"Sharp weapons?" Wang Huchen frowned slightly, put down the wine glass he had drunk, and felt a slight wave in his heart, what kind of weapon could Hu Shang have? What kind of dedication, it sounds good, it must be that I want to do this general this deal.

The military general has an inexplicable preference for weapons, which is the dependence of killing the enemy and saving his life, and when it comes to the battlefield, nothing is reliable, only the guy in his hand is the most reliable. Wang Huchen couldn't help but want to look at the words "sharp weapons" when he heard them, because he knew that if the Hu merchants didn't have something real in their hands, they would definitely not dare to come to the gate of his general's mansion, so he ordered with a straight face: "Call them in." ”

"The villain obeys." The porter bowed to Wang Huchen, then bowed, slowly retreated, walked outside the door and said indifferently to the group of Hu merchants who had been waiting for a long time: "The general let you in." "The prime minister's doorman, the seven-rank official, not to mention the doorman of the dignified Ming Suguo General's Mansion, when he sees them, these barbarians don't consciously feel that they are superior, and they won't speak politely.

Hu Shang, the leader, put his right hand on his chest, bent deeply towards the porter, and said respectfully, "Thank you." Then he waved back and led a few retinues behind him into Wang Huchen's general's mansion.

Wang Huchen was dressed in civilian clothes, sitting on the Taishi chair very casually, waiting for the arrival of these Hu merchants, he wanted to see what sharp weapons this group of barbarians could come up with.

The leading Hu Shang walked up to Wang Huchen, bowed respectfully, and said, "The villain Song Xi sees the general." ”

"Song Xi?" Wang Huchen suddenly became interested, leaned forward, squinted, looked at the curly-haired and blue-eyed Hu caravan captain with great interest, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency doesn't seem to be from the Central Plains?" ”

Song Xi seemed to have been prepared for this question, and did not show the slightest panic, he owed slightly, and said calmly: "General Hui, the villain is a big cannibal, because he admires Chinese culture, so he gave himself a Han name. ”

I see, no wonder Chinese is so slippery. Wang Huchen had an expression of understanding that I understood, and casually leaned back on the chair, and said lightly: "You can think of a name, this name is quite festive." I heard people say that you have a weapon to present to this general, is it true? ”

Song Xi's face with a pair of shrewd eyes suddenly showed an uncoordinated honest smile, and he waved at Wang Huchen and said, "Thank you for the general's love, the villain is specially for you Song Xi." Then, he waved at the servant behind him and said, "Bring it up." ”

The servant nodded slightly, walked up to Song Xi with both hands holding a long box wrapped in cloth, bowed to Wang Huchen, and then bowed without saying a word, raising the long box with both hands.

Song Xi hugged his fists at Wang Huchen again and said, "Please take a look at the general." Immediately, the cloth was torn off the long box, and the box was opened, revealing a cold single knife.

Wang Huchen has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he is more familiar with all kinds of weapons and their textures than he is with his wife, just looking at the cold air revealed by this single knife, and the temperament it exudes all over his body, he feels that it is very unusual, and after changing his previous contemptuous attitude, his nerves instantly tensed, leaned forward, and said with a serious face: "Quickly take it up and let General Ben see." ”

When Song Xi heard this, he smiled slightly in his heart, knowing that this famous general in the west was moved, so he immediately held up a single knife with both hands, respectfully brought it to Wang Huchen, bowed to him, and said, "Please taste it!" ”

Wang Huchenhu got up, grabbed the single knife with one hand, stood up suddenly, and kept stroking the blade with his other hand, and kept admiring: "Good knife, good knife." Just by looking at it, I know that the texture is good, you didn't lie to me, this is indeed a sharp weapon. ”

Song Xi was very happy, seeing that the general liked it so much, his business was completed, even if he quoted a little higher for a while, it would be fine, as long as it wasn't too outrageous, and said: "According to the rules of this line, please also ask the general to try the knife." ”

"Hmm." Wang Huchen nodded heavily, testing knives is an old rule in this industry, you say how sharp your knife is, how to sharpen iron like clay, just saying it doesn't count, you have to try it yourself. Although he had been most impressed by this treasure knife, he still couldn't help but be curious to see how sharp this knife was, and with a wave of his big hand, he shouted with a tiger face: "Go to the armory and get the general's treasure sword." ”

"Yes." A servant shook his fist at Wang Huchen, then turned and went to the armory.

Because of this treasure knife, Wang Huchen's favorability towards this pair of Western Domain Hu Shang increased exponentially, and he changed his previous indifferent and arrogant attitude, and pointed to a chair in the hall very enthusiastically, and said, "Sit." ”

Song Xi waved like Wang Huchen again, and said, "Thank you, general, and then sat down on the chair." None of his entourage sat down, all of them stood behind Song Xi, and it could be seen that they were a well-behaved caravan.

After a while, Wang Huchen's servant came over with two treasure knives, followed by Wang Huchen such a fierce person, this servant also has some common sense of martial arts and weapons, although he did not touch the knife, but just by looking at it can be seen that this knife is very extraordinary, so for the sake of insurance, he took two knives to prepare.

Wang Huchen returned the Damascus knife to Song Xi and said very politely: "Please try the knife for me." ”

Song Xi immediately got up from his seat, walked up to Wang Huchen, respectfully took the sword with both hands, and said, "Please give the general some advice." Then he grasped the hilt of the knife with both hands and put on a decisive posture.

Wang Huchen then glanced at the servant with the knife, and then sat down in his chair and watched intently as the two of them competed with knives.

The servant chose out a treasure knife, first bowed to Wang Huchen, and then greeted Song Xi with a fist, and said, "Please advise!" Immediately, he drew the blade in his hand.

"Please advise." Song Xi said lightly, which was regarded as a return gift, and then held the knife and looked at Wang Huchen's servant intently.

The atmosphere in the room instantly froze, and everyone watched the competition in front of them with bated breath, although it was not a life-and-death duel, but it was about the honor and life and death of the two treasure swords, which could always whet the appetite of the generals.

"Hah!" Wang Huchen's servant and Song Xi stared for a moment, and then shouted at the same time, swinging the knife and slashing at the opponent's blade, only to hear a crisp sound of "dang", Wang Huchen's treasure knife unexpectedly broke into two, the truncated knife fell vertically, straight into the wooden floor, into the wood two inches, from this point of view, this knife is enough to be the name of the treasure knife.

However, there are people outside the world, and there are knives outside the knife, and Wang Huchen's treasure knife is still a cut behind the Damascus knife, one of the world's three famous blades, and it fell, ending its glorious life.

Although this scene was expected, when it really happened, it still shocked a lot of people in the general's mansion, including Wang Huchen, they thought that their treasure knife would be cut off, but they didn't expect it to be cut so simply, and the other party's didn't even leave a small gap, it was like cutting tofu.

"Good knife, really good knife! You didn't lie to General Ben. Out of his heartfelt love for weapons, Wang Huchen couldn't help but admire. At this time, he already liked this knife deeply, and made up his mind to buy it no matter what price the other party offered, and he also believed that Song Xi, a person who seemed so shrewd, would definitely not be too out of line, if he wanted to continue to mix in Suguo, it would not be a good thing to offend himself as a general.

However, this Damascus knife was so eye-catching that Wang Huchen couldn't help but be curious, he really wanted to see how sharp this knife could be, so he waved his hand and shouted: "Try it again with that knife, I want to see how sharp this Western Domain knife can be?" ”

Anyway, I've already folded a handful, and I don't care about folding another one, anyway, today I want to buy this Western Domain knife, and after buying this knife, it is more than ten times better than those two knives.

"Yes!" The servant with the knife was also murderous, anyway, it wasn't his own knife, and he didn't feel distressed if it was broken, he didn't want to miss such an eye-opening opportunity.

As expected, another knife fell under the blade of the Damascus knife. And the Damascus knife was still unharmed, and the cold air stood in the hands of Hu Shang Song Xi, like a brave man who had won two fighters in a row in the ring, and his head was raised proudly.

"Good knife, good. Very good! Wang Huchen was deeply shocked and touched by the scene in front of him, and couldn't help but praise again and again. At this time, his brows tightened again, as if he was thinking about something, more like hesitating about something, and after a long time, he finally made up his mind, turned his head to the servant and said solemnly: "Go and bring Lao Tzu's family heirloom knife!" ”

As soon as this remark came out, the whole house was shocked. What's wrong with this general? Is it up? It's just a knife, winning or losing is a normal thing, can you take it so seriously? I also want to take out my family heirloom knife, is this the rhythm of playing with people?

The servant with the knife was startled, and immediately took two steps forward, and with a flick, he stopped, "Your Excellency, no. How can the Wang family's family heirloom knife be easily revealed, besides, the breaking of these two good knives has already proved the sharpness of Song Xi's knife, so why compare it? ”

Hu Shang led by Song Xi was also frightened, they came here to do business, but they were not competing with others, let alone pretending to be in the limelight, if they really broke the general's family heirloom knife, then this person would be completely offended, how would they gain a foothold in the country in the future, and how could they continue to mix? He didn't want to lose this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to come to Suguo to pan for gold.

Song Xi hurriedly handed over the Damascus knife to one of his entourages, and also stepped forward to persuade him: "The general's family heirloom knife must be extremely sharp, how can this knife of the villain be compared to it?" This time there is no need to compare, the villain is willing to admit defeat. ”

Although Wang Huchen is a military general, but his mind is also very delicate, and his grasp of the situation and people's hearts is also very thoughtful, otherwise he would have been shrouded in horse leather on the battlefield a long time ago, history has proved countless times that on the battlefield alone by bravery, at most he can only be a martyr, how can he not know the concerns of his servant and this Hu Shang named Song Xi, waved his hand, and said very open-mindedly: "Hey, who do you think of this general?" To tell the truth, General Ben really likes this knife, as long as your price is reasonable, General Ben will bury it. It's just that General Ben is really curious about how sharp this knife can be. If I don't try again today, I'm afraid General Ben won't be able to sleep at night. ”

"Besides, what family heirloom knife is not a family heirloom knife, only a good knife is worthy of being my Wang family's family heirloom knife, if that knife is broken like these two, then it will be broken, and from now on, this knife of yours will be my Wang family's family heirloom knife!"

Having said this, it is enough to show Wang Huchen's sincerity, it seems that he is not red-eyed, he really wants to try the weight of this knife, this is definitely another opportunity to open his eyes.

The servant with the knife and Song Xi glanced at each other, with a tacit look, and then bowed to Wang Huchen and said, "Yes, the villain obeys the order." ”

Then, the Wang family's heirloom knife was also broken unexpectedly, but the Damascus knife in Song Xi's hand was still standing still, without the slightest sign of collapse.

"Hahahaha!" Wang Huchen didn't laugh angrily, stood up with a bang, took the Damascus knife in Song Xi's hand, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, it's a good guy, I have three treasure knives in a row, I want this knife, you can make a price." ”

"Your Excellency is polite, since your adult likes it, then the villain will be offered to your adult, and your adult only needs to reward him with a little silver tael." Song Xi bowed again and said very respectfully. Doing business with the officials of the Ming Dynasty must pay attention to the way, and can not bargain with the other party on an equal footing, so China has been heavy on agriculture and suppressed business, and the status of merchants is very low, especially in the eyes of these big officials, it is simply two untouchables with stinky money, how can they be compared with them?

Therefore, when businessmen and officials do business, they should say that their goods are sacrifices, and the money given by the other party is a reward, so as to satisfy the vanity of Ming officials and make their business smoothly.

This Hu Shang really understands the rules, and he will definitely be able to eat in Su in the future. Wang Huchen read silently in his heart, and then gave this Hu businessman a very conscientious price, firstly, he is more upright, and he does not want to use his power to oppress others and take advantage of the other party, secondly, he knows that this Hu merchant must have a lot of good goods in his hands, so he wants to cooperate with him for a long time, and strive to get more good equipment for himself and his own personal guards, so that on the battlefield, the chance of killing the enemy to save his life and make meritorious service is much greater, and the official will become bigger and bigger. I can't bear to let the child trap the wolf.

The deal was successfully concluded, and both parties achieved their goals and were rejoicing. Wang Huchen and Song Xi also have long-term cooperation intentions, and agree to move around from time to time, which can really be described as a home away from home.

After Song Xi left, Wang Huchen sent someone to tell Zhu Ao about this matter, because he knew that such a big matter could not be hidden from Dongchang and the Honor and Guard Division, and he would report it first, and he could leave a good impression on Zhu Ao, and it was not a crime anyway.

After Zhu Ao knew this, he was overjoyed, he originally thought that this Damascus knife was just a legendary item, after all, in later generations, he only saw book friends on the web page and in the post bar to discuss it, and he had never seen the real thing, and he didn't know whether its so-called sharpness was real or legendary. Now after listening to Wang Huchen tell the whole story of this matter, he is convinced that this Damascus knife is real, and it is really as sharp as the legend. This is good, if you can get a large number of Damascus knives to equip the army, then the overall combat effectiveness of the Su army will be on a higher level, after all, the battle in the early years of the Ming Dynasty was still dominated by cold weapons, hand-to-hand combat is unavoidable, the sword in the hand is sharper than others, then the probability of winning will increase exponentially.

Zhu Ao attached great importance to this matter, and immediately ordered Wang Huchen: "You bring that merchant named Song Xi to the palace, and the widow will summon him personally." ”

"Obey." Wang Huchen smiled and immediately saluted Zhu Ao with a fist. It can be seen that the king attaches great importance to this matter, and this important information was first provided to the king, although it is not a great merit, but it can definitely improve a lot of points in the king's heart.

Wang Huchen left the palace in a hurry, did not go home, rode a tall horse, with two entourages, and went directly to Song Xi's station to find him, the matter that the king confessed, no matter how small it is, it must be completed immediately, if it has been delayed, and when he asks one day that he has not done it well, it will not look good, at least it is inevitable to be scolded.

"General Wang, what kind of wind is blowing you, please come in quickly." As soon as Song Xi saw Wang Huchen coming to visit in person, he felt unwillingly in his heart, looking at his kind face, there must be something good to find him, but what is a good thing? Do you want to order from me again?

Wang Huchen rode to the door of Song Xi's house, did not turn over and dismounted, rode on the back of the horse and said with a kind smile: "Don't go in first, you clean up and follow me, be quick." ”

Song Xi looked at Wang Huchen with a confused expression, what kind of rhythm is this, after you come, you don't go in to have a cup of tea, and let the family go with you, what do you want to do? People are straight men, respectfully and tentatively: "Now? Dare to ask the general what he has to do? ”

Wang Huchen is a military general, straight-tempered, but also more impatient, what he does on the battlefield is all life-threatening, not impatient and not good, the knife is on the neck, who has time to calm down with you, talk elegantly? As soon as he saw his grinding and chirping appearance, he became angry, rode on the horse, and scolded with a straight face: "Of course it's now!" You don't have a damn bite and chew words with Lao Tzu, sour and sour, tell you, your kid is going to be developed, the king is going to summon you, hurry up and change your clothes, and when you get to the palace, you will be clever in the palace, and the king's words will be enough for your kid to be prosperous and rich for a lifetime. ”

The king wants to summon me? This Hu Shang named Song Xi almost fainted with joy, he didn't think about winning the favor of King Su with the sharp weapon in his hand before he came, and then opened the door to gain a foothold in Su State, but he never expected that happiness would come so quickly, and it was King Su who personally received him, he originally thought that King Su would send a eunuch to convey his will and send him.

Song Xi's happy soul flew out of the sky, and after a while, he retracted his mind, his mouth was about to smile crookedly, and he asked Wang Huchen with an expression of disbelief: "Is what the general said true?" Does the king really want to meet the villain? ”

Wang Huchen looked at his lewd expression with disdain, and was very disgusted by his mother-in-law's appearance, and said angrily: "What did General Ben lie to you!" Hurry up and change your clothes, don't ask the king to wait for a long time. ”

"Yes, yes. The villain will go right away. Song Xi nodded happily and thanked Wang Huchen a lot, and then ran to the room to change clothes.

"Your Majesty, can't you spare your concubines one step? Let the concubine repent of a move. Please. Di Linaza was careless just now, her horse was eaten by Zhu Ao, and her combat effectiveness was greatly damaged, which seriously affected her overall layout, so she began to play coquettishly and wanted to regret a move.

Where is Zhu Ao willing to let her achieve her mind casually, took a sip of tea, looked at her evilly, and said with a smile: "Then how can it be done?" It has been a rule since ancient times that you have no regrets, but you are a dignified concubine, how can you break this rule? ”

Although Di Linaza is a female general who has been on the battlefield, when it comes to the ability to be coquettish, she is no worse than those charming women, and she pouted and said: "No, people are not only the concubines of Su Guo, but also the king's woman, the king, you let you let you be a woman." ”

"Hahaha." Zhu Ao was coaxed into laughter by her words, but he still refused to spare his beautiful and moving concubine easily, and said: "That's good, if you want the widow to spare you, you can't spare it in vain, you have to exchange things with the widow." ”

Di Linaza slowly stood up, crossed her hands in front of her lower abdomen, walked up to Zhu Ao, didn't care at all about the eyes of the palace maids and eunuchs standing next to her, rose her little buttocks, sat on Zhu Ao's lap, put her arms around his neck and said coquettishly: "The king is really embarrassed to be a concubine, isn't everything about the concubine given by the king?" Even the life of the concubine was saved by the king, where did the concubine still have something to exchange with the king. ”

Zhu Ao hugged this beauty, let the faint body fragrance on her body invade her nostrils, suddenly felt refreshing, took a breath of enjoyment, and unconsciously leaned forward with her nose. Di Lina's heart was as careful as a hair, and she instantly noticed that the king liked the fragrance on her body, and quickly leaned forward obediently, so that her king could suck it enough, and said coquettishly with a smile: "King, you can spare the concubine once, the concubine begs you." ”