Back in the house, Old Liu Tou measured the Changqing Sword again with a measuring tape.
After the rust was removed, the sword was 102 centimeters long, the blade was 71 centimeters long, and the width was only 29 centimeters.
It was slimmer in size than the rust bump just now, and a little lighter in weight.
After all, it was smashed one layer at a time.
The rust goes away.
Under the strong light of an iodine tungsten lamp, Zhang Guozhong held a magnifying glass for two hours before he could roughly understand the seal characters engraved on the sword blade.
It turned out that these characters were not decorations, but the true life experience of the sword. .
On the hilt of the sword, Zhang Guozhong also found two seal characters Qingtai surrounded by auspicious dragon patterns, which seemed to be the real name of the sword.
The seal characters engraved on the sword read as follows: In the summer of the eleventh year of Emperor Hongwu's reign, I presented the divine sword extracted from the Immortal Dew of Xiaoyao Cave in Dahong Mountain to His Majesty.
He was honored by His Majesty, and granted the title of Ruren.
I gave him three hundred gold and two thousand silver, named him "Duan Nian", and gave it to the imperial censor Feng Youlin.
Gong Xue came from Yanzhou.
In the autumn of the second year of Yongle, the Holy Emperor sent Yuan Zhanzhong, the censor, to grant me the duty of making swords, and the prince had to take charge of it.
Since ancient times, those who have made swords have regarded the Holy Mandate as the great glory.
I know the weight of this responsibility, and I will collect the sword from the fairy dew of Xiaoyao Cave to repay the Holy Grace.
However, the fairy dew in Xiaoyao Cave is really a gift from God.
The moon collected is not full of dendrobium, and a sword must be collected with 20 dendrobium.
I will cast a sword in three years to repay the divine grace.
In the autumn of the third year of Yongle's reign, I felt pain in my body, so I asked the doctor to treat it.
The doctor said, "I can no longer live with it."
I am in great mourning, not because I am grieving for death, but because my husband has died and the divine grace has not been fulfilled.
I want to find out the truth about Feng Youlin's restoration to the sainthood in order to seek mercy from the divine grace.
When my wife Yang Mengshi heard about it, she said: It is better to cast a young blade into it and make up for it later.
Saint He Ru then used the Immortal Dew and fifteen dendrobium extracts as the basis, and later supplemented it.
Anyone who sees this article knows me because he knows me.
It probably means: In the summer of 1378 AD in the 21st year of Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty, I tempered a magic sword with dew from Xiaoyao Cave in Dahong Mountain and presented it to the emperor.
The emperor was very happy and granted me a seventh-grade official position and gave me three hundred taels.
Gold and two thousand taels of silver, and gave the sword the name "Quan Nian".
The imperial censor Feng Youlin took the sword of Duan Nian and beheaded the corrupt official Gong Xueyou in Yanzhou.
In the autumn of 1404 AD, the second year of Yongle, the emperor sent his censor Yuan Zhanzhong to find me and assigned me the job of forging a sword that would be used for the crown prince's enthronement.
Throughout the ages, sword craftsmen have regarded the emperor's commission as the highest honor.
I knew that this was a heavy responsibility, so I prepared to repay the emperor's trust by tempering the sword with the dew of Xiaoyao Cave.
However, the dew in Xiaoyao Cave is a gift from God.
I can’t collect even one dew in a month, and it takes twenty dew to temper a sword, so I am ready to spend three years making the sword to repay the emperor’s kindness. .
In the autumn of the third year of Yongle's reign, I felt pain in my body and asked an imperial doctor to diagnose my pulse.
The imperial doctor said that I would not live for more than a year.
After hearing the news, I burst into tears, not because I was afraid of death, but because I was afraid that I would not be able to fulfill the emperor's entrustment.
I wanted to find Feng Youlin, the censor, and tell the emperor the actual situation in order to ask for his forgiveness.
My wife Yang Mengshi finished listening.
My idea is that it is better to cast a small-sized sword as a basis, and I will make up the size for you after you die.
After that, while I am still alive, I tempered a slightly smaller one with fifteen dews. sword.
The person who sees this inscription must be someone who is destined to me and must be my close friend.
"According to what it says, this Changqing Sword, no, it should be the Qingtai Sword.
It is indeed two swords, one inside and one outside.
The one inside is the true level of Yang Guyun's sword-making skills."
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Zhang Guozhong picked up the sword and pointed it.
He nodded, as if he had taken advantage of him.
This was great.
He lost a sword for nothing and became a close friend with an ancient swordsmith.
"It seems that Yang Guyun is quite confident in his wife's abilities."
Old Liu turned off the iodine tungsten lamp and stroked his mustache.
I used a sword called Duan Nian, and there was also a censor who used this sword to kill corrupt officials."
"Yes."
At this time, Zhang Guozhong obviously couldn't put it down for this sword.
"Do you think the thing in the cave is Gong Xueyou who was killed by the Nian Nian Sword?"
Old Liu Tou's eyes rolled around, "Because these two swords were both made by Yang Guyun, so he is afraid that the house will reach the dark side." , I’m even afraid of this sword.”
"This is unlikely," Zhang Guozhong frowned, "Brother, use your own brain and think about whether this is possible."
"It's unlikely."
Old Liu Tou himself was also happy.
It seems that there is no such innocent person in the world.
"I'll call tomorrow to ask about the origin of this sword."
Zhang Guozhong stroked the two seal characters "Qingtai" on the sword handle with his fingers.
"In the legend of the Eight Immortals suppressing demons, Zhao Jinzhou was finally suppressed by the Eight Immortals Formation. , If the thing in the cave is really Zhao Jinzhou, then this sword is probably related to Zhao Jinzhou. " "It makes sense."
Old Liu nodded.
Unexpectedly, the clues to the incident were concentrated on a sword.
"Guozhong, please put this sword with me first, and I will give you a pair."
One night passed quickly.
The first thing Zhang Guozhong did when he got up the next day was to call Fuzhen Temple.
After learning the news that there was a sword in the sword, Chen Guang was also surprised.
According to Taoist Master Chen Guang's recollection, it seems that this sword was not obtained by the master himself, but was passed down from the master's generation.
Theoretically, this does not comply with the rules of Wudang Mountain, but as a disciple, he has no right There is no need to ask the master about this kind of thing.
Maybe the master feels sorry for the apprentice's lack of respectability and makes an exception, so no one takes this kind of thing to heart.
At the end of the phone call, Taoist Master Chenguang promised to try his best to find out about the origin of this sword in Wudang Mountain, and repeatedly emphasized that he must see what the sword looks like after removing the rust.
It seems that the Chenguang old man was so excited that he gave the sword to Zhang Guozhong, but now he regretted it greatly.
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Guozhong drove to Old Liu Tou's house.
He was surprised as soon as he entered the door.
He saw that the person playing with the Qingtai Sword in the main hall was not Old Liu Tou, but Qin Ge.
Standing behind Qin Ge turned out to be Dashou Liu, who had not been seen for many days.
Compared with the image of the herb-gathering mountain man in Gansu, Dashou Liu now actually has a shiny side parting.
At first glance, he looks like a man who got rich overnight.
Just like the local boss.
"Mr.
Qin, Brother Liu" Zhang Guozhong's eyes bulged out of his eyes.
"Sun Ting arranged for him to come and help us."
Qin Ge pointed to the big hand Liu, "We just got off the plane in Beijing yesterday.
We originally wanted to stay in Beijing for one night.
We received a call from Mr.
Liu saying that a very important thing was found here.
The important clues came here overnight."
As he spoke, Qin Ge raised his eyes and glanced at Old Liu who was polishing the handle of the sword with sandpaper, as if he had seen through the scam.
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"I didn't let him come."
Old Liu Tou took the newly made sword and looked at it carefully.
"Bring the sword here, does it belong to you?
Just mess around with it."
As he spoke, Old Liu Tou stood up and held up the sword.
The sword was pulled from Qin Ge's hand and he put the newly made sword handle on the hilt, "Guozhong, see if it fits."
I held the sword with the handle in my hand, and it felt really extraordinary.
I didn't expect that my precious senior brother had such a hand.
In just one night, I actually made a wooden handle for this reborn sword.
I don’t know where this old boy got the high-quality huanghuali wood in the middle of the night.
"Headmaster Zhang, I heard that this is Zhu Yunwen's sword."
Qin Ge raised his eyes and stared at Zhang Guozhong.
"Who did you listen to?"
Zhang Guozhong frowned.
"Who else could it be?"
Qin Ge looked at Old Liu Tou expressionlessly.
"I didn't say it, I just said it was possible."
Old Liu glared confidently, "It's possible, don't you understand?"
"Actually, it's like this.
It can't be said that it's impossible," Zhang Guozhong wanted to smooth things over.
"I went to Wudang Mountain to visit Taoist Priest Chenguang, and I heard about the story of the Eight Immortals who suppressed demons in Wudang Mountain."
"Mr.
Liu has told me all this," Qin Ge interrupted Zhang Guozhong, stood up and hit his lower back with his hand, "Although Mr.
Liu is joking, I think the joke is quite reasonable."
"Who are you kidding?"
Old Liu Tou looked nonchalant, "What I call analysis" "Haha, okay, okay, analysis, analysis, I wonder if Master Zhang is willing to listen to my analysis?"
"I would like to listen to Mr.
Qin's advice."
"Maoshan Shu believes that the resentment after death is due to some wishes that were not fulfilled during life, isn't it?"
Zhang Guozhong nodded.
It seems that Qin Ge has been studying Maoshan Shu since he worked with Zhang Guozhong and Lao Liu.
"Based on the content engraved on this sword, what do you think Yang Guyun's greatest wish is?"
Qin Ge asked.
"Of course I want this sword to become a royal item," Zhang Guozhong nodded.
"That's the problem."
Qin Ge said with a smile, "I have done a little research on the development of iron smelting in ancient China.
For sword craftsmen of all dynasties, the greatest honor in life is the sword they forged.
Being able to become the sword used by the emperor, Yang Guyun is no exception."
As he spoke, Qin Ge pointed to Zhang Guozhong's hand.
"The Qingtai Sword" in "However, the first sword made by Yang Guyun, the Broken Nian Sword named after Zhu Yuanzhang, did not become the emperor's sword.
Instead, it was given to the imperial censor Feng Youlin by Zhu Yuanzhang as a sword of Shang Fang. , that’s why Yang Guyun paid so much attention to Zhu Di’s second commission, because as a swordsmith, he spent his whole life There are not many opportunities to forge swords for the royal family.
If this Qingtai sword can really be used when the prince ascends the throne, as a sword given by the Supreme Emperor, it will definitely become the sword of the new emperor, which will complete Yang Guyun's life.
His greatest wish is that when he learns that his time is coming, he will risk his life to betray his wife.
Zhu Di completed the sword for himself.
Unexpectedly, although Zhu Di did not pursue Yang Guyun's wife for the crime of deceiving the emperor, he thought the sword was unlucky and gave the sword back to Yang Guyun's wife.
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If Yang Guyun forged it for the emperor.
My wish to carry a sword has not been fulfilled and I have developed resentment and my soul cannot be at peace.
How will you save it?"
"This" Qin Ge's words moved Zhang Guozhong's heart, "Mr.
Qin, not all evil spirits with wronged souls can achieve perfection.
This kind of thing can only be resolved through legal rituals, and the remaining resentment will fade away with time."
"To put it bluntly, it is to do things symbolically to resolve some grievances so that they will not cause trouble and harm all parties.
As for the rest of the grievances, let them slowly dissipate in a good cemetery for eighteen hundred years.
You can't force the emperor to accept the sword and you have to carry it with you every day.
"You old spy, I know what you are going to say.
Do you think it was the widow who persuaded Zhu Yunwen to accept the sword?
Zhu Yunwen was more or less the emperor for a few days, and the sword was considered for imperial use.
Yang Guyun's resentment was gone.
Yes That's not what happened."
Old Liu Tou Zai Yidi chimed in, "If that Taoist Yan Shang is really Zhu Yunwen, then the only person who knows his life experience is Zhang Sanfeng.
How could he tell such a huge secret to a widow?
Who do you think Zhu Yunwen's life experience can catch?"
Who did you tell me?"
"I didn't say that," Qin Ge glanced at Old Liu Tou, "I just said maybe, maybe, you know aybe" "Just learn from me and invent something new yourself if you have the ability."
Old Liu Tou looked disdainful.
"Brother, I think Mr.
Qin's analysis makes sense."
Although Old Liu Tou was disdainful, Zhang Guozhong felt that Qin Ge's words made some sense: If that Yan Shang Taoist is really Zhu Yunwen, first of all, it can explain why this sword is Will appear in Wudang Mountain.
The sword given the name by the emperor, if there was no special reason, should have been passed down from generation to generation as a treasure and could not have been transferred to Wudang.
The only possibility is that Yang Guyun's ghost lingered because of his unfulfilled wish.
Only then did Yang Meng find it.
The most famous in the circle Looking for a solution in Wudang Mountain, Zhang Sanfeng did a favor and gave the sword to Zhu Yunwen.
In theory, it can be regarded as the emperor's sword, and it does not require any rituals.
Why not do it?
Of course, Yang Meng's family is impossible I know the whole story.
Secondly, this speculation can also explain why the things in Hangu Cave are afraid of this sword.
Of course, the premise is that Yan Shang Taoist is Zhu Yunzhen himself, and the cave is really Hangu Cave, and the thing in the cave is really Zhao Jinzhou .
In the allusion of the Eight Immortals to Suppress Demons, Taoist Yan Shang is responsible for guarding a crucial formation in the Eight Immortals Formation, and is responsible for guarding Zhao Jinzhou's body in Hangu Cave after the formation.
If this sword is really Zhu Yunwen's sword, Zhao Jinzhou's body will be Of course I will be afraid.
"You know so much about Maoshan art, how can you analyze what's going on in the cave?"
Old Liu Tou was obviously a little dissatisfied with Qin Ge's analysis, "The pond is full of dead jade, and the iron statue is covered with jade clothes from the Han Dynasty.
What is this?”
"Well.
Mr.
Liu, if Zhu Yunwen studied under Wudang Mountain after entering Taoism, then the things in the cave should be from Wudang Sect.
What's the use of me knowing Maoshan Technique?"
Qin Ge said with a slight smile.
"Yes."
After listening to what Qin Ge said, Zhang Guozhong suddenly realized that even if Taoist Yan Shang was not Zhu Yunzhen, the Niangniang Mountain is so close to Wudang Mountain, and the things in the cave should have something to do with the Wudang Sect.
What on earth is in the cave?
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Formation, if you ask the old Chenguang Daoist, you will understand: