Hu Yuwan didn't expect that the matter about Lian Po would be so complicated.

"The father...... Why don't you tell the truth? Hu Yu said, "If you say it all, presumably my father will not get sick." ”

"Huh." King Zhao said with a wry smile, "For a loyal general like Lian Po, there is no place in Zhao State, and if you say it, you won't be laughed at by the world." ”

"For the king, the commander was changed on the spot, resulting in a crushing defeat of the army; Those who are ministers disregard the interests of the court and harm loyal ministers. ”

"This is our seemingly powerful Zhao Kingdom."

When it was time to die, King Zhao had already looked down on everything, and he also saw the past more thoroughly.

"Father......" Hu Yu comforted, "It's not too late, it's still too late, as long as you take care of your body and teach the prince well, you will ......."

King Zhao waved his hand and interrupted Hu Yu: "Child, don't comfort your father, I know my illness." If it weren't for your elixir, my father wouldn't have been able to say so much. ”

Hu Yu got up, poured a glass of water for King Zhao, and then helped him drink it.

Then, Hu Yu sat down next to King Zhao again, held his hand again, and said, "Then now my father doesn't speak, just listen to me, the current court needs your instructions." ”

Then, Hu Yu told the current battle ahead, the current situation of Zhao State, and the conditions offered by King Qin.

When King Zhao listened, his expression kept changing.

Hearing the end, he smiled instead: "Hehe, it's a good strategy, King Qin's uncle does have the appearance of an emperor." ”

Hu Yu looked at King Zhao curiously, and said in his heart: My father's reaction is not quite right, why did King Qin break the covenant and capture the nine cities of Zhao, but my father did not laugh angrily, and praised King Qin again and again.

I only heard King Zhao say: "Plan and act first, make a decision immediately, and transfer your own mistakes to the other party, smart!" ”

"Take advantage of the weakness, grasp the timing just right, and advance and retreat freely, never greedy for merit, clever!"

"It seems to be a peace talk, but the advantages are all in control, and the bets are only won and not lost, so that the other party has no choice, and it is more clever!"

"Such a clever person, but he is my Zhao Yan's son-in-law, it's really fast!"

Hu Yu blinked, although he didn't quite understand his father's actions, he still put down a big stone in his heart, it seemed that this battle couldn't be fought.

"What does Father mean?"

It may be that the voice just now was a little loud, King Zhao coughed twice, and then said: "Just do what King Qin wants, Zhao sent troops to encircle and suppress the Xiongnu." ”

"I understand, father, I'll tell the prince what you mean." Hu Yu was just about to get up, but was stopped by King Zhao.

"I'm a little tired of being a father, but I still want to tell you a few words." King Zhao said.

Hu Yu sat back and said softly, "Father, you speak." ”

King Zhao's eyes were a little confused, and he said: "Our Zhao clan is also surnamed Ying, and it is the same clan as King Qin. If the Zhao State faces the danger of extinction in the near future, no matter who the other party is, it will be attached to the Qin State. ”

"If Great Qin wants to destroy Zhao, then don't let the people suffer anymore."

King Zhao's voice weakened, and it seemed that he was really tired.

"I remember." Hu Yu replied very seriously, "Father is already very tired, rest early, and I'll come back tomorrow." ”

King Zhao nodded slightly and closed his eyes.

Hu Yu covered the quilt for King Zhao, exited the door, and went straight to the prince's bedroom.

Seeing Zhao Qian, Hu Yu told him what had just happened.

When Zhao Qian heard that King Zhao had agreed to negotiate peace, he smiled from ear to ear, so he said, "Let's go, let's ask." ”

"Father has already slept, let's go back tomorrow." wildly

Yu said.

"How can you sleep so fast, let's see."

Hu Yu couldn't twist Zhao Qian, so he had to follow him to King Zhao's bedroom again.

Zhao Qian called twice, but there was no movement, so he stepped forward to check.

King Zhao's physical signs were quite stable, and his breathing was much more even, but he slept very deeply.

Zhao Qian had no choice but to retreat.

Early the next morning, Hu Yu came to King Zhao again to feed him medicine, but found that he couldn't wake up no matter how he called, and when he stepped forward to take a look, he found that King Zhao was no longer breathing.

"Father!!" Hu Yu shouted and hurriedly stepped forward to help......

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Qin State, Lishan Military Camp.

Ou Ping carefully examined a dagger in front of him, and beside him, two men and two women were standing.

The two men are from the Ou family, and they are the deputies who help Ou Ping make swords.

The two women are a pair of sisters from the Mo family, one of the elder sisters is named Mo Qi, who is Ou Ping's wife, and the younger sister is named Mo Lan.

"Well, can this material make a sword?" Ying Zheng, who was standing on the other side, asked curiously.

Ou Ping replied: "Of course there is no problem, this material is more than the material used by the ancestors back then." ”

Ying Zheng was rather pleasantly surprised: "You mean, the material used to forge 'my weapon' is better than the metal used to make the famous sword before?" ”

"Hmm." Ou Ping replied with certainty, "Didn't the king say that this 'my weapon' was left by the ancestors of the Yellow Emperor, and the things he personally created by the old man must be better than what we created by ourselves only by inheritance, this material is a collection of all the resources of China at that time, which is like our clan, and what materials to collect have to be sneaky." ”

Until the time, the original is better than the fake.

Ying Zheng asked, "Then do you have any famous swords that you brought over to compare with this alloy?" ”

Ou Ping shook his head and said: "Over the years, the famous swords of the present world have been snatched by the kings of various countries, and many of them have disappeared without a trace. ”

Seeing that Ying Zheng's expression was slightly regretful, Mo Qi took over and said: "The king doesn't have to worry about it, there are no so-called famous swords, but we still have the mother swords of those famous swords." ”

"Mother sword?" Ying Zheng remembered that Li Si once said that it was a unique way to cast a sword, which was to use molds to pour them to create weapons with a specific shape, and the reason was the same as making "my weapon".

However, the process and heat-resistant temperature required by the mold are much higher than the weapons being refined, so the process is extremely complicated, and it is the most difficult to master in the forging process.

If this technique is used to make swords, the outer mold is called the "mother sword", and the sword created is called the "sub-sword", and this combination is called the "sub-mother sword" by the sword-maker.

But this kind of craftsmanship is only understood by the sword-making family, and it is this secret that they guard, so outsiders don't know that those famous swords also have the so-called "mother sword".

However, this process is understandable to the best people at first hearing, because they also use the same principle to make dense stone, but the raw materials are different.

Ou Ping arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, if you want to talk about the mother sword, we will bring out one, which is the mother sword of the fish intestine sword." ”

Ying Zheng's eyes lit up, and he said anxiously: "Take it and take a look." ”

Ou Ping went out with two deputies, and after a while, he brought back a large wooden box.

When the wooden box was opened, there was something similar to a scabbard lying inside, but it was more than twice as wide as a normal scabbard, and its edges were extremely sharp, and the whole felt like a wide heavy sword.

Ou Ping picked up the mother sword with both hands and handed it to Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng grabbed the hilt of the sword behind him, held it in his hand with one hand, and swung it to the side a few times.

Looking at King Qin's relaxed face, several people's faces were a little stunned.

You must know that the weight of this mother sword is really not light, ordinary women can hardly lift it, even if a man uses his arms, he must not wield it so freely.

"Hehe, if this mother sword is used as a weapon, it is not impossible." Ying Zheng said with a smile.

Ou Ping arched his hand and said: "The king laughed, this mother sword is quite cumbersome, and it is not the best choice for hand-to-hand combat. ”

"Well, yes." Ying Zheng said, "It seems to be heavier than the 'me', it seems that it is really the reason for the difference in materials." ”

Ou Ping said: "The king asked us to build a Chixiao, but if the materials are different from before, it may take more effort." ”

"Time is there." Ying Zheng said, "Before the widow builds a royal tomb, you can hand it over to the widow." ”

"It won't take that long." Opin smiled.

"By the way, there is one thing, Master should have told you, right?" Ying Zheng asked suddenly.

Ou Ping immediately understood that what Ying Zheng was referring to was about completely concealing the sword-making process, so he nodded, and said with a slightly solemn face: "I said it before I left last time, and I also discussed it with the older generation in the clan. ”

"Among the elders, there are many opposing voices, after all, this has been a tradition that has been adhered to for more than 2,000 years, how can it be said that you can let it go."

"However, there are also some people who are very open-minded, saying that this inheritance was originally given by the Yellow Emperor, and now the descendants of the Yellow Emperor want to take back this inheritance, which is a matter of course."

"In the end, after a long discussion within the clan, I finally came to a conclusion, I don't know if the king can agree."

Ying Zheng gestured: "Let's listen to it." ”

Ou Ping arched his hand and said, "May I ask you, Your Majesty, you want to hide the inheritance of the sword forever, not destroy it, right?" ”

"Yes."

Ji Fa did say that he wanted to destroy it before, but Yingzheng always felt that it was a pity, so the two of them discussed it and finally decided to hide it in the tomb of King Qin in the future, which is equivalent to being separated forever.

"That hidden location, but the Mausoleum of King Qin that is being renovated here?" Opin then asked.

"That's right." Ying Zheng said, "After this place is built, a lot of secrets will be hidden, and then the royal tomb will be sealed forever, and no ordinary people will be able to enter it, so the things inside will be equivalent to eternal separation." ”

A hint of a smile appeared on Ou Ping's face: "Since that's the case, it couldn't be better." The last request of our sword-casting family is to move here to help the king protect the king's tomb, which is equivalent to continuing to protect the inheritance of the sword-casting, I don't know if the king can agree? ”

It turned out that the request of the sword-forging clan turned out to be that the whole clan would stay in the royal tomb forever!

Ying Zheng thought about it for a while, and said, "The widow can promise you, but I also have two requests. ”

"Your Majesty, please speak." Ou Ping Road.

"First of all, the original plan to forge the Chixiao Sword remains unchanged." Ying Zheng said, "Then the widow will hand over the Chixiao Sword to a successor who inherits Sheji, if he comes here with the Chixiao Sword one day, he will come closer to bury the royal tomb, and you all have to listen to his orders." ”

"Also, since those mother swords are here, you can use those alloys to build the previous famous swords again, and the widow has another use."

"These two conditions, no problem, right?"

Ou Ping pondered for a moment and said, "In my opinion, there is no problem, but it is best to wait for the whole clan to come over, and the king himself will tell them." ”

"Well, you can take them all over at any time."

Before Ying Zheng's words fell, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door.

[According to historical records, after Liu Bang got the Chixiao Sword in Nanshan, he angrily slashed the white snake, and then began his path to the emperor, and later generations enshrined Chixiao as the "Sword of the Emperor"]