Chapter 586 On the Sword
As Situ Mingyue entered the tent, Qi Ning immediately sighed. When he was outside the tent, he saw that the cowhide tent was very huge. After entering, he realized that it was unimaginable that it was wide and unimaginable. At this time, it was estimated that there were about a hundred people here, but I was afraid that it would be idle.
The big tent is not luxurious, but the furnishings inside are antique, like a moving palace, with a small number of maids in the big tent, and a large ancient wooden table on the front, and a few people were sitting around the table on the ground. Qi Ning glanced at him and saw five or six people, all of whom were all black clothes, not as luxurious as he thought.
When Qi Ning came in, all the people sitting around the table stood up, Situ Mingyue went up and bowed, "Report to your Highness, the envoy of Chu State, waiting for the audience in Jinyi!"
But he saw one of them smiling and said, "Are you the famous Jinyi Hou in the World?" His voice was gentle. Qi Ning looked over and saw that the man was twenty-seven or eight years old, wearing a black brocade dress with bronze skin. He had no handsome appearance, but he was clearly angular and masculine. He had a yellow strap wrapped around his head, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a smile on his face. He knew that this person was the Prince of Dongqi, so he bowed and said, "Qining, Chu, pay homage to the Prince!"
The prince smiled and said, "Don't give up the gifts and wait for the Jinyi. I also heard that the Chu State sent an envoy to come, but I didn't want to arrive so soon."
Qi Ning smiled slightly and said, "Qining came to Dongqi to cultivate the friendship between the two countries. It is a great honor to see His Royal Highness here."
"Brother of the Prince, there are rumors that Jinyi Hou is a pillar of Chu State, which is so powerful that he is a child?" A clear voice giggled.
When Qi Ning heard this, he looked over and saw that the person who spoke was wearing a black brocade dress. He looked fourteen or fifteen years old. In terms of age, he was a few years younger than his brocade dress. He was so arrogant that he called himself a child. He looked handsome and handsome. Standing beside the prince's side, the young man's skin looked quite fair and looked like he was spoiled.
Hearing the young man's rude words, Qi Feng and Li Tang behind Qi Ning both frowned, but the prince had already said in a deep voice: "Three brothers, don't talk nonsense, why don't you apologize to Jinyihou?"
Qi Ning felt a little nervous, but immediately smiled and said, "The King of Linzi is innocent and innocent, and Qi Ning will not blame him."
He heard the prince call the young man the third brother, and immediately thought that the king of Dongqi had three sons, and the prince was the second son of Dongqi. According to his age, this young man was likely to be the youngest son of Dongqi, the king of Linzi.
The prince smiled and said, "The King of Jinyi's eyes looked like a torch, and he could recognize it at a glance. He was indeed smart." He raised his hand and said, "I am discussing weapons with them. Jinyi's Hou is a military family of Chu. He is naturally very familiar with weapons. You might as well come and discuss them together." He added, "I don't care about the traditional Chinese etiquette. This time I am going to go on a tour. Everything is free. Don't be restrained by Master Jinyi."
Qi Ning was surprised and went forward. A maid had already come to put a cushion on the ground. Qi Ning nodded and thanked her and sat cross-legged. At this time, she saw that there were five or six knives on the table, with different shapes.
At this time, I looked around and saw that besides the Prince of Dongqi and the King of Linzi, there were two powerful middle-aged men with Kong Wu. At first glance, I knew they were from the army. I thought they were generals under the Prince of Dongqi. Next to the Prince of Dongqi, there was an old man in his early fifties and a fat figure. At this time, Situ Mingyue was also sitting down under the old man.
The prince seemed to see Qi Ning's thoughts and introduced with a smile: "You have seen Situ Changshi." He raised his hand and patted the old man on the shoulder, and smiled: "This is Lord Fang Xingzhai, the governor of Xuzhou. Those two are the two generals Shitang and Su Lun."
Everyone bowed to Qi Ning, and Qi Ning bowed back the gift. The prince had already picked up a knife and pulled it out of the sheath. The cold light flashed in the tent. The prince smiled and said, "Waiting Jinyi, what do you think of this knife?" He sent it over and Qi Ning reached out to take it. He had a cold blade with iron-cut iron like mud. He had seen a real treasure. Compared with the cold blade, this knife was more than Yunni. He smiled and said, "The shape is acceptable, but the advantage should be ordinary."
The prince smiled and said, "If Jinyi Hou said this, there would be no mistake." He took another knife and handed it over, and asked, "How about this?"
Qi Ning put down the previous one, but only glanced at this one, and felt extremely familiar. He pulled the sword out of the sheath, and saw that it was much sharper than the previous one. He nodded and said, "This is a good knife." Suddenly, he thought of something and frowned and said, "Your Highness, this knife seems to be the sword of my Chu State Yulin Camp!"
The prince laughed and said, "Yes, this is the sword of the Yulin Camp of the Kingdom of Youth." He picked up the previous one and smiled and said, "This is the sword of the guards of the Northern Han Forbidden Palace. Compared with the sword of the Yulin Camp of the Kingdom of Youth, it is very different. It is said that the northern horse and the southern Han people are unparalleled in the world, and the southern Chu weapons are unstoppable. This is really true."
Qi Ning was surprised that he couldn't understand the thoughts of the Prince of Dongqi for a moment, but when he saw the prince pushing another knife, he smiled and said, "Look at this knife."
Qi Ning took a look and was a little surprised. He saw that the knife was quite strange. It obviously grew a lot more than an ordinary knife, and the curve of the blade was extremely obvious, just like the Japanese Japanese sword. He picked up the knife and pulled it out of the sheath. A cold air rushed towards him. The blade was clear, the blade was bent, and the thickness was very thin, half thinner than other props.
The more Qi Ning looked, the more he looked like it. The prince laughed and said, "This is the treasure sword I have recently discovered. It is well-crafted and extremely sharp." After a wink, he saw Shitang and Su Lun get up. Shitang took the sword of the guardian of the Northern Han Forbidden Palace. Su Lun picked up a knife from the table that was exactly the same as the scimitar in Qining's hand. The two walked a few steps away and both pulled out the sheath. The sword in Shitang pointed forward, Su Lun held the knife in both hands, and suddenly roared lowly, slashing on the big knife in Shitang's hand. There was only a "choking" sound, and the knife in Shitang's hand broke into two pieces, while Su Lun's hand was safe and sound.
Qi Feng and Li Tang on the side both changed color.
They were born in the army and were most familiar with weapons. Although the swords of the warriors in the Forbidden Palace of the Northern Han Dynasty were not excellent, they were not bad. Unexpectedly, when they fought with the scimitar, they broke instantly.
They had never seen such a scimitar before, and they were surprised to see the power of the scimitar.
Although Qi Ning had seen many treasures, whether it was the Cold Blade or the Vila Sword, they were all peerless treasure blades, but at this moment, he was still a little surprised when he saw the power of the scimitar, but his expression was calm and unsurprising.
When the prince saw Qi Ningyun calm and gentle, he was obviously a little surprised and smiled and said, "Waiting for Jinyi, is this knife not eyeing?"
Qi Ning smiled and said, "It's indeed a treasure sword, and it's hard to find a thousand gold."
"I'll wait for a good look at the Jinyi." The prince smiled and said, "Since I like it, I will give you one." He took a scimitar and sent it over, saying, "I am going to let the army of Qi be equipped with such a sword, and its combat power should be greatly enhanced."
Qi Ning smiled and said, "If the Eastern Qi army is equipped with such treasure swords, it will be almost invincible in the world."
The King of Linzi said proudly: "Are you scared by Jinyi?"
Qi Ning glanced at him, took the sword of the Yulin Camp warrior with a smile, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, little prince, this is the sword of the Yulin Camp warrior of our Chu State. When we are on a mission to your country, our subordinates are equipped with such weapons. The emperor has also ordered the Ministry of War to vigorously mine such iron ore and create 50,000 such big swords every year. This is the limit that our country has achieved, and one more cannot be made."
Qi Feng and Li Tang looked at each other, thinking that there was still something wrong?
The Chu State had a fine iron ore, which is known to everyone in the world. Moreover, the Chu State's manufacturing weapons were also extremely outstanding. The Yulin Camp was the Royal Guard and was equipped with the most refined weapons. However, Qi Feng and Li Tang knew in their hearts that mining fine iron is not easy, and to create such fine iron swords, the process was complicated. Not to mention 50,000 a year, even 5,000 wares a year may not be able to be made. Otherwise, the Chu army would be equipped with such large swords and their combat effectiveness would be greatly improved immediately.
The chief of the Prince's Mansion, Situ Mingyue, smiled and said, "Five thousand a year, I'm sorry, I'm blunt, with the strength of your country, it's impossible for you to create such a huge number of fine iron swords in a year, right?"
Qi Ning laughed and said, "This is just the plan of my State of Chu. Can you do it and do your best?" Fang Xia Yulin Knife, picked up the scimitar and exclaimed: "Your Highness, this kind of treasure sword is hard to come by. Even if it is one, it is valuable. One inch long and one inch strong. This knife grows a piece of it than an ordinary big knife. When fighting, it has the upper hand. The most amazing thing is that the knife is extremely thin and very light in the hand. The speed of the knife will be faster in this way. However, it is often long and thin, and it is easiest to break. Therefore, in order to maintain the toughness of the knife, an ordinary big knife cannot be built so long."
The prince nodded and said, "It's true."
"But this knife is long and thin, but it is extremely tough, so there is no need to worry about breaking it. This craft is really amazing." Qi Ning sighed: "But I am bluntly, if the prince wants the Eastern Qi army to equip such a sword, he is afraid that he is willing but not capable."
The King of Linzi said angrily: "What did you say?"
The prince raised his hand and signaled that the King of Linzi should not say much, and said with a smile: "What should I say about Jinyi Hou?"
"Prince, the material of this knife should be jade kang, also known as skin iron." Qi Ning smiled and said, "This mineral is extremely rare, which is not the main thing. The most important thing is to build such a treasure knife, which is definitely not something ordinary craftsman can do. Without decades of heat, it will only backfire. In the process of creating this knife, the most time-consuming thing is to create a sharp and thin blade blade, which requires unevenly coating the blade with toner and clay, then quenching and smelting, and after heating, repeatedly hitting the blade, to create such a treasure knife, and repeatedly hitting it at least close to the nearest
Hundred times, hundreds of times, and if the skills are not achieved, they will leave flaws and even break during the creation process." At this point, he smiled faintly and said, "Your Highness, there will be no more than thirty swordsmen with such skills. Each of them can create ten swordsmen a year, which is already at the limit. Even if your Highness has the ability to reach the sky, he will recruit all these swordsmen under his command. Even if the swords are placed on their necks, it will be at most three hundred swords a year. It will take three years for your Highness to have one sword in the Flying Tiger Camp to get one!"
Chapter completed!