Chapter 33: The Way of the Sword
Da Kui walked to the table and opened the red cloth bag with the seal in it, and inside was a wooden box, and under it was a waist card. Da Kui opened the wooden box inside is the official seal, this seal is a jade carving on the whole body of the green, take the jade of the country's heavy weapon meaning. The carved is a flying fish, and the carving is exquisite and lifelike. Da Kui picked up the official seal and looked at the bottom of the seal, which was engraved with the seven words of the political envoy of the south of the Ming Dynasty in the official book.
Look at the waist card, which is made of pure gold. On one side is the pattern of flying fish in the sea, and on the reverse side is the seven words of the political envoy of the south of the Ming River.
Now that Da Kui is a second-grade official of the Ming Dynasty, he has done nothing, and he can't help but feel guilty. Thinking about the people of Yongzhou, and then thinking about the victims of Shunyuan, Da Kui is embarrassed. Wrapping the Yinxin waist card as it was and putting it on the table, Da Kui picked up the Longquan Sword in his left hand.
The sword is three feet three inches long, and the pier and blade are all cast in bronze. The sword pier is engraved with a delicate plum blossom pattern, and a delicate copper ring is cast behind the sword pier, and two red long rope lantern spikes are tied in the ring. The sword is carved with a flying fish pattern, which should have been engraved later. The hilt of the sword was seven inches long, and it was wound with gold wire.
The scabbard is made of shark skin, painted with red lacquer, the head and tail of the scabbard are wrapped with copper sheets, and the waist hanging is beautifully made. Just looking at the appearance, it is known that this sword is not good, and it is not a sword-like inlaid jade like a sword worn by princes and nobles.
Da Kui held the hilt of the sword in his right hand and gently pulled it outward. A cold light approached his eyes, and Da Kui couldn't help but blurt out: "Good sword." There was a soft sound, and Da Kui drew his sword in his hand. By the light of the candle flame, I saw the cold light flowing from the sword body, which made people dare not look at it.
When he first got this sword, Da Kui didn't care about it, but now he can't help but love it when he looks at it carefully.
After drinking some wine at the dinner, why not dance the sword under the moon with the intention of wine? Thinking of this Da Kui returning the sword into the sheath, he carried the sword out of the room. All the way to the backyard, there happened to be no one around.
Master Lingzhi once said: The sword is the master of all soldiers, the sword in the sheath means that the person should not be sharp, the straight body of the sword means that the person needs to be upright, the sharp edge of the sword means that the person should be decisive, the sword skill is more light, and the meaning is that people should not stick to the rules...
Now Da Kui has only woken up to the fact that he has not used a sword yet. I did see people practicing in the barracks, and I don't know what it was called. Da Kui stood silently in the courtyard with his eyes closed and meditated, recalling the sword techniques one by one in his heart.
After a long time, Da Kui slowly opened his eyes and slowly drew his long sword in his right hand. The long sword waved and pointed to the side, the left hand pinched a sword trick and slowly squatted down, and the long sword swung around his waist lightly, but it was a 'flat sand and falling geese'.
Turning around and stepping back, the long sword backhand moved from the bottom to the top, which was exactly the 'rhinoceros looking at the moon' that Huang Ying had used at the beginning. Then he slowly stabbed forward with a sword flower in his right hand, and at the same time, the golden rooster kicked backwards with his left foot. It has become 'Immortal Guidance'.
These styles are all moving slowly, and the next is 'Antelope Hanging Horns', 'Su Qin's Back Sword', 'Yaksha Exploring the Sea'... Da Kui's movements became faster and faster, and in the end, he saw the cold light flashing, and Da Kui's body was as straight as flowing water. Da Kui swayed at will, and integrated the sword skills he knew with the body and footwork he learned.
Da Kui was detached and selfless at this time, and he was dedicated to dancing with a sword. Exactly: I don't feel the cold autumn at all, only a lonely shadow with Qingfeng.
Da Kui was completely forgetful, and danced for half an hour to finish all the sword skills he could think of in his heart. He didn't expect that when he danced the sword, there were already four guards Xu Yuan, Dong Hu, Tian Feng, and Zhou Kai standing under the corridor.
In the end, Da Kui actually threw the long sword into the air in the style of raising fire and burning the sky, stood upright, and waved his arm upwards with the scabbard in his left hand, only to hear a 'click'. The long sword fell from the air and returned to the sheath by itself, and as soon as the Da Kui sword entered the sheath, the sheath of the long sword turned around and behind him. The gesture is beautiful. (Anyway, it's handsome and cool, and it can't be compared.) Note: This sub-paragraph is purely fictitious)
Xu Yuan, Dong Hu, Tian Feng, and Zhou Kai cheered in unison: "Good swordsmanship", Da Kui was shocked to find that someone was on the side. couldn't help laughing and said: "This official is not used to going to bed early, so the four of them laughed." Xu Yuan, Dong Hu, Tian Feng, and Zhou Kai walked over, all of them stretched out their thumbs. Tian Feng said: "I heard General Tang say that Master Zhang is a brave man, but now I see Lord Zhang dancing with a sword, and the villain is amazed. ”
Xu Yuan also praised: "We only heard the name of General Shenwei, and when I saw it today, I knew that the way of martial arts was broad and profound." Da Kui laughed and said: "It's difficult for me to get into the hall of elegance with my little skills of carving insects, and you praise it." "Xu Yuan, Dong Hu, Tian Feng, and Zhou Kai couldn't help but think in their hearts: 'Master Zhang's swordsmanship and martial arts have only been seen in his life, which is also called carving insect skills, so what is called supernatural transformation?'
Da Kui walked towards his residence and said, "It's late at night, so let's rest quickly." Xu Yuan, Dong Hu, Tian Feng, and Zhou Kai all bowed their hands and said, "The subordinates obey the order." ”
On the official road from Longping Mansion to Jiahe County, a large number of people came out. In front of the team, the gong was sounded and thirteen gongs were played, and behind were four officials holding flags, with the words "Silence" and "Avoidance". After that, the pennant was displayed to cover the sky and the sun, and the current banner was written by the words of the political envoy of the Ming Jiangnan.
The flag team was followed by a scarlet eight-carrying sedan chair, and four guards with knives rode on horses to protect the four corners. Behind the sedan chair were 200 armor soldiers, all of whom were armed with tasseled spears and covered with leather armor.
Master Feng was frowning on the horse, and Master Zhang once said that he would save Luo Dahai no matter what. But what Luo Dahai committed was a murder, and he should be beheaded according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
Seeing that it was not far from Jiahe County, Master Feng rode his horse to the sedan chair: "My lord, you can reach Jiahe County in one more hour." There was no movement in the sedan car, and Master Feng was inconvenient to remove the curtains due to the etiquette. I had to say it again: "My lord, you can get to Jiahe County in one more hour." There was still no movement in the car.
It happened that a gust of autumn wind blew and lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, and I saw that the Jiangnan political envoy Zhang Daren was sleeping very sweetly in the sedan chair. His feet took off his shoes and socks and propped them up on the sedan frame, and he moved his toes from time to time, looking leisurely.
Seeing this, Master Feng was inconvenient to disturb, so he had to let this Master Zhang continue to sleep.
Da Kui was still the same as me at this time, and then he snored. After dancing the sword last night, Da Kui was extremely excited, his mind was full of wonderful sword styles, and he had been thinking about it all night last night. Now I am continuing to meditate on the way to Jiahe County, and I have reached the realm of selflessness at this moment.
After another half an hour, Da Kui slowly opened his eyes and smiled. Stretched out his hand and lifted the curtain to ask Master Feng, "How long will it take to get to Jiahe County?" Master Feng replied immediately: "My lord, you will arrive in Jiahe County in about half an hour." Da Kui pondered for a moment and said: "With Tian Feng, Zhou Kai and the others hurried to Jiahe County in advance, and they must find out what the deceased of Luo Dahai's murder case has to do with the Pang County Order of Jiahe County." Master Feng was puzzled: "It's a bit hasty to go to check now. Da Kui smiled: "It's time to check at this time." Then he lowered the curtain and there was no movement.