There are many famous swords in Chinese history, but there are not many famous sword casting masters, which is the fulfillment of the sentence: "Thousand Mile Horse is often there, but Bole is not often there." ”
Behind the completion of each divine weapon, in addition to a beautiful legend, there is often a flash of the figure of a famous sword casting master.
Historically, these people, known as sword-casting masters, forged a legendary myth with their legends.
1. 1, 1, Osamu Ou
When mentioning the sword casting master, of course, the first thing to mention is Ou Zhizi, which is a figure in the history of sword casting that can never be avoided, although his deeds are too much and bizarre.
It is said that Ou Yezi was a person from the late Spring and Autumn period to the early Warring States period, and the "Book of Yue Jie" that recorded his great name only depicted his "glorious deeds" through the mouth of the Sword Master Xue Zhan.
At that time, the Yue King Gou Jian invited Xue Zhan to evaluate the five swords he treasured, and when he saw the "Pure Jun" sword, speaking of the time, Xue Zhan mentioned the process of building the sword: "The mountain of chivien, breaking out of the tin; the stream of Ruoye, the copper came out", and attracted the gods and immortals of the road, causing "the rain master swept and sprinkled, the thunder struck the bridge; the dragon held the furnace, and the heavenly emperor loaded the charcoal", Xue Zhan also mentioned that Ou Zhizi created a total of five swords: "Great Punishment Three, Small Punishment Two: One Zhanlu; Two Pure Jun; Three Victory Over Evil; Four Fish Intestines; Five Giant Que." ”
In addition to leaving behind the world-famous sword, the biggest gift given to the sword casting world was to cultivate apprentices.
Two, three: dry will not be evil
According to legend, Gan will be the apprentice of Ou Zhizi, and the two have also cooperated to forge three swords for the king of Chu at that time.
The "authentic saying" of the Book of Yue Jie is: "Ou Yezi, Gan will chisel the Ci Mountain, Hui Qixi, take Tie Ying, as three iron swords: one is Longyuan (changed to "Dragon Spring" after avoiding Li Yuan's secret), the second is Tai'a, and the third is Gongbu." ”
In addition to being closely related to Ou Zhizi, Gan will be more intimately linked to another name, Mo Xie.
According to the "Wu Yue Chunqiu", the Gan General and Mo Xie are husband and wife, and the famous sword cast is also called Gan General Mo Evil, and the casting process of these two swords is related to some twists and turns: "Gan Will know: 'The work of my master is also smelting, gold and iron are not sold, and husband and wife are in the furnace'. Mo Xie said: 'The ancestors of the master shook their bodies to become things, and the concubines were difficult to be'. So the husband and wife cut off their hair and claws, threw them into the furnace, and made the virgins three hundred, and the drums were filled with charcoal, and the gold and iron were made into swords. ”
In contrast, the "Book of Wu Di" is even more tragic, it is said that the two were very unsuccessful in casting swords at that time, and finally Mo Xie threw himself into the sword furnace to cast a male and female sword, named "Gan General Mo Evil".
4. Mrs. Xu
Mrs. Xu, this name, once mentioned in Gulong's novels, is very characteristic of Gulong: "Madame Xu is not a woman, he is just surnamed 'Xu', the name 'Lady'." Such a style of sentence is very common in Gu Long's novels, giving people a strong contrasting effect.
Lady Xu is really not a woman, he really is only surnamed Xu, called Lady, and the earth is a male grandfather who grew up in the land of Yan Zhao who has been generous and sad since ancient times.
Lady Xu is more like the modern Zhang Xiaoquan, Zhang Xiaoquan is famous for scissors, Lady Xu is famous for her dagger, and it is mentioned in the "History" and "Warring States Policy" that before Jing Ke stabbed the King of Qin, Prince Dan of Yan bought the dagger cast by Lady Xu at the cost of "hundred gold", coated with poison, and after testing, no one could not die.
The sharp dagger and the fierce poison are of course the best tools for stabbing, but unfortunately, the final result of the assassination is not ideal.
5. Cao Pi Guogong
Cao Pi once mentioned in his book "Treatise on Classics" that he had the origin of the three swords he possessed: "Choose good gold, order other countries to work, refine and refine, as for the hundred, think of three swords: one is feijing, the other is liucai, and the third is Huahua." The furniture is four feet and two inches long, weighs one pound and ten and five two, quenched with Qingzhang, lied, decorated with Wenyu, and the table is made of tongxian. ”
Cao Wei's family has a great cause, of course, there will be no less capable people, and the craftsmen who can create famous swords are by no means ordinary mediocre hands, they must have a high attainment in sword casting skills, but it is a pity that they have not been able to leave a name.
6. Pu Yuan
Pu Yuan was the Western Cao Rafter of Zhuge Liang's palace, the specific deeds are unknown, according to some historical accounts, he once built three thousand swords for Zhuge Liang's army in Xiegu.
These sabers, so sharp, that they were able to "fill the middle with iron beads in a bamboo tube, raise the knife and break it, and fall with the hand", so they are called divine knives.
It is said that after the completion of the knife at that time, Pu Yuan believed, "Han Shui is blunt and weak, not quenched, shu jiang is refreshing, is called the yuan essence of great gold, talent is divided into wilderness, but ordered people to take river water in Chengdu." Jun with a quenching knife, mixed words and water, not available. The water taker does not talk about it. Jun drew water with a knife, and his words were mixed with eight liters. The water taker prostrates his head in the cloud, covers the water in Fujin, and benefits it with eight liters of Fushui. ”
7. Tao Hongjing
Tao Hongjing was a southern dynasty man during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, who experienced the three dynasties of Song, Qi and Liang, and was a famous all-round figure at that time, and people also gave him the title of "Prime Minister of the Mountains".
Tao Hongjing has many titles, such as peddler, alchemist, literary scholar and the like, he has learned a lot, in medicine, alchemy, astronomy, geography, military, economics and other aspects are involved, sincerely the so-called "art is not pressed", it is also too much talent, his skill in casting swords, has become a "trail" among many achievements.
In essence, Tao Hongjing also had profound skill in casting swords, and the Book of Swords records: "Emperor Wu of Liang ordered Tao Hongjing to make thirteen excaliburs to resemble leap moons." ”
Being called a "Divine Sword" is naturally a phenomenon-level sword, which can also reflect Tao Hongjing's extraordinary skills in sword casting.
VIII. Itabashi Wang Clan
Most of the historical reputations of the Banqiao Wang clan were made by Feng Hui in the five generations period.
Feng Hui was sent to guard Lingwu in zhen, and the leaders of the various tribes came to see him, and when he saw the sword of one of the leaders, he said, "This is the sword of the Itabashi Wang clan, right?" I heard that the Wang's sword is a well-known good weapon in the world! (This Itabashi Wang Clan Sword Evil?) I heard that the Wang Clan Sword World Sharp Weapon also. Feng Hui pretended to draw his sword from the other party's waist to watch, but took the opportunity to kill the leader and his entourage. In this way, the way of establishing the power made the other tribes obediently surrender.
The Wang clan sword was also famous in later generations.
Nine, Zhang Crow Nine
Zhang Yajiu was a Tang Dynasty man, and there are very few deeds related to him in the history books, and the reason why he was famous for forging swords in later generations was mostly because of a poem written by Bai Juyi: "Nine Swords of Crows"
The poem reads: "A thousand years after Ou Yezi's death, the elves secretly taught Zhang Yajiu. Raven Nine cast sword Wu Shan Zhong, heaven and sun time god borrowed merit. Jin Tie Teng's essence turned the flames into flames, eagerly seeking to be a sword. Jiancheng has not tried for more than ten years, and there are guests holding gold to buy a look. Who knows the closed box is long and thoughtful, and the three-foot green snake refuses to pan. ”
Note: Xue Zhan, who was once a master of the Sword, is not included.
Chrysanthemum Tea, real name Zheng Liang, online name Chrysanthemum Tea 163, Tianya Sina Forum well-known historical writer, senior Three Kingdoms Control. He has published "On the Sword of Mount Hua", "History Is Originally Like This", "Thirteen Years of Jian'an in the Past of the Three Kingdoms over the Past Thousand Years", "The Life of Happiness and Vengeance", "The Disaster Rises against the Wall" and other anthologies.
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