Chapter 16: Chapter 3: Prince Yamato (4)

"The leader of the forbidden army, General Wuwei, the general in charge of the husband, the general has arrived!" the shouts of the heralds came into the hall one after another.

"Your Majesty," the steward went up to the hall and bowed, "the minister ordered to go to the welcome building to arrest the Yamato prince, and when he entered the welcome building, he had just surrounded the cherry blossom pavilion, and was about to come forward to shout, but he didn't want to be attacked by the Yamato samurai. ”

"What?" the emperor exclaimed, "Is Aiqing injured?"

"Xie Majesty," said the steward, "the minister is fine!"

"Where is Prince Yamato now?" the Emperor asked.

"Qi Yu Your Majesty," the husband said, "the minister is incompetent, and the minister has not found the prince of Yamato." Only this long knife shaped like a simple knife was found in the museum. Seeing that this knife was well-made and luxuriously decorated, the minister thought that the identity of the owner of this knife was not ordinary, so he brought it back. His Majesty Xià En's brigadier will display this knife in the palace. The steward said.

"Quasi!" said the Emperor. The steward led the order out of the palace, took the long knife and returned it to the palace, and handed the long knife to Huang Gonggong and the emperor.

"What can this knife mean?" The emperor looked at the long knife in Huang Gonggong's hand, and did not take it, but looked at Qi Guanyan Dao. This long knife is quite similar to my Chaopu knife. It is five feet long, but the handle of the knife is two feet, while the handle of my Chaopu knife is one foot, and the blade of this knife has a certain arc.

Qi Guanyan took the long knife and looked carefully, only to see that the cowhide wrapped on the scabbard was delicate in texture and exquisite in workmanship, and it was made of the whole high-quality cowhide. The general scabbard is only wound with a strip of cowhide, and some patterns will be made if you pay attention to it, such as the "kickback" pattern. Look closely at the mouth of the scabbard, it is actually decorated with a jaw! Looking at its fineness, it looks like gold but not silver, like the light of the day. Qi Guanyan hurriedly said to Kong Fang: "Old Kong, please check the color of the mouth guard. ”

"Half gold, half silver. Kong Fang only glanced at him.

"Why half of the gold, the average silver?" Qi Guanyan was puzzled.

"Gold is precious, but the texture is too soft, so silver is mixed with it to make it hard. Gold and silver are half each, which is the optimal ratio. Kong Fang continued, "Those who hold this sword are either rich or noble, but they must study martial arts." Martial arts practitioners have brotherhood and brotherhood for the weapons they carry, so they decorate their weapons with all their weapons to highlight their martial virtues. Being able to decorate the scabbard with gold and silver means that the person has a good family background, and the ability to fuse gold and silver means that the person is from an extraordinary background. Because Jairian is the second prince of the true dragon, all ordinary martial arts people, including nobles, dare not reveal the divine beast ornaments. Therefore, not to mention whether the owner of this sword is the prince of Yamato, it must also be the prince of Yamato!"

"So, this time, Prince Yamato and his entourage are accompanied by royal relatives?" said the emperor.

"This possibility cannot be ruled out, and the person who holds this sword must also be a person who has learned martial arts. If it is not Prince Yamato himself, it may be the personal guard of Prince Yamato, and this guard must have the paternal blood of the Yamato royal family. Kong Fangdao.

"What does Elder Kong mean by this?" said the emperor.

"Yamato is different from my dynasty," Kong Fang said, "the great monk is martial and aggressive, has no regular army, and is usually scattered and brave, and if there is a war, he will be temporarily recruited by the daimyo of the dominant side." Therefore, the Yamato samurai Taki engraved his name on his weapon, and the martial arts family will also engrave his family crest, which is quite similar to the name engraved on his weapon by the heroes of the green forest, which is intended to prove that after dying in battle or killing the opponent. And failing to kill the opponent in battle, but capturing the opponent's weapon, is even more glorious. What's more, the winning party can use the opponent's weapons to order their families to serve themselves. This is also the reason why the Yamato samurai often disagree with each other, and the two draw their swords against each other. ”

"I see. The Emperor said.

"In that case," Qi Guanyan said, "Please give me an order to pull out the long knife from the palace, so that I can find out the owner of this knife." ”

"Quasi!" said the Emperor.