Chapter 64 Investigation
Like the various countries, the mobilization of the county soldiers of Chu State depends entirely on the talismans of the King of Chu. Although the telegram produced by Xiong Jing can reach the border in an instant, the talismans of Yingdu still have to be transmitted to various counties and towns in the country by light chariots and horses. At dusk, when these chariots and horses left Ying, Xiong Jing heard about the fact that his father gave Qin a sect to the Qin envoy for the chariot and armor at the banquet.
"Whose idea is this?" Looking at the bodyguard Yu, Xiong Jing wanted to ask which bastard was the one who did it, but fortunately he finally held it back.
"It's Zimo." Yu is not a gossiper. The warrior loves swords. Naturally, he was not Ti Zimo's strategy to retreat to the enemy, but told Xiong Jing how Chu Jian cut off Qin Jian. "Your Highness, why is Zimo's sword so powerful?"
The guards of Yu Hejing still used bronze swords. Before quenching, the hardness of low carbon steel and high-tin bronze swords were not much different, both of which were around HV200-300; and quenching, according to the physical objects unearthed in later generations, Yan State mastered the quenching technology in the late Warring States Period, and its iron sword hardness reached HV530. As for whether Chu State knew quenching, Xiong Jing's observation was considered to be a little bit, but he did not understand the principle of quenching, and the method was also very single. The medium was just water, not oil, salt water, etc.
The sword will naturally not test hardness when it is refined, but the new quenching process can easily achieve the hardness of HV600, while the high-carbon tool steel exceeds 700. However, this is not the reason for the break of the Qin sword. The breaking of the Qin sword is also due to its shape like orchid leaves, its body is narrow and slender, and its length is nearly four feet. It reaches the limit of the bronze sword. The decorative value is greater than the use value, and it is naturally broken by a heavy sword.
Xiong Jing only had a rough impression of hardness, and he didn't know how hard the bronze sword was. Ou Chou's report to him was that the hardness of the giant iron was far better than that of bronze and pig iron after quenching. Now he was troubled when he thought of giving the sword iron armor to Qin, and he was too lazy to explain the truth to Yu, and he just said: "Don't worry, it won't take long, you can also use this sword."
"Thank you Your Highness!" Yu was overjoyed and asked everyone to thank him.
"It's really a cheap Qin people." After Yu and the others retreated, Xiong Jing said to himself, feeling quite regretful. He was not worried that the Qin people would point their finger at Chu when they saw Jutieng. What he was worried that the Qin people would also make carbon steel. If that was the case, they would have one less advantage.
"So quickly summon the worker Yin Dao." After meditating for a while, Xiong Jing urgently summoned the worker Yin Dao, and he wanted to be more vigilant about the secret of Jutien production.
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"What a sword!" After using the Great Sword to cut several bronze swords again, he was suddenly weak and sincerely admired. He is now increasingly loving this five-foot iron sword.
"The King of Zhao once said: 'The sharp sword of Jing advocates good and clumsy. The sharp sword of Jing means that the men are more powerful, and the advocacy of clumsy will lead to far-reaching thoughts', but looking at it today, King of Zhao means that the worries are far-reaching." A close confidant who spoke suddenly weakly, his perception of the five-foot sword was different from that of the sudden weak. "The people of Jing like beauty and clothing and are more important than food and enjoyment. The weight is more than the county and lighter than the court. The sharp sword is only used for private fights, which is not worth worrying about."
"Other, otherwise." I shook my head repeatedly, "I have many iron swords, but I have cut several swords without any damage. Only this sword. After pulling Ying, the Jing people have lost Wan County. The iron smelting land and sword-making craftsmen have returned to Wei, but they can still cast such a sword at this time... The sky is a disaster, the earth is a monster, and people need to investigate this matter."
Dunliu still handed the sword to the servant. He did not say how to make people investigate, but the person who investigated came in a while. This man dressed as a Qin army soldier, but he was not a Qin army soldier, but a leader of the Qin lord who had lived in the State of Chu for a long time and could not be found by Huang Xie.
"I pay homage to the chief of the Dashu." King Yu did not give him official position, but was called a title. The title of the chief of the Qin State was the 18th grade of personal title, and only under the Marquis of Che and Guannei, he was granted three hundred houses.
"Please get up." Before Dunliu arrived in Yingdu, the two had already contacted him. He was about to leave Yingdu tomorrow, so Yujun naturally had to take the risk to meet at the inn. In fact, it was not a big risk. Yin Jinghua, the new city, didn't know how to use spy defense techniques at all.
"Tomorrow, I will leave Yingdu. Do you have any important matters to report?" After sitting down at the seat, he asked weakly.
"The king's order is known to the ministers, and there is no important thing to give me." said Mr. Huang. "But now that the eldest son of Jing State does not enter Qin, will our army attack you?"
"I don't know either." The weak answer was unexpected.
"The chief of the Great Sect doesn't know?" said the Lord of the King of Jing. "The people of Jing sent envoys to the four countries of Han, Wei, Yan and Zhao a dozen days ago, and wanted to join forces to reject me. King Jing was already seriously ill and was terminally ill. If I don't attack Jing, my eldest son will be in Ying, even if there is chaos, the consequences will be unpredictable."
"Which you see, who is the king of Jing Kingdom is beneficial to me?" After this banquet, I suddenly found that the King of Chu was about to die.
"Of course it's Xiong Han." Yu Jun blurted out without thinking. He was deeply concerned about this matter.
"Oh?!" Dunwu was surprised. He remembered that Xiangbang said that Fu Chu was the most beneficial to Qin State for being king. "Why isn't Fu Chu?"
"Although Fu Chu kills the king and establishes himself, the country is not upright, but he is a Jing person, and what he is fighting for must be the benefit of Jing..."
"If Xiong Han is the king and Huang Xie is in power, the two of them are also from Jing, so what they are fighting for is not the benefit of Jing State?" Dun Ruo interrupted and asked.
"How about Ruohuang Xie die?" Mr. Huang paused before answering.
"Huang Xie died?" After all, he didn't understand the State of Chu, so he said: "Huang Xie died, Zhaoshu, Naojiu and others."
"Zhaoshu, Naojiu and others are not Huang Xie's party, and they are still in trouble with Huang Xie everywhere." Mr. Yu said in detail, "Jinghua can kill Huang Xie the best. If he cannot kill him... His disciple Li Yuan has already assigned me to me. After quelling the rebellion, he can ask Li Yuan to kill Huang Xie, establish a new king, and dismiss the rest of his ministers. In the future, Jing Kingdom will no longer join the throne and will no longer save Zhao."
History is always surprisingly similar. Another face, Xiong Jing was only granted the title of our Lanling, not the crown prince, and Jing Hua did not lead the king's army to become the Yin of Yingdu City. After Xiong Yuan's death, Huang Xie was killed by Li Yuan, and then Xiong Han ascended the throne as the king, Li Yuan as the ruling, Zhaoshu, Naojiu and others. Ten years later, Chu and Qin were in peace, and they did not cooperate and did not save Zhao, waiting for the Qin army to come calmly.
After Xiong Han died, his brother Xiong Youdai ascended the throne. At this time, the state of Zhao was about to be destroyed. Li Yuan, who held the power of Chu, refused to save Zhao. Fu Chu, who was born as a prince of the sacred prince, took advantage of the situation to kill Li Yuan and killed Li Yuan. However, it was still too late. Zhao was destroyed, and Chu was only five years away from the state of death.
Although Qin destroyed the six kingdoms, the war was fought by the Qin army, the contributions of the Qin marquis and spies were indelible. In Zhao, there were between Lian Po and Zhao Mu; in the Qi army, there was a deception of co-governance and equalization; in Wei, there was a deception of Xinling Jun; in Chu, there was a sect of Chunshen Jun. These were all direct and indirectly dominated by Qin marquis, which could either make the Qin army win the battlefield, or make the countries wait and see and wait and wait for death.
History is already different. Xiong Jing became the prince and Jing Hua became the yin of Yingdu City. But Yu Jun still hoped that the young and ignorant Xiong Han would be the king in the end, and Li Yuan, who had been entrusted with the command, would be the ruling yin. In this way, there would be no more trouble in the Chu State in the future.
"Can it really be like this?" Mr. Yu said so that Dun Wu was moved. Although Chu was halfway, Chu was not within the target of Qin's distant and close attacks. If Wei proposed to join forces and raise troops to rescue Zhao, Qin could launch a large-scale attack on Wei to show punishment. Chu was different. It was difficult to fight. Even if it was destroyed, Wei Qi would benefit. How could Qin swallow up the land of Song and Lu in Huai through Wei?
The State of Chu not only cannot fight but also must have a good relationship with it. Unfortunately, the Chu people and the Qi people in the Three Jins are completely different. They are not moved by interests at all. They only have hatred in their hearts: the hatred of killing King Huai of Chu, the hatred of taking Yan Baying, and the hatred of wandering in the east...
"If the eldest son enters Qin, he will definitely be able to do this." Mr. Yu was confident.
"What if the eldest son did not enter Qin, or if King Jing died early?" asked suddenly weakly.
"Jing Hua still dared not kill the monarch. If King Jing had died early, the eldest son was in Ying, I was afraid that he would only dare to advise the soldiers to make changes, and would not dare to kill the monarch." Mr. Yu said the key, and he had no confidence in Jing Hua. "At that time, it would be even more difficult to assassinate the eldest son."
"The eldest son must leave Ying." Dun nodded weakly, but after a while he asked another question: "The eldest son of the Jing people in our country entered Qin, and King Jing was already terminally ill. Why no one advised King Jing to abdicate?"
"Who dares to persuade?" Huang Jun asked with a smile.
"...Yes, who dares to persuade the decree and establish a decree?" Dun Ruo originally wanted to say Huang Xie, but Huang Xie supported Xiong Han rather than the support of the prince Xiong Jing. "After I return to Qin, you will be sure to advise the king what you say today."
"Thank you, Dashu." The king of yong bowed to the court for thanking him, and he said again: "The King of Jing has ordered the county troop to be summoned today, and his actions are very secret."
"I know." Dunruo had long thought that the King of Chu would order the Chu army to gather, so he was not surprised by this. "I have something else..." He called out a servant and took the five-foot sword again.
"This is the iron sword of Jing, and its profit is extremely good. Don't snatch the ordinary copper sword. If you attack it with it, you will either be injured." Dun Ruo introduced. "After the Jing State moved eastward, there was only the iron-producing place in Tongshan. The craftsmen either died or died. How could this sword be cast?"
The sword was drawn out of the sheath again, and the five-foot sword also surprised the Lord, but it was only surprised. "The Grandpa Chief didn't know anything. After moving east, the craftsmen in Jing Kingdom died or died, but the Wu Yue sword-casting master was still there, and there was no difference in becoming this iron sword."
"Shaohou." Dunruo suddenly stood up, and he called another servant, and seven Qin Banliang were raised and placed in a few corners. At this time, the sword was still in the hand of the king, and he said, "Please attack him."
Qin Banliang was about two millimeters, seven were about 1.5 centimeters. The weak and serious expression made Yu Jun no longer hesitate. He raised the sword with both hands, took a deep breath and slashed it down with a sword. Qin Banliang was not as hard as a bronze sword. With a "dang", the sword blade not only cut seven Qin Banliang into two halves, but also cut into the wooden table.
"Good sword!" He took the sword and saw that the blade was not damaged at all. He had to praise the good sword. Seeing that he was still looking at him, he said knowingly: "I will investigate this matter as soon as possible. In the building of the palace, there are many people who have ink in the Three Jin dynasties who can command them to help."
"It's better to say that it's good iron than to say it's good." Dunruo nodded first, but when he thought of Jingnu, he was a little puzzled: "Why is there still no news about Jingnu?"
Chapter completed!