Thousand Characters

Chapter 6

[Original text]

The sword is called Juque, and the pearl is called Yeguang.Guozhen Li Ye, vegetables are heavy mustard ginger.

【Note】

Juque: Juque sword, ranked first among the five most famous swords in ancient times, and the other four are pure hook sword, Zhanlu sword, Moxie sword, and Yuchang sword.Luminous: luminous pearl, the most precious kind of pearl.Li: Plums.Nai: Naizi, commonly known as peaches and plums.Mustard: Mustard.Ginger: Ginger.These two vegetables, mustard greens and ginger, can not only be used as condiments, but also can be used to rejuvenate, detoxify, and eliminate evil spirits in the human body.I have talked about China's rich natural resources before, and here I start to praise the rare treasures in the world. Among these treasures, the most famous ones are the Juque Sword and the Night Pearl.In addition, it also talks about the precious plums and naizi among the fruits, as well as the most important mustard greens and ginger among the vegetables.

【Interpretation】

Among all the swords, the Juque sword is the most famous and sharpest sword; among all the pearls, the night pearl is the rarest and most valuable kind of pearl.Among all fruits, the most precious are plums and natto; among all vegetables, the most important are mustard greens and ginger.

【allusion】

During the Excalibur and Warring States Period, there was a very famous swordsmith named Ou Yezi in Yue State. He forged five most famous swords in his life, three of which were long and two were short, all extremely sharp.Juque Sword is one of these three long swords, the other two are Pure Hook Sword and Zhanlu Sword.It is said that when the Juque sword had just been cast, King Goujian of Yue was sitting on the terrace, and suddenly saw a carriage in the palace out of control, rampaging, and frightened the deer raised in the palace to run around.So Gou Jian drew out the sword that Ou Yezi had just cast, pointed at the rampaging carriage, and ordered the soldiers to step forward to stop it, but the moment he drew the sword, the sword energy in his hand had already cut the carriage in half and scattered it on the ground. on the ground.Seeing this situation, Goujian ordered the soldiers to bring a big iron pot, stabbed it lightly with the sword, and pierced the iron pot with a big gap, so he named the sword Juque Sword. .The other two short swords are Moxie Sword and Yuchang Sword.The story of Zhuan Zhu assassinating King Liao of Wu in history tells the legend about Yuchang Sword.It is said that Zhuan Zhu, a swordsman, was bought by Ji Guang, Prince of Wu, to assassinate Liao. Because King Liao of Wu liked to eat grilled fish, Zhuan Zhu hid his sword in the belly of the fish, pretended to be a chef, and offered the grilled fish to Liao to taste, and took the opportunity to assassinate him. King Liao, so this extremely sharp dagger was called Yuzang Sword by later generations, also known as Yuchang Sword.Later, Ji Guang, son of Wu State, won the throne, and a series of wonderful stories such as Wu State's defeat of Chu State and Yue State's defeat of Wu State appeared.

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