Datang male nanny

Chapter 166 Birth of the Four Swords of the Tang Dynasty
Ni Tu came up with ideas and organized words.

Cheng Yaojin made a draft himself.

Ni Tu corrected some things that were not smooth.

Then Cheng Yaojin squinted his presbyopia and began to write on the small memorial.

Ni Tu was moved by that earnestness.

For the sake of the country's safety, a careless general put down his butcher knife, picked up a brush, and wrote in big square characters.

Bow down and die.

Ni Tu was moved by this solemn and warm scene and began to reflect on himself.

It took nearly half an hour before Cheng Yaojin finished transcribing the memorial.

After that, I had to hold it up with both hands, go to a place where the sun can shine, read it silently several times, and then put the memorial in the memorial bag when I felt safe.

At this moment, Cheng Yaojin breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved.

"You boy, why don't you go to the imperial court with this literary talent, and give your Majesty the saddle?"

"Standing in the court, that is the small self. Standing in the village, this is the big self."

"What small me, what big me! Don't talk about these brain teasers with the old man."

"Ah Weng, what do you think the common people lack the most in today's world?"

"Does it need to be said? Since the first emperor fought on the battlefield and stabilized the frontier, we have kept the peace of the Tang Dynasty. After the late emperor's benevolent administration, he made great efforts to govern, the society was peaceful and stable, the officials also performed their duties, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. , Merchants gathered, and there were more prosperous towns than one, and the people all praised it as "the rule of Zhenguan, the rule of Mingjun."

"But under this beautiful robe, there are still many dirt that people don't want to see."

"The old man also understands what you said. The world has not been peaceful in the past few years. Drought, locust plague, freezing disaster, and cholera have disturbed our people in Tang Dynasty. How many people were displaced and died of freezing, starvation, and disease There are countless. I heard that the locust plague in Luoyang area last year led to starvation and death. It was terrible. Although the old man did not see it, he was heartbroken to hear it! The old man has fought on horseback all his life, and the knife in his hand has cut countless people But I never dared to imagine that my citizens of the Tang Dynasty were starved to death, died of illness, and died of freezing! Every time I think of this, my heart feels like a knife is being twisted."

"Ah Weng, don't feel guilty. To solve these problems, don't let these tragedies happen again. The young ones can't stand on the court, but gallop in the countryside. Master said back then that one of his distant A good friend of Xing once described to him that in a distant country, there are several kinds of grains that are not only rich in yield, but also extremely delicious. If they are introduced to my Tang Dynasty, they will naturally help the people of the Li people, so that the people of my Tang Dynasty will never go hungry again .”

Hearing this, Cheng Yaojin's dim old eyes glowed, and his face suddenly burst into excitement: "What exactly are you talking about?"

"These grains are like Zhang Qian of the Han Dynasty who went to the Western Regions. He brought back courgettes, garlic, and sesame, a plate of cucumber mixed with garlic; he brought back beans, pepper, coriander, and a plate of small salt and pickles; I bought grapes, pomegranates, walnuts and other melons and chestnuts, and I will bring back more rare and precious food when I go to Tianzhu country this time!"

"Okay! Okay!" Cheng Yaojin hugged Ni Tu's hanging arm tightly with both hands, applauding excitedly.

Cheng Zheng on the side was also excited when he heard it, and a golden light appeared in his eyes.

"I already knew that you were able to risk your life to follow that old man, not because of your own personal fortune, but because you cared about the people of the Li people. Such a heart is a good son of the old man's family! It's rare, it's rare that you think of Datang in your heart The people of the Tang Dynasty are much better than those who stand on the court and keep saying that they are for the people of the Tang Dynasty every day! Old man, on behalf of the people of the Tang Dynasty, I thank you brat!"

Cheng Yaojin took a step back and was about to bow to Ni Tu.

"A Weng, you can't do it! Brother, help me stop A Weng!" Ni Tu couldn't raise his arm to stop him, so he asked Cheng Zheng to help him stop him.

Cheng Zheng followed Cheng Yaojin's example and bowed deeply to Ni Tu together.

Ni Tu could only bow deeply and return the courtesy.

Cheng Yaojin got up, tears were already on his face.

Ni Tu's eyes became moist as he touched the scene.

"Zheng'er, take the old man's favorite knife!"

Cheng Zheng brought over the Tang Dao that Cheng Yaojin played with this morning.

Cheng Yaojin took the long knife, caressed a few, picked it up, and said: "This is a fine iron knife made by the Cheng family with the iron stone you found, the old man loves it very much, and I dedicate it to you." I gave it to Your Majesty, and I kept it for myself, but I thought that the old man was already old and could no longer dance on the battlefield. The good life in the future depends on you. This knife is given to you, and you want to use it Old man Ti opened up the land for the Great Tang, and brought back the precious food that was used to help the common people."

Ni Tu knelt down on one knee, without raising his hands, he used his chest to receive the sword.

"Aunt, don't worry, with the grandson here, the lives of the people of the Tang Dynasty will get better and better, and the foundation of the Tang Dynasty will last forever! Our family will also enjoy wealth forever!"

"Okay! Good boy!" Cheng Yaojin helped Ni Tu up, spread his big palm and patted Ni Tu's shoulder.

Cheng Zheng took the long knife for his help, and pulled it out of the scabbard. The bright knife surface was illuminated by the sun, shining brightly and coldly.

Ni Tu looked at the long saber, suddenly remembered something, and asked, "By the way, Ah Weng. Is it Mo Dao used by the soldiers on horseback?"

"What is Modao?" Cheng Yaojin asked strangely.

Ni Tu was a little confused for a moment.

The "Tang Six Classics" seen in later generations contains that "there are four types of swords, one is called Yi Dao, the other is called Barrier Dao, the third is called Heng Dao, and the fourth is called Mo Dao".

Ni Tu has seen Yidao before.Because in the murals, cultural relics, and calligraphy and paintings excavated by archaeologists in later generations, there are many pictures of Tang people holding ceremonial knives, so Ni Tu is very concerned about this strange-looking ceremonial knife in the large and small ceremonies of this world.

Yi Dao is mainly used in various ceremonies, more like decorations.

The Ritual Knife is a knife held by the emperor's ceremonial guards and guards. It is usually made of wood or gold and silver, and is only used for ceremonies.

Yi Dao is characterized by its length and majesty, and the handle has a dragon and phoenix ring, which is the symbol of the royal family.Because the length of Yi Dao usually reaches one to two meters, not only cannot it be hung on the waist, but also it is difficult to hold it with one hand for a long time. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the knife is held in both hands and touches the ground vertically, which is a bit like a stick .

The Yi Dao has a large shape and is used to reflect the majesty and wealth of the Tang Dynasty. Because of this, the Yi Dao is not suitable for the battlefield, so it is not considered a standing weapon for the army.As an extremely important part, the ceremonial knife usually only appears on important ceremonial occasions.

Ni Tu has watched several large-scale ceremonial guards, and the person holding the ceremonial knife really looks like the one in the murals of the Tang Dynasty. The tip of the ceremonial knife touches the ground, but the height of the handle usually reaches the face.

The Tang Dynasty had frequent exchanges with foreign countries, so this exquisite ring-head sword was able to flow to all directions through the exchanges of envoys from various countries.Taken in the Tang Dynasty, Korea, Japan, Tubo and other countries followed suit, which had a great impact on these countries.

However, with the decline of the Tang Dynasty, Yidao also gradually disappeared and annihilated in the long river of history.

"A ceremonial knife sees its rise and fall, but the passing cloud is always empty."

(End of this chapter)