Ou Yezi (about 560 BC-565438 BC+00 BC), a Vietnamese from the late Spring and Autumn Period to the early Warring States Period, was the originator of ancient Chinese sword casting. He once made five swords for Yue, namely, Chun Jun, Yu Chang and Ju Que. Later, at the invitation of Feng Beard, he and his wife went to Chu to cast three swords for the king of Chu: Long Yuan, Tai Ai and Gong Bu.

When Ou Yezi was born, it coincided with the disputes among countries in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. First Wu conquered Chu, and then wuyue annexed 45 countries in the south of the Yangtze River. When I was a teenager, I learned metallurgical technology from my mother-in-law and began to smelt bronze swords, iron hoes, iron axes and other production tools.

He is willing to use his head and has extraordinary wisdom; He is strong and can work hard. He discovered the difference between copper and iron and forged China's first iron sword "Long Yuan" (later renamed "Longquan Sword"), which was the first cold weapon in China. Let's take a look at the famous swords cast by Ou Yezi:

Taiajian

Also known as Tai 'a Sword, it is a mighty sword. "The ground breaks cattle and horses, and the water beats geese. If the enemy is the enemy, it will be cut."

Zhan lujian

This is a sacred symbol of the rise and fall of the country. Zhan Lu is a sword and an eye. This black seamless sword makes people feel not its sharpness, but its generosity and kindness. It is like a deep and penetrating black eye of God, watching every move of the king and prince.

Demon sword

He Lv, the king of Wu, used it to host sacrifices. When Ou Yezi cast a sword, he thought there was evil in it, and every inch he cast made it worse, hence the name "Overcoming evil".

Juque sword

Daque is blunt and heavy, with a blade three feet long, a handle seven inches long, a blade five inches wide and a weight of five pounds. When waving, it is strong and firm, so it is called "the supreme in the world", and even other swords dare not compete with it.

Chun Junjian

A noble and unparalleled sword, exquisite and gorgeous appearance, pleasing to the eye. If you don't give up your edge, you can cut gold and iron.

assassin

The lines on the sword are similar to fish intestines, and the shape of the sword is very small, so it can be hidden in the stomach of fish, hence the name fish intestines. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Zhuan Xu stabbed this dagger into the stomach of a fish to assassinate Wu Wangliao.

Seven-star dragon sword

Also known as Longquan sword, the sword of honesty and purity. In order to cast this sword, the Cishan Mountain was split, and the stream in the mountain was released, leading to the seven pools arranged in a circle by the Big Dipper beside the sword casting furnace. It was named "Seven Stars". After the sword is finished, looking down at the blade is like climbing a mountain and overlooking the abyss. It is ethereal and deep, as if there is a dragon lying there. It's called "Long Yuan". So this sword is called "Seven-Star Dragon Garden Sword" or "Dragon Garden Sword" for short. In the Tang Dynasty, the word "Yuan" was changed to "Quan" to avoid the great-grandfather Li Yuan.

Kampot sword

Sword pattern is like running water from handle to tip. Miyabe is an overbearing sword. When you wave it, you can feel that it will dominate the world and cover mountains and rivers.