Chapter 6 Study and Art II
Fusu nodded solemnly and kept the old man's golden words firmly in his heart. Suddenly Fusu remembered a question and asked the old man: "Grandpa, can't we use iron to make weapons now? Why do I still use bronze to make weapons in Daqin? Isn't this a step behind the six Kanto countries that use iron as weapons?"
The old man nodded in praise and said, "You mentioned it very well, and are good at seeking big truths from unintentional small things! Although countries can already use iron to make weapons, since iron mining and smelting are relatively difficult, and the strength and toughness are insufficient, although the six Kanto countries have now used certain iron weapons, the army is still dominated by bronze weapons! In terms of the manufacturing of bronze weapons, the Qin Dynasty has the most excellent sword-casting master among the seven countries and the quality of the bronze weapons cast.
It ranks first among all countries in the world, so the Qin State has not yet adopted iron weapons with immature craftsmanship, but still uses advanced and mature bronze weapons. The Qin Dynasty was invincible in the past century, because compared with the six Kanto countries, Qin's weapons are the most advanced! But why are Qin swords and other bronze weapons far ahead of the six Kanto countries? The only secret is that you can go to the weapon yard yourself. As an outsider, I cannot enter such a military important place at will!"
Fusu suddenly realized when he heard this, and finally had a preliminary understanding of why the Qin army could use bronze weapons to rampant the world. In the past, he always thought that the Qin army would use backward bronze weapons to fight against the iron weapons of the six Kanto countries, but now he finally learned the truth of the fact: Qin used bronze weapons that used the ultimate level of craftsmanship to fight against the immature iron weapons and clumsy bronze weapons of the Kanto countries. Whether the weapons were advanced or not, they were completely lost!
The old man pointed to the bronze sword in his hand and said, "Fusu, look, what is the difference between the sword in my hand and the ordinary bronze sword?" Fusu looked at it and immediately noticed the abnormality of the sword held by the old man, and asked, "Grandpa, the child seemed to have heard that the bronze sword cast by the six kingdoms of Guandong generally does not mean that it is more than two feet and six inches (about sixty centimeters), but the famous sword "Yue Wang Goujian Sword" is less than two feet and five inches! But I see that the bronze sword you are using now is nearly four feet (about ninety centimeters), which seems to be significantly beyond the length range that ordinary bronze sword craftsmanship can reach. What's going on?"
The old man smiled and said, "Who said that 'an inch is stronger', in close combat, the sword is naturally more advantageous than the sword is shorter, and it is easier to assassinate the opponent! Qin soldiers can only cross the battlefield by using such a lengthened bronze sword! However, this lengthened bronze sword can only be made by Qin, which shows how advanced Qin weapons are! But it is not something I can know why the Qin people can use bronze weapons to such an extreme! You also have to wait until you find the answer to it yourself!" Fusu nodded in shock, and was secretly surprised in his heart: Qin, how many amazing secrets are there in this great dynasty that have been destroyed in the long river of history!!!
The old man saw Fusu in a daze and suddenly smiled and said, "Okay, Fusu, you should have a deep understanding of swords now. I will teach you sword techniques. There are actually many kinds of sword techniques, and there are two types suitable for emperors: one is the "Sword of the Overlord", whose sword techniques are strong, aggressive, and extremely sharp, so that they can conquer people with their strength; the other is the "Sword of the King", whose sword techniques are majestic, open and open, and extremely majestic, so that they can conquer people! Which one do you want to learn?"
Fusu was dizzy: Mom, there are so many choices for swordsmanship! He didn't even make a fool of himself and said with a smile: "Grandpa, what kind of swordsmanship do my father and the senior dog slaughter?" The old man smiled and said: "Your father is strong by nature. Like your great-grandfather, he learned the 'Sword of the Dog Slaughter', and the 'Dog Slaughter' is a city wanderer, and naturally he learned the 'Sword of the Knight' that is scattered among the people!"
Fusu thought for a while: "As the eldest son of a country, he naturally cannot learn the sword technique of those rogues who are brave and fierce, and he is unwilling to learn the 'Sword of the Overlord' of the Father Ying Zheng, so there is only the 'Sword of the King'!" Thinking of this, Fusu said: "Grandpa, the father is too tough, so he chose the 'Sword of the King'. However, the child was worried that his father was too domineering and wanted to use the King's way to make up for it, so he wanted to learn the 'Sword of the King'!"
The old man was very happy when he heard this. In fact, with his wisdom, asking Fusu what sword technique to choose was to test Fusu's future governance. Regarding the actual strength and weakness of Qin, the old man had already seen with his wise eyes that it would be natural to unify the six countries with the strength of Qin. However, Qin has always implemented the rule of "dominant" in governing the country, and it is natural to use "dominant" to govern a vassal state, but if he uses "dominant" to govern the entire world, Qin will inevitably die in a short period of time!
The old man couldn't bear to see the people being unified and soon fell into war again, and was trying his best to help the people get through this crisis. Unfortunately, the Qin King Ying Zheng has settled his habits and the old man is unable to turn the world back. Now, when Fusu insists on governing the country with the 'kingdom', he couldn't help but feel happy: "The people of the world have the master and can be saved!"
The joyful old man calmed down, sorted his mind for a while, and solemnly said to Fusu: "Fusu, the 'Sword of Kings' has 36 sword techniques. I will demonstrate it immediately, you must see clearly!" Fusu quickly opened his eyes wide and looked at the old man dancing with his sword without blinking.
The old man pointed his sword at the sky, and his nose was filled with turbidity and clearness. Suddenly, he shouted: "The king's sword, emphasizes momentum, wins with force and pressure..." While reciting the sword decision, he danced the long sword in his hand.
In an instant, the sword wind rose everywhere in the bamboo forest, and countless bamboo leaves were stimulated by the sword wind, falling from the sky and swaying down. The old man's agile figure flashed faster and faster, gradually as if wrapped in a ball of green light. Countless fallen leaves were driven by the sword wind and drifted everywhere with the sword energy! The elegant bamboo forest, the old man with crane hair, and his peerless sword technique formed a beautiful and magnificent picture. If someone could draw this scene now, it would definitely be an immortal work.
When the old man finished his thirty-six sword techniques, he was already under the huge power brought by the majestic "King of Swordsmanship" and almost knelt down and worshiped Fusu for a long time before he came to his senses. Fusu, who had already learned a little bit of ancient swordsmanship, couldn't help but say in a daze: "Okay, good swordsmanship! Good swordsmanship!" Suddenly he jumped up and shouted: "Grandpa, this swordsmanship is so good. I want to learn it, you can teach me quickly!"
After all, the old man is nearly a hundred years old. No matter how good he is, he can't help but breathe slightly after dancing a set of sword techniques. He took a few breaths, wiped the sweat beads on his forehead, and smiled and said, "How about it? What's the experience when you watch the ancestor dance? "
Fusu thought for a while and said seriously: "Grandpa, the child is mainly to suppress the enemy with his momentum and win. When Grandpa was dancing the sword just now, the child was so scared that he almost knelt down!"
The old man laughed and said, "Fusu, in fact, no matter what kind of sword technique in the world is, you must first use the 'heart'. If you cannot use the 'heart' to practice swords, then you cannot truly master the essence of the sword. And as you said, the most important momentum is, especially the righteous and bright, and the mighty and powerful kingly aura. Only when you can truly educate the people and take the safety of the world as your responsibility, then your 'king of the sword' will be invincible!"
Fusu knew that the old man was pursuing swords to educate people, so he said respectfully: "Thank you for your teachings from Grandpa, you will remember them!" The old man laughed happily and taught Fusu thirty-six sword techniques carefully!
In this way, Fusu, who is obsessed with the "Sword of the King", practices energetic and crazy every day. The entry can be said to be a thousand miles a day, which makes the "Old Man Zhongyin" mutter to himself: "Well! It seems that Fusu is indeed a "talent of the King". My vision is not wrong!"
Just when Fusu became obsessed with swordsmanship every day and had not even seen Wang Xia for many days, Zong Zheng brought Fusu the king's order to let Fusu start learning the study of punishment name! Fusu had no choice but to take half a day to Zhao Gao to learn the technique of punishment name.
Zhao Gao has many versions of his origin in history, and some even think that Zhao Gao is not a eunuch at all! But what is certain is that Zhao Gao is a very scheming person. Zhao Gao, who grew up with the King of Qin since childhood, suffered from the warmth and deception of poor and humble people in the world. In order to survive better, he knew the character characteristics of the King of Qin, and catered to the King of Qin with the most respectful and pious attitude of every move, talking and laughing, but everything was done just right, but there was no shortage of
, so he was deeply loved by the King of Qin! What's even more terrifying is that because the Qin Dynasty governs the country with law, in order to be able to approach the highest power center of the country, Zhao Gao actually squeezed out a lot of time during the pitiful rest time every day to read all the Qin laws with the spirit of "hanging his head on the beam, and stinging the bones" and became the expert who was most proficient in Qin laws, making King Ying Zheng even more inseparable from this sinister and cunning eunuch! From all the signs, Zhao Gao was so scheming!
Although Fusu gritted his teeth for the villain Zhao Gao, he had already learned to hide his feelings in the bloody palace struggle under the old man's guidance, so Fusu still performed his master-disciple eunuch Zhao Gao on the surface. Although Fusu kept secretly planning on how to learn Zhao Gao's art of punishment, and how to let Zhao Gao taste the various poisonous punishments he created in the future!
In this way, a year has passed. Fusu, who has a strong acceptance, not only learned the art of punishment that Zhao Gao mastered, but also achieved some success in the "Sword of the King". All three or five strong men are no longer a small match for Fusu!
On this day, when Fusu just arrived at the pastoral small residence of "Zhongyin Old Man" to go out to practice swords with the old man, the old man stopped him. This year, the old man's face changed a lot and became very old. It was obviously the end of the day, but the old man's spirit was still very good every day. It was obviously Fusu's existence that brought him great relief!
The old man said to Fusu calmly: "Fusu, you have learned a lot from me over the past six years. Grandpa's ancestors have nothing to teach you now. If you want to go further, you have to rely on your own efforts. From tomorrow on, you don't have to come back. Do what you want to do!" After hearing this, Fusu burst into tears and said: "For so many years, Fusu has been deeply loved by Grandpa's ancestors, and I am really grateful! I will remember your old man's teachings in the future and do the world with the kingly way. Grandpa Don't worry, the child will come to see you often!"
The old man shook his head and said, "No need, child. Grandpa's time is not long, he just wants to quietly complete the last journey of life. It is already the greatest filial piety to Grandpa when you can save the people of the world and the people in the world. You must remember: In order for the people of the world to stop suffering from war after unification, you must overcome all difficulties and obtain the throne. In this case, Grandpa's grandpa will smile under the storm!"
Fusu cried like a spring of tears: "Don't worry, Grandpa, Grandpa, I swear to the sky, I will do it. Grandpa, take care of it!" Fusu kowtowed three times to the old man, saying goodbye to him and bid farewell!
Before leaving, Fusu silently looked at the courtyard where he had been staying for many years, and it was still so quiet and fragrant. But he could no longer listen to the old man's teachings in the future. Fusu felt so sad when he thought of this!
This chapter contains the knowledge points of the Great Qin:
1. Fusu’s wife is Wang Jian’s love queen (unofficial history)
2. The bronze weapons used by the Qin State are the most advanced in the seven countries. The Qin army is the most well-equipped unit, rather than the general belief that the Qin army is an army with backward equipment and relying solely on barbarism and brave wars. (From the official history and collected historical materials)
Chapter completed!