"The old man Wen Gong ran away and ruled the world; Duke Huan went to the kingdom and overpowered the princes; The King of Yue Gou encountered the ugliness of King Wu and the sage of China. The ability of the three sons to reach fame and success in the world is also in their country and ugly. Too undefeated, followed by defeat and success, this is called the use of the people. "
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Mozi
Yue Wang Gou Jian has always enjoyed a high reputation in history, and when quoting scriptures to talk about strong and forbearance, everyone will habitually talk about Yue Wang Gou Jian as a classic case. he
"Lying down and tasting the guts", finally enduring humiliation, and finally after enduring the humiliation and bearing the burden, he gradually became stronger, and finally took command to destroy Wu, leaving a strong mark in history.
At that time, it was the Spring and Autumn Period, and there were constant disputes between countries, and in order to make their own national strength stronger, countries in all countries attached great importance to the manufacture of weapons. At that time, almost every country had its own skilled craftsmen, especially those who were extremely good at bronze craftsmanship. It is said that the Yue King Gou Jian also had an extremely precious sword in the beginning, the Yue Wang Gou Jian Sword, which was called "the first sword under the heavens" by later generations.
It is rumored that this "Yue Wang Gou Jian Sword" was made by craftsmen and spent a full seven hundred and forty-nine days, and the person who made it was named Zheng Qin. At that time, Zheng Qin made two swords when making this sword, this "Yue Wang Gou Jian Sword" was called "female sword", and the other "male sword" was given to his son. However, it was regrettable that this Gou Jian was worried that this Zheng Qin would recreate such a powerful sword, so he executed him. However, this "Yue Wang Gou Jian Sword" has always existed in the legend and has not been confirmed, until 1965, it was proved that this is a real sword, not just in the legend.
In December 1965, archaeologists discovered an ancient tomb in Hubei, from which more than 600 artifacts were excavated, the most notable of which was a bronze sword. At that time, when the archaeologists picked up the sword, they were cut in their hands, and although it had gone through a thousand years, it was still quite sharp. In the history books, it has been described that "the Yue King's Sword" is a sword that "cuts iron like mud", which shows that it is extraordinary. Immediately, the archaeologists used 16 layers of white paper to test the sharpness of this bronze, only to see that with a little effort, the 16 layers of paper would be cut in an instant.
Then, archaeologists made a considerable discovery on this bronze sword, which pleased everyone present - on this bronze sword, there are 8 very eye-catching words: "Yue Wang Jiu Qian (Gou Jian) Zi Cha (Zuo) Sword." That is to say, this bronze sword is the legendary "Yue Wang Gou Jian Sword". Looking closely, I saw that the entire length of the sword body was about 55.7 cm, the width was about 4.6 cm, the length of the hilt was 8.4 cm, and the weight of the whole sword was 875 grams.
The production process of "Yue Wang Gou Jian Sword" is quite high, and it has been more than 2,000 years so far. However, it is curious that this "Yue King's Sword" has been experienced
2000
Why has it been decadent for many years, but it has never decayed? afterward
Tan Derui of shanghai municipal museum
Put this sword
Zoomed in
3000 times to observe
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Finally found out
"Secret". It turns out that this bronze sword was specially treated, and the bronze of the cast sword is actually tin bronze, adding other metals to the original copper, and it has to be said that the wisdom of the ancients is indeed admirable!