What is the story of casting swords recorded in history?
When fighting for hegemony with Wu, the state of Yue adjacent to Wu was unwilling to be lonely. When Wu is busy attacking Chu, he often attacks Wu.
In 496 BC, He Lv, the king of Wu, who successfully returned from the Chu-Han War, took advantage of Wang Yunxin's funeral and Prince Gou Jian's accession to the throne, and when the country's situation was unstable, he made a great move to conquer Vietnam. Gou Jian, the young king of Yue, defeated Wu Shi with his cunning tactics, and He Lv, the king of Wu, was injured and died.
In 494 BC, another tragic war broke out in wuyue. Fu Cha, the son of He Lv, the king of Wu, defeated Gou Jian, the king of Yue. Gou Jian, the king of Yue, became the servant of Fu Cha, the king of Wu. In the humiliation of losing his country, Gou Jian struggled to find a man and a sword.
Gou Jian heard that there was a man named Ou Yezi who could cast swords, cut gold and cut jade. When Ou Yezi was born in Yue State, there was a dispute among countries in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and the State of Chu annexed 45 countries south of the Yangtze River. The more it became the vassal state of King Chu Ling. As a teenager, Ou Yezi learned metallurgical technology from his uncle and began to smelt bronze swords, hoes, iron axes and other production tools. He is willing to use his head and has extraordinary wisdom. Ou Yezi is strong and can bear hardships. He discovered the nature difference between copper and iron, and forged China's first iron sword "Longyuan", which was the first cold weapon in China. Pursuing the goal of winning by short will inevitably lead to taking short as the best and taking short as the sharp. Therefore, when bronzes were the main weapon materials in the Central Plains, the pressure of survival and safety inspired the intelligence and perseverance of the Vietnamese people, and finally invented excellent smelting and casting technology, and iron weapons began to appear. And this iron weapon was an alloy weapon from the beginning.
So Gou Jian, the King of Yue, invited him to Ou Yezi. He not only cast five swords for Gou Jian, including Zhan Lu, Tsunku, Xie Sheng, Juque and Fish Intestine, but also taught him the skills of casting swords. The sword of Gou Jian, the King of Yue, was undoubtedly written by Ou Yezi. Where the traditional handicraft industry is developed, the traditional farming era is bound to be a region with poor land resources, low agricultural production level and output. Longquan, a small town in southern Zhejiang, is a typical example.
At that time, because farming could not feed people, people looked for other ways to live. The mountains on both sides of the Oujiang River, and even the riverbed of the Oujiang River, are all iron-bearing ores. It is surrounded by mountains, and firewood is inexhaustible. Oujiang water is just used for quenching.
Amazingly, even the surrounding mountains have natural excellent grindstones. So Longquan ushered in the Ou Yezi of Yue!
At that time, people made swords from meteorites falling from the sky. Because the iron contained in meteorites is much harder than bronze, this kind of meteorite iron is very rare. Later, Ou Yezi finally found a substitute for the meteorite and made a weapon for the King of Yue.
And according to legend, many people thought that iron was a vulgar material that would bring bad luck. Therefore, it is called "evil gold" and is generally only used for casting farm tools. The sword used by the king is naturally not an iron sword, but an alloy. "Thousands of words" said: "The number of swords is huge, and the beads are called luminous." Juque is a famous sword in ancient times, and it is one of the five Excalibur built by the legendary sword ancestor Ou Yezi for the King of Yue. Those who write Qian Wen Zi are limited by 65,438+0,000 prose words. He can only take Suzaku as an example, as a representative of swords and even weapons.
Legend has it that when the sparrow-gathering sword was just formed, Gou Jian, the king of Yue, was sitting on the altar when he suddenly saw a carriage out of control in the palace and rushed over, scaring the white deer raised in the palace. So Gou Jian, the king of Yue, pulled out the giant queer sword that Ou had just cast and aimed it at the runaway carriage, hoping to order the warriors to stop it. But as soon as the sword was drawn, the hand of firm but gentle split the carriage in two.
Later, Gou Jian ordered someone to get a big copper pot, and used this sword to poke a big gap in the pot effortlessly, just as easily as cutting rice cakes. Zucker got his name. Legend has it that a magical iron was left in the process of making the unique sparrow sword, so Ou Yezi made a dagger "Longlin" with this magical iron. This dagger was later used by the imperial court. Because it is too sharp, it was used in the most cruel death penalty in ancient times.
According to Yuejueshu, Ou Yezi was later ordered by the King of Yue to cast a sword for the King of Chu. He traveled all over Fujian and Vietnam, casting swords at the foot of Xiqin Mountain in Longquan. Finally, the three swords of Longyuan, Gongbu and Taiya were cast. They cut iron like mud, broken by the wind, flexible and delicate. After being dedicated to the King of Chu, the King of Chu was overjoyed, so he named Ou Yezi General.
Yue Jueshu? It is recorded in "Sword" that Xue Zhu, a connoisseur of great sword at that time, once commented on Gou Jian's "pure gentleman" sword: when the hand vibrates, it shines like a hibiscus. Looking around, it is like a trip to the stars; Look at its light, muddy water overflows the pond; Look at its faults, rocks are like stones; Look at his talent, he is as beautiful as a deduction ... Although he has recovered the whole city and exhausted the river, he still can't get this thing.
Yue Jueshu? Legend of the Sword records: "Betty Wong Yunchang, the father of Gou Jian, ordered Ou Yezi to cast a sword." Ou Yezi went to the famous mountains and rivers in Fujian and Zhejiang to find a place suitable for casting swords. When he saw the quiet and lush Zhan Lu Mountain, where firewood is easy to get, mineral resources are abundant, and mountain springs are cool and suitable for quenching swords, he made a sword here.
After three years of hard work, Ou Yezi finally forged the sword of Zhan Lu. At that time, the five famous swords in the world were: Zhan Lu, Juque, Conquering Evil, Fish Intestine, Tsunku, and Zhan Lu ranked first. This sword can break its hair, and it is as bloody as mud, chinese odyssey. Later poets wrote a poem: There are two dragons in the bucket. Where can I ask Lord Ou? When Oye reached the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhan Lu's sword was long. Therefore, Zhan Lu is called "the first sword mountain in the world".
According to the records of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Zhan Lu's sword was cast, and the King of Yue regarded it as a national treasure. The State of Yue was destroyed by the State of Wu, and He Lv, the king of Wu, seized the sword. But one day, the sword suddenly disappeared. One day, the cold and shiny sword was suddenly found on the pillow of King Zhao and Chu.
The swordsman entered the palace to solve the riddle and said, "This is the sword of Wuzhong swordsman Ou Yezi' Zhan Lu'. The prince of Wu is very helpless. He killed Liao Wang Zili, and trapped ten thousand people to kill his own daughter. The people of Wu feel sad and angry. How did he get this sword? The country where this sword is located will surely be far-reaching and prosperous. "
King Zhao of Chu said, "This is a sign from heaven!" It can be seen that Zhan Lujian has become a symbol of the rise and fall of the country. Du Fu, a poet saint in the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem: "Courtiers are also dressed, and the king is in Zhan Lu."