A male examiner turned around, took a knife from a certain position, and with a wave of his big hand, the knife appeared on the spirit table.

"Please tell the name and properties of this knife, its purpose, the time of its brewing and telling, fifty breaths. The timer begins!"

The male examiner said.

It is a knife with a very wide blade, similar to an early machete, about a meter long.

"This is a Tang knife. The Tang knife is the general name of the four saber systems in the early Tang Dynasty, including the instrument knife, the obstacle knife, the horizontal knife, and the Mo knife. To be precise, it's a barrier. The obstacle is cleared, and the broad blade must be used to look domineering. Cover with a barrier body to defend against the enemy, and the word barrier body can be understood as a knife body to resist the enemy. ”

Ruan Baixi said with a smile.

"So, what is the difference between a Tang knife and a Han knife?"

The male examiner continued.

"The concept of Tang knife is different from that of Han knife because Han knife does not widely use composite steel technology. The Tang Dynasty had strong national strength and the widespread use of composite steel, which made a qualitative leap in Tang knives. Tang knife technology is superb, the steel-clad steel covering soil burning blade process is famous in the Chilan continent, like Kangcheng have many masters ancestral special quenching. Keywords: Tang knife forging, local quenching, folding steel, covering and burning edges, composite steel process clad steel, composite steel process clamping. “

"That's it, the report is done. ”

Ruan Baixi blurted out.

"Well, all right"

The male examiner nodded.

With a wave of the female monk's hand, the four knives appeared on the spirit platform. Three short, one medium.

"Please tell me the names, attributes, and uses of these four knives!"

The friars examiner.

"The four famous knives of the Tang Dynasty and the surrounding ethnic minorities have a long history and a long reputation, and the four famous knives of the ethnic minorities are: the Yingjisha knife of the Uygur people in the Western Regions, the security waist knife of the Jishi Mountain Baoan clan and the Husa knife of the Achang tribe in Dianchi, and the full moon scimitar of the Mongolian people. These are the four knives now. ”

"This is an Ingisha knife. The Ingisha knife stands out for its delicate shape, beautiful ornamentation and sharp edge. Ingisha knives are named after the county of Ingisha where they originate. Traditional shapes, there are curved, straight, arrow, pigeon. There are more than 1,000 swordsmiths in Yingjisha County, and people generally divide the knifesmiths into three levels: swordsmiths, masters, and masters, and there are 70 to 80 people who can be called masters, and only about 10 people can be called masters. Generally, swordsmiths do not engrave names on knives, and many masters engrave their names. But the name of the master master is usually engraved. ”

Ruan Baixi pointed to a delicately shaped knife and said leisurely.

"How can you tell if an Ingisha knife is good or bad?"

The friars examiner asked.

"The quality of the Ingisha knife mainly depends on its material, quenching and fineness of workmanship. The fineness of the workmanship of the knife and the material of the handle can generally be seen by looking at it, and the important thing is the steel and quenching of the blade. Ingisha knives are generally made of stainless steel, spring steel, round shaft steel, etc., and there are a few other steels. Only knives made using the side-knot steel process are hammered by hand. The firmness of the side-knot steel knife is the best; the strength and toughness of the real quenched steel knife in place are very good, and the sharpness of shaving hair can be achieved by grinding it casually! The quenching technology of some knife masters can make the knife reach the degree that it can not only shave the hair but also cut the iron. ”

Nguyen replied.

"Well, that's right. Please continue to look at the other three knives. ”

The friar's examiner nodded.

"This is a security guard's waist knife. The earliest geography book of the Tang Dynasty "Shangshu Yu Gong" recorded: Dayu "guide the river from the stones, to the Longmen, into the sea", "Historical Records Xia Benji" recorded: Yu to control the water 'guide the river stones, as for the Longmen. The 'Jishi' in the text is the earliest record of the location of the Baoan clan in Jishi Mountain. The famous waist knife people, the Baoan clan, mainly live in this place. The people of the Baoan nationality are good at knife fighting technology, and the knives produced are exquisitely constructed, of high quality, and the craftsmanship is unique, so it is called 'security waist knife'. The security waist knife has a beautiful shape, bright lines, exquisite decoration and exquisite craftsmanship. It is not only a household utensil, but also a chic ornament and a great gift for relatives and friends. Therefore, it is welcomed by the people of all ethnic groups in the northwest and is also quite famous in the surrounding countries of the Western Regions. ”

"There are many kinds of security waist knives, each with its own characteristics, the more famous waist knives are: 'Assorted Jin', 'Assorted Jin Double Knife', 'Yawangqi', 'Bo Riji', 'One Knife Line', 'Double Fall', 'Full Hand', 'Flat Sheath', 'Mongolian Knife', 'Kazakh Knife', 'Fish Knife' and so on. On the knife surface, various patterns such as hands, dragons, and plum blossoms are engraved respectively, which is the main symbol of distinguishing different styles and styles of waist knives. Among them, the most beautiful is the 'assortment'. This waist knife has beautiful shapes, bright lines, exquisite decoration and exquisite craftsmanship. The most striking thing is the handle of the waist knife. The colorful handle, colorful and magnificent, is inlaid with bright assorted brocade. Golden, emerald green, blue, purple, black, silvery, pink...... Colorful and sandwiched with plum blossoms. The silver-white scabbard, wrapped with three jujube-red copper hoops, is particularly dazzling. At the upper end of the scabbard, there is a small hole, inserted into a bright and unique copper ring, the knife is drawn out of the sheath, the blade is shining, and the cold light is pressing. This waist knife can also be used as slaughtering animals and utensils, cutting mutton, etc. ”

"Among the nearly 20 series of security waist knives, the most representative is the 'folding knife'. This kind of knife is known for its complex process, rigid and soft knife body, good elasticity and not easy to break, peculiar texture of the knife body, and sharp blade. This process is similar to the 'Mixi knife' in the Western Regions of the Yuan Dynasty. The folk poet Zhang Xian wrote in the poem: The Tang people's treasure knife exaggerates food, and the sharp weapon is called Mixi today. Ten years of soil shabu pine grain raw, when the king of Rong was eclipse. ”

"The traditional security waist knife making process is quite complicated, such as a ten kinds of brocade waist knife There are more than 40 processes. In the knife making process, there are two key technologies to ensure quality. One is 'steel back iron' (i.e., steel clamping process), and the other is 'water dipping' (i.e., quenching process). The knife with these two passes is sharp enough to shave the head and shave, and tough enough to cut the cast iron without curling the blade. ”

Ruan Baixi said unhurriedly.

"This is the Tosa knife, and this is the flower steel back knife in it. The Tosa knife is also called the Asho knife. Tosa knife has a long history, with a history of 3,000 years. There are many varieties of Husa knives and are very rich in ethnic characteristics, there are back knives loved by Jingpo and Lisu people, sharp knives and machetes loved by Dai and Achang people, waist knives and long knives specially made for Tibetans, and kitchen knives and sickles used by other ethnic groups. Husa is rich in knives, exquisitely made, and very rich in national characteristics, the countries around the Nujiang River and the west of the region, are loved by all ethnic groups, there are Jingpo people, Susu people's favorite back knife, there are Dai people, Achang people love sharp knives and machetes, as well as waist knives and long knives specially for Tibetans, and kitchen knives and sickles used by other ethnic groups...... The knife has a unique process, excellent texture, sharp and durable, and has the reputation of 'soft fingers, sharpening iron like mud', and has enjoyed a good reputation for a long time. Among them, the Tosa back knife (long knife) is generally divided into Tosa flat-headed knife, Tosa Miao knife, Tosa town house knife, and Tosa horse knife. ”

"The production process of the Tosa knife must go through ten processes, such as blanking, billet making, proofing, grinding, leaf decoration, quenching, creating light, making handles, making belts, assembling, etc., especially the quenching technique is the most prominent, and the hardness and toughness of the knife blade reach the best state through heat treatment. The tools used include wooden bellows, a furnace made of iron, mud and stone, and hammers, tongs, and iron sleepers. When making knives, the steel produced in Baoshan and Tengchong is selected, and it is repeatedly heated, forged, scraped and sharpened into a knife blank in the furnace fire, and then dipped in water and quenched. The quenching technology is very demanding, the quality of the sword, often depends on the level of quenching technology, there is a thin and tough bendable back knife is dipped in water after tempering with sesame oil, repeated processing made. ”

"Huagang back knife is made of red, white iron sheet and green steel mixed to beat, specifically a layer of red iron sheet, a layer of white iron sheet, stacked, and then burn the surface of the iron sheet to make them stick into an iron bar, add green steel on the back of the knife edge, after beating into a knife type, shovel it white, grind smooth, the knife surface will show red, white, green three colors, the back knife of the flower steel back knife is named after this, the body of the flower steel back knife is beautiful, the knife edge is sharp, favored by the men of all ethnic groups on the border of Yunnan and Burma, it is not only an ornament that shows heroic martial arts, but also a production tool and self-defense weapon for agricultural cultivation and logging. Tibetan knife is wide and thick, the craftsmanship is exquisite, the length is different, part of the knife handle is engraved with 'Tiger Long Roar', 'Feiyan Welcomes Spring' and other refined patterns, Tibetan people are equipped with a kind of ornament hanging on the body. ”

"The Achang people are not only good at fighting knives, but also love knives very much. Each house has at least one long knife. When a young man gets married, he always has to carry a long knife on his back to look heroic. This custom continues to the present day. Husa knife is indeed worthy of its name, the texture is reliable, and Achang's choice of son-in-law also depends on whether you can fight a knife. ”

"There are dozens of varieties of Tosa knives, such as knives for production, knives for daily use, long knives for hunters to protect themselves, and daggers for slaughtering livestock. Nowadays, the Achang people use exquisite smelting and forging technology to produce more and more sophisticated knives. A fine division of labor has been formed between the villages where knives are made, and each village has its own brand-name products. The whole Husaba, like a casting knife factory, each village is its workshop, each is famous for a product, such as the black long knife of Laifu Village, the steel knife, the waist knife of Mangdong Village, the small sharp knife, the sawtooth sickle of Lajie Village, the back knife of Xinzhai, the knife of Mangsuo Village, and the processing silver knife of Li Mangzhai. ”

Nguyen Bo Xi continued.

"This is the Mongolian full moon scimitar. The full moon scimitar, small in size and smooth in solitary shape, is not easy to get stuck in the bones when cutting through the human body under high-speed impact conditions, and is extremely suitable for cavalry use, and the Mongolian iron cavalry uses it in close combat. Mr. Gu Long, a writer of folk strange things, once made a detailed description in "The Scimitar of the Full Moon", which is generally used as a boomerang. ”

Ruan Baixi said lightly with the last knife.

"Congratulations, all right. ”

The friar's examiner nodded.

"Come and see, what kind of knife is this?"

A tall examiner pulled out a knife and asked.

"This is an imitation Ming Hong knife. In ancient times, when the golden sword of Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor was baked, there was still a surplus of raw materials, due to the high temperature was not dispersed, or the liquid casting raw materials spontaneously flowed to the bottom of the furnace, and after cooling, they became knife-shaped. The Yellow Emperor thought that his spontaneous sword intent was too strong to counter the knife wielder. The Yellow Emperor was afraid that this knife would fall into the world, and wanted to destroy it with the Xuanyuan sword, but the knife turned into a cloud magpie in his hand, turning into a red and disappearing into the clouds. The knife was three feet long, and the rest of the information is not recorded. After being obtained by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, it was transferred to Dongfang Shuo, and then its whereabouts are unknown. I think, just from the perspective of material qualifications, the original Minghong sword is enough to be compared with the Xuanyuan sword, if it can also achieve some achievements in the battle of the deer, its status is no less than the world's first sword Xuanyuan Xia Yu sword. “

Nguyen Bai Xi said.