595 Five hundred ninety-three, Muramasa Demon Sword
Zuo Shaoqing secretly met with Metz and simply said: "The Chinese Ambassador to France, Huang Zhen. You can think of a way to get in secret contact with him. Let me tell you, this is the only channel."
This was the "Paris Channel" that later played an important role in Sino-US diplomatic relations.
I would like to add that Ambassador Huang Zhen has always been called a "general diplomat". He has more direct connections and closer diplomatic philosophies with the four marshals mentioned above.
This "pipeline" between Zuo Shaoqing and Metz lasted for decades until their hair turned gray.
There was no diplomatic language, no red tape, and no false politeness between them, but what was resolved or communicated were matters that were very sensitive between China and the United States and could not even be put on the table. They were all real facts.
Metz often flew between the United States and Hong Kong. But Zuo Shaoqing did not return to China until a year before Hong Kong's return, in order to accept new tasks and ensure the smooth return of Hong Kong.
One day, Metz smiled and said to Zuo Shaoqing: "Your Ministry of Foreign Affairs has assigned a lovely young man named Yang to the newly appointed director of the U.S. Liaison Office in China." After a moment, he added: "Cute.
My little slave!"
Zuo Shaoqing squinted his slender eyes and said, "Stop talking nonsense!"
However, she never knew that this "cute little minion" later turned into a famous "cute big minion" in the history of Chinese diplomacy. Today's readers may be able to guess who he is.
These are all things for later, let’s not mention them later. Readers, please follow me and return to the story.
As for Metz's request that the Chinese government release the captured American pilots as soon as possible and return all their belongings, Zuo Shaoqing and Metz can only wait patiently. The answer to this mystery will not be revealed for a few days.
That night, Zuo Shaoqing, Yu Zhidao, Brother Yan, and the cute little Qiangzi were all sitting in You Shaoqing's ward, looking at her. You Shaoqing could already sit up and was moving vigorously on the bed.
arms and shoulders.
Qiang Zai lay beside the bed and asked: "Sister, do you feel pain?"
You Shaoqing smiled and said to him: "It hurts a little, but it's bearable."
Yu Zhidao said: "Young Master, I think you still need to recuperate for a few more days. You may not be able to recover well if you move like this."
You Shaoqing put away his smile, revealed a vaguely ruthless look, and said: "Boss Yu, I know my body. I said, as long as you give me three days, I will recover. Just watch.
, I can go to the ground tomorrow!”
Yu Zhidao couldn't help but shook his head, "As Brother Yan said, you two sisters are both ruthless characters!"
At this time, Brother Yan and Zuo Shaoqing kept looking at each other, as if they were conveying something silently.
Zuo Shaoqing said softly: "Brother Yan, have you guessed it too?"
Brother Yan stared at her, "What are you guessing?"
Zuo Shaoqing nodded and said: "On the surface, it seems that the 14th K.K. wants to interfere in your business, but in fact it is Taiwan that wants to interfere in your business. Does Gu Shangbin's coming today illustrate this point?"
Brother Yan nodded to her, "I think so too. However," he waved his hand vigorously, "What's the use of his intervention? Mr. Yu is about to leave, and my business may not be able to continue.
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At this time, Zuo Shaoqing smiled and said: "Brother Yan, I have a suggestion. I wonder if you agree."
Brother Yan immediately looked at her, "Just tell me, I want to hear any suggestions."
Zuo Shaoqing looked at Yu Zhidao, then looked at Brother Yan and said, "I would like to suggest that my sister take over Boss Yu's business. Do you think this method is feasible?"
Brother Yan and Yu Zhidao both opened their eyes wide and looked at You Shaoqing who was twisting his arms. You Shaoqing seemed to be frozen and looked at his sister in surprise.
Brother Yan tilted his head and laughed, "Why isn't it possible? It's completely feasible! What I need is a middleman. Young Master You is a suitable middleman. It's me on one end, and you and Mr. Feng on the other. This
The solution is completely feasible!”
You Shaoqing opened his mouth wide, "Sister, you want me to do business with Brother Yan? I don't know how to do business at all! What if I compensate Brother Yan?"
Everyone in the room burst into laughter. You Shaoqing's layman's words really made them happy.
Yu Zhidao: "Why do you want to do business? You just need to be a middleman between your sister and Brother Yan."
You Shaoqing still didn't understand, and shouted: "Then am I not redundant? The relationship between my sister and Brother Yan is much deeper than mine, so why do I need to be the middleman?"
The people in the room laughed again, even Qiangzi started laughing too.
Zuo Shaoqing patted her hand and said, "Forget it, don't ask, I'll explain it to you later. In fact, this is an identity issue, do you understand?"
Later, You Shaoqing took over Yu Zhidao's smuggling business. As expected, she and Brother Yan cooperated perfectly, and they did a great job, transporting a lot of supplies to the mainland. Of course, she also encountered all kinds of unexpected troubles and dangers. However,
, that’s another story. If I have the chance in the future, I will tell you about it.
The first day of the three days that You Shaoqing mentioned passed like this.
At night, when Brother Yan left the ward, he stood at the door and stared at Zuo Shaoqing who escorted him to the door. He whispered: "Young Master Zuo, your sister's matter is very risky, so you won't think about it anymore?"
Zuo Shaoqing stared at him and whispered: "Anyone who hurts my sister will die!"
Brother Yan stared at her, nodded, said nothing more, and left quietly.
The next day, You Shaoqing was able to get out of bed. She moved her muscles vigorously in the ward.
Her ward was specially arranged by Yan Ge. It was very spacious, very bright, and very elegantly decorated. In the current parlance of our mainland, this was a high-level ward. She stood in the spacious room, gritted her teeth, and exerted all her strength.
Stretching the ligaments and muscles, I was sweating profusely after a while.
Qiang Zai was very happy and followed her behind to imitate her movements, and he also learned them well.
When it was almost noon that day, Brother Yan sent someone to deliver a long box.
The visitor said respectfully: "Miss Zuo and Miss Right, Brother Yan has told me to send you a few things for them to look at. If they are suitable, keep them. If they are not suitable, please tell me what you want."
In this case, Brother Yan will definitely exchange it for the two ladies."
Zuo Shaoqing untied the string outside and opened the box. Inside was a black burlap bag. The two sisters seemed to have a premonition of some heavy murderous aura seeping out of the extremely ordinary burlap bag. They slowly
Unfolding the burlap, his eyes could not help but shine with light.
In the burlap bag, there were actually two old Japanese swords that were old but showed the vicissitudes of time. Next to the old Japanese swords, there were two extremely exquisite Mongolian daggers. Their eyes fell on the two old Japanese swords.
superior.
Experts do not look at the old or the new, but look at the weight, especially the weight of history.
Zuo Shaoqing picked up a Japanese sword and looked at it carefully. It was obvious that this sword was made extremely delicately at that time. Although it was carefully kept by future generations, it eventually became black and old due to its age. The decoration of the scabbard and handle , there was also some wear and tear. She slowly pulled out the knife, and a white light flashed out from the scabbard, revealing an ice-like cold air. She noticed an inscription on the side of the blade, and looked at it carefully. It turned out to be a string of long inscriptions. : "Seshu Kuwana Juemon Captain Fujiwara Muramasa".
She couldn't help shouting: "Sister, it's Japan's famous 'Muramasa Demon Sword'!"
You Shaoqing instantly pulled out the knife in her hand and saw a string of inscriptions on the blade: "Ise Kuwana Saemon Wei Muramasa". She said: "Sister, the knife makers are all Muramasa, but It’s definitely not a generation!”
Speaking from the side, this "Muramasa" is a famous swordsmith in Japanese history. He was born in the Muromachi period, the most turbulent period in Japan. He is famous for making excellent quality combat knives. "Muramasa sword" has been passed down for more than 100 years. In 2007, the "Ise Kuwana Zaemon Wei Muramasa" in the hands of You Shaoqing should be the first generation according to research. The "Seshu Kuwana Zaemon Wei Muramasa" in Zuo Shaoqing's hands may be He is a second or third generation knife maker.
The two sisters saw clearly that one of the swords in their hands was "Zaemon Wei" and the other was "Uemon Wei", so they switched the swords in their hands to suit the left and right in their names. They held the swords, Also look carefully at the lighting.
To put it in detail, this "Muramasa sword" was forged after thousands of times. The swordsmith heated a piece of good steel red in the fire, folded and forged it repeatedly until it exceeded a thousand layers, making the steel molecules in it more compact and stronger. Evenly. After it is formed, the blade is wrapped with a special burnt blade clay. The key point is that the edge part of the knife should be wrapped thinly, while the back part of the knife should be wrapped thickly. Then it is baked in a furnace at 750 degrees to 800 degrees. Burn it for a specific time and then put it in cold water to cool. This is the most critical "quenching".
This "quenching" will cause the blade to naturally form a graceful bend, which cannot be done artificially. "Quenching" will also form a very hard layer of "Mata powder" on the surface of the knife. This is what Japanese swordsmiths did back then. The name. In today's name, it is "Maddens crystal". That is, the high-temperature crystal structure causes the carbon atoms to be locked in the crystal grains due to rapid cooling, resulting in a "metastable" state, making the crystal There is a huge internal tension between them, resulting in an extremely hard effect. These "Maddens crystals" produce silver sand-like granular patterns at the boundary between the blade and the blade surface, forming curved and twisting lines like white mist. This is an important basis for appreciating the quality of "Muramasa sword".
Zuo Shaoqing calls Japan's most famous "Muramasa sword" the "Muramasa demon sword", but it is closely related to Tokugawa Ieyasu, an important figure in Japanese history.
Tokugawa Ieyasu's grandfather Kiyoyasu and his father Hirotada were both assassinated by close ministers during the power struggle in the royal family, and both used "Muramasa sword". Tokugawa Ieyasu was injured by a "Muramasa sword" when he was young. Fingers. In 1579, Tokugawa Ieyasu's son Nobuyasu was killed by Oda Nobunaga. He also used a "Muramasa sword".
