In the main hall, singing and dancing are leveling, cheering, it looks extremely lively, and the atmosphere is quite warm, but this is only a superficial phenomenon, in fact, everyone is tacit, and the wind and clouds are surging.

Especially Zhang Hong's words and deeds just now, it made the atmosphere in the hall embarrassing again, so many ministers of Zhao State, not all of them are fools, like Lin Xiangru, Lian Po and other old ministers, for Zhang Hong's disrespectful behavior just now, they have already seen through.

Especially the right talent, Zhang Hong's sword competition made everyone's hearts tense again.

It's not that Zhao Guo is afraid of that Wu Hei, it is also a normal thing to compete with swords at this banquet, but it is just that the identities of the two sides are a little embarrassing, after all, this Zhang Hong is an envoy of Qin State, if he is not careful, he will die, it is a tricky matter.

"It's really good to be more entertained than a sword, but the sword is a sharp weapon to hurt people, this wine banquet is a banquet for my Da Zhao to pick up the wind and wash the dust for the envoys of the kingdom, if it is a person under the widow, accidentally hurt the surname of the Wu Hei, but it is not good." King Huiwen wandered around the body of the black man for a moment and said indifferently.

The style of good swords in the pre-Qin era is extremely famous in history, and Zhao Fan also knows this, for example, at the end of the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang's Hongmen banquet, Xiang Zhuang's sword dance was intended to be Pei Gong, which was a sword dance turmoil.

The rise of the pre-Qin style of good swords, related to the germination of chivalry, in addition to the social environment of the whole people advocating martial arts and practicing martial arts, there was also a unique social mentality at that time, that is, the enduring style of good swords that permeated the whole society.

In ancient times, the design and manufacture of weapons was still in its infancy. "The ancient soldiers, the bow and sword are only, the groove spear has no hit, and the halberd has no thorns." "In order to facilitate jumping and melee combat in the mountainous jungles, short weapons were mainly used at that time.

In a limited number of short weapons, the sword is light and easy to use, and can be used freely with direct stabbing and side attacks, and the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, so it is generally liked by people.

After the third dynasty of the Xia and Shang dynasties, the actual combat role of the sword was gradually replaced by other weapons, but as a symbol of the martial spirit from ancient times, it was more and more loved by the nobles and the peace clan. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the monarch of Teng State made no secret of it, saying: "I have not tasted learning, so I can gallop and try my sword." The monarch of another small country, Lu State, "abused a good sword, forged a sword, and tried and made mistakes", and the good sword reached the point of madness.

Later, King Zhao Huiwen also loved swords, and gathered more than 3,000 "swordsmen" around him. These people are "unkempt and sideburns, hanging down the man's beard, short clothes, blind-eyed and difficult", they are poor, but they are as good as King Zhao Huiwen, "night strikes each other in front." ”

At that time, the saber was a sign of a person's identity and status, as well as a man's garment to show his appearance and demeanor. "Saying Yuan. "Anti-Quality" depicts the Jinghou in the rich and noble township, "friends with feather jade sword, right with ring wear, left light on the right, right light on the left", it is really incredible.

Qu Yuan, a poet who fell to the bottom of society, has more than once depicted in his poems the image of a patriotic poet who "walks on the shore of the land with a long sword, and Cui Wei who cuts the clouds", which is a portrayal of the social reality at that time.

"Saying Yuan. "Good Sayings" describes the royal family of Chu State, Xiang Chengjun, "the first seal said, dressed in jade, with jade and sword, walking on the silk, standing on the flowing water". It can be seen that the saber is also a kind of clothing in the ceremony of canonizing nobles. Friends asked each other to give each other swords, which reflected a very deep friendship at that time. Ji Li, the son of Wu Guoxian, hung his sword next to the tomb of his friend Xu Guojun, saying that "my heart has promised it", which was rumored to be beautiful and witty for a while.

Under the influence of the style of good swords, many sword-related customs have been formed in society.

Dancing swords at the banquet to cheer up, is the Warring States Period, many vassal states have a custom, even Zhao Fan, although accustomed to using a spear, practice a good marksmanship, but under this custom, there is also a certain attainment in swordsmanship, and the waist is often equipped with a sword given to him by King Huiwen, listen to the former, this is still a long sword used by King Wuling, named "Breaking Clouds", which is the most developed sword-making Wuyue land.

Regarding King Huiwen's words, Zhang Hong's face was obviously a little ugly, because the former meant that he obviously looked down on the Wu Hei people, and he was afraid of hurting the Wu Hei people's surname, which was obviously ridiculing no one in the Qin State.

"Thank you for your concern, but I still have some confidence in the swordsmanship of this guard of mine, and I don't think it will be so easy to die, not to mention, kendo is the way to kill, and the sword performance is just good-looking, and it is difficult to carry forward the swordsmanship." Zhang Hong said calmly.

King Huiwen is the king of Zhao Kingdom, how he dislikes it in his heart, he must also restrain himself, after all, the identity difference between him and the former is too great, where dare to show his dissatisfaction, so his face is also indifferent.

Hearing this, King Huiwen also frowned, this Zhang Hong, it seems that he is determined to compete with Zhao Ren for swords, he naturally knows that the swordsmanship of that martial black man should be very good, otherwise, how could Zhang Hong propose a sword competition and ask for hardship.

Zhang Hongdu said this, and King Huiwen didn't seem good when he refused, after all, if he continued to resign, it would seem that Zhao Guo was weak, as if no one was there, and he was afraid of colding them Qin Guo, and immediately, he also set his sights on Zhao Fan.

Feeling King Huiwen's gaze, Zhao Fan was also silent for a moment, and finally nodded, signaling King Huiwen to agree.

At this time, you really can't refuse anymore, everyone has provoked you to your doorstep, is there still a way to continue to be a shrinking turtle, not to mention, although the martial black man has a high attainment in swordsmanship, he is just a pawn of the Iron Eagle Guard, isn't there still a sword knight in Zhao State?

"If this is the case, then according to what the doctor said, but today it is said that the sword competition is just to meet friends with the sword, and carry forward the friendly relations and martial spirit of my Zhao and Qin." King Huiwen immediately said lightly.

No matter how good a person is, there will be times when he gets angry, for Zhang Hong's repeated provocations, King Huiwen also felt a little unhappy, and immediately his face was a little cold, he looked at Zhang Hong, and his handsome face was faintly angry.

Hearing this, Zhang Hong also nodded, and did not find that King Huiwen was already dissatisfied.

"I heard that the Wu Hei is a pawn commander of the Iron Eagle Guard of the Qin State, for the sake of fairness, my Da Zhao also sent a pawn commander of the Hu Dao Knight to fight the sword, Yang Ran, you go up and try it with this Wu Hei man." A guard behind the Huiwen Dynasty said.

As the trump card army of Zhao, the Hudao Knight was the royal army of King Huiwen and only obeyed the orders of King Huiwen.

Lian Po, Lin Xiangru and Zhao Sheng and others also paid attention to Wu Hei and Yang Ran on the field, although this was a small sword competition, they also knew that this could actually represent the first confrontation between Qin and Zhao, so it was of great significance.

Zhao Fan noticed that Yang Ran, this was a pawn commander of the Hudao Knight, and he had some impressions, but although this person was loyal to King Huiwen, his swordsmanship did not seem to be too high.

After all, the most important thing for a general is his command ability and overall situation, not just personal strength, after all, when you fight, you are not alone.

Therefore, Zhao Fan was also faintly worried in his heart, he originally wanted Xu Ying or Xu Xiong to fight, for the force of the two of them, Zhao Fan was extremely relieved, but since Zhao Fan knew them, he saw that both of them used a pair of big iron halberds and big knives respectively, and they didn't seem to be good at using swords, so they had to give up.

According to the instructions of King Huiwen, Yang Ran and Wu Heiren stepped up to the main hall, and at this time, everyone had vacated an open space, the field was wide, and the fire was swaying, which was enough to support the sword competition between the two.

Both of them were dressed in samurai uniforms, and they were tall, looking like fierce rivals, the two of them looked at each other with swords, and there was a smell of gunpowder smoke in the air, although the competition had not yet begun, but it had begun to engage in an invisible confrontation.

"Dang!"

The sound of the wine glass shattering was immediately solemn.

After King Huiwen threw his cup on the ground, he shouted coldly: "Killing the enemy is to fight with life, the way of war, and the way of life and death, so there is no restriction on the outnumbered, and the winner will win." ”

Wu Hei and Yang Ran in front of the dragon seat agreed together.

King Huiwen said: "The competition begins. ”

The whole hall was silent, silently waiting for the show to begin.

Zhang Hong's face was calm, the old god was there, he seemed to be very relieved of the skills of the black martial arts, and he was not worried that he would be defeated by Yang Ran at all, seeing Zhang Hong's expression, Zhao Fan was also secretly worried.

Although there is no color in this sword competition, everyone's hearts are in their throats, even King Huiwen is no exception, because everyone knows that this represents the swordsmen of Qin and Zhao, and this sword competition is actually a confrontation between two countries.

"Boom!"

Wu Heiren was silent, first pulled out his long sword, came to the center of the hall to stand still, looked at Yang Ran with his sword in his hand, with a provocative face, and there was also a trace of contempt in his expression.

The martial black man holding the sword, the temperament of his whole body has changed, it seems that he is like a sharp sword out of the sheath, and his whole body exudes a sharp sword aura, feeling this situation, Zhao Fan is also secretly frightened, as he expected, this martial black man's attainments in swordsmanship are probably higher than he imagined.

At this time, Yang Ran also had a solemn face, as a master of the same sword, how could he not feel the momentum around the black man, and immediately he was cautious, raising his sword and making a defensive posture.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Fan also shook his head secretly, Yang Ran lost to Wu Hei in terms of momentum, and the people looked contemptuous, holding the sword with one hand against Yang Ran, and did not take the former to heart at all.

Although this martial black man is arrogant, he also has an arrogant capital, he holds a sword with one hand, and the empty door is exposed, which looks like a bad brush, but in fact, it also indirectly reflects his confidence in his swordsmanship.

Compared with Yang Ran's caution, there is no doubt that the momentum of the black man is even greater.

With the official start of the sword competition, Wu Heiren didn't stop at all, raised his sword and slashed directly at Yang Ran, the means were ruthless, he swayed freely, and danced a long sword impermeable, showing extremely high attainments.

Wu Heiren's swordsmanship is completely life-fighting, ruthless, all life-threatening, he has no defensive moves, all are attacks, however, this can also be understood as attacking instead of defending.

Because, under the fierce offensive of the Wu Heiren, Yang Ran only has the power of defense, but no attack, and the form on the field is extremely embarrassing, it is completely Wu Hei who is constantly slashing at Yang Ran, and the latter has no chance to attack at all, all of them are dodging defense.

Seeing this scene, the smile on Zhang Hong's face was even worse, and there was a touch of disdain in his eyebrows.

And Zhao Fan frowned, he had already seen that Yang Ran's pace was already a little vain, under the powerful offensive of the Wu Hei, he would definitely not be able to hold out for long, in the same way, Zhao Guoqunchen also felt that he had lost face, and they were all embarrassed to raise their glasses and drink.

"Bell!"

There was a crisp sound on the field, and I saw that Yang Ran's long sword was broken in half under the powerful attack of the Wu Heiren, and the former had a dead face, and the sword was broken, proving that he had also been defeated.

Yang Ran was about to admit defeat, but he saw a cruel smile on the face of the black man, and he stabbed Yang Ran directly into the heart with a sword.

Zhao Fan's eyes turned hideous, his palm rolled up, and there was a short blade in his hand, and then he saw a flash of sword light, and when the long sword of the martial black man was about to pierce Yang Ran's heart, the short blade hit the heart of the sword, swinging his long sword away.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yang Ran also instinctively flashed and dodged this blow.

"We've lost this one." At this time, Xu Ying, under the instruction of Zhao Fan, stepped into the field and rescued Yang Ran by the opportunity to prevent Wu Heiren from being a killer.

Seeing this scene, Wu Heiren also snorted coldly, and reluctantly put away his sword, as if he didn't get Yang Ran's surname, and he looked a little unwilling, but he saw that Xu Ying was tall, with a big waist and a round waist, and the momentum around him was not weaker than him, and his face immediately became solemn.

Seeing that Yang Ran was almost killed by the barbarians of the Qin State, the faces of the ministers of the Zhao State also became extremely ugly, with a faint trace of anger, and King Huiwen also coughed dryly twice, and said, "This game is won by the black man." ”

After listening to King Huiwen, Zhang Hong also stood up from his seat and was polite, but the smugness on his face did not decrease in the slightest.

Seeing Zhang Hong's proud appearance, everyone was also angry, but just now the swordsmanship of the Wu Hei had already appeared, and it was a victory of righteousness and light, so it was not easy to say anything, but at this time, the Wu Hei suddenly pointed at Zhao Fan and said.

"Just now, Fan Gongzi separated my long sword with a short knife at such a distance, his martial arts must be good, I am willing to try it with Fan Gongzi."

Wu Heiren's words were amazing, everyone didn't expect that he would have to compete with Zhao Fan, you know, Zhao Fan's identity is different from before, he is a dignified son, where do ordinary people dare to compete with him.

Immediately, Lin Xiangru also got up in vain and shouted: "Presumptuous! Fan Gongzi is my big Zhao dignified son, what kind of person are you, you are just a guard of the Qin State, how dare you compete with Fan Gongzi! ”

At this time, not only the ministers of Zhao State, but even King Huiwen's face became extremely ugly, because there were few children, King Huiwen attached great importance to Zhao Fan and Zhao Sheng, this guard of Qin State, dared to propose a sword competition with Zhao Fan, it was simply looking for death!

Compared with the surprise and anger of everyone in Zhao Kingdom, Zhang Hong had a calm face, as if he had expected this for a long time.

Seeing him like this, Zhao Fan also sighed in his heart, could it be that this Zhang Hong had already expected this matter, or rather, they had planned this matter a long time ago, and this sword competition turmoil had already been expected by him.

Even Zhao Fan thought that this martial black man might be trying to kill himself for the purpose of sword competition, maybe he was too much in the limelight during this period of time and had already attracted the attention of King Qin, so he sent someone to stage such a scene.

However, if this is the case, once he dies, with the relationship between King Huiwen and his brother, this Zhang Hong, Wu Heiren and others will definitely not be able to go back.

Could it be that this Zhang Hong, Wu Heiren and other guards are all dead soldiers of King Qin, and the purpose is to kill himself?

Zhao Fan thought, but he didn't feel like it, no matter how good he was, he was just a teenager, there was no need for King Qin to blatantly send an envoy to assassinate him, if so, then who would dare to negotiate with Qin.

"What Lord Fake said is right, Fan Gongzi is a widow's brother, and the sword has no eyes, if you accidentally hurt Fan Gongzi, can you afford it?" King Huiwen also spoke out at this time, looking at the black man with a cold face.

Although in other things, King Huiwen may be a little weak, but for his own brother, his gaze is firm, a small guard, even if he dares to compete with his son, even if he is dragged out and killed.

The atmosphere in the hall was extremely solid, and in the face of King Huiwen's reprimand, Wu Hei didn't dare to say anything, but secretly looked at Zhang Hong, obviously listening to what the former had to say.

At this time, Zhao Fan was actually sure in his heart that this martial black man was definitely not what Zhang Hong said on the surface, but just a pawn commander of the Iron Eagle Guard, although the Iron Eagle Guard was the elite of the Qin State, it was impossible for a pawn commander to have such a high swordsmanship attainment.

It is very likely that this was specially ordered by the King of Qin, and the purpose was just to make Zhao Guo lose face and frustrate Zhao Guo's spirit.

However, how could Zhao Fan let him succeed, his eyes burst **, and he stayed on the body of the black man for a long time, and suddenly said: "Haha, this son is willing to fight with this guard." ”

Zhao Fan's voice was extremely abrupt, everyone was shocked, especially King Huiwen was a little panicked, this martial black man's swordsmanship, he had seen it, Zhao Fan was just a teenager, how could he be the opponent of the martial black man.

Immediately, he flatly refused: "The dignified son and a guard compete with the sword, which is not in line with the etiquette, and the widow will definitely not agree." ”

King Huiwen's tone was categorical.

Although he didn't know why Zhao Fan agreed, but out of concern for the former, it was impossible for him to put his younger brother, who had been reunited for a long time, in such a dangerous situation. (To be continued.) )