Blacksmith Zhang's name is Zhang Ziqian, and he has been working in Hexi Fan all his life. His father was a blacksmith, and his son was also a blacksmith. If that person hadn't appeared, his son's son would probably still be a blacksmith. His iron is very good, how good is it? The hatchet and ax blow and break hair, and cut iron like mud; the hoe and nail rake when encountering rocks and gravel, and penetrate wood when encountering wood. This is not bragging, it is true and everyone who buys it has tested it. However, only a few people know that what he is best at forging is swords.
Everyone said that Zhang Tiejiang and his son were good at their jobs. Only older people know that at that time, my father's work was considered good. When it came to Zhang Ziqian, it was worse, but when it came to his son, Zhang Tiehan, it was better. It's really strange. .
People who live in Rannifan also know that what this blacksmith is best at is not blacksmithing, but singing. He can sing a good folk song, better than his father and son, but no one knows what he sings. What does it mean?
"Is this Zhang Tiehan's house?" Zhang Ziqian and his son, who were blacksmithing, suddenly heard this question. They looked up and saw four people standing in the yard. A friend from Zhang Tiehan's house had come.
"Father, the Marshal is here." Zhang Tiehan, Zhang Tiehan's son, glanced at the person who was leading the way in and quickly introduced him to his father. He knew that his father had not seen this friend yet.
"I didn't know that the commander-in-chief is here, but Ziqian missed the welcome. I hope you can forgive me." Zhang Ziqian immediately stepped forward and bowed down. He looked up with his eyes, trying to see clearly what kind of person he was worshiping, but he didn't see the person he was worshiping. He is a man in black wearing a black hat, a black gauze covering his face, and a black cloak. Looking at the people next to him, they seem to be familiar. A great monk, who is it if he is not Huicheng from Guanghua Temple? There is also a young man, who seems to be Xiao Shengren's son.
The man in black stepped forward to help Zhang Ziqian up and said, "Uncle Zhang is serious. You three generations have worked hard over the years." Seeing a trace of doubt flashing in Zhang Ziqian's eyes, he smiled and said, "I have something here, I think it must be Uncle Zhang has also heard about it." As he spoke, he took out a small box from his sleeve, opened it and took out something from the box, but it was a small stone boat. He raised the stone boat for everyone to take a look, and saw the inscriptions "The stone boat sets sail and I revolt" engraved on it.
Zhang Ziqian stared at Shi Chuan for a long time, and he was so excited that he let the four friends into the back room.
"Commander, why are you here in person?" Zhang Tiehan asked.
"Well, Brother Ming, please introduce each other to everyone." The handsome man said to the young man behind him.
Zhang Tiehan hurriedly said: "No need, Mr. Ming, Master Huicheng, and Mr. Xiao, our father and son all recognize them."
Huicheng was a little surprised. He was not a celebrity in Guanghua Temple, and due to professional reasons, he did not make much public appearances, but these two people could actually know him.
Mingzong Xia nodded slightly, clasped his fists at Zhang Tiejiang and his son and said, "I offended you a lot last time. I hope Uncle Zhang and Brother Tiehan will ignore the past grudges."
"Of course, of course, we are all brothers, how can we compare?" Zhang Ziqian did not expect that the commander-in-chief had received help from the Chongqing Ming family. He was a little hesitant at first, but now he is more determined to follow the commander-in-chief.
"Well, okay, now we are all of the same mind, so for the sake of the common cause, there is something that needs to be discussed together." After the man in black said this, he looked back at Ming Zongxia: "Brother Ming, can you make the decision? ?”
Ming Zongxia's throat moved and he said: "I can make the decision, but..."
"Just what?"
"It's just that this time Mingliang will follow me out of Sichuan tomorrow and he will sacrifice himself. I will definitely be punished by my third uncle when I go back. I hope the commander can put in a good word for me." Regarding this matter, Mingzong Xia Yilai was indeed afraid of his third uncle. Punishment, on the other hand, also wants to show an attitude of conditional cooperation.
"Are you blaming me for not bringing them out?" The man in black said in a domineering manner. Through the black gauze, it seemed that an unmistakable light could still be seen in his eyes, which frightened several people present. Shivering.
"No...no, I want to ask the commander to give instructions on how I should explain this matter to my third uncle."
"You don't have to explain, he will be here soon." The man in black said firmly.
Ming Zongxia was still dubious. Over the years, Ming Xiang, the leader of Tianxiahui, had not left Sichuan and Sichuan. Would he really come east in person? It's just that he didn't have the guts to refute the commander's words anymore. After leaving Guanghua Temple, he wisely handed the "Diamond Sutra Transformation Diagram" to the commander. He knew that even if they had both of these things, they would still not be able to find the Tianwan treasure without a single clue from his Ming family. Of course, it was only after he entered the cave that he learned that the secrets guarded by their Ming family might be related to the Tianwan treasure. The third uncle must be notified as soon as possible and find a way to find Emperor Xu's tomb.
"What? You don't believe me?" the man in black said angrily.
"No, no, I believe in the commander-in-chief, so I will first represent Tianxiahui and listen to the commander-in-chief's orders."
So, in this room, six people, the man in black known as the Marshal, Zhang Tiejiang and his son, Ming Zongxia from Tianxiahui, Monk Huicheng from Guanghua Temple, and Xiao Wuwang from Saint Hall held a secret meeting.
"Now, we have the "Golden Stone Sutra", "Diamond Sutra Transformation Diagram", and the Xiao family's oath. If we want to find the treasure, we also need the oaths of your Zhang family and Ming family." The man in black said without any doubt.
"The Zhang family's oath? I would like to ask, how does the commander know that our Zhang family has an oath?" Zhang Ziqian looked confused and surprised.
"Don't you wonder why I found Brother Tiehan?"
"Please let me know, Commander-in-Chief."
"Forget it, today, I will tell you about this treasure first. Back then, my imperial grandfather rose up in the Duoyun Mountains of Luotian and proclaimed himself emperor in Qishui. Later, he was encircled and suppressed by the Yuan army and failed. He turned to guerrillas in the mountains. Although his power was restored, his close associates such as Peng Yingyu and others were killed in the battle. The emperor's grandfather was unable to recover after another defeat, so he took advantage of his return to his hometown to hide the treasure in the cloudy mountains, and distributed the clues to the treasure hunt to many of his subordinates. I left a copy of the "Golden and Stone Classic" with me. Later, the "Golden and Stone Classic" was passed over to me, and I found out that its content was a poem. The poem goes: "There are no fields in Shandong to grow swords, but there are Han men selling swords in the middle wall. If a hero knows how to turn his back, , The saint helps you to go to heaven.' After the enlightenment of Master Huicheng, I realized that the last sentence may be related to Xiao Shengren of the Saint Hall. Originally, this 'sage' should refer to the saint's career that the Xiao family strictly adheres to, but it happened to be Xiao Wuwang's father. Xiao Yuanfu was known as "Sage Xiao". When I visited him, Saint Xiao refused and said that there was no such thing. However, Brother Wuwang knew the general situation and told me the secret and handed over the "Diamond Sutra Transformation Diagram". . After discussing with Brother Wuwang, I realized that the third sentence is a pun, which refers to both the meaning and the opposite meaning of the first sentence. Only then did I come to the conclusion that "Shandong has no land" may refer to "Hexi has a farm". , that is, Hexi Fan. As for planting swords, it should be related to swords. Thinking about it this way, we thought of your mansion. So we visited your mansion at night, and when we saw the big knife stuck upside down in your work shed, we understood that planting swords Just insert the knife, this big knife is a token, and it has become the safest token in the most conspicuous place. At this time, I bumped into Brother Tiehan, as you all know later. "
This man in black turned out to be Xu Hao, the grandson of Xu Shouhui, the emperor of the Tianwan regime at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. He did not say that Huicheng stole the "Golden Stone Classic" from Duzun Temple, nor did he reveal his true identity. He deceived Xiao Shengren last time and said He didn't believe that his eldest brother had passed away and he was holding on to his token to do justice on his behalf, so he simply showed himself as his eldest grandson this time.
"That's it. Yes, I saw someone sneaking in at that time. I thought it was a gangster, so I went out to chase him, but I couldn't fight. The next day, I received an anonymous appointment letter, and then I met the commander. After I came back and told my father, my father Then he told me about our family's mission to protect the secrets of His Majesty Emperor Xu. Knowing that the commander-in-chief was the Crown Prince Xu, he ordered me to actively contact him," Zhang Tiehan said.
"Okay, tell me, what is your family's oath?"
"The sword is built as a faith, the iron is cast as a profession, the singing is a trumpet, guard the ancestral mausoleum, and practice hard to support the king's power."
"Haha... Okay, you have to practice hard to help your Majesty." Xu Hao was very happy, stroking his hands and laughing.
Suddenly, he stopped laughing and continued to ask, "In your oath, you mentioned protecting the ancestral mausoleum. I wonder which ancestral mausoleum you are talking about?"
Zhang Ziqian replied: "Oh... this is talking about the Xu Huang Ancestral Tomb near Xu Huangchong. After the last inspection by Brother Ming and the others, we went to inspect it. It was just an empty tomb with nothing."
Xu Hao hummed, obviously already aware of this, and then turned to Ming Zongxia and said, "Where are you from the Ming family? Do you have any tokens or oaths?"
"Our family? We have never heard of any oath!" Ming Zongxia said in surprise.
Xu Hao glanced at Ming Zongxia and felt that when his grandfather was in trouble, Ming Yuzhen had already led his army deep into Sichuan and there should be no clues about the treasure hunt, so he turned his back and said to Xiao Wuwu: "Are you sure? Did the old man go to Zhongyuan?"
"I'm sure." Xiao Wuwang wanted to win the handsome man's favor, so he naturally betrayed his father. He even felt that his mother supported him. However, he still envied Zhang Tiehan very much. If he could be like him, it would be great if I could support Marshal Xu wholeheartedly with his son, and he wouldn't have to be so embarrassed.
"According to the "Golden Stone Sutra", our search for the treasure should require the participation of three families. Currently, the Xiao and Zhang families are listed. The Xiao family's token is the "Diamond Sutra Transformation Map". I guess it should be a treasure hunting map. "The Zhang family's token is the big sword. We don't know what it does yet, but whether there are other tokens and how to use them may require the participation of other families." Huicheng suddenly interrupted.
"This sword? Marshal...To be honest, no one seems to be able to mention this sword, and my father never told me how to mention it before he was alive." Zhang Ziqian said distressedly.
Everyone was curious, so they turned to the sword one after another, taking turns to fight. In the end, they couldn't pull out the sword, nor could they damage it. They didn't know what to do for a while.
"Since even the commander can't pull out this knife, and no one will be able to pull it out for a while, why don't we just put it here and try again when we have a way." Xiao Wuwang's words resonated with everyone.
"Didn't the Marshal just say that there is another one? I wonder which one it is?" Huicheng's question also represents everyone's question.
"It should be the Ming family in Zhongyuan. Our two families have been friends for generations." Xiao Wuwang said.
Mingzong Xia was surprised, which Zhongyang? There is actually a man named Ming here. I wonder what it has to do with my family? This matter must be discussed with Third Uncle.
"Yes, our two families have been friends for generations. I am already the third generation here."
After several people discussed it, they set off immediately and headed west.
