Zhu Kexin gathered his long hair, looked at the two corpses on the ground, and said to himself: "No wonder I, who told you to chase and kill us back then, greedy secrets?"

But when I got to the peak, I thought that these two old Taoists died at the foot of the mountain, and sooner or later they would be discovered, so it was better to leave to avoid causing trouble. So he packed up his things and went down the mountain.

Zhu Kexin walked for a long time, but he hadn't seen a village yet, so he looked for a forest to go in to rest.

The next morning, the morning sun rises, and the sun shines in the forest, shining on the morning dew, reflecting thousands of five-colored brilliance, interspersed in the woods, which is beautiful. Occasionally, a birdsong or two adds to the quiet.

Zhu Kexin sat quietly for half an hour, the sun had already risen, and he was about to get up, when he suddenly heard a faint sound of talking in the distance. In his heart, he secretly said: "Strange thing, there are people here?" hidden behind the tree.

After a while, the voice gradually approached, and only one person was heard: "I haven't seen you for a few years, I don't know if you have found any treasures?"

Another said: "Brother Li, I know that you are very good at swordsmanship and love swords, so I can't give it away, so I want to find a sword for you." ”

Zhu Kexin said strange things in his heart, and he was a person from the rivers and lakes. I only listened to the person surnamed Li: "Brother He, you have always been casual and free, and you don't care about everything, why has that matter been put on hold? Not to mention that the friendship between you and me for decades is extraordinary. ”

The man surnamed He said: "Brother Li, you have a life-saving grace for my daughter, and this kindness is not small. You know why I don't care about everything in my life, but I have a daughter, her mother died early, and I raised him as both a father and a mother, and I love him very much. If it weren't for you that year, wouldn't she have been ruined by that animal? Why didn't I want to repay you earlier, but you have been kind and chivalrous all your life, have no hatred or resentment, and have strong martial arts, and there is nothing you can't do, so you have never been able to repay you. But you have studied swords all your life and loved swords, I know it, so I want to find a sword to give to you.

The emperor lived up to his painstaking efforts, I ran for four or five years, and finally found this sword in the land of Wu Yue, so I hurriedly sent it. Brother Li, what do you think of this sword?"

Then came the sound of metal. I only heard the man surnamed Li say: "Good sword, really good sword, what kind of sword is this?"

Then He Bufan said: "Brother Li, you take a closer look." ”

After a while, the surnamed Li exclaimed: "Brother He, could it be that I am dazzled, this sword is the kind of openwork sword?"

He Bufan smiled and said: "Exactly, Brother Li, this is exactly the one that Wu Wangfu sent to Wu Zixu to commit suicide, and then King Yue got and gave the doctor Wen to commit suicide." I don't know a few words, the inscription on this sword is an ancient seal, I found a long time I don't know if it is the carved sword, until I found a private acquaintance of the old gentleman to see, I know that it is good, so I hurriedly sent it to you. Brother Li, try it, do you fit in?"

I only heard the sound of the sword wind breaking through the air, thinking that the man was trying the sword, and then there was a bang, as if a big tree had fallen.

The surnamed Li praised: "It's really a good sword, and the name is well deserved." Brother He, look at the section of this big tree, it is as flat as water, like a mirror, and the ordinary sword, no matter how sharp it is, cannot be cut so flat. ”

He Bufan said: "I'm still worried that it doesn't live up to its name." ”

The surnamed Li said: "Brother He, where did you get such a sword?"

He Bufan chuckled and said: "Brother Li, don't be afraid of your jokes, you know my faults, I like to pick up graves and rob tombs, and this sword was found in a tomb." ”

Qi Dao, surnamed Li, said: "Among the graves, whose grave was dug where?"

He Bufan said: "On the bank of the Qiantang River, it may be the tomb of Wenzhong, you listen to me in detail." At that time, in order to find the sword, I inquired about the legends and whereabouts of famous swords in history, and learned that in the Spring and Autumn Period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, there were the most swordsmiths and many famous swords.

In two years, I searched through countless princes' graves, but I didn't find a single one. Later, I heard a legend that the cadre Mo Xie was an artifact, and he had already turned into a dragon and went into the water, and the whereabouts of the fish intestines and other swords were unknown. However, there is another openwork sword, which is also very famous, and I don't know where it went. So I searched around Yuhang Qiantang and tried my luck.

Sure enough, two months ago, I finally found an ancient tomb near the Qiantang River, so I dug a tunnel into it, found this sword in the sarcophagus, and quietly brought it out. I didn't know if it was the carved sword, although the sword was engraved with words, but the age was old, I didn't know, so I found a private old gentleman, help me take a look, I didn't expect it to be the carved sword. According to the locals, the Vietnamese doctor was buried nearby. Come to think of it, that tomb is the tomb of the literate. The sword was buried. ”

The surnamed Li said: "It seems that most of them are." Although this sword is a good sword, it is only a bad thing, and it has drunk the blood of two great loyal ministers. ”

"I've heard of this, but I don't know what these two people are. ”

The surname Li said: "That Wu Zixu and Wen Chong are both famous ministers in the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu Zixu is a famous member, a native of Chu State, because his father and brother were killed by King Chuping, fled to Wu State, helped Wu Gongziguang, killed Wu Wang's bureaucrats with Zhuzhu, and became the King of Wu, that is, He Lu."

Wu Zixu did his best to help Wu Fuguo strengthen the army, and quoted the great military strategist Sun Wu to destroy the Chu State and avenge his father and brother. Legend has it that after he destroyed Chu, he opened the coffin of the king of Chu and whipped the corpse 300 times to vent his hatred. The state of Chu was a great country at that time, and after it was destroyed, it was restored for other reasons. After the destruction of Chu by the State of Wu, it was dominant for a while, and all the candidates had no rivalry, and it was one of the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period.

How do you know that later her husband sent to succeed to the throne, pro-villain, far virtuous minister, greedy for attack, Wu Zixu repeatedly forced advice, not only did not listen, but touched his anger, and finally gave him this sword to order him to commit suicide. At that time, Wu Zixu had expected that the Yue Kingdom would destroy the Wu State, and after his last words, after his death, he would hang his head on the country, watching the Yue soldiers enter the city to destroy the Wu State. Sure enough, as he said, soon, Goujian, the king of Yue, destroyed the state of Wu and killed Fucha. ”

He Bufan said: "Wu Zixu is really a capable person, a loyal minister, what is the matter with the literary genre?"

The surnamed Li continued: "If you want to talk about literature, you have to talk about the struggle for hegemony between Wu and Vietnam." In ancient times, Wu and Yue were close neighbors, and after the king of Wu destroyed Chu, he was very prosperous for a time and dominated the world. Yue and Wu had a feud, and Gou Jian, the king of Yue, knew that Wu would destroy Yue sooner or later, so he took advantage of Wu's unpreparedness to attack Wu and kill Wu Wang.

When King Wu was dying, he left his grandson and husband to succeed to the throne and not forget this revenge and destroy the Yue Kingdom for him. The husband succeeded to the throne, did not forget his hatred day and night, and trained his troops to strengthen the country. With the help of Wu Zixu, a few years later, he finally defeated the Yue Kingdom and arrested the Yue King Goujian and all the ministers.

But he listened to the villain's words and did not destroy the Yue Kingdom, but detained the king of Yue Goujian to Wu and made him a servant. Goujian, the king of Yue, went to Wu State, handed over state affairs to the doctor, and ordered the doctor Fan Li to go to Wu with him to serve. After going to Wu for a few years, King Yue was humble and humble, and finally moved Wu Wangfu and let him return to China.