The Shang Fang Sword can be said to be a famous weapon. He is not praised not for his hardware conditions such as materials, shapes, and workmanship, but because of his special significance.
It is often said that the Shang fang sword can "cut off the emperor on the top and the emperor on the bottom", and even the emperor will be killed by it if he has no way, which shows that it has great power. So, how many privileges does shangfang sword have, and can it kill high-ranking officials everywhere?
The Shangfang Sword appeared as early as the Han Dynasty, and was first called 'Shangfang Chopping Horse Sword'', the reason why it was called 'Shangfang'' was because it was usually placed in the "Shangfang" institution. Shangfang was established during the Qin Dynasty, and its function was to forge, supply and keep the swords, bows and arrows used by the emperor. The sword that is created and kept by Shangfang is called 'Shangfang Sword'', in the folk, in order to show its preciousness, the word ''Treasure'' is added, which has the saying of 'Shangfang Sword''.
As mentioned above, the artifacts produced by Shang Fang are exclusively for the emperor, and the Shang Fang sword is naturally used by the emperor. In film and television dramas, the emperor's personal belongings have privileges, whether it is the emperor's jade pendant or the Nine Dragon Bowl used for eating, or even the emperor's horse coat and other personal clothes, people have to see it as respectfully as the emperor himself. The utility of the Shang Fang Sword is even more powerful, and those who hold it can cut first and play later, and act cheaply.
It was used to confer on ministers, and has been recorded as early as the Han Dynasty. The Book of Han records that after Emperor Hancheng succeeded to the throne, he reused his teacher Zhang Yu and not only made him the Marquis of Anchang, but also made him a chancellor. Zhang Yu held his own high position of power and was favored by the emperor, so he gradually became unscrupulous. Therefore, Zhu Yun, a minister known for his outspoken advice, faced the emperor in front of all the ministers and said, "The minister wishes to give Shang Fang a sword to cut off the horse, and cut off one of the ministers to force the rest." ''
Emperor Hancheng asked happily who he wanted to behead, and Zhu Yun replied emphatically: ''Marquis Zhang Yu of Anchang.' When Emperor Cheng saw him impeaching his trusted teacher, he was immediately furious and wanted to pull Zhu Yun to be beheaded, and the guards were ordered to take him away, and Zhu Yun grasped the threshold of the great hall and even broke the threshold. At this time, the left general Xin Qingji took off his official hat, official seal, and ribbon, prostrated his head and interceded, and Emperor Hancheng bypassed Zhu Yun, and later the official in charge of palace affairs wanted to change the threshold, but was stopped by Emperor Cheng, who said that he would use this broken threshold to commemorate the outspoken courtiers. As a result, there is also a good story of ''Zhu Yun folding sills'".
During the reign of Kublai Khan, the Daoist priest Zhang Liusun cured the empress of her illness, so the emperor wanted to make him a heavenly master, and after he did not dare to accept it and refused, Kublai Khan was the emperor and ordered Shang Fang to forge a sword to give. It can be seen that at this time, the sword of Shangfang has been used as an important reward and symbol of power. In the Ming Dynasty, the founding father Liu Bowen wrote in the poem: "First seal the Sword of Shangfang, and according to the law, accuse treachery and theft." ''
In the twentieth year of the Wanli Dynasty (1592), the Mongol Tatar chieftain Dobai rebelled in Ningxia, and the governor who commanded the military affairs of Shaanxi, Gansu, and Ningxia at that time was Wei Xuezeng, so the Wanli Emperor gave Wei Xuezeng Shangfang sword to supervise the battle. Later, Wei Xue was at a disadvantage in the war, so the imperial court sent Ye Mengxiong, the inspector of Gansu, to take his place, and also gave him the Shang Fang Sword. Ye Mengxiong used the Shang Fang Sword to command all the soldiers and horses very well, and the Ming Court began to give the Shang Fang Sword to the Lord many times to better mobilize the army in the future.
Although the Shangfang Sword claims to be able to 'slash the Emperor on the top and the Emperor on the bottom'', in fact, very few people died under the Shang Fang Sword, and it was more as a symbolic meaning, showing the emperor's attention and trust.
Theoretically, it can kill high-ranking officials everywhere, but such examples are more often found in novels, film and television dramas.