Longquan Sword, formerly known as Longyuan Sword, is said to have been forged by two great swordsmen, Ou Yezi and Qianjiang.
It is said that Ou Yezi and General Qian made the sword by cutting open Mount Ci, releasing the mountain streams, and leading it to seven pools surrounded by the Big Dipper stars next to the sword-making furnace, which are called seven stars. After the sword is completed, looking down at the sword body feels like climbing a high mountain. Looking down at the abyss, it is misty and deep as if there is a giant dragon lying down, which is called Long Yuan. Therefore, the sword is called Seven Star Long Yuan, or Long Yuan Sword for short. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, it was transferred to Li Yuan's hands and became Li Yuan's sword. Li Yuan ascended the throne. After becoming the emperor and empress, the sword was renamed "Longquan Sword" to avoid taboo.
This sword is not a myth. The history of each generation has detailed records. It is a real sword in history. Ou Yezi was a Yue nationality in the late Spring and Autumn Period and the early Warring States Period. When Ou Yezi was born, it was the period of strife among the nations in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. It was he who discovered copper. Due to the difference in properties of iron, the first iron sword was cast, which was the "Long Yuan". The strength of iron was much higher than the copper commonly used at the time, so this sword had no rival at that time.
Although the casting skills of this sword are exquisite, it is also famous for a fisherman whose name is not recorded in the history books: Yuzhangren.
The story goes like this: Wu Zixu was killed by a treacherous minister and fled to the end of the world. He was chased by Chu soldiers and horses. He fled to the edge of the Yangtze River without choosing a road. The mighty river was full of waves. There was a lot of water in front of him, but there were pursuers behind him. When Wu Zixu was anxious, a small boat came rapidly upstream. The fisherman on the boat repeatedly called him to get on the boat. After Wu Zixu got on the boat, the boat quickly disappeared into the reeds and disappeared. The pursuers on the shore left in anger.
The fisherman carried Wu Zixu to the shore and gave him food and wine. Wu Zixu thanked him profusely and asked him his name. The fisherman called himself "Yu Zhangren". Wu Zixu thanked him and said goodbye. After walking a few steps, he turned back with worries. He took off the Seven Stars Longyuan from his waist and wanted to give the sword worth thousands of gold to his father-in-law as a thank you, and asked his father-in-law not to reveal his whereabouts. The father-in-law took the sword, looked up to the sky and sighed, and said to Wu Zixu : I only rescued you because you are a loyal person to the country and have no intention of repaying you. Now, you still suspect me of being greedy for profit and trustless, so I can only use this sword to show my nobility. After saying that, I cut myself with a horizontal sword. From then on, Qixing Longyuan was called A sword of integrity and purity.
After Li Yuan got the sword, he loved it very much and wore it whenever he went out. He often told people that he could become the world leader thanks to the help of this sword. The Seven-Star Long Yuan is a sword of integrity and nobleness. The fact that he can get it shows that he is also a sword. He is a man of integrity and noble character, a fierce general, and the good minister took a fancy to his integrity and noble character, so he followed him wholeheartedly, ended the troubled times, and achieved great achievements.
Five years ago, during the Xuanwumen Incident, Li Shimin rushed into Li Yuan's palace with his Xuanjia stained with blood. Li Yuan once wanted to kill himself with the sword, but gave up after being stopped. When Li Shimin saw this, he grabbed the sword and wanted to kill himself. The blade cut the skin of his neck and was stopped by Li Yuan. Li Shimin knelt down and begged for death. Li Yuan was silent for a long time, but finally could not make a move. So at dawn, he passed the decree and made Li Shimin the prince, and the Longquan Sword also fell into his hands. into the hands of Li Shimin.
After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he kept the Longquan Sword in "Shangfang" and officially declared the sword as the "Sword of the Emperor". The wielder of the sword could patrol on behalf of the Emperor, and seeing the sword was like seeing the Emperor. It became the "Sword of Shangfang" of the Tang Dynasty.
The word "Shang Fang" originated from the official signature set up in the Han Dynasty, specifically for the manufacture of utensils used by emperors. The Shang Fang sword also originated from the Han Dynasty. In the Han Dynasty, it was called "Shang Fang's horse-killing sword", and it had represented imperial power as early as the Han Dynasty.
Li Shimin gave the "Sword of Shangfang" to Li Mu, which in itself represents an attitude. Li Mu holds the Sword of Shangfang and will exercise the power of the Emperor. Theoretically, Li Mu can do what Li Shimin can do if he holds the Sword of the Emperor.
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That's why Eunuch Gao was so surprised when he heard that Li Shimin was going to give Li Mu Shangfang the sword. He suspected that Li Shimin was mad and wanted to persuade him, but in the end he didn't dare to speak and took the sword anyway.
Accompanying him were the eunuchs from the East and West factories who were in the process of making preparations but had not yet completed the preparations. There were about thirty or forty people. These thirty or forty people were all like little Eunuch Chen, who had grown up in the palace since childhood.
He is tall, has outstanding qualifications, is recognized by Duke Gao as his godson, and is a master who has been carefully trained. Kungfu belongs to the same line as Duke Gao, and each has its own strengths.
If they were to compete in terms of posture, they would not see Jin Yiwei's opponent, but if they used dirty tricks, the two Jin Yiwei might not be able to defeat one of them.
Eunuch Gao pulled them all over because he didn't want Jinyiwei to be the only beauty. He wanted the newly established East and West factories to get a share of the pie and show their influence in front of Li Shimin.
Hearing Li Shimin's inquiry, Eunuch Gao bowed and said: "The old slave has personally handed over the Longquan Sword to Zhuluhou, but..."
"If you have something to say, why are you still hesitating?"
"Your Majesty, when I first came here, I saw Wang Shizhong and Wei Gong. Both of them looked not very good."
Li Shimin snorted and said: "What do I think this is? They don't look good? What does it have to do with me? I also want to ask them, who sent these assassins? Who are they who hate me to death?
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Eunuch Gao was waiting for this sentence, and he lost no time in saying: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry about this. It is getting late, so it is better to rest early. I am willing to share these things with Your Majesty."
"Okay, go take a look and let me know if you have any news."
Li Shimin waved his hand and Eunuch Gao was about to retreat. Suddenly Queen Changsun stopped him. She looked at Eunuch Gao deeply and said: "Gao Gan, whatever you see or hear, just leave it as it is. You are your Majesty."
With your eyes and ears, you don’t need to make a decision, understand?”
For a moment, Eunuch Gao felt as if he had been seen through, and said cautiously: "Old slave, I understand."
Seeing Eunuch Gao walking away, Li Shimin laughed and said: "Is the Queen too cautious? Look at how you scared Gao Gan. He has been following me for twenty years, how could he have any evil intentions?"
"Your Majesty, when powerful eunuchs interfere in politics, they will inevitably disrupt the government. Eunuch Gao is not bad in nature. He usually collects a small amount of money, and I pretend not to see it. But these are extraordinary times. He is the person next to Your Majesty, and every move he makes will affect Your Majesty.
I warned him that he should abide by his duties and not get involved in things that should not be his business."
Li Shimin frowned and said, "I didn't see that he wanted to get involved, either?"
"Even if he doesn't want to, there must be someone who wants him to get involved." Empress Changsun smiled, stopped dwelling on the matter, and said, "Your Majesty, it's late, let's rest. We'll see what happens tomorrow."
"Okay, I also want to see if Li Mu can give me another surprise!"
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It was getting brighter, and the big bosses from the three provinces and six ministries were sent to the valley one after another by Hou Junji. They had no place to stay, so they had to beg Cheng Yaojin to free up a few military tents. Cheng Yaojin was not used to it at all.
The military account earned a hundred guan in one night. If he didn't bring any money, he could issue an IOU. Before dawn, he made more than 1,000 guan.
When all the bosses were sleeping soundly, they were pulled out of their beds by Hou Junji. They were very unhappy. But when they heard that the emperor had been assassinated, they immediately ignored the theory and came to the valley voluntarily to have a look.
How is the emperor's injury?
But no matter who it was, even Changsun Wuji, the uncle of the state, could not see Li Shimin. The emperor was injured and recuperating, and no one except the doctor could see him.
If you can't see the emperor, why don't you meet the owner of this place? What's annoying is that Li Mu also avoided meeting him. The reason is that he was entrusted by his majesty to identify the assassin. Before the matter comes to light, it is not appropriate to meet outsiders, otherwise there will be dangers
Suspicion of collusion.
What is this? What is collusive confession? Does this treat everyone as a suspect?
Yu Shinan was the first to lose his composure. His situation was a bit special. He was born in an authentic aristocratic family, but his ancestral home was Yuyao, Yuezhou. Was he considered a Shandong gentry? It seemed that he could not be counted among them, but he
His in-laws are from the Shandong gentry, and the Ministry of Rites is also a government office where the Shandong gentry has a relatively large proportion of power, so in the traditional sense, he is considered a member of the powerful family.
But Yu Shinan actually did not participate in these battles. Therefore, he felt a little unjust for being brought here. If it was a trivial matter, he would not say anything, but this time it involved the assassination of the emperor.
How could he be willing to take the blame for the crime of punishing the Nine Clans?
Among the six films, the one with the closest relationship to the royal family is none other than Changsun Wuji. At this time of the year, Changsun Wuji was naturally the first candidate to be discussed.
Yu Shinan came to Changsun Wuji's military tent and saw Changsun Wuji lying with his clothes on. He didn't know whether he was asleep or not. He hesitated whether he should speak.
Changsun Wuji heard the sound and opened his eyes. He saw Yu Shinan hesitating at the door, sat up and said, "Bo Shi has something to say, come in."
"I'm disturbing my uncle."
Yu Shinan stepped in and knelt down in the place left by Changsun Wuji. Changsun Wuji lit a lamp. This oil lamp was also bought in exchange for a hundred oil lamps.
"What does Bo Shi want from me?"
"Uncle Guo, I feel a little uneasy."
Changsun Wuji smiled and said: "When things come to light, Bo Shi feels no guilt, so why is he uneasy? Could it be..."
Yu Shinan's face changed greatly, and he quickly waved his hands and said: "My uncle's words made me panic. How dare I do such a rebellious and unethical act? Your uncle has known me for many years and you should understand who I am. I have never participated in fights. I
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"Just kidding, Bo Shi doesn't need to panic." Changsun Wuji smiled and reassured him. He didn't believe that Yu Shinan would do such a thing. Because he had no motive, this incident had nothing to do with him.
Although the Yu family is considered a wealthy family, it is not impressive compared to a wealthy family like the Wang family in Taiyuan.
Yu Shinan finally calmed down, sighed, and said, "I'm just afraid that Zhuluhou... he will turn his anger on me."
Changsun Wuji asked: "Where do you start talking about this?"
"Words!" Yu Shinan reminded: "His calligraphy master was Ouyang Xun, and Ouyang Xun and I had some disputes over calligraphy. I'm afraid."