Chapter 18: The Heavenly Sword
Zhao Chen retreated to the cloth clothes again, he picked up the cloth clothes, and saw that it was full of dust! The stuff here has been placed here, and no one has touched it for many years!
Zhao Chen rubbed it carefully with his hand, he felt that this was not like a cloth coat, but like a leather coat.
"What is this?" Zhao Chen turned his head and asked.
"Your Highness, this is a piece of clothing made of ape skin!" The eunuch looked at the record and said.
"Clothes made of ape skin? What's so precious about this? Zhao Chen said in surprise.
"This apeskin is different! When Taizu conquered the world, everyone praised Taizu's martial arts for being invincible in the world, but Taizu said that his martial arts were not the first, and there was still one person in the world who could beat him......" The eunuch said slowly while looking at the record.
"Oh? I don't know who can defeat Taizu? Zhao Chen interrupted him and asked.
"Taizu said it was Chen Jun." The eunuch said.
"Who is he?" Zhao Chen said. After all, he was only a high school student, and he didn't know much about this famous Taoist figure.
"This person is a senior of the Daomen, and legend has it that this person once lived for hundreds of years." The eunuch said.
"Ridiculous! Who can live hundreds of years? Zhao Chen said with a smile.
"What the prince said is, but the people highly respect this Chen Tuo! Legend has it that this person dreamed of a fairy when he was a teenager, and was taught by the god to sleep for several years! Many emperors of previous dynasties have summoned this person, several emperors at the end of the Tang Dynasty have summoned him, Emperor Taizu of my Great Song Dynasty has also summoned him, and later Emperor Taizong and Emperor Zhenzong have also summoned him repeatedly! This person is very famous in Taoism, and the Taiji diagram was created by this person! The eunuch said.
"The Taiji diagram was actually created by this person?" Zhao Chen originally thought that those legends were very ridiculous, but he was surprised when he heard this.
"Yes, the Taiji diagram was created by this person! This ape skin is a gift from Chen Shu to Taizu after Taizu ruled the world! Taizu made clothes and put them here! As for what exactly this garment does, there is no record of it. The eunuch said.
Zhao Chen nodded slightly, although he felt that Chen Luan's legend was still ridiculous, but since he was able to create something as world-famous as "Taiji Tu", it must be extraordinary! At that time, Zhao Kuangyin was the emperor of the Central Plains, how could the things that Chen Kuangyin gave to the emperor of the Central Plains be simple?
"I took this thing!" Zhao Chen said.
"Yes! The villain will write it down! The eunuch hurriedly said.
He took another turn around the armory, but he didn't find much useful again! Here, he found a few more famous swords, but there was still a certain gap between these swords and the Seven Star Dragon Yuan Sword in his hand, so he didn't touch those swords! He, a prince, brought a large number of swords to the East Palace, and if someone reported it, I am afraid that it would not be a good thing! He only took a sword and used it to practice martial arts, and no one else had anything to say.
Now that he has finished picking, let's go see Wang De now! He found that Wang De was now parked in a corner, Wang De's eyes were staring at a sword, and his face was full of excitement!
Zhao Chen walked over and found that it was a cyan sword! Unlike the Seven-Star Dragon Yuan Sword in his hand, this sword was much longer, it was a four-foot sword!
"General Wang has taken a fancy to this sword?" Zhao Chen said.
"This sword is ...... It's the Heavenly Sword! Wang De's breathing was a little short, and he said.
"Poof......" Zhao Chen almost laughed out loud and said, "What did you say?" Heavenly Sword! ”
Wang De nodded and said, "It's the Heavenly Sword, there's nothing wrong with it!" There is a seal on it, but it is the word Yitian! The style of this sword is exactly the same as the legendary Heavenly Sword! ”
"There is a Heavenly Sword, is there a Dragon Slaying Knife?" Zhao Chen couldn't help but ask.
"Dragon Slayer?" Wang De was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, "The last general has never heard of this knife!" ”
At this time, the old eunuch next to him said, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, haven't you heard of this Heavenly Sword?" ”
"Nope!" Zhao Chen shook his head.
"Your Highness, this sword is one of the famous swords forged by Cao Cao!" The eunuch said.
"Oh?" Zhao Chen nodded and motioned for the eunuch to continue.
"When Cao Cao unified the north, he gathered all the well-known craftsmen in the north and cast two swords, one is called Yitian and the other is called Qingyu! Cao Cao used the Heavenly Sword to vibrate his might, and used the Qingyu Sword to kill! In the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, it is said that Taizu thought that he was carrying his life, suspected that he was trying to kill himself, and killed eight people at night with a sword in his hand, and he used the sword of Yitian! In the Tang Dynasty, a generation of poet immortal Li Bai was the top master in the rivers and lakes, and he also admired the Heavenly Sword. This is Cao Cao's Heavenly Sword, and it was also collected by Emperor Taizu back then! The eunuch said.
"It turns out that there is such an allusion!" Zhao Chen was stunned, he faintly remembered something.
When he was in high school, he once read Luo Guanzhong's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", which has a chapter on Zhao Zilong riding the Savior, where it seems to be written that Cao Cao has two swords, and it seems that there are three words "Yitian Sword"! It turns out that this Yitian Sword was cast by Cao Cao, and the real Yitian Sword has nothing to do with Jin Yong's novels, nor does it have a dragon slaying knife that is opposed to Yitian Sword.
"I see! General Wang, do you have a fancy for this Heavenly Sword? Zhao Chen said.
"This ...... This ......" Wang De's face showed a hesitant expression.
"General Wang doesn't like it?" Zhao Chen said in surprise.
"Your Highness, this sword is Cao Cao's sword! That Cao Cao is a thief, usurped the Han Dynasty, and left a stench for 10,000 years! Although this sword is good, the last general can't use it! Wang Dedao.
Only then did Zhao Chen understand the scruples in Wang De's heart, and immediately smiled: "Why can't you use the sword used by Cao Cao?" Could it be that with his sword, he could also become a traitor? ”
"This ......" is practical Cao Cao's sword may not become a traitor, but Cao Cao's reputation is too bad, if an official of the imperial court uses Cao Cao's sword, others will inevitably slander him! Therefore, Wang De had some scruples in his heart and did not dare to use this sword!
"As the crown prince, I order you to pick up this sword and use this sword to protect this palace in the future!" Zhao Chen said categorically.
"Thank you, Your Highness the Prince!" Wang De said happily.
He actually likes this sword very much, but he is afraid of what others will say! Now that the prince has spoken, it is naturally nothing for him to hold it!
"Except for the Heavenly Sword, what else do you like, just take it!" Zhao Chen said.
"Here are all the treasures collected by the kings of my Great Song Dynasty, and it is already a great luck to be able to get the Heavenly Sword in the end, and I don't dare to take anything else!" Wang Dedao.
"It's a waste to put weapons here, you have to go to the front line to kill the enemy, what do you value, just take it!" Zhao Chen said.
Wang De just shook his head! Zhao Chen smiled, he walked forward, and personally picked an axe and a suit of armor for Wang De, and then left with Wang De! As for the Heavenly Sword and other things, someone will send them to Wang De's mansion, but Wang De can't hang around the palace with a weapon now, that's a big crime! Zhao Chen was holding the Seven-Star Dragon Yuan Sword in his hand, and his mood seemed to be much better, and he was no longer so depressed!
"The prince gave the last general a sharp weapon, such a great favor, it is difficult to repay eternal life! Wang Dehui will be loyal to the prince and will always follow the prince! After walking for a while, Wang De said with some excitement.
"You're welcome!" Zhao Chen said with a smile.
Zhao Chen felt that he was generous to others! Until now, he has not regarded the palace as his home, nor has he regarded the things in the palace as his own! He still hasn't really identified with the identity of the prince!
"Be careful on the battlefield...... Do you remember what you said at the time? Zhao Chen said.
He reminded Wang De not to forget to save himself when the city was broken!
"Naturally remember! The prince can rest assured, if that day really comes, the last general will climb to the palace and save the prince out! Wang Dedao.
"Good!" Zhao Chen nodded, and then Wang De knelt down and left!
Looking at Wang De's back, Zhao Chen sighed softly, he didn't know if there would be time to meet after Wang De was gone! For a while, there were countless melancholy in his heart.
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On November 10, the Great Song Dynasty began large-scale looting again, and there was another cry in Kaifeng City! Up to now, there is hardly any gold and silver left in the people's homes!
In the afternoon of this day, Li Bangyan personally went out of the city and sent this batch of gold and silver out!
Li Bangyan came back with a smile on his face, and he reported to Song Qinzong, saying that although the gold and silver had not yet met the requirements of the Jurchens, the Jurchens were very happy that the Great Song Dynasty was so hard to loot gold and silver, and they had promised to retreat ten miles!
Sure enough, in the early morning of the second day, the Jurchen army retreated ten miles back!
Song Qinzong was overjoyed, and he ordered his ministers to make sure that all the gold and silver "owed" to the Jurchens were gathered! But now Kaifeng City really has no gold and silver, and the wealth accumulated in Kaifeng City for more than 100 years has been plundered by the Great Song Dynasty! At that moment, Song Qinzong ordered the surrounding states and counties to loot gold and silver, and send the gold and silver to the gold army! The fact that the court helped foreigners loot the gold and silver of their own people was really the biggest joke in the world, but it was what really happened back then! The shame of Jingkang not only includes the destruction of Kaifeng City and the capture of the Second Emperor, but also many absurd things that happened before the destruction of Kaifeng City! These are unprecedented and great shames in the history of China!
On November 15, the Great Song Dynasty once again sent gold and silver to the Jurchens! After this delivery, there wasn't even much gold or silver to be found in the palace!
Li Bangyan returned from the Jurchen army and said that the Jurchens allowed the imperial court to replace gold and silver with materials! Song Qinzong was overjoyed again, from this day on, a large number of grains and grasses, weapons, and living utensils stored in Kaifeng City were sent out by Song Qinzong, and in the end, the soldiers on the city wall did not even have armor to wear!
From November 15th to November 25th, in just ten days, there was nothing of value left in Kaifeng City!
On this very night, a great catastrophe struck!
The snow was falling, the weather was extremely cold, and the forbidden soldiers on the city walls were also extremely cold!
The forbidden army was the weakest army of the Great Song Dynasty, but at the beginning of the founding of the country, the forbidden army was the strongest army! Zhao Kuangyin became the world by relying on soldiers, so he was particularly vigilant against mutiny! To this end, he took many measures, one of the most important measures is "strong cadres and weak branches", he concentrated the country's most elite soldiers in the capital, for the forbidden army, the number of forbidden troops far exceeded the border army, the maximum reached 800,000! Zhao Kuangyin wants to rely on these 800,000 forbidden troops to suppress the border army and prevent the border army from rebelling!
It's just that 800,000 forbidden troops stayed in Kaifeng City, and it was almost difficult to go to the battlefield! Such an army, which has not participated in the war for more than 100 years, can imagine what it will become!
They never train, because they don't have to go to war! Their weapons were never wiped down, and many of the Forbidden Army soldiers even sold their weapons for wine and drink! Coupled with the most chaotic military system in the world adopted by the Song Dynasty in order to prevent mutiny, the soldiers did not know the soldiers, and the soldiers did not know the generals to the extreme in the forbidden army! Most of the generals haven't seen their soldiers for a year!
Relying on such a forbidden army to defend Kaifeng City, there is no "suspense" at all! Don't say it's a Jurchen army in full swing, as long as any army hits Kaifeng, it can defeat Kaifeng City! The Forbidden Army is just a decoration!
In later generations, the Southern Song Dynasty was able to be peaceful, not by relying on the forbidden army, but by the peasant army! Yue Fei, Han Shizhong and others, the four famous generals of the Southern Song Dynasty, were recruited by peasants to establish a new army, which was able to resist the continuous aggression of the Jurchens! At that time, the forbidden army had already been wiped out!
The military discipline of this forbidden army is also unusually loose, and at night, countless forbidden soldiers actually run home to sleep! Moreover, these days, the Jurchens continue to send people to negotiate peace, and the attitude of the Jurchens is getting better and better, and even when they retreat ten miles, the hearts of the forbidden soldiers are becoming more and more relaxed, which is also a reason why countless forbidden soldiers run home to sleep! At this moment, there are only a few people standing on the Kaifeng city wall!
When they heard the sound of horses' hooves, the few forbidden soldiers on the city wall finally panicked!
"Jurchens, Jurchens! They, what are they going to do?! ”
100,000 Jurchen iron horsemen rushed madly towards Kaifeng City, they came to the city, crossed the moat that had frozen, they set up the ladder, and then rushed towards it frantically!
It has always been an army that has been undefeated for ten years, and it has always been an army that has not participated in a war for a hundred years and is almost rotten, and the results of the war can be imagined......