The first wave of visits ended quickly, and then people came up one after another to watch the sword.
In addition to serious government offices, the next step down would be semi-official offices like Xuanshui Prison.
In fact, Xuanshui Prison can also be regarded as a serious yamen like "Qingtian Temple". It is specially established by the imperial court and is higher than the local government. However, it is not as technologically advanced as Qingtian Temple and still plays an irreplaceable role today. Instead, it is like Like the center of the imperial court, gradually the decrees could not reach the local level, and the control power was insufficient. Moreover, there were four chief eunuchs side by side, so they did not have a monopoly position. They could not help but retreat even further, and their authority was limited. The two young men who came this time did not have high official positions, otherwise even the county Cheng should have given them a step.
However, the situation when the two of them came on stage was different from before. The female prisoner first explained to Tang Zhao: "Swordsman, we are going to test the sword. Everyone present is a witness. If you have any questions, you can ask them now." Tang Zhao nodded. , they used this to take out a bunch of magic tools, including rulers and dials, all sparkling. One person tested and the other recorded. They cooperated in an orderly manner, obviously they were familiar with the procedures.
Everyone was watching below, and they couldn't help but marvel. Most of them secretly admired it - what does it mean to be professional? Not to mention officials and warriors, even ordinary swordsmiths and talisman sword masters may not be able to understand all the operations involved. After all, there are specialties in the arts.
Although their operation records were detailed and took up a lot of time, no one expressed dissatisfaction. Firstly, Xuanshui Supervisor was indeed the sword-making supervisor set up by the imperial court. This was his duty and no one could criticize him. Secondly, his operation was like flowing clouds and flowing water, which kept everyone calm. The friends at Zhuoyu Villa were even more secretly happy, as this was also good for Tang Zhao. They have passed the most authoritative inspection, and if other people come to pick and choose, they will inevitably be suspected of being messy.
The young girl inspected it for a long time and praised: "It's really a good sword. It's complete, standard, and impeccable. Judging from the sword wind and the light of the fire, there is no doubt that it is a newly tempered sword. Only the sword's intention is pure and incomparable, which is very wonderful. This Is it an ancient sword?"
Tang Zhao smiled and said: "Young prisoner has good eyesight, it is an ancient sword."
At this moment, there were people in the underground who didn’t understand, and couldn’t help but mumble: “Ancient sword? Isn’t it a new sword? Could it be that you refurbished an ancient sword and used it as your own sword?”
Before Tang Zhao could speak after hearing this, Xue Xianyun had already said loudly: "Where did the mallet come from? I don't even know about ancient swords. Ancient swords are only connected by Qi, namely internal force, Gang Qi, Jian Yuan, and the earthen sword body on the left The swords made are tailor-made for a certain direction, and they are different from the current sword-making system. You don’t understand this, and you dare to speak?"
The man was shocked speechless for a moment, and then asked: "What? Earthen sword body? Is this sword made of clay?"
At this time, Xue Xianyun couldn't help but laugh, waved his hand and said: "Get out!"
The female juvenile prisoner was too lazy to pay attention to the ignorant people below. Together with the male juvenile prisoner, they congratulated Tang Zhao for his righteousness and said, "Congratulations, Master Tang Swordsman."
This congratulation is the court's certification, announcing that the dust has settled.
Xue Yeyu watched from the side and clapped her hands quickly. The sound of flapping wings was heard. Countless owls wearing colorful ribbons flew out from the woods and flew to the venue like colorful clouds. They changed their ranks as if dancing. It was a spectacle and even more sporadic. Countless petals dropped, like fireworks, announcing the success of the sword. Immediately afterwards, Fu Qinghuan sat by the water and played the cheerful pipa in congratulations.
In fact, Xue Yeyu really decided to set off fireworks at the beginning, but there were waterbirds and fish all around. It would be unsightly to set off fireworks if they disturbed the birds, so he carefully prepared the spectacle of a goddess scattering flowers. Her owl can deliver goods, throw thunder, scatter flowers, and is capable of all decathlons.
The congratulations from the female juvenile prisoner were formal, and Tang Zhao quickly thanked her for the favor of clearing his name. The female young prisoner asked again: "May I ask Master Tang, would you like to share your sword-making ideas?"
This request may seem abrupt, but it is actually an ancient etiquette.
In ancient times, evil disasters were severe, the people of the world were retreating steadily on the front line, and the number of swordsmen was extremely small. At that time, the art of sword-making did not have a system, and everyone was mainly trying to explore. So everyone shares the same hatred and is willing to share. Anyone who successfully forges a sword is willing to explain his sword-making method in public to inspire those who come after him. If other swordsmiths succeed, they can have one more teammate. Many sword-making techniques, sword-making ideas, and material recipes emerged in that era. The sword-smiths survived the most difficult period by communicating with each other and promoting each other.
But things are different now than before. Although swords are still treasures, they are not so scarce. The swordsmith hides his own knowledge. The three swordsmiths are almost divided into schools. What's more, the opinions of the sects are literally "people's hearts are not ancient." . The female juvenile prisoner just asked politely. If Tang Zhao refused, then he would refuse and move on to the next step.
Tang Zhao smiled and said: "I don't dare to share, but I can share my thoughts with you."
The female young prisoner was surprised that someone could actually be so generous. Naturally, she could only admire her and said: "Okay, forging ancient swords, practicing ancient rituals, and embracing the style of ancient sages is admirable. Sword Master Tang, please speak to me." After that, he took a few steps back.
A step was suddenly added to the process, and most of the people present were helpless. Anyway, I came here and had breakfast in the morning, so I was not in a hurry to start the dinner.
The Talisman Sword Masters became excited. Especially friends who had participated in the Fuhui, such as Wu Yunfei, Ju Tianxuan, and Chu Shanxia, almost all recalled the scene when Tang Zhao gave a speech on the stage. It was a major topic second only to the study of Zhu Yang’s soul. The scene was very exciting at the time, and I can still recall it now. This time, we have more useful information like sword making to share. Except for Yun Xiyan, almost everyone was attentive and wanted to sit in the front row.
Tang Zhao went up to the stage and bowed as before, but now he was more calm and said with a smile: "As you all know, the sword I forge is an ancient sword. The direction of the ancient sword is clear, but there are few changes. I didn't do it for the public in the beginning. Instead of making a sword, I made a sword for myself. So I had already decided on the intention of the sword before I made it."
Most people are fine hearing this, but the Talisman Sword Masters are very surprised: Is this a passing statement?
What does "deciding" sword intent mean? How can you have the final say on the sword's will? You just use planning and choosing sword intent, but that's too much. How can you use "decision"?
"It's difficult to determine the sword's intention according to my own ideas, but fortunately this sword type fits me, and I have known my direction for a long time, so the direction of the sword is determined at the beginning. But from the general direction to the specific Sword Intent still has a long way to go, and I have been having a headache. We must first limit Sword Intent to a large range. First delineate a large area, and then just like an encirclement, narrow the range bit by bit, and finally shrink it to a Click on it, and what’s left in the end is the sword intent I selected.”
Yes, how to do it?
Come on, let’s talk about it, this is an earth-shattering creation. If one could really determine the intention of a sword, everyone would be able to tailor-make swords in the future. How much efficiency would be improved?
"But I thought about it for a long time and still couldn't figure it out, so I didn't dare to forge the sword. But the master succeeded in forging the sword at this time. The meaning of his sword was what he had decided a long time ago, and the composition was exactly the same, which is a miracle. I So I asked him for advice, how did he do it? He said that the selection of the sword's intention is not something that can be done overnight, but needs to be carefully studied like the sword that has been sharpened for ten years. With his step-by-step guidance, I finally passed this point. One level. Then I decided on the sword intention, and then selected the materials according to the sword intention. My material selection was also decided long ago..."
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Finished?
A bunch of question marks rose above everyone's heads, and next to each question mark there were two words:
"That's it?"
Doesn't this say nothing? Listen to your words carefully, just like listening to your words.
You asked your master for advice and passed this level, but we didn’t ask your master for advice? What did you ask for, you should tell me!
Are you kidding us?
Even a few young people who have a good relationship with Tang Zhao can't help but curse in their hearts. At most, if their relationship is good enough, they can still find reasons for Tang Zhao: "Such secrets shouldn't be shared in public. Please give me some direction." That's good." If the relationship isn't good enough, all that's left is scolding.
But Tang Zhao really stopped mentioning this issue immediately, and instead talked about his own ideas for matching materials. Needless to say, this step is still somewhat genuine. In particular, in order to pursue purity, he chose pure "gold" materials and integrated and matched various gold materials without making the sword too strong and easy to break, and without making the sword go astray. There is a lot of knowledge in this that was constructed by Tang Zhao himself. The idea is well worth listening to. The Talisman Sword Masters slowly listened and gradually forgot about the discomfort of being teased before.
After all, this is not a Fuhui meeting. It has no purpose of academic exchange. It would be nice if I can listen to you, and you can’t ask for too much. Only some people will hear some subtext from it.
Time was limited, so Tang Zhao only shared a few key points and then stopped to greet everyone. Naturally, there was thunderous applause, mostly in support. Except for a few talisman sword masters who have made some achievements, the others who don't know how to do it wish he could just shut up and start the feast. The two young eunuchs also said a few words of congratulations, hoping that he would sign the sword-making record. Tang Zhao still smiled and changed the subject without making any decision.
The two of them had no choice but to hate that they lacked authority and could not control the situation, so they had to go down first. Then others came up to continue observing the sword. Since they are all invited by the same guests, they are treated equally, so the order is not forced. Guests from local, foreign, friendly, malicious, academic, martial arts... all kinds of guests come up to watch the sword. Most people take a quick look and can't see anything, and they mainly praise it. A few people tried to get the sword, but Tang Zhao didn't stop them. After all, no one caused any abnormality. The new sword was like an iceberg, unmoved by anyone.
"This star really wants to retire"
Some people who don’t understand will ask questions. If a knowledgeable person is willing to discuss something, Tang Zhao will discuss it with him. There will be back and forth, and he will never be questioned. The layman asked some incomprehensible and even ridiculous words, and Tang Zhao responded politely and patiently answered so as not to upset the other party. For the remaining ones who were obviously malicious or even provocative, Xue Xianyun jumped up and sprayed them back without waiting for Tang Zhao to retort.
In fact, Xue Xianyun may not be quick-minded or sharp-tongued, nor may he be more reasonable than others, but he is so embarrassed that he is not in a hurry to reason. He first scolds the other party with a slap in the face, and wins in terms of momentum, and the other party immediately If you fall downwind, you will no longer have the arrogance to find trouble. The scolding went too far, Xue Yeyu came out to change the situation, and separated the two sides in a few words.
At the end, an old woman came to the stage to watch the sword. She looked kind, gentle and polite. Tang Zhao accompanied her beside her, showing her respect for the elderly.
The old woman read it once, praised it a few times, and suddenly said: "Since Master Xue has made a sword and has a new sword in his hand, why not put it out for us to admire, so that good things come in pairs?"
