Great Tang Southern Emperor

"Your Majesty, this third treasure...Actually, I don't know if it is Tianzhu's treasure..." Taking out the third long and narrow box, Liu Hongji suddenly became embarrassed: "But this is indeed a treasure , but it does not come from Tianzhu, but it has existed in Tianzhu for thousands of years, so it is not particularly representative, and it does not seem to have any special meaning-of course, it may be different for you, Your Majesty The meaning is not necessarily."

"Oh? What is it?" Li Shimin became more interested. What Liu Hongji said was contradictory, but he understood the meaning in it, that is, this thing might be a treasure left here by other radicals a long time ago. Although this thing is precious, it is something from another country after all, and it doesn't mean much to Tianzhu...

The only thing he couldn't understand was, how did this thing have something to do with him?He was very sure that he had never been to Tianzhu at all, and he had never even sent an envoy to Tianzhu. How could he have anything to do with Tianzhu?And is it still related to something more than 1000 years old?This is simply impossible, okay?

But what Liu Hongji said was so solemn, it didn't seem like he was talking nonsense, which made Li Shimin very curious...

Chapter 1038

Chapter 395 The Sword is Bright Blue

The third gift was taken out, and everyone looked at it quickly. It was a very narrow and long box, about four feet in length, but only two palms wide in width—you don’t need to look at anything else, just relying on this As for the shape, there is no need to guess what is inside, not to mention those who have been in the army for a long time, even ordinary scholars can tell that this is a sword box, and the inside must be a sword.

"Your Majesty, this is the treasure I mentioned, and I named it Minglan."

The box was opened by Liu Hongji. As expected, there was a sword inside, but it was different from Dongfang's sword in its small size and exquisiteness. This sword was obviously wider and longer, and the hilt was also longer. It is designed, and the blade is also very wide. Although it has not been sheathed yet, it can be seen from the nearly two-palm-wide sword grid that the blade of this sword is at least one palm wide-this is already an epee , which is a weapon rarely seen in the East.

Of course, it is rare to see it, not none (the most famous Juque is the best example), but there are very few people who can use this kind of sword.Because the weight of the epee is usually more than [-] catties, those who are not strong cannot use it. However, most of those who are born with supernatural power like to use heavy weapons (such as broad axes or double hammers), which makes the epee very unpopular in the East. , There are very few masters who can use the heavy sword well.

In addition, the epee is not a two-handed sword, and the two-handed sword is also a small and medium-sized sword, but the handle is longer and suitable for two-handed holding.Two-handed swords were actually very popular in the Tang Dynasty, and even the kendo of the Japanese kingdom in later generations is mostly two-handed swordsmanship, but the reason why the two-handed mode is designed here is to increase the attack power-two-handed cutting is definitely better than one-handed swordsmanship. More strength.

The epee is different. Although the epee is also held in two hands, the reason why it is designed to be held in two hands is purely because the epee is too heavy to be used with one hand.Moreover, the epee moves generally open and close, which are more suitable for use on the battlefield, especially for cavalry or heavy infantry, which are even more powerful when used.

Two-handed swords are good at melee duels, and the nature of the two is different-if you have to classify epee as a two-handed sword, you should also open a series of moves separately, and it cannot be mixed with ordinary two-handed swords. .

The decoration of this sword called Blue Sword by Liu Hongji is very ordinary. The material of the sword should be gold, and the carving is very simple. The shape is a lion's head. Due to the lack of use or maintenance for a long time, the surface is purple-gray.

The winding on the hilt should also be gold wire, which is also purple-gray.There is also a piece of leather wrapped under the gold thread, but also because of the long time, the original type of leather can no longer be seen-but the leather that can last for thousands of years is obviously not ordinary, and it may be hunted from something. Rare and ancient beasts, I'm afraid they have already become extinct by now.

The sword grid is also made of gold, the difference is that three eyeball-sized blue gemstones are inlaid on both sides. Even though it is old, after the dust on the surface is wiped off, it still shines bright blue—— There is no doubt that this must be cornflower sapphire, a rare gemstone also produced in Tianzhu, and it is also the best among sapphires, which can be described as priceless.

The whole sword exudes a sense of simplicity, and the only thing that comes from modern times is the scabbard.

The scabbard is made of top-grade red sandalwood, and the pattern on it seems to have been carved by a famous craftsman. It can be seen that Liu Hongji also put a lot of thought into matching the scabbard for the sword.It's a pity that his aesthetics are really not good. The style of this sword is obviously simple. He just wants to carve so many patterns on the scabbard. Simple and gorgeous, the combination of the two is very uncoordinated and ugly.

Li Shimin stood up slowly. Although Liu Hongji made this sword nondescript, he was right about one thing, that is, this sword was really destined for him—for some reason, Li Shimin always felt that this sword was for him. It is very meaningful, neither the previous Guangming Mountain nor the Zhenguo edict can be compared with it.This feeling is really very strange, even Li Shimin himself does not know where this feeling comes from, it is simply inexplicable.

Reaching out to take the sword from Liu Hongji's hand, it sank obviously, and the weight was at least [-] catties. This was Li Shimin's first impression.

"Zheng~"

Slowly pull the sword out of the scabbard, the friction between the long sword and the scabbard produces a slight dragon roar, which shows the extraordinary nature of this sword.

When Li Shimin's sword is completely drawn out, the overall posture of this sword is also reflected in everyone's eyes. The color of the sword body is very amazing. It is neither the silver-white of ordinary steel, nor the black black of black iron, nor is it bronze. Cyan, but a magical azure blue—no wonder Liu Hongji named it Minglan. It turns out that the blade is really azure blue.

This is very strange. It is not impossible to say that the blue sword can be made with the technology of Datang. Li Zhen subsidized a large number of alchemists (the earliest chemists). Under the circumstances, these alchemists have researched many strange things, among which is a special substance that can form a layer of blue coating on the surface after being mixed with steel and calcined, giving the steel a faint blue luster. At the same time, it also plays the role of anti-corrosion, but the output is too scarce, otherwise Li Zhen would have put into heavy production long ago.

But this is obviously not the case with the blue sword right now, because the blue of the blue sword does not only tend to the surface, but seems to emanate from the inside, and the color of the blue sword tends to be more sapphire blue than faint. Blue, the color is similar to the luster of the three gemstones on the sword grid, but listening to the sound of Li Shimin tapping the sword, the material is clearly made of metal, which is really strange.

"Buzz~"

Li Shimin just swung his hand a few times in the air, and the sword edge rubbed against the air, and there was a soft sound. It can be seen that not only the color of the sword is amazing, but also its sharpness is very unusual.

"Shh!"

"Zheng~"

"Crack!"

"Whoa!"

Empty-handed sword dancing obviously didn't satisfy Li Shimin, so he casually aimed at the small case in front of him, swung down the sword with his right hand, and the sword slashed on the small case with a whistling sound in the wind, just feeling a little sluggish , the sword had already passed through the small case, and only let out a soft cry, followed by the sound of the small case shattering.

Chapter 1039 Sword Bright Blue (2)

Chapter 396 The Sword of Bright Blue (2)

The two-foot-wide and four-inch-thick small table was chopped off in one blow. The Minglan sword is really sharp. Cutting a wooden board is as easy as cutting tofu. One must know that the tables and chairs that can be used for banquets of this size are of high quality. Naturally it is top-notch, although it is not the best red sandalwood, but it can be regarded as the first-class mahogany, but it is easily cut in half like cutting tofu.And let alone the top-grade mahogany, even if it is ordinary wood, it is impossible for an ordinary sword to cut off a piece of two-foot-shaped, four-inch-thick wood so easily... It is not suitable for blowing hair and cutting hair, and cutting iron silently. The above description of this sword.

"Zhen'er, bring your sword here." After trying the sword with a small case, Li Zhen was still not satisfied, and ordered Li Zhen again.

"Yes." Li Shimin said that Li Zhen's sword is naturally not a ceremonial saber, but a battle sword used by Li Zhen on the battlefield-the saber is just an ordinary sword, but Li Zhen also used a sword on the battlefield. Epee.

As I said before, because there are too many types of weapons in the East, the epee, which is a weapon between heavy weapons and swords, is not popular, and there are very few famous kendo masters who can use this kind of sword.But what I haven't said before is that Li Zhen is a master among them. His sword is also an epee, weighing as much as 35 catties. Except for the axe, there are very few short weapons that can reach this weight.

The reason for using this weapon, besides Li Zhen's innate supernatural power, is more importantly that he once got a sword manual. It is said that Ou Yezi, a swordsmith in the Spring and Autumn Period, designed it for the giant sword. Not only is his sword casting skill great, but his swordsmanship is also superb, reaching the level of a master.But it’s not surprising when you think about it. It’s not the swordsman who knows the sword best, but the swordsmith who forges it. A good swordsman may not be an excellent swordsmith, but an excellent swordsmith must be a top swordsman .

After Li Zhen got the "Ju Que Sword Manual", she begged from Li Jing for the sword manual of "Turning Sword Technique" (it was mentioned at the beginning that it is a sword technique that is very suitable for peerless swords, although Not counting heavy swordsmanship, but it is also very difficult to master), with these two sword manuals as the main body, and later gathered heavy weapon masters in the army and countless masters of the rivers and lakes to jointly design a swordsmanship specially suitable for heavy swords , this sword technique may not be considered so brilliant and gorgeous, but it definitely develops the practicality to the extreme, with both offensive and defensive capabilities. Once it is deployed by Li Zhen, the sword energy is vertical and horizontal, and the wind is hunting. Usually, 50 people can't get close.

Soon, Li Zhen's sword was sent up, which was similar to peerless swords and other weapons. The shape of Li Zhen's war sword also depended on the classic famous sword of later generations. The game of the times, Li Zhen now has the conditions, how could it be possible not to manifest the weapons inside?

It’s just that the design in the game may not be very reasonable, so Frostmourne created the same dilemma as the peerless sword after it was built (it looks good, but it’s not practical at all, unless a set of fighting techniques is specially designed for it), Fortunately, there are many skilled craftsmen under Li Zhen. After the second improvement and processing by the craftsmen, they finally barely reached the level of practicality while ensuring [-]% similarity.

"Let's chop each other and see whose sword quality is better." Li Shimin said excitedly. Ever since he took the bright blue sword, he has fallen into a mild excitement, and his desire to destroy has greatly increased. For a while, besides that unfortunate little case, he destroyed two stools, three pieces of gold, and five pieces of floorboards. There was also a one-foot-deep sword mark left on the pillar. If it weren't for lack of strength, Li Zhen felt that Li Shimin would definitely cut off his waist—he was simply a super saboteur.

All the officials saw it, but they were a little disappointed in their hearts. They only lamented that Wei Zheng had gone back to Chang'an with Li Jing at this time, so that the emperor escaped. Otherwise, if Wei Zheng was present, he would absolutely hate Li Shimin right now. One pass.Although there are many censors in the hall at this time, not all of them are as stubborn as Wei Zheng. At this time, Li Shimin is obviously in a state of extreme excitement. How dare they bother Li Shimin at this time? It's nothing more than his interest, he's afraid that Li Shimin will remember this grudge, and if he gets revenge afterwards, it's over.

"Your servant obeys." Li Zhen has nothing to do, but seeing the performance of the bright blue sword just now, Li Zhen feels that his Frostmourne may not be able to defeat this sword, and he has already prepared to lose Frostmourne Prepare—at least Frostmourne can't cut a table like a bright blue sword as easily as chopping tofu.

"Ding~"

"Dang bang~"

Sure enough, when the two of them slashed the two swords together with all their strength, Lan Jian chopped Frostmourne into two pieces almost like all tofu. If Li Shimin hadn't restrained his strength in time, Lan Jian might have died It fell on Li Zhen.

"Wow~"

Seeing the half of Frostmourne stuck on the ground, all the officials finally went into an uproar. Only then did they understand how powerful the bright blue sword is - although it was easy to chop tables and stools before, they just felt that the bright blue sword was more It's just sharp, it can be regarded as a magical weapon, but it doesn't feel too intuitive.But now, when the blue sword cut Frostmourne into two easily like cutting a table, they realized that the sharpness of the bright blue sword was not ordinary sharp, and the hardness of the bright blue sword was not ordinary hard either. It is hundreds of times stronger than ordinary magical weapons.

The sword that can be used on the battlefield as the prince of the Tang Dynasty, Frostmourne is of course not an ordinary thing-although the whole Frostmourne is not all made of meteorite (not that there is not enough meteorite, but pure meteorite The weapon is too heavy), but one-third of it is also composed of meteoric iron. Li Zhen spent countless resources to collect countless precious metals, and used almost all available technologies. A top-notch swordsmith used the top-notch equipment in the arsenal to hammer for 81 consecutive days, tempering the entire sword more than 900 times, which can be said to have been tempered to the extreme.

When the sword was born, it is said that its sharpness was revealed, causing turmoil, the sky and the earth changed color, thunder came to the world, and ghosts cried and gods howled (it was purely a coincidence, it just happened to happen to be anomalous in the sky, this is a historical hegemony, not a fantasy), and the sword is like a sword. The sharpness and hardness of wood cutting are not much worse than those legendary famous swords. It is definitely not an exaggeration to call it a peerless magic weapon.

Chapter 1040 Sword Bright Blue (3)

Chapter 397 The Sword of Bright Blue (3)

However, such a peerless weapon that has undergone thousands of years of tempering is not an all-in-one enemy when facing the Minglan sword. It was only the first time it collided with it, and it was cut off easily, as if it was nothing. A magic weapon, but just like a wooden sword.

After cutting off Frostmourne, Li Shimin didn't look at the Broken Sword at all, but fixed his eyes on the edge of the bright blue sword. Sure enough, as he expected, it was still sharp and without any scars - it seems that even Frost Even the sorrow couldn't bring even a little bit of damage to the blue sword.

"A good sword, it really is a good sword, hahaha..." Seeing this scene, Li Shimin was even more happy, and he swung the sword fiercely twice before looking at Liu Hongji: "Liu Aiqing, tell me about this sword. Let’s talk about the origin, why is this 1000-year-old sword actually related to me?”

"Your Majesty, please listen to the ministers one by one." Liu Hongji explained with a smile on his face: "The origin of the sword is actually very simple. This sword was once the personal sword of Alexander the Great, and your Majesty has always aimed at Alexander the Great." , so I said that this sword has something to do with His Majesty."

Li Shimin suddenly realized: "So that's the case, I also remembered that Zhen'er also said before that Alexander the Great seemed to come to conquer China, but he ended up in Tianzhu because he went in the wrong direction. Together, he met the biggest fiasco in his life here, after which he returned to his own empire, but soon died, and his empire fell apart-so this means that this blue sword is lost after his defeat Are you in Tianzhu?"

"It is true. At that time, Alexander the Great did break into Tianzhu and captured a large number of elite Damascus craftsmen (the earliest Damascus knives were produced in ancient India. This is not a fictional history), and he will get a piece of magic from the Persian Empire. The meteorite iron with azure blue luster was handed over to the craftsmen, and various precious metals collected along the road were added, and after forging by the craftsmen day and night, such a peerless sword was finally made." Liu Hongji continued to explain, saying Suddenly sighed here: "It's just a pity. Although Alexander the Great got the peerless sword, his army failed not long after that, and the sword was lost in the river during the escape. Later, the sword was lost. The Tianzhu people got it, and after changing hands several times, it finally fell into the hands of a monk. This monk dedicated the bright blue sword to his temple, and it has not been changed since then. It has been placed some time ago, and it was accidentally obtained by our soldiers."