Chapter 145: The Sword of Taia (I)
"I didn't expect His Royal Highness to supervise Guanzhong, and he immediately dressed up, not only to establish immortal merits, but he didn't see it in just one year, but he didn't let go of his studies at all, and this knowledge has grown by three points!" Zhang Hua said happily. At this moment, he couldn't help but look at Lin Yi with admiration, in the past year, the crown prince Sima Shu has surprised him with too many things, especially Lin Yi took the initiative to ask for Qi Wannian, and he supervised this matter, although this matter is self-defeating in the eyes of others, and it is temporary. But Zhang Hua could feel that he sincerely wanted to make some achievements. What is unreasonable in the eyes of others really makes him accomplish it. In just a few months, the Qi Wannian Rebellion was quelled, and the bandit leaders Qi Wannian and Hao Duyuan were killed.
Although because of this incident, he also went through ups and downs, died nine times, and his life hung by a thread, and even let Najia Hou and his party take advantage of this opportunity to depose the crown prince. But the most important thing is that he has now won the hearts of the people, whether it is inside and outside the government and the opposition, the peddlers and pawns, and the displaced people in Guanzhong, they are all grateful for his great kindness. Although everything he did was still the same as before, it was still so deviant and unbelievable, but Zhang Hua felt that all this seemed to be under his control.
He saw the hope of the future Great Jin Dynasty, and also saw the hope of the people of the world! My generation of scholars, studying hard in the cold window, the so-called ideals and ambitions, are they all just like this!
Therefore, many things later, especially the matter of the expedition to the west, he cleared the obstacles for Lin Yi openly and secretly. It's just that he won't help him in any way when it comes to deposing Empress Jia. It's not because if this thing fails, this is the crime of rebellion to exterminate the three clans, and he is not afraid of death, but because this thing violates his taboo, because it violates filial piety. Even if this thing can really succeed, but after all, it is guilty, but how to explain it to future generations!
"Lord Sikong, he is also a treasure sword!" Lin Yi also exclaimed. But it's not a greeting and politeness. But from the bottom of my heart, I admired Zhang Hua's dialectics, this Zhang Hua just grasped the argument that "filial piety is a matter of course, and filial piety to parents must be unconditional obedience!", which made Lin Yi tired of coping, Lin Yi was weak and powerless even if he was talking like a river and quoting scriptures.
However, although Lin Yi did not convince Zhang Hua, the old stubborn, the harvest was also great, and he himself had already expected this result. As long as Zhang Hua can remain neutral. It has already met his requirements. Because in today's world, it has long been unanimously believed inside and outside the court that this Zhang Hua is the main core of the Najia Hou Party and Jia Nanfeng's right-hand man. After all, this Zhang Hua was born in a poor family, and he was able to walk to the pinnacle of power, all of which was given by Empress Jia. But Lin Yi knew that Zhang Hua and Jia Mi and the others were completely different, and like that Pei Yi, they were both true talents and real learning, honest and upright, and they were not in the same league as Jia Hou and the party. but out of the mud and not stained.
"Your Highness, what do you think of this long sword in the old man's hand?" Zhang Hua was about to say goodbye when he saw Lin Yi, and suddenly said to Lin Yi again.
Lin Yi had already seen the extraordinaryness of this long sword, after all, with his current cultivation. That Guo Pu taught him the art of looking at qi, although the appearance of this long sword is very ordinary, it is dark and dull, and the sword body is five inches long. Look at its craftsmanship before the pre-Qin period, the age is very old, but it dances with the wind. The auspicious aura is everywhere, and the changes in it are absolutely impossible to escape its eyes.
The ancients believed that the sword was not only a weapon, but also had a mysterious power. Because whether it is a literati doctor or a military general, they all like to wear long swords. There are many famous swords in ancient times, and most of them are covered with a layer of mystery. Although Lin Yi didn't know the name of the long sword in Zhang Hua's hand, this long sword must have an extraordinary origin.
"The sword is the king of a hundred soldiers, the sword is like a gentleman, and the gentleman is like a sword! The long sword in the hand of Lord Sikong looks ordinary, but it is definitely not an ordinary product, please give me advice!" Lin Yi said after carefully studying it for a while.
"During the Warring States Period, the king of Chu gave his ministers Fenghu (Fengbeard, also known as "Fenghuzi", "Fenghu", "Fenghu". In the Spring and Autumn Period, the people of Chu State, a swordsman, were good at knowing swords and casting swords) said: "The widow heard that the Wu State has a cadre, and the Yue State has Ou Yezi, both of whom are the most famous sword-casting masters in the world. I heard that they sincerely went to heaven and were martyrs. Will the widow pour out the treasures of the whole country, and ask these two to forge a sword for me?'
Windbeard replied yes. So the king of Chu ordered Fengbeard to go to Wu, meet Ou Yezi and the cadres, and make him an iron sword. Ou Yezi and the cadres chiseled Cishan, leaked its stream, and took Tie Ying, as three iron swords: the first one was called "Longyuan (later generations changed it to Longquan in order to avoid this Tang Gaozu Li Yuan's name)", the second one was called "Tai'a", and the third one was called "Gongbu". These swords were bent around their waists like belts, and when they were loosened, they bounced open and straightened. If you throw a handkerchief into the sky above the sword and it slowly falls from the edge of the sword, the handkerchief will be divided into two. Chopping copper and chopping iron is like cutting mud and removing soil.
When the king of Chu saw the spirit of the three swords, he was very happy with the wind beard and asked, "What are these three swords like, and what is their name?" ’
The king of Chu said: 'What is Longyuan, Tai'a, and Gongbu?' Fengbeard said: 'If you want to know Longyuan, look at its form, such as climbing a high mountain and facing the abyss; ’
After Jin and Zheng learned that the king of Chu had obtained the three famous swords made by the swordsmith Ou Yezi and the cadres, they both tried to obtain these three swords, but they were refused, so they raised troops to besiege the city of Chu and did not retreat for three years, resulting in the city running out of ammunition and food, and the ministers and wise men of Chu had no good way to solve it. Zhang Hua continued.
"Could it be that this sword is one of the three swords of Longyuan, Tai'a, and Gongbu?" Lin Yi was very exclaimed.
"Yes, this sword is the Tai'a sword. Jin and Zheng jointly sent troops to attack Chu, just to get to these three swords of Chu, especially this Tai'a sword. Because at that time, the world had a legend that said that the Tai'a sword was a sword of the princes' prestige has long existed, but it is invisible and traceless, but the sword qi has long existed between heaven and earth, just waiting for the opportunity to condense, and the time, place, people and three ways are one, and this sword is completed. This Tai'a sword was actually forged by Ou Yezi and the two great swordsmen.
The Jin State was the most powerful at that time, and the King of Jin certainly thought that he was the most qualified to get this sword, but contrary to the original, this sword was cast in the weak Chu State.
Of course, the king of Jin couldn't swallow this breath, so he asked the king of Chu for a sword, but the king of Chu naturally refused, so the king of Jin sent an army to attack Chu, and took the opportunity to destroy the state of Chu in the name of suo jian. There was a huge disparity in troops, and most of the cities of Chu soon fell, and the capital was also surrounded by regiments and trapped for three years. The grain and grass in the city are exhausted, the military revolution is gone, and it is in danger.
On this day, the Jin State sent an envoy to issue the most unfortunate ultimatum: If you don't exchange swords again, you will capture this city tomorrow, and then the jade will be burned!
The king of Chu did not give in, and ordered him to go to the city to kill the enemy tomorrow, and if the city was broken, he would use this sword to kill himself, and then he would pick up this sword, ride a fast horse to the big lake, and sink this sword to the bottom of the lake, so that the Tai'a sword would stay in Chu forever.
At dawn the next day, the king of Chu ascended to the top of the city, only to see the soldiers and horses of the two kingdoms of Jin and Zheng outside the city covering the sky and the sun, and his capital was like a flat boat in the ocean, and it was in danger of being destroyed at any time. The soldiers and horses of the Jin State began to attack the city, and the shouts were like a tsunami of mountains and a tsunami, and the city was about to be broken.
The king of Chu personally took the Tai'a sword and climbed the city tower, waved it in the air, and sighed: "Tai'a sword, Tai'a sword, I will sacrifice you with my own blood today!" So, he drew his sword out of its sheath and pointed it directly at the enemy. An unbelievable miracle appeared: I saw a ball of sword qi shot out, and the sand and stones outside the city suddenly covered the sky and the sun, as if there was a fierce beast roaring in it, and the soldiers and horses of the Jin Kingdom were in chaos, and after a while, the flag was fluttering to the ground, bleeding thousands of miles. For a time, the three armies of Jin and Zheng were quickly defeated, the soldiers did not know the direction, the blood flowed like a river, the beasts were afraid to flee, and even the river was turbulent, and the king of Jin and the king of Zheng were also so frightened that their hair turned white in an instant.
After this incident, the king of Chu summoned the wise man of the country, Fenghuzi, and asked: Why is the Tai'a sword so powerful? Fengbeard said: The Tai'a sword is a mighty sword, and the inner power is the true power, the king's unyielding power in adversity is the outstanding performance of the inner power, and it is the inner power of the king that inspires the power of the Tai'a sword!
Although this is a legend and an exaggeration, it can be seen that the Tai'a sword has incredible power.
And such a sword with a winning and losing sword, of course, the king of Chu treasured it and became the heirloom of the Chu State. But unexpectedly, the Tai'a sword mysteriously disappeared and its whereabouts are unknown. It wasn't until the early years of this dynasty that he was born again!" Zhang Hua began to introduce the origin of this Tai'a sword again.
"Ancient gods often come out at the right time and choose the master, and of course the same is true of a divine sword like Tai'a!, but I don't know why this Tai'a sword reappeared in the Great Jin Dynasty hundreds of years later?" Lin Yi followed.
"In the first years of Emperor Tai, there was a bright purple gas between the bullfights. The area between the bullfights corresponds to the location of the human world, which was near the mouth of the Yangtze River basin, and was the seat of Soochow at that time. The purple dragon vein emperor's qi is a symbol of auspiciousness, so many people in the court think that the king of Eastern Wu has not lost his qi and is not suitable for conquest. But the old man didn't think so, Sun Wu was rotten, the rivers were declining, how could it be entangled with purple gas, and treasures were born regularly, so he strongly persuaded Emperor Wu of Jin to destroy Wu and eventually unify it.
After the destruction of Soochow, the purple qi between the bullfights really still exists. The old man then invited his old friend Lei Huan to go upstairs to see what kind of treasure it was. Lei Huan believed that the purple qi was the essence of the sword, which was formed by reaching the sky. Later, Lei Huan really raised a stone box more than four feet deep under the foundation of a prison in Dongwu, and when he opened it, there were really two swords, one was Longyuan, and the other was Tai'a, and when the two swords were raised, the purple qi between the bullfights disappeared. Lei Huan gave this Tai'a sword to the old man. After the old man's sword, he was very happy, and he wore this sword every day, not leaving an inch. In the past few decades, not only has it been invasable from all diseases, it has not only been invased, but it has also been prosperous in official fortune. Zhang Hua then introduced.
"It's just such a sword, why is it dark and dull, hidden on the surface!" Lin Yi asked puzzled. (To be continued......)