Spring and Autumn I Am King

Thank you Shuyouxuange Pavilion Pavilion, appreciate flowers and jade, ancestral Confucian scholars in green shirts, and stars who are in trouble and give praises from all directions!

……

The tall and thin Yu Xi finally returned to the stable garden when the rainstorm fell. He threw the sword in his hand to the ground, and instead of returning to his residence, he lay down directly on the haystack and stretched comfortably.

For the past ten years, as a lowly horse breeder, he slept in the hay that smelled of earth and horse dung. Since he was promoted by a gentleman, he was promoted to two Sima, and he got his own residence. He was used to sleeping on a soft couch, and it was not bad to dig into the straw once in a while.

Mowing wheat for a day is more tiring than galloping a hundred miles on horseback. Today, knowing that the crops are difficult, he weakly stretched out his hand and called to his riding boy: "Ao, quickly bring some water and food..."

But after shouting for a long time, the little riding boy still disappeared.

Yu Xi had to get up by herself, touched the straw and husks all over her head, and asked doubtfully, "Where did that kid go?"

I didn't see Ao's figure, but I saw that he was on duty today, patrolling the well outside Chengxiang in the rain, and came in. He took off the leather jacket on his head, turned it over, and poured rainwater on the ground.

I don't know why, Jing always had a bitter face, gloomy and silent, he raised his eyes and looked at Yu Xi and said, "Don't look for it, your cavalry boy quietly and the gentleman's maid left Chengyi, and I happened to be caught when I came back. , I am kneeling in front of a gentleman and admitting my mistake!"

……

In the small courtyard behind the Xiangsi Temple, Zhao Wuxi, who had just returned from the treasury, was also full of doubts.

Just now, Jing Lai came to report that it was his maids Wei and Qi Tong Ao who had escaped the wall and were arrested when they returned.

Now, the sister and brother have been sent back, and before Zhao Wuxi could be questioned, they knelt down in the rain.

This attitude made Zhao Wuxi even more puzzled. It was the critical moment of harvesting wheat. What did they do when they went out in the rain?

Are you trying to escape?

But Zhao Wuxi consciously did not treat them badly, and even he never regarded Wei as a concubine, and treated her equally with Yuan, a good maid from the lower palace.

At the beginning, the two brothers and sisters begged bitterly, saying that they had no relatives in the world and nowhere else to go, so Zhao Wuxi let them stay. If there is something unspeakable, let him know, what's the harm? If he wanted to leave, he might even give money and silk tolls.

Although, there may be some unhappiness in my heart.

After all, Wei had served him for more than half a year, and such a beautiful girl was by her side every day. He Zhao Wuxi was just at the age of vigorous blood, and his heart was not made of stone. If you want to say that you don't feel it at all, it's a fake. You want to say that you like it? But it is not.

Maybe it's just male possessiveness at work.

In any case, things have to be clarified, so he stood up from the seat and said coldly, "Why are you still staying in the rain? You haven't helped your sister into the house to avoid the rain."

Ao Wei agreed, and wanted to help her sister get up, but Wei didn't move. Instead, she pulled Ao and knelt down in the rain to bow to Zhao Wuxi. Then she got up, climbed the steps, bowed again, and bowed again after going to the hall.

After the solemn three bows, she pursed her lips and said, "My concubine is guilty, I beg the gentleman to forgive me."

Wei's black hair was drenched in rain, bundled in bundles, her fair forehead was also stained with mud, and her big eyes became more watery and sympathetic.

Seeing her pale face and her body still trembling slightly, Zhao Wuxi couldn't bear it, and his voice couldn't help softening: "What's your fault?"

"My concubine, I concealed my life from the gentleman..."

"Oh?" Although she had already guessed with Ji Qiao, she was able to read and hyphenate words, and knew the rare allusion of "Jiecao", she might be a declining noble lady who had been educated since childhood. But for half a year, Zhao Wuxi has been busy with this and that, and has no mind to gossip about this matter. Since Wei didn't say anything, he didn't ask any further questions, and just waited quietly for the day when she confessed.

Unexpectedly, such a cloudy and rainy day was chosen.

"Everyone has something to hide. There's no merit or blame. If you want to say it, say it."

"Please be gentle, gentleman. When the concubine saw that the sword of the gentleman was damaged a few days ago, she made up her own mind and went out of the city in violation of the prohibition. She wanted to take back this family heritage and give it to the gentleman." After she finished speaking, she raised her head. , looked sideways.

Caught by the inspecting Zhao Bing, the weapon he was carrying was naturally disarmed.

Like a sculpture, the guardian Mu Xia, who was standing aside to watch his nose and nose and his heart, only moved after hearing the words. He slowly walked over and respectfully presented a sheathed sword.

"So, she and her brother ran out of the wall today to get this sword?"

In this way, Zhao Wuxi felt a little relieved. He took the sword and began to measure the weight. It was not heavy. Even with the scabbard, it was just over a kilogram.

The scabbard is black and purple, and the zinan wood is wrapped with leather coated with anti-corrosion paint. The cloud and thunder patterns and taotie patterns carved on it are intertwined, reaching the top of the scabbard. Bronze and tin gilt and silver were cast in the shape of a horned dragon beast.

Zhao Wuxi couldn't help but be attracted by the unique shape of the scabbard. He could see that it was extremely valuable, and it was definitely not something that ordinary scholar-officials could have. He became more and more curious about Wei's life experience.

He wasn't from the country of Zheng who bought caskets and returned pearls, and he wanted to know what was going on inside. He held the scabbard in one hand and the hilt in the other, and slowly drew the sword out.

The long-hidden sword was unsheathed in vain, and its sharp edge was immediately exposed. The cold blue-gold light almost pierced his eyes!

When it was completely drawn out, Zhao Wuxi ignored it, and after a long silence, he couldn't help but exclaim: "Good sword! What a brilliant sword!"

I can see that this sword is about two and a half feet long and a quarter of a foot wide. The ridge is sunken between the two slaves. , the circular sword jewelry cloud and thunder pattern, the two blades reflect the light of blue gold.

He also saw that there were twenty wrong golden inscriptions on the spine of the sword.

"The auspicious day is Renwu, at first it was Yuan Yong, and Xuanliu was used to store Lu. I have a good name for it, and I call it Shaoyu (ju)."

"Xuanliu" and "Pulu" are the metal materials for making swords, tin and copper; I am my self-proclaimed self. In the pre-Qin period, no matter how high or low, I can call myself "I." It was only when Zhao Wuxi's distant relative Qin Shihuang was used.

The general meaning of the inscription is: On the auspicious day of Renwu, I made this useful sword. The raw materials for making the sword are tin and copper. I gave this sword a name and called him "Shaojiao".

"Shaoyu..." Zhao Wuxi read this uncommon name and read jù, it was the monster carved on the hilt of the sword, the name of a legendary beast with antlers and dragon heads.

Such a beautiful but sharp sword, I don't know how sharp it should be?

His heart was itching for a while, so he stretched out his hand and slashed at the table, only to hear a pop, the table made of hardwood, and the copper plate above it all broke.

And the sword edge was unscathed!

Zhao Wuxi was amazed and praised: "I have heard that the world's famous swords, the meat test will break the cattle and horses, and the gold test will cut the plate (yi), so it should be!"

He was immersed in the astonishment of the sword, and after a while, he remembered that the maid Wei and her brother were still kneeling on the ground, quickly put the sword into the sheath, and walked over to support the girl with one hand.

"You went out with Ao this time to get a sword? Where did this sword come from? Can you tell me now, who are you?"

Wei showed a shy smile: "Gentlemen, my concubine is called Wei, but when my father was alive, he often called his concubine Wei Mi (mi)..."

"A woman with the surname Mi, are you from the country of Chu?" Zhao Wuxi also did not expect that Wei's background was so far away from here.

Wei lowered her eyebrows and said, "The ancestor of the concubine left Chu and entered the Jin Dynasty several decades ago~www.wuxiahere.com~ Its name is taboo, and it is engraved on the scabbard."

Zhao Wuxi lowered his head to take a closer look, but saw that the scabbard, which had been thoroughly washed with soil by the rain, was indeed still engraved with a line of elegant Chu State bird seal characters.

After recognizing it for a long time, he read it out softly: "Zi Ling uses his own sword, his descendants will always use it!"

The person whose name is Ziling, he and his wife, are people who stir up the storm and are famous all over the world, so how could Zhao Wuxi not know it?

His pupils shrank suddenly, and after thinking of the family's well-established rumors and curses, the hand holding Wei's shoulder could not help but loosen slightly.

Wei seemed to have anticipated Zhao Wuxi's reaction. She smiled, poignantly: "Since the gentleman already knows, do you still dare to leave a concubine in this yard?"

……

PS:

Jin and Wu cast bronze soldiers, the flames are cold and frosty.

At the place where Ji Zi hangs his sword, the princes look to the north.

The five tyrants came out with seven heroes, and Zhan Lu was right on the fish intestines.

Whoever holds the Tai Ah backwards, the giant towers are madly smashed.

The most angry is Long Yuan, Chi Xiao slashed the snake and mang.

Is the cadre safe today? Shaoyu alone is brilliant!

There are many famous swords in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the most powerful ones are naturally the two-character swords like Yuchang, Ganjiang, and Moxie. But the unearthed objects are only "Shaojiao", and they were unearthed in Shanxi.

The information on this sword will be completed in the post bar later, and the QQ group will also post it again. The second update will be after 15:00. See you on Sanjiang.