Chapter 491: So, am I offering treasures or am I informing?
Although the craftsmanship is quite exquisite, the knife itself is just that.
As Yuchi Jingde said just now, the material is mediocre and not much of a treasure. However, after all, this was made by Yuchi Gong himself and presented to him solemnly, so it was hard for Li Shimin to refute him.
So, symbolically, he held the knife with both hands and made two false blows with a smile.
As soon as the two knives finished slashing, the movements of his hands suddenly stopped, and the casual look on his face disappeared.
"Jingde, this sword——"
When Yuchi Jingde saw that Li Shimin had indeed discovered the difference in this knife, he couldn't help but turn up the corners of his mouth, revealing a smile that couldn't be concealed.
"Your Majesty, it's too early to say anything now. If you want to truly know the beauty of this knife, why don't you go outside and experience it yourself——"
Li Shimin couldn't help but become interested.
"Let's go, Jingde, come outside and walk with me for a few moves!"
In the open space outside the Imperial Study Room.
Li Shimin happily took off his robe, rolled up his sleeves, and held a knife in both hands. Yuchi Jingde also casually took a waist knife from the guard next to him, made two false cuts, held it upside down in his hand, and bowed to Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty, please——"
Li Shimin laughed, and without being polite to him, he swung his knife and struck.
In an instant, you come and go, standing together.
Although Li Shimin was the emperor on horseback, he was naturally no match for a fierce battlefield general like Yu Chigong.
But the purpose of today is not to decide the outcome, but to test the power of this knife.
After only a few rounds of fighting, Li Shimin completely discovered the extraordinary features of this knife.
This knife is three feet and eight inches long, and the handle is also one foot and two inches long. The handle and blade combined are more than five feet long. In addition, the blade is long, narrow and straight. It can be said that a knife in your hand can do both.
It has the characteristics of two weapons, a knife and a gun.
Holding this in your hand, it can be used as both a gun and a knife. Moreover, because of its excellent structure, it is easy to use the overall strength of the waist and back. Therefore, when facing the enemy, it can be used to toss and turn in combos, speed through, and destroy the body.
The knife moved forward and turned with the person, and it was as powerful as breaking a bamboo. Li Shimin felt that with this knife in his hand, his actual combat ability had improved by a full 30%!
If this thing could be equipped into an army...
The more Li Shimin thought about it, the happier he became.
"stop--"
Yuchi Jingde stopped when he heard the sound and looked at Li Shimin with interest.
"Your Majesty, how is it?"
"A good sword really deserves to be called a treasured sword - no, this knife is much more precious than those so-called treasured swords!"
Li Shimin couldn't help laughing.
Ordinary swords, no matter how sharp they are, can only be used by one person, but this sword is different. It is obvious that as long as you are willing, you can quickly equip it into an army, greatly improving the combat effectiveness of the army, and its practical value cannot be compared at all!
Although Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji did not personally test it, they saw the extraordinary power of this knife at this time. They could no longer bear it any longer and each stepped forward to take the knife and try to chop it.
A few.
The look of surprise on his face could no longer be concealed.
"What a great sword! Duke Wu made this sword, which is enough to fight an army of tens of thousands——"
Fang Xuanling couldn't put it down and played with the long knife in his hand, and couldn't help but praise it.
"However, Jingde, you have done a great job in transforming this sword. I must reward you well!"
Li Shimin was also in a good mood.
Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, Yu Chigong's old face immediately turned red, and he cupped his hands in embarrassment.
"Your Majesty, this sword was not modified by Wei Chen..."
When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help but get excited.
"Jingde, please tell me which skilled craftsman made this. I will reward him heavily! If you want to become an official, tell me, and I will certainly not let him down..."
Although the status of craftsmen was not high in the fields of agriculture, industry and commerce, Li Shimin attached great importance to craftsmen. He issued decrees more than once to ask all parts of the world to recommend skilled craftsmen and receive them personally.
I personally tried the power of this knife today, and I was even more happy when I saw it. I couldn't bear the excitement in my heart.
"Ahem, the drawing of this knife is the handiwork of Prince An Nagou, ahem, Prince of Chang'an..."
Although he had just suffered at the hands of Wang Zi'an, Yuchi Gong had an upright temperament and did not bother to take credit for Wang Zi'an's achievements.
"It turns out to be Zian——"
Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, and Zhang Sun Wuji couldn't help but look at each other, with the same look in their eyes.
It turned out to be a new knife made by Wang Zi'an, so there's nothing surprising about it.
Of course, as for Yuchi Jingde's slip of the tongue and almost blurting out the name of a piece of shit, the three of them simply ignored it. It was so normal to call him a piece of shit. That brat himself wanted to scold him a few times.
Yuchi Jingde:......
No, what do you mean by this?
It was a surprise to me that the relationship came out, but it was natural that he came up with it?
Who are you looking down on?
"How about it, I said last time that this brat Zian must be hiding his clumsiness. How about it, he is really proficient in making ordnance, right? Let me tell you, that day he told me and Zhijie about the Eight Bull Crossbow, Ten
Eighty-nine years old can do it..."
While Li Shimin was playing with the long knife in his hand, he looked around at Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji. The corners of his mouth could not help but turn up slightly, showing a proud look.
"He also said that he is not a military expert and does not know how to make a Eight-Niu Crossbow. This has exposed the truth. Jingde, you have made a great contribution this time. If you hadn't presented me with this Miao Dao, I really wouldn't have been able to catch him.
That bitch is hiding evidence of laziness..."
Yuchi Jingde:......
So, am I here to offer a treasure, or am I here to inform?
Yuchi Jingde's face turned dark. Of course, it was already dark, so it was hard to tell what happened.
As a result, before Yuchi Jingde had finished complaining, he heard Li Shimin ask in a relaxed tone.
"By the way, does a sword like Jingde's have a name? What's it called -"
"Back to Your Majesty, the Marquis of Chang'an said that this kind of knife is shaped like a seedling, so it is called Miao Dao..."
Yuchi Jingde replied dully.
"Miao Dao - it's okay. Although it's not majestic enough, it still has an image. Miao Dao will be Miao Dao -"
Having lost an opportunity to name, Li Shimin clicked his tongue with some regret.
"The shape of this Miao knife is different from the conventional knives used today. I estimate that in all likelihood, that brat has a set of matching knife skills hidden in his hand, otherwise he will not be able to exert the power of this long knife to its fullest.
maximum……"
Fang Xuanling knew the elegant meaning after hearing the song. He knew that his Majesty wanted to find an opportunity to find Wang Zi'an, so he suggested.
"Your Majesty, how about we go to the Marquis of Chang'an's mansion and ask again?"
"Go and ask! There's also the matter of the Eight Ox Crossbow - this brat, there's no way he can get away with it today. He must explain it clearly to me..."
Changsun Wuji:......
Sure enough, now, as the prime minister, I am a fake prime minister, and that bitch Wang Zi'an is the real prime minister.
Your Majesty, if you encounter a problem now, run to Wang Zi'an.
Most likely, His Majesty wanted to ask Wang Zi'an for advice on how to deal with the Wang family.
Therefore, the three of them hit it off immediately and immediately took the reluctant Yuchi Jingde and his son together and went straight to the Marquis' Mansion in Chang'an.