child swears to the sky and will definitely do it." Grandpa cherishes! Fusu kowtowed three times for the old man, and said goodbye!

Before leaving, Fusu silently looked at the small courtyard that he had stayed in for many years, it was still so quiet and fragrant. But he can no longer listen to the old man's teachings in the future, and he is really sad to think of Fusu here!

This chapter contains the knowledge points of Daqin:

1. Fusu's wife is Wang Qian's love queen flawed (wild history)

2. The bronze weapons used by the Qin State were the most advanced in the Seven Kingdoms, and the Qin army was one of the most well-equipped troops, not the Qin army that was generally believed to be a backward army that fought only on barbarism and bravery. (From the official history and collected historical materials)

3. The length puzzle of the bronze sword: In addition to the six countries other than Qin, the general bronze sword can only be within 60 centimeters, and the 'Yue Wang Goubei Sword' is only 55.6 centimeters, while the Qin people can make the bronze sword more than 90 centimeters long through specific craftsmanship and exquisite manufacturing technology!