Why is the fish intestine sword named after this? Where did the fish intestine sword go at last?
Fishbone sword, ranked eighth among the top ten Gu Jian in China, is one of the most famous swords in history. According to Historical Records. Biography of Assassin During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Zhuan Xu stabbed Wu Wangliao with a dagger in the belly of a fish, so it was called fishbone sword.
However, with the passage of time, the once famous Excalibur has long since disappeared in the long river of history. Fishbone sword is no exception, but unlike other famous swords, this sword can still be traced back, most likely under a pool in Suzhou. What's going on here?
Things go back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. At that time, the fish intestine sword had changed hands many times and became the beloved sword of He Lv, the king of Wu. However, unexpected events happened. In 496 BC, He Lu was injured in the Battle of Wu Yue and died soon. For the ancients, death is the most important thing in life, and it is necessary to find a treasure house for burial. His son Fucha requisitioned 6,543,800 soldiers and civilians for filial piety, and made every effort to build a tomb for him in Tiger Hill. According to Historical Records, He Lu's tomb is "a copper coffin, a pool of water and silver, and Jin Yuyan is buried". What's more attractive is that he liked more than 3,000 swords before his death, including famous swords such as "Zhu Bian" and "Fish Intestine".
After Gou Jian, the King of Yue, leveled the State of Wu, he went to Tiger Hill to look for the sword. Because he didn't know where the tomb door was, he found nothing. Later, Qin Shihuang, Sun Quan of Soochow and others also sent people to look for the sword many times, but they found nothing after all. In other words, the tomb of Helu built by Tiger Hill is unbreakable, adding a layer of mystery to Tiger Hill. More than 2,000 years have passed, most ancient tombs in history have been stolen, and many historical precious cultural relics have disappeared. But what is certain is that Tiger Hill has never been stolen, and both ancient tombs and cultural relics in the tomb are well preserved.
In the sixth year of Zheng De in Ming Dynasty (15 1 1), Tang Bohu, a genius at that time, visited Tiger Hill and made a comprehensive investigation. Just at that time, the water in Tiger Hill had dried up, and Tang Bohu and others found a cave with a tomb door at the bottom of the pool. If so, that is to say, the tomb of He Lv, the prince of Wu, was actually built under the pool, and the fish intestine sword was hidden in it. As for why the world knows that Tang Bohu and others have discovered the tomb door? In fact, in 1955, the local authorities cleaned the water in Tiger Hill, and found the records of Tang Bohu and others during the drainage.
Archaeologists rushed to the scene immediately after hearing the news, conducted archaeological research on the bottom of the pool and found the "tomb door" recorded by Tang Bohu and others. However, this is only the preliminary judgment of archaeologists, but no one knows whether He Lu's tomb is really in it. Because, after the discovery of the "tomb door", archaeologists did not excavate it, and some archaeologists even called it "absolutely no archaeological excavation". Does this mean that archaeologists are afraid to enter the ancient tomb? Actually, it is not. You should know that Tiger Hill is the "first mountain in Wuzhong" and has rich cultures in history. If the pond in Tiger Hill is archaeological, it will cause great damage to the scenic spot.
Even if the fish intestine sword and 3000 other swords of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period are all in the tomb of He Lu, they have never been stolen in history, and there is no guarantee that these famous swords will have turned to dust long ago. Instead of digging up the fish intestine sword, it is better to keep a mystery, a scenic spot with a long history and culture.