Sword of the Holy Way-Xuanyuan Sword

Xuanyuanjian is taken from the word "Xuanyuan", which is related to Huangdi, the first emperor in the world. The ancestor of the Yellow Emperor was Xiong, who advocated Tude, because only land can survive. Most of the soil is yellow, so the mother of Huangdi named him Huangdi with a treasure. Because he grew up in Jishui and lived in the hill of Xuanyuan, he took Ji as his surname and Xuanyuan as his name, so we also called the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan. At the beginning of Chinese civilization, the Yellow Emperor began to build cars, so the word "Xuanyuan" has the meaning of cars.

There is another saying. The ancestors of China regarded the Dragon, Phoenix and Turtle Forest as four sacred objects long ago, and it deeply penetrated into the related water and soil culture in the farming era. The yellow emperor's name is Xuanyuan, which means "establishing heaven" and means deified tortoise. But the word "Xuanyuan" has spread to this day, mostly referring to cars, and few people refer to turtles.

When casting iron swords, it is said that the Yellow Emperor ordered a couple who loved each other very much to cast a peerless sword. However, no matter what methods the two swordsmen use, they can't make the ideal peerless sword. On that day, the Yellow Emperor came to inspect the sword room. I don't know if it was inspired by the gods. He cut off his arm and threw it into the sword furnace. China's first Excalibur Xuanyuan Sword was instantly cast.

Xuanyuanjian's sword is carved with the sun, moon, stars, mountains and vegetation. There are two hilts, one is farming and raising animals, and the other is unifying the whole world. Later, the Yellow Emperor passed the sword of the Holy Way, which symbolizes the spirit of the Chinese nation, to Yu Xia, so this sword is also called "Xuanyuan Sword".

The second sword Zhan Lujian

Sword of the Benevolent-Zhan Lujian

Speaking of swords, it is natural to mention Ou Yezi, the sai-jo who forged swords. In about 509 BC, Yunchang ordered Ou Yezi to take his wife Zhu, daughter and apprentice. Start from Ningbo, go to Oujiang River in Lishui, and go downstream to Songxi County in Fujian. He took a fancy to the Zhan Lu Mountain there, which is a good place to find iron and cast swords.

It is said that on this mountain, he made five swords with a * * *, and the first one was "Zhan Lu Jian". This sword is all black in Zhan Ran. This dark black makes people hold swords in their hands. The first thing they feel is not its sharpness, but its generosity and kindness. The second handle is the "pure monarch sword", which is unsheathed, such as hibiscus emerging from water and soluble in water; The third handle is "Sword to Conquer Evil", designed after his beloved daughter Mo Xie. The fourth "Fishbone Sword" was named after Zhuan Xu, the son of Ji Guang. He hid the sword in the stomach of a fish and tried to kill the king. Because of this, this sword was regarded as illegal by later generations. The fifth "Giant Que Sword" is huge, which means cutting, and Que means extremely sharp. This sword can cut iron like mud.

Legend has it that Zhan Lu Jian is a magical sword, which will bleed and confess the Lord. Only a kind king can use this sword. Therefore, people say that "cutting six generals" is not just a weapon, but a pair of deep and penetrating eyes, watching the kings of the world. "Do you have a way, the sword in the side, the country is rich and strong. You have no way, the sword flies away, and the country is broken. " This is the best portrayal of this "sword of the benevolent".

When wuyue was fighting for hegemony, Gou Jian, the king of Yue, was defeated and presented the war as a tribute to He Lv, the king of Wu. He Lv regarded it as a national treasure and wore it all day. Later, it fell to the State of Chu, was acquired by King Zhao of Chu, and then passed on to Yue Fei, a famous Southern Song Dynasty star. After the "Fengbo Pavilion" was killed, Yue Fei disappeared.

The third sword, Chi Xiaojian

The Emperor's Sword-ChiXiao's Sword

As we all know, this sword belongs to Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang. Because before Liu, he was just a social gangster, as we say now. So there are many legendary versions about this sword.

Among them, the statement that five sword-casting masters, led by Gong Sunye, mixed hundreds of fine stones in the world and finally forged this eternal magic weapon after eight years is the most credible. Because only people and time can create miracles.

Chi Xiaojian is three feet long, and the blade is made of black iron. People can feel a strong breath of imperial power when they are seven steps away from the sword. It is said that when Chi Xiaojian was released from the furnace, dark clouds were gathering and there was a storm, even the palace of the King of Qin where Wang Qi gathered was shaken by it.

When GongSunYe saw this sword, his face changed greatly, and he fell down with a sigh: "If this sword comes out, there will be chaos in the world, and I, GongSunYe, will become a sinner through the ages!" Then, a sad smile, flatly cross sword commit suicide. The red sword, after drinking the blood, flashed red, broke free and disappeared.

Later, it fell into the hands of Liu Bang and sent him to Mangdang Mountain. With this sword, he not only eradicated the tyrannical Qin Dynasty, but also defeated Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu who competed with him for the world, and established the Han Dynasty, which laid the foundation for the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years. Chi Xiaojian became the sword of a generation of emperors.

The fourth sword, Thai sword

Wei Dao Jian-Tai A Jian

In 492 BC, the King of Yue set out to attack the State of Wu. Before the war, he sent Wen Zi, the minister of the State of Yue, as a special envoy to secretly go to Chu, asking Wang to lead an uprising on the western border of Wu to contain the forces of Wu. When the King of Chu heard that Ou Yezi, the master of sword casting in the State of Yue, had cast a "Zhan Lu" sword on Zhan Lu Mountain, he took the opportunity to ask the King of Yue to cast a sword for him in exchange for sending troops. The King of Yue had no choice but to order Ou Yezi to cast another sword for the King of Chu.

After receiving the order, Ou Yezi didn't know what to do, because they were casting a large number of weapons for the military in Mount Zhan Lu. There is no superior sword casting material on Zhan Lu Mountain, so you can cast peerless swords. The only way is to find a new place to cast swords, but where can I cast swords? Their family is thinking hard and can't show sadness.

It was the Mid-Autumn Festival that year, and his family went to Zhanyunfeng to drink and enjoy the moon. Ou Yezi was so anxious that he fell asleep after a few drinks. At this time, an old man with white hair and tender face stood in the clouds and shouted: "Ou Yezi, if you cast a sword to serve the country, you can go to the foothills of Xiqin Mountain, where there are inexhaustible hardware, inexhaustible cold dragon water, and precious stones from the luminous cave in Mingshi pit for you to sharpen your sword." Ou Yezi hurriedly bowed and said, "Excuse me, Xian Weng? Where is the foot of Xiqin Mountain? " The white-haired old man said, "Ride on the white crane and it will take you there." The crane took Ou Yezi to a place where ancient trees are towering, the lake is clear and the environment is quiet. Ou Yezi unconsciously shouted, "what a nice place! Nice place ",his wife woke him up, and Ou Yezi knew it was a dream.

The next morning, Mr. and Mrs. Ou Yezi took their daughter Mo Xie, picked up their luggage and set off in the direction of the white-haired old man. They traveled day and night, crossing 8 1 mountain and 64 streams before finding Xiqin. This is the foothills of fengyangshan, the highest peak in Zhejiang, with green mountains and green waters, pines and cypresses, and there are no crows and dogs barking nearby. So Ou Yezi decided that this was the best place to cast swords. He built a stove in the house and took an English sword. He forged three swords here, namely "Long Yuan", "Tai Ai" and "Gong Bu", which were presented by the King of Yue to the King of Chu. After winning the sword, the king of Chu was overjoyed and immediately agreed to help Yue.

Legend has it that Jin attacked Chu and besieged it for three years in order to get the treasure of Chu's town house, "Tai 'ajian". But the king of Chu refused to hand over the sword. When he decided to take the sword to Chengtou to kill the enemy, he told his men that if the city was broken, he would take the sword to commit suicide. After he committed suicide, he would pick up the sword, ride a fast horse to Taihu Lake, sink the sword into the bottom of the lake, and let Tai 'a sword stay in Chu forever.

At dawn the next day, the king of Chu boarded the city head with his sword in his hands and sighed: Thai sword, Thai sword, today I will sacrifice blood to you! So he drew his sword and pointed it at the enemy. An incredible miracle appeared: I saw a mighty shock wave coming out, sand and stones flying all over the city, and the Jin state was in chaos. In a short time, the flag was on the ground, bleeding thousands of miles, and the 8 Jin Army was wiped out.

There is such a record in Yue Jue Shu: The King of Chu summoned the wise man Hu Feng and asked, "Why is Tai A Jian so powerful?" Wind beard said to him: "Thai sword is the sword of prestige, and inner prestige is the real prestige." Your majesty's unyielding adversity is a prominent manifestation of his inner prestige. It is your majesty's inner prestige that inspired the firm but gentle dignity of Thai sword! " So the Thai sword became the sword of Wei Dao.

The fifth sword, the seven-star dragon sword

The Sword of Honesty and Nobleness —— The Sword of Seven Stars Dragon Garden

It is said that when Ou Yezi came to Xiqin Mountain with his wife and daughter, he saw seven wells neatly arranged under a 2,000-year-old tree, which looked like the Big Dipper, and the cold springs in the wells bottomed out. Ou Yezi decided that this was the best place to cast swords.

Ou Yezi drew water to quench his sword. When he put his first sword on the stone pier and hammered it down, suddenly, dark clouds were gathering, the wind was blowing hard, and there was lightning and thunder. Seven golden dragons emerged from the wellhead and soared into the sky, then spat on the blank of the sword and walked away. Ou Yezi looked at the sword and saw that the blade was both rigid and flexible, and the blade was unusually sharp. He picked up his sword and chopped at the boulder, only to hear a bang, and the boulder was split in half.

But although this sword is extremely sharp, its appearance is not glamorous. Ou Yezi remembered the fairy in the dream and pointed out that "the gems in the akashi pit can be used to sharpen your sword". So he asked around where this "bright stone pit" was. Later, he came to Jiugushan to visit an old man collecting herbs. The old man told him, "Forty miles from the city, there is a luminous cave with tens of thousands of bright stones in it. If you can get a stone mill sword, the sword you grind will be extremely bright; Only the cave is guarded by a giant eagle, and no one dares to take it. " So Ou Yezi took his wife and daughter, each holding a sword, and went to the luminous cave. After finding the luminous cave, I saw a fierce giant eagle. As soon as the giant eagle saw the stranger coming, it flapped its wings and swooped down fiercely. A pair of sharp claws caught Mo Xie in the middle and flew into the sky. Ou Yezi and his wife fought to the death with their swords. Although Mo Xie was caught in the air, she struggled to stab the wings of the giant eagle with her sword. As a result, the giant eagle was cut to the ground, and Ou Yezi stepped forward to mend his sword, ending the giant eagle's life. They took back the bright stone, and sure enough, the sword was not only extremely sharp, but also as bright as silver.

There is a story in "Wu Yue Chun Qiu": Wu Zixu was killed by a traitor, and was chased by the soldiers and horses of the State of Chu. In desperation, he fled to the Yangtze River. In front of the Yangtze River, there are thousands of pursuers with swords and guns, which are at a critical moment. A fisherman drove Wu Zixu to the other side in a boat, and Wu Zixu asked him to leave his name in order to repay him later. The fisherman doesn't say his name, but calls himself "fisherman". Wu Zixu had no choice but to bow his head and say goodbye, but he didn't go far. He always felt that saving his life was ungrateful and not done by a gentleman. So he came back again, untied the three-star dragon sword handed down from generation to generation around his waist and gave it to the "fisherman" to thank him, and asked him not to reveal his whereabouts.

"Fisherman Zhang" took the seven-star Dragon Garden Sword, looked up and sighed, and said to Wu Zixu, "I only saved you because you are a loyal minister, and I didn't repay you. Now, you still suspect that I am greedy for interests and lack trust, so I want to use this sword to show nobility. " Say that finish, horizontal sword commit suicide. Because of this story, the seven-star dragon sword became an honest and noble sword.

Later, in order to avoid the name of Tang Emperor Li Yuan, this sword was changed to "Seven Stars Longquan Sword".

The sixth sword is the dry sword.

The sword of love-the sword of strong generals

Ganjiang, a native of Wu, was the son-in-law of Ou Yezi (about 499 BC to 433 BC). It is said that he was originally a famous sword maker. He was born with an eight-foot body, and his bravery is extraordinary. Before worshiping Ou Yezi, he had learned all kinds of sword-casting techniques, such as melting, forging, shoveling, filing, engraving, quenching and grinding. Ou Yezi's daughter Mo Xie is a beautiful, intelligent, virtuous, hardworking and brave woman. In order to marry Mo Xie, he became Ou Yezi's apprentice.

The blade of the sword is three feet long, the handle is six inches long and the blade is about three inches wide. It is made of red cherries and weighs nine pounds, that is, three pounds and twelve ounces. The body of the sword is carved with tortoise patterns, dancing like a tiger roar.

The seventh sword is not an evil sword.

The Sword of Love-The Sword of Mo Xie

Mo Xie, the daughter of Ou Yezi, the wife of a cadre and the mother of the Red Army.

The blade of Moxie Sword is four feet long, the handle is one foot long and the blade is about two inches wide. It's a lake-green sword wadding, weighing about ten catties, which is about four catties and two hundred and twenty-seven cents. The sword body is covered with water lines, that is, when dancing, the silver light pours, like a silver snake spitting letters.

Ganjiang Moxie Sword is a male and female double sword. When you see one of the swords, you will inevitably see the other sword. These two swords will never part.

There are many legends about this sword among the people. The most popular story is that the sword casting period is about to expire in March, but the iron eagle in the furnace still cannot be melted and cast as scheduled. In order to save her husband, Mo Xie plunged into the sword furnace, thus casting the double swords of Mo Xie, the assistant commander of A Chinese Odyssey.

We don't need to verify the truth of this legend. However, the carbon content of cast iron will decrease continuously during heating. If carbon is not properly added, the cast sword will become flexible and lack rigidity. This kind of sword is just a mantra at most, and it can't be a sword that can cut iron like mud.

Judging from the production conditions at that time, it was impossible for a general to have a big crucible to jump on the living people at that time. Therefore, another statement may be more credible, that is, Mo Xie cut off his hair and fingers and put them into a melting furnace. Both hair and fingers can be turned into carbon components, so that the lattice structure of cast iron can be changed and dissolved in an orderly manner, thus casting a flexible and sharp steel sword.

It is said that after casting Mo Xie's double swords, only Mo Xie's sword was dedicated to the King of Chu, while Ganjiang's sword was buried in the mountains. And charged Mo Xie to avenge his son with his sword when he was an adult. Later, the king of Chu learned that the lieutenant had hidden another sword, and he really killed him in a rage.

After the death of the lieutenant, he gave birth to a son, named late. His son was born different, with eyebrows more than a foot apart, also known as eyebrow ruler. As an adult, he took his sword to Chu for revenge. The king of Chu had foreseen it in his dream, so he ordered people to chase it everywhere. Honghong evaded everywhere and never laid hands on him.

One day, I met a swordsman in the mountains and promised to do it for him as long as I got the sword and the red head. Rhett got a sword at once.

The swordsman enoch met the King of Chu. Although the red head died, the hatred was not halved, and the king of Chu was amazed. The swordsman immediately presented the plan of boiling red from scratch with boiling water, and asked the king of Chu to have a look. The king of Chu is not suspicious of fraud. The king of Chu looked at each other, and the swordsman raised his sword, cut off the king's head from the pot, hanged himself immediately, and blew his head into the pot. The three heads are mixed in boiling water and cannot be recognized. Imperial secretary was buried in one place in three parts, so there was the saying of "Three Kings' Tomb".

However, according to research, General Mo Xiejian sank into the Jianxi River in Yanping, which is now the Minjiang River in Nanping, Fujian, when he was fighting for hegemony in wuyue. Ganjiang sword, because of the legend above, has also become a love sword.

The eighth sword fish intestine sword

The Sword of Justice and Illegality —— Fishbone Sword

The fishbone sword is one of the five famous swords cast by Ou Yezi on Zhan Lu Mountain. How long this sword is, it is impossible to research it in detail now. But it must not be too long. If it grows, it will never be possible. Can be hidden in fish intestines. The most likely length should be "less than half a foot".

But this ruler was not unified in the old society. Ten inches in danger is a foot, twelve inches in soup is a foot, and eight inches is a foot. So the length of this fish-gut sword can only be an approximate number.

When it comes to the fish-gut sword, you can't help but talk about turning beads. Zhuan Xu is from the State of Wu. At that time, Wu Zixu fled from Chu State to Wu State, knowing that Zhuan Xu was a warrior who was eyeing up, thunderous, able to carry the tripod, agile and heroic. Wu Zixu once saw Zhuan Xu fighting with many people. "His anger is outrageous." . While he was having fun, his wife came and shouted "Come back with me" behind him. He stopped at once and followed his wife home. In the eyes of mortals, this Zhuan Xu is just a creature who is afraid of his wife, but in the eyes of Wu Zixu, he is a brave and rational real man, so he chose Zhuan Xu to kill Wu Wangliao for Gongzi Guang, and let Gongzi Guang win the throne, thus helping him to take revenge for him.

Why did Gongziguang kill Wu Wangliao? This must start with the dream of longevity: the dream of longevity of your four sons: sacrifice, and harmony. Shoumeng knew that among the four sons, only Ji Zha was the most talented. So he wanted to make him a prince, and Ji Zha knew that if so, there might be a tragedy of "boiling beans and burning beans", so he resolutely refused to accept it, so the prince had to change his eldest son Zhu Fan into a prince. After Shoumeng's death, he met his fourth son, and the throne was passed from brother to brother until Ji Zha became king of Wu.

After Zhu Fan became king, he was transferred to Ji Zha, but Ji Zha still refused. Zhu Fan died, the remaining sacrifices took over, the remaining sacrifices died, and the remaining sacrifices failed to take over. Until I die, I will make Ji Zha king according to Shou Meng's last words. However, Ji Zha didn't want to be emperor, so he fled overnight, so Wu's minister couldn't let Mo Yu's son become king. And childe Zhu Fan's eldest son alone, the grandson of Shoumeng, Ji Zha doesn't want to be king, so he should be the heir to the throne, not the current emperor. So he secretly recruited talents to prepare for the throne.

In this context, Zhuan Zhu became the best killer. So the bloody scene that everyone knows was staged like that. Wu Wangliao died by Zhuan Xu's fish-gut sword, and Zhuan Xu was chopped into meat by the swordsman set by Sun Guangbu. Childe light became the prince of He Lv.

In 506 BC, He Lv, the king of Wu, took Sun Wu as the general, Wu Zixu as the lieutenant and her husband as the pioneer, and sent his troops to capture the capital of Chu. Wu Zixu dug the tomb of King Chuping and whipped 300 corpses.

Fishbone sword has therefore become an invincible sword, a world-famous sword.

The ninth sword is Junjun Sword.

Noble and Gorgeous Sword-Chun Jun Jian

Pure Jun sword, also known as pure hook sword. This sword was cast by Ou Yezi in Mount Zhan Lu. It is described in The Legend of Yue Jue Shu Jian: "If the hibiscus first emerges, it will rot like a row of stars, and its light will overflow like water. If it is broken, it will be as rock as ice. This is called a pure hook. "

Although the appearance of Chun Jun Jian is exquisite, gorgeous and pleasing to the eye, its sharpness will never be reduced by its gorgeous appearance. It's still devastating. In other words, it perfectly combines beauty and sharpness, and is known as the noble and unparalleled eternal farewell sword.

Legend has it that the King of Yue Gou Jian was promised a thousand fine horses, three rich towns and two big cities in exchange for this pure Jun Jian. Seeing so many good things, Gou Jian hesitated whether to replace them. To be prudent, he invited Xue Zhu, a famous swordsman, to listen to his opinions.

When Xue Zhu saw this pure Jun sword, he immediately snapped, "This sword is a masterpiece of the unity of man and nature. In order to cast this sword, the Millennium red pansy mountain, the mountain breaks tin, if the Millennium river dries up, copper comes out. When casting a sword, Lei Gong struck the iron, Rain Niang drenched the water, Dragon held the stove, and Heaven filled the charcoal. Ou Yezi, the master of sword casting, worked hard with the gods for ten years to forge this sword. After the sword was completed, the gods died, the Red Pansy Mountain was closed as before, and Ruoye Jiang Botao was resurrected. With such a peerless sword, there is no way to be a beautiful Macheng ... ".

Of course, this is also a beautiful legend made up by the ancients out of admiration for pure uniform swords. But as a cultural heritage, future generations still like such legends. So Mr. Jin Yong, a martial arts master, included this beautiful pure monarch sword in his novel Yue Nv Jian, which made this noble and gorgeous sword more widely circulated.

It is said that in 2004, when Longquan was discussing swords, Longquan craftsmen presented Mr. Jin Yong with a modern version of Chun Jun Jian, and Mr. Jin Yong also signed the sword and carved the blade. The prototype of the sword is now in Zhejiang University.

The tenth sword becomes the English sword

Shadow and Invisible Sword-Shadow Sword

Cheng Yingjian is the strangest and most famous sword. According to legend, it was cast in Shang Dynasty and collected by Kong Zhou in the Spring and Autumn Period. This is a vague sword. In Liezi Tang Wen, there is such a record: "Confucius said,' I have three swords, and I choose them. ..... Second, it is said that the shadow is a good friend, and when it is dim in the evening, it is observed in the north. If there is something in the light, it is not like it. It touches things, but it can be heard that things are not seen by things. "In Weichi Gong's inscription, Hua Ying Tang Bingzhou, Duke of Hubei and Commander-in-Chief of Yuan Wen, also had such words:" Jiao Xiong's shadow, and Goose forgot to return. "

In order to deify this shadow sword, someone described it like this: "The raised hands draw an elegant arc and wave to a tall and straight Gu Song next to them. There was a slight' click' sound in the auricle, and the tree shook slightly, but there was no change. However, it didn't take long for the lush pine cover to fall down in a gentle south wind and spread out round and round, indicating the passage of time. The darker the sky, the more invisible the sword is, and the ancient twilight is silent, and there is silence between heaven and earth. "

No matter how the ancients and modern people describe this shadowy and invisible sword, they all want to express the glory and splendor of my 5,000-year civilization. Just like this shadow sword, it carries the profoundness of China, an ancient country, in shadow and invisibility. Just like this exquisite and elegant Excalibur, it draws the most perfect arc of the Chinese nation in the sky of world history.