Chapter 18 The Sword
After pondering for a moment, Ye Wen refused. He didn't know martial arts. Although holding such a weapon was useful to him, it was of little use. He frowned slightly, and Ye Xiang said in a deep voice: "Those things
What am I going to do, I mean the magic weapon, so you know where the treasure is hidden in the palace?"
"Your Highness, the Royal Prison is the place where royal things are stored." Although he didn't know why the master suddenly asked this, Li Jinzhong answered immediately. For him, all etiquette, justice, integrity, and differences in civil and military matters in this world are all
What matters is that your master is happy.
Ye Xiang did not hesitate and quickly asked Li Jinzhong to lead the way to the Imperial Prison.
The Imperial Prison is a place specially built for the royal family. It is responsible for making the screens used for palace transfers, wooden utensils for beds, as well as red sandalwood, ivory, ebony and other playthings. In the warehouse of the Imperial Prison, treasures and antiques left by emperors of all dynasties are stored.
Porcelain and all kinds of valuable and rare things can be found here.
The Imperial Prison, located in the northwest corner of the palace, is a row of houses with earth and stone structures. This is one of the few buildings in the entire Forbidden City. The red stone walls, black doors, and colorful glazed tiles are all similar to other palaces. But here it is.
It is one of the most heavily guarded places in the palace, almost the same as Emperor Taichang's palace, and even more tightly guarded than the prince's palace.
The eunuch in charge of the imperial palace is called Chen Hua. He is over fifty years old, but he is well maintained and does not look very big. Although he does not know what the prince is doing here, he does not dare to neglect it. After all, there is a rumor in the palace that your majesty
His health seems to be failing, and the prince is likely to ascend the throne. It is very important to please the new master. Now that he has such an opportunity, he will naturally not let it go, and even flatters Li Jinzhong who is beside the prince.
Ignoring the small movements of the two people, Ye Xiang slowly walked into the warehouse of the Imperial Prison, looked at the neat wooden shelves, and nodded gently. During this period of time in Ouchi life, Ye Xiang gradually adapted to it.
After coming here, I developed a strong immunity to these rare treasures.
When he came to a shelf deep in the room, Ye Xiang was a little excited when he looked at the things in front of him. Countless long boxes were placed on the shelf, some of which were made of fine small-leaf rosewood, some of which were gold-inlaid with jade, and some of which were even
It was made of golden nanmu. He gently stroked a box and turned to Chen Hua: "Are all the swords stored in the palace here?"
After giving a respectful salute, Chen Hua said with a smile: "Back to Your Highness, yes, they are all here. Most of these are left by Taizu and Chengzu, and there have been no additions to the palace for many years. Since Your Highness wants weapons,
, I think these swords should be suitable. After all, swords are the weapons of a gentleman, and they are very suitable for His Highness’ status.”
Nodding lightly, Ye Xiang glanced at Chen Hua differently. It seemed that people who could achieve a certain position were not simple characters. Ye Xiang smiled calmly and said: "Yes, you have the intention."
Already."
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness. As long as the master is happy, we slaves will be blessed." Chen Hua also looked happy at this time and said with a smile. Although he is the eunuch of the imperial palace at the moment, that may not be the case tomorrow.
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Since ancient times, there is a saying that there is one emperor and one courtier. This rule is even more obvious among eunuchs. Each prince has his own personal eunuch. Basically, they have been with him since childhood. After he ascends the throne, he will naturally promote them vigorously.
It is easy to use. Secondly, after all, these people are the people around you. They have to work hard without any credit. When you become rich, you will naturally not forget them.
Therefore, for these people, being able to please their master is naturally extremely important.
"You guys go out first! I'll take a look for myself." Ye Xiang waved to the two of them and motioned for them to leave first.
"I excuse you, my servant." After the two of them bowed, they slowly withdrew.
When the two of them walked to the door, Li Jinzhong looked at Chen Hua with a very unkind expression on his face, and said lightly: "Eunuch Chen is really good at doing things. His Highness the Crown Prince praises you!"
Chen Hua heard the dissatisfaction in Li Jinzhong's words, a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes, and he smiled flatteringly and said: "Look at what you said, in the future, everyone in this palace will not have to look at you, but also at Eunuch Li.
Please take good care of me in the future." As he said that, he placed a green jade ring in Li Jinzhong's hand. It looked like it was not ordinary.
"What Eunuch Chen said, our family is just the servants of His Highness the Crown Prince. We are just doing our best to run errands for him." Seeing Chen Hua being so polite, Li Jinzhong also smiled and expressed his goodwill. After all, Li Jinzhong was nothing more than that at this time.
He is the eunuch next to the prince, but Chen Hua is the eunuch in charge of the imperial eunuch. As long as he expresses goodwill, the two of them will have a tacit understanding.
Ignoring the eunuchs outside, Ye Xiang focused all his attention on the box in front of him. He gently opened the box in front of him, and there lay a sword quietly inside. It had an ordinary blade and an ordinary style, and it didn't look the same at all.
It's unusual. But Ye Xiang knows that it is definitely not an ordinary piece to be placed here, and it is the collection of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di. I believe it is definitely a treasure.
He gently picked up the sword with a heavy hand. He gently held the hilt and pulled hard, but no matter how hard Ye Xiang tried, the sword would not come out of the sheath. This made him a little angry. Could this broken sword still be used?
Unable to choose a master, he suddenly remembered a book he had read before. Ancient swords all had broken springs. Holding the sword in front of him, Ye Xiang carefully searched for it on the sword. Finally, the hard work paid off, and there was a spring on the hilt of the sword.
A golden button was found underneath. Ye Xiang breathed a sigh of relief, pressed the golden button with his fingers, pondered for a moment, and then exerted force.
With this press, a cold light suddenly flashed through the dark room, and the sword seemed to be suddenly ejected from something. Half of the sword was exposed, and the other half was still in the scabbard. Although
He was shocked, but Ye Xiang was ecstatic, it turned out that there really is such a magical weapon in the world.
Gently holding the hilt of the sword, he pulled the sword outward. As the blade rubbed against the scabbard, the clear sword sound rang in Ye Xiang's ears. Looking at the sword as bright as autumn water, he felt very excited. Sure enough,
It's a good thing, it's definitely as good as cutting iron like clay, blowing hair and breaking hair. Ye Xiang looked around subconsciously, but couldn't find anything to test the sword with. Finally, he gritted his teeth and pulled out a hair from his head. Although
Grinching his teeth in pain, Ye Xiang couldn't wait to put his hair on the blade of the sword, blew gently, and his hair immediately split into two sections and gently fell to the ground.
Chapter completed!