Three hundred and twentieth chapters gods give swords
"The origin of the husband's sword has been around for a long time. https: All the former kings and queens would not fail to forge it." [Records of Ancient and Modern Swords]
Jizhou, Bohai County.
A long sword lay quietly on the table in front of Yuan Shao, with blood-red brocade padded under the sword. The sword's light was like the bright moon and autumn water, smooth and smooth, without any hindrance, with an awe-inspiring chill, as if it was a line in the sky.
The jade that has been frozen for a long time in the ice cellar is like a sleeping dragon.
Yuan Shao, who was staring at the sword, narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was afraid of the sword's cold light shining into the depths of his eyes like abyss.
The sword is three feet six inches long excluding the hilt, and weighs about one pound and a half. The sword frame is a piece of pure white jade, carved into the shape of an animal head, and the hilt is wrapped around shark skin. The sword is slender and perfect, with sharp edges.
In addition, it does not lose its luxury. The most surprising thing is that there is a golden seal inscription on the end of the blade, with the word "Si Zhao" engraved squarely on it.
Yuan Shao held the hilt of the sword with one hand and held it firmly in front of his chest. He took out a silk handkerchief from his sleeve with the other hand. He held the silk handkerchief above the sword, then let go of his hand and let it fall.
The handkerchief floated leisurely on the sword body, as if there was no obstruction in the middle, but the silk handkerchief was naturally divided into two halves by the sword blade.
The almost dust-free sword blade reflected the light in the room, and also reflected the breathless and silent expressions of everyone present like a mirror.
"Congratulations to Duke Ming for receiving the sword!" Guo Tu broke the silence first and bowed down at the table.
Pang Ji, Xun Chen and the others also knelt down and congratulated him.
Tian Feng frowned, as if hesitating whether to interrupt the most common and meaningless "treasure appraisal" activity between the scholars in front of him.
Jushou glanced at Tian Feng worriedly. Yuan Shao was like this. He liked to slowly get to the point by talking about an irrelevant scholarly matter. Even when the Kwantung Allied Forces discussed attacking Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao would not
Not in a hurry, he even played with Cao Cao with his newly obtained jade seal, which finally caused Cao Cao to walk away.
Just like the jade seal back then, the same must be true for the sword at this time. Yuan Shao made such a big splash, not just for people to appreciate his newly acquired sword. If Tian Feng followed Cao Cao and walked away, or directly expressed his admonition, he would not only brush it off
Yuan Shao's interest will give some people an opportunity to slander him.
Fortunately, Tian Feng was used to Yuan Shao's behavior and tolerated it now, which surprised Ju Sue and Guo Tu.
There was no joy on Yuan Shao's face, he just nodded slightly: "Speaking of the origin of this sword, it is a strange thing. Last night I saw the moonlight in the court was clear, so I lay down in my clothes and walked around under the verandah to enjoy the moonlight..."
Guo Tu and others immediately looked interested, expecting Yuan Shao to continue, but Ju Shou could clearly hear Tian Feng beside him taking a deep breath as if he was impatient.
Yuan Shao was not in a hurry, he slowly put down his sword, picked up the wine bowl, took a sip, and said lightly: "Then for some reason, I saw a man dressed in white, standing in the court. His face was handsome, and he suddenly looked like a god.
When this man saw me, he took off the sword from his waist and handed it to me. As soon as I took it, I suddenly woke up and realized that I had fallen asleep leaning against the pillar of the corridor without knowing it."
Having said this, Yuan Shao glanced at everyone's unclear expressions intentionally or unintentionally, put down the wine bowl, and said with a smile: "When I returned to the bed, I saw a sword lying on the bed. I picked it up and saw that it was not the one in my dream.
That handle?"
Everyone was silent for a while. Even Guo Tu, who flattered Yuan Shao the most, hesitated to answer. The scene was silent for a long time. Guo Tufang slowly considered his words under Yuan Shao's gaze: "My Lord must meet the man of God.
Being given a sword is indeed a good sign."
"Yes." Yuan Shao's voice deepened: "It's just that I've been thinking hard for a long time, but I don't know what the sword inscription 'Si Zhao' means. You are all knowledgeable and enlightened people, why don't you explain it to me?"
Although Guo Tu has always been bold, his face turned pale at this time and he did not dare to answer. He was still like this, let alone Pang Ji, Xun Chen and others behind him. When Tian Feng saw this scene, he sneered in his heart, and his heart
The restless heart suddenly calmed down.
When Yuan Shao saw this appearance, he knew that they knew what they knew, but he didn't dare to say it, so he couldn't help but snorted coldly.
Not long after, an ordinary-looking middle-aged man in the crowd suddenly stood up and said: "Those who are thinking of summoning are those who are thinking of 'Shao'. This sword has the name of Duke Ming. It was given to Duke Ming by heaven and gave him a great responsibility."
Guo Tu, Tian Feng and others were suddenly startled. They turned around and looked back, only to see that the man was Geng Bao, a Julu man from Jizhou. Since Yuan Shao entered Jizhou, he has aggressively recruited local scholars to win over people's hearts, such as using Tian
Feng and Jushou were in charge of governance, and Biejia. Nowadays, Tian Feng and Jushu are the leaders of the scholars in Jizhou. They hold great power, but their power is not weaker than that of the chief bookkeeper Geng Bao, but they have always remained unknown and their reputation is not obvious. Now he is like this
His words suddenly made him the target of public criticism. Many people looked at Geng Bao meaningfully, with mixed feelings in their hearts.
Since the Xia Dynasty, this world has gone through several dynasties of Xia, Shang and Zhou. It has been in chaos for thousands of years. Many rare treasures have been scattered in the wild. It is not uncommon to pick up relics of previous generations. If it is an ordinary thing, Guo Tu, Pang Ji and others will also
You wouldn't be so close to a formidable enemy, just treat it as a surprise and let it pass.
But the 'accidental sword' is extraordinary.
The last person who had a similar experience got a sword in Eshan, Nanyang. There was a small seal inscription on it, and the inscription was "Xiuba". Later, this person became Emperor Guangwu of the Zhongxing Han Dynasty. The next one was also proud of Yu Nanshan.
The iron sword has a large seal inscription on it, and the inscription is "Chixiao". This man is the Emperor Gao who founded the Han Dynasty for 400 years.
The story of Emperor Guangwu and Emperor Gao getting the sword is too legendary, but it is undeniable that because of their fate, the incident of "accidentally getting the sword" was given a strong political color.
What's more, the sword in Yuan Shao's hand bears his name, which has extraordinary significance and his intentions are even more obvious.
Guo Tu couldn't resist such a temptation. He was just trying to pretend to be confused and try to deal with it. Unexpectedly, he was exposed by Geng Bao. Now he couldn't even pretend to be stupid, and he had to express his position. What's more, he didn't say anything.
Well, once Geng Bao took the lead, it seemed that Guo Tu was timid. In order to prevent Yuan Shao from being dissatisfied with him, Guo Tu had no choice but to make amends with a smile: "That's it! I am so stupid that I didn't expect that there was such a meaning.
, since the name 'Si Zhao', it means 'God and Man Si Zhao'."
When Pang Ji and others saw Guo Tu speaking, they all echoed his words, but the tone of their words was not very full, and it was obvious that some of his words were insincere.
Yuan Shao noticed the reluctant attitude of everyone, his eyes darkened, and he suddenly smiled and said: "What's the 'God of Gods'? It's just a sword. There are hundreds of swords in my house. Although it is not sharper than it, it is still a decent sword.
That's all." As he said that, he looked really nonchalant and took the sword to the maid standing beside him, wiped the sword well, and put it in the box for storage.